The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-07-22
To MAX NATIONAL PIKE
OCEAN TO OCEAN HIGHWAY
National Trails Association Will
Launch Big Movement At Summit
Hotel on IuiY 29th.

rams Tor making the historic Ma
tional Pike between Washington, d.
c., and Columbus, Ohio, the original
route from East to West, part of the
proposed Ocean to Ocean Highway"
will be taken up July 90. when the
National Old Trails association, repre-
Sented by its members in Western
Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Vir-
GINA. will meet at the Summit hotel,
near Uniontown.
Announcement of the undertaking
was made Tuesday evening following a
discussion of the project made Tuesday
evening following discussion of the
project held in the office of Attorney
John NJ. Core In the First National
Bank building at Uniontown, Pa,
where leading FaYette countalns talked
over various phases of the subject.
! These men are interested not only in
preserving for posterity the historic
associations of the first great thorough
| fare to the west-the road over which
the pioneer settlers from New England
and the great north east travelled slowly
and patiently to the broad and fertile
valleys of the Middle West, but they
are also intent upon securing for the
towns along the National Pike some of
the advantages to be derived from sit
uation along the official Ocean to
Ocean Highway"
At this meeting, July %, it is hoped
to have present the governors of Mary
land, West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania, as well as other notables, among
whom will be Judge r. H. IRWIN and
Hon. 7. S. Crago of Greene county;
former Congressman Henry w. Temple
of Washington county; State Senator
W. Z. Grow and other influential citi-
zens Of the four states t1aversed by the
eastern section of the National Pike.
As the meeting is to be held on the
| Fayette county mountain. Hon. Robert
F. HOpwood. congressman from the
Twenty-third Pennsylvania district,
who is expected to act as one of the
sponsors for the movement at Wash
lngton, will preside, and Judge j. NJ.
Lowe, of Kansas City, originator of the
National Old Trails association plan.
will be one of the principal speakers.
There will be an illustrated talk on
famous roads of the world and practical
methods for promoting the undertaking
will be discussed,
Not only Automobiles, but every
body interested in making the National
Pike part of the Ocean to Ocean
Highway" is being urged to get in the
movement and plan to attend the meet
ing at the Summit hotel
Within a few days committees will be
announced and the method for enroll
ing in the local organization which has
not been perfected, will be made public
so that there may be as widespread
publicity secured as is possible
Promoters of the movement urge that
all residents of Washington. Fayette
and Somerset counties are interested
directly IN the improvement of the
National Pike and that concerted action,
expressed IN public opinion, will secure
from the government recognition of the
merits of the National Pike as a direct
route west. The men enter no objec-
tons to the improvement of the roads
forming the Lincoln highway. They
are applauding. rather, the enterprise
of the residents along that route, who
have fought so zealously to secure
its official selection. They do urge,
however, that the National Pike with
all its advantages of unsurpassed
scenery and famous traditions should
receive we'll deserved recognition when
it comes to the selection of a modern
national highway.
The return of prosperity is expected
to bring new interest and vast money
resources to the aid of the good roads
movement throughout the country, and
the National Old Trails association Is
anticipating such action by advocating
the Improvement of those routes which
made history during the last century.
Already it has worked out a complete
plan which calls for the improvement
of $4,000 miles of road connecting the
capital at Washington, D. C. 1t pro-
proposes to raise the necessary fund
through a tax on tobacco, restoring
part of that tax placed on this com
modify during the Spanish American
war.
1t is proposed also to leave to the
United States government, which will
have direct supervision of the rebuild
ing and maintenance of the highway
its construction and the materials used,
the promoters reasoning that the gov
eminent through its board of Army
Engineers is best fitted to handle opera
tons of such magnitude.
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