Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-09-25
NEW B. & Y. TRAIL
Meeting to be Held in Deadwood in
October to Decide on Proposed
Change in b. & Y. Trail.


Of Custer received wire from the office
of the Black & Yellow Trail in which it
was stated that a change in this very
important highway has been suggested
that would bring the Trail directly from
Rapid via Hill City TO Custer and
| through Newcastle west to Yellowstone
| Park, and asking the club to reply with
| information as to roads and assistance
to be offered in case the change be Sc
riously considered. Upon receipt Of the
wire Mr.. Kneeland having only few
| the convention, at once called those
officials most convenient and a telegram
was dispatched to the convention Of
directors then assem- bled at Huron, and
the secretary also wrote a letter in
which road conditions as they exist and
hose under way were set forth fully.
The following letter from Mr. o. w
Phelps, secretary Of the Black Hills and
Yellow Trail was lately received which
indicates the change is seriously under
contemplation
Replying to your favor Of August
30th, which has been neglected because
of absence from the city, | wish to say
that the matter of the proposed change
of route through the Black Hills section
was taken up by our board of directors
and very seriously discussed Your
telegram was read and believe made
an impression on the board.
because OF the fact that our trail has
been established through the north
Hills, the board feels that they want to
be very fair with them ia making this
change. Consequently, they have left
the matter in the hands Of committee,
consisting of President Roberts, Vice
President Woodruff State Vice Presi
dent Cheever and myself. This com
mittee will meet in Deadwood some
time in October, as early AS possible, TO
consider the entire Black Hills PROPOSE
ton. This committee will invite in to
meet them representatives from all the
towns in the Hills now touched by the
trail, representatives of all the towns
along the several proposed changes, and
without doubt will extend an invita-.
ton to several of the towns further west
along the trail in Wyoming.
AT this meeting it is hoped that re-
liable information of all sorts will be
gathered together with a tsbulation of
conveniences, attractio1s, and an out
line Of the roads at the present time
and prospective building programs.
81 cannot at this time announce
further the plans of the committee, but
| would suggest to you people that you
prepare for this meeting any informa-
ton as outlined in the above paragraph,
which will effect the road from Custer
to Newcastle, and possibly it would not be
bad idea for Representatives Of New
castle, Custer and Hill City to meet to-
gether and find what the most feasible |
route would be and just exactly what
its conditions are. You understand |
that we are not attempting to put a
paper road through the Black Hills
and could not possibly consider a road |
that is not open and passable. We do |
not mean by this that it must be a |
boulevard but would like to know some |
thing of the prospective development |
1t would be we'll also to make nice |
presentation of your town, its facilities, |
Is resources and advertising qualities.
81 want to make clear that this com
mittee possibly will not make a final
decision This will be made by the |
board, but very likely their recon-
mendations in the matter will amount
to a decision A copy of this letter is
being forwarded to our committee and |
will be sent to such towns az we haye |
heard from in correction of the proposed |
change. In this way there will be no |
Misunderstanding. Very truly yours,
80. w. PHELPS,
Secretary"
Custer, Newcastle and Hill City can |
we'll afford to get behind the proposed
change, and no doubt will send strong |
representatives to the Deadwood con-
ference for the purpose of bringing this |
very important highway which is the
artery from the east to the National
Park, through the scenic parts of the
south Hills. Newcastle has submitted a
very fair proposition which may be
finally adopted That is to have three
routes which will be optional with the