The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

| bv any in the world The Franklin
[ highway will cross the Missouri river
/ near Geddes $. d. over the proposed
Muelhead Dam. The Muelhead dam
will furnish power equal to Musseil
Shoals and Niagra Falls The power
/ created by damming the waters of the
! Missouri river will furnish electric
I lights to farmers and cities for 500
miles around from two to five cents
per kiiloWat as wen as cheap power
to operate Misunderstanding plants in
several cities. 1t viii furnish cleo
tricity to convey the coal from the
Black Hills to Sioux Falls. Mitchell &
Minneapolis.
The Topeka Division.
The Topeka division of the Franklin
highway from Duluth Minneapolis and
Via. the Muelhead Dam at Geddes. So
Oak. and Kansas City. to Topeka
And south from Topeka Via Okla
homa to Galveston and New orleans
thence to Florida. This great Frank
lin highway from the Forth to the
south is destined TO become the most
popular route in the I. 5 1t viii be
the shortest and smoothest route from
Minneapolis TO south Texas. 1t will
be memorial TO Benjamin Franklin
the great philosopher and father of
electricity; commonly known as poor
Richard.
The development of cheap electric
power by the construction of the
Muelhead Dam by the state Of South
Dakota makes it possible to electricity
light the franklin highway
The west at present is facing seri-
Gus problems. From an economic
point of view It becomes absolutely
necessary for the west to manufacture
its own goods. The west is supplied
with a fabulous wealth of undeveloped
resorses Near Geddes the home of
the Muelhead Dam; great quantities
of aluminium deposit is found. In fact
said to be the greatest deposit of
aluminium in the world The deposit
is so rich with aluminium that about
1000 pounds OF pure aluminium are
secured from q ton of crude ore. With
cheap electric power pure aluminium |
can be extracted from the crude ore !
very rapidly by the Hydr electric !,
process
In one day stream of trucks can de- |
liver tons of aluminium ingots at low !
cost at Topeka to be used in the manu- 1
1acture Of abroad passenger coaches. /
electric stoves and hun
dreds Of other articles. These rich 1
deposits of aluminium in the Mule head /
dam country will make it possible for /
Topeka TO become a great manufac-
turing centre.
His Sweetest Memory.
The sweetest memory of my life
was when 1 first visited Topeka with
my now world famed wagon and mules
and the burro following in the rear as
usual on my first trip across the Con-
tinent- This was fifteen years ago.
Senator Capper's Topeka Capital
gave me the name of the A Postal
0f good roads" / had come thru to
Topeka from Los Angeles over the
Santa F'e trail. on this historic trip /
was campaigning in the interest of L
Highways. 1t is as vivid in I
my memory as yesterday: when one
beautiful Sunday morning in July sew
eral automobiles filled with a few of /
he leading men and women of To- Il
1eka escorted me out of the city bid Il
ling me Gods spe~ on nv wav to
kansas City.
A most impressive occurrence hap
)ened upon this location. 1t left a
asting impression and has inspired I
ma helped me on my way in the great I
light for National highways
Several Of the beautiful, ladies of
he party grasped my hand in a feel
ms manner while a heavenly smile !
ipread over their features bidding !
hat l remain faithful to the good \
Dads cause =
VIII Garry Out His Pledge.
I viii return to To ska in the near .
uthure to carry out my pledge made .
lpon this eventfulT location to To-
'eka citizens AS ~lgineer of .
he Franklin highway il will afford me
are pleasure to route this great North
nd South road via Topeka. As ma .
ure has designated the Washington F.
highway as the Worlds Fair Route to .
Cortland in 1925 1 will run one di- .
ision OF the Washington highway
rom Douglas. Wyo.. to Topeka, where
junction will be made with the q.
rankin Highway. This will give a
irect route from New Orleans Texas
nd Oklahoma Cities to the Worlds
air at Portland. Several million peo-
lie will pass thru Topeka Worlds Fair 7
ear. This means a rich inheritance {
or any city who is so fortunate to l
ecure this precious prize. am sure
hat Geddes S. d. and the Mule Head
Jam will wish Topeka Gods speed a
nd organizations upon their good /
ortune.