The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-24
Committee Of Development Associa-
ton to Hold Business Session in
the Afternoon.
PUBLIC GATHERING IN EVENING
Will Be Held at the Court House and
Trunk Lines Will Be
Discussed. -

ings to be held since the good roads
crusade began in Northern Minneso-
ta, will be held in Bemidji tomorrow
when men of prominence will come
in response to invitations from the
Good Roads committee of the North
ern Minnesota Development Associa-
ton, which meets here for a business
session at p. m. ~s
In the evening Senator Elwell, au-
thor of the good roads bill, who
comes from his home in Minneapo-
lis, will speak as will also represent
tatiye from the state highway COM
mission and other men of state wide
reputation.
To Take Up Trunk Roads Plan.
The meeting tomorrow night will
be held at the court house.
This meeting is the first definite
step in the plan to have four trunk
roads constructed in the state.
The official call for the meeting
follows:
Dear Sir: The Good Roads Com
mittee~ of the Northern Minnesota
Development Association invites you
to be present at a Rural State High
way Conference at Bemidji, Tues
day, July 25, at p. m.
Object of the Meeting.
"The object of the meeting is to
discuss the quickest and most COM
prehensive way of getting action un-
der the Elwell law, to establish trunk
lines connecting the several locali-
ties with their principal markets.
"The Good Roads Committee pre-
sents for the consideration of this
conference the following main lines:
From East Grand Forks to Du-
luth.
From Moorhead to Duluth.
From the Twin Cities to Duluth.
From International Falls to the
Twin Cities.
Relieving that upon this back
bone complete system of radial and
lateral lines can be developed.
Senator Elweu to Attend.
Senator Elwell has promised to
come and explain how the benefits
may be obtained of the act of which
he is author. We expect the men,
bers of the State Highway Commits
sion, the State Engineer, the Chief
Forester and the Forester of the Gov
eminent reservation to be present.
We are asking every County Attor-
ney in the Association to be present
so there may be uniform procedure
under the new law. We are asking
the Chairman of each County Board
to be present that there may be in
variable concert of action. We are
inviting each Commercial Club tc
send representative so that public
opinion may concur with official &C.
ton.
''The Elwell Act, Chapter 254 OF
the general laws of 1911, provides
in brief that State Rural Highways
designated by the county boards, may
be improved under the supervision Of
the State Highway Commission, and
that one half the expenses may be
borne by the state, one fourth by the
county and one fourth by assessment
on the lands benefited or by dona.
ton. The Association in it's resolu.
tons declares that this bill for the
first time offers means for "a com.
plete and coherent system of state
rural highways .-->
This Section Needs Aid. (
Northern Minnesota has needet
this and Northern Minnesota j,
reaching out to get the first and larg
est benefit of it. The biggest bene
fit will come from working together
"Please notify the Secretary tina
you will take part in the conference
''The Good Roads Committee:
!. &c. M. KING, Chairman,
JOHN S. PARDEE, Secretary
At Dot