The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-12-02
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SHOW INTEREST in
WONDERLAND TRAIL
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Here Tues
day at Which State Organization
for Coast Highway Was Formed.
ALL OFFICERS ARE NAMED
Route of Road to Be Decided and Will
Lead Through Most Picturesque
Parts of Entire Nation.

The Wonderland Trail association
of the state of Minnesota was sue.
cessfully organized in the CONNER
|cial club rooms in this city, Tues
day afternoon, through the assistance
of H. r. Brush, professor of the Uni
versity of North Dakota.
F. S. Lycan, of Bemidji, state vice
president, whose interest in the coast
to coast construction has been most
keen, was particularly active and in
a great measure responsible for the
success Of the meeting.
The Wonderland Trail is high
way, which will run across north
ern Minnesota, from Duluth to Seat.
tie, through some of the most inter
esting and picturesque parts of the
country.
To head this great association, yes
terday's convention elected G.. M.
King, of Deer River, it's president,
and Charles Loring, of Crookston, it's
secretary-treasurer
Vice. Presidents Named.
There are six counties in the state
Of Minnesota through which this
trail will be built and each of these
six counties is represented by vice.
president to the state organization.
The vice-presidents chosen for this
work are, Polk county, w. R. Low, of
Crookston; Clearwater county, M. ].
Kolb, of Bagley; Beltrami county, B.
w. Lakin, of Bemidji; Cass county,
Prof. p. M. Larson, of Cass Lake;
1tasca county, Prof. j. E.. Van Dyke,
of Coleraine; St. Louis county, A. P.
Silliman, of Hibbing.
The executive committee, compris-
ed of the president, vice-presidents
and the secretary-treasurer will also
assume the duties of the finance COM
mittee. This is in accordance with
the constitution and the bylaws
adopted by the association. The or
ganization also calls for route and
map committee and publicity COM
mittee. The route and map commit
tee selected comprise, F. S. Lycan, of
Beltrami county, chairman; Dr. G.. A.
Morley to represent Polk county; 0.
T. Davids to represent Clearwater
county; F. Gordenfloe to represent
Cass county; M. A. Spang to repre-
sent Itasca county. r. w. Hitch
cock, who was a delegate to the con-
vention from St. Louis county, was
given the appointment of a man to
represent St. Louis county on this
committee "
All Counties Represented.
The publicity committee comprises
the following: Chairman, r. w.
Hitchcock, of Hibbing; H. M. Stan
ton, Bemidji; L. A. Rossman, Grand
Rapids; M. S. Davies, Crookston; M.
J. Taylor, Deer River; c. E. Seeley,
Coleraine; A. F. Ittner, Cass Lake;
H. Haugen, Nashwauk; Charles
Bingham, Duluth; C. A. Mitchell, Du-
luth; G. P. Jones, Bagley, and A. w.
Foss, of Fosston.
At the opening of yesterdays con-
vention delegates from all six. coun-
ties were present. Prof. H. r. Brush
outlined the purpose Of the organiza-
tion and the work necessary to ac-
complish the most desired results. He
said: "Good roads are imperative.
To build this trail through the va
rious counties and states, from Du-
luth to Seattle, will take the traveller
through the iron range, the forests
of virgin pine, the lake regions of
Minnesota, the famous Red River
valley, the prairies of the Dakotas,
Glacier park, region over the noun
tains, through scenic country, giving
the tourist the variety he most de-
sires.
Appropriately Named.
From every indication this Won
derland Trail, which l believe is ap-
propriately named, after my visit to
this city, bids fair to be completed,