The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-07

finally dropping down the Sierra Nevada to Sac
ramento, Cal. and then to San Francisco
This train consists of 60 motor-vehicles 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 antaircraft defense trucks and searchigf1ts.
and certain specially detailed observers who will
make intensive study and report to the
department 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 war departments
contribution to good roads movement; demOnstra-
ton of the practicability of lOng-dstance motor
post and commercial transportation and the neeI
for judicious expenditure of federal governmental
appropriations in providing the necessary high
ways
So much for the Lincoln highway as a means
of transr rtatiOn-a transcOntinentaI road link
ing the United States by states. Consider
the Lincoln way beauty spot-and Il
moria not only to the Great Emancipation, but to
the heroes who followed his example and won
the freedom of the world in the great
The roadside planting of the Lincoln way is in
charge of the General Federation of WOmens
Clubs This Organization has a membership of
25OOOO0 members. 1t has a state federation in
every state in the Union. Mary n Sherman,
chairman of the conservation department of the
general federation. mas secured q comprehensive
planting plan for the way. This plan has been
worked out by JenS Jensen. a noted landscape
engineer of Chicago. In general it 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 80 miles of Illinois. These prints
give all necessary details-kinds Of trees. shrubs
and flowers for each locality; suggestions for
grouping each. The clubs of the several states
through which the way passes will to it that
the planting is done. Many clubs in other states
will plant memorial miles the way and in
addition carry out the same plan in 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 bird sanctuary from
ocean to ocean.
For ten years America has been spending from
5000 100000 to $3O0OOO,OOO a year for highway
construction and INSTRUMENTATION national
nIen-without relation to the broad needs of the
country as q whole and with little coordination
of effort between states. After spending over
80 600 100000 in decade, we are, broadly speak
ing as far from a proper connecting system of
radfating highways in the United States as ever
The latest government figures show a total
highway mileage IN the United States of . 49,
expenditures noted, but II per cent, or some 1885,
900 miles, have received any attention whatever
and these improvements scattered in 48 states
in a loose and utterly ineffective way over va
rious sections of entire 100000 miles.