South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-10
LINCOLN MARKERS
REACH THIS CITY
SUNDAY MORNING
Highway Crew on Eastern
Half in South Bend
Today.


The special crew Of college boys
who have been engaged 20 erect the
permanent markers along the east
ern half or the Lincoln highway are
now approaching South Bend and
are expected 20 reach here today
Mr.. II. n. Senbert reached here yes
terdav. He IS IN charge or the crew
and goes ahead or them in an auto
mobile 20 secure permission tor the
erection of the attractive markers
BIZ which the Lincoln Highwty asso-
citation is indicating the direct route
from the Delaware to the missouri
rivers. The western half OF me
route. from Omaha To the Pacinc
coast. has previously been marked
in this manner.
There are seven young men IN
the crew including Mr.. Senbert, who
is in charge. The Lincoln Highway
association selected for this arduous
task two standard Autocar motor
trucks which are cOnspicuousy
painted with the Lincoln highway
coIors. red. white and blue, and are
mounted on pneumatic truck tires.
Three young men are stationed on
each truck and carry with them a
large supply OF markers and also all
the necessary implements for dig
ging holes and erecting the signs.
The young men also carry on the
trucks a complete camping equip
ment.
The selection of the permanent
route for the Lincoln highway has
caused disappointment 70 many cit
les and towns which had hoped that
the Nations Main Street" would be
laid out through their streets and
highways. 1t is undoubtedly true
that the communities which are on
the Lincoln highway are constantly
benefited by the steadily increasing
traffic which is using this great
highway. II is a source of Satistac-
ton, therefore, TO local business
men that South Bend is included on
the Lincoln highway route and every
facility will be offered 10 the Lin
coin highway crew in order 10 as
sist them in the prompt erection of
the official markers in this vicinity.
once these markers have been erect
ed there can be no question in the
mind OF any automobile tourist as
to which is the correct route of the
Lincoln highway
The present crew started work at
the Pennsylvania-New Jersey state
line early i'm July The men are fol-
lowing a definite schedule which
calls for the erection of approx
mately 5000 permanent markers in
the territory which they have been
assigned to cover. The markers are
of steel 10X21 inches, and carry the
nationally known Lincoln highway
insignia in red, White and blue with
left and right turns indicated where
necessary. The markers are at
taChed 20 durable chestnut posts
which the young men fit securely in
the ground at conspicuous places.
averaging two TO the mile. These
markers do not disdgure in any way
any property on which they may be
erected and there is nothing about
them which suggests anything Of
commercial nature.
This permanent marking OF the
Lincoln highway is one OF the larg-
! est and most expensive jobs Of its
4 kind ever undertaken. The total
cost of the wor,, viii reach $4,000
/ or which threc-quarters is borne by
/ the Lincoln Highway association
+ through the cooperation extended by
John y. WHY'S. president of the
. WHY'S Overland co. OF Toledo. Ohio.
and director of the national organ
izatiOn who has contributed S15.-
/ 000 The relatively small balance
has been apportioned pro rata
among the communities along the
. Lincoln highway east OF the Mis-
( souri, river. In consequence each
. community. including South Bend.
/ receives an the advantages of this
/ permanent marking at less than 25
per cent of the actual cost.
In 1915 the Lincoln Highway as
soctation employed a similar crew TO
paint markers along the route. At
that time 5000 red white and blue
markers We're stenciled upon tele-
graph posts from New York CITY TO
the Nebraska-Wy Wyoming state line.
During the four years which have
since elapsed these markers have
faded and in many instances have
been entirely removed so that there
is now a pressing need Tor the per
manent metal markers which are
now being erected.