The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-20
CONCRETE DRIVE
TO Be DEDICATED
CELEBRATION is PLANNED WHEN
WAYNE couNTYs OUTER
BELT is FINISHED.
INVITE ALL MICHIGAN PEOPLE
Detroit Automobile Club Sponsors Bio
Affair Which Gov. Sleeper and
others VIII Attend.

In the last few years the building OF
good roads has been given a wonder
full impetus in Michigan. as the city
man and farm owner came to 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
ed 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 APP
proximately 160 miles OF paved road.
AT the time the road commission is
completing what Is known as the Out
or Belt Drive, q route encirciing the
county and being l2o miles In length.
all but rs miles OF II being In the
county system, The rs miles Is In
Detroit and suburbs.
Thursday, October IL. has been set
aside as the day for the celebration.
More than 5000 good roads boosters
from all paus OF Michigan, Including
fhs rosd commissioners, couaty super
yisorr and other officials Of every coun-
~ will be invited.
The various civic organizations In
the cities and counties will be invited,
with their members. and Il is planned
10 make this occasion the greatest
good roads affair in the history OF
Michigan.
All the state Officers. including Gov
ernor Albert Il. Sleeper and those OF
his stan 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
B. Marx. OF Detroit are TO play the
leading parts in the dedication OF the
road. These ceremonies will take
place az Worthwhile. In the northwest
ern part Of the county u Is at this
point the last work IL being done on
the Outer Belt Drive.
A program Is being arranged. Gov.
ernor sleeper viii WELD gold aud
silver shovel especially furnished for
the occasion. The blade Of this shoy-
81 il az silver aud the handle OF
gold
More than 900 automobiles Will be
IN line, Il ascertain. u Is not az an
improbable that the number viii be
closer 10 500. or these cars $50 will
be parked in Cadillac Square In the
heart OF the city and nearby the head
quarters OF the Detroit Automobile
club I'm Hotel Pontchartrain. AZ noon
these cars will swing into line and
viii 20 north on Woodward avenue
70 the Seven Mile road. which Is
mart OF the Outer Belt Drive. AZ these
cars pass Grand boulevard nearly
thousand more will fall into line, bear
ing Detroit Automobile club members
and other Detroiters who wish to par
ticipate.
when the ears strike the Seven-Mile
road they will turn west and 20
straight through to the point near
Worthwhile where the ceremonies are
To be held. After the dedication the
boosters will go into Worthwhile and az
the fairgrounds luncheon viii 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. an OF THIS road
il 81 concrete.