Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-17
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new permanent country road on the
highway.
Dividing time with Governor Dunno,
Judge Allison delivered five speeches
at the various towns between Chicago
and Danville. The first days tour
was brought to close with a big ban
quet at Danville, ILL.,, where the chief
executive of Illinois and the president
of the association were the principal
speakers. The widest enthusiasm,
greeted the officials everywhere.
American flags were nailed to tele-
graph poles and every town was dec
grated. At Crete, Grant Park and
MOmence, brass bands met the party
and escorted them into the town.
Miniature bales Of cotton were used
in the decorations.
The second lap of the journey of
the Dixie Highway officials from Chi
cago to Miami, Fla, was completed
when the party reached Indianapolis
on October tenth On their arrival,
the official party were the guests of
W. w. MARI, chief state highway en-
gineer for Illinois, at dinner, following
which the officials were escorted to
the First Methodist Church, where a,
special sermon was delivered In their
honor. The party left for French
Lick on Monday, October 18th, where
a meeting of the directors was held.
On their arrival at French Lick the
touring party were the guests of
Colonel Thomas Taggart, Vice Presi-
dent of the Indiana Division of the
Dixie Highway Association, at ban
quet given in their honor, at which
Charl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis, acted
as POSTMASTER. Mr.. Fisher recon-,
mended classification by the COM
mission of the various sections of the
highway and requiring the various
counties to bring up their roads to
the necessary classification
An informal directors meeting was
held on Monday night, preparatory to
the formal directors meeting held on
Tuesday morning Among the direct
ors present were: w. w. MARI, Spring
field, ILL.,; Thomas Taggart, French
Lick, Ind; Carl G. Fisher Indianap-
oils, Ind; Geo. w. Harris, Cincinnati;
Harry L. Gordon. Cincinnati; Claude
Mercer Hardinsburg, KY; Col A M.
Shook, Nashville, President Allison,
T. r. Preston, NJ. E. Temple, Chatta-
nooga; Clark Howell, Atlanta, and G.
w. Saxon, Tallahassee.
That Indiana is determined to, be
the first state of the eight traversed
by the Dixie Highway, to complete its
link in the Dixie Highway, was mani
fest by the reports of contracts award
ed for permanent roads and definite
plans which are being made for cut
ting down and eliminating grades. In
Indiana, as in Illinois, the tourists
met with an enthusiastic reception.
In every town, bands were out and
flags and bunting used in the decora-
ton, not only of homes and business
houses in the city, but through the
country as we'll. At Bloomington,
where the biggest celebration was
held, President Allison and others in
the official car were literally covered
with shower of roses.
The touring party left French Lick
on the morning of the twelfth and
stopped at noon at Louisville, spend
ng the night at Elizabethtown. 1t
was originally intended that Louisville
would be night control, but change
in schedule was found necessary on
account of the almost impossible task
of making the trip from Louisville to
Nashville in one days time.
At Nashville, Chattanooga and
Rome, as well as intervening points
the tourists were entertained royalty.
A big banquet has been planned for
the officials in Atlanta. Special COM
mittees have been appointed to look
after the welfare of the guests and
escort them to their hotels on arrival
Leaving Atlanta on the morning OF
the 18th, they will continue the Jour.
ney and are scheduled to reach MI.
ami, Fla, the southern terminus Of
the Dixie Highway on October 22nd.
Field Secretary w. s. Gilbreath and
Assistant Secretary v. d L. Robinson
have the tour personally in charge.