The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-15

Leading elements, within the official
bodies of Grand Forks are found al
lied to the campaign for good roads in
Grand Forks county mt are making
much needed improvements Of the
highways in this district.
1t is the belief of influential men
in the county that the time Is ripe
for a getting together of all effective
instruments for the u%pbuilding of the
county through the medium Of good
roads.
The good roads. commission of
Grand Forks county was formally or
ganized at a meeting at the CONNER
cial club Saturday night. II. G..
Lykken, city engineer. was elected
president and c. w. Graves, score
tary. This commission is composed
OF representatives Of the Commercial
club. Automobile club. state univer-
sity. county commissioners and city
council.
Good Roads Day Named.
This commission wants good roads.
Ihis Is what 1t Is organized for. II
proposes to start improving them at
quickly as possible. To arouse inter-
est In the matter in the county and
to form the Grand Forks county d.
vision of the Meridian road, which
will traverse Americas. Grand Forks
Walle. F%alconer. Ferry. Turtle River
and Levant townships. mass meet
ing Of all persons interested has been
called for next Saturday afternoon al
2 o'clock at the Commercial club in
this city. This date has been set aside
by h commission as Good Roads day
in the county and the meeting at the
Commercial club should be the live
Hest gathering of the kind held here
IN many months. 1t is the desire OF
the commission to have all parts OF
the county we'll represented at this
meeting.
The good roads commission has q
precedent for its actions in the direc-
ton OF improved highways. In early
days the residents of the county go1
together when the roads were in bad
shape. left their own work, and pro-
ceeded to get the roads in condition
The keeping up Of the roads in pio.
neer days was one Of the first grea,
influences toward making this county
n of the leaders in the state.
This activity in Grand Forks and
which it is hoped to extend into the
furthermost parts Of the count,
through the good roads movement 4.
the beginning of a work which will
not stop until the long l~ooked-foI
modern highways are actually in daily
County Being Aroused.
An indication Of the Interest thai
is already being taken in the better
ment of tho highways in the count!
is shown in the unusual call for road
machinery this spring. Road drags
and other implements for keeping the
highways in shape have sold rapidly
in all parts Of the county this sprir =
according to the implement dealers
The Beach Manufacturing company OF
Grand Forks, makers Of steel road
drags. report all the business they
can handle from every section of the
county.
One Of the good roads in the, state
is from Arvilla to. Emerald. ;Ip these
two communities the good, roat
boosters are engaged in a hot cam.
paign for appropriations to make the
highway even better.
1t is planned by the new good road.
commission Of the county to cooper.
ate with other good roads organiza.
tions about the state in making North
Dakota highways second to none ir
the country in near future years. A
proposition is now being talked O,
for a road similar to the Meridian
road to extend from this city to Lari.
more on to Devils Lake and thence
to Minot. 1t is suggested that this
highway be called the 800 Trail"
Nationwide Movement.
That the nationwide movement fol
the improvement of the public road.
involves a large undertaking is indi.
Gated by information just made pub