Cheyenne record., 1916-12-28

Colorado Springs-Plans for the
greater rdevelopernent OF the Plies Peak
Ocean to Ocean Highway, and arrange
state divisions, and also for the an
nual national meeting in st. JoSeph,
Missouri in February, were outlined
ut a recent conference held in Colorado
Springs between president c. F. Adam
of Chillicothe, Missouri, Secretary 4.
w. Henderson of Colorado Springs.
J. w. Atkinson, chairman of the COM
mittee on the western extension of the
highway association, Leonard E. Cur
tbs, member of the Colorado State
Highway Commission, l.. A. Puffer,
resident OF thu Colorado Springs
Chamber of Commerce and others
The Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Indian3, Ohio and
Pennsylvania division organizations
will probably hold their respective
state meetings in January and at these
meetings will make arrangements to
send officers and delegates to the
general meeting, at which q number OF
important questions relative to the
future work of the highway associa-
ton will be discussed.
One thousand enanelled steel mark
ers of the Pixies Peak Ocean to Ocean
Highway design were ordered pur
chased for permanent emblem, al
though poles have been marked with
the red ind white bands from Indian
apolis to Salt Lake City. New maps,
revised to date will soon be issued in
cooperation with the National High
ways association. Plans also were
made for the, publication of an at
tractive '.photo-log" book OF the
route.
The Federal Aid Road Act was dis
cussed and the various state divisions
were urged to give the matter heir
close attention. Indiana and Kansas
have active campaigns under way for
the creation of state highway depart
ments; and other states, notably Mis-
souri, and Colorado, have pledged,
through their state highway commits
sionz, certain expenditures from the
federal fund on parts of the Pixies
Peak Ocean-to-Occan Highway:
Probably the most important issues
to receive attention mt this conference
were the extensions eastward rom
Pennsylvania and westward from
Salt Lake City. Utah. In addition to
present terminus at Philadelphia, it is
probable that an effort viii shortly be
made to extend the highway through
to Boston and connect with New Eng
land routes. The National Highways
association has been requested TO sug-
gest such an alignment aud the routing
will come up before the annual meeting
in February. 1t was decided to re-
quest the William Penn Highway As
sociation to take steps looking Loward
the early perfection OF the state div
isions in New Jersey and Maryland,
covering the eReadiag-New York City
extension and the Harrisburg-Gettys
burg Washington extension.
The situation between Salt Lake
City and the Pacific Coast was dis
cussed in detail. The selection OF the
best possible route to California wilS
he an important problem before the
annual meeting Of the national as
sociation. There are four availabie
| routes under considerations:
The Overland Trail, following the
general line of the Southern Pacitic
and the Western Pacific railway.
The Lincoln Highway.
The Midland Trail, with connections
both to San Fransisco and Los AngsA-
les and direct route through Yose-
mite National Park.
The Arrowhead Trail, following the
general line of the Salt Lake aaa Las
| Angeles railroad.
Further survey of the situation is to
be undertaken from the national head
! quarters ut Colorado Springs. auo
arrangements made for meeting IN
Utah, Nevada or California. prior 10
the annual occasion.