TRAIL DAY A HUMMER

FINE WORK ON THE JUNCTION CITY ROAD

AND SPIRIT OF ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS

– BIG TURNOUT.

Stevens Point people turned out for “Trail Day” Friday, June 4, in a way that left no doubt as to where they stand on the question of good roads and community advancement.

Physicians, dentists, lawyers, professors, merchants, bankers, artisans and laborers – in fact all classes represented in the city’s population – donned their working clothes, grabbed a shovel, a rake or a hoe and worked shoulder to shoulder in the cause of good roads.

Along the route of the Yellowstone Trail in Larson they went, 200 strong and more, and aside from the actual good they accomplished on the highway was the spirit of co-operation that was fired. They rubbed elbows in the good American way, ate their dinners side by side and although it was good hard work that was before them they went after it undaunted and cheerful as a bunch of kids carrying water for a circus elephant.

Every feature of the big campaign was well mapped out in advance. At 7 o’clock in the morning the automobiles furnished for transportation of workers and equipment began speeding back and forth and in a remarkably short time things were buzzing.

Two hundred men, forty teams and forty autos formed the morning combination. It is estimated that during he morning alone 225 loads of gravel were hauled out and spread along the route, where it was leveled off by scores of willing workers. Re-enforcements of men showed up in the afternoon and the work went gaily on.

At 11:30 the eating of the dinner began. The boom house, thrown open for that purpose by Boom-master D. C. Whitney, whose co-operation will not soon be forgotten, was the headquarters for the culinary department. As they turned out twenty-five gallons of coffee, which was distributed at the house and at the “pit” a couple of miles further up the road, where about half the great crew congregated.

After everybody had eaten, group pictures were taken and men and horses resumed their labors, to continue until evening.

“Trail Day” was the greatest thing in the community co-operation line Portage county has ever seen. We have had our district fairs and other big events, all of which have been magnificent successes, but never before have so many people and so many classes actually rolled up their sleeves and “dug in” with all their strength and enthusiasm as on Friday. Other cities may have had their “Trail Days,” but if any of them ever surpassed that of Stevens Point and the town of Carson they “must have been going some.”

And in conclusion let it be remembered that the good roads committee of the Stevens Point Business Men’s Association originated and made the plans for Stevens Point’s first “Trail Day.” Not only that but they got out and hustled with the rest in the actual work of road building, thus giving inspiration to those who so freely volunteered their support.

Three cheers for a tiger for the good roads committee and for the gallant army that tackled the job and came out on top! - Stevens Point Journal.