Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-24

A volume the size Of Websters I'm.
abridged would be required to do Jus
| tice to the accomplishments al0ng 1885
miles OF Lincoln Highway to date, but
in the mass Of detailed reports from
every part Of the country some signal
achievements stand out as Indicating
the kind Of spirit which has been dis
played, the kind of cooperation the
Lincoln Highway Association has re-
ceived-the milestones along a years
successful journey.
| The state highway departments Of
the many states traversed have given
the association all the CO. operation In
their power. In Illinois the highway
department has designated the Lin
coin Highway as state aid road No. L
which means that 1t is the first road
in the state receiving the aid and at
tention Of the department.
City Streets Renamed.
! Hundreds of miles of city streets and
! the proper authorities Lincoln Way
| In New Jersey, the old Newark
plank road, which has been known by
that name for no less than 100 years
has been renamed for it's entire length
hlIiSolH A1lShWdy AL xGlluSy LSduld
| historic points on the route, like
Chambersburg and Lancaster, have re-
named their streets, while in Ohio
forty two miles, the. entire length OF
the way in Columbiana county has
been redesignated. Other instances
tare Bucyrus and Van Vert. O.; Fort
Wayne and South Bend. Ind; seven
teen cities in the state OF Illinois, and
innumerable towns and cities in Iowa
Nebraska and Wyoming, including
/; Cheyenne. the capital of the state OF
| Wyoming.
In many Of the towns and cities
along the route the authorities or the
people have erected arches Or weicom-
ing signs at the entrances of the way
into the city. This has been done in
iChamberburg, Lancaster end York.
Pa; South Bend. Elkhart and Goshen,
Ind: Ashland, Bucyrus and Canton,
O., and in Omaha. Neb.: one large steel
arch Is in the process Of construction
at Fort Wayne, Ind, while others are
proposed and will undoubtedly be
erected at many other points. Canton
Is also planning to broaden the Lin
coin Highway thru the city.
The citizens along the route, with
the aid OF the commercial clubs, and
other civic organizations, under the
direction of the Lincoln Highway con-
suls in each section, have marked with
the official. red. white and blue mark
er OF the association. over $500 miles
OF the route, or more than 70 per cent
OF the entire distance This means
from five to eight markers to the mile
Nations Great Men For Il.
Letters commencing the project and
enclosing checks have been received
from the president Of the United
States, the governors OF many OF the
states traversed. from members of the
United States senate and house, and
from dozens OF the highest dignitaries
iof the different religious denomina-
tons OF the country and prominent
men in every field Of endeavor
Much Of II Paved Already.
The good road sentiment aroused
along the route has been tremendous.
In Ohio. out OF 229 miles OF Lincoln
Highway. las are hard surfaced with
concrete. brick or other material;
work Is now going on In several coun :
ties.
In Indiana. bond issues. agsregat-
Ing over two hundred seventy five
thousand dollars have been voted
upon and passed and are now being
used solely for Improvement on the
Lincoln Highway. This work was not
even contemplated last year. The first
section Of the Lincoln Highway to be
completed In Indiana was officially
opened and dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies at EIkhart on the 10th OF
September.
In Illinois. the work Of Improvement
has progressed rapidly. In the spring
the governor called a state wide good