Askov American., 1933-02-23
ALL PARTS OF STAT E
ASK NEW TRUNK ROADS

If bills introduced in the legisla-
ture thus far creating new trunk
routes were passed, there would be
an increase of about so per cent in
the mileage Of the Minnesota trunk
highway system, it is shown by a
tabplation by the State Highway De-
partment.
The present trunk highway system
is 6.771 miles in length. Bills before
the legislature would add 3,081 miles
to the present total. Every section
of the state is asking for additional
routes.
THE Highway Department believes
that the state gradually should take
over more of the heavily travelled Sec
ondary roads," N. w. Elsberg, high
way commissioner, said in comment
ing on the proposed trunk route ex-
tensions. This would save county ex-
penditures for maintenance and i'm
provements, and would tend to lower
taxes on farms and other real estate.
However. any program of extend
ing the trunk highway system is
manifestly impossible of accomplish
ment if normal revenues of the state
highway department are reduced sub
stantially, through too drastic cut
in automobile license fees. There
should be a cut in the minimum fees,
but not in the license charge on new
tax on motor vehicles is already next
to the lowest in the United States,
all levies considered"
Additions to the trunk system as
proposed by bills introduced in the
legislature, with the mileage, include:
Newport to South st. Paul, 2 miles:
Buffalo to Robbinsdale via Rockford,
% miles; Sandstone to Duluth via
Nickerson, As; Moose Lake to Orr via
Floodwood and Chisholm, 1O5; Clo-
quet to Trunk Highway IL near Clo-
Quet river, Is; Paynesville to Tenny
via Glenwood and Elbow Lake, 100;
Searles to Mankato, %; Excelsior to
Clara City via Silver Lake, 90; Hec-
tor to Grove City. %.
Sleepy Eye to st. James, "a; Inter-
national Falls to Black Bay, 6; Be-
midi to Roseau, 1O7; Black Duck to
Clearbrook, AZ; Tower to East Grand
Forks, 225; Thief River Falls to Bau-
dette, S5; Worthington to Iowa line,
10; Erskine to Noyes, 10; Ivanhoe to
South Dakota line, Z; Winona over
Mississippi bridge, 1; Swan River to
Ray, go; Deer River to Northome, 46;
South st. Paul, 7 miles in city; Cap
itol highway from Anoka county to
Iowa line; Crystal-Minneapolis belt
line, 12; Houtson county, state aid
road No. and t. H. No. to Iowa
line, %; Ortonville to state line, 1;
Ortonville to Beardsley, "a.
Bagley to Itasca Park, %; Mahnom-
en- to Lerkel, q; Red Wing to Wis
consin line, 1; Harder to Mantorville,
%; Rushford to Mabel, 20; streets in
Minneapolis and st. Paul and Duluth,
So; Swan River to Little Fork, 100;
Ely to Little Marais, 55; Hendrum to
Crookston, So; Ada to Barnesville, As;
Gaylord to st. Louis Park, Al; Preston
to Spring Valley, 13; near Gentilly to
Hawley, 81; Herman through Doran
to T. H. No. 6 in Wilkin county, 81;
Colvill Memorial highway, Gaylord to
Red Wing, 85; Albert Lea to Emmons,
13; Remer to Wawina, 3S; Little Falls
to Onamia, 40; Wheaton to head of
Lake Traverse, S.
Window to Iowa line, 40; Marshall
to Montevideo, 81; Little Falls to
Moose Lake, 80; ST. Cloud to Taylors
Falls, 75; Minneapolis to Isle, Is;
Grand Rapids to T. H. 81 near Big
Falls, 20; Crosby to Remer, 40; Pill
lager to near Longville, 60; Zumbrota
to Wabasha, 35; Motley to Walker, so;
Noyes to Vincent, 3; Chatfield to Rich
land, SIS; Slayton to Mountain Lake,
As; Pipestone to Jasper, Is; Willmar
to Bellingham, 55; Hastings to Tay-
funds we are starting something that
no one knows where it will end, be