The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

Lincoln Highway Is
Accusing Interest
With All
IT'S PRACTICAL
SIDE APPEALS
People In Every Walk
of Life See Some
Benefit
BY HENRY q. JOY,
President Of The Lincoln Highway
Association.

presIdent Of The Lincoln Highway
a Association.
The Lincoln Highway has different
meaning and different significance
to every class OF citizen. almost 10
every citizen individually. II Is this
wide scope OF its appeal which has
made possible the tremendous ac-
accomplishments OF the past two years
II n possible 10 show any man, no
matter what his business or yoca-
ton. no matter what his location. his
means, or his personal use or non
use Of roads. Just where the Lincoln
Highway and the idea for which IL
stands. comes home to him-actuaIly
afIects his daily life.
! Thus the task Of the Lincoln High
way association has been largely an
educational one. Our problem has
beon that Of selling an idea To the
nation. That the nation has bought
the idea a. demonstrated by the re-
suits Of the rast Is months--a
through connecting road running
from New York 10 San Francisco and
actfve propaganda being carried ON
10 open mp and permanently improve
thousands OF miles Of feeder roads.
which WIN ultimately put every part
Of the country 70 touch with this
backbone Of the nations road sys-
Ten
u the Lincoln Highway has any
ono prsdominating meaning. if Is the
meaning 20 TIE fsSmer. the suburban
re. the one Who By choice or neces-
si<y lives apart from the metropolf
~ ceutsrs. and this. az course. I'm
clunfes The greater proportion Of our
poDulntfon- ror the Lincoln High
~ stands for permanent roads
lsu1fng from sope place to some
p1Hcs. and built FOR the purpose Of
getting people from where they are
10 where they want TO 90. and mer-
ehandise ana food produce from
where hey are plentfful 20 where
they IRE scarce. without regard 10
seaeon. Ease Of communication. dis
trlbution and and travel Ne at the
bone o. national sofidity. prosperity
~ eo,fshtenmenf.
1he f.ru~r ar the suhurbsnite. N
thoueh HIS business or his molina
TN leads him 10 i've In the country.
v-nfr ~ al 10 he markefs. rhe the
49,. the cburches. the banks. HIS
.chIldren must 70 to the eity for
1900 uc.fsonaI ndx.nt.res. hts
~'lSs 1900 hum,r companionshIp
o<h~r than sound vithin the family
cIrrle He az All man should appre-
600 the v.lue az rood road. per.
u,...rt rc.d. coprectfnr ro.as
= me rlpooIn Hisbvav a nothing
..<,re thar : srr.t er.mnle an ob-
1ecf lesson ~ such n.srftude th.f
49, ~.s,r. ,ccprtrv ,,p-t 49, N .na
1919 she prsrc,ries th.f A. ,n.rinr
4 ~,cressful a. ever nile ~ urIpc.
r~c~.A 800 ~ ,he rrr,t.a st.,~.
80 fhsre A. some two million n
sh~~
-. .
.-,s 49,,
=. 80 .o' - 80 ,o
49, vu ~ - n msel
~ - osh
1870 - .ne pose. =. any
p.-.er -. ,v pcuA
S ny 1871 a.u soi.eo ~.
49, .o .'ssc' pIoposr
% Ias. - one 80 VI 500 morals
me .nsn .u,sh's .ne plincip'e
~ ~ 49, IVY y = sery
- -. - puon. lneu anu
sh,r- tsr~,h,e u,., \. rr..an,os -
v.rS vh,ch 20 ~orr. .oms,h,r.
,rcv ~n,cn 70, cro.r... - y.
c,sd. nrorre.. whicn MI, 49,
The eas,es, wav - rro,. .rv,h,,.
a nv demonstra,,on ana ,h., Z. ,hs
ur,pc,nle unor which t,s unoo,r
uivbvav - founded II g.. aar.n'
sfr.f,on 40 tbs co,,n,rv :, 80 :,
1usf what rood road nermsr.n,
ro.ds viii Az for the nro.,.s,,,~ 90
happiness Of the eommnn,ty n
u,crs ,nstsnce. ,ha tsncolr rI,..va.
esscc,atIop can ner,r.da ,na 80,
munit,ex to hu,Ia ,he,r o~,r d.,v,n-,.
ssr.tIns sections Of Lincoln High.