The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-05
HAS new GOOD
ROADS SCHEME
uoRATIo S. EARLE, WHO SPEAKS
HERE TONIGHT, HAS PLAN
FOR INTER.coUNTY HIGH
WAY SYSTEM.

Inc tour. Horatio S. Earle, former
s,ate highway commissioners, who will
,o one of the speakers at the Red
Jacket townhall tonight, is carrying
now good roads scheme, concerning
which he talks in most interesting
manner. 1t is, in brief, a project for
connecting all the county seats
throughout the state with a net work
- modern. wellbult highways by
,,,oans of the cooperation of state
and county governments. The project
rdu be presented to the next legisla-
ARE I'm the form of bill. and will be
urged for passage. Mr.. Earle says
mot Mr.. Osborn has given il his APP
nroyal and has promised 1t his sup
port
II is proposed under this plan, to
hove the county highway commission
in contiguous counties meet and out
line a route for proposed inter-coun--
~ seat highway. The route agreed on
would be presented to the state high
way commission or commissioners. as
the case might be. for approval. When
n was approved the counties would
he entitled to state aid to the extent of
30 per cent of the cost OF the improve
ment. l
II would be provided that the state
would not go in debt for advancing this
work. but that only such moneys
.bould be used for 1t as the legislature
saw fit to raise by taxation from year
10 year. The plan does not contem-
plate any extravagant splurge by the
state. but has i'm mind the intelligent
direction of highway Improvements so
that in time there would be a network
of roads connecting all the principal
cities and towns in both peninsulas.
Would Help Poorer Counties.
Under this plan the poorer counties
would be encouraged to take up the
good roads movement II is pointed
out that under present conditions
many years are bound to elapse before
there will be a modern highway be-
tween Houghton and Marquette coun-
ties for the reason that Baraga coun-
ty. which lies between. has limited re-
sources and would not be likely to en-
ter on the great expense that would be
involved in supplying the link of high
way between its two richer neigh
bors. But if the state would defray so
per cent of the expense, Baraga county
would be likely to do its share The
making of good trunk roads for con-
siderable distances is i'm many places
held up by the inability of poorer
counties to undertake their share of
the expense.
Mr. Earle says that interest in and
support of the good roads movement Is
steadily increasing. and he is confident
that his plan will be well received by
the legislature.
U. p. Must Help Osborn.
IF the upper peninsula Republicans
don't wake up and turn out record
majority for their ticket this year,
well, by gum, they ought to be asham-
ed of themselves. and if they don't
I'm going to be one of the first men to
put il up to EN-" said Mr.. Earle "The
Republican party is the first great
party that ever honorcd the upper PEN
insua by going to IL for a candidate
for governor, and upper peninsula
Republicans should show their appre-
citation. The lower part of the state
is going to give Mr.. Osborn n hand
some majority. This region wants
to be sure that IL hasn't reason to be
ashamed of itself the day after cleo
ton; IL would certainly make bad
impression on lower Michigan, If il
Jagged behind in the race"
Thinks Owens Will Win.
Mr.. Earle believes that Z. Knott
Owens, the Republican candidate for
mayor of Detroit will be elected, de-
spite the fact that the betting odds are
heavily against him and that many in
fuential Republicans, are opposed to
him. Both the Detroit Journal and
the Detroit Free Press, though nomin-
ally Republican newspapers. are APP
posing Owens, and he is receiving very
little help in his campaign, as many
Republican candidates regard him as
an interloper. But Mr.. Earle says
That Owens Is being received with en-
thusiasm, and that his meetings are