The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-07-31

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento, Cal. and then to San Francisco
This train consists of 60 motorvehicles of the
types employed by the motor transport corps In
the conduct of the winning of the war In addition,
accompanying this train several other
branches Of the United States army service, in
Guiding representatives of the engineer corps,
with antiarcraft defense trucks and searchlights,
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, incuding 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 practicabity Of long-distance motor
post and commercial transportation and the need
for iudcious expenditure of federal governmental
appropriations in providing the necessary high
ways.
So much for the Lincoln highway a means
of transportation transcontinental road link
ing the United States by states. Consider now
the Lincoln way beauty spot-and a 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
Clubs. This organization has membership Of
every state In the Union. Mary X 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. noted landscape
engineer of Chicago. In general Ii 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 $50 miles of Illinois These prints
rive all necessary details-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 IL that
the planting is done. Many clubs in other states
will pIant memorial miles on the way and In
addition carry out the same plan i'm application
TO Lincoln way feeders in their own states
Features Of this roadside planting of the Lin
coin way by the general federation memorial
trees In honor OF individual heroes; groves, foun-
tains camping places along the road fruit and
nut trees for the birds and a bird sanctuary from
ocean to ocean.
5000 100000 to 5000 100000 a year for highway
construction and INSTRUMENTATION national
nlon-without relation to the broad needs Of the
country az a whole and with little coordination
of effort between states. After spending
SO 600 100000 in decade we are, broadly speak
ing MS far from proper connecting system OF
radiating highways In the United States ever.
The latest government figures show total
highway mileage In the United States Of 2457,-
aa4 and of this total, even after the tremendous
expenditures noted, but II per cent, some &c.,
600 miles have received any attention whatever
and these improvements scattered In 4S states,
IN a loose and utterly ineffective way, over va
riovs sections Of our entire 100000 miles.