The Dolores star., 1919-08-01

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento, Cal. and then to San Francisco.
This train consists of 60 motor-vehlcles of the
types employed by the motor transport corps In
the conduct of the wir-hng of the In addition,
accompanying this train 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 intensive study and report to the
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 departments
contribution to good roads movement; demonstrl-
ton of the practlcabillty of long-dstance motor
post and commercial transportation and the need
for judicous expenditure of federal governmental
appropriations in providing the necessary high
ways.
So much for the Lincoln highway as n means
of transportation transcOntinental road link
ing the United States by states. Consider now
the Lincoln way beauty spot-and n 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
change of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs. This organization has a membership of
2,5OOOOO members. 1t has a state federation in
every state in the Union Mary X Sherman
chairman Of the conservation department OF the
general federation has secured a comprehensive
planting plan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by Jens Jensen n noted lnndscnna
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 yyov
through the 1S0 miles of Illinois. These nrints
give all necessary dealls-kinds of trees shrubs
and flowers for each locality; suggestions for
grouping each. The clubs of the several stotas
through which the way passes will see to 1t that
the planting is done Many clubs in other states
will plant memorial miles the way md in
addition carry out the same plan in application
TO Lincoln way feeders in their own states
Features of this roadside planting of the TJn
coin way by the general federation are memorial
trees in honor of individual heroes; groves foun
tains camping places along the road; fruit and
nut trees for the birds and bird sanctuorv from
ocean to ocean,
s2Oo,OoOOOO to S3OOOOOOOO a year for highway
construction and maintenance-without nationa,
plan-without relation to the broad needs of the
country as whole and with little coordination
of effort between states. After spending over
$1,000 100000 In a decade, we are. broadly speak
ing as far from proper connecting system of
radiating highways In the United States as ever
The latest government figures show a total
highway mileage In the United States Of 2457-
1884 and Of this total. even after the tremendous
expenditures noted, but II per cent some 296-
900 miles, have received any attention whatever
and these improvements are scattered In 48 states
in loose and utterly ineffective way over va
rous sections Of our entire 100000 miles.