The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-04
TAKE UP HIGHWAY
Victory Route Is Subject of C. of
G. Forum Meeting.
Ben Blow, Manager, and G. w.
StansfieId, Speakers.

The good roads enthusiasts predom-
mated in the Forum meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon today
when Ben Blow. manager, and George
w. Stansfield, president of the Victory
Highway association, told the mem
fbers of the chamber the plans Of the
association for transcontinental
highway in memory of the men and
women who served their country dur
ing the great war
ready for the creation of this me-
mortal, from a sentimental, point of
view" Blow declared, "but just the
same, we must link up the business
viewpoint with the sentimental and
show the people just how they are to
profit, before we will ever get any
thing done"
Bring 'Em All To Topeka
The Victory highway, stretching
across the United States from New
York to San Francisco, will divert
tourists from all points of the United
States, thru Topeka, Blow declared
And where the tourists stop. there
their money stops" Stansfield re-
minded the merchants in the meeting
The Victory Highway will be the
best marked highway across the United
States, and for that reason will attract
the greatest number of tourists, Blow
and Stansfield told the Chamber of
Commerce members. 1t has already
, been marked from San Francisco to
Colby, Kan, and by the end of No
vember the signs will have been erect
ed along the entire route to Kansas
City.
Every city and town between San
Francisco and New York is a mem
Der of the cooperative movement for
the installation of this highway, and
every one of them is to profit by it,
Blow said.
Deposit Money in Topeka.
Blow pointed out that all the money
which is to be collected thruout the
United States thru the sale of mem
berships in the association will be de-
| posted in the banks of Topeka, where
| the central offices of the association
are TO be permanently located. and
where it is the intention of the asso-
citation to construct building.
| The Victory Highway thru Topeka,
with Topeka advertised for hundreds
| of miles in each direction on these
! signs, will be of more benefit to this
| city than new railroad" Stansfield
| declared.
| Blow stressed the fact that ae in
tends to secure the Cooperation of the
women of Topeka and the United
| States. in the organization of the asso-
CAAAiOA4, eS wen DIS VI the
| Legion. It Is the plan of the associa-
| ton to have the boundaries of the
states, as well as the termini of the
| highway, marked with bronze statues
of American doughboys.
''It will be well to get these statues
/ up before there is an attempt to hard
surface the road thruout its length.
Blow said. with the statues in place,
! the people of the communities thru
which the road passes will be more
| easily brought to a realization of the
nature of the memorial which it will
really be. The statues themselves will
be Of assistance in getting the people
! to improve the road, eventually"
/ Following the luncheon, the eight
ca aptains of the teams which are to
secure memberships in the Victory
! Highway association. gathered fol-
final instructions for their drive. The
/ eight teams are working IN their vari-
Gus territories this afternoon.
z H Hogueiand. of the forum steer
ing committee of the Chamber OF
/ Commerce, presided at the luncheon
today Music was furnished by Dean
/ Wells and Clark Gi ham