The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-02-16
A WAU BONStf TRAIL
New Aute Road Across Southern 1ief
Of Iowa Counties will Probably
Pass ThrooQh Leon.

paSS Ihr000h Leon. -
The first meeting of the directors
or trustees of the Waubonsie Trail
association was held in Shenandoah
and the discussing of matters relat-
ing to this movement were discuss
ed until after midnight. The meet
ing was participated in by Messrs.
Mitchell, Miller, Mcmahon, Greene,
Auman, List, Babcock, Ferguson and
Reninger.
A constitution was adopted and
the purposes and object of the asso-
citation fully set forth, the object in
brief being to promote the establish
ment and maintaining of an i'm
proved highway across the southern
tier of counties extending east
through Illinois indefinitely, and
west through Nebraska eventually
to Denver and the coast. AS stated
last week, Nebraska City is taking
the lead in pushing the movement
across the state and within the next
thirty days the way will be blazed
half across Iowa and we'll into Ne
braska.
The discussion in attorney Fergu-
sons rooms went into considerable
detail in regard to the location Of
the Trail and the manner in which
lit should be marked or blazed across
the state. 1t is intended to locate
the Trail as near as can be in di-
rect line across Iowa with junction
with the Des Moines river near keo-
sauqua, thence down the Des Moines
river valley to the Mississippi at
Keokuk, cross there and thence east
ward through Peoria, Bloomington,
Indianapolis, Columbus and on to
the capital at Washington. Through
Nebraska, the Trail will lead through
Lincoln, Hastings, Kearney and 9TH
er historic and noted locations west
ward as far as the roads run.
The Trail will be blazed across
the country by large guide boards
located at all corners, cross roads
and functions and in addition an
effort will be made to enthuse the
residents along the route to the ex-
tent that farm houses and points OF
interest will be suitably named,
marked and located.
The section of the constitution re-
lating to membership covers the re-
quirements whereby boards of su-
pervisors may become members, 10
cal boosters or commercial clubs
may become members and also in
dividuals may become members, all
on the payment of small subscrip-
tions which will be used in blazing
and defining the tran ana IN the
publishing of printed matter relat-
ing to Waubonsie's Trail.
A souvenir very much like trans
continental railway time table will
be issued as soon as the trail Is
definitely located across the state
and this time table will mark the
route towns or stations, give correct
road map, and be filled with litera-
ture pertaining to southern Iowa
and the country through which the
Trail runs.
Some attention will be given to
the early history more especially
that part relating to the POttaWat-
tamie Indians in southern Iowa and
the last named chieftain after whom
the Trail is named.
The men who are directing the
location of Waubonsie's Trail be-
lieve that within five years this will
be the best established trail crossing
Iowa and her sister states fortunate
enough to possess part of this great
common highway will show Wau-
bonsie Trail as we'll as the railway
lines.
An emblem was adopted for the
| association, to be used on stationery
and signs and after some discussion
a teepee or Indian pole tent was de-
cided to be the most appropriate
emblem that could be found. The
membership cards will also bear this
emblem.
An official photographer was chos-
en-, Mr.. C. R. Bagcock, of Shenan-
doah, being selected. His business
will be to secure views of places
scenes and interesting matter along
the trail to be put out in the form
of post cards, advertising Waubon-
sizes Trail and also for the produc-
tion of Photographic matter for the
Waubonsie time table.
Orders were made that the Trail
be at once marked by large sign
boards leading from Nebraska City
eastward through Sidney, Shenan-
doah Clarinda and thence east, and
also that the telephone poles along
the route so marked so that even
the blind may be able to find the
way. For when the dreams of the
Waubonsie Trail association promot-
ers are realized Waubonsie's Trail
will be the greatest scene of cosmo-
politan life in America and a home
along this splendid line of travel
will be privilege limited only to
the number of houses that can crowd
down to the highway. Waubonsie' IS
Trail will be a great white line OF
satisfaction and content across Iowa
and into her sister states.-Shenan-
duah Sentinel
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