The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-25
ROADS EXPERTS
TO DECIDE UPON
HIGHWAY DETAIL
"IdeaI Section for Lincoln
Highway To Be Given Per-
SonaI Attention Of National
Officials,

The appointment of committee of
technical experts to decide on specifi-
cations is the latest step in the move
ment to build on the Lincoln highway
an Ideal Section" with funds pro-
vided by the United States Rubber
company.
No announcement has yet been made
of the exact spot where the ideal sec
ton will be built. With Iowa, Illi-
nois. Indiana, Ohio Pennsylvania and
New Jersey all in active competition
for the honor, this announcement is
awaited with interest. 1t Is stated au-
thoritatively that a careful study of the
situation has narrowed down the pos
sibilities of location to point in Penn
Sylvania, one in Ohio and one in West
ern Indiana.
The plan followed by the board of di-
rectors of the Lincoln Highway asso-
citation In appointing their ideal sec
ton technical committee, was, brief
ly. to have represented in the delibera-
tions of the committee, every class OF
technician with an interest in the de-
velopment of American highways These
classes, from which were selected the
men to act upon the committee, COM
prise: The highway engineering depart
ment of the United States government.
the engineering and motor transport
corps of the army, the state highway
department officials and engineers.
county highway officials and engineers,
professors of highway engineering,
truck transportation interests, automo-
tive engineers and the great class OF
American tourists.
The committee selected well repre-
sents the interests named. The only
restricting influence in the appointment
of the committee was the practical con-
sideration of distance from the point of
meeting and the possibility of getting
the members of the committee together.
This consideration prevented the ap-
pointment of any engineers or others
west Of the Missouri river, as the as
sociation's board did not feel that these
busy men farther west-many OF whom
could have well been appointed on the
committee-could readily arrange to at
tend meetings held in Detroit, Wash
ington or New York.
The personnel of the committee ap-
pointed is as follows:
Thomas H. Mcdonald, chief, bureau
of public roads, United States depart
ment of agriculture, Washington.
A. r, Taylor, state highway commits
sioner, Ohio state highway department,
Columbus, o.
corps. U. S. A., Washington, D. C.
f. R. White, state highway engineer,
Iowa state highway department, Ames,
Iowa.
A. r. Hirst, state highway engineer,
Wisconsin state highway department,
Madison, Wis.
W. G. Thompson, late state highway
engineer, New Jersey state highway
department, Trenton, N. ].
Col. W. D. Uhler, state highway en-
gineer, Pennsylvania state highway de-
partment, Harrisburg, Pa.
Edward N. Hines, chairman, Wayne
county highway commission, Detroit,
Mich.
T. R. Agg, consulting engineer, pro-
fessor of highway engineering, Iowa
state college, Ames, Ia.
Clifford Older, state highway engineer,
Illinois state. highway department
Springfield, III.
Arthur II. Blanchard, professor of
highway engineering, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Col. Sidney D. Walden, director, Lin
coin highway association, Detroit, Mich.
All OF the men above named have
accepted 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 appointed a
competent landscape architect who will
consult with the highway engineers in
connection with the plans developed,
which are expected to include prac-
tical application of highway beautifi-
cation in the way Of planning and
landscaping the roadside.