Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-14
Council Bluffs
BOOSTERS FOR GOOD ROADS
Number from Denison Pay Visit to
Boone Project
CONVENTION HELD AT BOONE
Proposition IN "Mid-IOwa Dragged
Road" Not "RIver to River"
ProJect-Plans for En-
tertainment.
HELD AT BOONE

committee from the Commercial club
of Denison, consisting of w. c. Rollins,
former mayor; DR.. b. F. Philbrook, Erred
w. Meyers, postmaster; II. J. Cummings,
sheriff Of Crawford county, and Raymond
Conner made the trip to Council Bluffs
by auto and last evening met a number
of local Automobiles to boost the con-
vention for good roads through mid-Iowa
on THE Transcontinental Route" from
Council Bluffs to Clinton 70 be held at
Boone Thursday of next week.
This convention at Boone will be ad-
dressed by Thomas II. Macdonald, state
highway engineer of Ames, Colonel w. F.
Baker of this city member of the Board of
Supervisors of Pottawattamie county and
Henry Haag of jefferson The committee
also secured II. A. Searle, w. II. Lynchard
and d. E. Stuart president Of the Council
Bluffs Commercial club as speakers before
the convention.
Mr.. Rollins on Project.
! Speaking of the convention and its pur-
pose Mr.. Rollins said last evening:
The pilgrimage for the western division
| will leave Council Bluffs at noon. GOOD
| speakers will accompany the motorists and
| each town enroute is requested to arrange
| a short program, after which II is hoped
| that every auto In the city Will join the pill
grlmage.
| The Denison Commercial club Will tender
| a banquet to the visitors at Hotel Denison
| on the evening designated and will make
| complete arrangement for the care of all
| machines and the accommodation Of all Wis
| itors.
The start for Boone will be made early
the next morning with programs at each
! city and a stop at Jefferson for dinner. 1t
| Is hoped to reach Boone by p. m, at
which place the state meeting will be held.
As the chief purpose Of the pilgrimage is
! TO Impress upon the people the Importance
| Af fI,,a tn
| 1t is very important that just many mo-
| florists as possible make the journey.
| 1t Is also of prime Importance that the
| county supervisors, township trustees city
| officials and road superintendent be inter-
| ested, and it Is suggested that at every
place special effort be made to get the
| officials to attend the Boone meeting. and
| that the motorists see to it that such Of
ficials be privided transportation in auto
| mobiles so that they may see for themselves
| the necessity for good roads and become
| imbued with the spirit of the pilgrimage.
The "Mid-Iowa Dragged Road" which is
! to be boosted by the convention, is that
| running almost the entire distance between
Council Bluffs and Clinton. near the North
western right-of-way. This proposition has
nothing to do with the other river to river
highways suggested and planned
! 1t was stated last night that about fiji
| teen automobile parties would make the
trip from here to Boone. They will be en-
! tertained enroute at Denison.
DENISON, Ia, May 12.-(Special) 1.-The
Commercial club of Denison has issued no.
tice OF a good roads convention to be held
at Boone, Ia. Thursday, May 49, The
business will be to arrange for river to
river dragged road from Clinton to Council
Bluffs. Marshaltown will entertain the
delegates coming from the east, and DENT
son those from the west. on the evening
before the convention. Thomas II. Mac
Donald of Ames, w. F. Baker. road expert
OF Council Bluffs, and Henry Haag of JEFF
ferson will speak at the Boone convention.
The cities and towns through which the
delegates pass are being asked to arrange
program of recognition OF the work Of the
convention.
The greatest step saver is the Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinet. Peterson & Schoening Co.