Show PIKES PEAK IWA tiie the month of june 1918 19 IS has witnessed heavier traffic ol of every mail kiml over tile the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway than the same month last year and reports received at the na dional headquarters at colorado springs from points all along the route indicate that tile the volume ot of travel this summer will show a considerable sid erable increase over that of 1917 between indianapolis ail and the A at alantic lantic coast terminals new york city anti and philadelphia tile the new jer sey bey pennsylvania and ohio state stale divisions report a noticeable increase in the use of tile the highway by motor trucks tor for thru as aswell well as local travel from indianapolis west a great ot of all motor travel is being routed via the pikes peak ocean to ocean highway which has been in excellent condition thru illinois and masouri Ms almost every day fleets ot of cars on the ways way from detroit or indianapolis and destined for paints in ili the central states or the southwest are making use usa of the pikes pak ocean to ocean highway massouris Mis souris section of oc tile the id ailway between hannibal and st joseph I ilas has las been designated as a military route F from rona st joseph west thru kansas to colorado colorado springs the road has been in good condition all spring and is attracting considerable travel from routes north and south of 0 this line the alie scenic portions portions thru the colorado mountains are generally in good condition glenwood canyon which was temporarily closed by construction work is is open thru the uintah basin in eastern utah road conditions are good and considerable improvement lias has been made cast ot of heber city from ogdan west the road is reported in better condition than ever before and the difficult twenty miles at the extreme edge of 0 the state has been remedied by a relocation of 0 this part ot of the road good roads days held in april all along the line in nevada have been responsible for a notable improvement in many places A greater mileage of abandoned railroad grade Is being utilized tor for the highway |