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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1911
Page
4
The Devils Lake Inter-Ocean highlights a government bulletin urging North Dakota farmers and citizens to support better roads. It cites cost savings, mileage figures, and a proposed funding scale to build a complete system, noting the economic importance of efficient highways and the potential multi‑million dollar yearly gains.
The article argues that improving twenty percent of roads nationwide would boost land values and save transportation costs, with a conservative estimate of half a billion to a billion dollars yearly. It proposes an initial two million dollars per state for the first year and smaller maintenance thereafter, dependent on systematization and inter-state cooperation.
Devils Lake celebrated the largest press convention in northwest history with strong civic effort and hospitality. Women and men hosted visitors, shaping public opinion for a greater North Dakota. Also notes include Arkansas law on officeholder drinking, a joke about evading it, a hat sale, and the passage of Ordinance 130 defining fire limits with dates and city official signatures.
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