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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1910
Page
4
The article argues John D. Rockefeller may fund a charitable foundation to sponsor a permanent memorial road across the United States. It envisions a vast highway from New York to San Francisco as a centuries enduring tribute to his philanthropy and public spirit.
An advocate argues for a comprehensive road project to connect coasts, boosting car travel and state highway systems. He claims such a road would catalyze tributary local roads, raise highway standards nationally, and surpass a century of public education in advancing the good roads movement, asserting the United States needs this supreme project to stimulate growth.
A Washington group describes a summer caravan of three old wagons pulled by one horse each. They detail costs, camp rules, meals, clothing choices, and the goal of a mountain excursion from Virginia toward West Virginia, with plans for two van setups and a nurse and baby joining the party.
The Cumberland road became a major interstate artery with tolls set by wear on the pavement. Wide tires qualified for free travel while narrow tires paid four cents. Animals and wagons paid per head or per load, no toll for mail wagons or school children. Travel pace averaged ten miles per hour as coaches and taverns fed a lively frontier economy linked to future national highways.
An long excerpt discusses a practical plan for a 100 foot wide roadway to be maintained by states the Cumberland Road envisioned as a trunk line from tidewater to the Mississippi River. It forecasts a revival of tavern life along the historic route and a renewed era of country movement and outdoor living driven by new transportation methods.
A long feature details private cars owned by wealthy Americans, especially Mrs Harriman and Frederick Vanderbilt, noting lavish interiors with birseye maple, heavy carpets, gold and silver fittings, built in desks and book shelves, two mirror arrangements, and the rise of private car travel. It highlights expensive fixtures, drivers, and the shift from Pullman standard to custom cars, driven by demand and luxury.
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