The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-26
THE SHERIDAN ROAD.
volney Foster. Presidena of The Associa-
ton, Outlines the Future Great
Drive of the World

Drive of the World.
The following letter from President
Volney W. Foster will give our readers
an idea of the plan outlined by the As
ISOLATION for the Sheridan drive,
which is sure to be extended through
this county within few years:
j CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 1895.
Il. III. Hall, Esq, Publisher Of the
EUe9aing Negcs. KeN0shd, Wis:
/ DEAR SIR:-I WAS pleased to receive
a copy of your paper dated November
% and containing an Illustrated article
Lon the subject Of the Sheridan road.
TO me it seems that no one enterprise
contemplated offers larger returns of
comfort and of money profit to the
communities along the north shore than
does the early completion of this pleas
ure drive connecting the two great
cities and all their intermediate COM
munities along its line.
The great fresh water sea that bor-
ders along the line of the road offers as
many attractions in its different moods
as does any body of water adjacent to
any road that has vet been constructed.
The many indenting bays, the frequent
overhanging bluffs, trees and ravines
on q great part of the distance, the va
riety of landscape, the evidences of
thrift and enterprise and the hum of
business and manufacture are all en-
cOuntered on this journey. Along the
| line of this road will be built some of
the most elegant homes of the west.
Road houses of high class will offer Op-
portunity of rest and refreshment and
the carriage Journey of the eighty-five
miles will become shortly after the COM
pletion of the road the most delightful
feature of a summer outing west of the
Alleghenys. The direct enhancement
to the value of property is already fully
appreciated by those residing along the
line Of the south half of the proposed
road, where increase has been from
three to ten fold, following quickly up
on the opening and improvement # the
road.
1t is rarely that an enterprise offers
as many inducements and from every
side as does this one to all the owners
of property along it's whole line. | am
especially glad that the Hon. Thomas
Blackstock, of Sheboygan, has brought
this matter to the attention of the
board of county supervisors and town
ship officers and has urged them to
early action looking to the construction
of the road. am also grateful to
Otto Dorner, of Milwaukee, secretary
of the Good Roads League, for his ac-
tivity in behalf of this amiable enter
prise.
1t is desirable that fifty foot road
way should be secured and through
that country where it is wooded hun
bred foot road should be the dedica-
ton for the Sheridan road. Broken
stone, or even the clay and gravel that
can be found along the line of the road
everywhere, if handled with care and
by experienced engineers, will make a
first class first improvement and at a
moderate cost. Above all the road
should be graded to some plan and the
general idea should be that that road
Lying nearest to the lake should be
adopted as the Sheridan road. The
| Lincoln park commissioners of the city
of Chicago have named their improved |
boulevard, extending north from the
park the Sheridan road. Great inter
est is evinced in the whole enterprise
by the governor Of the state OF Illinois
and there is no doubt that Organi-
cation will shortly be affected under
the bill passed last winter in the legis |
lature for the organization of pleasure
drive-ways and park districts. There
has been little apprehension that un-
der the provisions of that bill too much !
power was placed in the hands Of the
commissioners. do not think so.
think possibly the form of the bill will |
induce all electors to be little more
careful about what class OF men are
placed N the position of such commits
sioners; that is all that is necessary
There are high minded and patriotic
citizens, plenty of them in every mu-
nicjpality along the proposed line, VINO
could and would faithfully administer
such trust. earnestly hope that the
construction of the road in the state OF
Wisconsin will not be delayed awaiting
for further legislation; such legislation
may follow if it is thought desirable,
but the opening and constructing of
the road could easily be done under ex-
listing laws.
In behalf of the Sheridan Road asso-
citation | desire to thank you for the
services that you have performed in
advocating the construction of the road |
and in taking the pains to obtain and
print pictures along its proposed line. /
With assurances Of high regard, l re-
main, Very respectfully yours,
Y. w. FOSTER, Pres't.