The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-11-16
SPENDING $4,000
A MILE ON MODEL
ROAD AT DEADW0OD.
Total of $4,000 to Be-
Put Into .HLi igabs 7;
way ,aa5s=a
NEW STATE ROAE
Meeting at Sioux Falls Forms
Organization to Pileh
its Construction

%hindercd the work. the Lawrence
County Commissioners are carry on
An important piece OF sclentlnc y Il
making in II mountainous country. ou
a large scale. The county is pre-
pared TO eSpcnd something like s.o,.
600 on improvements OF It's roads anG
is now spending 100000 of this on 9
four mile stretch Toward Src;triisl
valley. Here The grade is being re-
luced from 20 Der con to 6 per cent
by moons OF an entirely road,
thirty feet wide. Between Deadwood
and Plum the grade is also neins
lessencd an dine road widencd ana
stIHfghtetssa i The road worl, is al'
being done iaIndei. The supervision o!
~erEincdfsE who lIaNc replaces the
road supervisor OF tho old system.
During n recent visit TO This scclicl
by State Engineer Samuel Y. Lea O.
Pierre. he WITS taken over The new
road work in an auto ana declared
that Lawrence County was at prescn
conducting an experiment in it!
scientific .r~cadmaking thai would b.
Of practical beneii, ia the whole state
in Tho results shown ny tho new
methods and that tho cncouragomcnt
this work would lend 10 other conn
ties 10 Improve their roads. should
he Wortil millions 0l dollars TO South
Dakota. This present work is IN
pinyin% about % non all OF whom
will hc paid off in cash whom they are
through, instead OF with The usual
OF warrants.
Model Mile at lhonk;nes.
liFookings, S. u. Thai is The
best piece OF road construction in the
state" says Professor n. C.. Solbery
oil tho Engineering department OF
he state College. in speaking or the
irsi mile OF model road in South Da-
kota. recently completed By the gov
eminent in !%5Eookings. rs to the re.
suits OF rao inspection by the County
commissioners they are fully salts.
fled With tho project taking into
consideration ,hn former condition
ofsthe road and its location. Ono OF
tho important things about The rOa6
Is the reinforced Concrete bridges and
culveiis. which are strong enough to
support any weight. All bridges and
cnlycrts in .,Brookings county in the
future Will be built after the model
In service on the roa;,.
hrooking County / stalking the in.
ltiatiyr in model road building liz
south Dakota. and already Kedtield
md Howard are following it's en-
ample. This is bat Il beginning of
The grand trunk road across The
state. That business in Inc city Will
DC stimulated and that many people
rom The country will take advantage
Ct the good roads that will he built
rs the result OF the model. is the
opinion of ~Brookings merchants. The
Commercial Club has already started
competition among the townships for
he hest roat, by Offering premiums to
the value of $4,000 for the best. road
Quilting before August. 1912.
Organize fee tate Highway
SiouN Falls. S. D.-DctcNmincd tO
ec,ire the proposed meridian high
way through this section OF South
Dakota and boosting for better high
WAYS, good roads enthusiasts iron,
III points along tise proposed route
gathered in Sioux Falls yesterday in
tho largest and most enthusiasts
good sroads meeting cver held. in the
state and, in ,Ordcr to carry out The
proposed plans, the meeting organ
ized1 tie South Dakota Winnipeg to
Gulf association and adopted a, con-
stitniioni and elected officers.
Over LOO people were present at
the meeting, which was held in the
auditorium, rs tho Commercial ciub
fooms were too small to hold the
'arge gathering. To further show
that they We're determined 10 carry
out the purposes OF the association.
hose present eagerly crowded for
"ard when they We're asked 10 pay
he membership Zee OF 81 ana in 4
few moments 500 was received by
The secretary.
Nine delegates in Two automobiles
anne ,lc distance OF 1aO miles from
1ilbank 10 attend the mceting, while
;erestord WAS represented by fifteen
sulos, which had large signs on them,
With outlines OF The proposed route
on them.
Five auto parties came from Brook.
ngs, while Elk Point; Ortonyille. Deli
Rapids and Worthing we're also rep
resented and many Sioux Falls au-
/ oists and good roa,ls enthusiasts at
ended, the meeting. Sioux City was
not represented, but hes sent as
surances that il is heartily in favor
:, Yit the ib m]9 orasnjg & Rp4 iy Nia}l e@99Elo go 81
The proposed reHteswllHo ith,rong I
'outh Dakota forever 400 mflesfhht
ill so through the following cities
md towns:
Whiterock. Wheaton. Graceville
)rtonville. Big Stone, MilbankG lie
BOLT. .Altamont, Clear Lake. Brani
Toronto. Rrookings, Dell Rapids
Sioux Fails, Worthing. Heresford
I ELK Point. Jefferson.
7 One Of theh first matters wi,icl
will be taken up by. the association
( will be the Installing OF proper anf
| Uniform road signs along thch pro.
Drosed route. Bcresford already has
road signs Tor fifteen miles each side
! Of it
San Francisco, ;Cnlif. Womar
sunrage is welcomed in sGaliforni;
! nv many of tho r~antIor coz y1,r+ 4, ~,