The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-11-15

! across lle UnlCeu SCdIeS from
Canada to the Gulf of Mexico
1t follows closely the Sixth Prin-
cipal Meridian and the 9th Meri
dian and is being made an i'm
proved highway through the co
Operative efforts of the people of
the many cities, towns and farm
ing communities through which
it passes. The distance from
Winnipeg to the Gulf of Mexico
via the Meridian Road is a little
over 5000 miles. Through the
changing latitude, going south,
wheat gives way to corn, corn
gives way to cotton and cotton
gives way to tropical fruits. The
international Meridian Road AS
sociation is composed of the fol-
lowing divisions: The Canadian
division, 76 miles, A. c. Emmct
Of Winnipeg, in charge; North
Dakota divisions, 267 n.llcs c. w.
Graves of Grand Forks, n charge.
South Dakota divisions, 277 miles
Howard Babcock, of Sisscton in
charges; Nebraska division, 256
miles. C. b. Salter, of Norfolk,
and +. r. Hensel, of Hebron, in
charge: Kansas division, 2@6
miles, S. e. Jacl1man, OF Minnie,
apolis in charge; Oklahoma di=
vision, the lnterstatePostal High
way, 24S miles, Clark Hudson. OF
Oklahoma City, in charge; The
Chisholm Trail, 2SS miles, II. b.
Low, Of El Reno, in charge, and
the Red River to Gule division IN
Texas, Approximately 5l4 miles,
, G. w. Baker of Dallas, in charge
From Wichita south the road Will
probably have optional routes,
one Red River to Gulf via Okla
! homa City and Dallas, Texas. and
d one via Enid, Wichita Falls and
n 1T. Worth to Gulf.
The first official irs"rnt ~ par
ty stairpd FROM Winnipeg Sep
tember 10. 1912 at 8 a. m The
n Officers to make t." y warc
: Samuel II. Lea, of Pierre, South
l Dakota, President of the Inter
g national Nc in =, \>>"rl.-
IS ton. also state engineer of South
/ Dakota, John C. Nicholson, of
d Treasurer of the Association, j
P. Ahrens, Of Chicago official
logger and map maker, and rep
resentativc of the Automobil,
Blue Book and Motor Age, anc
j Jos. Il. Long. of the Road Maker
- Of Des Moines, Iowa Over eacl
division of the road the party
was accompanied by state engi
ncers, officers Of the state divl-
sions, and members of the loca
automobile clubs and good road
associations. The state division
official party, state engineers AM
others, over their respective di
VISIONS The party proceeded
" from Winnipeg south as ia
N as Perry, Oklahoma, whcl
D. it was decided to make the tri]
"a from Wichita south over 4
49, Chisholm Trail at later date.
=, A printed schedule was pre-
~ pared and strictly adhered to TO
10 the entire trip, with, an averag G
d distance Of about 125 miles pc
1. day, which showed the arriva
6 and departure at all the prin
: cipal towns enrontc.
Across the Canadian divisiC
~ the party was accompanied b.
ne Mayor Waugh. of Winnipeg
d. Mayor Berry of ST Boniface
w. +. Tallman, street commi'
Wis sioncr, Of Winnipeg: A. c. En-
rs, nett, of the Free Press: and ]
AN an r. H. Luke, manager Of the Ru
.ss ,sk sell Motor Car. of Winnipeg, an
.ris others. Between Winnipeg an
ess Morris, a distance of forty mil
the two Russell Silent Knigl
cars had terrible battle with Il
gumbo Of the Red River Vale
due to the heavy rain Of two da
oek before, and only those who ma,
e'h the trip can have any idea of Il
tenacity of the gumbo throuI
which the two ears had to plo
their way from Winnipeg to Mo
;, rjs, and that the banner Of VII
Inipeg WIS succe sfuIy carri
over the first portion of the NJ
ridian Road is due to the splel
did work Of the cars and the fl.
driving of Messrs. Luke and Ia
man. The Pembina Highw;
from Winnipeg to the Intern
>ut tional boundry line skirts t
s25 west bank of the Red River
For the North and is pra tically lie,