South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-18
CALL MEETING To
THWART PLAN Of
HIGHWAY BODY
District Mass Meeting to Be
Held at Chamber of
Commerce.

Efforts to thwart the alleged
plans Of the state highway commits
sion in its surprising eagerness TO
pour out millions IN n init or miss
manner 20 improve roads for
the benefit Of the members Of the
commission and FOR political pur-
poses. were made by local road en-
thuslasts AZ a meeting in the oliver
hotel. Thursday night
While the efforts Of the commits
sion have been shown 20 SAVIOR of
political psrtisanship. still the re-
publican and democratic Of the 18th
congressional district road enthusi
asts have forgotten politics and are
endeavorlng 10 see that the state
authorities arc forced TO recognize
the needs OF the Lincoln highway.
As the result OF reports made at the
local meeting 10 was decided to hold
"a big mass meeting at the Chamber
OF Commerce next Wednesday ev-
ening az 8 O'Clock
Many Delegates Coming
Delegates from Fort Wayne. Elk
hart, Cherebusco. Ligonier. Goahen.
Mishawaka and Laporte have re-
ported that they will attend the
meeting. Delegates from the Lincoln
highway association from Detroit
will also attend the meeting. In
the meantime four automobiles.
knowa as road cars. viii go over
the entire route 70 arouse interest
in the big mass meeting and 10 in
terest the people in the efforts TO
block the the action Of the commits
sion.
=. A. Gundy, Cherebusco bank
ct who has been very close TO mem
hers OF the commission during the
past two weeks. conducted an invea
tigatiOn and learned OF the purposes
Of the commission in taking unto
themselves functions which have
properly and should be be govern
mental functions.
Gundy Mikes Expose.
In his address before local road
enthusiasts at the oliver Thursday
night. Mr.. Gundy explained just
what has been transpiring in the
state during the past Few weeks and
the influence NJ every road OF gan
ization in thwartiDg TIE political
plans Of the con- omission
Mr.. GUndy attended n meeting at
Columbus City last Friday e5ening
at which T.. H. Wright. director of
the highway comm ission. was the
main speaker Of the evening. At
that time Btr Wright said: "The
roads running out OF Fort Wayne
will be the Yellowstone or Winona
trail running west through Colum-
bia city and Warsaw."
Would Aid Governor.
Whether the road would con
tinue west through Plymouth and
follow the Yellowstone trail was not
made clear by the director. Those
familiar. however. with the stu
alton are OF the opinion that he
overlooked Plymouth and that at a
point six miles south Of Plymouth
the road would continue due west
TO Knox and then divert 10 Vaipar-
also. Thus certain unimproved
lands in an isolated territory owned
by Gov. James +. Goodrich would be
opened up. That this plan should
be carried out at this time is best
known to Mr.. Wright. according to
the good roads men.
When asked about a north or
northwest road from Fort Wayne.
Mr.. Wright is quoted as saying: Il
do not favor the Lincoln Highway
for two reasons. First that IL is
not an intercounter road to Lyon
Ter and does not connect any coun-
~ seats. Second. because il would
be the building OF two parallel hard
surface roads" Mr.. Wright Is fur
Their quoted as advocating a road
running north TO Kendalviie. Au-
burn and Angola
Campbell Is Implicated.
II was explained at the meeting
OF the local road men thai ArcE
Campbell, associated with Mr..
wright as the second member OF
the commission is a resident Of
Kendaiville.
The gist or the allegations against
the commissioner Is that they are
considering isolated improvements
and have wholly neglected the Lin
coin hishway.
For the past five years the Lin
coin highway association has been
advocating and preaching and xiv
ing the widest publicity 60 the in
adequacy. the Incompetence of the