The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-13
OUR FARMERS WANT
MORE GOOD ROADS
Pioneer Receives Communication
From Farmer Residing Near
Nary, Mimi
REPORTS EXCELLENT CROPS
Wants Business Men To Help I'm
prove Road To City-Suggests
Another Tag Day

E. G. Oftedahl Of Nary has pre-
sented the following communication
to the Pioneer for publication in
behalf of the Farmers residing in the
vicinity of Rosby and Nary. Mr.. Of
tedahl believes that the farmers in
that vicinity have the finest crops
in Northern Minnesota but have no
good roads to transport them to
market. The suggestions offered by
Mr.. Oftedahl appear to be in good
faith and undoubtedly would help
develope that section of Beltrami
county.
A. e. Rako, chairman of the Coun-
ty Commissioners spoke of the poor
roads in that vicinity before the City
Council Monday evening and with
the aid of the farmers some action
will probably be taken to make the
necessary repairs on this road dur
ing the next month.
To the people of Bemidji and es-
pecially the business men.
81 think it no more than a fair
thing that we have a little talk on
roads. read in the Bemidji papers
of all the efforts that are being
made to develope Northern Mime
sofa and l must say we are all pleas
ed to hear it. But I think little
more attention should be given your
neighbors to the south of Bemidji
Around Nary and Rosby is some of
the best farming country in the
North West. There is where you will
find the cows, here is where you
will find the grain and corn that
can't be beat any where in Minneso-
ia. Here is where you find farmers
putting in Potatoes in 40 and so
acre lots and harvesting them by the
thousands of bushels. ~ = = -,
"The people who are making these
improvements are people who have
to make their living off the farmer
most of these are using Bemidji as
their market place.
1--WE all feel that we have an in
terest in the rapid growth of this
pretty town as some of us have been
here since Bemidji was only vii
lage of few old tar paper shacks,
and we have been hauling our pro-
ducts to your town on trails and
billy roads till it is time now for a
change. We invite you one and all to
take trip down here and see our
fine crops. Don't be afraid to take
along visitors as we have something
to show, but here is the crop and
no road to market. What are you
going to do about it
"A short time ago the business
people of Bemidji wanted road
around the lake so they could take
pleasure rides, so they had what
they called a tag day and engaged
ladies to sell little red tags. Farmers
from these points were in town and
out of their small means gave freely
to this road which is only for the
business men in their cars and of no
benefit to us. Now l wonder what
the people of Bemidji are willing to
do to help us in to their town. The
way the road is now rs bushels of
potatoes is a load for a common team
when with fair good road so bush
els could be hauled. Charles Nangle
Of your city drove over the road and
can tell you how he liked it. A. G.
Wedge of the First National Bank
made this country a visit August 3rC
and had talk with some of the
farmers on this subject and can
tell you what we need.
eve helped the Bemidji people in
their efforts to make a road around
the lake for their pleasure. Will the
Bemidji people help us to get roa6
to their city so we can market oul
products? If a good road is built
from or on the Beltrami county line
to Bemidji from Rosby it will give
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