The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-02
fine HIGHWAY IS
ASSURED IN 1922
NORTH STAR RUNS FROM FAIR
MOUNT TO PORTAL THRU
VERY PROSPEROUS
G o U N TaRY

With the establishing and opening
up or the North Star trail across
North Dakota. the tourists Of United
States and Canada have been riven
short and well marked route lead
ing to the Canadian Rockies. This
route has been in demand for sew
eral years and since the marking OF
me route which was done the early
tourists have awaited themselves of
me use Of it. The officers of the North
.uakota division predict that during
me summer of 1922 thousands of tour
nass i. ao,.a an parts OF the country will
pass across the state on this trail
The North Star trail enters North
nakota at Paramount and extends
across the state, following the, Son
ine practically all of the way, and
n h.e,s oanada at Portal. 1t is a very
route are co-operati ting with the trail
assoclatlon in an effort to make the
tourists trips most pleasant. Good
foaus are being built along the route.
mi s IKE the North Dakota state i'm
s S.a,i department, the North
star Trail association is putting
forth every effort possible to bring
e'.isIs 70 the state and this winter
- u;uvertlslhs extensively to induce |
80 tbaflsts TO travel their trail during
kota first - y ~ w III III la
10 aid in the advertising of the
towns along the North Dakota divio
t SION, and to give the tourists who,
tn "det Inc route a complete and up
to-date guide book, the associate
secured Il: c. Hutchinson of Willis
ION as publication manager for their
association: Mr.. Hutchinson who has
naa considerable experience along
10 c., 1 me having acted in a similar
international highway, assumed h G.
te u.es during the latter part of Sep
s.Cuhper and 1rst few weeks ago an
| 'sr m.1 ms trip across the entire trail.
o., Daring MS trip he personally visit
ed every town on the trail and in
many held meetings of the towns
pvople before whom he explained the
purposes and plans of the association
@ thousand pictures were gath
eiea OF points o. interest along the
con, uiu uata collected about every
community oo.Ln unity that will be put into o.
page trail book that is now hain.
printed The most interesting pict,,res
toleceted have been selected for th1,'
pook a I'd some wonderful natural
iot as vel as scenes of North pa
hota industries are to be used. Besides
complete writeup of every town
a'ons The trail the book, will contain
very complete table of .information
WIN VIII pc valuable for the tourists
t VINO lravel the North Star trail In this
taDie OF information all of the tewns
VIII be listed with their populat ton
and the county in which they are sit
uated. The garages in each town
points of interest kind of schools
cnurches, lakes and rivers, who to a.
rect further inquiry to, principal in
uustrles, prices Of land and business
chances. are some Of the interesting
oE1ngs told about each town. s,"-'7
Inese books are to be placed in
garages and hotels along the rouxs to
be given to the tourists and hundreds
or them will be sent out to the infor-
nation stands in the large cities of
the United States and the national
PARKS to be placed In their information
stands so that they may induce pros
peGtive tourists to visit North Dakota.
The officers Of the association IN:
DER the leadership of W. W. Lyness,
fessenden, president and C. e. pan
le.son, Mtnot. secretary, are making
aHQrts to organize the Canadian and
the Minnesota division Of the North
time the tourists traffic opens IN in =
the spring these organizations will be
working for the bettermert Of the n
tourist traffic across their divisions K
The slogan being used by the associa-
ton is hitch your gasoline wagon to