South Bend news-times., 1915-05-06
RANGE ROUTE
BOOSTERS SEEK
SUPPORT HERE
Miami, Hamilton and Howard
Counties Send Representa-
tiVeS Here in Effort to Land
Dixie Highway.

Range route boosters for the Dixie
highway 20 the number of 10 met i'm
South Bend Wednesday afternoon. the
meeting being one of the most enthu-
siastic yet held in consideration OF the
matter that is interesting northern In
diana at the present time Repre-
sensatives from Miami. Hamilton and
Howard counties were present Co en-
list the support OF South Bend in Sc
curing the Range route as the one TO
be taken by the highway.
No definite action tending towards
an alliance with any other county was
taken at the mceting. as It is the
opinion OF the local Chamber OF Com
merce. which is fostering the interests
of South Bend i'm the matter. that
thorough Investigation should be made
before any union is entered into.
The advocates of the Range route,
which would include kOkOmO. Peru
and Rochester. and those who desire
the selection OF the Michigan road
through Logansport, have strong
claims. and 81. Joseph county VIII not
form an alliance with either faction
until local committee has gone over
both routes and Inspected the roads.
This trip viii be taken in the near flu
ture. after which action viii DE taken
towards uniting with other counties In
the fight TO secure recognition on the
route OF the Dixie highway.
Meeting i Held.
The delegations arrived in the city
shortly after / o'clock. led by the Peru
band OF Is pieces which furnished
music at the afternoon meeting held
at the oliver hotel.
Harry j. Engmau jr president of
the Chamber of Commerce. called the
meeting TO order. and appointed May
or Fred NJ. Keller chairman. Sec'y
II. c. Spaulding of the Commerce
body. welcomed the visitors, and also
gave report OF the meeting of the
highway commissioners held recently
az Chattanooga. Tenn.
I'ugh McCaffery Of Peru. president
Of the Central Indiana Lincoln High
way association. told OF the work that
IS being done IN Miami county in inn
proving the roads. He stated that the
county is prepared 20 insure first class
roads throughout the county. They
are now being oiled and graded. and
the bridges repaired. A delegation of
so men. including ID. A. Kessler, G. J.
Ward and w. H. Myers, road commits
siOners, and @. a. King, superintend-
ent OF roads. accompanied Mr.. Nc
Caffrey on the trip.
Hamilton county was represented by
TT. A Roberts Of Carmel who advo-
Gated that the Range route be adopt
ed by the local association as the
proposed. He enumerated the things
that have been done 20 improve the
roads OF Miami county.
l. National Affair.
Sec'y W. : Gilbreath Of the Hoosier
Motor C,Jb of Indianapolis. urged the
delegates to consider the Dixie high
way as a national affair. that should
interest the whole state as well as
the whole country He explained how
the movement for the Dixie highway
started from the many inquiries re-
ceived by the HOOsier Motor club rs
10 the best north and south route.
Milton krause OF Peru, o. H. Smith
of KokomO and H. =. Loveland of
Peru gave short talks. I'm which they
emphasized the necessity of COopera-
tion between the counties or northern
Indiana in the securing of the high
way
The slogan. From the Gulf to the
Straits. was advanced bv T. Louis
Kuhns. who told of the effort to in
terest Michigan i'm the project He
stated that GOV Ferris of Michigan