Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-07-06
STARTS TRIP TO
COAST over THE
LINCOLN HIGHWAY
Lincoln Highway Associations
Secretary to Visit States
and Cities Through
Which Road Passes.


Vice President and Field <Secre-
tary H. c. Ostermann Of the Lin
coin Highway association left here
on the first leg of his annual double
transcontinental drive over the Lin
coin highway. As Ostermann
pulled away from the headquarters
of the Lincoln highway association
here in the pure white Twin Six
which is familiar in every metrop-
oils and cross-road community
along the $500 miles of Lincoln
highway between the Hudson river
and San Francisco bay, he started
what will be his 10 ocean-to-ocean
run-the II in the interest Of the
Lincoln highway. y
The. big white Packard was
loaded to the guards with the
ammunition" which the field secre-
tary will use in his important work
along the line of Americas first
transcontinental road this season.
He carries with him a motion pic
true projecting machine and five
reels of interesting motion pictures,
depicting the progress on the Lin
coin highway, various types of road
construction, rural motor express
and highway freight transportation
possibilities.
Confers With Officials. =
Ostermann headed for the Lin
coin highway south Of Detroit at
Delphos, o., and will from that
point proceed east to New York
city where the real start of the
cross-country trip will be made at
Times Square. Important meetings
with the Lincoln highway consuls
and sustaining members along the
route are scheduled for his eastern
drive.
The 1919 trip will be the most
important ever made for the asso-
citation by the field secretary, who
has to date rolled up over 100000
miles on the Lincoln way. Over
$120O0,000 is scheduled for Lincoln
highway improvement this season
and among other freight the field
secretary carries large supply Of
detour signs prepared by the asso-
citation which will be placed to in
dictate the necessary detour roads
wherever the Lincoln highway will
be under construction, which will be
in every state traversed by the
route. In addition to the other i'm
portant work necessitated by the
associations activities, Ostermann
will handle the necessary arrange
ments along the line for the trans
continental government motor truck
trip.
Important Lincoln highway work
in Wyoming, Utah and Nevada
partly financed with funds provid-
ed by the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation will be inspected by Mr..
Ostermann and additional arrange
ments made for further work in
these sparsely-populated states |
where the associations assistance is
bringing about highway improve
ment
New Log Prepared.
A new and complete and accMate
log of the Lincoln highway condi-
tons will be prepared for publica-
ton next season for the benefit of
Lincoln highway sustaining men,
bers, and special drive for addi-
tional members will be made all
along the route, the association an
ticipatirg not less than 10000 be-
tween New York and San Francisco
this year. Public interest in the or
CARNATIONS work has Increased by
leaps and bounds and public support
in an overwhelming measure is ex-
pected. |
Altogether the vice president and
field secretary has some job cut out
for him this summer. State consuls
and state highway officials are ex-'
pected to accompany him across
each state and assist Insofar as pos
sible with the improvement work.
Ostermann generally leaves the
Detroit headquarters for his sea-
sons work on the road about May
l, and was delayed this year
through the serious illness of his
wife and her recent unfortunate
death. Mrs. Ostermann had made
II transcontinental drives with her
husband and had hundreds of
friends along the route Of the Lin |