The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-11-03
GOO 0XDS { ND s,AGR i, LTURE..
Proposed Organizati on. for the Az
.; .:=.as Yancement Of Both |ss=S

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The matters 81 8, organizing good
roads associiat ton and an agrlcul tural
society have; been iscusged in these
columns before. There are many good
9 :t'zens rogressive, energetic and con-
fdent --whoIb elieveit should not end il
TUX, Something onght to be done. To
DO something organization is; the first
step. = : s,.5z 3: d ~ ::'ss.%f<
s. Nov, as TO 4 good roads association:
AS explained in the Herald not many
weeks ago, there is nov d state5z=law to
regulate to certain extent the building
Of roads and >bridges.N A state fund is
created :for* the purpose .bysas tax levy Of
1-2oth Of !. mill tA$constitutlonal am
endment to be voted on next Tuesday
proposes to increase this levy to one
fourth Of 8 mill. )s$:S:But: at the present
rate The: annual. revenue to this fund is
about $40, 00O:: %SEhis find will be avail:
atle in March, 1907: and Will be s:elistr,b.
uted under tile. supervision ot:*the state
highway o1ail1liitn,ission, Which today is
given wide descTstifo1n Tin 1the matter.
Each county must eetsa share, but; a
countysmay be giyehIassl little as one-Aalf
per cent,=$$3S550, or; ssiin,,ch ass percent t,
81, according 10 the ccto'mmlssion'ssay
SO. % -: ,,s;]9 ~ &c. III
I Based upon. tie necessities and in
forests 81 sthe people,: wbicii;zare sup
posed to control, Ills copn ts,shouid, and
might without nv ef9 ;fft al E our part,
receive more tbantsthi;e5 ii ni,num<am
but We, alls95know. \: that not "a(l
things come :to:4.:those who wait,,''
that, on the contrary; "a demand for due
recognition: In the matter would more
likely be met by the. official with in
sufficient Knowledge of local conditions
with the Missou1fian sleply :.:you'l have
to show me-: j. g.. i:: ~ ~. y =
What: is everybody's business is no.
body',s Business: r While each depends
on the. other nothing can. be accom-
pIished;: united wa aie sure of partial
success. at least, in giving to the claims
of the community the standing they de.
serve. :: -.
:Notspnly in securing a proper division
of this .roadefnnd but in other equally
important respects a good roads associ-
alton can make, itself useful IN faciIit-
kating the work of road building, :: -
The. publisher has talked this matter
over recently with good many settlers
and he finds strong sentiment in favor
of organizing, several of wLom have
urged that a meeting be called for an
early date for the purpose. Therefore,
agreeable to these suggestions, all
persons who are interested are hereby
invited to meet att. the court house on
November .26th at 2 O'Clock p. m. +. to
consider the matter Of organizing a good
roads association III s:::< :: ':'....
There are other matters that might
very properly be given the attention: of
such a meeting-the matter OF organ
lzing an agricultural society, for instance.
Such a society legally organized and
complying with fixed. regulations, would
receive financial aid from the state and
could do much good IN the development
of the agricultural interests of the coun-
ty. 49,. -. ,..%
These and other matters of general
public interest can be considered at the
meeting. :. g.;
Remember the date, Nov. Goth. +