The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-19
FAVORS A NORTH-TO-SOUTH
HIGHWAY AS A MEMORIAL
manufacturers Record Advocates This AS a Means OF
Properly Observing The Fiftieth Anniversary Ut The
Ending Of The War Between The States.

eating a memorial North and South /
highway to celebrate the fiftleth an
niversay Of the end OF the war be
tween the States. 1t q secured
from a number of prominent citizens
Of North Carolina letters endorsing
the project. It's own comment to-
gether with the letters it has received
"a published in a recent issue or n
publication are:
With the coming year we snail
mark the fiftieth anniversary of the
end of she war. What better means.
what more potent influence for good,
could be adopted for celebrating this
fiftieth anniversary that the build
ing Of q highway which would lndeed
be a real highway from the Nortn
through the very heart OF the south
From this great national highway
would be built many shorter nigh
ways to open up the entire country
tributary TO it. and thus a mighty
impetus would be given to this whole
section.
The Manufacturers Record is glad
10 note that the governor OF Indiana
has called q meeting at Chattanooga
on January IL of the governors OF
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky. Tonnes
see and Illinois to devise a plan for
the cooperation Of these States IN
building an automobile improved
highway from Chattanooga to jack
sonville. The action of the governor
of Indiana is worthy of all common
dation. The highway from the West
through the South ought to meet the
highway from Washington to the
South, and the two become a part Of
one great effort for the construction
Of roads uniting the West and the
South and the North and the South,
But let no one imagine that such
things can be accomplished without
broad work and liberal expenditure.
These highways should not be cheaply
constructed. On the contrary, they
should be real highways. built in the
most substantial manner, with the
best engineering skill and the best
form OF construction that can be de-
vised. They ought to be worthy OF
the sections they are to unite. Every
business man interested in the build
ing of roads from every point of view
whether that of the welfare OF the
country or If his own individual &C
t%ivities, should join heartily in the
effort to bring about the building OF
these two roads. Their construction
would mark an era in the building OF
highways throughout the entire
South, n their value to this section
n to the whole country would be
beyond calculation.
Bearing upon the North n South
Highway are the following letters
called forth by a recent editorial in
the Manufacturers Record.
From Col. Cameron.
Col. Bennehan Cameron Of Stag
vile, N. c., now a member of tn
North Carolina Legislature, and long
an advocate of the Quebec-Miam
highway. writes:
II was much pleased with the edi
torial. "A National North and Soutl
Highway / agree with you in ever.
particular. 1t would indeed be
very great thing, in the development
of this country, to secure such
highway. and Of such a character a
you propose built. The Lincoln High
way, as you say, is all right. Blu
rs you further say. the East and Yves
were never separated. 1t is the NOrtl
n South hat should be bound to
gether at the lapse Of a half q cen
tury. Just after We organized tn
'Quebec-Miami International High
way at Richmond, Va. in 1911,
was thought it would take twelve O
fifteen years to build it. But 70
can now go all the way. excepting
few gaps. The portion betwee
would be the most difficult to buil(
as that country was devasted by wa
and had not recuperated, and ther
was but one town of any size in it
Fredericksburg-yet it was the rich
est section in historic interest. There
lore, L tnOuSHt IL e~ACeSulnSly apDr(
pirate that this section should be til
'Lincoln Memorial and accordingly
worked to that end. But Presider
Taft and his associates voted for tn
Greek Temple in Washington. The
the Western people started the Tran.
continental Highway as the 'Lincol
Highway l still believe your ide
and views were correct. Failing
get that appropriation of Congre
applied in this way. instead of to tt
Greek Temple, we then went to VOL
to do h we could without the al
preparation. The generous citizel
Of Richmond went down into the
pockets and contributed about 500
600, while the Washington peop
would give us nothing. For they a
so in the habit of having the COVER,
ment do everything for them they d
not seem disposed to aid. Let Il
government or State build it. Ho,
ever. we got the counties along tt
line to vote bonds: SO it will soon
in a condition to use.