Askov American., 1933-11-23

with a cost to the township of not to
exceed $1,000. When the matter was
| fully explained and understood they
quickly passed a resolution for it.
Politics likewise crept in when the
county board was asked for a resolu-
tion requesting a used bridge from
the State Highway Department if that
would hurry up the project. This
resolution likewise was passed in spite
of petty politics.
BY getting the road from a mile
west of AskOv across the river,
through Finlayson village, around
Pine lake and over to Isle on the
trunk road system in the last session
of the Legislature, and known as No.
1856, it was not necessary to build it
under the county road plan. The part
that is being constructed this year
three and. three-tenths miles-is un-
der supervision of the State Highway
Department with federal aid-no di-
rect cost to the township or county.
When the balance of No. 1856 is con-
structed it likewise will be no direct
SOot
The new highway commissioner, N.
w. Elsberg, told the writer last Febru-
airy that the project would be started
this year-late in the fall. No wit
nesSeS to that conversation and none
needed when the promise comes from
a man who stays by it. AS all know,
| the work now is under way
So much for brief history of the
procuring of the project.
Remarks like these have been ex-
claimed by antagonists: why waste
all that money up in a wilderness?'
Let the baby have his way" the
county will have, to go fifty-fifty with
the state" etc.
gOcd bridge over Kettle river some
where in Pine county was becoming
necessary to care for increasing heavy
traffic. When built west of Askov it
not only placed this community six
miles nearer the pavement but 1t
placed the Bruno, Kerrick. Duquette,
| and NickersOn communities and all
that is east of them, that much nearer
the pavement. Sandstone still con-
tinues to have the pavement, the bus
ses and four Great Northern passen-
ger trains per day. Nothing is taken
away from them. Those communities
that have but two passenger trains
daily and no busses would like to
make it possible for bus service. and
with a good road that may come.
With the changes that have taken
place in transportation it is quite es-
sential that community be not too
far removed from good trunk road
which is open in the winter time.
But the GOODNESS toward this new
road and bridge project west of Askov
as exemplified by the Sandstone news
paper and by few of their politi-
clans is, we believe, not the senti-
ment of the communicable rank
and file of the citizenry. 1t is not
the first time that their newspaper
has been off color and so of course
we like to believe and will do so
until shown otherwise, that the Sand
stone community rejoices with its
northern neighbOrs in anything they
|
ment. Sandstone still has a bridge
over Kettle river. That has not been
moved and when it is worn out and
does not fill the bill any more it will
most likely be replaced by a new one.
Other communities in the county
would have been pleased to see Sand
stone secure the proposed federal
prison and they are still wishing
that the Quarry City may land the
plum if such building is to be
erected in the state. The writer has
personally secured two letters and
two kilograms from the governor in
behalf of the prison. Help has been
extended in the securing of quarry
contracts and we are glad to be help
full to neighbors, but neighborliness
usually ceases if the gears are thrown
into reverse too much.