The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-26
JEFFERSON HIGHWAY
OFFICIALS TO ARRIVE
IN BEM|DJ| TONIGHT
Will Be Greeted at Eight O'clock by
Over One Hundred Bemidji
Autcmobilists.
PROGRAM TO BE GIVEN
1T BIRCIIMoNT HOTEL
Party to Spend Night Here; Will
Leave fer Bagley Tomorrow
Morning.

Jefferson highway officials, accom-
panied by a number of good roads
enthusiasts, who are making the
first official run over the route
through Northern Minnesota to dedi-
cate it as the jefferson highway, will
arrive in Bemidji tonight at eight
o'clock.
The party left Little Falls at eight
o'clock this morning and arrived at
Staples at 10:3O and Wadena at
noon They will arrive at Park Rap
ids at $40 this afternoon and Itasca
park at about 4:5O. They will re-
main at the state park for supper
and will leave the park for Bemidji
at 6:20. They will arrive in Be-
midi at about eight o'clock and will
spend the night here.
A "Bemidji Welcome.
Bemidji is planning to give the
tourists a real "Bemidji" welcome to-
night. The highway has been the
principal topic of conversation for
the past six months and Bemidji
good roads" followers are very en-
thusiastic over the new route. Every
autOmObilist in the city is ordered to
park his car along the curb along
Fourth street from America to Bel
trami avenue and down Beltrami av-
7:30 o'clock tonight. The tourists
will then have to pass every car in
line. The band will be on hand and
Bemidji will make an effort to secure
one of the prizes to be given for the
largest number of cars greeting the
tourists
Make Good Time.
The tourists left st. Joseph, Mo-,
last Thursday at 1925 p. M, From
St. Joseph to St. Paul, 2,367 auto
mobiles turned out to see the party
pass, an average Of almost 700 cars
per day. The party reached St. Paul
on schedule time, not having lost a
minute since leaving St. Joseph, Mo-,
last Thursday.
Albert Lea leads in the number Of
cars greeting the party. Fifty-nine
cars greeted the officials there. At
Anolxa So cars greeted the party.
Over 100 cars are expected in the
line to greet the officials tonight.
In order to win the prize the cars
must escort the official car to Bag
ley tomorrow morning.
To Escort Party.
A. P. White and F. S. Lycan left
for the state park this afternoon and
will pilot the tourists to this city.
A. M. Bagley, president Of the Au-
tomobile club, has requested that all
autos in line tonight be decorated
with American flags and chautauqua
banners.
After registering at the Hotel
Markham tonight, the tourists will
be taken to the Birchmont Beach ho-
tel where entertainment will be fur
nished. The public is urged to at
tend this entertainment. Short talks
will be given by members Of the tour.
st party Miss Frances Kenney an(
Miss Beth Evans will sing and Miss
Vera Backus will give readings. G
w. Jewett, president Of the Mime
sofa Retail Automobile Dealers as
sociation, will preside at the enter
tainment
Leave Thursday.
At eight o'clock Thursday morning
the party will leave Bemidji for Sol
way, arriving there at nine o'clock
will arrive at Shevlin at 9:34, Bag
ley at 1912 and will have noon con
troll at Oklee. They will spend the
night at Thief River Falls.
Form Scenic Route.
Plans for a scenic highway il
Northern Minnesota are being made
by the road boosters who lost out IL
the selection of the Jefferson high
way route. The St. Paul Pioneer
Press has the following article il
regard to the proposed scenic high
way:
Nothing daunted by their failure
to win the route of the Jefferson
highway through Northern Mime
sofa, Representatives OF the Western
and Eastern routes met at the Saln
Paul hotel Monday, Immediately fol
lowing the announcement of th'
choice of the Central route by J. D
Clarkson, general manager of th'
highway, and formulated plans fol
establishing the Northern Minnesota
Scenic highway
To Equal Jefferson.
'"The Scenic highway will in ever!
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