The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-22
ROAD BOOSTERS MEET

Vice-Presidents OF the Winnepeg to
Gulf Highway Association met at the
Commercial Club rooms in this city
Tuesday.
The meeting called to order by
President Brownell of Sioux Falls.
Practically every county crossing the
state through which this route passes
was represented. Reports from the
vice-presidents showed a liberal
amount of money raised for road work
and the amount of e grade repaired
during the season was little less than
phenomenal. All along the route in
terest is increasing and another
twelve months will show the Winnie
peg to Gulf Route through South Da-
kota the best conditioned highway in
the Northwest. The Association in
selecting this route have used rare
the best towns in the state, but ma.
ture has done much for the route, so
that by comparison with other routes
that might have been selected the
amount Of work and improvement
necessary are reduced to a minimum.
After thorough discussion as to an ap-
propriate sign for the marking OF the
route it was unanimously decided
that considering the route Of which
the South Dakota section forms a part
passes across the United States, the
national color could be appropriately
used for that purpose. hence the tele-
phone poles every W miles along the
route will be marked with red, white
and blue bands, the bands six inches
in width, two consecutive poles mark
ed in this manner will indicate the
turns. About sixty miles of the route
have already been marked by sub
stantial signs on posts indicating
turns and distances, this has been
done locally without regard { o uni
formity throughout the route. The
meeting voted 10 adopt the substantial
signs now in position as a part OF the
sign system and recommended the use
OF a particular iron sign, which was
shown at the meeting. details OF
which can be had. by addressing
Engineer SOlberg, or Secretary A. A.
Harris. Of Brookings, South Dakota.
These signs 10 be used where thought
advisable locally in localities where
signs have not already been erected.
Matters OF general interest of the
route were discussed at length, the
Importance of this route not only to
the towns through which it passes,
but TO the rural residents adjacent as
well was enlarged upon. It is pre-
dicted that the time was not far dis
tant that competition for the privilege
Of having the official route pass along
certain farm tracts will become so
strong that in cases where the present
route was not properly cared for that
some nearby neighborhood realizing
the immense value would improve
their roads to induce slight changes
in the official route from year to year,
So don't go to sleep because the road
passes your door, thinking no per-
sonal interest is necessary for you may
find when you wake up some live
farmers have improved the nearby
road and the official route has left you
to one side.
The spirit of hearty cooperation
prevailed the meeting, enthusiasm
reached its highest pitch on the sug-
gestion of an auto excursion from
Sioux City to Big Stone Lake.
1t was the opinion Of all county rep
resentatives that a good delegation of
cars could be induced to join a tour
of that kind as the excursion adj
vanced northward.
Saturday. August S1st, is the day
selected and all vice-presidents were
urged and agreed to make a special
effort to secure good representation
from their locality.
The Brookings Auto Club have been
contemplating a tour to Big Stone for
some time and will join the road
boosters and make the trip with them
on the 31st. The party will leave h1re
about 2:30 in the afternoon, and re-
main over until Monday at pig Stone.
The following Monday is Labor Day,
a holiday, so that the tour comes at a
very good time.
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