Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-21
build IDEAL HIGHWAY
AS AN OBJECT LESSON
Section Of Lincoln Road in
Lake County, Ind, Pro
2 = posed as Site.

49,, To ascertain It's suitability as a
Probable location for the Ideal Sec
lion. detailed surveys of that section
OF the Lincoln highway. between Dyer
and Schcrervillc. in Lake County, In
diana. have been completed
This is the poin; on the great
: transcontincntal roadway that has
. been tentatively determined upon by
|. the board of directors of, tho Lincoln
. Highway Association as the best To-
!. cation for the Ideal Section to be
: built as an object lesson cmbodyirg
: the most advanced highway spccinca-
7 lions.
), lockwood. Greene & Co. engineers
) in GO operation with VIC. Thompson
the Lincoln Highway Associations
consulting highway engineer. have
: completed extensive INVESTIGATIONS on
: the ground concerning Topography,
drainage. soil conditions and costs.
= The final design az this short section
OF road. which is expected to sur
: pass in adequacy. pcrman"ncy and
: beauty any section OF rursl highway
/. now existing In the United states. is
. being rapidly brought to completion.
;u accordance with the general prin-
ciplcs laid down by tho technical com
mlttcc. appointed TO draft the spcCif-
cations.
Mnhcr Landscape studies.
While the highway engineers are
: engaged in the designing Of tho road
/ way itself Jcus Jensen. tho famous
landscape architect. OF Chicago. has
completed extensive studies of tn"
natural beauties Of the terrain at the
tentative location. which is well
forosted. and IS engaged in tho de-
vclopmcu, of the plans for its hcau,i-
ncation which will he worked out
along the right Of way.
Another meeting of the technical
committee will be called in the ncar
future TO consider the final tcnta-
tive plans prepared by the associa-
tons engineers and Mr.. Jansen. II
is expected that before tho commit
tee finally passes upon tn" completed
plans. an inspection trip over the
suggested location will he made Ivy
The committee as a whole 10 give it's
members. who are from widely scat;
tered sections OF the Union. an OPP
portunity 10 visualize the completed
Improvement. rs II will 1T In with
the conditions existing at the loca-
ton so far considered most desir
able-about forty miles south II
Chicago. near the Indiana-I Illinois
state line,
II is believed that only some now
unforeseen obstacle TO the carrying
'hrouEh OF thc Lincoln Highway AS
Soc!ation's ambitious plan will pre-
vent the final construction OF the
. Ideal Section in Lake County. Indiana.
Recently. J. y. Gum. president both
, OF the Lincoln Highway Association
, and of the United states Tire Com
, pany, and vicc-prcsidcnt Of tho
United States Rubber Company.
. which organization. through its in
. torest in the associations work is
making available the funds required
20 build tho section, spent day on
, the ground between Dyer and Schcr-
errille, investigating carefully every
feature OF the location. in company
with 4. T.. Bcmcnt vice president and
secretary OF the Lincoln Highway AS
. ISOLATION. President Gum was pleased
with the tentative location. and It's
, ease OF access from Chicago