The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1918, Page 8

3 PAGES ‘7 HIGHWAY WORK TO FILL GAP LEFT BY WAR State Commission Asked to Un- dertake All Construction Possible WILL OFFER EMPLOYMENT | A special communication from L. W. Page, director of the United ‘States bureau of public roads, calls the at- tention of the North Dakota high-| way commission to the wholesale re-} moval of restrictions to highway work made ‘by the war industries ‘board, the fuel administration and the United States highways council. Mr. Page urges that road work in North Dakota for the next year be pushed with ali Possible vigor, not only because of | the extreme value of good ro; to the life of the times, but especially | to keep the money wealth of the na-} tion in active circulation and to pro- vide work for the large supply of la- bor likely to be available after the | return of our soldiery to civil life. “Federal aid funds already avail- able and those which will be made available July 1, 1919, under the pres- ent law, will aggregate $50,000,000, of which amount not over $5,000,000 has ‘been expended,” says Chief Engineer Robinson, of the rth Dakota high- | way commission. “It is quite prob- aule, therefore ,that the state and | federal funds for construction pur- poses will during 1919 run well over $100,000,000. This should constitute @ material factor in carrying on a year's vigorous work. “July 2, 1919, there will be available in federal aid to North Dakota $1,142,- 148.80. To date the state highway commission has supervised the ex- penditure of about $3 above amount in actu: tion, although $171,1 der project agreement with the Unit- ed States bureau of public roads. townships in the state ar urged to follow the lead of the federai government and the state in pushing forward an extensive road| threading the picturesque ‘Bad Lands building program during 1919. “Reports, received ‘from surveying Parties still in the field indicate that due to the excellent winter weather Mildred Harris, one of the talented ac “Counties and “you LITTLE WITCH— ‘You M * MARRYING, MAN ?? {SCENE EROM “FOR HUSBANDS ONLY") Everybody will want to see Mrs. Charlie Chaplin, formerly 17 year old_| youngest and most beautiful of stage stars. This s has the leading role in the ends Only,” at the Bismarck Theatre tonight. Yes, ladies will be ad- mitted, of the construc: is now un- ‘HUMPHREYS’ (COMPOUND) For Piles or Hemorrhoids, External or Internal, BI Bleeding, Itching or Burning. One application brings at all drugg: lumphreys’ Momeo. Medicine Company i W6 William Street New York. er should see the surveys, wh will be ind or ‘ work for early spring lettings. relief. ists ways annuqally. is about 400 fine progress is ‘being made. Sur-|/from one town to another. A prairie yeys for federal aid porjects in Grant,| trail consists of two \ well-defined Logan, Emmons, McIntosh andj grooves in the virgin sod, cut origin- WF | Grand Forks counties substantially un- WITCH HAZEL OINTMENT der way aggregate 117 miles. er fortnight of continued good weath- mpletion of these h the engineers tationed at the capitol for the winter to plan and design the Anoth- “According to the federal aid pro- gram, about $300,000 of federal aid annually for a period of five years is Send Free Sample of Ointment to | provided, which, matched with coun- ty or state maney, will produce no less than $600,000 worth of improved high- In addition thereto there will be highway improvement by means of state aid. The yearly mile- age of state highways to ‘be surveyed, planned and built under the supervis- ion of the state highway commission miles, or equal:to the} length of the Wonderland or Red Trail JAKE ME REGRET 1AM NOTA delightful feature, “For Hus- Highway association, in cooperation with local commercial cluvs. ‘Nhe first real highway to be Vlazed across the state was the Red Trail, a link in the National Parks highway, extend- ing from Boston to Seattle, and com- municating with Yellowstone, Glacier and other great western parks and of western North Dakota. When originally platted, the Red Trail was little more than a connec- ting network of prairie traiis, leading ally, probably ‘by prairie schooners in their westward trek. Usually these trails follow the law of the land, avoid- ing hills by detours, making wide curves to escape sloughs and gullies. Often the pioneer trail blazers, as in the case of the old time freighters who established the Black Hills trail from Bismarck to Deadwood. when the Black Hill gold fever was at its height, chose so well that modern engineer- ing has ‘been unable to make great improvement. With the coming of the automobile, however, these prairie trails, original- ly the most wonderful going imagin- able, began wearing deeper and ‘deep- er, until finally high centers came to be a real menace. Then same the day of the graded road. or turnpike. Of such consists today practically ev- ery mile of the Red‘ Trail, extending $193,674 worth of stamps, or a per capita of $20.11, ‘which is close to the quota. Griggs county, which has bought $126,814 worth of stamps, or $1¥.32 worth per capita, is second, and Foster, whose investment of $98,- 207, is equivalent to $16.19 per capita, is third. Th@ smallest per capita in the state is $1.85 for Oliver, which has bought but $7,500 worth of stamps in the eleven months. States Director Hollister advises that the secretary of the treasury has determined upon ~the issuance of a new series of war savings sertificates and stamps to be,placed onfeale early in 1919 an@-to-mature Jantiary 1, 1924. The same‘ithrift. stamps°und thrift cards now in;use will ‘be ‘continued | Bags Seal Caps Fur Caps .. Fur Lined Coat: We Can Settle Your Christmas Worry in ‘Short Order ‘Rosen’s Clothing Shop ONE STORE ONLY—MAIN ST. ¢ WHAT A MAN wants for Christmas is something he can es wear. The place to get it is where he himself would go to make a selection. Our store is in holiday attire. New styles and new ideas will greet you at every turn, Overcoats ....... Fancy Vests .... Neckwear Gloves Hosiery Underwear ‘Housecoats ... Bath Robes ......... Shirts .... cane es» $20.00 to $50.00 .. $15.00 to $150.00 $4.50 to $10.00 50c to $3.50 ce ceeneeeee es 500 to $8.50 rains .. ++. $1.50 to $10.00 $5.00 to $25.00 eevee. $7.50 to $18.00 . + 5+ $1.00 to $15.00 .» $2.00 to $10.00 veeseeeee. Te to $6.00 ... +++ $1.50 to $18.00 . $3.00 to $40.00 +++ $12.00 to $35.00 $5.00 to $8.50 . $85.00 to $150.00 M’KENZIE HOTEL BLOCK in 1919, and will ibe exchangeable into; Beef cattle, choice and prime ,$15.40 the new series of 1919 stamps in the same was as the exchange has been @19.75. Butcher stock, cows-heifers, $6.85@ made this year into the series of | 14.25. 1918. Phone 75, City Fuel Co. For the Beulah Coal ——— CHICAGO. Hogs, 64,000, steady to shade lower. Sales, $17.35@17.60. Butchers, $17.60@17.70. Light, $16.75@17.50. Packing, $16.75@17.40. Throw outs, $15.75@16.75. Pigs, good to choice, $14.00@15.50. Cattle, 29,000; calves 25c¢ lower. Good feeders strong. SICK STOCK BOOK on treatment of Horses, Cows, » Dogs and other animals, seni lumphreys’ Homeopathic. Vet- erinary Ma2!-ines.156 William St. NV. “HE HAS DONE across the state.” It is only within the last five years that any concerted effort has beer made to establish ways systems in North Dakota. work was inaugurated ‘by the National HIS BIT! NOW YOU DO YOURS— continuous Keep Your Pledge—Buy SAVINGS: ISSUED BY THE ‘UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Show them to the Monitor When he calls to check you up ; FIRE! Don’t wait until you hear the clatter of the fire bells before you protect yourself against the ever present danger of fire. It may then be too late. The fire engine may be on its way to try and save your home against possible destruction. This bank has an insurance department for the convenience of our customers. We urge our clients and friends to call on us for all details about fire insurance policies. We'll gladly look after the adjustment of fire claims for you. CAPITAL SECURITY BANK Bismarck, N. D. high- This | led from the licensing of automabiles, , Source of material for permanent roads in the state is the Fad Lands region, where the scoria, which is across the state from Fargo to Beach; the Wonderland Trail, running'from Grand Forks to Williston, and: the Black Hills trail, crossing the state from northeast to southwest, and forming a link in a continuous inter- national highway from Winnipeg to Denver, through the most seenic ‘sec- tion of the middle west. The first highway construction was done in’a haphazard manner, each county supervising its own worki*ex- pending exorbitant ‘sumis on’ grading and bridge-building: accomplishtng lit- tle to begin with, and taking 'no steps to maintain that little. State high- way legislation received no attention until within the last six: years. The first definite step in this direction was taken only two years ago, when the last legislative assembly established a state highway department; amended the automobile registration act so as to more than treble the revenue deriv- and placed a large proportion of this fund at the disposal of a state high- way department, which was given over to the state engineer and acompetent force of assistants. Today more than 490 miles of work has been completed or laid out, and an aggregate of more than a million dollars will have ‘been expended on state and federal highways ‘by the close of 1919. Practically ‘all of the work consists of plain dirt roads. North Dakota gumbo is not good road- building material. There is little clay, sand or gravel. The one possible simply clay, baked to the consistency of very hard brick ‘by the fires which have burned for centuries in the lig- nitt deposits underlying the ‘buttes of western North Dakota, fires whose glaress and smokes and rumbling caused the Indians to give this region the name which it now ‘bears. ‘Scoria has ‘been successfully used locally in the Bad Lands, and it is now being experimented with for the first time by state and federal engi- neers. If it proves practicable, it may mean the salvation of permanent highways for North Dakota, for the supply is inexhaustible, and the source is accessable to all parts of the state. With good roads will come a better knowledge of North Dakota | and its resources, which North Dakota believes will mean a keener apprecia- j tion of and a more general recognition | for its good qualities. : ‘NORTH DAKOTA LAGS ON LAST LAP OF DRIVE |Sales of War Savings Stamps far Less Than Quota Appor- } tioned State | With the War Savings Stamps cam- | paign for 1918 entering upon its last | month, North Dakota on December 1 had sold less than one-third of its al- lotment, according to reports ved by George E..Hollister, state director. Mr. Hollister's tabulation shows that up to the first of this month North Dakota has ‘bought and paid for $6, | 330,907 worth of stamps, while the state’s allotment was slightly in ex- cess of $21,000,000. The average pef. | capita investment in stamps for the ‘eleven months in North Dakota is - Announcemen A.W.LUC A Western range beef steers, $14.25@ 17.50. Cows-H. $7.75@12.25. Sheep, 33,000; 25c lower. Lambs, $14.75915. 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