Show VAST AST INCREASE IN I I MOTOR TRAVEL TO UTAH UTAHN N Nearly Thousand E Eastern Cars Cars Passed One Point During August 19 1919 9 I J As estimate of of the number humber of ot of cars ars I e ln- ln through Salt T Lake ake and oth other Uta Utah h cities can he be gained grained from the re report re-j re port just made e to the Lin Lincoln ln oln Highway i tl i association hy by Hamilton a Orr On highway l consul at Orrs Orr's ranch In western Tooele I j county between Fishers Fisher's pass and the Goodyear Gody ar section I Mr Orr reported officially that cars passed his ranch last May In June 56 during July and ard during during- August u Jt I Most of these cars h he says a came from points east of Utah showing showing- that nearly I all aU the machines passed through Salt Lake ake CHANGE IN FIVE YEARS I Five years ago Orr Ia says s twenty 01 or nr twenty-five twenty cars a month in the best seasons seasons sea sea- sons would have ha been unusual travel in fn that section But continuous Improvements Improvements Improve Improve- ments on the Lincoln highway permit an anfor outlet for the average Americans American's desire for travel and to tour the great West Westby Westby l by r motorcar The Lincoln Highway y association estimates estimates esti- esti mates that between and motorcars motorcars motor motor- cars carrying from to made trips of more than 1500 miles In iii length over the Lincoln highway last year ear The greater part of ot this travel was westward and a. a considerable portion of it through the Rocky mountain region HIGHWAY EXPENDITURES In the following table prepared b by the Lincoln Highway association showIng showing show show- ing the expenditures on the tle Lincoln higL- higL eay ay ay in Ip each state traversed the amount 01 federal and state aid accurately re reported reported re- re ported through the highway department is augmented by such scattered county reports as were available Expenditures res' res on on the Lincoln highway 1919 New construction reconstruction i and maintenance New Jersey 00 f Pennsylvania U g Ohio l' l j Indiana f f Illinois Iowa V Nebraska t uJ J Wyoming Utah 4 Nevada California Lo d. d Total ADDED EXPENDITURES 1 To the above must must be added much of or orthe the county construction and maintenance I work and Ity city paving for which it is Impossible Im On- possible t tot get accurate detailed figures Conservative e estimates resulting from ac actual actual ac- ac I inspection Ion of work In progress indicates that hat these unreported expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures amo amounted n ed to over In la 1919 Total financing for Lincoln way Im im- im I provement 1919 i Detailed expenditures s reported Unreported improvement work Funds provided for or contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts let let i I. I 2 Total I TOTAL SUM SPENT To give significance to the meaning of the above figures as showing the tr tremendous tre tr- impetus given Lincoln way Improvement imi Im On- i provement et n presents r during the the lo lov following past v year jear ria table the association association as as- In Indicating indicating in- in I the amounts expended for for Lincoln Lincoln Lin Lin- I coln coin highway construction and maintenance nance during each year since the association tion actively undertook its work worl I Yearly expenditures on the Lincoln highway 0 i 1914 1915 1916 1916 1917 L u. u 1918 1919 Total expenditures expenditures' on Lincoln Lin Lin- coIn coln way In six years ears War ar ar tax lax L j |