The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
RED LINE TRAIL
TO NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK HIGHWAY AS
ISOLATION ORGANIZED. FRED
w. TURNER PRESIDENT.
PROMINENT MEN HELP.
Work Is Nation Wide. Eastern Pco-
pie Prefer to Follow Main Line
Of Northern Pacific via Park
to Seattle.

The Red Trail people who had a
large gathering at Bismarck last
week are just commencing to realize
that they have taken hold of a big
proposition, one that is not confined
to the bounds Of North Dakota and
Montana but one that is nation wide,
extending from coast to coast.
| The Northern Pacifc-"National
Park-Pacific Coast" trip has been
gaining in popularity with each sue
ceeding year until the volume of sum-
mer travel over this route is immense
and thousands visit the Park every
year, either going or coming from the
Coast. This is the route that east
ern people know about and this year
when European travel is impossible,
the number Of Americans touring
their own country will be doubled and
thousands are planning to make the
trip from coast to coast in their auto
mobiles.
What wonder then at the great
number Of inquiries regarding the
Red Trail The National Park Line!
This route takes the eastern tourist
through Chicago and the Twin Cities,
through the vast wheat fields of
North Dakota, through Medora, the
scene Of Roosevelt's ranching days,
through the weird North Dakota Bad
Lands with their immense petrifca-
tions and gorgeous coloring, to Ma
ture's Wonderland, the National Park.
Then on west the Red Trail leads
Through beautiful mountain scenery
to Americas Mediterranean-Puget
| Co11,,I 1r,;+h i+e hoor4;f,,1 o;%;oo orJ
interesting activities. From the
Sound south to the exposition cities
will also be pleasant part of the
autoists' trip.
Nothing on any other route can
fcompare with the wonders of the Red
Trail National Park Line and any
"Trip that does not follow this trail
either going or coming from the ex-
|position will miss much Of the most
wonderful in our national scenery.
The Red Trail is already carefully
marked from New York via Chicago,
Twin Cities, Fargo, Bismarck, Man
dan, Dickinson, Glendive and inter-
vening cities and towns on the line
of the Northern Pacific route, and so
on west, but there are a few places
on the route that can be improved and
this work the Red Trail National
Park Highway Association proposes
to have done at once. The most i'm
portant feature of the work in our
Territory will be a better means Of
crossing the Little Missouri river at
Medora.
y In a few weeks a volume of auto
; mobile travel, such as the northwest
has never witnessed, will set in and
; the Red Trail National Park High
|way will be ready for it, says Presi-
. dent Turner.
Mayor White of Dickinson and
Mayor Emery of Fargo were among
| the many prominent state people who
} took an active hand in the National
Parks Highway organization at Bis
: marck. The general plan outlined
: was not only the further perfection OF
J the Red Trail but the bringing in OF
. auto lines tributary. There are
, many auto routes both north ane
/ south that should be brought into the
trunk Red Trail line.
All members present at the organi
zation were made charter members
: Vice presidents have been appointed
; in every: county along the Red Trai
route whose duty it will be to worl
!. with Auto Clubs, Commercial Clubs
good roads organizations and also tt
consult with county engineers to SCI
: that every mile Of road within theil
? territory is put in good shape.
The officers of the National Park!
Highway Association are:
!, President-F. w. Turner, Dickinson
/ Vice President-J. P. Hardy o1
Fargo.
Secretary-John Orchard of Dick
Treasurer-F. L. Conklin of Bis
: marck.
5 Bridges-L. F. Crawford, Sentine
4 Butte.
. *As county vice presidents the fol
e lowing were elected: J. P. Dotson
n Fargo, Cass county; Ex-Gov. Franl
: White, Valley City, Barnes county
), Geo., w. Kurtz, Jamestown, Stutsma1
;, county: DR.. T. s. Pryse, Dawson, Kid
lder county,; Grant Call, Bismarck
!, Burleigh county; w. A. Lanterman
n Mandan, Morton county; W: r: Veigel
Sully Springs, Billings county; T. G
| Piomeasen, Beach, Golden Valley
r Frank Hughes, Glendive, Montan
: division. ...s.j z.@g y ~. +.
= The following committee was ap
Y Ipointed on by-laws: J. B. Smith, 7
It III. Pugh and F. L. Conklin. =
o Among those from Dickinson VIII
g lattended the meeting were: Presi
d dent +. w. Turner, Mayor ALI. White
: tSecretary John Orchard, Attorney
n iW. +. Burnett and T. III. Pugh, SUPP
0 liz. S. Berg, Commissioners John ]
i lI,oh, Register J. G.. Quinlivan, Sena
eltor M L. Mcbride, Representative
oil G. Turner, Fl. J. Blanchard an
III Frank x Wanner, Earl Branick an
lM. i. Ayers. .- #
}. Adam a. Lefor, Joe, Tom and Jaco