Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 8, 1921, Page 20

FEDERAL AID FOR HIGHWAYS ! President Harding Insists That States and Communities Keep Roads i in Repair, | President Harding has touched up- on a subject which it is to be hoped he will develop in his communications 10 congress, and that 1s the subject of federal participation in the bullding of good roads. The government is jcommitted to the policy of co-operat- ing with the states in road construc- tion, and there is no disposition to depart from it, but the President is emphatic in his insistence that the states and communities shall assume the responsibility of keeping their roads in repair, which is only a just and fair proposition, says Washington Post. If the government is to pay out millions of the taxpayers’ money to help pay for the construction of roads, only to see within a few years these highways deteriorate into dis- use and decay, that money Is wasted. | The value of good roads is now gen- erally recognized and the larger and more progressive states have proved that they are good investments, Im- proved highways mean not only good i automobile roads, they mean cheaper | and better food, greater values in the | land, better opportunities for the | rural population. . And they also pay | good dividends in the huge sums:col- lected in license fees for motor ve- hicles, enough in most instances to pay the cost of repairs and improve- | ments. The policy of the government co- operating with the states in the cost of road building has been a great in- centive in the construction of better highways and there is no doubt that many thousands of miles of roads have been built under this plan, which otherwise would not have been under- taken. It should and doubtless will be continued, but there should be an | expressed guarantee that roads built under this co-operative plan are to be maintained and kept In good repair. This preeminently is the duty of the Experimgntal Concrete Road, Chevy Chase, Md., After Nearly Two Years’ Service. state and not of the general govern- ment, and it should be understood that no state will receive an appro- priation from the federal government for road building except under the stipulation that it will make provision for upkeep. This is good policy and good busi- ness and President Harding is con- serving the public interest in bringing it to the attention of the country. States like Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and Maryland, which have ex- pended millions of their own money on a system of Improved highways, willingly would give guarantees along this line, and If any state is not ready to make such an agreement it should not participate In the federal appro- priation. FACTORS IN PLANNING ROAD Location, Construction and Mainte. nance Must Be Taken Into | Serious Consideration. The three principal divisions of ac-’ tual rond making are location, con- struction and maintenance. In plan- ning a road it I8 necessary that we take into consideration all three of these steps, since proper location af- fects the cost of construction and may materially reduce cost of main- tenance. Some of the things to'be considered in locating a road are easy grades, good drainage, exposure to sunshine, elimination of culverts and bridges by avolding unnecessary creek crossings, directness and the number of farms to be served for a given length of road. Whenever possible to avold it, a good locatlon should not be rejected merely because a certain roadway has been In use for some time. BIG TRUCKS ARE EXPENSIVE Damage to Highways and Bridges ls Costly Item—New York Plans Tax on Tonnage. Becnuse big trucks are tearing up the highways and making the repair of bridges a costly item, legislativa leaders in New York state are plan- ning to pass a bill that will tax mo- | .tor trucks welghing five ltons and over $100 a ton every year. It is es- timated that this will yleld $350,000 R year to the state. This is one of the early organized clubs of the county, having its in- ception some eight years ago. Al- though handicapped by the lacki of tion out of ‘their community. This club meets on the first, Wed- | the club and she makes a good leader. nesday of each month and usually provides a splendid program for its members. Topics for discussion in- good roads in its community, this club has been everlastingly at it,|clude better farming, uniform crops, until now they begin to see the pros- | better roads and better social condi- A good lot of people have settled at Island Lake, namied after a fine body ‘of water in which is located | a splendid island. 1t was incorpor-} SEE HERE |ated as a village in 1912, It s not! |a railroad town, but one of the pop- {ular inland towns of Beltrumi coun- ty. i | The farms are .rapidly developins' |In this community and some mighty | {fing crops have been grown xn''his | section. | State Road No. § will be . conr | structed through this village, which { will mean much toward the develop- ! ment of this settlement as.a summer resont. Fishing, bathing and boating are of the best and those seeling| ! Mrs. R. H. Dickens is president ot Recently the club held @& picnic at the ‘‘Lone Pine” near the Carl Jones farm, where this picture was taken. a nice, quilt place for ccmfort and rest will find it at Island Lake. The membership of the club is grow- ing and many new settlers are mov- | ing into its territory. pects of good roads in every direc-|tlons. |Minnesota & Internatlional railway. | It has two banks, three or four Cass Lake fis the metropolis of |Jarge department stores, dru; , drug store, Cass county and is considered one of jotels, fine schools and churches :th:teheu summer resort cities in the ang some twenty other business en- Star Island in its center, which i6- eity appearance and make i 5 land contains another lake, is known | Inrypla‘)(]:)e in :v(;”ch w“,’fi,‘: e popg ‘(::ra:;o;i:q as a paradise for sum-| Not far distant is Blackduck lake, R J from' which the city derives its Fishing in Cass Lake Is always name. It is one of the best lakes good. ‘There are no poor luck fisher-| g jyunting and. fishing in the state men in this locality. because there|gng jis popular with the sports who are so many fish there iti does DOt | ome here fromy a distance and de- take an expert to catch them. |sire to take something back with It has a population of nearly 3,000 ¢pepy TENSTRIKE and is blessed with good substantial B businesd blocks, good schools and | churches, splendid homes, saw mill| and box factory and has at its very 120 miles northeast of Bemidji on the| Cass Lake with the famous iorprises, which give it a splendid; front yard one of the largest Na- tional Forest reserves in the country. Practically every needed line of in- Tenstrike is a thriving village of Enearly 200 people and is located on {the Minnesota & International rail- dustry is represented in Cass Lake and merchants enjoy a healthy busi- ness condition. . | Rapid development of farms is| It was so named by George Wetzel |way about 20 miles northeast of Be- i midji. and was incorporated as a village in the year 1898, or about that time. Just why Mr. Wetzel called it Ten- strike is not known, but, like all frontier lumbering towns, it has had its ups, and downs and today is en- joying a steady healthy growth. Its principle industries are lum- bering and dairying. It supports four stores, one bank, a hotel, two pool and billiard parlors, a modern garage and a saw mill. The country surrounding Tenstrike is rapidly developing, the soil being of excellent quality. It is one of the spots where “‘clover is a weed,” and promises to become a splendid dairy- ing community. Gull lake, one of the big lakes in this county, is known far and wide as a popular summer| resort lake, where fishing and boat ing is considered the best. Ten- strike’s newly organized Commer. cial club is.an active one and prom- ises much for hustling city. Kelliher has a population of about {500 and is the terminal of a branch |of the M. & 1. railway about 50 miles north of Bemidji. ‘Some of the finest auto roads in the portyern part of the state run into Kelliher, which is making {t a popu- lar village and trade center for the | settlers in that section. | Kelliher has two banks, four gen- eral stores, a good hotel, restaurants, garages, lumber and cedar yards, | good schools and churches and some | eplendid homes. At the present time the marketing |of timber products s the principal {industry, but lands are being rapid- |1y cleared and indications for a | splendid farming and dairying coun- |try are most evident. MEN! You are not giving your- gelf a fair run for your clothes money if you do not look into . the proposition presented by ED. V. PRICE & CO. Clothes Made to Measure Our new lines of fine woolens are herc for fall and they are down to bed rock in price, and the high- est quality has been main- tained. suit your individual require- £7> Buy clothes made to You can choose now from ments—tailored to satisfy. the new fall patterns. BARNEY’S TOGGERY THIRD STREET RG] AT AT |G T the future of this| taking place injthe wicinity of Cass| Lake, where some of the best soil for| crop raising in the country may b found. It has a live commercial club and its business men are boosters and hustlers and seldom fail to secure what they set out to get. The big Great Northern shops are in Cass| Lake as is also the district govern-{ ment land office. It enjoys a steady, healthy growth and is bound.to be- ccme one of the important cities of thiis great northern empire. GEMMELL Here's a live, growing community, still unorganized, but bound to be- come a village of prominence on the| Minnesota & International railway. It is located just over the Beltraml county line in Koochiching county and boasts of about 150 inhabitants. The principal industry is farming, and, when the stumps are cleared away, this locallty will have one of | the best producing sections in the state. Gemmell also prides itself as a good summer resort, there being good fish-| ing lakes in this vicinity. There are two good stores, pool and ‘billiard par- lors, hotel, garage and the usual en- terprises which go to make a rapidly developing village. The village was named after W. H. Gemmell, who is at present a resi- dent of Brainerd and general man- ager of the Minncscta and Interna- tional Railway company. BLACKDUCK Blackduck once boasted of being the best lumbering town in the county, but today it can boast of being one of the best farming wil- lages in the county, because about it and in it may be found some of the ibest sofl om earth. Recently ata stump blowing dem- onstration, John Hay of the state agricultural department, said that the sofl on which he then stood was every it as goed as that found in 300/ an acre land in Jowa orf any other state. Blackduck is a city of more than 1,000 population and is located about each needs the other— T L L T e e L U S R T GIVE YOUR YOUNGSTERS PLENTY OF CREAM CRUM BREAD —the sweet, wholesome loaf—good any way, any time. ‘Ask Your Grocer Koors Brothers BEMIDJI For Sale in All Towns Surrounding Bemidji for Fifty Miles Ennnp oo AT T UUU UL . - IlllllllllllllIIIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllIlII|IIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIlI|llIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIII EITHER BREAD OR MILK IS GOOD, BUT— Bread-with-Milk Is Best! 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