The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-07-05
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A delegation OF Iron county citi-
zens and property owners went TO
L'Anse last Saturday to attend the
meeting OF the Baraga county board
OF supervisors.
The delegation went in FIVE automo-
biles. three from Amasa and two
from Crystal Falls, the cars being as
Follows: Amasa. Captain Hughes
car with c. K. Hughes, Carl Holm
beng. Supervisor Bloomquist's car
with. John Bloomquist. supervisor OF
Hematite township; Abe Gill, Charles
Wedberg, John Dallafior. Co. Com
missioner J. T. Gibsons car with j,
r. Gibson, county road commissioner;
] T. Gibson, Jr., VIM. Burge and Har-
ry Vivian. County road commissions
car with III. r. Larson, county engin-
eer VIM. Holmes, county road com
missioner, J. Il. Udd, chairman OF Iron
county board OF supervisors, Herman
Holmes and Thomas Conlin.
City car with VIM. Eldred, Jr.. May
or Sam Bridges. City Manager Jas. II.
Sanders. supervisor Chas. Uren,
County Clerk John Wall.
The cars left Crystal Falls at 500
o'clock, and made the trip In four
hours.
The ROADS through Iron, Dickinson
and Marquette county are fine. but
as soon as the Baraga county line
was met with the new grade OF the
federal aid project was encountered
and that is quite rough. The first
construction crew met with was near
the Ohio mine crossing where there
is considerable rock work being done
and some very difficult grading.
At this point the old road over
Beaufort hill is taken and one con-
tinues on IL TO Three Lakes where
the new grade is met with again.
The bridges over the end Of the lake
is completed and part OF the grade
west. but Ahe old road from the sec
ton house to the Nestoria crossing
is still In use. After crossing the
railroad one meets with the new grade
asain and Il is in excellent condition
as far as It is used which is to a
point Shere the road eswings west
on the Covington line. Here the old
road is taken again and Travelled un-
iii Taylor mine junction where the
new grade is taken to L'Anse. The
concrete In L'Anse is about complet-
ed and Il is a fine piece OF road.
John Doelle Present.
On the way we met John Doells,
secretary OF the Upper Peninsula De-
velopment Bureau. Mr.. Doelle came
In response to a request OF the Iron
county men to lend his aid for good
roads and more OF them.
The Baraga board convened soon
after the arrival OF the Iron county
delegation and the first business taxi
en- up was the question Of the adop-
ton OF the Baraga-Iron trunk line.
Chairman Paulsen asked II the Iron
county men had anything 10 say to
the supervisors.
Mr.. Thos. Conlin spoke In behalf OF
Iron county. He called attention to
the fact that Iron and Baraga coun-
ties have been In the same represen-
tative district for over thirty years,
and that the indications are that they
will be SO associated for many years
20 come; that communication has
been very inconvenient between the
two counties. not so bad now as In
the past, but bad enough; that closer
relations should be maintained be-
tween counties In the same represen-
tative district; that the Iron-Baraga
road is designed for that very purpose
as II puts Crystal Falls and Iron Riy-
er within a two-hour ride OF L'Anse
and Baraga.
He also told the Baraga supervis-
ors OF the road program Of Iron
county; that one has been surveyed
and bids asked upon It, extending
from Iron River TO connection with
the wisconsin state trunk line thru
Forest county; that another Is con-
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