The Dickinson press., 1915-01-23
THE REDlTRA|L
COAST TO COAST
Dickinson is Working Hard
Through Its Commercial Club
Committee to Get Bet
ter Roads.
Chairman Turner Expects Large
Delegation at Bismarck Janu-
ary 28th. Little Missouri
River is the Sticker.

ary 2Sth. Little Missouri
River is the Sticker.
Last spring the Red Trail Auto
line from New York to Seattle was
finished through this territory. The
trail is plainly marked and auto
tourists can now find their way, day
or night, without any trouble over
the entire Northern Pacific route.
even through the scenic Bad Lands
west of Dickinson, there is no diff
Guilty in making the Red Line Trail
with the exception of the Little Mis-
souri, river crossing at Medora. This
crossing, however, is very difficulty at
certain seasons of the year. Just
how to overcome this difficulty is one
of the problems confronting the gen.
eral committee now at work in an
effort to improve the Red Trail. 1t
is true that there are few places
along the route that need a little re-
pairing and this work will receive
prompt attention in the spring. The
big problem, however, is to make
the Little Missouri crossing good at
all seasons of the year. With this
accomplished, the great rush of auto
tourists from the east are certainly
going to use the Red Line Trail either
going or coming in making their
transcontinental drive to the Yellow.
stone Park and the Panama Expo.
OraQf
Dickinson and every place along the
route, as these tourists spend more
or less time at all the important
points.
The improvement Of The Red Trail
also means much to the people locally,
who wish to make trips up and down
the line. This applies to farmers as
much as to those living in town, as
the autos are found everywhere,
among all classes of people.
AS previously stated, the Dickinson
Commercial Club contributed $50 last
spring to help defray expenses of
making the Red Line Trail. Now a
strong committee is in correspondence
with the various clubs between Fargo
and Spokane in an effort to get con-
certed action all along the Red
Trail.
With this end in view, the Dickin-
son committee sent out the following
letter on the 10Th:
Dickinson, January 16, 1916
Dear Sirs:-
North Dakota is vitality interested
in all transcontinental traffic, whether
by steam or automobile.
Tho o1ncinu nf ho F,,ronoor,
countries to tourists on account of
the present war will divert thousands
of travellers from Europe to our own
land, especially will this be so to the
Yellowstone Park and the Panama
Exhibition this year.
Our National Highways are the
key to all proposed tours and natur-
ally to the Automobiles.
North Dakota is commercially and
locally bound to see that her share Of
the highway is in such shape that
there will be no diverting over other
trails.
At present there are sections of the
state in which it will be absolutely
necessary to have the cooperation of
the entire state for the further i'm
provement Of this RED TRAIL.
These sections consists of shady
places, unsafe bridges and approaches
that will be scrutinized carefully by
those touring from coast to coast.
An illustration of one Of these diff
cult places is the Little Missouri
river at Medora, where autoists have
to ford the river as best they can, or
risk arrest in seeking crossing over
the N. p. railway bridge.
1t is necessary, therefore,, that i'm
mediate steps be taken to see that
this trail in all sections from Fargo
to Terry, Mont, distance approxi-
mately Of ATS miles, is in the best
possible shape for travel.
To this end the Dickinson CONNER
cial Club at a recent meeting ap-
pointed a committee of three, con-
sisting of Fred W. Turner, C. T.
Langley and M. Blick, who were au-
thorized to take this matter up with
the several Commercial Clubs and
interested individuals with a view to
securing some concerted action.
This committee finding that the
North Dakota Federation Of CONNER
cial Clubs were meeting at Bismarck
ON the 2Sth of this month, have
ChOught 1t wise to ask that the Clubs
and individuals interested in the Red
Trail Movement meet with this body
at the capital city on the above date.
We, therefore, beg to ask that your
Club send a delegation to this meet
ing which will be an all day meeting
in the Commercial Club rooms at
Bismarck on Thursday, January 28th.
We shall esteem it a great favor
If you will place this matter before
your club, also sending us names of
those you would like to receive an
invitation. .-'-'.~. +
Trusting to see you personally, and
with best wishes on behalf Of the
Dickinson Commercial Club and the
State at large.
am yours truly,
~. FRED w. TURNER,
Chairman.