The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-06-08
ITASCA PARK JEFFERSON HIGH.
WAY ADVOCATES TO CARRY
ARGUMENTS NORTH
MAKE RUN BY AUTO CARAVAN
]. H. BECK CONCLUSIVELY Elk.
PLODES REPORT THAT LONG
PRAIRIE ROUTE is DEAD

NS11NG NOO OEHAD
Wadena will be invaded in force to-
morrow by a host of boosters of the
Itasca Park Jefferson Highway asso-
citation, headed by President Rudolph
Lee of Long Prairie, bent on convinc-
ing the Wadena people that their best
interests will be served by having the
Jefferson Trail come into that city via
Sank Centre and Long Prairie rather
than by way of Little Falls.
The run will be made by automobile
and the caravan is expected to be a
long one. Cars will come from all
towns between St. Cloud and this
city, a number will start from here,
Long Prairie will send big delega-
ton, as will all the towns to the north
in Todd county. The start will be
made from Sank Centre at $3.50
o'clock in the morning, Long Prairie
reached at 1890 and Wadena at 1890.
Sentiment in Wadena is divided as
to the route of the Jefferson Highway
and there is decided leaning toward
the Sank Centre-Long Prairie route,
despite the fact that Wadena has on
the surface committed itself to the
Morrison county route. 1t is hoped
that the run tomorrow will make the
leaning even greater. The following
letter from County Commissioner
Johnson is indicative of the Wadena
feeling in certain influential quarters:
Sebeka, May 81, 1916.
Rudolph Lee, Long Prairie:
Dear Sir: In regard to jefferson
Highway, will say 1 am very much in
terested in the route through Todd
county to Long Prairie, Sank Centre
and st. Cloud, and I have thought all
the time it would be far the best route
as the roads over that route are al
ways good and besides it passes
through better country.
1 am in favor of this route and am
glad there is movement on foot to
pull it that way. l would suggest that
a meeting be held at Wadena in the
near future and that delegates along
the Long Prairie, Sank Centre, Mel
rose and St. Cloud route meet with US.
In this way, I believe we can do more
to get this route through where it
ought to be. Yours truly,
w. H. Johnson,
County Commissioner Wadena county.
The widespread report that the
Sank Centre-Long Prairie route had
been eliminated has been effectualIy
exploded by ]. H. Beck, vice president
for Minnesota Of the jefferson High
way Association. Mr.. Beck states pos
itively that this route will be inspect
ed by J. D. Clarkson, manager Of the
Jefferson association, and will be given
as fair consideration as all other
routes proposed. Mr.. Clarkso1 will
start on his inspection trip June 25
but in what order he will make his
trips has not been divulged. The last
word regarding the selecting of the
favored route is contained in the fol-
lowing Letter signed by Mr.. Beck and
H. R. Orme, president of the Mime
sofa Automobile Association:
St. Paul, June 3rd, 1916.
Dear Sirs: Referring to the rout-
ing of the jefferson Highway from
St. Paul to Winnipeg and our joint
letter of May 18th, advising that Mr..
J. D. Clarkson, General Manager of
the jefferson Highway Association,
would make an examination of the
various routes at an early date.
We are now pleased to advise your
that arrangements have been made
for an inspection of these routes COM
mencing Sunday morning, June the
25th.
Route No. 1, referred to as the
Western Route, embracing the follow
ing towns: Anoka, Elk River, St.
Cloud, Melrose, Sank Centre, OsaEs,
Alexandria, Henning, Perham, De-
troit, Lake Park, Moorhead, Crook
ston, Warren, Steven, Hallock, Boun-
Diary Line, will be inspected first.
Route No. 2, referred to as the Cen
trail Route, embracing the following
towns, Elk River, St. Cloud, Little
Falls, Staples, Wadena, Park Rapids.
Itasca Park, Bemidji, Bagley, Red
Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, thence
to the Boundary Line will be inspect
ed next and in connection Herewith
the alternative route from Sank Gem
tire to Wadena will be inspected.
Route No. 8, referred to as the
Eastern Route, embracing the follow
ing towns: Anoka, Elk River, Prince.