The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1916-05-19
dBlNA, PEMBINA COUNTY. NORTH
hisa d the north end and Marvel the

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out were elaborate but they did not prove
durable, for most Of them are faded 80
only the black printing is readable. The
Meridian road officials have taken the |
matter up and are recommending q
change, by painting the letters IN" "R"
in large letters on telegraph and tele.
phone poles, or any other place where
such lettering can be done to advantage.
Besides these the following stripes are
adopted for the guidance Of the Travellers:
Straight ahead-A twelve inch white
band.
Turn ahead at road lntersectlon-A
twelve inch red band above a twelve
inch white band. Paint three poles be.
fore and three after each such turn.
The lower edge of white band should be
about four feet from the general level Of
the ground.
IT heretofore painted at a different
elevation do not change the elevation.
II Is expected that you will use telephone
and telegraph poles, fence posts and
trees, or erect posts suitable for the pur-
pose. b sure to use best white pant
and dark non.fading red paint. The
req is hard to distinguish at night and,
to br.ng out the red band. you are re-
commenoed 10 pant narrow white
band above the red band. To secure a
true line 1t is recommended that you use
strip OF burlap or tin in dong the
work. A workmanllke job will be q
credit to the community and pleasure
to all passers.by.
/ The Jefferson highway which starts at
New Orleans and ends at Winnipeg,
taking in the Twin Cities and angles
northwest to Bemidji and Thief River
Falls, lntersec,s with the Meridian road
at Emerson, promises to be strong
rival to the Meridian road to and from
the south, and there will he strong
competitlon between these two trans
continental automobile highways. 1t is
recommended that the local organlza-
tions all along the line see that the road
is kept in the best of condition for travel
and that everything is marked accord
ing to recommendation of the national
organization. - 80.
oSThere is no question but that the
Meridian highway has the advantage
over the Jefferson highway comparing
this state and Minnesota. For four
hundred miles to the south the Meridian
road runs through level country, with
a soil under ordinary conditions as hard
as Macadamising while the Jefferson
highway runs through very sandy
country most of the way. On the other
hand the Park Region" of Minnesota
will be a drawing card to many who are
interested in watering places enough to
offset the hardshlps of travelling on
heavy roads.
Let the local organizations of Pembina
county take this matter into cons,dera.
tion and SEE that the roads are kept in
good shape and proper signs are put up
and we will have the travel. The Mer-
idian road is established, thousands of
people have already made the trip. and
in years to come farm on the Meridian
road will be worth considerable more
than il the road had never been estab.
lished. When we say on the Meridian
road we mean for miles on either side of
the National highway.
1t may be that in the course of time
the federal government may take charge
of these roads, like they are doing in
Europe in many places and when that
time comes we will be doubly rewarded.
See that the Meridian road is kept up in
your community.