The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-06
HERE'S ANOTHER TRAIL
North Side Good Roads Boosters Or
QaDize q Second River to River
Road Across Southern Iowa.

The good roads boosters along the
north side of this county were not
discouraged over losing the Waubon-
sic Trail, and have determined to
build another good road across the
state. A meeting to perfect an Or
ganization was held at Grand River
last week, the following account of
it being taken from the Grand River
Local:
The new River-to-River road from
Burlington to Nebraska City was Or
ganized Monday at Grand River in
an enthusiastic meeting of delegates
from Wayne, Decatur, Ringgold and
Taylor counties.
Patrick Griffin, of Grand River,
was elected president, F. A. Hall, OF
Weldon, secretary and DR.. J. P. Max
we'll, Of Clearfeld, treasurer.
The road follows the logical route
across southern Iowa and touches all
the points on the K. & w. from
Humeston to Gravity.
The road will be in the best of
condition by the time it is warm
enough to motor and will pass
through Southern Iowa's most enter
prising towns.
1t had been planned to have all
delegates attend in automobiles, and
had the weather been permissible,
our little city would have been over
run with cars and good roads men
from all over southern Iowa. AS 1t
was fully sixty boosters from out OF
town were present.
Markers will be put up immedi-
ately and all telephone poles along
the proposed highway be painted
white, and other improvements will
be added from time to time.
Interest all along the proposed
line is intense and the Corn Belt
Highway will beyond doubt be the
best river to river road in Iowa.
The delegates from the east, rep
resenting Humeston, Leroy, Weldon
and Van Vert, arrived on the morn
ing train and met with Grand River
enthusiasts in preliminary meeting
at the Grand River Local office. Mr..
Hall, of Weldon, acting as chairman,
and Paul E. Hubbell secretary. At
this meeting a committee was ap-
pointed to draft constitution to be
presented at the afternoon meeting,
a committee of three were appointed
to find out requirements for recog-
nition of proposed road in the Blue
Book"
A committee was also appointed
to meet and conduct the delegates
from the west from the depot to the
place of meeting. Various ways and
means were discussed at this meet
ing, which were presented at the
afternoon session.
The good roads boosters from the
west, fully forty strong arrived on
the freight and were Immediately
after dinner, conducted to the
as the place of meeting.
The meeting was called to order
at ITO. F. l.. Hall, of Weldon, oc-
cupied the chair and Paul E. Hubbell,
of Grand River, acted as tempor
ary secretary.
The minutes of the morning meet
ing were read, and the report of the
committee on constitution was heard.
Suggestions for a suitable name were
submitted and Corn Belt Highway
seemed to meet with general ap-
proval and when put to vote carried
unanimously The name is indeed
very adaptable to this section of the
country, as We are surely in the
Corn Belt
The secretary of the association
will Immediately receive artistic de-
signs for sign posts and stationery.
Several suggestions and constitutions
al amendments were offered and ac-
cepted and the constitution adopted.
The nominating committee report
ed and the report met with the gen.
eral approval of the delegates, with
the result as above stated. The Of
ficers, we feel, are all competent to
assume the duties and carry on the
work of pushing the highway across
the state.
A press committee consisting of
editor Hurd of the Sharpsburg Re-
view and editor Hubbell of the Grand
River Local were appointed. A COM
mittee of five was appointed to es-
tablish the road east and west of the
present examinations.
The meeting was necessarily cut
short in order to allow the delegates
from the east to catch the train. A
great many talks were heard and
suggestions received, full account
of which, and the constitution will
appear in our issue next week.
Immediately after the adjourn
ment Taylor and Ringgold counties
perfected their organizations and
pledged their support to the Corn
Belt Highway.
The Local is indeed proud of the
fact that SO much enthusiasm was
displayed, and we are confident that
such spirit does not know Of the
word Failure.
Prof. Paul Voelker delivered the
last number of the lecture course at