Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-18
TO BUILD A ROAD
IN A SINGLE DAY
Mississippi Scenic Highway
Boosters Determine Upon a
Novel Undertaking.
MEET TO MAP OUT SCHEME
Charles Shuler Of Davenport Sends
Check for 500 and Asks to
Have First Badge.

The officers and directors of the
Mississippi Scenic Highway associa- .
ton met at the Rock Island club yes
terday afternoon, President c. f.
Peck of Albany and Secretary Devore
y. SimOnsOn presiding. The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved and enthusiastic good roads
talks were heard from many of the
men present, including Phil Mitchell,
Rock Island; A E Nissen, Daven-
port; Dr. E NJ. Sala, Rock Island: G.
a. Shallberg, Moline; Ed Reavy and
W. l. TaSe, East Moline; J. W. Sim
Onson and ". F. Garnett, Port BY
ron; c. c. Opdyke, Cordoya DIR. S.
B. Dimoud and James Beach, Albany:
w V. Parker, Garden Plain; E. A
Smith and NJ. H. Potter, Morrison.
The boosters present got down to
business and decided on the follow
ing important matters: They decid-
ed that Monday, April p, shall be
the Mississippi Scenic Highway boos-
ter labor day and the two directors
in each township were instructed TO
make arrangements to secure the CO.
operation of the commissioners am
other good roads boosters of their
township and do as much real WORK
on the road as possible, on Monday,
. especially in the matter of gettiLS
ruts out of the road, filling up old
holes, dragging. and. in fact. practiC
ally rebuild the entire highway from
East Moline to Sterling.
NOT BUBBLE AFFAIR.
This work of practically rebuilding
the entire highway from East Moline
to Sterling in one day by the good
roads boosters will serve the double
purpose OF encouraging the mainten-
ance and Improvements of this road
by the local boosters during the en-
tire season. and will also serve the
purpose o. advertising the fact that
the good roads boosters residing
along the Mississippi scenic highway
do other things than simply talk
about good roads. It was also agreed
that the directors in each township
should consider themselves obligated
TO see that the scenic route in their
township is dragged Immediately af,
ter every rain through the remainder
Of the season and in the future. There
is no doubt there will be a great deal
of rivalry between the directors OF
the different townships. seeing that
o. their road will be in better shape
than the adjoining township. 1t was
also decided that the official color tc
be used in connection with the siguS
, advertising. stationery, buttons ans
pole marking should be yellow bact
, with black letters. The secretary
, was instructed to make arrange
ments at once to secure 1000 sa4yl
badges to be given to the member:
Of the Mississippi Scenic Highway
|, association, and was also instructed
TO arrange for the making of foul
. large signs to be erected at the fol
p lowing places as soon as possible.
h. Watertown, Sterling, Unionvine anC
/ Cedar Creek. The Davenport Auto
! mobile club has notified the associa
] ton that it Will paint the telegraph
poles at the crossroads with the off
cial marking in the future The mark
ing will be a three foot yellow banc
with an eight-inCh black band in tn,
center.
$40 MEMBERS FEE.
It was decided that the member
ship fee for this association shout,
@ be SO per member and the money t
r be used exclusively in connection
with the object OF benefting thi
. highway. Charles Shuler of Daver
. port, not being able to be present
+ sent letter with his check for $40
h with the statement that he would b
= proud to have the honor of bein
a member No. 1 and get button No.
q in this association, and would pa
4 800 for it