Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1911-08-04
STATE HIGHWAY.
StateIH Highway Engineer and
five members Of State Board
Agriculture inspect northern
Route, from Kansas City to
MoberIy.

the rain which was general all
over thestate last Friday, the in
spectors appointed 10 look overpro-
posed northern route for the state
highway left Kansas City Friday
morning, moved along rapidly
mud and water for the entire run
TO Carrollton where the committee
spent the night, came the next
day to Brunswick for dinner and
in the aftereoon to Moberly, max
ing short stops or longer ones at
each Of the towns along the
route. Every town and hamlet
greeted the inspectors the heart
lest and most hospitable manner,
and with two exceptions, Carroll
ton and Brunswick, regretted
they were not permitted by lack
OF time TO have further entertain
ment accepted. Bands, decora-
tions, luncheons, socialabilty and
solicitude we're in evidence every
where, and be Il announced right
here that the committee cannot
have passed over any route
where better opportunities afford
ed for forming an opinion Of the
uads, the route or the purpose
Of the people to do all in reason
to secure the highway and make
IL the best ever. Except in spots
no extra work had been done TO
mislead the judges, but on the
contrary, the roads, bridges and
eulverts we're as they were used
everyday. Then the heavy rains
soaked the roads and left ru,s de-
presSions full OF water as well as
draws where water was running
ut various depths, and the pre-
eession Of automobiles piloted by
a big Stanley Steamer came
through Il all at high speed, in
places where the gumbo was 5
inches deep and water up TO the
axles.
Mr. Curtis Hill, the state high
way engineer. Messrs. Eou eholder,
Sly, Thompson and the state Ag-
ricultural Committee composed
the Official inspectors on the tnp
and every citizen was pleased
with the undivided and interested
attention Of each and all Of the
commission 10 the slightest in'or-
nation or suggestion. Short
speeches we're made by Mr. Hill
and some Of the other members OF
the Commission, as well, as by
Mr.. W. r. Painter and Others at
several points enroute, and the
heartiest approval OF their re-
marks was plainly observable
The gentlemen found q route
frccr Of bills, rock obstruetions
and gumbobo,tom than any
other mentioned from Moberly 10
Kansas City, and some Of them
declared that the ten mics
through Salisbury township was
the best travelled over in COO
miles inspected by them. They
also found the most fertile land,
up-to-da,e farms, good crops and
satisfied farmers, AZ whole, Of
any like distance they had tray-
eled over either way:
Now TO sum up the state high
way from 81 Louis TO Kansas
City ough, TO be constructed all
the way on the no III side Of the
Missouri river because: Il is the
shortest route: II Is the bcstroute:
Il Il over more level ground: Il
can be more ehesply and quickly
constructed: IL Is cheaper to be
kept In repair u avoids all ne
eessity for; ferrying: u passes
through the best agricultural
most beautiful, best improved
and mos, hospitsble part Sf the
state: II is less distance between
good towns with facilities for en-
tcrtainment and repairs, and the
"dry" and wet" spots alternate
50 equally that the most fastid-
ious could take no ofense nor
franz an excuse for noe reaching