The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-12
NO. lO-SHIGHWAY
ASSOCIATION ALERT
Delegation From Five COun-
ties Meet With Commits
siOner BabcOck
BOARD ISSUE ENDORSED
Large Group of Cities and Vii
lagos Will Fully Cooper
ate With Program

The Herald is indebted to the
Park Region Echo, Alexandria for
the report of the meeting of U. S.
los Association held at Alex
andria Friday of last week which
will appear in this weeks isse of
the Echo:
A a special meeting of the U. S.
los Association held at the local
Chamber of Commerce last Sat
urday afternoon, a delegate was
appointed to interview Mr.. Bah
cock on the following Friday re-
garding paving through the terri
tory from Alexandria to Moorhead,
via Evansville, Fergus Falls and
GAINESVILLE.
This organization, of which Mr..
Asa M. Wallace, of Sank Centre,
is the president, was organized
some time ago and includes people
interested in getting traffic going
from st. Cloud through Moorhead
to travel over highway U. S. los
which goes through this section of
the state instead of going on the
route through Detroit Lakes. 1t
has been felt for some time that,
that road has been favored by
travel bureaus and the organiza-
ton resulted for the purpose. of
getting our due share of traffic.
This meeting of the association
was called to see what could be
done about securing additional
pavement of No. los to Fergus
Falls and tributary state highways
Traffic on this highway has been
temporarily cut down due to the
state highway now running past
the outskirts of Evansville on to
Elbow Lake. Being state high
way, the Elbow Lake route I'M
doubtedly be paved out of state
funds. However, in lieu OF the pre-
sent highway bond which is be-
fore the federal government, MEM
bers of the association are OF the
opinion that if the bond issue
passes, which they believe it will,
it will be possible to get the cut
off paved with federal aid since
the cutoff is national highway.
To date the paving contracts
have been let from Alexandria to
the Brandon cemtery. Delegates
from Evansville, Dalton and Ash
by reported that they have heard
that Mr.. Babcock may change the
course of the road from this point
and run it from the cemetery
across to Elbow Lake thus elimin-
ating these other towns entirely
from the route. Those present at
the meeting believed that chang
the road in this manner would cut
off some of Minnesota's finest
scenic views from those travelling
the road and would also make it
impossible for travellers to view
some of the states finest farms
and farm lands. Since this organi-
cation has both the motives OF the
prospective farmer and the tourist
in view, these two factors are OF
vital Importance to the associa-
ton.
The meeting was opened by
president Wallace and followed
by a roll call of representatives
from towns present at the meeting
DR.. Volker was called on VINO
stated the purpose of the meeting
as being to discuss the hard sur
face situation. DIR. Volker also re-
viewed the resolution of the form
err meeting which was that the or
ganization aid Mr.. Babcock in
every possible way by indorsing
his past and future road building
plans and to rely on his better
judgement He also stated that the
association has Mr.. Babcock's as
surance that highway No. 10 will
be paved as soon as possible. The
Improvement of this highway is
necessary in order that people
will travel it in preference to the
northern route which, although
the scenic beauty and farm lands
thru that section are far inferior
to those in this, the traffic pre-
fers because Of the better road
and the advice Of travel bureaus.
The secretary of the Moorehead
chamber of commerce reported
thru DR.. Hplker that they were in
favor of improvements on U. 8.
los. DR.. Volker stated that in his
opinion the best results could be
obtained by working with highway
commissioner.
e R. Ruggles, of Osakis. sec
rotary of the organization and
president of the National Parks
Highway from Alexandria to
Moorhead spoke in behalf OF the
Evansville delegation and stated
that the National Parks Highway
had been laid along that route be-
cause it followed the railroad
tracks and was the shortest. He al
so invited the representatives from
the various towns to enter into an
informal discussion.
Mr.. Eldridge, Of GAINESVILLE, In
formed these present that the sur
viewing had been done between
Moorhead and GAINESVILLE prepar-
atory to the paving between those
two cities. 1t was Mr.. Eldridge's
opinion that If highway No. "a
could be paved soon they could
Get the traffic In the habit Of trav-
cling over that route which would
necessarily bring them thru all
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