The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-06-08
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has been, all is overshadowed By his
visit to Lake. Itasca. with repose. at
the Douglas Lodge upon, the shores
Of the head waters of the Mississippi |
Nothing could be. more appropriate
than the esta blishment ,ofithe Jeffer-
son Highway leading from the mouth |
to the source Of the Mississippi River, |
and Minnesota is able to present to
the tourist route that travel a coun-
try that presents natural road bed |
The Jefferson Highway proposes, to
pass through Owatonna, St. Paul, |
Minneapolis, Elk River, St.. Cloud, |
Little Falls, Wadena, Park Rapids, !
Lake Itasca and Bemidji, with pcs
sible choice of routes, leaving the
route just mentioned at Anoka, pass
ing through Princeton to Mile Laos
Lake, Bratnerd, Akeley, Walker, Lake
1tasca and Bemidji, Bagley, Red Lake,
Falls, Thief River Falls and on to-
Winnipeg. Either of. these routes
afford many. detOurs, /
oztl = Attract Tourists. *.-
II the tourist does not take the
Mile Laos route, that place can be
easily. reached from St. Cloud or Lit,
tie Falls. A detOur can be made
from Little Falls to Brainerd and
from Brainerd to Wadena. or from
Brainerd to Akeley and Akeley to-
Park Rapids and from Park Rapids
to Bemidji Lake Winnihigoshish
may be visited. --..Cass Lake is within
easy rach and Upper and Lower Red
Lakes is nice detour trip. The
road passing through Red Lake Falls
and Thief River Falls, at the North
west, passes along a gravel ridge
that was washed by the waves of
Lake Agasis a thousand years ago.
The fact that central Minnesota is
peculiarly blessed with the good road
material and at the same time offers
such an abundance of attractions,
should spur us on to the completion
of the great comprehensive system of
national, state, county and town
highways, Those of you who have
come in touch with tourists generally,
have learned that the interesting
| features of Minnesota are points of
also learned that there has been but
one thing that has deferred thou
sands from visiting our state, and
that one thing has been the want of
good auto highway leading to these
different attractive points. OF course,
farms and farm homes always are
pleasant to the eye. The tourist will
| be satisfied to the fullest degree with
| what he sees of our Minnesota farms
and farm homes. We then will in
! troduce him, if you please, to the
| interesting features OF our Twin
Cities and through Twin Ports, the
delightful parks, lake and river sides,
the amazing extent and character of
our mines and delightful summer re-
sorts, and beautiful northern lakes
and northern homes, the beautiful
prairie from Bagley north through
Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls,
Roseau and KittsOn counties and last
but not least, the greatest attraction
our state affords, Itasca Park, at the
source of the Mississippi river,
| Advance DEVELOPMENT.
! There are many things that have
been done and that may be done that
will advance the development of
northern Minnesota, the cause to
which your association is pledged,
but there are none that will so
speedily, so completely, so satisfac-
torily give prosperity, comfort, joy,
delight and good health to the citi-
zens of our state and to the public
in general as the construction and
maintenance of good automobile roads
everywhere in northern Minnesota.
The Jefferson Highway is pro-
noted and it's location and establish
ment generally is under the manage
ment of the Jefferson Highway asso-
citation Going north from the Twin
Cities, three routes are proposed.
Route number one, referred to as
4 the western route, will pass through
Anoka, Elk River, st. Cloud, Melrose,
| Osakis, Alexandria, Henning, Per-
ham, Detroit, Lake Park, Moorhead,
| Crookston, Warren, Steven, HallDck
and the boundary line. Route num-
Der two, or the central route, will
pass through Anoka, Elk River, ST. ST.
Cloud, Little Falls, Wadepa, Park
Rapids, Itasca Park, Benaidji, Bag1ey,
Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls
and the boundary line The loca-
i
tors of this Jefferson Highway may
also have under. consideration the
adoption of an; optional route of Lit
tie Falls to Brainerd, Akeley, Walker,
Cass Lake and Bemidji, with a de-
tour from Bemidii to Itasca Park.
Route nunaber three, referred to as
the eastern route will pass through
Anoka, Elk River, Princeton, Mile
Lace, Brainerdfi Akeley, Walker, Cass
Lake, Bemidji, with a detoHr to- Lake
Itasca. -.
& To Inspect Routes. - q
In determining which of these
routes and optional routes, the, gen.
eral manager Of the Jefferson High
way association will be assisted. by
Henry H. yOrme, one of the directors
of the association and president of
the minnesota Automobile rgassocia-
ton, and perhaps representatives
from other states, and. representa-
tives Of our state highway commits
sion. They, undermining which
route or optional route will be adopt
ed, will consider the routes with
/ reference to six points: 1. The;
wealth and population of the terri
tory traversed by the highway; 2,
hotel and garage accommo dations; 3,
present condition of roads whether