The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
Black and Yellow
Trail Given Boost
From Saturdays DAILY Il

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Southern Minnesota Better Develop
ment league, and f. F. Soaring, Sc
cretary of the Mankato Commercial
club, have received word that the
Lyon county board has appropriated
the necessary funds for the con-
struction of the Black and Yellow
Trail through that county.
This enterprise Is being pushed
by the Black Hills and Yellowstone
Park highway association which
was organized for the purpose at
winona last fall. Hon. George p.
Tawney of Winona is the president
and Professor III. c. Solberg Of
Brookings Is the secretary.
.... .,. Mankato Is Interested.
Mankato is much interested in
the Black and Yellow Trail. as the
route passes through this city. When
the trail is completed 1t will I'M
doubtedly cause a vast increase in
the traffic through Mankato. The
route runs from Chicago by way
, of Madison, Elryo, La Crosse, WI
mona, Rochester, Owatonna, Manka'
! to, CORTLAND. New Ulm, Tracy,
Brookings, Pierre. Rapid City. Dead.
wood, Gillette, Buffalo, Basin and
Cody to Yellowstone park.
Commercial interests OF this city
|, would without doubt be greatly
e benefited by the great amount oil
! automobile traffic the proposed trail
would bring through Mankato, fol
this would be an important stop
!. ping point The route runs into
the city from the east along the
Madison. lake road and goes acros:
8 the Minnesota river into Nicolle
d county and through that county west
e ward into New Ulm. a..
:, What County Has Done.
Blue Earth county has done abou
s. all there is for 1t to do in the wa!
5 of making preparations for TIT
o Black and Yellow trail. expect t,
push forward the project of getting
n a suitable bridge built across tn,
II Minnesota. The Madison lake roa,
e lis a splendid highway for all the eigh
|, miles between the city and Buskey'
d corner, where the route leaves tina
n road. There are four miles more o
IS the route in this county, goini
4 east from Buskey's corner. Tn
G county has already let the contrac
o for the grading, graveling and prope
culverting of these four miles, an,
% the work will be completed in tn,
d near future.
e There are ;Yenty-four miles of tn,
n route in Lyca county, and these ar,
g to be improved at cost of $500
e a mile. This necessitates an es
5, penditure CT $4,000 OF which tn
A. state gives $4,000, the route bein
q along state highways, leaving s34
600 of the expense to be borne b.
the county.
i Call on NicoIiet County.
The Nieollet county board has a
4 yet done. nothing for the Black an
u Yellow Trail. Steel county has
good road along the route all I'll
way through. There is goo
road for the purpose along part Q
3 the route through Winona county
. lotueT cOHntIeS nave uOne more
y less for the trail. and Il is conf
3 IDENTIFY expected that in time n
d will fall in line. There is a yer
t good road along the route throug
n the Black Hills region. Part of tn
y route is already suitable through tn
e. state of South Dakota. -t.
n There is good road along tn
y route through a large part of VII
II consin and in Illinois. The rout
W is well prepared In Illinois with tn
N exception of about IS miles out @
lie Chicago, This will be paved wit
N concrete by Cook county. -.-s... .
IL Along nearly the entire route fror
ID Cody to Winona the route has bee
d designated by means of painte
N signs, consisting of three stripe;
each eight inches wide, two yello,
n ones, with a black one betwee
!: them. These are painted on tels
1t graph poles or anything else tina
10 comes handy.
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