The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-05-20
Lincoln Highway Notes.

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Two thousand 9 six foot elm trees
have been donated to the Illinois rep
resentatives of the Lincoln Highway
association by Charles Gurier, of De
Kalb, ILL., These trees will be planted
arbor day by the school children and
representatives of the woman's clubs
in the various cities.
A. r. Pardington, vice president of
the Lincoln Highway association, re-
Gently addressed meeting of good
road enthusiasts at the Omaha Com
mercial club. Pardington said that
about 1000 miles of the route west Of
Chicago was. in need of immediate i'm.
proVement and urged local support.
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|, The Chambersburg, Pa, Motor club
will take their annual run May 2Sth,
29th and Goth, going from Chambers
burg, through Cumberland, Maryland
and Uniontown to Pittsburg On Dec
grafton, day they. will leave for home
via the Lincoln highway, through
Llg0neer ana !BedtQrd. y
i-r s4fsa ,.,,g -ls-r,..t
OF the. Lincoln highway in
Pottawattamie county, Iowa. for the
purpose of eliminating curves and
other Objectionable features has just
been completed at a cost of $454.S4.
About $4,000 will be spent on the
highway IL this county.
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3 Three hundred members ;of the
Cedar, Rapids Commercial club heard
Governor Clarke and A. r. Parding-
ton speak on the subject OF the Lin
coin highway and the work being acs
comnlisied in Iowa. Much interest
was shown. .n.n ,
= IT. has been reported at the nation
ahaheadquarters of the Lincoln High
way. association that A.. b. Judkins,"
treasurer OF .thealocaE association at
Goshen, Ind, vas recently killed by
a Lake. Shore train. The association,
both nationally and locally, will feel
the loss Of Mr.. Judkins. as he was
one OF the Invest good roads advocates
in Indiana. ,.z.il. b, ~ 1.
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Every laborer on the Lincoln high
way, on the recent Good Roads Day"
in Illinois, was given a union cord.
signed by President Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor. and
each received pay check for one
cent, Ind" ,ii;,,,, 49,. 3 i,.,.;,a
, a,s f;.,r,.y I'll liz ..it.. ~
4 The Associated Good Roads. organ,
ization of Illinois is favoring the vot-
ing OF a two million dollar bond issue
for the improving of Illinois roads. |
Much of this will be spent on the Lin
coin highway. II p I
Elmer ,,Lovejoy. Of Laramie, Wyo.,
local consul for the Lincoln Highway
has recently gotten out
4 very complete Wyoming touring
guide. Mr.. Loyejoy states that he
would be glad to furnish one Of them !!
to anyone writing and sending post
.ge for it..
The Lincoln highway consul at Car
oil, Iowa, reports that the local Lin
;oln. Highway association has entered
nto; a contract with the board of SUI
1ervisors of Carroll county. whereby
he board is to furnish $4,000 for i'm
proving the Lincoln highway this
rear. thc-l local association to furnish
Is, AGO. The ifcon:ract will be let for
he grading. of the road soon. This
county is starting out to raise 100000 /
or; the Lincoln highway and $4,000 |
s already on hand. +
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n receipt of letter from Manila, P.
:, written by the manager of a large |
automobile agency there. A check
vas enclosed for membership in the
Parts of the letter are
interesting. 1t says 4 in
art: 81 have seen American roads.
ave ridden on them since 1902, since
he days of the one lungers, have
ipped over in holes in the road with
n ten miles Of Cleveland, in days
,onc. by. l am proud to contribute to,
!pything in the line oflthee highway
ike the one now. proposed | will
rame the certificate and radiator
'mblem and: let them hang before the
yes of these dusky inhabitants as an
f American patriotisnr to-
Yards good roads," ira n