Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-01

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
rumento cal. and then to San Francisco
This train consists Of 60 motor-yehcleS Of the
types employed by the motor transport corps In
the conduct Of the winning OF the war In addition,
accompanying this train are several other
branches Of the United States army service In
Guiding representatives of the engineer corps,
with antaircraft defense trucks and seurchlights,
and certain specially detailed observers who will
make an intensive study ana report to the war
department on road conditions
The trip Is being made for both military and
educational purposes, Including: An extended
performance test of the several standardized
types Of motorized army equipment used for
transportation Of troops and cargo and for other
special military purposes the war departments
contribution TO good roads movement; demonstra
Hon Of the pructlcahllity of long-dstance motor
post and commercial transportation and the neel
for Iudcious expenditure Of federal governmental
appropriations IN providing the necessary high
ways.
So much for the Lincoln highway MS means
Of transnortatlon-n transcontinental road link
Ing the United States by states. Consider now
the Lincoln way as a beauty spot-and me
mortal not only to the Great Emancipator, but TO
the heroes who followed his example md won
the freedom Of the world in the great war
The roadside planting of the Lincoln way is In
charge OF the General Federation OF Womens
Clubs This organization has membership of
100000 members. 1t has state federation in
every state In the Union. Mary X. Sherman,
chairman of the conservation department Of the
general federation, has secured comprehensive
plantinc plan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by Jens Jensen, noted landscape
engineer of Chicago In general It provides for
the nantng Of trees, shrubs and flowers indigo
nous 10 the locality. For example, blue prints
have been made for the planting of the way
through the 1870 miles of Illinois. These prints
rive NIL necessary detas-kinds of trees, shrubs
and flowers for each locality; suggestions for
rroupIng each The clubs of the several states
through which the way passes will see to 1t that
the planting Is done. Many clubs In other states
will pant memorial miles on the way and In
addition carry out the same plan In application
10 Lincoln way feeders In their own states.
Features OF this roadside planting of the Lin
colin way by the general federation are memorial
trees in honor of individual heroes groves foun
toins camping places along the road fruit and
MI trees for the birds and bird sanctuary from
ocean to ocean,
For ten years America has been spending from
sooo 5000 to S3OO000000 year for highway
construction and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. national
nlon-wIthout relation to the broad needs of the
country as a whole and with little coordination
~ effort between states After spending over
60 OO0O 900 In a decade we are broadly speak
Ing as far from proper connecting system Of
radiating highways in the United States MS ever.
The latest government figures show a total
highway mileage In the United States of 2.457,-
9a4 and of this total, even after the tremendous
expenditures noted, but u per cent, or some $685.,
600 miles. have received any attention whatever
and these improvements scattered in 4S states,
in a loose and utterly ineffective way over va
rious sections Of our entire 100000 miles.