Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-20
ROAD PROMOTERS
SEE BRIDGE LANE
Thirty Automobiles Carrying Adyo-
Gates of Improved Highway Jour
ney to Coal Valley.
FINE CONDITION IS A SURPRISE
Supper-Smoker is Held, Addresses
Being Given by Colonel Burr, VI.
J. McEniry, and Others.

Boosters for improved highways,
occupying thirty to thirty-fve auto
yesterday afternoon inspect
ed the newly-improyed Bridge lane
road and on to Coal Valley E. W.
WoodCock led the procession.
Many of the people who were in the
cars got their first ride over the i'm
proved read To say that they were
surprised at the excellent shape in
which it is, though still unfinished, is
to say only what every one of them
acknowledged. Then the improve
ment from the Killing farm on to the
Crockett corner was noted. 1t needs
leveling up, and this is very soon to
get under the attention that is being
given the whole Coal Valley road by
Frank B. Wylie and George Buck,
with the cooperation Of the p pie liv-
ing along the line and Of the Greater
Moline 365-Day Road club.
Coal Valley people sat up and took
notice as the long line Of machines
were driven through their toWh. It
was d fine demonstration of the fact
that Moline people have big enthusl-
asm for good roads generally and for
a good road to Coal Valley as well as
to any other place in the country.
At supper-smoker in the evening
Ralph B. Lourie was tcaatmaster.
Reynold NJ. Johnson's report, as
treasurer of the Greater Moline 365-
Day Road club, showing a big cash
balance, more than enough to finish
the Bridge lane improvement, to con-
tinue that improvement to and beyond
the bridge, then on to the Milan road,
to put a thousand dollars more into
the Coal Valley road beyond that point,
and another thousand into the Coal
town road, demonstrated that the road
club remains ION earth with the
prospect of staying there for a hong
time. 1t created additional enthusi-
assn. Charles A. Larson, who is gra-
tuitously experimenting the clubs
road work, told of his faith in gravel
roads and of his desire to see good
roads everywhere in the county. He
has long worked to pull Coal Valley
out of the mud Now he wants the
whole county and the whole state pull
ed out South Moline township has so
to 20 miles of public roads The $13.-
600 or $4,000 raised by taxation each
year in the township is only drop
in the bucket for so many miles of
road Hence the 365-Day Road clubs
aid is the only solution Of the prob
lem.
Colonel George W Burr, in his ad-
dress relating to highways and pre-
paredness, gave a number Of illustra-
tons of the value of good roads from
a defense and military standpoint.
Waive ObStructiOnists Aside.
Several other speakers followed.
These included George Buck of Coal
Valley township, f. W. Woodcock,
Mayor Carlson, NJ j. McEniry, Clar-
ence S. Trevor and H. ]. Gripp. Mr..
Buck, who with F. B. Wylie is doing
the work on the Coal Valley road
told of that work, what has already
been done, and what it is proposed to
do 1t is going clear through to Coal
Valley, no matter how many people
there are a few such-along the route
who say when they are asked for help
Go on and build the road if you want
it. To all such he and Mr. Wylie are
replying, We will, and when it is fin
ished, you are welcome to use it tC
your hearts content.
| Mr.. Buck fairly electrified his hear
ers when he announced that the road
was not going to stop at Coal Valley
| 1t is going on to Warmers Station over
! in Henry county, and beyond that il
/ is going on indefinitely, so great is the
enthusiasm stirred up all along the
line largely because of the impetus
given to road Improvement by the
success of the Greater Moline 365-Day
Road club.
/ L. C. Warner of Warmers Station
Mr. Buck declared, has offered $1,000
to help carry the Improvement from
| Coal Valley to Warmers Station, anC
this generous offer is promising tt
bring out other good subscriptions al
along the route.
! E. W. Woodcock gave a history o
the inception, rise and progress of tn,
| Greater Moline 365-Day Good Road
club.
! c. S. Trevor congratulated the clul
/ and the people OF Moline that tn
citys good feeling toward Coal Vale.
and the Coal Valley road had beef
demonstrated. But we do not want t.
forget the Rural road. We have pu
about $24 900 into it, and the people o
Moline, he believed, realizing that thi
road taps the most desirable farming
land in the county, are ready to pu
more money into it. As soon as tn
cooperation of the people along tn
route is assured. he believed the mer
chants and people Of Moline woult
still meet them half way in making
this road what it ought to be.
Bond Issue Might Garry.
M. ]. McEniry was enthusiastic 70
the work of the road club, and he salt
he believed that the club had creates
widespread interest in good road
throughout the county that demant
for half million bond issue for goo,
roads would meet the approval of tn
voters of the county.