The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-05-18
ROAD COMMITTEE
INSPECTS ROAD.
Makes an Auto Trip from Council
Bluffs to Boone, and Creates
Enthusiasm.
PROGRAM EoR DAY AT BOONE
The Committee Has Left Nothing un-
done and the Matter is in the
Hands Of the Weather Man.

\ Last week members OF the DeniSOn
committee appointed by the CONNER
cial Club to organize a movement for
q "transcontinental route" from Coun-
ell Bluffs to Clinton made the trip
from Council Bluffs to Boone, stop.
ping at each town and doing what they
could to arouse the good roadsters in
the meetings to be held tonight at
Denison and Marshalltown. and to-
morrow at Boone.
s R. P. Conner, with the Conner
Studebaker car, drove the party toI
Council Bluffs. where they met with
q number of enthusiasts, among whom
were Colonel Baker. DR.. Lacy, Mr..
Searls and others. They We're wide
awake and promised to send out
number of cars.
At Missouri Valley an informal
meeting was held and it was found
that preparations for the pilgrimage
were we'll under way. At Logan
nothing had been done, but Mayor
Bolter, the Seabury Bros, and
Thomas Arthur took the matter up at
once and promised good delegation.
AT Woodbine things were already
cooked and prined for good crowd.
AT Dunlap Messrs Daley and Mer,
rill took the matter up with zeal and
got busy at once.
Dow City said it was prepared to
take an interest and Arion came to
the front with an offer of free lemon
ade for the pilgrims and guaranteed
two cars to join the crowd.
Going east the boosters found Vail
on its tiptoes with number Of en-
zthusiasts ready to join. Several
promised to come to Denison for to-
night. West Side promised its help
to make the pilgrimage a success and
the Carroll boys We're ready for bust
ness. Some of the Carroll motorists
will come to Denison.
At Glidden and Scranton number
of cars were promised. and they will
join the pilgrims at Carroll. Rolling
over the we'll kept gravel roads of
Greene county was a delight, and at
Jefferson the enthusiasm of that
prince Of good Fellows, Henry Haag,
was an added pleasure.
Jefferson is prepared to entertain
all comers at dinner tomorrow. Mr..
Haag will be guest in Denison to-
night and q number. of Jefferson cars
will join the pilgrims at Carroll.
At Grand Junction there were prom
ises Of help and encouragement and
the committee left Ogden while the
good roadsters were planning to send
out drags to improve the highway
before the coming of the visitors:
AT Boone the Commercial Club and
the Auto Club are both interested and
were busy planning for big time
Thursday.
One Of the Denison party went on
by rail to Marshalltown, where an in
formal meeting was held.
Plans for entertainment this even
ing were well under way and the en-
!, thusiasts got in touch with motorists
along the line. Clinton, DeWalt, Ce-
dar Rapids, Belle Plaine, Tama, State
Center, Nevada, Ames, and almost all
of the smaller towns were reached,
and all reported men and machines
ready to attend. The Marshalltown
boys were willing to wager that the
eastern division would be better rep
resented in Boone than the western
division, and there is considerable
rivalry to see which end of the state
will make the best showing.
Mr.. A. F. Boylan drove the scouts
car to Boone and return, using an
EMF. for two speedy runs.
Denison is receiving many compli-
ments all along the line for having
started this movement and our city
has received much excellent advertis-
ing as result.
The Pilgrimage is but an incident in
the affair, however, the main object
being to effect permanent organiza-
ton for the perfection and mainten-
ance of a splendid highway across the
state.
The Denison committee has put in
some hard work and has left little
undone to secure success. 1t is now
up to the weather man. The Boone
meeting is to be held. rain or shine.
delegates going by rail if the roads
are impossible.
STAMP MEANS YEARS ARREARS.
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