The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-11-05

SIXTH DISTRICT
ROAD COMMITTEE
WILL BE NAMED
Virginia Club to Work With the
Western Mesaba Range
Highway Enthusiasts.
ORGANIZATION FAVORS
CONTRACT ROAD WORK
L. H. Weir Suggests That Ely
Lake Be Made Public
Domain.

A special road committee to act
with Eveleth, Gilbert, Mckinley BIZ
wabik and Aurora highway boosters
in getting a large appropriation for
road work in the sixth district, from
; the county commissioners was au-
thorized at an enthusiastic meeting of
the Commercial club last evening.
President Murphy will appoint COM
mittee Of eight members tomorrow.
The majority of the members will be
boosters who served on Virginia's
committee last spring.
President Max Glassner, Jr., Of the
Biwabik Commercial club, Mayor N;
J. Colvin and E. I. Casey Of Biwabik;
Mayor Frederick Barrett, Frank Bow
man and Peter R. Cosprove of Gilbert
and Dudley w. Freeman of Eveleth
were suggested as members of the
sixth district road committee.
The club went on record as favoring
the construction of roads only by con-
tract The district committee will
hold meeting soon and in January
will appear before the county COM
missioners.
OCNOeHlnB ncpOI u.
That road So miles in length, is
the missing link of the international
highway from Duluth to Fort Francis,
was the report of Fred Schoening.
The missing stretch of highway is
from Orr to point five miles east Of
Ray. Koochiching county has pro-
vided a highway from the border to
it's southern line, which is five miles
east of Ray. From Cook to Orr there
is good road. which goes by way of
Gheen. M. Schoening reported that
direct from Cook to Orr, as the
ground is too rough. - +
Mr.. Schoening, Douglas Greeley and
confer with the state highways COM
mission regarding the building Of the
30 miles Of road needed to complete
the International highway. =
Sign Road Petitions.
At the meeting Is freeholders
signed a petition, asking that the
Sand Lake road be legalized. D. C.
Reed reported that he had appeared
before the county commissioners re-
garding the Sand Lake road and
learned that it would require $1,000
to complete the highway. He urged
the commissioners to let the contract
for the completion of the road this
fall and informed the board that Vir-
ginia residents would cash time checks
given laborers on the highway. The
county orders were to have been made
good by the county next spring. AZ
ter he had made this proposition, he
learned that the road had never been
legalized, and therefore, the commits
sioners could not accept his prop
osition. The petition, as signed at the
meeting, will be submitted&to the COM
missioners and they will be asked to
complete the highway next soring.
New Road Considered.
Frank c. Whiting reported that a
road running directly west from the
, Scanlon location to the city limits
and to be connected with the high
wav planned by the township Of
Nichols would tan a fine farming
country and would benefit residents
Of West Virginia. At present the
farmers in the territory mentioned
must come to Virginia by way of
Mountain Iron. Mr.. Whiting was ap-
. po;nted to appear before the city
council at its meeting Tuesday and
urge the council to build the city's
rortion of the highway. The new
highway would bring the residents
Of West VIRGINIA one half mile closer
to Virginia than at present
A suggestion from Louis M, Osborn
that road be provided from the
Greenwood cemetery along tho d.
'''th, Winnipeg & Pacific tracks to
West Virginia, was we'll received. 1t
would enable visitor to drive in
" circle abort the western portion OF
tho c;+v, The council will be asked to
build the road.
Names Delegates.
Senator @. H. Griggs. F. w. Torvi.
nen. Lawrence NJ. Barrett. John Mas
berg, Joserh Karl, John R.sKrogdah
and Attorney f. J. Larson were
. named as delegates to the st. Lo,,i:
County club meeting at Chisholm
Nov IL. r.
Max Lewis, E. F. Sigel ard Johr
Sickle were apnoin+ed to confer with
: VIRGINIA baseball officials and urge
them to remain in the Northern league
7 Thav are also to assist in the sale o1
: 1916 season tickets. "a
Horr to. Speak.
i. r. A. Horr. a Duluth trade expert
will address the club Nov. 18 on trade
.. extension. Virginia merchants hav.
been losing trade from Gheen, Cool
: and other north country points, ant
l Mr.. Horr is expected to advise then
b a q. y X - 71sss.-gg.a7
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