The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23

DlSplay1QS Tie leINcuL lnIolOoI euOy
have in the betterment Of roads and
T In the Waubonsie Trail which is being
established from Nebraska City, Neb.
to Keokuk, a party OF thirty-five or
more Keokuk people motored to Don
nelson this morning, a distance of
twenty-five miles to escort the presi-
dent and other officials OF the Trail
association to Keokuk.
Cooperating with the local good
roads association, the Keokuk Auto
mobile Club turned out ten automo-
biles and the reception committee left
at 500 o'clock for Donntllson, midway
on the trail leading through Lee coun-
ty to the Van Buren, line.
Those in the party VINO have made
their way across the state to the
terminus or end of the trail here at
Keokuk, in Midland automobile are:
President U. G. Reininger of Shenan-
doah, H. Huebinger. the states Of
fetal photographer. of Dies Mcines, G..
r. Babcock, the Waubonsie Trail As
sociation's official photographer and
l.. NJ. Maynard, publicity man of the
Trail. Mr.. Maynard is also the driv-
er of the car which has been used be-
tween the Missouri river and Mississ-
ipri IN making the entire trip without
mishap over the Trail.
Arrived keokuk at Noon.
The keoknk party and Waubonsie
officials were delayed more than an
hour, expecting to arrive at ten O'Clock
this morning but it was nearly noon
when the pageant of cars swung
down Main street to the Hotel Keo-
kuk, where the Trail officers were en-
tertained at diner.
This afternoon the visiting Waubon-
sic men were shown over the dam
works on both sides of the river
This evening President Reininger
will return to his home at Shenandoah
where he is engaged in the wagon
manufacturing business and Messrs.
Maynard, Huebinger and Babcock will
return the touring car to Moline, Ill.
The Trails Complete.
The arrival Of the officers OF the
new and famous trail across the state
OF Iowa in the bottom tier of ten
counties. officially completes and sane
lions the highway as a road for pub.
lie use. In coming the entire width
of Iowa the tourists, president and 9th.
er notary assistants, had not the
slightest difficulty and in the ride
from Donneilson to keokuk with
representative of The Gate City
President Reininger expressed himself
as completely surprised and gratified
with the condition of the roads. Mr.
Reininger discussed the trip across
the state freely and told of the many
interesting feaures on the highway.
To Interest Farmers.
The all important purpose of the
tour from river to river at this time
bonsie Trail association, is to stimulate
interest among the farmers In main
tanning good roads past their farms
The interest that has been creates
and the envious integrity and .pusf
with which the rural dwellers OF the
counties west of Van Buren, and Lee
have started within the past ninety
days since proposing the river to rive
road, to remove hills. obstructive pla
ces and straighten out and drag thei
roads, is wonderful. 1t is now posi-
bic to go the entire width of the stat
without difficulty There are but twt
bad hills the entire route and thos'
are on the. spur fifteen miles in length
between FIT Madison and Donnellson
The counties crossed by the Wau