The Sauk Centre herald., 1916-09-14
COUNTY GOOD ROAD
CLUB ORGANIZED
DIRECTOR NAMED IN EACH COM
MISSIONER DISTRICT TO
LEAD IN ACTIVITIES
Meeting CALLED DURING FAIR
HON. r. c. DUNN INVITED TO
MAKE ADDRESS--FINE TRUNK
LINE SUGGESTED

Friday evenings Commercial Club
meeting was attended by County Cora-
missioners Ben EIIering Of his dis
trict and Chairman Lair Of ST. Cloud,
besides Senator P. A. Hilbert, City
Clerk Weiser, DR.. Goehrs ana John
Welle of Melrose, and lAd0lph
Daencknamp of Winona. The main
topic of the evening was the discus
sion Of how best to improve the high
way between st. Cloud and Sank Gen.
tire.
Commissioner Lahr spoke at some
length and stated in unequivocal
terms that the commissioners of the
county of Stearns were not in sympa-
thy with the jefferson Highway plan,
out that they would do all in their
power to promote and assist the Min
nesota Scenic Highway running the
entire length of Stearns comfy.
Mr.. Lahr also stated that the COM
missioners felt that there should be
one highway in the county outstand-
ing over all others and because of the
extensive traffic between St. Cloud
and Sauk Centre, this road should be
given the most attention.
The commissioners have gone into
this plan somewhat informally and
have arrived at the conclusion chat
the best results can be obtained by
changing the road between Albany
and Freeport. This would do away
with some of the treacherous rail-
road crossings, have less grades, and
reduce the distance about 1 II miles.
The cost of acquiring real estate a''d
building this new road would be sp-
proximately the same as putting the
present highway in first class share.
He urged the citizens Of the county
to organize themselves into Good
Roads Clubs and to work with the
county board to the end that the hest
results can be obtained.
As a result of Mr.. Lahr's talk it was
decided to hold a meeting of the
Stearns County Good Roads Associa-
ton at St. Cloud on Tuesday of this
week.
This gathering met at the court
house with President Hilbert presid-
irg. Representative were present
from the towns between Sauk Centre
and St. Cloud. The county commits
sioners, who were in session, ad-
| journed their deliberations to attend.
This meeting elected director from
each commissioner district to carry on
and further the work of better high
ways. The directors are: First dis
trict, Henry Killian, St. Cloud town;
second, Mr.. Buettner, Freeport; third,
Anton Wartysberg, Paynesville;
fourth, Ferdinand Peters, Cold
Spring; fifth, Geo. Rice, Sauk Centre.
At Tuesdays meeting the plan was
also perfected to- have the Stearns
County fair managers to set aside
Thursday, Sept. 21, as Good Roads
Day, and to arrange a place on the
Fair Grounds to hold a meeting. The
fair management were glad to comply
with the request. The meeting will
be held in the st. Cloud building i'm
nediately following the address by
Hon. Frank M. Kellogg. Hon. Robert
C. Dunn of Princeton, father of good
roads in Minnesota, has been invited
to address this meeting and it is ex-
pected that he will surely be here.
Every farmer in this section of the
state should be as actively, and no
doubt are, interested in better high
ways as the business men. Mr.. Dunn
will tell the people how to proceed
to get results.
DIR. J. A. Dubois and Charles Kort-
an of Sank Centre attended the St.
Cloud meeting.