The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-05-25
COUNTY LOSES
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY
Loop Routed Around Over
Rough Mountain Roads Via
Beres and Richmond.

! Notwithstanding the most valiant
efforts of Congressman Harvey Helm
and DIR. W. W. Burgin. Lincoln
county lost the routing of the Dixie
/ Highway. Two routes were finally
selected at the meeting of the Com
missioners at Chattanooga last Satur-
day and because one Of the Kentucky
Commissioners, Hon. Harry B. Hang
err, lives at Richmond, the eastern
loop was routed through Richmond,
thence on to Knoxville over the
Boone way. II is planned, it is under
stood to run the route from Richmond
to Berea, thence to a point striking
the Boone Way somewhere in Rock
castle county. Travellers coming up
from Knoxville over the eastern route
of the Dixie, however, will be apt to
come on to Stanford and on through
the Blue Grass this way rather than
risk the rough mountain roads around
Berea and that part of Madison coun-
ty. A dispatch from Chattanooga to
the Cincinnati Enquirer Sunday had
this story of the routing as decided
upon by the Commissioners:
Chattanooga, Tenn, MAY Ca
Both Louisville and Cincinnati will be
on the Dixie highway from the lakes
to the gulf. The Ia Commissioners
selecting the route decided here to-
day to designate a West Dixie high
way and an East Dixie highway be-
tween Chattanooga and Indianapolis.
The northern terminus of the
highway is placed at Chicago, the east
and west routes being joined at Indi-
annapolis. Louisville is placed on the
west route, while Cincinnati will be
on the east route"
Official designations Of both routes
of the Dixie highway is as follows:
West Route-Chicago, Momenee,
Wataska, Hopestown and Danville, in
illinois; Covington, Charlottesville,
indianapolis, Martinsville, Blooming
on, Bedford and Paoli, in Indiana;
louisville, West Point, Elizabethtown,
Gave City, Bowling Green and Rus
ellville, in Kentucky; Springfield,
Nashville, Murfreesboro, Shelbyville,
'ewanee, Monteagle and Chattanooga,
n Tennessee; Lafayette, Jonesboro,
Rome, Gainesville, At
anita, Griffin, GAINESVILLE, Macon,
Aemicus, Albany and Tkcmasville, in
ieorgia, and Tallahassee, live Oak,
AXE City, Jacksonville, st Augustine,
Palm Beach and Miami, in Florida.
East Route, Joining West Route at
napolis-Richmond in Indiana;
Dayton and Cincinnati, in Ohio; Cow
ngton, Williamstown, Georgetown,
lexington, Richmond and Cumber
and Gap, in Kentucky; Knoxville,
lockwood, Dayton and Chattanooga,
n Tennessee and Dalton, Calhuon,
Atlanta, McDough, Jackson and Ma
on, in Georgia.
The proposition of selecting an
Cast and West highway, which the
commission explained will be of equal
Importance and standing, was pro-
'osed by Commissioner W. T. Ander-
on, of Georgia, and seconded by
Thomas Taggart, of
indiana and George G. Harris, of
)hio.
Selection of the East route, Macon
D Jacksonville, was deferred and the
yo Georgia Commissioners were in
tructed to investigate the various
roads and submit recon-
lendation within 80 days.
A plan was adopted late today
boxing toward connecting up the
forth portion of the two lines with a
Dad along the eastern and western
hores of Lake Michigan, from South
'end, Ind, to Mackinaw, Mich, and
onnecting the South portion with a
Dad from Miami along the west
cast of Florida, thus making a con-
inuing loop of the highway.
This scheme was suggested by Com
missioner Carl G. Fisher, of Indiana
'olis, who proposed extending the
Dad from Chicago to South Bend,
nd, thence north to Mackinaw and
outh via Bay City to Detroit.
The commission voted to invite
lichigan into the association to pro-
ide the lake loop and pledge itself to
xtend the East route from Dayton,
'hio, north through Toledo to De-
roit. The Florida Commissioners
'ere authorized to investigate extern
ons from Miami up the west coast
,ining the highway between ITALIA
assoc and Jacksonville.
Before adjournment of the execu-
We session tonight the Dixie High
'ay Association adopted a charter,
tIitCttu permanent OISdnlLdtlOn
21 Directors, comprising the IA
commissioners and the seven origi-
al incorporators, A resolution was
dopted providing that the various
nks must be completed within a year.
The association reserved the right
/ its resolution to relocate and por-
on of the highway where a county
r municipality, through which it was
esigned to pass, failed to complete
S link within the year allowed.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, C. f. James, Chattanoo-
/; Vice President; Tennessee, M. M.
llison; Ohio, II. l.. Gordon; Indiana,
homasTaggart; Georgia w. T. An
erson; Florida. G. w. Saxon: Ken
cky. IL. b. Hanger; Illinois, Rich
ID j. Finnegan; Secretary Treasur-
:, w. r. Long, Chattanooga; Execu-
We Committee, the President and
scretary and Carl G. Fisher, of Indi
lapolis. Richard Hardy Chatta