Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-09
MOTOR CLUB GIVES
WEEKLY REPORT ON
ROADS IN illinois.
SURVEY MADE or COUNTY HIGH.
WAYS AND PRINCIPAL ROUTES
or TRAVEL FINDS AL L nv
FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION.

Al comprehensive report on the con
dition OF Illinois Highways was issued
last week by the Chicago Motor cluD.
Tho survey covers a report on roads
in all the principel counties Of the
state 1t Gays;
Dixie highway, G. NJ. G. No. 1.-Two
llockB detour in Westyille while i'm
proving highway in city; detcur in
Paris for same reason; both paved.
Chicago. Peoria-St Louis route--la.
Guiding detoui's and unpaved stretches,
mostly through towns, there are 2I.5
miles net paved, as follows Onpaved
through Marseilles, nearly two miles.
oiled, but rather rough, nnpaved from
Chicago road, entering Ottawa, al ~ :
TO 90.g. not bad; anpayed for . mlle
through South Ottawa, unpayed IL
four short spots from $50 to l0l 8;
unpaved from La Sallc-BWeau cclnty
line to within four miles of Bureau,
good gravel dragged. well marked by
state; unpaved from Bureau cross
road to south of canal bride, y, not
bad, detonr north of Greenwich
around new bridge job for 3 mile,
rough, bad bridge. would he bad IN
wet weather; unpavcd is miles
through Virden rough, bad II Wet de-
tour out Of Ccrlinyille 5,3 miles. rough
and dusty, would be impossible after
heavy rains of any duration; unpaved
through Gillespie for enc mile. rough
tirpaved through Staunton for two
miles, rough.
Western avenue fDixie highway IS
opafi from Eighty-seycnth street south,
but is being graded on one side south
to Orc Hundred and Nineteenth street
of preparation Of widening. laying car
TRACKS and paving.
Higgins road is still closed from
Austin avenue to Harlem avenue and
win be for the next thirty days
unpayed short stretch on the Dixie
highway between Steger and Crete
has been covered with cinders and i
in fair condition.
Boone county-Al Boone county
roads in good shape pouring OF &C.
ment for last abltment OF Coon creek
bridge will start next week on Grant
highway; bridge will be completed in.
side OF a month and possibly in two
weeks; detour around Camp Epworth
stiA necessary.
Carroll county--Roads good, but
dusty. No cement will be laid this
year on route SO, Mount Carroll &c
Savanna, earth grading will be com
pieted.
Cass coanty-AlI earth roads excel
lent; hard road east Of BeardstowT
will be closed for few days neyt
week. Best detcur from Springfield.
lis north at Bluff Springs; best detou
from Arenzvile is west two mile
south of Beardstown
Champaign county-All reads u
good condition; about 1000 miles oilet
jim county east and west road OF
route 10 now open from Danvil't
through Champaign and Urbana tt
White Heath.
Drpage countv--Roads in fair
shape; routes and IS and road from
Wheaton to Naperville closed on az.
count Of construction.
Mason Roads in first class
condition
Sanganlon county--Roads In gen
eral are good; rains have settled dust;
rushing completion of oiling; detour'
same as last reported.
Wabash county Road conditions
good gravel fine and earth fair. Stat
road from Mount Carroll west closed
under grading construction.
viii countyLDirt roads dry an:
rough, but generally good; gravel an,
nacadam rough where not dragged
Detour on Lincoln highway hetweeI
Joliet and Plaintield; detours Of
roates and A. Stretch of macadan