Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
ROAD EXPERTS
 WORKING OUT
 IDEAL PROGRAM

DETROIT. Mich-The executive committee of the board of directors of the Lincoln Highway association atl their recent meeting here. called the first meeting of the associations tech- nical committee on Dec. r and IS in New York. This date was selected to suit the convenience of the majority of the members Of the technical commit tee. many of whom are state highway officials who will attend the conven- tion of the American Association of State Highway Officials in Washington the last week in December.
 The highway experts representing every field of interest in modern road improvement who have consented to act on the Lincoln Highway associa- tion's technical committed to determine the final specifications for an ideal section which the association will con- struct on the Lincoln highway next year. comprise some of the best known highway engineers and commissioners in the United States. The decision to be reached by the committee in New York is expected to have a far reaching influence on the future of American road construction.
 The Lincoln Highway association for the last ten months has been carefully gathering the opinions and advice of engineers in every section of the Union and the accumulated data will be con sidered by the technical committee during the two sessions at the En- gineer's club in New York
 The committee appointed by the board of directors of the Lincoln high way association, the personnel of which is giving it's time and interest to the question is as follows:
 A. R. Taylor, state highway commis- sioner, Columbus, Ohio; Col. J. NJ Ritchie, motor transport corps, Wash ington, D. C.; F. R. White, state high way engineer, Ames, Iowa; Col. w. D Uhler, state highway engineer, Harris burg, Pa; Edward N. Hines. chairman Wayne Co. highway commission, De troit, Mich; Prof. T. R. Agg, consult Ing engineer, Ames, Iowa; A. R. Hirst state highway engineer, Madison, Wis. Arthur H. Blanchard, Prof. highway engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich; w. C.. Thompson late state highway engineer of New Jersey, Trenton. N. J.; H. Elting' Breed, 507 Fifth Ave, New York City late state highway engineer of New York; Clifford Older, state highwa! engineer, Springfield, Ill.,; Col Sidne! D. Waldon, S7O Woodward Ave, De troit Mich; Thos. H. Mcdonald. chic bureau of public roads. United State: department of agriculture, Washing ton, D. C.; L. II. Wright, director In diana state highway commission, In dianapolis, Ind; A. N. Johnson. dear enKinaNRing college University o Maryland, College Park, Md.
 The association has not yet an nounced just where the Ideal Section which win be financed by the United States Rubber company db New Yorl is to be constructed. It is certain however that this section will be 10 cated somewhere between Pittsburs Pa. and Chicago, III. on the Lincol highway. This section of road, whic will represent on the concensus ( opinion of the best engineering brain of the country, will unquestionably be come "The Show Road of the World and a section of modern highway des tined to attract from every part or tf United states highway builders an highway commissions to study the dt tails of its construction. Without
 question the Ideal Section on the Lii ccln highway will become even intel nationally famous, for America at ia leads the world in highway design
 not in number of miles completed.
 The Ideal Section will be for nun her of years kept under the observ' ton of the Federal government throul the office of public roads and goveri ment bulletins will be frequently issu' concerning the observation of goVel1 ment experts as related to the maj problems which will be studied WI interest as the section ages una heavy travel.