Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-29
Blue GRASS ROAD
BOOSTERS ACTIVE
AUTOMOBILE WITH PARTY NOW
TRAVELLING OVER RIVER TO
RIVER HIGHWAY.
HERE NEXT MONDAY
Chairman r. A. Nimocks Of the Good
Roads Committee Of the CONNER
eiaI Club Arranging for Big
Reception.

.rhe Blue Grass Road boosters will
arrive in Ottumwa next Monday, ana
the good roads committee Of the w
tun,Wa Commercial association IS now
busy with arrangements for their re
ception. 1t is planned to have an OF
tumwa delegation meet the TOURISTS q.
Blakesburg and Abba and accompany
them to this city. Monday evening, "a
monster good roads meeting VIII pe
held here, and Tuesday morning, ~
number of enthusiastic autolsts VIII
accompany the visitors on to Fairfield.
Chairman F. A. Nimocks, OF the gooo
roads committee Of the ASSOCIATION,
makes the. following statement aoou.
the visit of the Blue Grass ROADS
men:
l., Long, president Of the Blue Grass
route. that the automobiles Carrying
the officers yof the Blue Grass route
and the engineer and the map maker,
accompanied by other automobiles, VIII
reach Ottumwa perhaps MONDAY an,
ernoon, coming by way Of Abba ana
Blakesburg.
"Mr. Long Is anxious that a large
number OF automobiles come over %
Blakesburr and on to Abba 1t possabie
and meet the officers and come over
the route with them from that place.
He wishes also that automobilists iron,
here might make the trip to Fairnelo
on Tuesday morning. leaving here
about 8 o'clock. would like to sug-
Rest that all those having automopiies
keep in mind these dates and make
their arrangements. 80 they can ~
least 20 as far as Blakesburg which IS
only a thirty-flve minute run, meet the
officers there and come over the route
from Blakesburg with them MONDAY
afternoon. On Monday evening tnere
will be q GOOD roads meeting, composed
OF ali the good roads people who are m
terested along the route and IN ".
tumwa and also all the automobiles, at
the rooms OF the Commercial assocla
ton. we would like every man 10 A.
tend who Is really interested IN 'he
good roads movement. ~,
"On Tuesday morning we want an
automobiles possible, lined up at the
Commercial association at O'CLOCK
and make the trip over the Blue Grass
road al far as Fairfield. have person
allv written to every man on tne 6iuS
Grass route from Blakesburg TO Falr
field. asking them to have the ROADS IN
first class condition, Agreements nave
been made by all trustees and farmers
living along the line to keep the roads
n repair along the proposed route ana
have no doubt that the roads will be
In elegant condition on Monday anu
Tuesday, unless we have a heavy ram
IN the meantime. earnestly nope thaI
svery one who owns an automobile VIII
ret ready to make these two trips, OF
Al least one OF them, and see that you
ret YOUR crowd ready for your auto
mobile, Take people who are interested
as passengers and let them see what
can be done with very little work
and enthusiasm. II you know OF |
friend who is not a good roads en-
thusiast, you might take. him along, as
this trip will likely convert him to
good roads. would like. to see at least
trips. The trip from Blakesburg and |
return will not consume over one
hour and ten minutes and the delay IN
Blakesburg would not be probably over
q half hour or three quarters OF an
hour. The trip to Fairfield and return
will not exceed two hours and the de-
lay in Fairfield may be as short az you
back here by II o'clock or before, If you
desire. hope that everyone interested,
will take an active part In making
these two trips success. This Blue
Grass route will be worth more to OF
tumwa and vicinity than many people
Imagine and 1t Is worth our while 10
take a little time off and help create an
Car Has Officials.
The official car containing the rep
Of the Iowa Publishing
Company who will issue guide book
and representatives of the Iowa Blue
Grass Road association left the Grand
hotel at Council Bluffs this morning.
M. McKinnon Of the Iowa Publishing
Co., a we'll known newspaper man, and
J. Il. Long, editor OF the Osceola Sen
tirel and president Of the Iowa Blue
Grass association will accompany the
OFFICIAL car over the entire route.
A preliminary map Of the entire
route will be made on the trip, to be
followed later by civil engineer who
will make detailed -uaps showing every
house, or other landmark over the en-
tire route and splendid special guide
book will be issued which will be
placed on sale over the country.