Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-02
ROAD DELEGATES
HOLDCONFER
Boosters From Iowa and Illinois Hero
in Interest OF Diagonal Trail.
Worlds Longest Highway.
SELECTING OFFICIAL RoTTr
4, f. Nissen Presents One of His
Famous Draes to Rock Island
Worked On Ninth Street.

Rock Island is host TO big num-
Der Of good roads boosters today. This
afternoon at 100 at the Rock Island
club q conference of those in tho
Diagonal Trail. which is to reach
from Miami Fla, to Seattle, Wash. and
which, when completed. will be the
longest improved road in the world. is
being held.
The meeting was called for the
purpose OF determining the official
road for the Cedar Rapids, Rock Is.
land & Peoria division. Seven routes
from Rock Island TO Cedar Rapids are
suggested and three from Rock Is
land to Peoria. Iowa City furnished 4
delegate from every town on route No
!. which is the "River-to-R River" road
10 Iowa City and Burlington WAY ia
Cedar Rapids
Following IS the substance of a let
Ter which \. Z, NiSsen who is boost
Ing the trail, received today from C.
3. Tompkins, assistant secretary OF
the Linn County Good Roads associa-
ton:
AT the regular meeting of the d.
rectors of our association held yes
terdav. you were unanimously an
pointed our representation at the
meeting to organize the Cedar Rapids,
Rock Island and Peoria division of the
Diagonal Trail for Cedar Rapids. Con
corning the choice of routes from
Peoria to Rock Island, if you have any
vote as representing Cedar Rapids,
YOU are at liberty to use it for the
route which you personally consider
is the better, but for the route from
Cedar Rapids to Rock Island you will
please be instructed herewith to vote
in favor Of the Cedar Rapids, Upton
and Davenport short line route or
Route g.
This route will leave the Lincoln
Highway just inside the Linn county
line coming towards Cedar Rapids and
will thus omit Marion. but will come
straight west into Cedar Rapids over
the Mount Vernon read.
We Will begin work on the marking
vi lAlS u dl4 iii puSA LINN ''Nl4ts g.
soon as the route is established
Mayor BerwaId Boosts.
Mayor John Berwald, Davenport
shows his interest in the Diagonal
Trail in a letter TO Mr.. Nissen today
in which he says: It is too bad that
did not receive your letter one day
earlier as just yesterday afternoon We
had a meeting Of the committee OF
the whole and We appointed Major
Meyers to attend your meeting on
June > at 100 p. N. at the Rock IS
land club.
Would have been pleased myself t.
have taken in this meeting as I an
a strong believer in good roads, But
ny official hours at the city hall are
1:3O to 4:30 every afternoon and
cannot lose out on those hours as they
are advertised as official hours Of the
mayor.
Providing I had this information Of
yours one day sooner, there would
have been no one I would rather have
appointed than Decker French, as
know that he is a man who can be de-
pended upon and is there with hear
and soul on your automobile affairs
Henderson After Road.
Two delegates from Henderson
boosting for the Knoxville road, TO be
selected for the route from Rock Is
land to Peoria, arrived in the city early
this morning. Since this is also to be
used for the Burlington Trail and is tl
be oiled, they point out it is highly de-
sirable that il be chosen.
At the meeting this afternoon at the
Rock Island club from 100 to
o'clock was devoted to considering
credentials after which the bylaws 70!
this division were formally adopted
4 picture Of the group was taken and
at o'clock the delegates took up the
matter of voting on the route from
Rock Island to Cedar Rapids, each del
egate having one vote. Those resid-
ing on the successful route and dele
gates from Illinois will then be en-
titled to express a preference for tbs
road from Rock Island to Peoria
Rock Island county is well represent