The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-16
Thousands Of Motorists win
Pass Through Topeka.
WORK ON ROAD HAS STARTED
Shawnee County VIII Do Its
Share on Line.
Motor Car and Pop-Pop News
of General Interest.

route from Kansas City to Denver via
Topeka as a part of the great Mid
land trail, a new transcontinental
automobile highway, assures for To-
peka a good share Of the heavy mo-
tor car traffic to the Pacific coast In
1915. Thousands of tourists will un-
| doubleday pass through Topeka next
year over this route.
Officials of the Red Line, who were
| In Topeka this week say that there is
much enthusiasm between Topeka
and Kansas City over the new line,
| and in fact work Of putting the road
! in condition is now in progress along
certain stretches # the highway.
In order to shorten the distance
| and avoid sand the south side Of the
| river will be followed. AS a temper
airy arrangement. however, the Cold
tan on the north side Of the river will
be used. This portion Of the Golden
| Belt is in excellent condition. whereas
the road on the south side of the Kaw
will require a large amount of labor
to put it in fair condition. Tourists
boulevard or brick yard" bridge
from the Red Line to the Golden Belt
on the trip west.
Red Line Route.
| Some of the towns through which
the Red Line tourists will pass after
lcdVlu& hAu6dS lily are. ZlaIAIls
Eudora. Lawrence. Topeka, Wamego.
Manhattan, Clay Center, Glasco. Beloit.
Downs, Osborne, Plainville, Hoxie,
Colby, Goodland, Burlington, Limon
] Junction. Colo, Watkins and Denver.
The Midland Trail of which the Red
second street, New York. 1t goes
through Philadelphia. Wheeling. Co
/ lumbus. Indianapolis and St. Louis in
| reaching Kansas City. The Blue Book
| route will be followed from st. Louis
to Kansas City. West of Denver the
Midland Trail route is being improved.
! The sum of ten thousand dollars has
| been raised in Utah for the improve
ment of the road.
The Shawnee county commissioners
have given assurance that the road in
| this county on the south side of the
| Kaw will be improved. In johnson
county there are now over a half doz-
| en- road and bridge gangs at work on
the road, and the Douglas county en-
| thusiasts are getting busy. too. under
the direction of Otis Perkins, one of
| three commissioners for the Midland
| Trail. The farmers are taking an in
| terest in the road and have agreed to
assist in keeping it in condition. The
road will be marked soon with "tiger''
signs.
Davidson Talks.
L. F. Davidson Of Glasco, president
Of the Red Line association, in speak
ing Of the road said: In mapping out
this road we have looked to the future
as does good business man in locat-
ing his place of business. There is no
use building a road where the people
do not want to go. This road directly
connects the best cities Of Kansas,
and passes through the richest counties
Of the state.
There is good foundation for a
rock road, and the material is at hand
from which to build. The conditions
are ideal for the construction Of a
permanent road. This great highway
passes out of Kansas City near the new
Union station and through the beauti-
full residence district. It goes through
the best and most scenic part Of john
son county, and through towns Of his
toric interest"
For GOOD Roads Day"
Mr.. Davidson suggests that for the
interests Of better highways in Kansas
it would be we'll If George H. Hodges.
governor of Kansas, would declare a
ness men would be expected to turn
out with pick and shovel and assist the
country folk In road building.
Officials of the Red Line and others
interested will make a run about June
IL and IL from Topeka to Colby. Gov
ernor Hodges has been asked to ac-
company the party on the trip.
List Of Directors.
While the list is not complete these
men have been appointed as directors
of the Red Line: Judge E. w. Shannon,
Kansas City, Mo-: s. ]. Lawson of
Eudora, director for Douglas county:
D. 8. Taylor Of De Soto. director for
johnson county; E. L. Overton, direc-
tor for Shawnee county; l.. A. Kopa-
chek of Leonardsville, director for
Riley county.
Aside from President Davidson, w.
To nd n 81
Plainville, vice president and secre-
tary respectively of the road associa-
ton were in Topeka this week.
Auto and Pop-Pop Notes.
The Nicholas Auto company reports
having recently sold Cadillac machines
Frank Campbell. ]. b. Whelan, Mr..
Hughes Of Emporia, ]. C. johnson Of
Hartford. and w. S. Kretsinger of EN-
poria-
Roads were reported to be in excel
lent condition this week.
The program for the motorcycle
races that will be held on the fair
grounds, June 20, is being perfected
and interest in the event is increasing.
meeting Of the Topeka Motorcycle
Commercial club quarters. This or
ganization is more active this season
than in it's previous history.
J. F. Billings delivered a REQ to DIR.
A. b. jeffrey and another to Richard
Trip, Meriden, this week. Mr. Bill
lfngs drove two Reos up from Kansas
City yesterday and will receive car
load next Monday or Tuesday.
The Independent Auto company of
Topeka this week delivered q Lozier
Four touring car to Frank johnson Of
Empor1a, Kan.
Several Topeka people motored to
Lawrence this week Among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed McKeever and
DR.. and Mrs. C. b. Van Horn, driving
there in two Cole cars.
Bert Reid Of the Palace Clothing
company has purchased an Oakland
Light Six roadster. This is the first
roadster. Light Six model. that has
been seen in Topeka this year. ]. r.