Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-04
CONCRETE DRIVE
TO Be DEDICATED
CELEBRATION is PLANNED WHEN
WAYNE COUNTY'S OUTER
BELT is FINISHED.
INVITE ALL MICHIGAN PEOPLE
Detroit Automobile Club Sponsors BIG
Affair Which Gov. Sleeper and
Others Will Attend.

In the last few years the building OF
good roads has been given wonder
full impetus in Michigan. as the city
man and farm owner came 70 realize
the value OF them In nearly every
county there has been activity along
this line. Some counties that could
not afford to surface the roads kept
them graded and dragged. Others
built gravel Some built asphalt and
brick, while those who knew that per
manent roads must be built construct
cd their highways OF concrete.
Wayne county, In which Detroit Is
located, has been the leader in build
ing concrete roads. because the road
commission quickly learned that the
enormous volume OF travel would wear
out in year or less most any other
type OF road So for nine years Wayne
county has been building OF concrete
Today there is in the county limits ap
proximately 100 miles OF paved road
At the time the road commission is
completing what is known as the Out
err Belt Drive, route encircling the
county and being 100 miles in length
all but 25 miles OF it being in the
county system The 25 miles is in
Detroit and suburbs.
Thursday, October IL. has been set
aside as the day for the celebration.
More than $1,000 good roads boosters
from all parts of Michigan. including
the road commissioners. county super
visors and other officials Of every coun.
ty will be invited.
The various civic organizations in
the cities and counties will be invited
with their members. and IL is planned
to make this occasion the greatest
good roads affair in the history OF
Michigan.
All the state officers, including GOV
ernor Albert r. Sleeper and those OF
his STAFF will be present. Governors
from surrounding states are coming
and there will be good roads men
from Wisconsin. Illinois. Indiana
Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA and New York.
Governor Sleeper and Mayor Oscar
p. Marx. OF Detroit, are TO play the
leading parts in the dedication OF the
road These ceremonies will take
place at Worthwhile. in the northwest
ern part OF the county. II is at this
point the last work is being done on
the Outer Belt Drive
A program is being arranged. Gov
ernor Sleeper will WELD a gold and
silver shovel especially furnished fol-
the occasion. The blade OF this SHOW.
ell is Of silver and the handle OF
gold
More than 1000 automobiles will be
in line, il is certain. II is not at all
improbable that the number Will be
closer 10 / 800 or these cars 250 will
be parked in Cadillac Square in the
heart OF the city and nearby the head
quarters OF the Detroit Automobile
club In Hotel Pontchartrain. At noon
these cars will swing into line and
will go north on Woodward avenue
to the Seven.Mile road which is q
part Of the Outer Belt Drive AS these
cars pass Grand boulevard nearly o
thousand more will fall into line. bear
ing Detroit Automobile club members
and other Detroiters who wish 70 par
ticipate.
When the cars strike the Seven-Mile
road they will turn west and &C
straight through to the point near
Worthwhile where the ceremonies arc
10 be held. After the dedication the
boosters will 60 into Worthwhile and at
the fairgrounds luncheon will be
served every member Of the party Re
turning 10 Detroit the party will FOL
low along the Outer Belt Drive south
through Plymouth TO Canton Center
there leaving the drive and turning
east on Michigan avenue through
Wayne and Dearborn. All Of this road
Is OF concrete.