The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-02
ANOTHER BATCH OF HIGHWAY

ANOTHER BATCH OF HIGHWAY !
projects to be completed next year will be
let by the state highway department Decem-
Der II. Highway II is not included on the
list, causing road enthusiasts here to Won
der whether plans to let contracts on the
Redwood Falls-Rowena sector during De-
cember have been abandoned.
Next year being a political year, we
doubt that II will be overlooked however. A
good deal of it's dust will get in the eyes of
administration speakers appearing in this
county if the project is not at least under
way by that time and there is considerable
demand for the completion of the road not
just in Redwood Falls and Sanborn and be-
tween but in other sections of the county
and other communities on the American
Highway, of which the undeveloped sector
is a part.
Another strong point for development
of the road is that in it's present condition it
is one of the hardest routes in the state to
keep clear of snow in winter and as its traf-
ic increases, the task of trying to keep
semblance of smooth surface on 1t IN
spring, summer and fall becomes more futile.
Still another point, there is considerable
agitation in the entire west half of the state
for paved north and south road. Natural
ly the heaviest Travelled route should be
chosen, figuring both present and potential
traffic and on this basis no other western
Minnesota route can hardly be considered
since it is far enough east of the Dakota
borders to serve great area on both us
east and west TANKS and on the direct route
from densely populated sections OF more
southern states to the lake country.
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SNOW FLOWING OF HIGHWAYS
is one of the important functions of govern
ment which has developed in recent years.
The state highway department has IA rot
airy plows, 375 "V" and zone way" type
plows, Is tractor plows and 126 motor
graders used to shear the ice off hard sur
faced roads. Our own county has two rot
aries, fleet of push type plows and staff
of operators whose job it is to see that traf-
fc can move throughout the winter months
The expense of blowing snow was con-
sidered waste of public funds in many Sec
tions few years ago, but today we recog-\
nize the Importance of keeping routes open
to commerce and regard good roads as
year around necessity. Experience has
proved that proper care of gravel surfaced
roads in winter well nigh pays for itself in
the saving in spring repairs.
An angle on the road blowing expense
which many taxpayers do not think about,
however, is that when the roads are blocked
and motorists stay home the state loses as
as it costs to keep the routes clear.
Cheapest snow protection is that pro-
vided by six million feet of snow fence own
ed by the state and millions more erected by
counties and townships.
WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE THE UN-
employment census all over again in Red
wood county since it has developed that
dozen or more WPA men and direct relief
to HINT
ing deer.
MOST OF THE DEER HUNTERS
faced the northwoods bombardment and re-
turned somewhat worn, but alive. Now the
rest of us must try to survive several
months of deer hunting stories, told on the
very slightest provvocatioon.
THE IOWA SUPREME COURT HAS
decreed that picking corn and feeding the
hogs is part of farm wife's job. When the
average farmers wife says 81 do" she does
mt realize that she bargaining for this kind
of corn-hog program. Minneota Mascot.
EDDIE WINDSOR, FORMERLY THE
Prince of Wales, is said to have sworn off
cocktails, by request of his wife. We would
mt be surprised if he is going to find it
increasingly difficult to get out of the house
on lodge nights too.-swift County Monitor
FATAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
have been fewer in Redwood county during
1887 than for any recent year. Let's not
spoil the holiday season by catching up on
the accident percentage during December.
| A BEAUTY CONTEST WAS WON BY
an Indian girl named Pretty Bear. Most of
the winners are that way.-Thief River
Falls Times.
| ONE WHO HAS MINGLED FREELY
with the. species says, "Alligators are harm
less as long as their mouths are kept closed"
| Aren't we all?-San Francisco Chronicle.