The Paved Artery: Washington’s New Horizon

The attention of the entire nation will be attracted this fall to the fact that Washington has completed one paved highway traversing the entire length of the state. No costly demonstration is planned, but both an international and interstate demonstration will be staged that will break into print everywhere that people pay attention to highway work. The state highway committee, composed of Governor L. F. Hart, treasurer C. L. Babcock, and Auditor C. W. Clausen, has just completed an inspection of the paving work between Toledo and Kalama, that is to be completed during the coming summer. Highway Engineer James Allen, after having checked up the stock piles of sand and gravel that are on hand and gone over the plans for delivering cement to contractors on the ground, believes no delays can possibly occur unless the weather should be unusually bad. Orders will be issued that the paving shall be completed by August 1, and after being given a month to set, it can be opened to traffic early in September. It is planned to bring good roads workers from British Columbia to attend an Olympia meeting and a delegation from Oregon will be invited to be present. After the Olympia session, the good roads workers of two states and British Columbia will drive over the Pacific Highway from Olympia, formally open and dedicate the portion between Toledo and Kalama, and then go on into Portland for another joint demonstration.