The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-07-27
WHAT A PRIVILEGE
J. D. Clarkson of Carthage, Mo-, Des-
ignates the Jefferson Highway
in Northern Minnesota.
It Costs $500 Per Mile For the
Blessed Privilege of Construct
ing the Same

The Union has no fault to find with
the route in Northern Minnesota
designated by Mr. J. D. Clarkson of
Carthage, Mo-, as the Jefferson High
way. It runs as follows: From Elk
River to East St. Cloud, Little Falls
Staples, Wadena, Park Rapids
Bemidji, Thief River Falls and St.
Vincent. But what have those towns
gained by Mr.. Clarkson's designation
or what would Princeton, Milaca
Bralnerd and the other towns have
gained had the eastern route been
chosen? Mr.. Clarkson will not provide
one dollar for the construction of the
road in question. The local civil
divisions, the state, and perhaps the
United States, must contribute the
means, and neither Mr.. Clarkson nor
any member of the Jefferson Highway
association can influence the appro-
prlating Of a single dollar by any civil
subdivision, by the state or by the
nation. Mr. GARRISON has, after all
the fuss and feathers and hullabaloo
graciously named the route along the
above mentioned towns the Jefferson
Highway, but on these conditions:
i. One Of the conditions required
by the Jefferson Highway association
of the territory awarded the highway
will be that the territory at once be
organized by the selection of county
committees of seven persons to each
county as provided for by the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the association.
and this shall be accomplished within
sixty days from the date of this
award
-. That the assessment of nine
dollars per mile shall be collected and
paid into the treasury of the associa-
ton, one-half within thirty days and
the other half within sixty days Of
the date Of this award
g. That the territory covered by
this award between st. Paul and the
boundary shall support the official
publication Of the Jefferson Highway
association, known as the Jefferson
Highway Declaration, to as great an
extent approximately in advertising
and subscriptions as other territories
Of similar extent. Also, at the proper
time be inaugurated a campaign for
securing memberships to the associa-
ton under the direction and with the
assistance of the association.
-. That the actual construction of
a 365 day road throughout the entire
territory named shall proceed with as
great rapidity as is being accomplished
in the average Of the territory COW
cred by the entire highway.
1T is understood and agreed that in
the event that if the territory named
hereafter to be known as the official
highway shall pay in the mileage as
required by the association, and fail
IN some other requirements Of the
association to such an extent that the
highway is awarded to some other
territory after one year, and before
two years have elapsed, the one-half
the mileage assessment that NAV
have been paid into the association
treasury will be refunded to parties
paying same. But if two years shall
have elapsed and the award of the
highway shall be withdrawn from the
territory hereafter named, through
some failure of said territory to do the
things required, then there shall be no
'ebate of said assessment.
49, In awarding the decision for the
Jefferson highway to the towns here
after named, 1t is not awarded in fee
but more in form of a license. The
Jefferson Highway association retain
ing the right to change the route pro-
vlded the towns to which it is awarded
do not combine in such a manner as to
produce the desired results both in
relation to constructing the highway
and other conditions required bv the
Jefferson Highway association.
"A reasonable time will be given
!, for the favored territory to produce
the required results. Failing to pro-
duce these results the award will be
withdrawn from the towns hereinafter
named and another series of towns,
either east or west of the route, here
by selected will be awarded the priv
ilege Of constructing the highway and
complying with the conditions re-
quired."
In brief the good people along the
route designated are awarded the
privilege by Mr.. Clarkson, of Garth
: age, Missouri, of constructing the
Jefferson highway at their own ex-
pense, Of paying $500 a mile for that
privilege, and also the privilege of