The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-23
.B|G HIGHWAY GIVEN
 DEFINITE FORM
Chicago Selected as North ern Terminus and Miami,
 Fla, as Southern

Chattanooga. May 22.-The Dixie highway. from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico was given definite form here today when the commi ssioners, two each appointed by the governors of seven states, adopted the route of the highway after three days ses- sion. Chicago was selected as the northern terminus and Mama, Fla, as the southern.
 The commission designated a west and an east route on various rival links of the thoroughfare between Indianap- oils and Miami. but a plan was adopt ed late today looking toward connect ing up the north portion of the two lines with road along the eastern and western shores of Lake Michigan and connecting the south portion with road from Miami along the west coast of Florida, thus making a continuing loop of the highway This scheme was suggested by Commissioner Carl G. Fisher of Indianapolis, who proposed extending the road from Chicago to South Bend Ind, thence north to Mackinaw, thence south via Bay City 10 Detroit.
 III duopllHH tft pidn lHe COIn1llSSlOn voted to invite Michigan into the as- sociation to provide the lake loop and pledged itself to extend the east route from Dayton, O., north through To- ledo to Detroit. The Florida commits sioners also were authorized to inves- tigate extensions of the road from Miami up the west coast joining the highway between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. Among the principal cities on the west route between Chi cago and Chattanooga are Danvil1e. H., Indianapolis, Louisville and Nash vile, while south from Indianapolis on the east route are Cincinnati, Lexing- ton. Ky, and Knoxville. Tenn. Before adjournment of the executive session tonight the Dixie Highway as- sociation adopted a charter, perfected permanent organization of 21 di- rectors, comprising the 14 commissions : | CTS and the seven original ncorpor- ators and made plans for construct | ing the highway. resolution which | was adopted provided that the various l links in the road must be complete ted l within a year from today and it was proposed that the highway be dedicated next November, probably on Thanks | giving Day
 | A resolution was adopted notifying each /. county and municipality through which ] the highway has been designated, that | their links must be completely and satis- I factoriy constructed in accordance with the association's specifications within 2 year from today. The association re- served the right to change the location of l any part of the highway if the county or city fails to meet requirements. 1 Another resolution. presented by Com- missioner George w. Harris of Cincinnati recommended to the directors that con struction of branch roads connecting with | tho Q In, Q ho rod Irr recommended that each state not now 1 represented but which builds acceptable lateral roads be permitted to name two directors in the association.
 Officers Elected
 Clark Howell. chairman, presented the report of the committee on permanen, l organization, which was adopted, and tho | following officers of the association l elected:
 President. c. E. James, Chattanooga
 Vice presidents: Tennessee. M. M. Ali. son; Ohio. H. l.. Gordon; Indiana, Thomas | Taggart; Georgia, w. T. Anderson; Flor ida, G. w. Saxon Kentucky, H. B. Han ger; Illinois. Richard J. Finnegan. | Secretary treasurer. w. R. Long. Chat tanooga.
 Executive committee. the president ant | secretary and Carl G. Fisher, Indianapo lis, Richard Hardy, Chattanooga; Clarr l Howell, Atlanta.
 President Howell of the commission after adjournment tonight. gave out this | statement:
 "The commission adopted the circle ar | rangement largely upon the suggestion o Carl Fisher of Indianapolis. who originall, suggested the Dixie highway movement | It was done largely to meet the condition | created in the applications of Louisvll and Nashville on the one side. and Gin 1 cinnati and Knoxville on the other. Bot ! were enthusiastic and as their interest 1 in no wise conflicted. 1t was the unani
 nous judgment of the commission tha
 it was best to take advantage of thi
 opportunity to get two great routes cer | tering at Chattanooga. The Knoxville | Cincinnai route would traverse Ohio an
 connect with western New York and west crn Pennsylvania. The Nashville-Louii
 vile road would reach direct to Chicag and appeal to the demand for connet ton from Indiana, Michigan, Illinois an the middle west.
 This circle arrangement will. in du time. take in the Florida peninsula, jus peninsula.
 Route Is Selected
 The routes as selected. follows:
 West route: Chicago, Momence. Wal
 seka. Hoolestown. Danville. Ill.,. Covina
 ton, Crawfordsville, Indianapolis Maj
 tinsville. Bloomington, Bedford. Paoli, In
 diana; Louisville. West Point. Elzabeth
 town, Cave City, Bowling Green. Russell vile, Kentucky; Springfield. Nashville
 Murtreesboro. Shelbyville. Sewanee Mont eagle Chattanooga, Tennessee: LaFayetts Summerville. Rome, Cartersville. Atlanta Jonesboro. Griffin Barnesvlle, Macon Il Americus, Albany, Thoma asvlle. Georgia
 Tallahassee. Live Oak, Lake City, Jack
 sonviile, St. Augustine. Palm Beach
 Miami, Florida.
 East route 0oining west route at In