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Show THE CITIZEN s LINCOLN HIGHWAY. - XKW.SlVUKIt ASSOCIATION- 3IKSH1KH, No. 2207 That the country may become saturated! with automobiles, after which buying will be restricted to a predictable amount based on cars wearing out and the increase of population, has been a bugbear to alarmists in the trade for several years. Statistics do not bear out these fears. According to the American Automobile association, in all but nine states, material increases were shown in number of motor vehicles registered during the six months period of 1923 over the entire years With six registrations of 1922. months yet to go, the record of 1923 in all states will exceed that of 1922. The state of Ohio climbed up to second place in total number of motor vehicles registered, changing places New York again with California. leads, with a total registration dur1,025,-71- 8 ing the six months' period of motor vehicles. Ohio is second, with 965,000, and California third, with 933,808. Pennsylvania is fourth, with 922,062; Illinois fifth, with 833,-92Michigan sixth, with 624,590, and Texas, seventh, with 571,981. The total number of motor vehicles registered in all of the states during the six months period was 13,002,-42as against 12,238,375 for the en0; This report gives a complete picture of the present condition of the Lincoln Highway. The data isp rovided by wire by the consuls of the association from along the route between the two coasts and is authentic. Division One New York City to Philadelphia, 96 miles. Weehawken Ferry to Prince ton, 51 miles, excellent; Princeton to Lawrence ville, 5 miles, poor macadam; Lawrenceville to Trenton, 6 miles, excellent; Trenton to Philadelphia, 32 miles, excellent. Division Two Philadelphia to Pa., 142 miles. Philadelphia to Gettysburg, 118 miles, excellent; construction going on between Getys-bur- g and New Oxford, ' follow marked detour, eight miles macadam and concrete; New Oxford to Chambersburg, 34 miles, excellent. Division Three Chambersburg, Pa., to Greensburg, Pa., 122 miles. Perfect road, all well maintained macadam and new concrete; no detours. Be careful of speed. Division Four Greensburg, Pa., to Canton, O., 133 miles. Greensburg to Pittsburgh, 30 miles, excellent except in Irwin; Pittsburgh to Rochester, 30 miles, paved city streets mostly poor; Rochester to Canton, 73 miles. Detour well marked over paved streets mostly poor; Rochester to Canton, 73 miles, detour well marked over paved road via Beaver Falls, 4.5 miles. Darlington, 8.4 miles, East Palestine, 7.1 miles, Columbiana, 9.9 miles, Salem, 9.2 miles. Alliance, 14.8 miles. Canton, Cham-bersbur- ' miles, excellent; Ashland to Mansfield detour via Olivesburg rough to fair macadam, 15 miles, new construction under way on Lincoln Highway. Division Six Mansfield, O., to Van Wert, 0., Ill miles. Mansfield to Crests line, 12 miles, fair; Crestline to Bucy-rufollow marked detour via Galion, brick; Bucy crus to Osceola, 7 miles, excellent; Osceola to Van Wert, 79 miles, mostly old macadam. Division Seven Van Wert. O., to South Bend, Ind., 122 miles. Van Wert to Fort Wayne, Ind., 35 miles, good to state line, detour between state line and Fort Wayne, construction under way, detour marked; Fort Wayne to Ligonier, 44 miles, via detour marked between Fort Wayne and Churubusco, 15 miles, construction under way, detour good; Churubusco to Ligonier excellent; Ligonier to Soutn Bend, 43 miles, excellent paving. Division Eight South Bend, Ind., to Chicago Heights, 111., 83 miles. South bend to Carlisle, 14 miles, concrete; New Carlisle to La Porte, 13 miles, good detour marked around construction under way between Chicago Heights and Joliet; fair detour marked; Joliet to Plainfield, 9 miles, good concrete; Plainfield to Aurora, 13 miles, good gravel; Aurora to Sterling, 90 miles, good concrete; bad detour of 5.5 miles between Sterling and Morrison reported impassable when wet This will be removed about the 15th; Morrison to Clinton, 12 miles, concrete. Division Ten Clinton, la., to Low-de41 miles, concrete paving; Low-de- n to Cedar Rapids, 47 miles, fair to good, two short detours bad in wet weather, marked, last ten miles into Cedar Rapids concrete; Cedar Rapids 51 g, 19 miles. Division Five Canton O., to Mansfield, O., 65 miles. Canton to Ashland, s, n, 7, tire year of 1922. ' This shows a healthy growth, which is always an indication of demand far beyond that of saturation. But the real reason for thinking that the saturation point is infinitely distant is found in the roads of the United States. With a total road mileage of 2,819,386, of which only 350,000 miles are improved, what will the demand demand, be, over the present-da- y when even a fifth of the unimproved roads become highways ? hard-surfa- ce WENDOVER HIGHWAY. to Marshalltown, 75 miles, all excellent, including marked detour between Chelsea and Tama, 12 miles. Division Eleven Marshalltown, la., to Denison, la., 142 miles. About 95 miles of gravel road in this division, balance dirt roads in fair condition afO fected for few hours after rain; short marked detour over good road at Nevada. Division Twelve Denison, la., to Council Bluffs, la., 76 miles. All dirt roads, but well graded and draged and in excellent condition, except when wet. Short rough stretch between Missouri Valley and Loveland. No detours. Division Thirteen Omaha, Nebr., to Kearney, Nebr., 204 miles. Omaha to Fremont, 32 miles, paved, 7 miles dirt, good when dry; Fremont to Ames, fiO miles, paved; Ames to Richland, 32 miles, well graded dirt; Richland to Columbus, 8 miles, good gravel; Columbus to Kearney, 117 miles, well graded dirt and gravel. Division Fourteen Kearney, Nebr., to Sidney, Nebr., 226 miles. Kearney to Gothenburg, 66 miles, excellent dirt and gravel, no detours; Gothenburg to Brady, 13 miles, good ; detour south over well marked road from Brady to North Platte, 23 miles, good dirt; North Platte to Sidney, 122 miles, excellent graded dirt and gravel. Division Fifteen Sidney, Nebr., to Laramie, Wyo., 157 miles. Sidney, Nebr., to Cheyenne, Wyo., 105 miles, good graded gravel and dirt; Cheyenne to Laramie, 52 miles, excellent. Division Sixteen Laramie, Wyo., to Rock Springs, Wyo., 238 miles. Laramie to Medicine Bow, 60 miles, good; Medicine Bow to Rawlins, excellent, except short rough stretch near Walcott; Rawlins to Rock Springs, 114 miles, fair to excellent, except rough stretch between Thayer Junction and Point of Rocks, 7 miles. Division Seventeen Rock Springs, Wyo., to Echo, Utah, 150 miles. Rock Springs to Green River, 15 miles, cellent; fair to good to Lyman, 62 miles; Lyman to Evanston, 41 miles, likel yto be muddy when wet; Evanston to Wasatch, Utah, 10 miles, excellent; Wasatch to Echo, poor and rough, but always passable, 25 miles. Division Eighteen Echo, Utah, to Gold Hill, Utah. 195 miles. Echo to Salt Lake City, 50 miles, excellent; Salt Lake City to Tooele, 40 miles, excellent; Tooele to Bushs Ranch, 19 miles, excellent; Fisher Pass, between Bushs Ranch and Orrs Ranch, ft miles, in fair shape; Goodyear Cut-Ogood; Black Point to Gold Hill, 12 miles, fair to good. Division Nineteen Gold Hill, Utah, to Eureka, Nev., 194 miles. Gold Hill to Ibapah, 13 miles, fair with some rough stretches; Ibapah to Ely, Nevada, 95 miles, good; Ely to Eureka, 87 miles, fair, with several rough stretches on the fiats. Division Twenty Eureka, Nev., to Fallon, Nev., 191 miles. Eureka to Austin, 73 miles, fair to good; Austin to Fallon, 118 miles, reported exc lent, New Pass Canyon fair, Flats hard ff Completion of the Timpie-Wendov- cr cutoff on the Victory highway is now assured. Preston G. Peterson, chairman of the state road commission, has wired Governor Chas. R. Mabey I i that he is coming home with $25,000 and a promise of $25,000 more in thirty days to apply on the construction of this highway. This money was donated by California for this purpose. When this road is completed it will give Utah two highways going out west. Client I want to find out if I have grounds for a divorce. Attorney Are you married? Client Of course I am. Attorney You have. Success. i and fast. Division ( Twenty-on- e Fallon, Nev., to Placerville, Cal., direct, via Carson City, 152.8 miles. Fallon to Hazen, 16 Martha Throop in Spice of 1922, at Salt Lake, Tuesday and Wednesday. miles, excellent; at Hazen detour south |