The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-20
SUGGESTS GOOD ROADS
REPAIR DAY, THE PLAN

10 L lie fTee fTeSS. Let me Ildht
a few suggestions to people of thi:
and surrounding cities and to the
progressive farmers along the diff
ferent public highways leading ou1
of our beautiful city. First, let u.
as progressive citizens get together
and nominate committees on the
different highways (of which there
are quite a number which are good
and others that are not so good
and set date when we all, farmers
business men, professional men
automobile owners, in particular
could get out and have a regular
road repairing bee on the roads
throughout this county. A day could
now be set, say in the second OIL
third week in October which could
be made into an annual road repair
bee. and would allow time to put
the roads in shape for the winter
Second, | would suggest that the
farmers would furnish man, team
and wagon, in which gravel could
be hauled. The men who have no
teams could do the hand work with
the shovel and the pick-spread the
gravel and level the roads.
Auto Hide For Men.
The automobile drivers could take
the men to the places to be repaired
The other business men could fur
niSh the necessaries of life for such
strenuous day of labor.
| would suggest in the third place
that the road overseer of each dis
trict be appointed to act with the
committees selected by the people
The overseers know where to get
gravel, and with the automobile
drivers, the places where work is
most needed. All of us Mankato
people, as well as all the farmers
and residents of surrounding towns,
are Tor should be- interested in the
work.
The day chosen for doing this
work might be called Good Roads
Repair Day." Let us get up and do
something to help the roads along.
Let us not leave it all for the farm
ers to do. Most Of them are willing
10 do the work and lot of us are
satisfied to have them do it, but let
us get out and help them. Let us
sit down at the table together and
enjoy our meal, rubbing elbows with
our old friends and making new
ones. We can then talk over the
plans for road building and can then
work the rest of the day for the
benefit of each other and good roads.
In working together with all the
villages and towns we could easily
repair 200 miles in one day without
the expense of one dollar
If the people look at this in a
right light We ought TO get together
and appoint a committee so as to
get an early start, as there is a lot
of preliminary work to be done be-
fore the day on which the roads
are repaired.
Could Repair Many Miles.
Every one can afford to spend one
day this year, which has been so
prosperous in doing this work and
meeting the people elbow to elbow
with whom we do business the year
round. Let us make this day one
that will be talked of not only IL
this county, but in every other coun-
ty in the state.
Let us lose a day from our bust
ness, our homes and our families.
AS the old saying is lit will all
come back in the wash" Let lis
not wait, but do it now Let the
Mankato papers start the movement,
the commissioners will be next and
then the rest of us will join hands
in helping the good cause along. All
of us have donated money to the
roads, now let us donate one day
of our time. Now all together.-Ed
Schumachar