Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-05-09
HIGHWAY ACROSS THE LOWER
PART OF THE STATE WILL BE
BEST PRocURAHLE.
LIKE PAlRLoR. FLOOR
Boosters Of Enterprise are Enthusiastic
Over Prospects Of Early Com
plstion Of Scheme
Long Talks.

will be worked, many permanent Gull
verts put in and the few hills and low
places along the route cut down and
filled this year, thus making the high
way the cream of all routes across the
state This is the statement of Presi-
dent Joe Long of the Blue Grass road
who with his party arrived in OF.
tumwa last night, after completing the
trip to the three eastern terminals OF
the line. Mr.. Long, Malcolm Mac
Kinnon and Charles Steele. and F. A.
Nimocks, composed the official party
from Ottumwa east, and the quartet
are indeed enthusiastic over the recep-
ton rendered them and the activity
shown by good roads boosters In the
eastern half Of Iowa. Mr.. Long was
joined here this morning by Mrs. Long
and son and daughter, who accom-
panied the boosters in Mr.. Steele's
auto to their home in Osceola today.
Mr.. MacMinnon and Mr.. Steele, who
represent the Iowa Publishing COM
pany OF Des Moines will continue to
their home in the capital city after
reaching Osceola.
While in the city last night. Presi-
dent Long and party enjoyed an auto
trip about the city with Grant Myers
as pilot
President Long is nothing if not
thoroughly enthusiastic over the pro.
spects of the Blue Grass road. 1T is
our Intention says he, ito make the
Blue Grass road the best one running
through the state, one on which a
farmer can haul any load at any time
and one over which the motorist can
ride without fear of accident, and we
hope to accomplish all this through
road dragging by those residing along
the highway who cooperate with us.
We have already signed agreements
from enough land owners and renters
to give assurance that every foot of the
road will be properly attended to dur
ing the entire year"
Royalty Received.
And this enthusiasm of President
Long seemed to have been inoculated
into the boosters of eastern Iowa. for
at every place where the car stopped,
the citizens were present in large num-
bers to hear the gospel Of good roads
preached and to readily extend prom.
Uses to help make the Blue Grass road
a success.
tA Ao 'CdI lclL !OLluIlWd lt1oI f.1-ucSudy
morning shortly after 10 o'clock and
proceeded to Fairfield. where at noon,
the party was entertained at the Leg
gett house with dinner as guests Of
the proprietor A conference followed
with the good roads men Of Fairfield.
after which the trip to Mt. pleasant.
was started. Twenty automobile loads
of live wires from Mt. Pleasant met
the party at Fairfield and accompan-
led the car to the Wesleyan city,
where monster meeting was held.
The road from Fairfield to Mt. Pleasant
is in fine condition, especially so as the
latter city is approached.
mo one could imagine the enthusi-
asm prevailing in Mt. Pleasant and
the towns east of there in road work,
remarked President Long. "At. DAN
vile one man wentsover nine miles OF
road In the morning before we ar
rived and with the assistance Of other
farmers he had the highway in fine
shape. Mr.. Hurley Of Mt. Pleasant is
a dynamo Of enthusiasm and he is not
alone. No less than forty men living
along the line from Mt. Pleasant to
New London signed an agreement to
work the road and to give literally Of
their means to see that the highway
Is kept up in good shape. In the small
towns it seems that the entire popula-
ton turned out to greet the Blue
Grass party and to give assurance that
they would aid in making the highway
the best in the state"