Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-07-31

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento Cal. and then San Francisco.
This train consists of 60 motor-vehices 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 antiaircraft defense trucks and searchlights.
and certain specially detailed observers who will
make an intensive study and 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-
ton Of the practicability Of long-distance motor
post and commercial transportation and the need
for iudicious expenditure of federal governmental
appropratons in providing the necessary high
ways
So much for the Lincoln highway as a means
of transportation transcontinental road link
ing the United States by states. Consider now
the Lincoln way as beauty spot-and
mortal not only to the Great Emancipator but to
the heroes who followed his example and won
the freedom of the world in the great
The roadside planting Of the Lincoln way is in
charge Of the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs This organization has membership of
everv state i'm the Union. Mary X. sherman.
chairman of the conservation department OF the
general federation has secured comprehensive
nlontinr nlan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by Jens Jensen. noted landscape
or.,neer of Chicago In general II provides for
,bo nl,ntinc of trees. shrubs and flowers indigo
nous to the locality. For example. blue prints
hova been made for the planting of the way
,,,rouch the $50 miles Of Illinois. These prints
,,.o all necessary details-kindS of trees. shrubs
rd flowers for each locality: suggestions for
o,rinr each The clubs of the several states
throrrh which the way passes will see TO II that
,ho Wanting is done. Many clubs in other states
I'm nlont memorial miles the way and IN
odd,tion carry out the same plan in application
=, lincoln way feeders in their own states.
Eeotures of this roadside planting OF the Lin
o,r wav by the general federation are memorial
,~oos In honor of individual heroes; groves. foun-
.a,ns comping places along the road; fruit ami
49,. ,raes for the birds and bird sanctuary from
ocean 10 ocean.
sooo ooo 600 TO S3O0OOoO00 a year for highway
,,s,rrction and INSTRUMENTATION national
,vithout relation to the broad needs of the
- nc n whole and with little coordination
so-t between states. After spending over
60 ooo 600 600 lin n decade. are, broadly speak
v &C for from proper connecting system of
nns,oting highways in the United States ever.
rho latest government figures show total
,,,,.ov mileage In. the United States OF 2457,-
aas and of this to;al even after the tremendous
oxnonditures noted but 10 per cent, or some $780,
600 miles have received any attention whatever
ond those improvements scattered in 4S states,
IN loose and utterly ineffective way, va
rious sections Of our entire 100000 miles.