Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-14

globe. Beginning at the historic H.
land Of Manhattan. following the roads
where the Americans and British
marched and countermarched under
Washington and Howe, passing on to
cross the Delaware near the spot where
the continentals crossed for the night
attack upon Trenton which was
turning poin, in the revolution. on to
Philadelphia with its memories of
Penn and along roads where the
dispirited and ragged armies Of Wash
ington dragged their bleeding and
weary feet. passing the little memorial
chapel at Valley Forge and the tablet
that marks the last camp of Braddock
in his ii, fated expedition against Fort
DuQuesne and thence on TO the battle
grounds that marked the hish
tide OF the rebellion al Get;ys
burg and the forum of Lin
coins immortal speech Of dedication
runs the Lincoln Highway smooth and
safe where the great forests once stood
and echoed TO the whoop OF savages
over these trails pushed the pioneers
Where the cities rise the cabins OF
bold men and women stood as the out
posts OF civilization.
Ii is he trail OF development The
old Conestoga wagons came pushing on
west The Western Reserve grew out
OF the wilderness and became states
Indiana came into being. Old Fort
Dearborn became the far frontier and
on its ashes and above the blood OF
massacre grew Chicago, Step by step
civilization drove out 5arbaris-a as
blue grass changes prairies to pastures
And then. the Creator drew the veil
from his most perfect work and Iowa
was.
The film runs on. over the sunny
slopes and fertile valleys Of Iowa. on
into he west, the west that the old
maps slandered as an American sahara.
Along the trail which the wonder
workers who laid a railroad across
savage country and welded the East
and West It runs It's every mile e!o-
quent of struggle and achievement and
a conquest that Is ul!sht.e- than any
won in wa. on thru the ranges that
were once COW country" and past
peaceful cities that were once COW
towns" where the peace was kept With
Colts and the sures1 gunman Vas the
hes; marshal. The automobile speeds
in a half hocr twice the distance gained
by the indomi,aole mormons Who
pushed handcarts across the plains 10
the deseret OF their desires and planted
roses and A mistaken faith between the
crevices Of rocks at the side Of salt
sea. And all the way. thru the plains
across the backbone OF continent
down the swelling foothills 10 the
mighty city at the Golden Gate 1t is
sown with history and the record OF
a splendid race.
narrow strip 90 shining roadway (
running thru the breadth OF greai
land with a great history so recently !
made as to leave its own sign posts
plain to ne seen: such IS the Lincoln
Highway I, will be crowded next year
with carriages that fly where the OK
teams craNled. And for thousand
years II viii be the viaduct Of great !
traffic Perhaps as we follow the old I
Roman roads and wonder Of the men /
who made them and whose feet |
them twenty centuries ago /
those who follow the trail across
America 1000 years hence snail wonder |
wha, manner Of men were hose VINO |
turned wilderness into Joy within |
the little space Of three generations /
and linked two oceans together with a /
highway like this and welded Two /
seas with canal like thai (
Of Panama.
See America first, Follow the old |
trail. Know somewha, of the land that |
is your own Let the musty relies Of |
Europe wait. See America.