The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1913-01-23
Trunk Line State Roa

William ii. Allsweed, national pro-
gressive senator from the twenty
fourth district, will be the good roads
advocate of the present session. His
ideas on the need of good highways
are little advanced of even the av-
erage enthusiast on good roads and
his scheme for basic system OF
trunk line state roads is attracting at
tention and general communication.
He has been busy for some time pre-
pairing measures to pave the way for
a system of Michigan trunk line high
ways. He has the plan worked out
and is now getting bills ready for In
PRODUCTION to put them into execution.
His scheme calls for three trunk line
highways in the lower peninsula. One
OF these Is the Western Michigan lake
shore line project to extend from
Niles to Mackinac, another Is GEN.
trail north and south line on the meri-
dian and another across the state line
from Detroit to st. Joseph. Another
project calls for an upper peninsula
road. The idea is to construct this
1000 miles of state road, using con-
vict albor and drawing upon half the
automobile tax to cover the expense.
He claims it will cost about $4,000, 900
and can be completed in two or three
years.
Governor Favors Suffraeists.
Governor Ferris gladdened the
hearts of the suffragists Of this state
when he declared at the annual meet
ing of the Michigan Equal Suffrage
Association that he was absolutely
in favor Of their cause and that he
would do everything in his power to
assist them when the constitutional
amendment is submitted to a vote
in this state again. The democratic
chief executive declared to the women
that victory would come to them eth
.er at the next election or in some
election to follow. Although he ex-
pressed the belief that it would not
be possible for him to take the stump
in their behalf, owing to pressing du-
ties in the executive Office, Governor
Ferris informed the delegates that
they could call on him for assistance
in any other way.
State Wide Prohibition.
Despite the fact that many members
were anxious to avoid it, there is every
indication that the liquor question will
play a prominent part in the deliber-
ations of present legislature. Rep.
Dunn of Sanalac county, started the
ball rolling when he introduced con-
current resolution to be submitted to
the electors of Michigan at the fall
election in 1914 providing for state
wide prohibition. One Of the great
features of the Dunn resolution is the
unqualified support given the state
wide prohibition movement by the
Michigan Anti-Saloon league. Here to-
fore the league and the prohibitionists
of the state have not worked in har-
mony, the league leaders claiming that
prohibition was sought after, but was
not practical.
This year the leaders are evidently
inclined TO the belief that the time is
ripe for success and the league is will
ing to devote itself to prohibition for
the whole state instead of combining
its efforts to local option.
The method of submitting the mat
tuition is deemed to involve more work
but if successful is certain to be more
secure. In a long interview j. +.
Burke, state superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon league commends the re.
solution and the state wide prohibition
However, ii is not expected that the
Dunn resolution will have an easy
time going through the two houses and
it would not be surprising if the mea-
sure is killed outright. 1t is known
that there will be strong opposition to
it and il is doubtful whether the sup
porters of the state wide prohibition
| movement will be able TO muster two
thirds of the upper house in it's favor
VARIOUS BllIS.
Rep. Toilette introduced a bill com.
polling railways carrying live stock to
give precedence over all other freight
Rep. Catlin of Ingham has introduced
a bill placing all county officials on q
salary basis and eliminating the fee
| system. 1t is not thought that this
bill will pass, as the Office of sheriff,
county clerk and register Of deeds are
! fixed by the constitution which pro.
vides that they may receive fees and
! it would require constitutional
amendment TO change the present
! system.
Rep. Whelan of Hillsdale has intro
| duced bill providing for the pension
ing of school teachers. Rep. Mcbride
of Shiawassee has presented bill e.
quiriny itinerant creamery projects to