The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-09

and better cities and better general
travel conditions as well as pass
TIN ough much better territory from
the agricultural, economic and scenic
standpoint. They frankly admit that
he change Will add about 80 miles
to the length OF the trail in mile
age. But, also point out that the
shortest distance between two points
is always over the shortest route in
mere miles but over a road which
Will bung the traveller to ms destina-
ton III quickest time and oyer the
safest route; that the Dotter road
ccndit.ons obtaining along the pro
pos ed line, the absence of ferries,
fclry charges and delays more than
makes up for the difference in mile
age. Over every river and stream
and especially across the Missouri
river, the Little Missouri and the
Yellowstone there is an adequate
steel bridge, whereas one must use
= ferry to cross the Missouri river
u, Mobridgc to use the existing tran
route. The use Of the ferry means
a. least Il few hours delay and in
some cases has run into several days.
They compute that the new route
wi make from six hours TO two days
quicker travelling than the present
route through North and South Da
itota.
Tuning TO road conditions, they
point out that in Montana, the pro
posed route in entirely gravelcd ana
one Of the best highways in the
state. This is also true of the road
from Sctby to Sterling and in a large
measure from S.erl.ng to Beach.
Likewise, they contend that the pro
posed route will be paved much carli-
or that the old line because the new
line follows TIN ough the best part of
North Dakota west of the Missouri
river. and 4 rca iy is under serious
consideration for Il main permanent
highway BY the state. Nearly three
times rs many people live along the
new route as against the old. Where
as Mobridge is the only city with
oNor,O0O population, there are ut least
fcu" cities on the other route with
a much larger population. Concern.
M the wealth Of the respective
routes, the memorandum proves that
there are only seven and hall
million dollars Of bank deposits
along the old route while the new
route has three ana Il half times
that amount in its banks.
Means Better Service.
Again, that Mobridge is the only
city with bank deposits totaling more
tran million dollars as against six
cites on the other route. The same
comparison is drawn concerning no
tel, garage and auto repair shops.
general stores, amusement places and
camp grounds. Every angle of the
problcm has been examined thor
oughly and dispassionately, and
every effort put forth to prove that
the change will result in benefit
to the Trail Association and the trail
as an entirety. On the historical
s de as we'll n other points of inter
es; are the state capital at Bismarck.
Rcoseve.ts cabin, TT. Lincoln, the
briquetting plants at Hebron, Medora
with its Roosevelt ranch, its pstri-
fed forest and its probable national
park, the bad lands with their pic
turesque formal ons, the long bridges
over the Missouri and the Yellow
ST one rivers. and the general up-to-
dateness of the cities and paved
streets and fine buildings.
The Glendive delegation are conf
dent that success will reward their
efforts since that was the first to in