The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-17
PARADE FOR ROAD
Victory Highway DemOnstra-
ton This Afternoon.
Drive Begins With Assembly of
Workers Tomorrow.
TOPEKA A TOURING Center
Motor Traffic of United States
Thru Capital City.
Paved From st. Louis to New
York by End of 1922.
TOPEKA A TOURING CENTER

This afternoons parade marks the
preliminary of Topeka's drive for the
Victory highway, which will actually
start tomorrow morning at O'Clock,
when the team captains and every
worker will meet at the Chamber of
Commerce preparatory to engaging in
actual work.
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
proposes to make the drive for the Vic
tory highway quick and snappy, said
Secretary Sickler this morning, and
from the assurances we have had from
all of the different civic organizations
believe that the present drive Will
establish a record that will last Tor
some time. The entire city of Topeka
has been districted, each team has
been allotted it's station, and If there
| is anv citizen in Topeka who fails to
learn by Wednesday evening, just what
the Victory highway means to Topeka,
| it will be an oversight on the part
| of the committee.
That Topeka will be developed into
! the greatest touring center in the
United States as result OF the Vlcs
tory highway, was the deelaraton OF
| George Stansfield. president or tne
organization this morning when dts
| ciIssing the drive. From information
we have received" said Stansfteld,
| "alI pavement between New York and
st. Louis will be completed by the end
!
| with our undertaking successfully put
| over here in Topeka, we shall be in a
position to start at once carrying our
| our plan for construction or the VIC
tory highway across Missouri: When
| this is completed, Topeka Will be
| suburb of New York"
| Afternoons Parade.
The parade order this afternoon
| DIVISION Police car. band car,
Victory highway car, board of direc-
tors Topeka Chamber Of Commerce,
Woman's club; assemble on east side
of Kansas avenue south of Tenth, and
| DIVISION 2-Kiwanis club, Rota
club, assemble on north side of Tenth
avenue, east of Kansas avenue, head
ed west.
DIVISION 3-Co-operative club
4 Square Circle Salvation Army band
assemble on north side of Ninth street
west of Kansas avenue, headed east.
DIVISION 4-City planning board
Rotary club, Lions club, assemble or
north side of Ninth street, east of Kan
sas avenue, headed west.
| DIVISION 5-Merchants' associa-
ton, Auto club, Good Roads associa-
ton, knights of Columbus and Boys
Industrial school band, assemble or
south side of Ninth, west of Kansas
:, avenue, headed east.
club, Y. M. c. A, American Legion
Boy Scouts drum corps, assemble Oh
north side of Eighth avenue, east OF
Kansas avenue, headed west.
DIVISION Life Underwriters, G
A. R.. auto dealers. assemble on south
side of Eighth avenue, west of Kan
sas avenue, headed east.
/ DIVISION 8@Auto trucks and de
livery wagons, assemble on west side
of Seventh. west of Kansas avenue
headed east.
Route of march: North on Kansa!
avenue, thru North Topeka, where
parade circles thru drive in Garfield
park and returns over Kansas avenue
to Tenth, where parade disbands. Al
automobile owners are urged to be a
the allotted point on time
Every mile of the distance from
New York to st. Louis will be paved
: I by the end of the construction seasoI
next year, according to Ben Blow, Vic
tory Highway manager. Special work
ers will invade Missouri next year tt
: aid in the formation of benefit dis
tricts, it was said.
Paved highways already cross Penn
sylvania and Indiana. Illinois, Ohit
and other states will also complet,
Translate highways next year anc
with the opening of the tourist seaso1
: an immense volume of traffic, it is ex
pected, will be diverted over the nev
= route.