Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-07-28

nlgnWay through Little Fails IS due
J. K. Martin, president Of the Little
Falls Automobile club and treasurer of
the state automobile association, and
R. B. Millard, secretary Of the Central
Minnesota Jefferson Highway associa-
tion and secretary Of the Little Falls
Automobile club. They spent a great
deal of time and money in gathering
data in regard to the route and pre-
senting it to the officials. County En-
gineer Fem is also to be commended in
forwarding the road work on the pro-
posed route. In the first place the Lit
tie Falls Automobile club was respon-
sible for it, as that organization took
up the matter of getting the highway
through here early last winter and
made an appropriation Of 800 for that
purpose.
The Jefferson Highway will be OF
much value to Little Falls as thousands
! of tourists will pass through the city
every summer. TO this county it will
! also mean great deal as the highway
iitraverses thirty-six miles of road in
ISthis county leading through some of
the finest agricultural lands in the
county and in fact, in the state. Little
Falls will no doubt be made a stopping
place by the tourists as the hotel and
garage accomm odations are the best to
be had, the size Of the city being taken
into consideration.
AS finally chosen by the Jefferson
Highway association the route through
this state from Minneapolis to the
northern boundary is as follows:
Through Elk River, st. Cloud, Sauk
Rapids, Little Falls, Staples, Wadena,
Itasca Park, Bemidii, Bagley, Red Lake
/ Falls, Thief River Falls, thence north
to Winnipeg. Through Morrison county
the route first passes through Royalton,
thence on to Little Falls, coming up on
First street south, thence on Broadway
to Second street west, thence north to
the state road and then on to Darling,
Randall, Cushing and Lincoln. The
road over the highway through this
county is in first class shape all the
way except short distance at Lin
coin and this is rapidly being put into
first class condition.
Among the interesting things along
the route in this county are the river
scenes, the forest of virgin pine with
in the city limits of Little Falls, the
only one Of it's kind in the state so
located, the beautiful lakes near Lin
coin, the lumber industry in Little
Falls, and all along the way splendid
agricultural and woodland scenes.
All along the route of the highway
Mr.. Clarkson has been placing signs.
These signs, made of white enamel
steel, have the name Jefferson High
way printed on them and at each end
Of the sign is green tree, one a palm
and the other pine. The Jefferson
Highway is called the highway "from
pine to paint
In order to retain the Jefferson high.
way the, counties and towns along the
route must meet certain requirements
and the association must also raise a
sum Of money by popular subscription
years: County Auditor McNairy, the
morning the central route was select
ed, wired the Jefferson Highway com,
mission that the county commissioners
of Morrison county had agreed to meet
all requirements and to do all in their
power for the highway.
Conditions to Be Fulfilled
Following are the conditions which
must be fulfilled by the counties along
the route: .
| - 1oCA COuIlEy organize COmm1CCee
OF at least seven members within 60
days to cooperate with the Jefferson
Highway commission and work under
their direction.
There must be raised by each
county an amount equal to SO per mile,
one-h half Of which must be paid to the
commission within 30 days and the
balance in 60 days.
3 The counties must support the
declaration which is the official organ
and publication.
Counties must build 365-day road
and maintain it.
5 A fund of not less than $4,000
must be raised for the whole system
within two years by popular subscrip-
tion and the memberships will be from
$500 to $1,000.
Towns along the way stand or fall
as unit; should one fail to meet its
obligations, notice was served at the
meeting Of directors and members of
the official party making the st.. 10:
lseph to Winnipeg tour, that different
route will be selected.
+ In that event one-half of the mile.
age assessment will be refunded if the
way is changed within two years.
E. H. Hennen, who with his family
and. that Of M Smracker'a Of Me1f0ae