South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-16
INDIANA HIGHWAY
BODY IS FORMED
ST. Joseph County viii Name
Two Directors of Association
to Boost Lincoln Road Feed
er'-Elkhart Celebrates.

Simultaneous with the first birth
day OF the Lincoln Highway associa-
ton which is being celebrated in va
Tious cities along the route this week.
the association having been organized
exactly year ago Monday, Organi-
zation Of a Central Indiana Lincoln
Highway association was effected in
kOkOmo.
st. Joseph county will furnish two
directors to the association and the
plan Will be 10 construct a highway
between this city and indianapolis out
OF the same material as that TO be
used for the building OF the Lincoln
highway. Between 500 and 500 en-
thusiastic farmers, business men and
merchants took the first decisive step
toward constructing the feeder and a
permanent organization was formed.
The road Will run through the
middle section OF the state, striking
Plymouth. Rochester, Peru. KOkomO
Sh5rpSville and Westfield. Steps were
lmm ediately taken 10 have the prop
OsttlOn OF a main north and south
road presented to the coming session
of the legislature The eight coun-
ties which will be members of the
association as the road will pass
through them. will each be privileged
20 furnish two members OF the associ-
alton directOrates. The counties are.
Hamilton, Upton, Fulton and Marion.
The directors will be authorized to
attempt to get action by the legisla-
ture in the form OF state financial aid
for the trunk road.
kOkOmO Is Meeting Place.
Several routes were considered be-
fore the road between this city by way
OF Plymouth and Rochester was fl
nally decided on. A constitution and
by laws was adopted and KokOmo was
chosen as the meeting place for the
association The directors TO be sent
from each Of the counties will elect
other officials.
Charles A. Bookwalter and Carl G..
Fisher were speakers at the session.
Fisher said he would like to see the
legislature pass a law similar TO the
one passed by the Ohio legislature
which provides that for every dollar
spent by the state the county adds an
other dollar.
The matter Of naming a good roads
day when thousands of teams could
De put TO work on the highway along
the Range line is being considered.
Farmers are interested and some
have agreed TO supply land from their
farms TO make the right OF way 100
feet wide. II is probable that schools
will be closed III districts along the
route and children will help with the
road building. The governor will be
asked TO turn out the first shovel full
OF dirt.
EIkhart Celebrates.
Lincoln Highway day was cele-
brated in Elkhart Wednesday. Dedi-
cation and formal opening OF the first
improved stretch OF the highway in
the state featured the affair. Hun
dreds of motorists were among the
celebratOrs.
Henry B. JOY gave out a summary
of the years work this week. There
has been placed 100000 posters along
the way. Many miles have been
completed and ia several states the
work of building is progressing rap
idly. Arrangements are being made
for new marker OF special design
pointing out the direction of how to
reach the Lincoln highway.
Research Engineer William Nc
Culla OF the Packard Motor Co. has
just completed a trip over the route
between South Bend and San Francis
co. he reported work in progress in
90 different places. Indiana has just
let contracts for so mile stretches.