Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-01

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento, CAL. and then to San Francisco
This train consists of so motor-yenicles of the
types employed by the motor transport corps in
the conduct Of the winning of the 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 searchights,
and certain specially detailed observers who will
make an intensive study and report to the war
department 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
TRANSFORMATION 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-dstance motor
post and commercial transportation and the need
for 1udicious expenditure of federal governmental
appropriations in providing the necessary high
ways
So much for the Lincoln highway as means
of transportation-a transcontinental road link
ing the United States by states. Consider now
the Lincoln way beauty spot-and me-
mortal not only to the Great Emancipation, but to
the heroes who followed his example and 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
Gibbs This organization has membership of
Q 100000 members. It has state federation in
ovnrv state in the Union. Mary K Sherman,
chairman of the conservation department OF the
General federation, has secured comprehensive
PLANTING plan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by Jens Jensen, a noted landscape
engineer Of Chicago. In general it provides for
the planting of trees, shrubs and flowers indigo
nous to the locality For example, blue prints
have been made for the planting Of the way
through the 100 miles of Illinois, These prints
rive all necessary details--kinds of trees shrubs
and flowers for each locality; suggestions for
yrouning EACH The clubs of the several states
through which the way passes will see to it that
+be nIanting is done. Many clubs in other states
viii nlant memorial miles on the way and in
oddtion carry out the same plan in application
- I,ncoln way feeders in their states
Eootnres of this roadside planting Of the Lin
colin way by the general federation are memorial
trees in honor of individual heroes; groves, foun-
+oins camping places along the road; fruit and
mt trees for the birds and bird sanctuary from
ocean to ocean.
FOR ten years America has been spending from
sooOOOOOOO to $300O0O,000 a year for highway
construction and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. national
nlan-without relation to the broad needs of the
country as whole and with little coordination
~ effort between states. After spending over
60 oOO 100000 in decade, are broadly speak
,ng as far from proper connecting system of
radiating highways in the United States as ever.
The latest government figures show total
highway mileage In the United States of 2,457,-
934 and of this total. even after the tremendous
expenditures noted, but II per cent, some 1885,
600 miles, have received any attention whatever
and these improvements scattered in 48 states,
in loose and utterly ineffective way,
rfous sections Of our entire 100000 miles.