The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Friends Of Chicago and Mil
waukee Automobile Road
Form Organization.
TO SEEK MEMBERS ALONG LINE
Prominent Men of Both Milwaukee and
Chicago Interested in Movement and
1t Is Planned to Push It With vigor
During the Coming Summer Months.

Formal organization of the Chicago
Milwaukee Good Roads association was
effected at a meeting of representatives
of the Citizens Business league and
Milwaukee Automobile club and the
Chicago Automobile club Thursday aft
ernoon at the Milwaukee Athletic club.
Articles OF incorporation were adopted,
bylaws sanctioned and Tuesday, Feb.
n, set as the date for the election of
directors and officers.
The principal object of the organiza-
ton, as embodied in the articles Of in
corporation, will be to provide at least
one good trunk highway between Mil
waukee and Chicago, and to encourage
improvement and maintenance of high
ways in that territory. The funds for
the work will be derived from member
ship dues and voluntary contributions,
which will be sought from those direct
|ly benefited by the establishment of a
highway which will be at all times pas
sable and fit for traffic of both far
mers and citizens.
A feature of the bylaws is the divis-
ion Of funds to be collected so that all
moneys received in the state of Wis
consin will be devoted exclusively to
the work from Milwaukee to the Illi-
nois state line, while Him is contribu-
tions will be applied to the work from
Chicago northward to the Wisconsin
line.
Membership in the association will
be sought from farmers as we'll as resi-
dents of cities along the route of the
proposed improved highways. It is
pointed out in the articles Of associa-
ton that the agriculturist will be prob
ably the greatest gamer, as an i'm
proved highway will enable him to
bring his products to market promptly,
thus obtaining the highest market prices
prevailing, ana also effect tremendous
saving on horses and vehicles. This has
been proven in all cases where good
roads prevail.
It is planned to enlist 1000 members
before the beginning of summer. The
annual dues have been placed at So for
active members, and provision is made
for sustaining membership. An at
tractive emblem for automobiles and
carriages will be issued and sold at a
small profit to increase the revenues. A
design for the emblem has already been
chosen.
The exact route for the first trunk
highway will probably be determined
upon at the general meeting on Feb. ~.
Road dragging, scraping, leveling and
oiling will begin as soon as the frost
leaves the ground, and then be pushed
to completion 50 that by early summer
the road will be in first class shape.
Efforts will then be made to keep the
road in condition. 1t is planned to ar
range the work SO that at no time will
any part of the road be closed to traf
fic.
with an improved Chicago Milwau-
kee highway, most of the motor travel
that has been going into other states
from Chicago will be induced to come
into Milwaukee and Wisconsin, the
playground of the middle west, y
said Frank A. Cannon, secretary of the
Citizens Business league and prime
mover in the organization Of the new
association.
.sTourists know beautiful Wiscon-
SIM by reputation, but they have hesi-
tated to visit because of the poor con-
dition of the roads. By diverting this
traffic to Milwaukee and the state,
hundreds of thousands of dollars which
now go to other states will be left in
Milwaukee and other Wisconsin cities.
It is the best kind of a business prop
osition, not alone for the city man, but
for the farmers. Both will be benefited
incalculably.D
Allen s. Ray, who headed the Chicago.
delegation, said: ssThe new association
will bring about much closer relations
and cooperation between Chicago and
Milwaukee. We need Milwaukee and
Milwaukee needs us. 1t would be impos-
sible to recount all the benefits that
will accrue from the work of this as
scciation. Many Of them will not be
apparent to the laity until the Chicago
Milwaukee improved highway has been
in use a long time
About thirty-five good roads boosters
were present.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
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