Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1902 — ROUTE FOR PROPOSED HIGHWAY CONNECTING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ROUTE FOR PROPOSED HIGHWAY CONNECTING CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY.

Milham L. Dickinson of Springfield, Mass., has made a trip from New York to Chicago In an automobile, inspecting a route for a proposed highway between the two cities. The road leads through Elmira, Ashtabula, Cleveland, Toledo and South Bend, as shown in the above cut. Mr. Dickinson is treasurer of the New York and Chicago Road Association, which was organized to secure the construction of the highway. Lee C. Boardman, second vice-president of the association, accompanied him. They expect to make a report that will show the desirability of the construction of the road.