The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-01-24
B. & Y. MEETING
GOES OVER BIG
Practically All Towns East of River
Send Delegations 10 State
Meeting

Miller was well represented at the
Black and Yellow Trail meeting which
was held at Huron on Tuesday. The
delegation from this city included
Messrs G. c. Briggs; E. II. Wilson
Dan Healey: John Pussy; Lloyd Tam
blyn; w. S. Thomas; Peter Anderson
Kenny Thomas; A. B. Catalan; II. J.
Bushfield; w. j. Halloween: v. w. Fox
Practically every town along the
trail east of the river was represented
three west of the river towns, TT.
Pierre, Midland and Philip each send
ing a delegation.
The morning session was devoted
TO the appointment Of committees and
talks by members OF the state high
way commission. The afternoon SEES
sion was given owe to round table
discussions. committee reports, talks
by a Robinson, state historian,
Charles L. Hyde and l.. ID. Aldrich.
state immigration commissioner.
In the evening the delegates were
~banqueted at the Presbyterian church.
guests Of the Huron Chamber of Com
merce. Following the banquet, they
were taken 20 the first showing Of tn,
Huron Players production of the
Gypsy Rover"
G. K. Charneck and Andrew Maryik
of the state highway commission, gave
interesting talks on their organiza-
ton, giving the delegates some idea
Of the vast amount of detail work
necessary to building the right kind
of state roads, and explaining how Il
was that the state and federal aid
funds could not be used at this time
for all kinds of roads to meet the
wishes and desires of every communi-
ty.
Although one Of the most thinly
populated states in the Union, South
Dakota is in the front rank in road
construction. George II. Henry, sec
rotary of the state highway depart
ment, declared. Mr.. Henry presented
a concise review Of results under the
state highway department since it's
creation five years ago.
This state Is one of the ten that
does not make a direct levy for high
way construction and maintenance"
Mr.. Henry said. There are now thirty
five states having a tax on gasoline,
and this has proved one Of the most
popular methods of providing for state
road constructions In South Dakota
Il will take practically every cent of
the tax received on gasoline to main
tain the roads constructed by the high
way commission"
Mr.. Henry desciDed the state high
way system, and pointed put that one
half Of the 5000 miles designated IA
the state trunk system is now in var
ions stages of construction.
Including state and federal aid
projects, South Dakota now has a to-
tai of 3,023 miles of graded roads,
the speaker continued. This means
that roads constructed by the highway
commission, If placed in a straight
to New York"
The speaker stated that in the total
of construction work, II, 081 900 cubic
yards of earth had been moved enough
to cover all Beadle county TO a depth
Of four and one-half inches. He ex-
planned that 1SO,97O cubic yards of
concrete, 9,54S tons of steel and 265.
600 lineal feet of pipe culverts had
been installed in state roadwork.
Applying the work of the highway
department to the Black and Yellow
Trail, Mr.. Henry said a total of $3.50
232.S8 has been expended in improv-
ing the trail, involving the moving of
2,470, 996 cubic yards of earth and the
placing of 1924 cubic yards of con
crete, 2,1S9,32 pounds of steel in
bridge and culvert work and 353,259
yards of gravel s%urfacing.