Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-08-25
JEFFERSON HIGHWAY AGAIN
COMMISSION STATES THEY HAVE
RECEIVED NO INFORMATION
OF SELECTION OF ROUTE

St. Cloud yournalPress (23): Is
the much located and relocated Jeffer-
son Highway to be given another
chase around the circle?
The following significant statement
appears in the official publication of
the Minnesota Highway commission:
Information has been received at
this office through correspondence and
press reports that the so-called Jeffer-
son Highway has been located through
our state by representative of the
lows: From the twin cities, norther-
tie Falls; thence northwesterly to Sta
Rapids, Red Lake Falls, Thief River
"No official notice has been given
the highway commission, nor was any
invitation given that body to join in
the designation Of the route, and un-
til official action is taken it IS pre-
sumeN that the designation is still
pending. If any official notice is
given, the matter will be considered
at the next meeting of the highway
commission. If no such notice is Civ
en- the highway commission will con-
slider the resolution suggested at the
last meeting. This contemplates the
location along the so-called loop
route.'
This looks very much as though our
worthy highway commission had a
chip on it's shoulder.
The Jefferson Highway has been
the storm center of much keen COM
petition in the northern section of the
state, and it has been tentatively To-
Gated, hoisted in the air, changed by
resolution and then shifted back to its
first position.
The pine to palm highway was To-
Gated by the directors from several
states, from New Orleans to the Twin
Cities
The route from there to the Cana
dian boundary was left to the Mime
sofa Highway commission, it was an
nounced, and maps prepared showing
the location from Minneapolis to Win
nipeg, by way of st. Cloud, Little
Falls, Wadena, Itasca Park, and Be-
midi and then north.
Long Prairie started a campaign to
have the route changed from St. Cloud
to go by way of Sank Centre and
Long Prairie, to Wadena. This arous.
ed other sections, and big meeting
was held in St. Paul with the commits
sion, and there were advocates Of sew,
eral different routes, one by way of
Princeton, Brainerd, Cass Lake to Be-
midi. Another was west from Sauk
Centre to Alexandria, then to Detroit,
Moorhead and up the Red river. -.r
After much agitation, the Minnesota
highway commission apparently side
stepped, and it was announced that
the final selection would be made by
General Manager Clarkson of Mis-.
souri,. in company with other officials
Of the association and representatives
of the Minnesota highway commission
all proposed routes were inspected.
The Minnesota commission passed a
resolution recommending the selec.
ton Of the so-called Eastern and
Western routes, leaving Little Falls
out in the lonesome.
Manager Clarkson ignored the rec.
<ommendation Of the Minnesota com
mission and proceeded to nail down
the route as originally designated.
The towns and counties along the
route have paid their assessment of
50 a mile, and the matter was suppos.
ed to be settled
Now comes the Minnesota commits.
sion with its bomb, and indicates that
it proposes to change the route, in
accordance with it's resolution, desig.
mating the loop plan, on the plea that
the commission has received no off
cial notice.
It certainly should receive this no.
tice, and Manager Clarkson should
get busy and do the courteous.
There is evidently we'll developed
case of friction between the Mime
sofa commission and Manager Clark
son.
It is hoped they will settle thei1
g. differences and not embroil the north
ern section Of the state in another
CONTROVERSY.