DETROIT MICHIGAN, OCTOBER, 1907. 



Michigan Road flakers' Association. 



W. W. Todd, Jackson, President; P. T. Colgrove, Hastings, First Vice-President ; C. C. Rosenbury, Bay City, Second 

 Vice-President ; E. N. Hines, Detroit, Secretary; E. B. Smith, Detroit, Treasurer. 



Board of Governors: Royal T. Taylor, Cheboygan; D. L. Case, Detroit; Frank F. Rogers, Lansing; W. W. 

 Trayes, Hancock. 



MICHIGAN'S COUNTY 



ROAD COnniSSIONERS 



Alger County Alfred O. Jopling, Munising; 

 Charles Beaulieu, Grand Rapids; Swan An- 

 derson, Limestone. 



A'.pena County George W. Stovel, Hub- 

 bard Lake;: Selden W. Flanders, Flanders; 

 James Briselden, Alpena. 



Baraga County Simon Denomic. Assisins; 

 James McKercher, Michigamme;; Daniel Mc- 

 Millan, Baraga. 



Bay County Hugh Campbell, Bay City; 

 George L. Frank, Bay City; Richard H. 

 Fletcher. Bay City; Fred Kaiser. Kawkawlin; 

 William Houser, Bay City R F D 1. 



Cheboygan County John B. McArthur, 

 Cheboygan; Mark P. Scott, Rondo; Royal J. 

 Taylor, Manning. 



Chippewa County Henry A. Osborn, 

 Sault Ste. Mario. 



Delta County John Gasman, Bark River; 

 Basilio Lenzi, Defiance; Erick Anderson, Es- 

 canaba. 



Dickinson County William Kelly, Vulcan; 

 James H. Cundy, Iron Mountain; John J. 

 Flanagan, Sagola. 



Gladwin County William II. McCulloch, 

 Gladwin R F D 2": Wallace McCracken, Glad- 

 win, R F D 1; Arden G. Onweller, Beaver- 

 ton, R F D 1. 



losco County John M. Waterbury. Tawas 

 City; C. W. Luce, East Tawas; William J. 

 Grant, Au Sable. 



Iron County J. S. Parks, Crystal Falls; 

 James Long, Iron River. 



Kalkaska County Louis A. Atkins, Kal- 

 kaska; Ira Eckles, Kalkaska; William H. 

 Marshall. Kalkaska. 



Luce County M. E. Beurmann. Xewberry; 

 Andrew Carlson, Dollarville; John Fyvie, 

 Helmcr. 



Manistee County John W. Bradford, Ar- 

 cadia; James Henderson. Manistee. 



Marquette County W. H. Johnston, Ish- 

 peming; J. E. Sherman, Marquette, M. M. 

 Duncan, Ishpeming. 



Mason County Frank W. Harding, Scott- 

 ville; Robert Jameson, Ludington. 



Menominee County George Law, Meno- 

 minee; Charles Kinsella, Spalding; George 

 H. Haggerson, Menominee. 



Muskegon County Fred D. Hoogstraat, 

 Ravenna; Martin Ryerson, Holton; Charles 

 Ellis, Muskegon, R F D 7. 



Saginaw County John W. Ederer, Saginaw. 



Wayne County Cassius R. Benton, North- 

 ville; Henry Ford, Detroit; "Edward N. Hines, 

 Detroit. 



MUSKEGON COUNTY ROADS. 



A total expenditure of S21.7W.49 for the con- 

 struction and repair of Muskegon county roads 

 during the present year from January 1 to 

 October 1 is shown in the annual report of 

 the board of count)' road commissioners. 



This does not include the cost of the new 

 ton-ton road roller and combination sprinkler 

 and tank that were purchased this fall and 

 which have been paid for since Oct. 1, the 

 cost being $2,318.00. , 



The expenditure of road funds for the por- 

 tion of the year covered by the report was 

 distributed as follows; 



Cedar Springs road $5.031.07 



Whitehall road 4. 



Ravenna road 1.653.89 



Holton road :;. 



Fruitport road 3.334.14 



North Muskegon road 315.14 



Lake Harbor road 2. . 



Contingent road l.Oi.Y.Vi 



Peck street road 7<l.2(> 



MARQUETTE COUNTY ROADS. 



Marquette county having adopted the county 

 road system, by which the construction of 

 country thoroughfares is put on a scientific 

 basis, it is well started on a building program 

 which contemplates many miles of fine high- 

 ways. The main artery of travel will soon be 

 one of the be>t in the upper peninsula. There 

 will be .">() miles of good road over which farm- 

 ers may drive, this lying between Michigamme 

 on the wot and Skandia on the east, and where 

 the farmer used to pull only a half-ton he can 

 then haul two tons with greater ease. A rock 

 rruslier and steam road rollers are own. 

 the county, and under expert direction excel- 

 lent "Highways are being constructed of mac- 

 adam. 



It is probable that Marquette county will 

 improve the highway between I'loodwood and 

 Republic, which is now in bad condition. When 

 tliis is done. Dickinson county will likely re- 

 build the highway north from Sawyer Lake 

 to I'loodwood. The highway from Iron Moun- 

 tain to Sawyer Lake to Floodwood is now in 

 condition. When the sections mentioned 



are repaired it will be possible to drive from 

 Iron Mountain to Marquette range towns. 

 Such a highway would afford an outlet to many 

 farmers and would open up a splendid farming 

 country. 



SAGINAW COUNTY ROADS. 



The report of County Road Commissioner 

 Ederer, of Saginaw county, for the present sea- 

 son shows remarkable progress in the im- 

 provements on the roads of that county. Over 

 twelve miles of stone macadam work was done 

 and about 20 miles of road was graded. In 

 addition a great deal of repairing was done. 

 A brief summary of the work accomplished 

 is as follows; 



Birch Run 1 mile stone macadam, Birch 

 Run road. 



Bridgeport I'/J miles stone macadam, Sag- 

 inaw road. 



Blumfield 2 miles of grading on the Wat- 

 rousville road. 



Buena Vista Grading and stone macadam 

 1.10 miles on the Vassar road, 1 mile on the 

 Watrousville road, and 1.082 miles on the 

 Washington road. 



Carrollton Resurfaced and repaired all the 

 gravel roads and brought those that state re- 

 ward had been applied for up to the specifica- 

 tions of the state highway department: also, 

 constructed new the balance of the Shattuck- 

 ville road in the township. 



Chesaning Grading, 2ft miles on the Center 

 road. 



Frankenmuth Grading. 1 mile on the King 

 road, and repairs to the gravel road. 



Fremont Grading, J/j-mile on the south 

 Town Line road. 



James Stone macadam. Jj-mile, Jamc-- 

 road. 



Jonestield 1 mile stone macadam on the 

 Gratiot road and 40 rods stone macadam 

 through the village of Merrill. 



Kochville 1 mile grading and stone mac- 

 adam. Saginaw and Bay City road. 



Richland Grading ]}{J miles on the Gratiot 

 road. 



Saginaw Grading and stone macadam 1 

 mile "ii the Shattuckville road .5(5 mil< 



mile on Gratiot road. 



Spaulding '.--mile stone macadam on 

 street road; '.' mile- grading and 1 mile - 

 macadam on the Town Line road. 



niastown 1 ' .. miles grading and Si 

 macadam on the Gratiot road. 



Taymouth J .,-niile grading and graveling on 

 the Burt road. 



