Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-11-16
Southern Minnesota
was Traversed ina
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Strenuous Three.
Day! = Trip:
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VALUABLE DATA SECURED
Local Problems May Now
be-. Considered in the
Light of the Experience
of Other Minnesota Cit
les.

The city council of Willmar made a
strenuous three-day trip thru Mime
sofa towns Oct. 10, 20 and Fl to gain
firstrhand knowledge: of how the paw
ing problem has been solved in other
Minnesota towns, and to learn how to
avoid mistakes and resultant difficult
ties by profiting by the experience of
such other cities. The members re-
turned home feeling we'll satisfied
the fund Of information acquired and
agreed that their trip will prove: of
immense benefit to them in carrying
out the local. program, and result in
lasting benefit to the city.
The. party. consisted Of Mayor V. E.
Lawson, Aldermen Leroy Johnson, P.
C. Peterson, J. W. Kent, Nels P Mel
son, S.. E.. Magnuson, c. j. Freeberg
and John Sandin. W., F. jolly and
Oscar Lundquist were the chaffeurs
of the two cars used. Six hundred
fifty-six' miles were travelled, thirteen
cities having, paving were. visited be-
sides many smaller municipalities
passed ,enroute. The party was out
for business and lost little time in
sightseeing except that strictly con-
nected with municipal problems.
Redwood Falls.
The party left Willmar soon after
$50 am. Oct. Is. The sun rose above.
the horizon as they passed thru Svea.
At 10 they reached Redwood Falls.
Mayor Smith was on the lookout for
them with the glad hospitable hand
and invited them to breakfast, which
was kecn!y relished after the 42-mile
ride. The city hall was visited, where
all the paving data desired was OBJ
tanned. A law library for use in the
municipal court was a feature we
noticed. A wonderful feature OF Red
wood is it's community building with
quarters for public rest room, recrea~
ton hall, bowling alleys and Com
mercial club rooms including billiard
room The entire building is rented
from local church by the city for SIS
a. month. Redwood was caught by the
financial tie-up in the midstA of Its
paving enterprise, resulting in failure
to secure money at the original esti-
ing last year. This city of 2,400
people is certainly an enterpris.ng
one.
The party sped on it's way west
ward over a splendid grave!ed road
following the course somewhat Of the
Redwood river. We passed near the
lower boundary of Yellow Medicine
county into Lyon and soon reached
Marshall Editor Joe Whitney cOurte-
ously gave lis our hearings. We found
Mayor Burchard Inspecting the work
on a $4,000 concrete bridge being
erected over the Redwood river, which
makes loop within the city limits,
necessitating six bridges A profitable
session was held in the city clerks
Office. Marshall is bitulithic paving
town. 1t has spent $479,000 for paw
ing during the past three Or four
years.
?ipestone
The start was made for Pipeston2
the road touching near the Murray
county line. On advice of Florence
people the main trail was taken thru
Tyler to Lake Benton in Lincoln
county and then south. Construction
work was encountered and we ar
rived in Pipestone late for lunch. Ter
miles of concrete paving has been laiC
in this city Of $500 population, and It'll
citizens are Justly proud of it. The
first paving was done in 1914, sever
years ago. The payments are made il
six annual installments. We are in
debted the to city manager for much
valuable data and advice. Pipestont
has the commission form Of govern
ment. Pipestone is but six miles from
the South Dakota line.
Luverne
Through Pipestone county the roal
to Luverne, the next stop, runs int!
Rock county, the southwestern corne
OF the state. Out-croppings Of be-
rock here and there give the name t.
the county, but most of the land j
fine agricultural land. Luverne is lc
Gated on Rock river and is a live littl
town. 1t has spent 100000 on PAWN
the past two years, $4,000 yards Q
concrete, not reinforced, were laid a
"a cost of $685. The city does not pa
for paving the squares. The wides
slab laid is 40 feet. This is the HON
of Former Senator Sam Nelson, and
brief call was made at Nelson's hi
store: -.
Worthington
The trail due east thru the low
border counties was then struck. Thi
ride was a revelation to the write
This is wonderful agricultural! SCI
ton Here. We struck. the first al
only stretch. of paved country road
in our whole trip-about miles OF
Worthington, in. MOBILES county, wa
reached soon after dark, and the part
put up for the night at the Thompsa
hotel, a fine hostelry built by Petf
Thompson, a, brother. of Thomi
:: and II G0ran Thompson, formt
Kandiyohi county pioneers who ha.
passed ON; to their reward. Peter, WI
lived on the shore of George lake b
fore the Indian outbreak in 1862,
Gated in Worthington and became CT
of its leading citizens. He lis. now
years of age and has lost his ey
= sight. :, Worthirgton has spent son
100000 in. bitulithic and concrete pa
ing, and its citizens do not regret !
S ~ e., .$: Jackson =
In the early gray dusk of dawn Il
trip was resumed eastward. A