| Show big increase in traffic on victory highway predicted TOPEKA kansas may way 16 A biff big increase in automobile traffic bound for the pacific coast over the lino line of the victory highway Is to predicted by ben den blow manager ot of the victory highway association who haa has just ife turned from a meeting with tho the chamber ot of commerce loi im in di and st louis in indianapolis which ie Is not on the route ot of any other new york ban san francisco highway an awakening to tha the value of automobile tour lot 1st traffic was particularly noticeable according to mr blow and us as a result of his visit the chamber of commerce has named a director to operate cooperate co with the other hoard board members in advertising tho the victory highway AS tho the most desirable of all cross country lines between tb the e samo same terminal points that 1923 will a show j w V a much greater volume of tri ic than 1922 Is due to no small extent bo to uw the advertising ver given the victory hegh way by the st louis chamber of of commerce the president of whua which mr F W A vesper Is a aj member of tho the victory highway board ID addition a statement recently issued by theodore gary chairman of the missouri highway commission to tho the effect that one road between st louis louts and kansas city would be kept under constant maintenance during the summer of 1923 to take cava cat of the f flow low of travel during that time when tho the missouri stretch of the victory highway Is under construction has had its effect and automobile owners east of the mississippi river who have been held back by the bad reputation of missouri roads are now planning trips to the wast much publicity has been given in the east to the selection of the vic lory tolly highway line by the state of utah and in spite of at the efforts of other trail organizations which lead into other ports of california the he increase in travel over ta athe he victory VI t ory highway in 1923 will be 11 greater reater than was deemed possible when the work of developing this new cross country line was started two years year ago |
