The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-26
Routes of Other Trunk Lines to Be
Decided at Meetings in Brain
erd and Hinckley.
ELWELL TALKS, cox SENDS WIRE
Father of Movement Tells Crowd of
200 opportune Moment for Ac-
ton is at Hand.

One road direct from St. Vincent
to East Grand Forks and on to Du-
luth cutting through the towns of
Crookston, Red Lake Falls, Erskine,
Bagley, Bemidji and the Cass Lake
reservation was decided upon as the
browning feature of the good roads
meeting here last night, character
lied by Chairman c. NJ King of Deer
River, as one of the most important
gatherings ever assembled in north
ern Minnesota.
Advised by Senator James T. Ell
that under the provisions of his bill,
funds can be obtained, the spirit of
do it now" was so pronounced that
the campaign launched anticipates
the ultimate expenditure of $2,000,-
600 in the construction of a network
of highways cutting through the for
ests and extending over all of the
northern half of Minnesota
Begin Work at Once.
1t was decided that immediate
work on the St. Vincent-Duluth high
way should be started as judicial
road, which means that instead of
the cumbersome process Of applying
to all the counties involved, petitions
for it's construction may be secured
from the district judges
Mr.. King LETT today for St. Paul to
consult with the highway commits
sion as to the speediest steps which
may be taken in pushing this road
through.
Bemidji in Another Trunk Line.
Other trunk roads considered and
routes selected, although there was
not information enough at hand to
make definite conclusions were:
International Falls to St. Paul, to
follow Minnesota & International
railway, to Bemidji, except slight de-
tour at Big Falls, from Bemidji south
by Becida to Itasca park and St.
Cloud.
Moorhead to Duluth, route yet to
be named
The St. Paul-Duluth road will be
considered at meeting to be held in
the near future at Hinckley.
representatives, which included
couoro1 oo,,ntv ottorpouc op1 ic
sioners, were present at the Court
House meeting last night, the total
attendance approximating 200. At
least three members of the legisla-
ture were present, Senator Elwell and
Representative L. H. Rice of Park
Rapids and D. P. O'Neill of Thief
River Falls.
One Discordant Note.
But one discordant note was heard
and this came from E. M. Stanton
of Thief River Falls, county attor-
ney Of Pennington, who frankly told
Senator Elwell that he believed the
supreme court must pass upon the
constitutionality of that law before
it ever could become fully effective
as the sale of bonds, under it's pro-
visions, must be endangered until all
technicalities have been removed
Senator Elwell replied, with equal
frankness, that a member of the su.
preme bench had advised him that
it is not only proper but advisable
for the people to proceed as if there
was no question about the legality
of the law.
These Men Did It.
The actual plans for. inauguratine
the elaborate scheme of rOadways
was perfected by the permanent Coco
Roads committee of the Northern
Minnesota Development Association
which met first yesterday Afternoon
at 4 o'clock and then adjourned, re
converting at 10 o'clock last nigh
after the close of the public meet
ing.
This committee is made up of c
M. King, Deer River, chairman; F
A.. Green, Stephens; Representative
D. P. O'Neill, Thief River Falls
Chris Burns, Cass Lake; and John s
Pardee, of Duluth, secretary.
The committee was in session un
til nearly midnight, working out tn,
routes of the proposed roads. AM