South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-25
SOUTH BENDS PLACE ON THE
DIXIE HIGHWAY.

Despite the bit OF political maalpu-
lation INDUCED in by the Illinois and
Ohio Dixie Highway commissioners.
due TO which, the state 70 the east and
the west OF as succeeded in getting a
side trNck of the lakes 10 the gulf
big road. 1t still appears that south
Bend. while not a terminal. is TO be
the connecting point on the Lincoln
highway. while the real northern
terminal will be. not at Chicago. but
the straits OF Mackinaw. Politics ac-
coreing 10 local delegates at the Chat
tanOoga conference, was PLAYED so
well that IL was necessary TO accom-
modate Illinois and Ohio first, and
then Kentucky and Tennessee. which
had combined with balance OF
power leaving the other states 10
fight II out afterward. With these
out OF the way. Il was quite easy 10
get a line up from Indianapolis to
South Bend and on up into Michigan.
so far as the manipulatOrs were con-
cerned. and South Bend and Mack
NAV. supposedly getting a branch
line. will be found when the real maps
are issued, 10 have come out on top
after all. the direct from the gulf to
the straits" road 10 be the real main
line.
What pleases South Bend. however.
quite as much as anything is that
Lafayette got nothing This is not
because Of any particular dislike OF
4 81.
the Murdocks, chief owners of the
local street railway and interurban
lines entering this city from very
apparent selfish motives. pulled so
hard 10 keep this city of the line al
together, and 10 have Lafayette favor
ed. Everybody knows that good roads
are more or less of a competitor for
interurban traffic, but the Murdocks
have not done so much for South
Bend through their street railway sys-
tenn centering here, that we need care
10 do much Of anything for their ben
efit,-or especially, 10 f0rego anything
for ourselves. When Samuel Murdoch
threw his force against South Bend in
favor Of Lafayette. despite the good
money that the people of this vicinity
are paying into the Golfers Of his
company for a service they are not
getting. he not only put himself but
Lafayette outside the pale of local
friendship. both as 10 Dixie highway
and street railway matters, and that
the South Bend delegates contributed
TO having Lafayette sidetracked from
all routes. is a matter on which they
deserve 20 be congratulated quite as
much as for their accomplishment in
finally bringing the road through this
way.
That Illinois and Ohio got their
routes fixed first accounts for the first
report published here that South Bend
had been left out I'm the cold Au-
thority for the Indianapolis Kokomo-
Logansport Rochester Plymouth
South Bend-Michigan route was OBJ
tanned later. South Bend, we under
stand. owes Carl Fisher, Of Indian
apolis, an Indiana commissioner. quite
a considerable for his part in getting
this route established. He stood for
II from start to finish and would listen
10 nothing else. To Commissioner
Thomas Taggart we appear to be less
indebted It is up TO South Bend.
now. and as well. the other cities
along the route, 10 get busy and see
that a proper road is constructed
within the specified time. and by so
doing make It deserving Of main line
recognition.