The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-29

county, and it, ripples are spreading
in every direction. A marked incident
illustrating this point is that OF q
well to do farmer living southeast Of
Centerville, who, prior to this season
had steadfastly refused to work the
roads because his neighbors on either
side were OF the same mind. This
year the Missionary work took hold
OF him and now looks after the
grading and dragging OF four indies
Of nice roads on the Waubonsie and is
mighty proud Of his work. That is
the spirit that wins.
Davis county has pulled or stunt
that is pretty. She has painted her
telephone poles all along Waubonsie's
Trail and they have mighty friendly
look. Every single pole is banded
with the white with two black bands
and the shining array looms miles
ahead on some stretsA1s OF road.
Bloomfield numbers 49,. 3 her boost
ers young man of eigh.y-six years
experience who drives his Odds auto
with any OF them.
Van Buren, county roads need more
attention than the roads in any other
county in the state of Waubonsie,
largely because she has no big towns
to radiate the good roads spirit, but
the towns traversed by the Waubonsie
are livening up and much work is in
fevidence. This Is especially true
near Milton and Pennington.
I'm Lee county there are good roads
and bad ones, in fact two of the three
bad hills across Iowa on the Waubon-
sic are to be found in Lee county, but
as the roads are otherwise in pretty
good condition the poor features will
be eliminated. Lee county is FORUM
ate in possessing a set of county
supervisors who are In hearty and
active accord with the Waubonsie
Trail movement. The problem in Lee
county Is probably the most serious of
! that OF any county on the Waubonsie,
because of her numerous bridges and
the washing tendencies Of the nilly
portion of the county, but her super
visors are doing especially good work,
| concrete construction and the kind of
road grading that makes permanent
roadways.
Fort Madison and Keokuk are the
terminals on the Mississippi, and
either or both are we'll worth visit
ing. History hangs around these old
towns like moss in the Everglades,
and each of them Is taking on new
life at this time, In keeping with the
1 Waubonsie, of course.
'*The mileage across the state Is
1854 miles, and aside from the first
day the map making and inspecting
contingent were accompanied by from
/ ten to forty automobiles and enthus-
4 iastic road boosters all the way.
"Of the total distance almost ninety
per cent has been graded during the
last four months, and of this mileage
more than seventy per cent has been
dragged within the last two weeks.
A rain the week previous to the In
speeding trip would have found the
road in even better condition, while
as it is it is the best auto road with
which to cross Iowa 1t is on the
direct line from Denver to Chicago
and is the most direct road by seven
ty-five miles that crosses the state.
4 Il am proud of the good road In
i dams who live in the state of Wau-
bonsie, and feel sure that the good
spirit will extend indefinitely east
and west that it's benign influence
will spread all over the great and
glorious west and tend more each day
to make the Waubonsie Trail THE
SHORT WAY BACK TO THE FARM"