The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1911-10-13
MORE GOOD ROADS TALK.
Proposed to Employ Saltwater Con-
victs to Crush Stone.

victs to Crush ctone.
Cambridge.-The establishment by
the state of several stone crushing
plants in different sections of Mime
sofa to furnish material with which
! to build roads, and the operation OF
them by convict labor from the Still
water prison, was advocated by sever
al speakers here at the good road con-
ference, held under the auspices of the
good roads committee of the Northern
Minnesota Development league.
The conference adopted a resolu-
ton urging all good roads enthusiasts
In Minnesota to induce their repre-
sentatives to obtain the passage in the
next Legislature of a measure author
izing such projects. One location will
be investigated this winter to deter
mine the feasibility of establishing
such a plant in the slate cliffs near
Carlton. DR.. o. S. Watkins of that
city, who made the suggestion, was
made chairman of the special commit
tee.
1t was pointed out that, in connec-
ton with the Carlton project, the rail-
roads might be induced to haul the
crushed slate without charge, as is
now done by the Great Northern from
the quarries around St. Cloud.
Map Out Two New Roads.
Routes for two more roads to be-
constructed under the Elwell law, one
from International Falls to the Twin
Cities by way of Grand Rapids, Aitkin
and Mora, and the other from Duluth
to the Twin Cities following the right
of way of the Northern Pacific from
Carlton, were mapped out at the con-
ference. About seventy-five delegates
from surrounding counties attended
the meeting in addition to those from
Cambridge. Some from Itasca county
came two hundred miles, while others
drove twenty-five and thirty miles
through the driving rain. The confer
ence was the fifth, and probably will
be the last to be held this fall. Two
were held in Bemidji, one at Brainerd
and one at Aitkin previous to today's
meeting
Road Will Follow Old Highways.
Less than eight miles of new road
will have to be built on the proposed
road from International Falls to the
Twin Cities, known as the Central
road, as it follows established roads
practically all the way.
Not mile of new road will have to
be constructed for the proposed Du-
luth Twin Cities highway, according
to c. M. King, chairman of the COM
mittee. Consequently the money
which will be spent on these roads
will be for improvements in grade, ma
terial, culverts and bridges. There is
four-mile. gap in the Central road
between Koochiching and Grand Rap
ids, while from there it runs to Aitkin
over a road just being finished Be-
tween Aitkin and Mora the present
road is state highway large por-
ton of the way. @
From Mora to the Twin Cities sew
eral routes were projected, the Ram
oCy oLlo I1OuuCpiH COuuIy Q0lSSdIoS
both desiring the highway to connect
with Lexington avenue, ST. Paul Ow-
ing to the preference of the commits
sioners of Anoka county, however, it
was finally decided to route the road
down through the middle of Kanabec.
Isanti and Anoka counties to connect
with Central avenue, Minneapolis.
The Duluth-Twin City road will fol.
low highway from the Zenith City
to Carlton, and from there it will fol-
low other established roads along the
right of way of the Northern Pacific
to White River, and thence into ST.
Paul. George A. Will, who represent
ed Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis, pro-
missed the delegates to the conference
that Hennepin county would build a
road direct to White Bear
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