,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ahh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,johanns 7for himself1 ,mrs4
 ,fischer1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing ,june #cj1 #bjac1 as the   
centennial of the ,lincoln ,highway1 the
 first transcontinental highway1 which  
originally spanned #c1chi miles through 
#ac states1 including the great ,state  
of ,nebraska4  ,whereas ,carl ,g4       
,fisher1 creator of the ,lincoln        
,highway1 believed this project would   
stimulate as nothing else could the     
building of enduring highways everywhere
 that will not only be a credit to the  
,american people but that will also mean
 much to ,american agriculture and      
,american commerce2 ,whereas1 on        
,october #ca1 #aiac1 this great highway 
became the first national memorial to   
the #afth ,president of the ,united     
,states1 ,abraham ,lincoln2 ,whereas the

 ,lincoln ,highway brought economic     
development1 tourism1 and adventure to  
every community it touched2 ,whereas1 on
 ,june #bb1 #bjac1 hundreds of motorists
 will participate in the ,lincoln       
,highway ,centennial ,auto ,tour1 which 
will start simultaneously from the      
bustling streets of ,new ,york's ,time  
,square in the ,east and from ,san      
,francisco's serene ,lincoln ,park in   
the ,west2 ,whereas a centennial        
celebration will take place from ,june  
#cj1 #bjac1 through ,july #a1 #bjac1    
when ,lincoln ,highway tour motorists   
will join at the central meeting place  
of ,kearney1 ,nebraska1 which is        
precisely #a1gcc miles from both the    
,atlantic and the ,pacific coasts2      
,whereas the ,lincoln ,highway served as
 a model and an inspiration for         
,president ,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower's    
grand initiative for a national highway 
system to connect every person in the   
,united ,states2 and ,whereas the       
,lincoln ,highway1 more affectionately  

known as ,america's ,main ,street1 will 
continue to be a symbol of ,americana   
and the sense of freedom that comes from
 driving on the open road3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes ,june #cj1 #bjac1 as the
 centennial of the ,lincoln ,highway2   
7#b7 commemorates the important role    
that the ,lincoln ,highway has played in
 significant historical and cultural    
events in the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7
 recognizes the economic growth1        
modernization in infrastructure1 and    
rural development that resulted from the
 ,lincoln ,highway4