South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-11
CITY IS PLAYING
BEST CARDS TODAY
TO LAND HIGHWAY
Presents Statistics Showing
0eSirabiIity of South Bend
Route for Dixie Highway to
Fisher and Taggart.

South Bend is playing her best
cards today in the game 10 land the
route OF the Dixie highway. She is
entertaining the two Indiana commits
sioners. Thomas Taggart and Carl O..
Fisher and the three Michigan COM
missioners. The Michigan men ar
rived shortly after noon and We're
taken on a tour OF the city until the
arrival of Taggart and Fisher. The
latter two we're 90 come in shortly
before 4 o'clock and be met by local
committee as they came into the city.
At luncheon tonight South Bend
viii turn over AN her data and sta
tistcs relative 90 the two Indiana
routes, to the commissioners. The
Michigan men viii al the same time
pat in their bid for South Bend and
viii show the advantages of the West
Michigan Pike FOR which they are
working.
The Michigan members are Louis G.
COnger OF uuskegon, Frank Hamilton
OF Traverse, Philip Cossrove of Hast
ings and William IL. Anderson of
Grand Rapids.
Literature From South.
Mr. Fishers desk and several tables
are piled high with maps, agreements.
prOspectuses and whole flock OF
photographs ralying his interest
around various routes through the
south. a dozen counties and a score
az towns and cities in DiNieland not
only have passed resolutions indOrsiug
tnC highway but have appropriated
money and have gone TO work build
ing links of the proposed highway,
thus assuring themselves of consider
alton.
Somerset, Ky, has made q wonder
ful bid for recognition. It has $4,000
appropriated by the count =. $4,000 by
the state and $4,000 has been raised
by popular subscription to build It's
link of the Dixie highway. Kenton
county. Kentucky. i'm which COVing-
ten is situated. has agreed 90 appro-
pirate $4,000 for the first years work
oh the Dixie highway and $4,000 an
uually thereafter until the road meets
the approval of the commission.
Franklin county. Kentucky, has APP
prOpriatcd SIS, 600 for the project.
Pickett county. Tennessee. has $780,
Geo in bank for the work and 500 men
now are at work building a link of
thu Dixie highway that Pickett coun-
~ SAYS the commission must accept.
Bledsoe county. Tennessee. has its
road bonds sold and is now putting
men To work TO build the Bledsoe link
across the county. simpson county.
Kentucky, has $4,000 in the bank
$4,000 of which was raised by sub
scriDtiOn. Marion county, Kentucky,
saws 1T is ready 10 meet any require
ment put ON q 10y the commission.
Cannon county Tennessee. says pri-
Nate citizens viii build its link of the
highway and the county Will maintain
it.
Work of Boosters.
IL Fnr hos
$4,000 in its Dixie highway fund and
is building a Dixie highway link that
Will be ready for dedication by oct.
Is Robertson COUNTY, Tennessee, of
fers $4,000 and like amount each
year until its part of the road is com
pleted
The boosters OF the Indianapolis
1.afayette-Chicago route. known as
The Air Line Through Indiana" have
sent 20 the Indiana commissioners
beautifully bound volume of reSOlu-
tons photographs and general i'm
formation concerning that route. The
book is so hy 90 inches in size and
has been put up i'm fine style. Another
beautiful tolume came from the
boosters of the Nashville, TullahOma
and Chattanooga route, having been
done in leather and beautifully illus
trated and printed.
Indiana came Go the bat with an
other boosters exhibit this afternoon.
g map of the southern Indiana route
via Seymour and New Albany The
map is ~ feet long and contains all
necessary Information concerning gem
eral road conditions I'm that end of
the state Indiana trails an the other
states. however IN the matter of
pledges
Dedication lTan.
lt is expected that the Dixie high
way viii Doe edicated ou next Thanks
giving day. at least that lis the pres
emit plan of the commission The
meeting at Chattanooga ON May 20
probably viii result i'm definite fixing
ol the Dixie highway route
eve must pan the route on the map
n that time" Mr. Fisher said today
THE commission will expect every
body 90 Doe ready with their agree
ments. pledges and general infOrma-
ion ON that day. as we DO not expect
90 leave ChattaT uoga until the route
s named"
That ultimatLm means that Indiana
viii have 90 get busy i'm order 90 be
-eady with the other states Ken
ucky. Tennessee. Georgia and Flor
"a. when The gavel of Chairman
lark Howell calls at the Chattanooga
meeting. Commissioners Fisher and
Taegart hope to take with them TO the
meeting the FULLY completed agree
ments OF an Indiana counties anxious