The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17
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LINCOLN HIGHWAY
II. c. Ostermann, Field Secretary Of
Lincoln Highway, Praises craw-
ford County and Denison
70 sTRAlGHTEN ARION ROAD
Says Crawford has One Of the Best,
If Not the Best, Sections of Lin
coin Highway Across State.

We take the following from a let
ter received by the Denison CONNER
cial club from the national Lincoln
highway headquarters. An inspection
committee recently visited our city
and has made a report on the high
way conditions in Crawford county
that should be of much interest to our
readers. The letter follows:
"We are in receipt Of your favor OF
June 2Sth, enclosing your check for
SITS to cover thirty-tiTe sustaining
memberships in the Lincoln Highway
association.
1--WE are greatly gratified to learn
that you have raised funds to take
care Of the various markings essential
in yuor county, and to keep up the
Lincoln highway marking and main
tain the road in proper condition. We
believe you were right in your state
ment that Crawford county has one of
the best, if not the best, sections OF
Lincoln highway across the state of
Iowa.
"Our field secretary, H. c. Oster-
mann, who has just completed the
drive across the state of Iowa, accom-
panied by our state consul, d. E. Good
| ell, and the state highway engineer,
Mr.. Mcdonald, advises that Crawford
county has probably spent more mon
ey on Lincoln highway improvements,
Especially in grading, than any 9th
er county through which the route
passes in your state. He advises,
however, that no application has as
)yet been made in your! county for fed
eral aid We assume that this matter
lis being taken up by your supervisors.
1--WE trust that you took up with
Mr.. Ostermann, while he was in Den
| ison. the question of the marking of
the route through AriOn, at which
point we have no local consul, the sit
uation there being therefore under the
discretion of G.. l.. Caswell, county
consul for Crawford county, located
in your city, and E. B. Wilson, western
state consul, located in Jefferson.
I'VE feel that this matter OF prop
Ter routing through Arion is important
and trust that you will take 1t up with
the proper officials. We are calling
|lt TO the aCtentlOn Oh the StaLe CONSUL,
d. E. Goodell, of Tama."
No doubt this is an opportune time
to announce that the Lincoln highway
Seeding mile will be constructed sew
en- miles to the east of Cedar Rapids.
To aid the Lincoln Highway associa-
tion in it's endeavors to secure the
permanent surfacing of the route, a
number of the most important cement
companies in the country pledged suf-
ficient of their products for the con-
struction of Lincoln highway Seeding
miles in those communities. where
their building, it was thought, would
react in a most beneficial way. These
pledges were originally made in 1914.
In keeping with other commodities,
the price of cement has increased ma
terially since that time. 1t is inter-
esting to note that the cement which
will be used in Linn county, the orig
inal valuation of which was $4,000,
now has market value of $6,800. De-
spite this great increase in value.
the Northwestern States Portland
Cement company is holding to it's orig
inal promise, without question.