The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-03-19
SEES
CONCRETE BAND
ACROSS DAKOTA
Predicts Red Trail Will Be Hard
Surfaced from Fargo to
Beach

Mandan. March 49, - Boosting and
acting will within five years result in
the construction nf 400 mile concrete
surface road from Fargo to the state
line Nat Beach over tlse Red Trail of
the National Parks Highway associa-
ti0n in the vision OF George n. Kenis-
ton, secretary and thetotler good roads
Monsters who were In attendance at the
annual meeting OF the North Dakota
section Of the Natiohnl Parks Highway
association. ,M, r.. ~,
The meeting avs called to order by
President +. w. Turner, Dickinson
Despite the weather and the travelling
conditions about forty were in attend
ance including n aa,irtette OF boosters
from Mckenzie. Burleigh county.
which this year plans on establishing
a civic auto tourist camp.
City Attorney LII, Connolly made
a brief address OF welcome, to which
Mr.~Turner Responded and outlined the
work necessary inG North Dakota this
year He called upon Secretary Kenis-
ton who declared that the national or.
sanizatiOn is doing great things for the
auto tourist. He5reiteratrl the state
ment Of President Turner that it will
not be- very many years before the
traffic Ut tourists over the transconti.
mental highway will reach as high as
1000 cars per year. He reviewed
the organization Ofs the Red Trail anil
paid a glowing tribute to the vision Of
f.. w. Turner and John w. Orchard
Of Dickinson who conceived the Red
i'rail. Il ,~
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The following resolutions were re.
ported BY the resolution conittce:
The North Dakota section Of Nation
al Parks Highway association, in an
nual convention hereby extends its ap
probation to the executive secretary
Of the National Association. Frank w.
Gilbert Of Spokane, for his mtirng
indefatigable work in the promotion
of the national Parks Highway from
Chicago to, Crater Lake. National Park.
Oregon. i,s X y. S.;
We further desire to. express n CON
graduation to Governor Frazier and
the North Dakota legislature for their
broad public policy shown in voting the
necessary appropriation to make pos.
sihle the Missouri river bridge. ID
4 We recommend to counties through
which the National Parks highway.
passes. that they formulate Il road pro-
gram Of five years to, compromise a
road constructed under federal specifi
cations and to take necessary steps to
provide funds for such construction
and necessary maintenance.
We recommend to- jobbing and dis.
tributing interests the Importance ana
tpracticability Of motor truck transport.
'tAtiOn for less than car load lots anu
local shipments.
We recommend to cities and towns
along the National Parks highway. the
importance of providing suitable camp.
Ing sites free with water. light and
comfort stations at municipal expense
to accommodate the increase in traffic
which the coming year promises.
We commend the work Of the engi-
neerillg department of the North Da.
kota high commission in the fact that
their work covering period Of only
five years places this state third
among the states of the nation.
We endorse the essential provisions
of the Townsend bill now pending in
congress. providing for federal high
way commission which shall build one
road east and west ana one road north
and south in each state in the uniOn
constructed and maintained entirely
at public expense.
H. +. A. TOstcvin,
Z la-,@ Fl. J.. Henke.
f. .NH. +. A. Copelin.
J. G., Anderson, III
, i. A. Tavis.
Committee on Resolution.