The diamond drill., 1915-01-30
BOOST A new
TRUNK ROAD
H0UGHT0N PEOPLE ANXIOUS TO
SEE NEW LINE PUT IN
BARAGA COUNTY DRAWBACK
Engineer Burridge Was Present at
Meeting and Explained Iron
County's Position

| IiouBHlOH last week Tor the purpose
of encouraging the construction OF an
air line highway to Milwaukee and
Chicago AS result, the proposition
to connect the Iron county highway
system with the copper country sys-
tenn at the north line Of this county
got big boost and when Mr. Burridge
left Houghton he was assured that II
il Is possible for Houghton county TO
put such pressure on Baraga county
as will induce her to build the CON
meeting line the pressure viii be put
on.
No Trail Throlgh Woods Goes
This matter of a road to connect
the copper country with Iron county
at the north line came up about six
months ago and was talked of freely
at that time. A petition was cireulat-
ed and the project put up TO the Iron
county road commissioners. The com
missioners told their engineer to make
survey and also authorized him to
confer with the authorities of Hough-
ton and Baraga counties and TO state
to them the position of Iron county.
Briefly stated, the position of Iron
county is this: we will join with Bar
aga and Houghton counties in build
ing a trunk line but will not favor a
bond issue for the purpose; we will
build the Iron county section out OF
current funds as we feel able to spend
them on that work; the road built
must be a state reward road right
through; Iron county will stand for
no trail through the woods part of
the way.
If the two counties to the north
will come across there is no question
but that Iron will be at the line as
soon as Baraga is.
Route Shortest and Quickest
The route selected in the pre-
liminary talks is to branch off the
present Baraga -Houghton road at
the old Tayloy mine in Baraga county
and follow the present highway to
Covington; thence directly south
along a township road from Coving-
ton station TO the Baraga county
line where the Iron county road will
take up the course with an entirely
new grade about five miles long to
Parks Siding and from that point
utilize as much Of the present high
way as is Of any use to Red Rock
where there is a mighty fine road TO
Amasa. At Amasa the present county
system will be met and connection
through Crystal Falls and Alpha to
Florence, Iron Mountain and Menom-
inee got
BY attacking the new sections this
year or next. this route could be made
passible In couple OF years and
right through inside OF
FIVE years. This is figuring to build
out OF current funds solely.
The road would extend along the
entire run Of the Hemlock formation
on which some mighty fine Bessemer
ore is being proved up and which
promises within a few years to con
tain a string OF mines from Red Rock
70 this city
Houghton Enthusiastic
The Houghton fellows are mighty /
over this proposition and
are doing everything possible 10 put
il across Tho meeting was held IN
The commercial club rooms and was
largely atteDded by representative
men from Houghton county and by a
delegation form Baraga county head
"a by John o. Maxey
The whole project rests with Bar
lga county II chat county will warm
lp to the proposition and build the
section about Covington there will
be no question as to the final compile
ion Of the road. I'm order 20 put this
natter up TO Baraga people IN its
light light delegation of Houghton
,ounty men will go 10 L'Anse In
special train soon and conference
Rill be held between the two counties.
Mr. Burridge made the position clear
hat there will be no move made by
his county to extend IT'S already
aneihy mileage nnlcss assurance /
haIl be given ttis county That So /
.hall Be met half way aud ihat state
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way