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Show RUBBER COMPANY PR0VfDESF0N0S Ideal Section of Lincoln Highway High-way to Be Made Auto Feature The best thought of the hlghwsy engineers en-gineers of America Is being given to the drafting of specifications for tho ideal section" to be built somewhere taps the Ltaooln highwsy with funds I provided by the United StateA Rubber' company The Lincoln Highway association' In Detroit is receiving hundreds of suggestions from engineers in every ,part of th.- I'nlted States. Indicating a d-ep interest In the project. In asking for op'nlonA from Amert- lea's hlghwaj engln sarins profession. the Lincoln Highway association Ipolntsd out that it realized that no set of specifications could he deter-I 'mined upon which would adequately I sit1, i' all sections of the country or even a" main hlghwavs In every- part Of the union. It took pains to maksl clear that the specifications desired 'were those for a main traveled hlgh-i ray, carrying not less than 10.000 vc- j les I day nt present and destined oarrj still heavier volume of travel during the life of the Improve- i j ment The question SSksd Of the engineers en-gineers relaterl to width of rtght-of-j Ivvay. width and thlrkne" of paving, j .method of drainage, advisability of beautlficatlon and lighting, permissible I ter mile, etc. As was expected n wide diversity of: opinion as regards the specification for such an "ideal section" Is being l:idl-CSted, l:idl-CSted, As rapidly as possible the of-fli of-fli Je of the association are tabulat- big the replies and suggestions re-icelved re-icelved and thse will be later subject -I ed to the careful scrutiny of a competent compe-tent board of fifteen of the most rep-j IresentaXlve nn-l experienced highway; icnglneors and ot her a u t horll les of the I I'n 1 ted States. The personnel of thlsj board will he announced soon by the! , association. It Is clearly apparent that the majority ma-jority of the engineers who have replied re-plied feel that n right -of-wav wider; bari those now beine provided Is de-simhlp de-simhlp If the future Increase of highway high-way transportation Is to be anticipate! antici-pate! mil provided for. Permanent monolithic pavement Is the almost j unanimous v erdict pf those so far ; heard from. Tbct the Importance and educe- tlnn.-l benefit of tbe "ideal section" hsi a much brofldsr appeal thin I among those actually eriiragil In highway construction. Is Indicated by the hundreds of letters the association associa-tion Is receiving from motorists and the public generally m.-ikln" suggestions sugges-tions anil commsndjng the lda. A gener.-'l divest of the current en-g'neerlne en-g'neerlne onlnlo" a rerards the Ideal snrclf leations will soon be released bv the national hendonarters of the I, In-I coin Highwav asoeatlon r.o |