The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-08-10
SCENIC HIGHWAY
ROUTE ASSURED
To SAUK CENTRE
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED AT
MEETING OF ENTHUSIASTS
HELD AT DETROIT
DR.. DU bots LOCAL OFFICIAL
THE SO-CALLED EASTERN AND
WESTERN ROUTES ARE UNIT
ED IN ONE GREAT LOOP

Inc minnesota Scenic Highway"
rnEning from the Twin Cities through
tha most picturesque portions of the
state, including Sank Centre and
Stearns county, became assured by
action taken at a road conference last
Friday at Detroit when the temporary
organization formed recently at St.
Paul and headed by ]. K. West of De-
troit was made permanent. Dr. J. A.
Dubois represented this section and
was made the Stearns county mem
Der on the board of directors. The
meeting was attended by $50 dele
gates and was one of the most enthu-
siastic road gatherings ever held in
Minnesota.
The route as proposed will form a
great loop after Elk River is reached
from Minneapolis and will embody
the territories embraced in the So
called Eastern and Western routes
which contested for the jefferson
Highway. The entire route will be
over state roads. From Elk River it
will swing north and eastward to Prin-
ceton, Milaca, Onamia, west of Mile
Laos lake to Brainerd, north to Pc
quot, Pine River, Walker, Leech Lake,
skirting Cass Lake on the east, north
to Black Duck, thence northeast
through Mizpah and Big Falls to In
ternational Falls, along the Rainy
river through Baudette, Warroad,
Roseau, Greenbush and Karlstad to
Donaldson, south through Stephen,
Warren and Euclid to Crookston,
south along the Red River of the
North to Moorhead, east to Detroit,
thence southerly through Frazee, Per-
ham, Otter Tail, Henning, Parkers
Prairie, Alexandria to Sank Centre,
Melrose and Stearns county towns to
St. Cloud. Travellers will have OPP
ton of going or coming either way.
With Temporary President West in
the chair the name of the highway as
originally proposed, Northern Min
nesota Scenic Highway" was chang
ed to minnesota Scenic Highway"
it being argued that so much territory
was covered as to make the word
Northern inapt.
Following this action the temper
ary organization was made permanent
and the directorate increased by one
member from each county touched by
the proposed route in addition to the
temporary board selected at st. Paul
three weeks ago. The personnel OF
these directors is:
Mile Lacs-H. F. Mann, Cove'
MINI.
Sherburne-E. H. Foley, thinner
man, MINI.
Marshall-Julius ] Olson, Warren,
MINI.
Kittson-P. ]. Forsberg, .Karlstead,
MINI.
Otter Tail-Casper Loterer, Per-
ham, MINI.
Norman-O. D. Larson, Hendrum,
MINI.
Clay-A. J. Wright, Moorhead,
MINI.
Stearns-Dr. J. A. Dubois, Sank
Centre, Mimi.
Todd-E. R. Ruggles, Osakis, MINI.
Beltrami-A. E. Whiting, Black
duck, Mimi.
CASH. M. Kohl, Cass Lake, MIMI
Crow Wing-Dr. j. A. ThaDes'
Brainerd, MINI.
Douglas-G. A. Kortsch, Alexan-
dria, MINI.
Polk-R. T. Buckler, Crookston,
MINI.
Roseau-Martin widsten, Harroad,
MINI.
Koochiching-J. E. Corwin, North
ONE, MINI.
Cass-J. P. Hardy, Fargo, N. D.
Directors and officers were author
lied to draft bylaws and rules OF
government of the organiza..'''n % Us
presented at meeting in October,
date and place to be selected by the
directors.
The secretary was instructed to
take up with all county boards, COM
mercial clubs snd other bodies the
question of fulfillment of pledges for
the Scenic Highway that were made
for the proposed Jefferson Highway
and to urge the necessity of effective
cooperation by local interests in the
various sections traversed by the
| route. ,.r
The matter of suitable emblem or
trail marker was preached and after
considerable discussion the suggestion
OF DR.. Dubois that the colors be red,