The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-09-25
REDWOOD COUNTY
TRAFFIC CHECKUP
Complete Checkup of Traffic
Made at Six Redwood County
Stations Is Published

Made at SIX REDWOOD county
Stations Is Published
A four per cent increase in trunk
highway traffic in 1929 over 1928 is
shown by the summary of the annual
traffic census taken by the State
Highway department, made public
this week by Commissioner c. M
Babcock. The number of heavy
trucks is nearly doubled and the net
increase for all classes of trucks is
seventeen per cent, although there
was a decrease in the number of light
trucks. Minnesota owned passenger
cars showed an increase, while for
eign cars, buses, wagons and buggies
showed no increase.
The traffic count on the two state
highways leading into Redwood Falls,
taken in six places in Redwood coun-
ty resulted asffollows: On Highway
No. 4, between Sanborn and Red
wood Falls at the junction of highway,
2 miles north of Sanborn, there was an
average of 466 vehicles passed in a
day for period of seven days, from
August 9Th to 18th inclusive. The
passenger car tabulation showed 265
from Minnesota and 165 foreign. In
the transport lines there were no
BUSES and six trucks. The general
trucks showed Is light and IL heavy,
with horse-drawn vehicles.
On the same state highway, one
half mile south of Redwood Falls, a
total of 685 passengers passed each
day. These were divided as follows:
Minnesota 456 and foreign 229. There
were no buses or transport trucks.
The general trucks were listed with
total of 6S, in which 26 were of the
light variety and AZ heavy. II horse
drawn vehicles made appearance at
this point on the highway each day.
On Highway No. IA, attendants
listed vehicles from four places with
in the vicinity of Redwood Falls. Be-
tween Franklin and Morton there
were 581 passenger cars passed each
day with 545 of this number bearing
the Minnesota license and only SO
with foreign plates, showing that the
trend of the tourist traffic is north
and south. There were Z trucks that
passed each day that were used for
transport purposes. 70 general
trucks, with 35 of this number in the
light class and % in the heavier
class. A horse-drawn vehicles were
counted each day from this station.
834 autoes started out of Redwood
Falls over Highway IA each day that
the check was made. Of this amount
only 43S reached Vesta corner and
went south towards Vesta, the re-
manning vehicles turned off some
place along the highway. At the
junction of the Delhi road, miles
west of Redwood Falls the number of
passenger cars that either turned
north or went on west numbered TIA,
with 694 of these bearing the Min
nesota license and 80 foreign num-
bers. busses and trucks used for
transportation purposes passed this
point. 40 trucks were registered
here, with "a light and Is heavy.
There were only 2 horse-drawn vehic
les which passed at this point.
Of the 339 passenger cars that
turned north at the Delhi corner each
day during the check-up, 316 were
Minnesota cars and % bearing for
eign plates. No busses or trucks for
transportation purposes Were used
here. There were 20 light and 9
heavy trucks checked with one horse
drawn vehicle.
At the Vesta corner, where high
way No. CT turns west, there were
1876 passenger cars registered with
35S of this total with Minnesota plates
and 38 of the foreign variety. Six
busses were registered. 10 light
trucks and Is heavy were checked
here. horse-drawn vehicles were
reported at this point.
County Engineer ]. ]. Idzorek kept
a check on the Gilfillan and Clements
road at the time of the state observa-
ton. A total of TOT vehicles came to
Redwood Falls from two miles south
of town, at the Clements and GILL
Ian road junction. 431 vehicles pass
ed toward Gilfillan each day while
281 went south toward Clements for
a daily average.
The traffic count was taken at 1856
points on the state highways during
the week of August 5 to II, from
a. M, to midnight each day. Points
where no count was made last year
are disregarded in making the COM
parison, and 344 points where counts
were made both years were used in
computing the increase. There points
shaved the following average number
of cars per day;
1000 ,ooo
Minnesota "a" and $3.50 -7O9
Cars from other states ----2O3 2O3
buSSeS 3
Freight line trucks - 7
Light trucks -- AZ 81
Heavy trucks --- 16 80
Wagon and buggies ------ 6 6