The Tomahawk., 1916-06-01
TRAIL IS ALMOST
READY FOR TRAVEL
YELLOWSTONE PARK HIGHWAY
is LONGEST DIR GRAVEL
ROAD IN MINNESOTA.
EVENTS IT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important Happenings
g. OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven.
icace o. Busy Readers.


The longest direct gravel road in
Minnesota will be fully completed and
carrying a heavy traffic by midsummer,
according to J. H. Mullen, deputy state
highway engineer in charge of road
construction, who has returned from
an inspection of roads in Western Min.
1esQtas This Is the Yellewstene Pork
trail from Mankato to the South Da:-
kota line, $50 miles in length. 1t pas.
SEES through New Uim, Sleepy Eye.
Tracy and Lake Bepton.
The especial object of Mr.. Mullen's
trip, which required four days, and on
which he MADE from 12O to 100 miles
daily, was to discover how we'll the
highways have come through the win
ter, and whether or not they are be-
ing we'll maintained.
Zone of the main aims of the COM
mission he said, lis to see that pro-
per maintenance is provided after good
roads have been built In some few
instances have found that the proper
steps for maintenance were lacking"
Mr.. Mullen said he found the roads
held up better than usual during tho
winter. The new gravel road through
Yellow Medicine county is in good
shape. 1t runs fifty miles from Granite
Falls to Candy.
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Ruling To Lower Rates.
According to Attorney General Smith
the decision of the supreme court that
where a railroad company operates
two lines between the same points
shippers are entitled to have their
goods transported over the line having
the cheaper rate is more sweeping
than generally believed. He expects
that the railroads affected will carry
the controversy to the supreme court
of the United States.
The decision of the state supreme
court covered the two lines operated
by the Northern Pacific road between
Duluth and Hitterdal. One runs partly
through Wisconsin and the other en-
tirely through Minnesota. The rates
on the first named line are the higher
because Of the distance covered and
a coal shipper who objected to the ex-
ira cost was responsible for the suit
being taken to the court.
II the findings of the Minnesota
court are upheld the two roads will be
compelled to make restitution Of over
charges running into millions. In brief
the decision holds that a railroad must
give shipper the preference in lower
cost when two lines operated by the
company run between the points over
which the goods are transported.
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Applies to Candidate For Congress-.
Attorney General Smith has ruled
that candidates for Congress must COM
ply with the state corrupt practices act
the same as candidate for 4 state Of
flee. The opinion was asked for by
Clarence Whlprud, secretary to State
Auditor Preus. who wanted to know If
candidates for Congress could open
headquarters and if In the issuance of
printed matter the author of such must
be printed on any circular issued At
torney General Smith ruled in the at.
firmative in both cases.
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It's Up to Prairie Chicken.
It is up to Minnesota prairie chicken
to make good. Carlos Avery state
game and fish commissioner, has invit-
ed DR.. George w. Field of Boston, nat.
uralist and president Of the National
Association of Conservation Commits.
sioners, to visit Minnesota to hear the
drumming of prairie chicken. DR..
Field had indicated that he would like
to hear the drumming.
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Candidates For Legislature.
Tho majority of the members Of tho
1919 legislature seek to return and
some members Of legislatures prior to
the one Of 1915 have laundering to
get back into the legislative halls.
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Counties Want Highway.
Members of the State Highway Com
mission have been deluged with petit
| lions from residents of Stearns and
| Todd counties TO route the Jefferson
highway through their borders and
through Wadena, Hubbard and Bel
trami counties as we'll. by way of st.
Cloud and Sank Center.
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May Hurt Bridge Work.
The big jump in the price Of steel
| is likely to play an important role in
| Minnesota road and bridge construction
this year, according to the fastest issue
Of the Minnesota Highway Journal Of
, fetal publication Of the state highway
commission.
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To Adopt U. S. Standard.
Government standards probably will
| be adopted in the future in measuring
| timber cut on state lands following al
| legations of losses estimated at $12,5oo
| this year to the state through convert
e IL