The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-12-11

An Important SOOu TOaOS ulScI-uk
was held a: the As ISOLATION Of Com
merce rooms Tuesday at which time
the North Dakota Good Roads Asso-
ciat. ws formed with the following
,fficers'
Olaf Lokensgard, President.
Geo. C. Reeder, Michigan City, Sec
rotary.
J. C. Smallwood, treasurer.
Executive committee-W. A. Heley,
Hankinson; j. o. Grubb, Powers Lake,
L. G.. Holz, Bottineau and John Ehr
Minot.
The Associat on will hold meeting
in Minot next summer at which time
members may make the tour in an
auto, large number OF good roads
advocates being enabled to attend.
Chairman Lokensgard will appoint
a chairman in each county and he in
turn will appoint a chairman in each
township. In this way, it is hoped
to build up a gigantic organization.
The membership is one dollar.
The matter Of good roads was dis
cussed by number of able, practical
speakers. Mr.. Craig Of the state
highway commission, who has done
much already for the permanent roads
movement in North Dakota, was one
of the speakers. He exhibited .
state map showing the state high
ways mapped out, some Of the work
already being completed. The work
has only fairly started in North Da-
kota, but enough has been done to
show the advantage Of building psr-
manent roads, even tho they cost con-
siderable money in the first place, and
in maintaining those roads, after they
have been built, The pew Minot-
Burlington highway will be complet-
ed by the time the summer meeting
is held here and this road will be in
spected.
Tho association passed resolutions
urging the special session Of the leg
stature to enact the bill introduced BY
Senator A. A. Leiderbach. providing
for an amendment to tho constitution
to enable North Dakota TO issue bonds
not exceeding 100000 to build,
maintain and repair state highways.
The Association delegated Knute
{ christensen Of Benedict TO 60 60 Bis
marck to present the matter to the
legislature and to also urge that body
to amend the motor vehicle law to
have the basic fee calculated at the
rate Of Is mills per dollar of selling
price instead Of FIVE mills, to have
$500, 900 set aside to defray the OK
penses Of the state highway commits
sion instead Of $3.50, 900, and to have
ample funds for repairing and oper-
ating the trucks furnished by the gov
eminent.
The delegates from the eastern end
Of the state, led by L. W. Myers Of the
Grand Forks Auto Club, succeeding in
having the association endorse the
plan Of extending the "King Of Trails"
north through South Dakota and
North Dakota on the west side Of
the Red River when the present trail
on the west side Of the river is moved
east to take in Minnesotas lakes a.
planned. This trail runs from the
Gulf of Mexico to Winnipeg.
The legislative committee, consist
ing of C. A. johnson of Minot, r. ],
Gardiner of Lakota and P. D. Podhola
of Max, will serve as special COM
mittee to attend the convention OF
the county commissioners at New
Rockford in January and place before
that convention the associations plans
for extensive road work in North Da-
kota.
Those present at the organization
meeting of the North Dakota Good
Roads Association in Minot follow:
Knute Christensen, Benedict; Hans