Show Y ACROSS U. U S. S j MAY OME REALITY I Interest has been aroll aroused cd in automobile automo- automo bile circles by the tho movement started II by liv i Congressman ox-Congressman William ill in J. J Coombs Coumbs for for- mor ner director of the tho Union Pacific railroad railroad rail rail- I road and president of of th the Municipal pal Art society of New York to obtain n u a general expression of the sentiment of f the country in regard to having the United States government build a i great eat transcontinental railway from rout tho the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean on out I part of which public highway it is also nho proposed to construct a transcontinental tal automobile roa road extending l n from oc ocean an to ocean I Mr Coombs disclaims au any to have the government op operate rato the f road but simply to furnish which can cau bo be availed of by au any auy existing exist exist- existing in ing rOl road or roads to he be h hereafter constructed con can or by b bau au any auy freighter by the payment of ot t tolls a and d compliance with withe general e regulations A A. reason for this movement ement as ur urged ed by Mr Ir Coombs is that there is not available capital enough in tho the country to provide track track- a age e to meet the growing r win wants of its commerce It ha has hai been en sUjI suggested to Mr 11 Coombs Coomb I that the thc automobile interests of the I countr country arc are very on large and that this I scheme of a n great re t transcontinental railway railway rail rail- wa way be bc made more attractive I provided that upon this strip of land a great national automobile road could 1 be he Mr o r. r Coombs says he has bait bad had sonic sonio J. J hesitation in prop proposing such an automobile automo antomo bile road rond as it Uli might ht savor of a bid for the support of or particular interests At tho the s same uno time he reco recognizes nize the fact that everything e that would divert their traffic from front the ordinary roads road of the country countr would be a a. great benefit to the country in iii general while the comparatively com coin small amount of laud land required re rc- rc for the construction ion of this automobile au an- roa road would he be no hindrance to the construction of the thc proposed track track- a age c. c In lu fact in in deciding upon the amount amO of f land laud required d Mr Mn Ir Coombs Coomb I had bad had bad this this this-in in mind Mr r. r Coombs Coomb goeson goes oc on to say The rhe use of f this automobile road would of ot course he be under the same regulations as far as tolls and anti general malla management are concerned a as a the rail nail road Private enterprise would pr provide ville for supply stations station and hotel accommodations mo rj The rhe variety of country and scenery that would be embrace embraced in a a. trip across the continent over oyer such a I road load could not be he duplicated in ill any country in the world worM The rhe location of I ilio ho automobile roa road upon uvan the strip of land laud would woul be lie upon tho the e edge e of it it so 50 as not to interfere with the main feature wit to-wit the necessities of tho the railroad This transcontinental railway could be built by the government much more economically and with T less wastage c to the resources of the tho country than by private enterprise As to the tho route after many man ears i-ears ears of thought on the subject subject sub sub- I have havo decided that the route which would most effectively serve servo the greatest interests of the country lies alon along the tho parallel of 4 42 degrees from tho A Atlantic to the Pacific ocean The rhe road would e extend tend across s the tIle states of New Jersey Te c Pennsylvania Ohio In Indiana Illinois Iowa Missouri Nebraska Colorado Utah Nevada wada anc and California Un Under er tho the provision of the tho constitution providing for post roads anc and military roads the government to would be lie authorized to condemn a strip of land approximately one half mile in width over O tho the whole distance of the main lino line upon which su sufficient track age ae could be laid as tho the of the country called for to provide fast fasl trains slow low trains and sidings s. s J I I would woul avoid as not far tar as possible the touching of cities where here the terminals terminal and right at af way war would woul bo be expensive |