The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-05-14

ROADS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THESE DAYS
inspired by a desire to compete with
other localities for the motor traffic
that comes with good roads.
Among the more important motOr
highways now In course Of construc-
ton which. when completed. will pro-
vide special facilities and great in
ducement for transcontinental and in
ternational travel by motor. Is the
Lincoln highway across the United
States. following for a portion Of the
distance the old National road. and
furnishing a continuous trail suitable
for automobile traffic across the con
tinent. This is the first Of the great
motor road projects in America. no
only as a special highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. but also as a
monument to the memory Of n who
represents the nOnsectiOnal. cOntinen-
tai and unified idea Of American ma
tional. social and commercial life.
Other projects are the Pacific Coast
highway from San Diego. Cal. to Brit
ish Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska.
covering several thousand miles of
country that is u~neXcelled for beauty
and variety Of scenery; and the Cana
dian Motor highway. extending from
the Atlantic to the Pacific. the several
sections of which are now being con
nected. Another important link in the
chain of automobile highways is one
extending from Florida to Canada.
According to United States Consul
General II. Z. Mansfield. stationed mt
Vancouver. r. G.. the interest in mo.
tor highway construction that has cen
tered in these several international
and transcontinental roads during the
past few years is now being focused
upon another project Of greater mag
nitude, one that cOntemplates the con
Meeting Of the several important Sec
tons into one great system encircling
the North American continent. the
Great Horseshoe highway. which will
be the longest motor trail in the world.
1T will have an approximate length
Of 5000 miles through the United
States and Canada" Mr.. Mansfield
writes. The route will include the
scenic beauties and attractions Of the
sunny south, quaint New England. the
great lakes and streams of Canada. the
broad prairies and agricultural dis.
tricts Of the middle west. the Rocky
mountains and the Cascade ranges, the
valleys and forests of the far west
and the panorama Of the Pacific coast
from Alaska to California. The Pacific
section of the road will pass through
the coast cities Of Vancouver, Seattle
Portland. Sacramento. San Francisco
Los Angeles and the resorts Of south
ern California. giving to the trip a va
riety Of scenery and climatic condi
tons sufficient to satisfy the most ex
acting motorist."
Harrow a Good Road Implement.
For the newly graded earth road thai
contains no sod an ordinary straight
steel toothed harrow is n Of the very
best machines that can be used to set
tie the loose earth and level of thu
bumps and fill up the holes. On road!
where sod and Jumps OF tough eartt
have been graded up Il disk harrow
should be used to thoroughly cut then
up, and it should I've followed by a roa(
drag or II straight tooth harrow to leve
and settle the loose material.
Cuivert Of Cement.
The culvert made Of cement is mor
often seer now than in past years
The good road with good drainage an.
good cu!verts IL o Joy In every season.
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