The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-02-17
ROUTE TO WILLMAR
TO BE SHORTENED
Community Club Will Co.
Operate With Belgrade
to Bring Results
WOULD SAVE IS MILES
Cash Prizes Will Be Paid
for the Best Slogan Ad-
vertising City

Messrs. John Koetter, J. Oscar
Quisberg, J. Oscar Gullander and
DR.. Fred S. Richardson, represen-
tive Belgrade citizens, met with
the directors of the Sank Centre
Community Club Monday evening
to discuss highway problems.
AS spokesman for the visitors
Mr.. Koetter said they were great
ly interested in having the coop
Grafton of Sank Centre in an en-
deavor to have the route between
Sank Centre and Willmar short
ened ito the end that traffic would
be diverted from No. a, south of
Sank Centre to a point about four
miles south of Georgeville, where
it would pick up No. a into Will
mar.
This plan shortens the distance
between Sank Centre and Willmar
about 16 miles, and the road is as
good or better practically all year
round as No. A between this city
and Paynesville.
Belgrade had sent delegation
to interview Commissioner Bah
cock on this plan, and they are of
the opinion he favored it. Belgrade
asked for the cooperation of the
Sank Centre Community club to
assist them in securing this short
err route as much traffic is being
diverted because the. tourist does
not know, In the past signs have
been put up where the county
road joins No. a, south of George
vile, but they are invariably re-
moved after a short time. If the
signs are placed by the Highway
department it will be rather a Sc
rious matter to remove them.
The Highway committee of the
Club was directed ito cooperate
with Belgrade in this worthwhile
movement.
H. w. Bishop reported that the
City Council had co-operated with
the Club to the end that the con-
tract for the erection of highway
sign to be placed near the inter
section of Highways No. 8, a, and
% in the south part of the city.
The sign will be 34x10 feet,
constructed out of sheet iron. In
the center there will be a lake
scene and panels on either side
will be devoted to advertising
Sank Centre. In one of the panels
will appear the words: "Sauk Cen
tire, the Original Main Street"
For the other panel the Com
munity Club asks suggestions.
Cash prizes will be hung up for
the best slogans for the other PAN
ell. The first prize will be $500
and the second $1.00. These slo-
gans should consist of not less
than six nor more than 10 words.
They should have a punch and
embody the advantages this COM
munity and section has to offer
the tourist, indicating, perhaps,
that this city is the gateway to the
lake region. The slogans should
be sent to President w. M. Park
er, of the Community Club, not
later than Thursday, Feb. Fl.
Get busy.
]. B. Schoenhoff, chairman of
the membership committee dis
cussed the advisability of offering
an attractive membership rate to
farmers to encourage them in
large numbers to become actively
affiliated with the club.
E. L .Craswell, of st. Cloud,
district manager of the North
western Bell Telephone Company,
met with the directors and dis
cussed the service rendered by the
company to its patrons. Mr.. Cras-
well said it was absolutely essen
tial that they give the patrons OF
all of their exchanges the besci
possible service at all times, and
he asked the citizens of Sank Cen
tire to cooperate with them to gel
these results.