The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-04-02
GOOD
GLACIER TRAIL IS
MAKING BIC PLANS

Two very important DIVISIONS were
completed last season to the Glacier
Trail system, one the alignment into
northern South Dakota and the other
through the Lake Park region Of Min
nesota to Winnipeg, Manitoba. These
divisions will serve thousands of trav-
elers in 1925.
Figures accumulated from the states
of Missouri, Iowa. Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and Montana indi-
cate that the roadbed Of the Glacier
Trail system is exceptionally good;
$500 miles of well-marked alignment
is composed Of 80 miles of paving,
1897 miles Of graded gravel. 693
miles of graded dirt highway, most of
the latter being under contract for
~surfacing in the near future. Two
million dollars was invested in 1924 in
permanent construction along the 2,5OO
miles of this popular trail from ST.
Louis to the northwest
Advices from the state highway de
partments indicate that Missouri leads
in proposed development and in 1925
will be the banner state in accom-
plished road construction, and that
Iowa is well advanced. except for sur
facing in the southern part OF the
state, but that radical changes in the
administration of the Iowa road pro-
gram now under consideration by the
legislature will bring about the de-
sired results.
The Missouri and, Iowa road devel-
opment on the Glacier Trail begets an
epoch-making period in a changed
trend Of travel to the north and north
west.
Illinois pavement now carries the
hundreds of thousands of travellers
who will soon be passing over the
Glacier Trail 200 miles closer to their
northern detectives.
Authorities concede that 80 per cent
of the automobile tourists are directed
from touring bureaus in their travels.
1t is, therefore, consistent that the
marked highways, which really give
value received, maintain touring bu-
reaus at strategic points.
Last season the Glacier Trail main
tanned three touring bureaus, located
advantageously for the travellers con-
venience in st. Louis, Mo. st. Paul,
Mimi, and Minneapolis, Mimi. These
three bureaus handled 1915 touring
parties in 1924, with an average Of
three persons to the party, or a total
OF. 5O,32S. Forty-two per cent OF these
travelled all, or a part of the way, on
the Glacier Trail, as directed from
these bureaus. More than 10 per cent
completed a tour TO the Glacier Ma
tional park, Montana.
This year more bureaus are TO be
established and managed by thorough
ly competent attendants. who will
have available accurate touring in
formation. with road condition and
weather reports, and whose business it
is to direct just as many travellers as
possible I'VE the route of tthe Glacier
Trail.
Through a~filiation with the Nation
al Highways association of Washing
ton, ID. c., the Glacier Trail has be-
come a part Of the proposed 100000
mile system of national highways TO
be built and forever maintained by
the United States government.
Through this national association 1t
has peer possible to put out 100000
large and accurate United States tour
ing maps, which set out the align
ment of the Glacier Trail, as well as
all the other main automobile thor
oughfares in America. These win be
displayed in all principal touring bu-
reaus, hotels and garages.