The Sauk Centre herald., 1916-08-24
What Others Say .C4bout
c1Ninnesota Scenic Highway

| that Mr.. Clarkson thought it was toe
good to be true and rendered a decis.
| ion in favor of the Little Falls route
where there will be cause for ne
such delusion.
Princeton Union: We wish the peo-
pie along the route designed by Mr.
j. D. Clarkson of Carthage, Mo-, as
the Jefferson highway, well. May
they speedily complete a good broad
highway clear to the boundary. But
the real Northern Minnesota Scenic
highway will be built, too, and prob
ably long before the Jefferson high
way. The men behind the Northern
Minnesota Scenic highway will get
their share of state and national aid
for that project, and if the local peo-
pie cooperate the road will be COM
pleted it's entire length within the
next two years.
-.
Pine River Sentinel Blaze: State
aid is going to be asked for by the
officials of the jefferson highway.
Wonder if the people living along that
highway labor under the impression
that theirs is the only road in the
state?
Melrose Beacon: Frank Eddy says
"You can't send travel over a state
road by merely giving it high
sounding name" and we might go
further by saying specifically that
from all indications the Minnesota
Scenic Highway will be the most pop
ular route in the state because it has
and will have the best roads, the best
scenery, the best accommodations,
and. passes through the best country
Stearns county has everything to gain
by making its portion of the highway
G. boulevard that will be delight to
all visitors. Local people have re-
Gently made very enjoyable trips
through northern counties and return
with glowing accounts of the splen-
did country and the exceptionally well
kept roads. Our own roads should be
in such condition that visitors will
take away the same pleasing impress
sion.
Princeton Union: No foreigner"
are boosting the Minnesota Scenic
Highway The men behind the Min
nesota Scenic Highway are all godo
plain citizens of the state.
Brainerd Tribune: What's the use
of quibbling about the Jefferson high
way? The route seems to be settled
Get busy and boost for the Minnesota
Scenic highway-and make it the pop
ular route for all tourists who visit
the state.
Princeton Union: 1t would be a
crime to establish a highway of state
and national Importance and not have
it touch such beauty spots as Mile
Laos lake, Gull lake, Cass lake, Leech
lake, the. Rainy river region and the
chain of beautiful lakes surrounding
Detroit.
Princeton Union: With proper CO.
operation and the requisite amount OF
energy on the part of the communities
through which the Minnesota Scenic
highway is routed, the road should be
hard surfaced its entire length with
in the next two years.
Pine River Sentinel-Blaze: Our read
ers must not think because the central
route was selected for the Jefferson
highway that all is perfect harmony
and unanimity. Bemidji felt very
kindly towards the eastern route, and
on several occasions the newspapers
of that town so expressed their pref
erence. The Park Rapids Enterprise
is greatly exercised over the matter
and vows vengeance against Bemidji,
threatening to advocate the leaving
of Bemidji out by making a short cut
direct from Itasca Park to Bagley.
That settles it, Bemidji, you had bet
ter come over and poin our Minnesota
Scenic Highway Lake Region Play
Ground. In another month most of
our state roads will be completed, and
there will be no better roads in the
state than ours. Attorney Dan De-
Lury, of Walker, in talking with re-
porter this week, stated that the Ell
well road between here and the coun-
ty seat was nearly finished, which
means that we can make straight
shoot from here to Walker in about an
hours time.
This is from the Detroit Record
under the caption, "Misstatements
Corrected: There is not newspaper
along the jefferson highway in this
state but what will welcome the pro-
posed Scenic Highway as planned by
Pat McGarry, Bob Dunn, Baldwin
Rudy Lee and others who are peeved
at losing the Jefferson Highway. The
more good roads in this state the bet
ter, but the knocks delivered by these