Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-24

don Chamber of Commerce, of which
he is president. Among the other
representatives of the chamber will
be ]. b. Koontz, John Langdon, p. NJ.
Green, C. w. Fisher, c. a. Nuille, G..
II. Miller, E. E. Gibb and r. c.
Miller.
The Huntingdon Chamber of Com
merce has been very busy on the high
way for some time past and the or
ganization has sent literature all over
the State pointing out its advantages
Large maps showing the route through
the State has also been prepared by
the chamber and blueprints have
been sent to chambers and boards of
trade in other cities in Pennsylvania.
Members of the Huntingdon chamber
and others interested have already
subscribed money to boost the William
Penn Highway Association and when
the meeting is held in Harrisburg this
money will be turned over to the
secretary of the State association. The
membership fee in the Huntingdon
William Penn Highway Association is
$5 and like sums are beng collected
by associations in Altoona and Johns
town and other towns over the State
so that Mr.. Africa believes that when
the time comes for turning the money
over at the meeting in Harrisburg
there will be n sum in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000.
and we'll need all that money and
some more, too" said Mr.. Africa. I'VE
will have a secretary who is well
qualified to hold the job and of course
he will have to be paid. Then, too,
offices will have to be maintained
and stenographers will be necessary.
1t is our idea to hire good publicity
man who will be able to furnish news
papers all over Pennsylvania with
material pertaining to the William
Penn Highway. Travelling expenses
and postage will have to be met and
we want to place markers along the
entire route. Descriptive markers at
points of historic interest along the
route will be a novelty which is not
enjoyed on any other highway. For
example, when we find a place along
the highway which has figured in his
tory or when we find the birthplace
OF some prominent figure, markers
will be placed containing sufficient
data to tell the story. SO you see
that the $4,000 which we expect to
have in Harrisburg will not go very
far.
"At the Harrisburg meeting we will
form a permanent organization and
then the president will be empowered
to appoint various committees. There
will be Il legislative committee which
will be instructed to confer with COM
mttees of the House and Senate; a
route committee which will confer
and work with the State Highway De-
partment; finance and publicity COM
mttees."
Mr.. Africa is enthused with the
possibilities Of the new highway and
believes that in Pennsylvania 1t is far
better than the route of the Lincoln
Highway. ut is possible to follow
the william Penn Highway from
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and cross
but one mountain" he said. The
Lincoln Highway through Pennsyl-
Vania crosses seven mountains. On
the Lincoln Highway you see little
aside from mountains and valleys, but
on the William Penn Highway you
find not only mountain and valley
scenery but also the magnificent
river views. The fact that the Pixies
Peak Ocean-to- Ocean Highway organ
ization has selected the William Penn
Highway route for crossing Pennsyl-