The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23

no use or building roads under the
Elwell law, the Dunn law or any
| other law unless the roads are main
tanned after they are built. He said
that he had travelled yesterday over
some that had been we'll built but
which had not been kept up. He
mentioned the fact that twenty per
cent OF the state road fund now must
go for maintenance of roads, and
that the commission 10 doing every
thing possible to encourage Il.
Will Have Good Road.
John ID. Deets, secretary OF the
Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league, who had charge OF the
arranc for the trip, said ::
"WhCL the Black and Yellow trail
between Mankato and Tracy Is COM
pleted, 1870 miles of the best road
in the state will have been made.
There is an effort being made to
interest people in building great
trunk highway, which will cause
general good roads agitation, and
which will bring thousands OF
tourists from out of the state into
Minnesota
Hans Moe and W. x. Hodges OF
Sleepy Eye met the MankatO people
I'm New Vim and escorted them To
Sleepy Eye, where the noon meal
was eaten But several carloads of
New Ulm people went on, including
Sheriff julius, John Henle, +. l..
Zschunke. 4. II. Ochs, II. +. KrOOk
and C. a. Ottomeyer. I'm leaving
New Ulm the tourists passed u large
school building which is being con-
structed by the ]. u. Nielsen Con-
structiOn company of this city.
At Sleepy Eye the cars lined up
in front Of the Berg hotel and Mr..
Hodges gave the address of well
come. Short addresses were given
by Judge Cray, J. u. Deets and Sen
ator Elwell.
A German travelling band was in
Sleepy Eye and played in front OF
the hotel for some time. Finally
someone VISA seized with hte idea Of
taking the band on the rest of the
journey. A hat was passed and sic
was raised. The Sleepy Eye men
furnished two automobiles and the
musicians went with the party the
rest of the way, giving music as
they. went.
Some pined at Springfield.
Dinner was served to most OF the
party at the Berg hotel. and because
there was not room to seat all OF
the guests at once many went on
TO Springfield for dinner, and joined
the party again at that city.
The Springfield people had made
considerable preparation for the Wis
itors. The town was decorated with
much black and yellow bunting and
presented a truly festive appearance.
The band was out and gave splen-
did music, and the business people
turned out and gave the glad hand
to the visitors Herman Polkow.
chairman Of the board OF county
commissioners of Brown county, and
president of the Springfield Good
Roads and Development association,
was on the ground to see that
things went well. Mr.. Polkow Is one
of the pioneer road enthusiasts In
this part Of the state and maintains
the road from Comfrey to Golden,
which is acknowledged to be one
OF the finest stretches of road any
where about.
Elaek and Yellow Boosters.
Mr.. Polkow gave a brief address
of welcome and introduced Judge
Cray, who spoke very briefly. At
torney Erickson of Springfield was
introduced as one of the Black and
Yellow boosters. He spoke OF the
name of the trail as being en-
blematic of the black soil and tho
golden grain and golden butter of
the section through which the tran
traverses, which make that section
the garden spot of the world
George M. Palmer OF Mankato
spoke, and commended the work
which has been done In the vicin-
lily OF Springfield. He described the
trip as being to learn to build
better and cheaper roads.
j. ]. Ray of Springfield, WHO has
been furnishing great deal of
gravel for road work In his county,
was called upon to talk and told
of the work which had been done there
in the past few years. Senator
Elwell, and J. ID. Deets again spoke
there.
Festival and Corn Show.
The next stop beyond Springfield
was at Lamberton, where harvest
festival and corn show was being
held. There was great crowd of
people In the town, and the occasion
was especially one of celebration
from the fact that the White Way
was being used for the first. time.
A corn palace had been erected on
the principal business street, and on
the arrival of the tourists the crowd
congregated about the palace and
speeches were made by several of
the Mapkato men as well as one or
two Lamberton men.
Revere and Walnut Grove were
PASSED through between ~Lamberton
and Tracy and over this stretch of
road most of the work was being
done. Several carloads OF Tracy
people including +. G.. Bonnallie, for
mer president of the DEVELOPMENT
league. and Attorney Nat Robert
son, met the Mankato people Ave or
six miles out OF Tracy and escorted
them into the city AS the tourists
entered the city all Of the whistles
in Tracy were blown and that to-
oaihex NTH tha hfnxvt,,o 80 a.