The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-17
Boosters of Association Arriv-
ed Here Last Night and
Unfolded Plans To Get
Share of Travel
ROAD IS IN GOOD SHAPE
Storm Yesterday Made Last
Stretch Muddy and Delay
ed Boosters In Their Ar
rival Here.

The NaucQnS1e lEdl dSscClStlOA IL
sndeavcring to bring some OF the
trans-continentai travel. which has
been carried by the riyer-to-river road
and the White Pole road, to the Wau-
bonsie trail. southern Iowa. and CIV
ing Keokuk and Lincoln, Nebraska,
the benefit of this travel. The object
Of the trip which is being made over
the trail. is to find out just what is
needed in the way of repairs and re-
marking OF the road, and also to In
terest Keokuk and Lincoln in giving
financial assistance to the project.
The Waubonsie trail is in fine shape.
according to c. A. Wenstrand of
Shenandoah. mayor of that city. and
secretary Of the Waubonsfe Trail as
soc5ation. 1t needs additional mark
ing in some places, and in one county
in the western part of the state the
road needs to be improved An en-
deavor will be made to get the trail in
the Blue Book next year. also to do
some extensive advertising In the
eastern papers
keokuk Has Attraction.
with the big dam at keokuk for
an attraction, Keokuk should get a
big share of the travel which is now
going overland to the west" Mr..
Wenstrand said this morning. Lin
coin. Nebr.. will also get something
from the travel. and we Will go to
Lincoln and Nebraska City as soon as
we get back home. OF course we will
reed financial assistance and We are
going to ask Keokuk to help out in
this" Mr.. wenstrand saf0,
THE highway commissioners with
us state that the scenery on the Wau-
bonsie trail is every bit as good as
that on the other route more extern
siyaly travelled. And the road is good
and can BE- improved when we have
the money! With all OF these induce
ments and recommendations. Mr.. Wen
strand thinks that the Waubonsie as
ISOLATION can make a strong night to
get a lot of travel from tho east and
west, through Keokuk as the eastern
gateway and Lincoln as,the western.
Want Local Men on Tour.
Mr.. Menstrand and the waubonsie
officials would like to see number
Of Kaokuk autoists make the trip to
Lincoln and help to boost the Wau-
bonsie highway. 1t would be good
idea. he thinks, and hopes that the
local people will consider such a plan
and make trip. The same party
which is here today expects to go to
Nebraska City and Lincoln from Shen-
andoah as soon as they return.
The waubonsie Trail association
partv arrived here last night shortly
before Z o'clock. They had good
going the first day, and tried to see
what speed could be made Yesterday
they had fair going, but made little
less time, for the days run. They
ran into one s,t<tcH N road near
Donnellson which was quite dry. and
then they hit the muddy roads which
resulted from the storm which broke
yesterday afternoon.
Eia Cars are Hard Hit.
This mud. coupled with some bad
driving that they had encountered
early in the day was hard on the big
ger cars. and some of them We're put
out of commission between here and
DonnelIson The car of Henry Field,
the Shenandoah seed man. was put
clear out of commission, and he had
to make the trip in here on the train
this morning. The lighter cars got
through all right. although those In
the party said that it was hard going
at that. especially after they hit the
storm and got into the slippery roads
However, the Wauoonsie trail for
the entire distance is said to be in
good shape. The highway commits
sioners with the party give ii their
approval, and believe that with little
repairing necessary in the western