Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-07-19 | Page 14 | Illinois First to Give Practical Aid to Great Highway

ILLINOIS FIRST TO GIVE PRACTICAL AID TO GREAT HIGHWAY Tha first practical raaulta from tha tour of tha Indiana Automobile Manufacturers' aaaoclatlon from Indianapolis to th Pa-i Pa-i trie coast to further the interests of tha Lincoln highway, a national coast to roast undertaking aa a permanent memorial to Abraham Lincoln, will h? ahown In Illinois. Illi-nois. At a CfjaJaMsKaj hetwecn Qajr. fQdward F. Dunne of Illinois and Cart O, flatter. who planned the Lincoln highway, aa wall aa th praaent tour. tti governor enthu taat1cally approved the plans of the asao- t-iatlon, and u r fed that the Lincoln hlg;h- way fo through aome aection of HMnola and promised considerable financial aid. Tha a tat legislature of HMnola has recently re-cently appropriated l.flM..ftno toward the permanent Improvement of some of Ita Ba 4- main hnrniigiilaraa fhrrtt'"! Tha individual counties have also agreed to spend a similar amount. Oovernor I. Minna told Mr. Fisher that a aubetantla! aliara of this would be expended on aection aec-tion of the Uncoln highway If It passes through Illinois Oorernor Dunne Is to appoint a commissioner com-missioner of highways to take up the road building work. The governor declared he would nave his new appointee enter Into a full and detailed investigation of cement hlghwaya, of which much of the Lincoln highway la to be constructed, so that he may be fully advised aa to the latest and moat permanent form of modern road const con-st ruction. Mr. Fisher eaya Governor Dunne la Just aa keen aa anyone for good roads, neoauie he realises the beneflta to tha farmer, the merchant, the manufacturer manu-facturer and the tourist which come from them. I can see that the Uncoln highway means more to the country than the aver age good road," said Governor Dunne to mr. Fisher. "It stands for prosperity In every community through which the highway high-way Is located. The farmers will have easier acceaa to their marketa. The merchants mer-chants will be enabled to make cheaper ' a aw quicker deliveries to their customers In the country. Tourists, traveling by automobllea, will number thouaanda and the supplying of their wants will mean much to every village and Its merchants." An organisation haa already been start-K start-K ed st Springfield to build a road connect ing the Uncoln highway with the old Lincoln Lin-coln farm near Springfield. This branch section Is to be constructed whan the actual ac-tual route for the Lincoln highway la decided de-cided upon. Tn this connection It Is reported that Canton, O., where another martyred preal-dent, preal-dent, William McKlnley. la laid to eternal reat. also wishes to be on the line of the Lincoln highway, and Is willing to raise any necessary amount to obtain It. At tha meeting between Governor Dunne and Mr. Fisher, which took place during the L A. af. A. tour In the capitol at Springfield, the governor aaaured Mr. Kisher that he would uae his Influence to tnaure the success of the Lincoln highway. Th sum of 4. 100,000 i,sa been pledged to data, leaving but tfi.goo.ooo to be on-Kilned