The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLEDGES SUPPORT
TO JEFF. HIGHWAY
Rousing Meeting is Held at Com
mercial Club With Highway
Officials.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
PICK COUNTY DIRECTORS
]. D. Clarkson Explains Organization
Of Association; Lycan to Be
on Committee. .
Resolution.

Whereas this conference of
citizens and representatives of
the Commercial Club of Bemidji
regards the Jefferson highway
extending from New Orleans to
Winnipeg through this city as
of more value to us than would
be the coming Of new rail-
road:
Therefore be it resolved that
the Commercial Club of Bemidji
here approves the plan of Or
ganization of the Jefferson high
way association outlined by Mr..
j. D. Clarkson, general manager
of the association, and pledges +
itself to secure the unqualified
support of all the requirements
of the association by Beltrami
county and the raising of 50
per mile tax for the support Of
the international organization
within 80 days.
About so citizens and members of
the Commercial club passed the above
resolution at a meeting with the
Jefferson highway officials this morn
ing at the Commercial club rooms.
The Jefferson highway officials ar
rived in Bemidji late last evening on
their return trip from Winnipeg.
They were J. D. Clarkson, general
manager of the Jefferson Highway
association, Walter Parker, New Or
leans, secretary of the organization,
S. Wolstencroft, publicity manager,
of Des Moines, Ia, and Earl Carbon,
driver of the officiaI
r. Meet at Club. Il
The meeting this morning was
called at $3.50 O'Clock and E. H
Denu, president of the Commercial
club, presided.
Mr.. Clarkson explained the organi-
zation of the highway association.
He stated that each county must
name board of directors of seven
members to act as the associations
representatives in the county and to
act with the state association. Each
state appoints vice president and
three directors of the international
association. This association meets
semi-annually.
Assessed SO Per Mile.
Each county is assessed 50 per
mile and the international associa-
tion requires that the standard of
road in the county be kept up.
Memberships to the international
highway association are from SIS up
to $4,000. Each fee being in a
separate class It is expected that
$4,000 will be raised from the
classes of SIS to $1,000.
Mr.. Clarkson also urged as many
people as possible to subscribe for
the Jefferson Highway Decalaration,
the official publication of the Jeffer-
son Highway association. The sub
scription price of the magazine,
which is published monthly, is so
cents a year or $1.0O for three years.
Praises Clearwater.
Mr.. Clarkson praised the excellent
work that is being done by the high
way enthusiasts in Clearwater
county.
"The darkest spot promises to be
the spotlight" said Mr.. Clarkson in
regard to the work in that county.
county in the state, if the other coun-
ties don't watch OUT
In Clearwater county the organiza-
ton has been pefected and the tax
had been sent to the home office of
the association before Mr.. Clarkson
arrived in Bagley yesterday. The
road Improvement in Clearwater
county during the past 80 days is
100 per cent, according to Mr.. Clark
son.
Canadians Enthusiastic.