The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-11
NAME THE SOUTH
ROUTE AS HAVING
BETTER FEATURES
Over Which to Build
The Proposed State
Highway
PULL TOGETHER
Differences Patched UP and
Organizations Will be
Formed in Counties

The good roads convention We'd
nesday afternoon came to a pleasant
ending when all the differences be-
tween the north and south factions
were bridged over after the vote was
taken on the official route. The
Observation-Disclosures route
was selected by the convention by a
vote of "a to 20, which showed that
both sides had been quite active in
securing support for their side OF
the proposition.
Prepared Sectional Map.
Engineer Nelson, of this city, had
prepared very large blue print map
showing the roadway between Mitch
ell and Sioux Falls as it passed on
both roads, giving sectional designs
OF the highway, and which he had
prepared after a great deal of labor.
Mr.. Nelson gave the report of the
committee in fuller detail by an eN-
planation OF the map, which showed
through what portion of the counties
both roadways traversed, and indi-
eating from an engineering point of
view why the south route was Sc
lected.
After the vote had been taken r.
l.. Meisch, of Alexandria, one of the
members of the committee, made a
short address in which he spoke of
the very kind treatment which had
been accorded the committee by all
towns, and paid a special compliment
to the men living on the north route
He said he admired the loyalty of
the men of that route and found that
they were all first class men. The
sentiment he expressed seemed to
have modifying effect on the north
men.
Sought For A Name.
One Of the hard tasks of tfhe con-
vention was the selection of an APP
propriate name for the highway, and
a dozen or more We're sent up from
the floor of the convention, none OF
which seemed to meet the approval
OF the delegates. 1t was considered
the best thing to eliminate the name
of any town in connection with the
route, and it was finally agreed upon
to name it the South Dakota Scenic
Highway, because of the especially
fine scenery that is encountered
through the Bad Lands in the west
ern part of the state.
Squires Heals the Wounds.
Rev. j. d. Squires, of Humboldt
who has been looking after the in
terests of the north route with {
great deal of care, and he is man
of pretty good judgment at that
asked for personal privilege ant
made a short speech to the members
of the convention, in which he tool
occasion to say that the men of the
north route had fought good fight
and while they expected to win the.
had been outnumbered, and were
willing to take their medicine. Now
that the matter had been defintel.
settled he said he wanted to assure
the people that the north route mel
would stand by the decision and tina
they would go to work and built
good roads just the same. Thei
interest in the success of the move
ment, he declared, would not b
abated in the least by the defea
they had met on this occasion. The
all valued the necessity of goo
have them. He wanted the opposin
faction to feel that since the tigh
was ov there was the best of goo
feeling going to prevail and that AM
mosities would be at an end. MI
Squires was cheered to the echo fo
the splendid sentiments of good fee
ing that he had expressed.
Getting to Work at Once.
Secretary Woods spoke with
great deal of enthusiasm over TIL
possibilities OF the new roadway, an
urged every man present to begi
work on the big project at once. |
speaking of the organization ths
must be taken up at once, Mr.. Woo
suggested that board of director
should be selected by naming Oh
man from each county along til
propc3sed route, and that directc
should act as chairman for the coul
ty committee. He suggested that tt
county committee should be compo
ed of one man from each townsh
in the county. Mr.. Wood stated tn;
the last barrier to the success of IL
highway had been removed whe
Pennington county a few days at
voted on the proposition of issuir
$4,000 bonds for the constructio
of two bridges across the CheyenI
river, which up to the present tin
stood against the building of a GRO
state road. With the constructic
of these bridges he declared the
was not the least possibility of fai
uye in their construction. He belle
ed that the good intentions of Pc
nington county people would ha
an exhilerating effect on the peop
living east OF Rapid City. and wou
be the means of urging them to 6
busy. Mr.. Wood urged upon the M
in the convention the real necessi
of voffipu 1n,cv al nnco aud IN y