The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-04-20
NEWS ABOUT THE VICTORY
HIGHWAY

the national headquarters of the Vic
tory Highway Association in Topeka, |
and the routing of that highway from
New York City to San Francisco,
California, through Topeka, this city
has bestirred itself to provide proper
hospitality for the motor tourists who
VIII follow the highway through To-
peka this season.
The two motor tourists camp
grounds in the public parks of To-
peka will be totally inadequate to the
demands put upon them when motor
lists commence this summer to follow
the blue and yellow signs of the Vic
tory Highway from coast to coast,
Geo. W. Stansfeld, president of The
Victory Highway Association, assur-
ed the Topeka Chamber of. Com
merce.
Stansfeld is sure that the amount
of tourist traffic through Topeka this
season will be several hundred per
cent greater than in any previous
year, because of the IacU that the Vic
tory Highway offers an almost unin-
terrupted stretch Of hard surfaced
road from Kansas City to Topeka,
and included in the highway through
Kansas there is the longest stretch of
paving which can be utilized in trav-
cling from end to end of the state.
Topeka civic organizations, includ-
ing the Chamber of Commerce, which
originated the campaign, the Co
Operative Club. the Rotary Club, the
Topeka Automobile Club, and the
Kiwanis Club, have appointed a joint
committee which has entered upon
the Job of arranging at least on more
camp ground in the city, probably to
be located on the grounds of the Kan
sas State Free Fair Association.
The committee win also arrange
for the installation of laundry and
shower bath facilities in one or more
of the tourist camp grounds, and tol
supplies of road information and in
formation about Topeka itself, to b
distributed to the tourists as the.
enter the city Topeka has hithert'
maintained two camp grounds, wit
wooden floors for tents, free light
water, and fuel supplies for cam
stoves which stand in the parks
These facilities are to be added t
before the tourist season of 1922.
The City of Denver, Colorado, an
the Colorado state highway commits
sion and officials, are taking up tn
Victory Highway project throug
that city, and over Rabbits Ear an
Berthoud Passes to the west, wit
much enthusiasm.
The highway commission of tn
state has donated to The Victor
Highway Association, heavy motto
truck which is to be used in tn
maintenance of the Victory Highwa
across Colorado. The association wi
supply staff for the truck, and wi
keep it in operation. 1t was an uT
solicited gift representing the az
prOval and interest of the highwa
officials of the state, in the Victor
Highway.
Every civic and commercial organ
ization in Denver has appointed CON
mfttees to cooperate in a campaig
for 1000 new members of the assoc
alton, which is to be held in Denve
this month.
Plans for the campaign were lai
at a 'Victory Highway luncheon,
which was held by the Denver Civ
& Commercial Association, under a,
engagements by J. E. Zahn, of Der
yer, State Director for Colorado, {
The Victory Highway Associatio,
who heads the Victory Highway con
mittee from that organization, WI
one of the speakers at the luncheon
George W. Stansfeld, of Topek
President of the association, an
Ben Blow, also of Topeka, Manage
were also speakers.
"This is the first trans-continent
motor highway which promises to p
Denver on a through route betwet
the two oceans DR.. Bartlett assel
ed. Hitherto Denver has been
stub city as far as motor tourists a
concerned, being the objective
short tours into the mountains. t
Victory Highway viii make US
mid-continent center of interest f
tourists who are crossing the emit