The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-02-28

Without 4 dissenting vote the
highway commission will. when that
body meets iii regular session on
March 4. officially designate the
Observation-Disclosures scenic high
way as the pnstrOad upon which the
federal government will extend H.
nanc!a! aid TO the extent OF $l0,000,
and this is expected to improve
strip of fifty miles. While no for
nal action has been taken regarding
the matter. The Free Press is in Il
position TO state that the valley road
vii hc designated beyond a doubt.
This will be pleasant news for the
people OF Mankato and those living
n the Minnesota valley. The com
mission has exhibited most excellent
Judgment and has selected a nost
popular route for tourist travel,
whether il be by automobile or
horse vehicle.
The state highway commission
held an informal conference yester-
day afternoon and agreed to vote
for the designation OF the valley road
between -Mankato and bloomington
as the federal post road. The desig-
nation Of this road will not be
certainty until the highway commits
sion takes a formal vote on the mat
ter on March 4 and their action is
approved by the governor.
Work Was Untiring.
Only by a great deal OF unfaltef
ing conquest by all the leading men
IN the counties between Mankato and
Nff=..t-annlfc n
road won. Among the most Jealous
OF the supporters of the proposition
Was the delegations from Mankato
and Blue Earth comfy. On Deem
Der - John II. Ilohmann and II. f.
Brown representing the automobile
club and Frank Crandall. r. F. Pay
and Harrison l.. Schmitt represent
ing the Commercial club met with
the state highway commission in st.
Paul and put the matter up TO them
and asked that the valley road he
designated They went into the
work in dead earnest, whole.
sOuled manner and the arguments
which they used were bound to
count
On January 3 large delegation
from all the counties interested in
the road between Mankato and Min
ncapOliS held a meeting at Shake.
pee and organized what is known
AS the Minnesota River Valley
Scenic Highway association. The
purpose OF the organization was to
unite all the counties interested in
the road and thus make their eff
forts count for more in obtaining
"a ;XpP of hn
Senator H. NJ Benson. st. Peter.
was elected president of the associ-
alton and John II. Hohmann of Man.
kato was elected secretary and trea-
surer.
This County Represented.
Blue Earth county was represent
cd by Frank Crandall. ID. +. Pay and
". l.. Schmitt OF the Commercial
club, II. r. Brown and John II. Hob.
mann of the Automobile club and
y. NJ. Schneeberger OF the board OF
county commissioners. They ont.
lined q plan Of action and all the
counties began TO raise money for
the improvement OF the road All
The counties represented were very
enthusiastic on the matter. but lie
SGrnr county. and after the meeting
AT Shakopee. n delegation from the
Commercial club here was sent to
meet with the county commissioners
az lie SueTr and were successful in
making the commissioners come
across"
Al the counties then began tc
work M appropriations. The city
council at LIE Sueur We're induced &c
make an appropriation of $4,000
The city of Mankato pledged 81 900
the county OF Blue Earth $4,000. the
Commercial club $500 and the Auto
mobile club $500. This makes n 10
tai from Blue Earth county of $4,000
At 4 hearing by the state highway