The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-29
U. S. ROAD BULLETIN

Rapid Improvement in the con-
dit.on Of all roads in this section
has been reported. and in most
places the roads are in as good con-
dition as at any time during this
season, though rough stretches still
exist and there are some trouble
some holes.
A number Of small bridges were
taken out near Vinton, Iowa, during
the storm of last Saturday. De-
tours other than at this place are
few and the general fair weather
since the latter days of last week
has brought about marked improve
ment.
The following conditions prevail
ed Thursday:
Rock IalaDd- Chicago via Geneseo. Men,
d0ta and Aurora.-Fair to good TO GEN
eseo; fair to rough TO Princeton. with nu-
, merous holes; take north road between
Geneseo and Annavan. Fair to good TO
Aurora but rough between Aurora and
Naperville. where repairs are being made.
Cedar Rapids- Chicago via Clinton and
Cedar Rapids to Clinton. except good be-
/ tween Stanwood and Lowden. where drag
! ging has been done. Deep ruts between
| Wheatand and Low Moor. Fair to rough,
Clinton to Chicago, and especially rough
| TO Morrison and between Maple Park and
La Fox. on which latter stretch con
struction work is in progress. Bad places
two and one-half miles west of Elburn
Take gravel detour north Of the main
highway from Maple Park Ito Elburn
Closed through wheaton: detour from
West Chicago 10 Lombard, via St. Charles
road.
Rock land-Steriing Wis Rock Rive'
Valley Route.-Mostly fair to rough; bad
ly rutted east OF Hillsdaie.
Therapeutics Moines via River to Rivel
Road.-Fair to rough TO beyond West
Liberty: bad places north OF "aicott
north Of Stockton and west OF West Lioer
ty: detour south of Walcott to Stockton
Thence. mostly fair to good. excepting
some rough stretches and a bad place
eight miles west of Brooklyn. A ne"
bridge is being put in west OF Newton
inquire at that city as to directions. Drag
ged most of the way west OF Grinheh.
Davenport-Des Moines via Great Whit
Way.-Fair to good nearly all of the way
though bad in spots near Washington, ant
a bad place remains two miles north Of
Muscatine: dragged most OF the distance
some grading being done near Keota. Ii
Pella. take street two blocks north O.
square.
Davenport-C Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
Fair to good to Upton. via Red Star route
excepting bad places one-haif mile ives
of New Liberty and one-half mile west o
Bennett. Good to Mechanicsvilie and TAI
to good Cedar Rapids to Waterloo mum
Der of small bridges near Vinton wer
taken out in Saturdays storm inauir'
at that town and Leporte City Tor ulrec
tions regarding detours.
Davenport -Dubuaue-Fair to rough 4
De Witt, with wort places in Davenpor
city limits and north and east of Eldridee
detour from Eldridge through Long GroVe
Fair TO good Dewitt to Dubuque. thougl
somewhat rough where not dragged Fai
to rough via Clinton and the Scenic hlsh
way.
Rock Island Peoria.-Generally GOOD VI
lGalva excepting some rough spots; most.
in low places Via Galesburg. ABOUT
good az at any time this year oe'weel
Rock Island and Galesburg; some orae
cling near Knoxville; being worked oetweei
Harrington and Peoria.
Rock Island Burlington via Aiodo ~
,MonmOuth.-Fair TO rough, but passaoif