Arizona republican., 1922-02-19
GOING AHEAD ON
IDEAL SECTION

Information received by George
Miller, local manager Of the United
States Rubber company states that
immediate steps to carry through the
construction Of the Ideal section OF
the Lincoln highway have been au-
thorized by the executive committee
OF the Lincoln Highway association.
The section will be constructed be-
tween Dyer and Schererville. Lake
county. Indiana, just outside OF Chi
cago.
The decision of the executive COM
mittee TO authorize construction was
made possible by the unanimous pas
sage by the Lake county council OF
an appropriation Of $25,O00 to assist
in the work. The financial co-opera-
tion of the county was the last step
necessary to assure the construction
Of the Ideal section at that point.
State Aid Already Assured
In April, 1921, the Indiana state
highway commission voted to aid the
construction of the section to the
extent Of $4,000 a mile, this sum IN
volving a portion Of the states fed
eral aid. While sentiment in Lake
county has enthusiastically favored
the construction of the section, there.
some difficulty was encountered in
finding a legal means by which the
county could assist the association
and the state in the work. This
question has been satisfactorily
taken care of by the county UNDER
taking to construct the necessary
drainage structures included in the
section.
Work to Start in 1922
The property owners along the site,
Axs HIGHWAY
sociation as the most ideal anywhere
between New York and San Fran
cisco. have given their cooperation
to a man, with result that deeds to
the 100 feet of right of-way required
have already been signed and include
provisions whereby an additional 20
feet OF right of way may be secured
bv the state il later required.
At the last meeting OF the technl-
cal committee OF the lincoln High
way association. the final plans pre-
pared by Lockwood. Greene and
company, engineers, and w. ~
Thompson. the associations consult
ing highway engineer. were approved
as were the Identification plans
prepared by Jens Jensen, landscape
architect of Chicago. and the plan OF
Illumination submitted by the Gen-
eral EleCtFlc company
y Section Is Result Of Long STUDY
THE Ideal section will be built to
anecifications determined upon after
: long study and careful canvass or
the opinions of the leading highway
engineers of the United states. IL
will constitute the finest piece or
road ever built on the American con-
tinent In the center of the 100 teet
riol1t -of-way will be laid 40 feet OF
I'd inch reinforced concrete surfacinR,
flanked BY wide earth shoulders, IL
Illuminated for night travel and with
the roadsides Handicapped to take the
greatest advantage of the natural
beautieS OF the region. The project
IS one the Lincoln Highway associa-
ton has for years hoped to accom-
plish. II is being made possible
through the liberal aid OF the United
States Rubber company. whose cnalr-
man and president, c. s. seger. Ior-
merly president Of the Union Ia
cific Railroad company, has a Vltai
interest in transportation deVeion-
ment and whose vice president, j. y.
Gum is president OF the Lincoln
Highway ASSOCIATION.
The construction OF the ldeal sec
ton this year will be watched with
the utmost interest by highway en-
vineers and officials in every sec
tion OF the United States. The work
win be under the supervision OF the
federal government. the state OF IN
diana. Lake county and the Lincoln
Highway associations consulting en-
gineers. Every detail of the con.
struction will be watched with most
nainstaking care and technical re-
ports prepared for the benefit ot
those interested in the study of SCI
entific highway planning and con-
struction.