South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-14
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
To IMPROVE ROAD
TO |ND|ANAP OILS
South Bend Party viii Seek to
Arouse Enthusiasm Along
Route to LOganSport-TO
Meet Capital Party There.

A meeting of all good roads en-
thusiasts will be held at the Cham
ber of Commerce offices this evening
TO make final arrangements for
Good Roads Boosters Day" on next
Saturday, when a campaign viii be
started TO improve the highway be-
tween South Bend and Indianapolis.
Meetings will be held in the several
towns along the way. The Hoosier
Motor club Of Indianapolis will have
charge of the arrangements between
that city and LOgansport, while the
South Eend party will be in charge
between here and Logansport
The South Bend party who will
make the trip to Logansport and in
tervening points includes as speakers
Mayor Keller. w. A. McInerny. d. NJ.
Shively, f. r. Herring, Samuel Park
er, c. p. Drummond, Samuel Leep-
er. George U. Bingham, A. G. Gra-
ham, Louis Hammerschmidt J. Nj.
Studebaker, Sr., Aaron Jones, Lieut.
Gov. w. p. O'Neil, and L. A. Clore,
county agent Of LapOrte. and also
member of the State Highway com
mission, as speakers. The st. Joseph
county commissioners have indicated
their willingness to take part in the
boosting" and thereby demonstrate
their support of good roads move
ment.
Invite Celebrities
The HoOsier Motor club of Indian
apolis has extended invitations to
Gov. Ralston. former Vice Pres.
Charles w Fairbanks, former May
or Bookwalter, Mayor Bell, Addison
G. Harris, Thomas Taggart, and State
Aud. O'Brien, the latter three being
mem bers of the newly created State
Highway commission to accompany
the party, help in creating enthus
iasm and to test the sentiment which
prevails on the question Of road inn
provement
Union township, ST. Joseph county,
is making rather elaborate prepara-
tiOns for receiving the visitors. A
big stand decorated for gala occas-
ions is to be erected on the principal
street at Lakeville, where the speak
ing is TO take place. Twp. Trustee
Barkley, who is an earnest advocate
Of good roads promises a big turnout
for the event, and says the township
may be further depended upon to
give its help in the proposed i'm
provement. in addition to the three
and half mile contract awarded
Monday for the stretch of the high
way between South Bend and Lake
Vile.
III. IIdNViC Ol IlNHlOuAll ctilu
Rochester have appointed special
committees to stir up enthusiasm in
their respective communities. Adam
Wise, of Plymouth. will be one of the
speakers at the other points visited
during boosting day
Want Link for Highway
The object of improving the old
state, or Michigan road. is 10 provide
y direct lateral. or connecting link
for the southern part of the state
with the Lincoln Highway. passing
through South Bend The Indian
apolis autOmObilists are also partic-
ularly interested in order that they
may be better able TO reach the lake
regions Of Northern Indiana for week
end vacations. 1t is claimed that i'm
provement Of the road will be the
means of bringing into the northern
part OF the state thousands of dol
lars which now 60 10 points east and
west Of indianapolis. 1t will also af-
ford farmers better opportunity for
reaching the profitable markets with
their produce, and also bring them in
closer touch with the consumer by
reason of the fact that the auto own
er can, without great trouble reach
their farms and buy direct from the
producer.
Logansport Committee
Mayor Guthrie Of LOgansport has
appointed committees OF officials and
business men To arrange for the
meeting held there for going over the
data obtained on what Improvement
will be required.
As now contemplated the schedule
for meetings Is to be as follows.
Arrive Lakeville at 10 a m: ar
rive Lapaz at 1890: arrive at Ply
mouth at 1870: arrive at Argos at
1880; arrive at Rochester at 900: ar
rive at Fulton at 2:3O; arrive at Meta
at 2.45; arrive at LOgansport at 4
o'clock
ELIZABETH, y. Judge Manhan
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