The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-03-04

Club Acts on
State Roads
Have Taken Important Ac-
ton On Highway II
To Elrosa
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Discussion of road improvement
in this vicinity was one of the vital
subjects offered to the Community
Club members at the regular meet
ing held in the club rooms Thurs
day evening.
The most important highways in
this section up for discussion were
Highways II and No. 4. The club
favors extension of Highway No.
4, from Metre Grove to Highway
SO, near the overhead bridge five
miles southeast of Sank Centre, in
stead Of running to Melrose as it
now does. Highway II needs con-
siderable work between this city
and Elrosa and between Elrosa
and Belgrade. In this connection
the club is sending out the follow
ing letter:
1.-THE Importance of Highway No.
II, a through highway from New
Orleans to International Falls,
leads us to remind YOU of the po-
tentiaT value Of this highway to
your community, and we wish to
enlist your support for it's improve
ment through Minnesota. You are
aware of the continued effort on the
part of the residents of other sec
lions of the state for their high
ways, and you can readily under
stand that this makes concerted
action on No. II an absolute nee
essity.
"At the present time there is an
organization with headquarters at
Willmar comprising all of the
towns from the southern line Of
| Minnesota starting at Jackson to
and including Willmar, whose sole
purpose is to sponsor the improve
ment of this highway. We have re-
presented to them that in order to
receive the benefits Of this federal
highway, through routing is i'm
perative since no routing bureau
will route people over our highway
until the several bad spots are I'M
proved.
"Iowa's No II is understood to he
paved from the southern to the
northern borders of the state, while
portions of No. II in Minnesota are
impassable at times. We have two
very bad spots-one between Sauh
Centre and Willmar and another
near Window, and our suggestion
is that a concerted action bt
brought to have these two bat
spots improved at once with the OBJ
ject in view Of having this entire
, road hard surfaced.
1T is expected that your Chambel
, of Commerce or Community Clul
, will he invited to join the Wilma
, to Jackson organization in which
case an enlarged club will be form
ed to extend from Internationa
. Falls or Bemidji to Jackson in tn
!. anticipation Of bringing all the In
! fluence we have to bear for the i'm
: provement of this highway.
q when you receive your invita-
ton from Willmar we hope you wi
:, accept it Immediately and plan t
send a delegate or more to a meet
:, ing that will, no doubt, be Gale
soon. In the meantime we woul
like to have you write us giving u
your reaction to the plan"
s. G.. Schwartzbauer, Of the rul
al roads committee, stated that tn
: County Commissioners had agree
to make arrangements with Tod
, County, whereby the ends OF OF
= Highway No. to highway %, an
the u trail in Stearns count
would be cleared of snow by tn
. Todd County snow plows.
L. L. KeIs, president Of tn
Country Club, asked the club IL
resolution to petition the Waite
Light & Power Commission to fu
nish water at cost for the go
, course. The club granted the re
i olution on the grounds that II
golf course is an asset to the con
n munity, as it attracts tourists an
others to the community. 1t Is
community question, and as such
was favored by the club member
" It Is said that other cities do gi'
oil flat rates for golf course use.
e, C. S. Thomas proposed the wide
is ing Of Third Street, as a matter
lie eliminating congestion and traff
Id and parking hazards. President
liz. Caughren stated that the como
OF ton of Third Street will have to
Of rectified in order to maintain II
Is state highway through busine
Is section.
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