The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-08-01

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento CAL, and then to San Francisco.
This train consists of 60 motor-vehicies 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
transportation of troops and cargo and for other
special military purposes; the war departments
contribution to good roads movement; demonstra-
ton of the practicabiIity of long-distance motor
post and commercial transportation and the need
for judicions expenditure of federal governmental
appropriations in providing the necessary high
ways
So much for the Lincoln highway as means
of transportation-a transcontinentaI road link
ing the United States by states Consider now
fhe Lincoln way as beauty spot-and me-
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 war.
The roadside planting of the Lincoln way is In
charge of the General Federation of Women's
100000 members. 1t has state federation in
every state In the Union. Mary K. Sherman
chairman of the conservation department of the
general federation has secured comprehensive
pIanting plan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by Jens Jensen, noted landscape
engineer of Chicago In general 1t 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
give all necessary detals-kinds of trees, shrubs
and flowers for each locality: suggestions for
grounding each The clubs of the several states
through which the way passes will see 70 1t that
the planting is done. Many clubs in other states
win plant memorial miles the way and in
addition carry ont the same plan in application
IN Lincoln way feeders in their own states.
Features of this roadside planting of the Lin
coln way by the general federation are memorial
frees in honor of individual heroes; groves foun-
tains camping places along the road: fruit and
art trees for the birds and bird sanctuary from
ocean to ocean.
1ro- TON wears America has been spending from
soOo 100000 to $30OO00000 year for highway
construction and maintenance without national
nlnn--,yitllout relation to the broad needs Of the
country as a whole and with little coordination
: ~ atfart between states After spending over
20 ora oOp0Do In decade we are, broadly speak
10 as far from a proper connecting system of
yossiafing highways in the United States as ever.
rhe latest government figures show total
highway mileage In the United States Of 2i457,.
ss4 md of sfiss total even after the tremendous
exneudtures noted but ~ per cent. or some 2S8,-
600 miles have received any attention whatever
ana rhese improvements are scattered In 4S states
II, loose ana utterly Ineffective way. uyei' VA
sfous scctions Of our entire 100000 miles.