Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-06
BOOSTERS ISSUE CALL FOR
MEETING At BOONE IN
NEAR FUTURE.
AUToIsTs ALONG ROUTE
TO JOIN IN PILGRIMAGE
Starting at Council Bluffs, Meetings
Will BE Held at Towns Enroute-
Speakers to Accompany Tourists
Towns Asked to Appoint Accredited
Delegates.
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Denison, May 6.-The committee of
the Denison Commercial Club, which is
boosting the river-to-river auto road
along the line Of the Northwestern rail-
way, has issued a call for the meeting
to be held in Boone to formulate plans
for completing the western division Of
the project. The call gives details of
the plan, and contemplates a Pilgrim
age of autoists on the date yet to be
fixed, with brief stops>and speeches at
the towns along the proposed route.
Following is thescall:
Denison, Iowa, May Sir:
Pursuant to instructions from the Dem
ison Commercial Club, the committee
appointed by that body to inaugurate
a movement for improved highways on
1.-The transcontinental route" from
Council Bluffs to Clinton, entered into
communication with the towns and
cities along the proposed line.
The spo has been most crafty
ing. The cities. appear to be enthusiast
tic and wide-awake. In a number OF
places committees nave been appointed
to cooperate, and from one end Of the
state to the other the time seems ripe
for action.
While not caring to assume response
bility it would seem to devolve upon
this committee to further act as spokes-
man for the different communities. The
responses indicate that a permanent
organization is desired. They indicate
that a central meeting is desired. The
majority of sentiment seems to favor
Boone as the place Of meeting.
Acting therefore by authority of the
Denison Commercial Club and the
many letters and verbal responses re-
ceived, we would hereby issue a cal
for a grand mass convention to be hello
| at the city of Boone, Iowa, on a date to
be announced later. This meeting TIC
be proceeded by a meeting of the east
ern division (from Clinton to Cedar
Rapids) to be held at Cedar Rapids
Iowa, on the evening, preceding the
Boone meeting and of the western dl-
vision (from Council Bluffs to Denison)
on the proceeding evening.
The pilgrimage for the western di-
vision will leave Council Bluffs at noon.
Good speakers will accompany the
motorists and each town enroute is>re-
quested to arrange q short program,
after which it is hoped that every auto
in the city will join the pilgrimage.
The benson Commercial Club will
tender a banquet to the visitors at
Hotel Denison on the evening desig-
mated and will make complete arrange
for the care of all machines and
the accommodation Of all visitors.
The start for Boone will be made
earlx the next morning with programs
at2each. city ana stop at Jefferson for
dinner. 1T is hoped to a Boone
by 3 pm, at which place the state
meeting will be held.
AS the chief purpose OF the pill
srfInage is to impress upon h people
the Importance of good roads, and to
arouse enthusiasm, it is very important
that Just as many motorists as possible
make the journey.
at is also of prime Importance that
the county Supervisors, township trus-
tees, city officials and road %superin-
tendents be Interested, and it is sug-
gested that at every place a special eff
fort be made to get the officials to at
tend the Boone meeting, and that the
motorists see to it that such officials
be provided transportation in atuomo-
biles so that they may see for them
selves the necessity for good roads and
DSSoiAS liiiDoSo SAe VIC SfNhAs
pilgrimage.
All arrangements for he meeting OF
the eastern division are left to the
committee of the Cedar Rapids Motor
& Good Roads Club. AT Boone the
work of organization will take place.
There will be a program including talks
by good roads experts and such enter
tainment as the citizens of Boone may
provide.
AS one purpose is to create enthu-
siasm by numbers, no limitation will be
placed upon the number of delegates,
but the mayor of a city, the presi-
dent of the commercial club, or the
president Of any motor club along the
proposed route is urged to appoint
delegates and to secure a large at
tendance.
The committee will be more than
glad to receive further suggestions and
it urges the necessity for the co-opera-
ton of all.
1t is particularly desired that this
letter meet with a prompt response so
that the committee may know that 1T
has been received, that local arrange-
ments are under way, and that pro-