Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-03
OFFICIAL ROUTES
NAMED FOR TRAIL
Iowa City and Cambridge Roads are
Chosen at Meeting OF Diagonal
Highway Delegates.
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR YEAR
5. ". Searle Made General Supervisor
OF Cedar Rapids, Rock Island
and Peoria Division.

O1lclal route for the Cedar Rarids
Rock Island and Peoria division If the
Diagonal Trail. which promises 70 he
one Of the most important and we'll Is
the longest improved highway in the
world was selected at a conference of
good roads delegates held YESTERDAY
afternoon at the Rock Island club.
The meeting was called to order a.
o'clock by {. A. Hallgren, president
O. the Rock Island club. who stated
the purpose Of the gathering and then
turned the meeting over to A. F Mis-
ser. II was agreed that a credential
committee should be appointed and
John SChaeffer, Davenport: C. A. Hall
grer. Rock Island: and j. J. Jensen. nj
Northwest Davenport were named bv
the chair
Delegates Present.
Satisfactory credentials we're pre-
scented by the following:
Illinois,. +. Thompson, Milan: H.
A. Piilsbury, Cambridge: H. Baird.
Bishop Hill; Wiley Plankael. Galva:
Mayor W \. Hartz Wyoming: A. J..
Christy, New Windsor; NJ. ]. Weir.
Rio; ". {. knools, Old Henderson.
Iowa-John J. Schaeffer. J. ]. Jep-
son, Davenport: A. F. Schniele. Dur
ant. Frank Harris, Wilton; J. A. Par
ker, Moscow, George Vogel. West Lib
erty, +. 5. Browning. Iowa CITY; Nav
or Julius Kohl. North Liberty: Clay
BoversOck. Shueyville: J. A. Herd
licka, Curtis; A. T. Nissen. Iowa CITY;
Leo Ulch, Scion; Oliver S. johnson.
Upton; {. Clifford, Downey.
Adopt BYLAWS.
It was moved by J. J. Schaeffe-,
Davenport, and carried. that the by
laws as passed at Iowa Falls be
adopted Delegates decided to vote on
the Iowa division Of the trail first.
Mr.. SChaeffer objected to this plan be-
cause of its indehniteness in regard
to the route to be taken into the city
limits OF Davenport. AS an amendment
TO this motion, A. F. SChieIe, Duran;,
moved that the delegates vote on that
portion Of the trail from Cedar Rap
ids to the Davenport city limits first
and leave the route in the city of Dav-
export to the Davenport delegates.
This brought an objection from L. S
Browning. Iowa City, who pointed out
that according to the bylaws every
delegate has the privilege of voting on
all trails. II was thereupon decided to
vote first on the trail from Cedar
. Rapids TO the Davenport city limits
and then on the trail to be taken from
the city limits to the business section
Of Davenport, hence to the bridge
which leads to Rock Island and the
Illinois branch of the Diagonal Trail.
Iowa City Wins.
Three Iowa trails out of Davenport
contesting for recognition were:
Route No. From Davenport;
through Durant, Wilton, Moscow. Alta
LISA, West Liberty, Iowa City. North
Liberty Curtis and Shueyville %
Cedar Rapids.
Route No. From Davenport
through West Branch, Oasis, Scion
and Ely to Cedar Rapids.
Route No 3-From Davenport
through MaysviIle, New Liberty. Ben
nett. Upton, Lisbon and Mt. Vernon to
Cedar Rapids.
Short talks were made by E. S
Browning, Iowa City, for route No. /;
Leo Itch, Scion, for No. and route
No. 8, commonly known as the Kings
Highway was represented by Oliver
Johnson and then motion prevailed
that a vote be taken. which resulted
as follows:
Route No. 1-15.
Route No. %
Route No. 81.
The question of the hes. route
through Davenport was then taken IN
Two were favored, up Harrison street
and west to Five points and through
northwest Davenport to the river along
the street car tracks. John Schaeffer
spoke for the Harrison street faction.
Ballot resulted as follows:
Northwest Davenport
Harrison street-14
cambridge Road Chosen.
The Illinois division was next con
sIdered and two trails we're submitted
to the delegates:
Trail No From Rock Island
through Milan, CISCO, Milan, Orion.
Cambridge, Bishop Hill, Galva, La
Fayette, T0lan, Wyoming and Prince
vile to Peoria.
Trail No From Rock Island
through Milan, Swedona, New Wind
scr. Rio Old Henderson, Galesburg,
Knoxville, ellison, Naquon. Farming
ton, and Hanna City TO Peoria.
{. J. Cheesman, Prjnceville, spoke
for the first named trail and A. j.
Christy. New Windsor. for route No.
2. Result of the ballot follows:
Route No. 1-l5.
Route No =
Officers are Named.
4 nominating committee composer
Of I Y Browning Iowa (ltN, L. j..