The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-11-11
ROAD men ARE
u up IN ARMS
CLAIM They HAVE BEEN IGNORED
lByLowER STATE MEN ]
BLAME coLcRoVE FOR ACTION
Say He is Trying to Get More State
Money For His Projects at
I Others Expense

There seems to have been some feel
ing stirred up between the road en-
thusiasts OF the upper and the lower
peninsula rs result OF the meetings
called recently by State Highway
Commissioners Rogers for the purpose
OF devising plan for the distribution
OF the federal aid money.
Two meetings we're held, one az
Marquette on September 20 and the
other at Lansing on September 2&
AT the Marquette meeting the decision
was practically arrived at for the
wealthier counties OF the upper pept
insula. TO allow the expenditure OF all
OF the federal aid due them among the
poorer counties which would mean
that the federal aid money appotdont
ed 10 the upper peninsula will be
spent upon the trunk roads in such
counties as Schooleraft, Maekinaw,
Luce, Alger and ontonagon. 49,.
In order to, have the interests Of the
upper peninsula looked after a legisT
latiye committee consisting OF Richard
Mason. county engineer of Delta counl
~, VIM, Kelly, chairman of the board
of county road commissioners of Dick4
ID son county. Jerome Brown, conndis4
sioner of Ontonagon, and w. s!
johnston. county commissioner OF
Marquette county. with l.. a, Bur,
ridge, county engineer of Iron county
as chairman, was, appointed.
No definite plans were arrived at, ii
being the supposition Of the upper.
peninsula fellows that a similar CONS
mittee would be appointed at the
lower peninsula meeting and that the
two committees would in due time get
together and frame a program for the
entire state. Ihal iEl|H l.lIll
AZ the lansing meeting, the wishes
OF the upper peninsula fellows seem
to have been ignored and it is
charged. that under the leadership of
Phil colgroye. legislative program
for the entire state was adopted which
commits the state to |.tl
tal A proportionate share of the
cost OF road construction based
upon assessments to trunk line
EI| mileage.
OBJ The paying OF a higher reward
upon concrete. bimminous and
other high class roads ny the
state. ' ffHt lltHI lF'
A state Legislative coirmittqe, to
consist Of Phil Colgroye ID Hastings,
VIM Kelly. or Vulcan. viii Loutit,
of Grand Haven and Frank Mlhrie, OF
Marshall, with Frank f, Rogers state
highway COMMISSIONER as chaiTnhn,
was appointed. fsrttt ..sI|.
The upper peninsula fellows eluim
that Colgrove has been hostile 70 Tie
upper peninsula interests In all of his
road agitation and that le dominated
the LartHng meeting and steered mat
ters so that thetupper peninsula viii
be discrminatod against in any legis
laiion that may ensue and in the pny-
ment of state, reward, e., i
Asked Tor D bin o. pafticplars I'm
gineer fiurridge, who Is the chairman
Qf the upper peninsula committee.
says. All we want is an equal split in
this state reward apportionment We
lot thai the raising cf tho alnohnt OF
state rewatd upon the higher types OF
road, sridh as concrete and the bitumi-
nous cLssRcs. will bo unjust 70 the
northorpl sections of the lower panin-
sula anil 70 tic upper peninsula un
'as there a an ncrease made in those
aetions on grading flH Il|H
You win note that tho 1chedule
which 1as adopted At ihe Lansing
meetlngi scales down tho amount Of
tate IegaTd TO be paid By tbe aiet,
p federal aid road districts from a
iety-Gity basis between state and
county ia thepoorcr counties 70 where
tlle state Is 70 pay nothing m the rich
co9ntles such as Wayne. Bay. Der
ricn Jackson. Kalamazoo and other
rtcr counties Of the state That
scbedule Is all right taken by itself
bgt there is a uiggcr IN the wvodpilc
and here Il " 81
"flr Colgrove. and those with SShom
nc ras influences. cunningiy cpaplcs
with this proposition, one to raiscthe
amount of state reward 20 be paid up
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