The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-22
BUSINESS MEN ARE
OPENING HIGHWAYS
Men and Teams Are Busy
Opening Traffic From
Rural District;
FARMERS ARE PLEASED
Teapot Tempest Over Re-
moval of Chief of Police
Miller Subsidies


Not for many years has the ter
ritory adjacent to Sank Centre
suffered so severely with blockad-
ed roads as for the last few weeks.
Following the storm of last
Thursday Trunk Highway No. 3
and from the west are open at
this writing Wednesday afternoon.
No. 8 is open f.om the east to AL
Ibany and hourly almost, it is ex-
petted that the Highway will be
opened into tie tt!.
Old Dobbin has come into his
own again on the county and
township roads. These were i'm
passible with sleighs for days.
Sunday afternoon large num-
Der of Sank Centre business men
We're called together by President
Parker of the Sank Centre Com
munity Club, to devise ways and
means Of opening the highways 50
that the farmers could get into
the city.
The proposition of renting a
large caterpillar tractor and the
immediate purchase Of large
snow plow was discussed. II was
found that the cost of operating
these plows was prohibitive; II was
also impossible to get pillow for
immediate use and this idea was
abandoned.
H. w. Bishop said that he did
not believe that q small plow
would answer the purpose, even IL
one could be secured Immediately.
He thought perhaps that the State
Highway department might be In
a position to give the city some as
sistance in relieving the situation.
District Engineer West of the
Highway department stated that
every piece Of the limited equip
ment of the State department was
being used "a hours daily in an
attempt to open the trunk lines.
The situation was new one for
the State department and one
with which they were not pre-
pared to cope. -, H.
County Commissioner Borginann
said that the caterpillars owned by
the county were being overhauled.
He said the would gladly lend
every cooperation in solving the
situation.
G. Hillerud suggested that the
question of snow plow equipment
should be handled by the City. IL
later developed that the city chart
er would not permit the, purchase
Of road making machinery to be
used for general purposes.
V. l.. Burgess said that Fri
days Highway Bulletin stated that
every Trunk line was blocked from
Crookston to Minneapolis. He al
so doubted the success Todd coun-
| ty has alleged to have had in keep
ing all of the highways of the cour-
| ty open.
C. D. Marshall said he wanted to
see the roads leading to the city
open. He said it would not af-
feet his business, but that he
would be glad to lend his coop
Grafton and support to any meth
cd decided upon.
DR.. J. F. Dubois related some
of his recent experiences in buck
| ing the snow drifts on recent calls
to the country. Small plows were
not at all practical for the condi-
ton with which this section was
confronted. DIR. Dubois was of
the opinion that the problem of
keeping the roads open was a coun-
ty matter and rnat the expense
should not be borne by any indi-
vidual community or a few private
citizens.
Speaking again County Commits
sioner Borgmann said that there
were over 800 rifles of county
roads in StearIs county. For the
county to take the matter up at
least two additional tractors would
be required-ole for each COM
missioner district. He doubted
very much if these tractors and
plows could be used successfully
on the narrow township roads.
Alderman Pangburn explained
that the city business was operated
upon a budget plan and that there
were not any funds available to
purchase a snow pillow, even if they
were permitted to do so under the
City charter.
II. w. Bishop suggested that
the business men raise a fund for
temporary relief and that crews of
men be sent out Monday morning
to open the county, and township
roads so that they could be used by
sleighs. He believed the farmers
would gladly cooperate in The
movement.
p. B. Hanson thought that it
was very necessary that something
should be done at once. It was
too late for much relief before the
Holidays but that it was quite es-,
sential to keep the roads open at
ter the Christmas season. He be-.
lieved that the suggestion Of Mr.
Bishop for temporary relief was
practical one. 8.