The diamond drill., 1919-09-13

season. and with road construction
and improvement going forward at a
rapid rate, upper Michigan has just
reason to be proud OF its achievement
Aud to look forward with confidence
ID the next two or three years to es-
tablish this region as section Of
country where every road is a main
touring highway"
The current season Is record
breaker: II has established prece-
dent as regards the tourist traffic, and
It has laid the foundation for greater
efforts towards the further encourage
meni or 4 trade which has proven OF
immense value TO upper Michigan and
which has proven OF immense value to
upper Michigan and which promises
stiK greater things for the future.
The statement OF recent toruist
20 the Development Bureaus Offices.
at Marquette. probably more thorough
" expresses the situation than could
any editorial comment. rOf course.
YOU people up here must, and do real
ize that the secret Of your success
with the tourist business this year lis
in your roads" he declared. "and 1
am sure you will find 1t a decided as
set to your country that you are en-
abled 70 receive and then send away
your summer visitors with evidences
OF excellent touring facilities. True.
your roads need better marking pro-
visions and your hotels can be im-
pr6yed on, but upper Michigan's roads
stand distinct among the popular
touring routes OF the country They
advertise themselves. once travelled.
And the scenery is in keeping with
the condition Of the highways. 1t RI
vals the best the country affords" I"
Spurred on by guarantees of assist
ance from the state and federal gov
ernments. the fifteen counties OF up
per Michigan are putting forth every
effort, with the available means, to
link up Cloverland's highway system
and to eliminate, as far as possible
every unattractiye or undesirable
feature. Contracts. providing for this
work, are being let, and there is no
sIackening in the determination to get
as much done this year as possible.
The road marking criticism is met
by the assurance OF Chairman Frank
Il. Rogers. Of the state highway COM
mission, that this month, If possible,
sufficient state trunk line markers
will be sent out to every county in
Michigan 10 adequately designate the
Touto
Here Is the complied report OF the
road work now in progress In each
Of upper Michigan's fifteen counties;
Keweenaw-R from Allouez to
Eagle River. Trunk No. Is. excellent
copdition. Plans now under way for
c1nstruction OF trunk line road thru
Mohawk, Seneca and Ojibway, to
Gin 10 connect with new road to
Phoenix Road from Phoenix to Eagle
Harbor, excellent, with exception OF
few slightly rough stretches between
Phoenix and Arnold, which are now
being seal-coated Road to Copper
Harbor, via Delaware, fair.
Houghaa Main highway from Ba-
raga eouHsy line 10 Keweenaw county
line, very good. Seal coat work in
several places. Road passable at all
times. HoAyhton to Ontonagon county
line, fair. Five miles under construc-
ton. Good detour
Baraga Federal air road No. 3,
from Marquette county line to Hough-
ton county, competed from Houghton
county line to village of Barraga excel
lent condition. Construction in prog
ress between Baraga and L'Anse, road
not very good, but passable, L'Anse
10 Bovin three miles. road graded
and now being surfaced. Bovin to
Nestoria, fair. Nestoria TO Michigan
me, under construction, but passable
0ntonagon South Shore trunk line
from Trout Creek TO Bergland, good
Pla ing sand for three miles near
PalnsyIIIe Winona to Bruoe's Cross
ing. road Ia good condition, except in
very wet weather Passable at all
times. Placing stamp sand five miles
north OF Bruce's Crossing All other
roads In county In good condition.
Gogebic- Ironwood to county line,
east, good Detour at Ramsay turn
ing south All barrier and following
travelled road Short detour at Ram.
say bridge
Wakefield 10 0ntonagon county.
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