Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-08

! ion showing the distance from the
| postoffice in the town to which Won
are journeying and number of miles
from postofiice just left
To Use Nissen Leyeler.
II was moved by H. A. pillshury
and seconded by W. d. Harris that
the Nissen road leveler be recommend
ed and that the local directors be
urged to see that one is used on both
sides of his town, Immediately after
each rain Moved by c. A. Hal,gren.
seconded by W. d. Harris, that the
secretary be instructed to write the
National Highways association, Wash
ington. d. C., and request that the
Diagonal Trail be recognized by them
on all of their maps. The secretary
also to be instructed to write the Blue
Book Publishing company, Chicago,
the Iowa Publishing company, Day.
export, and all other publishers of
touring information, to recognize this
trail as an official automobile trail.
Motion made by Mr. Pillsbury and sec.
onded by A. f. Nissen that the peti-
ton of the Linn County Highway asso-
citation of Cedar Rapids, that T. j.
Wilkinson be elected as director for
Cedar Rapids, be granted. Carried.
| Moved by Pillsbury and seconded
by Harris that NJ. Hornecker be elect
ed director for CISCO and that the sec
rotary be instructed to write the may
or or chairman of the board of trus-
tees in the towns and villages on this
division that have not yet a director
and request them to select a director
for their town.
Moved by C. A. Hallgren and sec
onded by Z. Stage of Wyoming, that
this division of the Diagonal Trail
recommend that no official hotels or
garages be established and that no
advertising signs be connected with
this trail and thus make same a strict
ly high grade trail.
Moved by Harris and seconded by
c. A. Hallgren, that the Diagonal
Trail cigar be recommended as a
strictly high grade five-cent cigar and
that the director in each town be
urged to see that some dealer in his
town has them on sale, owing to the
fact that 81 out of each 1000 of these
cigars sold will be paid to the dag
onal Trail association to assist in the
organization expense.
Those in Attendance.
The following were present at the
conference:
Rock Islands. W. Searle, E. G.
Xander, DR.. Rose, c. A Hallgren.
Iowa City-A. E. Nissen.
West Liberty-A. Vogel
Wilton Junction-W D. Harris.
Osco-M. Hornecker and j. \. West
erland.
Cambridge-H. A Pillsbury
Wyoming-E. Stage
Talks were made by the following
S. w. Searle, E. G. Xander, C. A. Hall
gren, H. A. Pillsbury, W. D. Harris
Dr.. Rose, E. Stage and NJ. Hornecker
A telegram was read from c. B
Tompkins, secretary of the Linn
County Highway association of Cedar
Rapids, stating that within the next
week every pole in the Diagonal Trai
through Linn county would be paint
ed, at the expense of the Linn county
association, and sign boards placed &
mile on both sides of each town il
that county Also that a large sign
board Y by IS feet would be placed
at the county line where the road en-
ters and leaves the county.
, Mr. Nissen reported that the Iowa
City Commercial club had obligated
itself at the meeting on Monday
June 5, to see that the poles through
Johnson county and the sign boards
are satisfactorily taken care of. Thi:
: practically assures one-third of thu
division from Cedar Rapids to Rocl
Island being taken care of so far a.
: signs and blazing are concerned. Mr.
[ Nissen also guaranteed that both Ce
/, dar Rapids and Iowa City would ap
= propriate $25 in cash for the genera
organization expense. Mayor Pills
l bury of Cambridge also pledged no
less than $25 from Cambridge for gen
eral organization expense, and L
Stage of Wyoming, while not guaran
teeing same, said that he felt conf
. dent that Wyoming would do the same
l During the next few weeks the off
cial log of this trail will be made un
j der the supervision of General Super
visor Searle and Mr.. Nissen.
Badges Are Ordered.
4 The secretary was instructed to or
: der stationery, membership cards an
d other needed supplies, also to orde
h through Mr. Nissen 1000 official badg
: es, about the size of dime, same t
i be an exact fac-simile of the officia
n pole blazing and to have the word
|, on same, Booster for Diagonal Trai
y 1916" The cost of these not TO eX
d coed 212 cents each. He was also in
S structed as soon as these badges ar
e rive to send 25 to each town on tn
h division and request that they be sol
}, for 81 each, which will include tn
It membership and dues for one year t
n the Diagonal Trail association. An
e town sending in 25 or more of mem
d bership will receive so per cent c
e their membership, same to be used 70
n their own desire in their own locaI
: ity. The money sent to the genera
e treasury to be used to pay organiza
0 ton expense and thorough blazing an
e sign-b boarding of the trail.
y Selecting Trail.
Following meeting which Mr.. Ms
sen had with the Davenport city coun
d Gil yesterday Afternoon, it was al
5 ranged that special committee CON
u posed of Mayor John Berwald, job
d Buck and Engineer Crowley meet thi
morning for the purpose of laying OF
! the East Iowa Scenic Trail throug
e Davenport This trail was organize
: by Mr.. Nissen May s, at Clinton an
It is to run from New Albin, Iowa, with
S four miles of the Minnesota line [