The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-31

took hold of the project with zeal and
yigor and means business in this as
in other things.
Thursday morning began run of
thirty-five miles without town.
There are towns to the left and right
of the route, but this is the best and
shortest highway, the old Toledo road,
as it is called and the first town is
the "Parlor City" OF the state, Cedar
Rapids. Sixteen miles out of this city
the tourists were met by represent
atives of the Cedar Rapids Republican
and a Gazette man joined the car at
Belle PLANE. A number OF other
autos escorted the party to the city,
where a stop was made at the Com
mercial club rooms. These club
rooms are among the finest in Iowa
and are justly the pride of the bust
ness men. A luncheon was rendered
the party and afterwards a meeting
was held with the Good Roads commit
| tee and others. In its results this was
one of the best meetings along the
line. The members became enthused
and before the close of the meeting it
was pledged that Cedar Rapids would
furnish 1000 members for the associa-
ton. This hospitality and coopera-
ton sent the party light heartedly on
their way, over well-paved streets and
over the fine oiled roadway, seven
miles to Marion.
At the county seat of Linn county a
meeting was held in the public park
and the prominent men Of the city
Joined in the movement and pledged
active work and support. There are
some bad roads between Marion and
Mt. Vernon and these the Marion peo-
pie promised to attend to at once as
they are very DESTROYS of keeping the
transcontinental line through their
city.
The stop for Friday night was made
at the fine little hotel across from the
old college campus at Mt. Vernon. At
Mt Vernon fine meeting was held.
A goodly membership was secured at
the meeting and committee of three
of the towns best hustlers was ap-
pointed to solicit the aid of every
business man.
The drive through the thriving
towns of Cedar county was most en-
joyable one. Meetings were held at
every town and noon stop was made
at Dewitt. Dewitt is oiling and
crawling it's main street. This is
cheap and very good substitute for
expensive paving and makes hard,
durable and almost dustless roadway
If Denison does not pave, it might we'll
do with this substitute. The Dewitt
people took much interest in the trans
continental plans as was evidenced
by the good attendance at the meet
ing held on a busy Saturday after
noon
An auto load from Clinton met the
tourists at Dewitt and escorted them
for another twenty-five mile drive
without a town, until the Eastern
Gateway" was reached and after five
days on the road the autOists were
driven to the beautiful little park
which overlooks the lordly MISSISSIPPI
pi Clinton is a city of beautiful
homes and of much enterprise. At
the Commercial club rooms an in
formal Saturday night meeting was
held and the mayor of the city set
the stakes for membership in Clinton
at not less than 500.
Thus ended the trip SO far as the
trans continental association was con-
cerned. We believe it was one Of the
most successful good roads trips ever
made across the state. AS result
not less than $500 active good
roads enthusiasts will be enrolled I'M
der the association banner within the
next two weeks These men, living
in every city, town and hamlet along
the road from Council Bluffs to Gin
ton, ought to have powerful effect
in moulding public opinion and in en-
couraging good roads not alone upon
the trans-continental, but on all the
roads of the vicinity. A wellkept |
dragged highway across the state is
sure to be an incentive and an exam
pie which will not be without results.
Every farmer along the line will bene-
fit and every business man. Another
result of the trip will be the raising
Of fund of not less than five thousand
dollars, all of which will be spent in
and maintaining this one
road and for such publicity and adver-
Using as will make it the great tour
list highway across the state.
The trans-continental has by far the
best route across the state. The