The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-28
WILL Be HELD
JULY II AND 70

The King of Trails Convention
will be held at Kansas City, Kan
sas on Wednesday and Thursday.
July II and II. This convention is
for the purpose of organizing this
association from Winnipeg, Cana
da to Galveston on the Gulf.
4 tentative location for the King
of Trails Highway has been logged
and charted from Winnipeg, Can
ada. to San Antonio and Galveston
Texas.
! The total mileage is approx.
mately 2.100 miles. of which 1000
miles have been marked according
TO a recognized standard. Not one
mile Of this highway has been To-
Gated in consideration of money
payment and it is hoped by the
promoters of this project that the
organization may be steered clear
of any entangling alliances.
The utmost diligence has been
TO locate this highway along the
natural lines Of travel, with the
i sole purpose of linking together
centers Of population along the
shortest and best route.
! The highway traverses region
of dense population. connecting
eighty-nine cities of more than
1000 population. 1t also connects
nine military posts and has on its
route the largest military academy
in the United States.
4 Six hundred miles of this high.
way is already hard surfaced.
I The Kansas Division traverses
twelve counties and taking as i.
basis the population of the coun-
ties through which it goes, it serves
larger population in Kansas than
any other cross-state highway
crossing that state.
Communities in proximity to the
general line of this road as indicat
: cd by the map. believing that they
have as good. or better line thar.
the one indicated will receive fair
consideration by this association
and the president and secretary of
the organization calling this con-
vention We're empowered by their
directors to give such communities
voice in the perfection of this
great international project.
:. They have located the trail
through this part Of the state on
} the Meridian Road, and not 80
very long ago. representative of
this organization was here confer
ring with Pres. Smith and the
Commercial Club. And to Pres.
Smith in securing this organization
in adopting the Meridian road goes
the honors.
Regardless of his politics, re-
llglon. or any peculiar belief he
may have. the Good Roads Booster
is the wide-awake. progressive man
OF every community and we take
great pleasure in inviting you to
our city to perfect an organization
/ TO boost this great International
Highway project. SAYS Samuel
Wilson. manager Of this call.
According to Pres. ". Brown.
DR.. }. C.. Cornell. Secretary. the
purpose of this call is to perfect a
permanent organization to pro.
mote the hard surfacing of this
road, by adopting constitution.
adopting a definite route, electing
officers and taking care of such
other business as may rightly come
before such a body.
Everyone interested in the pro.
motion OF good roads will be vel.
come at the convention: but the
control Of the preliminary organi-
zatlon will be vested in delegates
from counties along the line of
the tentative location of the road
IN proportion to road mileage.
Each county shall be entitled to
one vote vote for each mile of road
IN the county. Proxies will be Der.
united. but no person will be per-
united to vote more than five votes
nor hold proxies for any county
outside the one in which he lives.
/ The president and secretary of
the organization issuing this call
shall have authority to seat dele
gates from contested routes on the
same basis of representation as
above.
Credentials must be signed by
the King of Trails county organi-
Zation. or in counties having no
King of Trails organization. by the
chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners or the County Clerk
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