South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-31
ideal SECTION"
ON LINCOLN WAY
Is CONSIDERED
Appoint Expert Committee to
Draw Specified
tIOns.

The appointment Of a committee
Of technical experts 20 decide on
specifications IS the latest step IN
tho movement 20 build on the LIN
coin highway an Ideal Section
with funds provided by the United
States Rubber Co.
30 announcement has yet been
made Of the exact spot where the
ideal section will be built With
Iowa. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Penn
ayIvanla and New Jersey all In &C
tive competition for the honor this
announcement IS awaited with IN
tercst. il Is stated authoritatively
that a careful study OF the situation
has narrowed down the possibilities
Of location 20 a point IN Pennsyl-
vanla. one IN Ohio and one In west
ern Indiana
All Technical Glasses.
The plan followed by the hoard Of
directors Of the Lincoln Highway
association IN appointing their Ideal
Section" Technical committee was
briefly. 90 have represented In the
deliberations OF the committee. every
class Of technician with an interest
in the development Of American
highways. These classes, from which
were selected the men 10 act upon
the committee. comprise. The high
way engineering department Of the
United States government. the En-
cheering and motor transport corps
OF tho army, the state highway de-
partni,lt officials and engineers.
county highway officials and engi-
neers. professors Of highway engi-
neering. truck transportation inter
ests. autOmOtlve engineers and the
great class or American tourists
The committee selected we'll rep
sents the interests named. The only
restricting influence in the appoint
ment OF the committee was the praC-
tical consideration OF distance from
the point OF meeting and the pos
sibiity or getting the members Of
the committee together. This con-
sideration prevented the appoint
ment OF any engineers or others west
OF the Missouri river. as the associ-
alton board did not feel that those
busy men further west-many Of
whom could have well been ap-
pointed ON the COmmittee-COuld
very readily arrange 20 attend
meetings held I'm Detroit, Washing
ton or New York
Personnel OF Committee.
The personnel OF the committee
appointed is as follows:
Thomas TT. Mcdonald. CHER bu-
reau OF public roads. United States
department of agriculture. Wash
ingtOn. ID. c.
a. r. Taylor. state highway COM
missioner. Ohio state highway de
partment, Columbus. o.
Col J. NJ. Richie. motor trans
port corps. L. S. A, Washington, D.
F. r. White. state highway engi-
neer, Iowa state highway depart
ment. Ames Iowa.
a. r. Hirst. state highway engi-
neer, Wisconsin state highway de-
partment Madison. Wis.
W. @. Thompson. late state high
way engineer New Jersey state
highway department. Trenton. y. J.
Col W. ID. UhIer state highway
engineer Pennsylvania state high
way department Harrisburg. Pa
Edward y. Hines. h air IN a n
Wayne county highway association,
Detroit. Mich
T. r. Agg. consulting engineer,
professor of highway engineering,
Iowa State college. Ames. Iowa.
Clifford Older, state highway en-
gineer, Illinois state highway de
RAA AAAAfilAr snhNA Atlt- l.f'ltlr AZ
Arthur II. Blanchard, professor
OF highway engineering, University
OF Michigan. Ann Arbor. Mich.
Col. Sidney ID. Walton. director
Lincoln Highway association. De-
trOit. Mich
All OF the men named have ac-
eepted their appointment on the as
sociation's technical committee and
are giving careful consideration TO
the plans for the Ideal Section"
There still remains TO be appoint
ed a competent landscape architect
who will consult with the highway
engineers in connection with the
plans developed. which arc expected
10 include practical application Of
highway Identification In the way
OF planting and landscaping the
roadside.
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