Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-14
WORK ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY
THRU IOWA TO BE DIRECTED
BY D. E. GooDELL.
rAMA RESIDENT is
MADE STATE CONSUL
City Where First Meeting Of Lincoln
Highway Association Was Held Be.
comes Location Of Iowa Office -
Three District Consuls Named to Aid
Mr.. GoodeII in Improvement Work.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Tama, March 14.-Offictal report OF
the appointment of D. E. Goodell, Of
Tama, as state consul Of the Lincoln
Highway for Iowa, has been delayed
until now awaiting the release of the
item from Detroit. The news Of Mr..
Gbodells appointment was received
here with general rejoicing as it means
much to Tana in many ways. This
city will be the headquarters Of the
road in Iowa. This is the city where
the first meeting of the Lincoln High
way Association was held in the state
and here the first officers were chosen
and the route definitely settled. Mr..
Coan, the late state consul, stood pat
on the original routing following the
Northwestern road and Mr.. Goodell
will follow up his work to the best of
his ability.
Mr.. Goodell accepted the appoint
ment only after trip to Detroit to
confer with the officials as to the
amount of time and work required for
the position. After his suggestion was
dCCSpleu DS lIc OlLltldlS W appoiil
three of the most prominent good
roads men in Iowa as district consuls'
he undertook the work which all his
friends know will be carried thru to
a Successful issue. For Mr. Goodel is
a busy man. At present he is presi-
dent of the Tama Commercial Club,
member of the city council, county
chairman of the National Public Ser
vice Bureau, county treasurer of the
army Y, county treasurer Of the
county farm bureau. county vice chair
man of the liberty loan drive, and he
holds a few other offices besides max
ing a good living at the banking bus
mess. With all he is always good
roads booster and has already outlined
blanks that he hopes will greatly i'm
prove this great thoroughfare and pre-
pare it to receive the trans Of army
trucks that will soon traverse it.
Three District ConsuIs Names.
w. G.. Haskell, of Cedar Rapids; A.
A. Moore, of Marshalltown, and T. B.
Wilson. of Jefferson, are the three dis
trict consuls who will devote much Of
their time and money in assisting Mr.
Goodell to make this great main street
of the nation a road fit to travel every
day Of the year
Mr.. Goodell has appointed F. NJ.
Ingram, formerly county supervisor
and an expert good roads man, as con-
sui for the city of Tama, and F.. l..
Beard, of, Tama, as consul for Tama
county a position which Mr.. Goodell
himself held ever since the organiza-
ton of the Lincoln way. Mr. Beard is
the organizer and president of the La
Crosse, Tama and Kansas City auto
trail, an important feeder for the Lin
coin way and he is a good roads en-
thusiast.
The state highway commission will
meet the state, district and county
consuls at conference at Ames at an
early date to take up the matter Of
federal aid and other matters of great
Importance to the great work to be
accomplished.
The Lincoln Highway IS the route
selected by the government as the first
road to be used as a military road and
it is hoped that the people who may
not live in the immediate vicinity OF
the road will rally with those Who are
thus fortunate and come forward pa
triotically to assist in making the Lin
coin Highway a model all weather
road