The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-07-28


the enthusiasm and if you have not
ming baseball, basket ball or footba
siastically the Jefferson highway Off
cials are greeted along the route
which they are dedicating as the
"Pine to Palm route in Minnesota
You can imagine it only in a small
degree as to what it really is unless
you make trip with the Jefferson
highway officials and see the way the
officials are greeted.
First Time in History.
Never before in the history of
Northern Minnesota has project
been so enthusiastically greeted.
People are focking to the by-Ways
and the highways where the party
passes, to the towns and villages to
hear the speakers and to see the men
who are working to make the Jeffer-
son highway the success that it is
going to be.
81 would rather have the enthu-
siasm that we have received from the
people in the places from Little Falls
to Thief River Falls" said j. D.
Clarkson, general manager of the JEFF
ferson highway, today, than to have
a donation of $4,000 for the route.
l mean by this that I know that by
the enthusiasm the people are be-
hind this project, they are interested
in it and they will see that the high
way gets the proper support
The people of Northern Minnesota
are interested in the Jefferson high
way because of it's vital Importance
to secure better roads.
To Bring 10000.
s. w. WoIstencroft or Des Moines,
Ia, publicity representative of the
Jefferson highway, today told me that
10000 tourists from southern points
will come to Minnesota this year over
the Jefferson highway and the high
way is just being located, the actual
construction of it in Minnesota has
not started. According to Mr.. VOL
stencroft, 500 queries from the south
were received by the automobile blue
book representative up to May first
of this year in regard to Northern Min
nesota and the roads in this district.
This is just an example Of how in
terestd the people of the south are
in the new highway.
The people of Northern Minnesota
are also interested and they are
showing their interest and apprecia-
tion of the selection Of the route by
greeting the highway officials. They
are showing their interest by having
roads dragged and repaired for the
Jefferson highway tourists.
Has Excellent Farm.
About rs automobiles accompanied
the tourists yesterday morning from
Bemidji to Bagley. The tourists
were much inspired by the excellent
appearing farm of Ole Sine near Sol
way. Mr.. Sine has just completed
a large new barn and a new home and
when the tourists passed his place he
was constructing road from the
highway to his home. The tourists
showed their appreciation by honk
ing their automobile horns and cheer
ing him.
Solway Does Well.
The village of Solway did itsel
proud in greeting the party Their
are three cars in the town Of Lam
mers and everyone of those cars Wer'
on hand to greet the highway Off
cials. About 35 people were in Sol
way to listen to the addresses give1
by members of the highway party.
solway is interested in the high
way and is ready to do its share.
John Thoreen Of Solway made tn
following statement to me:
"We are all very busy at this tim
haying. Good weather is scarce an
valuable, but we could not miss al
occasion like this to help the Jeffer
son highway movement. The high
way is big thing for us and W
are ready to do our share"
Solway is Growing.
Solway is rapidly growing vii
lage and it's prosperity is shown i
the construction of new brick build
ing to house the new Solway Stat
bank.
At Shevlin the party was greete
by big streamer that was hum
across the street. On the streame
was printed, 'Itasca State Park Aut
Road" Seven automobiles and
large crowd of good road enthusiast
cheered the speakers in this village
1--WE are certainly glad that, we &C
the highway" said O. L.. Dahl, tn
Shevlin grocer 1T is the bigges