The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-05

the Trail. In two weeks a man can
come across this bridge and without
ever asking a question with regard to
route to take, can find his way to
Nebraska City, Neb., unassisted Is
that worth anything?
I'm the first place, the Lee county
branch OF the Waubonsie Trail should
DC established, as appointing a locat-
Ing committee of five is ali that IA
necessary to be done. These men
would see that the Trail was located
as far as the Van Buren, county line.
The Trail is located now to Mount
Sterling. We can go to Bonaparte.
The best way we learn, is to 20 by way
OF Pennington
The Waubonsie Trail Association
is not an incorporated organization.
as there is nothing to incorporate. To
induce the farmers to lay out mark
ed road from river to river is the
one purpose OF the Trail formation.
The only money needed is for buying
OF signs. Of course use Of toll lines,
| stationery and other material, must
be considered.
"A membership fee of one dollar
per member has been set down as a
| good basis. It has been figured that
about 5000 will be paid by each coun
| ty, some more, some less.
The main thing is to install in the
| peoples minds the association is not
money making scheme 1t is not
an automobile move, in sense and
yet 1t is, for wherever you find a
road brought to grade and In good
shape, you will find highway that
| is good for the former.
One Chinaman In Clarinda gave a
l dollar toward the Trail when the com.
/ mittee visited him-His picture ought
| to be put up some where along the
Trail to serve as reminder to those
who live on the Trail and refused to
4 pay cent.
! THE law provides that where the
automobile tax is paid that the super
1 visors shall employ civil engineer in
I laying out road. 1t is compulsory.
! The base of material is right here at
our back door.
Instead of the old wooden culverts,
4 put in the concrete and you have one
that will last always. am at loss
terest which has been shown in the
/ Waubonsie Trail Association.
i Coming to keokuk Anyway.
"The Waubonsie Trail is coming to
the bridge here whether you take al
4 interest or spend dollar on it or not
4 The enterprise Is too great a one tc
/ let local lack of interest drop it. The
thing to do, however, is to get com
mittee appointed and push and boos'
the Trail.
1--WE expect to get out tims
4 table some time soon. with the routs
4 from the Keokuk bridge to Nebrasks
City, with every farmers name enter
ed as he resides along the Trail. Thu
time folder will contain advertising O
various kinds SO that it will pay TO
Itself
The Best Route.
Following Mr.. Staples address, thu
meeting was thrown open and CUES
tions answered by the speaker, re
garding the Trail. Opinion was gen
eral that the route from Keokuk t
! Van Buren, county affording the bes
advertising possibilities as fin
country, should be chosen by the com
mittee and the engineer of the Trai
in laying it out. The route via Prim
rose and Bonaparte is about ten mile
longer than if Pennington is mad
the objective point to lay the Trail t.
: Blazing the Trail.
Previous newspaper accounts of TIL
Trail from river to river as 1t i
known, have explained adequately
the workings OF the route and how
is to be marked.
In explaining the markings las
night, Commissioner Staples said tina
, the signs are is by rs inches, tn
!, same as those used by the railroads
, being made OF WOou. lHcS are W
, form in color The signs are place
!, on poles in towns and cities and on
least two poler each side of eros
roads in the country. Around tn
!, poles. black rings, six inches
length are placed far enough apart I
permit the painting Of white rim
!, between them. This shows u tn
, white to better advantage. The sign
, are placed eight feet above tn
; ground.
keokuk Should Get Busy.
, The members OF both the CONNIE,
. cial club and of the Industrial Asst
D citation were unwilling to take up tn
g Waubonsie Trail Association propos
!. tion until they had gone into the ma
t ter thoroughly and hesitancy on tn
/ part of both organizations. deferre
action until the Keokuk Good Road
! Association got busy and called
+ meeting. Great credit is due the la
ter association for taking the initii
! tory etens in the matter and as +,