Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
MARKED AUTO ROUTES
For the Guidance of Tourists Passing
Through Marathon County.

The work of marking state roads is
now being conducted by many coun-
ties, and as soon as completed maps
showing the various routes will be
issued by the Wisconsin Advancement
association, for the guidance Of travel
ers who desire to make auto tours
through Wisconsin. Similar move
ments are being undertaken in many
other states and within the course of
a year it is thought that travellers
can follow well defined highways
from the extreme east or north OF the
country to the extreme west and
south.
Acting in conjunction with the
Wisconsin Advancement association,
the Wausau Good Roads club and the
WauSau Advancement association
have recently been busy in making
out the various routes that will pass
through this county.
There will be "White Circle"
route and a "Red Circle one. The
red circle route begins at the south
boundary line of the county, near
Dancy, where a suitable sign Will be
erected informing the travellers that
they have entered Marathon county,
and runs through KnOWltOn, Moslnee,
SchOfield and Wausau, continuing
north on both sides Of the river to
Merrill. The route on the west side
passes one mile east of Taegesville
and is the main route from Stevens
Point to Rhinelander.
From Wausau "White Circle"
routes will be run to Amigo and Bir-
no Ion wiz hiS 0ifU nv Ot
Franklin street and diVerglng near
Nutterville. where the Amigo route
will branch off nOrthward, the other
continuing east. This will be part
of the MilWaukee-SuperiOr highway.
The only route so far designated
with a number inside of the circle is
that of Colby, which is No. ), and
passes via Rib river, Marathon City
and Edgar.
The White Circle route to Medford
leaves the Red Circle route east OF
Taegeville, passing Ziegler and Ham
burg pOstOt1ice and Athens.
The following routes have not been
marked but will be designated 10y
signs in the near future:
Route leading from Red Circle route
to Norrie, leaving SchOtield and pass
ing via Gallon, Ringle and Hatley.
Route branching from the latter
route at Gallon, passing via Bear Lake
and ShantytoWn postOt1ice, and lead
ing to Waupaca.
Route branching from White Circle
route at point west of BirnamWOOd,
and passing through@Norrie and Eide
ron to Rosholt.
Route from KnoWlton southeast to
Stevens Point.
Route south and west from Athens
to AbbOtsfOrd.
Route leaving Colby trail at Wien,
passing StratfOrd and leading TO
Marshtield.
Route from Mosinee leading to Hal
der and joining route from Dancy, at
point east of Rockville postotfice,
both routes leading over the same
highway to Marshtield.
At all intersections of the routes, a
sign board will be erected, informing
the tourist of the routes leading from
such intersection.
In addition to the red and white
circles, numbers will be given in each
of the circles to designate the partic-
ular route In addition TO this it has
been decided to use an emblem in
connection with all designating Cir
Giles and numbers, and that selected
for Marathon county is the clover leaf
which will surmount all circles placed
in this county.
Along most routes it has been found
practicable to make use of telephone
and telegraph posts upon which to
display the signs. In the city the
lamp standards along Third street
have been made use of for this pur-
pose.