The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-17
zoo BEMIDJI men
TO WORK ON ROAD
Next Tuesday, June %, Good Roads
Day BY Proclamation Of the Gov
ernor, to be Of Benefit Here.
WILL PUT IN TEN-HoUR DAY
John Moberg Will superintend the
Gang Merchants Association
and Auto Club Endorse Plan.

Gang Merchants Association
and Auto Club Endorse Plan.
Two hundred Bemidji business men
will take picks, .shoyels, axes, etc.
on Good Roads day, June %, and la
Dor on the road around the lake and
the north and west roads leading in
to the city, If present plans of the
Merchants association and Bemidji
Auto club are carried out.
The merchants will leave their
business in the hands of their clerks,
and some will take clerks along, all
of them to do actual labor on the
country roads for one solid day.
John Moberg, one of the best
known road builders in this, section
has consented to aid and assist in
experimenting the big force of tex
perts with the shovel on this day.
If any merchant can't do actual
labor, he is to bring man with him
who can. w. G. Schroeder has
agreed to put two teams and four
men on the west road on this day
at his own expense He has also
agreed to donate the gravel necessary
to repair the north corduroy road,
provided teams can be secured to
haul it there
Think of our city merchants do
ing road work for a good long ten
hour day. They will surely be well
coined by the farmers who must
drive over these roads in order to
come to- town. Ess~
No Dudes Allowed.
The man who appears at the city
hall corner with a shovel, pick or ak
wearing a white shirt or collar will
be fined. He must come prepared
to work. No creased pants will be
permitted. Inspector Moberg will
keep a careful watch for the Guy"
who might appear to be loafer.
Band Not Needed. .
Someone suggested that it would
he a good idea to have the band out
that morning so that larger crowd
would snow up. Who ever heard
OF a band starting a band of men out
to work." replied Mr.. Moberg. 1--WE
ought to get out crowd of fellows
without it. They ought to come be-
cause of their loyalty to Bemidji and
the good roads movement. Every
body wants good roads. 1t is not
the auto owners alone, but those
who profit by it from business an.
gle.''
The idea was at once and unani-
mously adopted and all the business
men present enthusiastically endors-
ed the sentiment of cooperative
spirit.
Automobiles will be in readiness
at the city hall Tuesday morning at
8 O'Clock. There will be enough
there to take out the whole town.
Bring your shovels and other road
paraphernalia. The Auto club will
make every effort to secure the SER
vices of both A. Lord and James
Black, who SO successfully superin-
tend the construction of the road
around the lake. If these men are
in the city and can arrange to devote
the time it is believed they will be
more than pleased to supervise the
work on this day.
Remember the date. JUNE %.
Remember the time. 8 O'CLOCK.
Remember the place. CITY HALL.
All those who will be public-spir-
tied enough to help both with their
moral and physical support on this
good roads day, will be kind enough
to report to b. A. Barker, president
of the Merchants association, or E.
H. Denu. secretary of the Bemidji
Auto club.
This good roads day will be cele-
brated all over the state. Many To-
ca1ities have been doing this for the
past three years and have met with
decided success. What other cities
have done, Bemidji can do and just
a little better and with just little
enthusiasm.
sproule- Maus.
At four o'clock Yesterday afternoon