The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-09-28
BR00K|NGS MAY
Be ON HIGHWAY
POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL HIGH.
WAY MAY PASS THROUGH
THIS CITY
TWO GREAT HIGHWAYS FOR COUNTY
Commercial Club Interested in Good
Roads Project and Expert May
Remain in Brookings

The Commercial club Of Brookings
is interested in the proposed Gulf to
Winnipeg highway and an effort will
be made to have one OF the two
routes that will pass through this
state go through Brookings. Brook
ings Is in a direct line from Winnipeg
to Galveston, where the highways will
end, and an ideal route woald be
through Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux
Falls, B~rookings, possibly Waterfowl,
Fargo, to Winnipeg. The highways
woul be a great benefit to the cities
along the route as well as to the
surrounding country, and would with
out doubt give a great impetus to the
building Of good roads.
State Engineer Lea has received
from the state engineer of Texas a
map showing that they have two lines
in contemplation, both to start from
Galveston. and running north on
parallel lines to the Oklahoma border.
Engineer Lea has in his correspon.
dence found hat there Is a desire
for two lines across this state, or
rather the towns along two different
lines are interested.
1t appears that Texas Is practically
In the same position as South Dakota
so far as state aid Is concerned and
the work IL carried out must be by
local organization, township and town.
The plan is to utilize the best ma
terial and methods at hand to i'm
prove the ordinary highways selected
for such a line of road. and by keep
ing them in good repair make them
main travelled roads" which will be
in line for greater improvements
whenever the time comes for such
work in this state.
The Commercial club Is also inter-
ested in the betterment of the roads
of Brookings county and to that end
have started a movement to retain the
services of Mr.. Marshall, the govern
ment road expert, for a time at least,
if n ot permanently. Mr.. Marshall has
been in charge of the mile of model
road west of the city, and the club
would like to have him carry on the
good work throughout the county. 1t
is the plan to have two great Brook
ings county roads, one running east
and west and one north and south.
The old Medary road, running through
Medary emu will probably be the
north and south route, and the road
through Sixth street, which Is the
section line, will likely be the east
and west highway. Both of these are
main travelled roads, probably carry
ing more traffic than any other two
roads in the county. An effort will
be made to interest the people own
ing land abutting on these two high
ways to that end that they may be
turned into model roads for the edu-
cation as we'll al the convenience OF
the people. In case the great inter
national highway should come through
Brookings the Medary road could be
utilized for this purpose through
BroOkings county at no further ex-
pense. The value of farms abutting
on these model roads would be great
ly increased and as a business pro-
position it would be a mighty good
investment. The Commercial club
could take up no better project than
good roads, and they should have the
hearty cooperation OF everyone inter
ested in the growth and prosperity of
the county,