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For a Shorter Omaha RoadSt. Joe, for a number of years Juke warm on the Improvement of No. 1 in Missouri, is now waking up to the importance of this highway, which is already bringing in increased tnftlc, as well a* livestock to their local market, which for years went to Omaha on account of better roada. The following, taken from the St. Joe Oasptto of July 24f speaks for Jtuelf of the inleresl bc-: In* ihown in U. 8. No. 275:“A proposal to change the location of the new U, S. Highway No. 275 m as to shorlen It five miles between St. Joeeph and 'extreme northwest Missouri was considered favorably at the luncheon of the directors of the Automobile Club Wednesday noon at the Chamber of Commerce.“The club’s highways committee will take up the mutter with J. J. Corbett, division png inner of the state highway com miss I on, and with the commission on federal dcsigna* jjlions in Washington. :“No, 275, which formerly was Mis* j souri route No. i, the shortest be-[ tween St. Joseph imd Omaha, now, joins U. S. Highway 71 just north! Of Eavannah, pouring a large flow I of farm trucks and other traffic on-1 to 71 which is already traveled heuv-! tlf. |“It is proposed by the Aulomobhe ■ Club directors that No. 275 turn! south at a jxilnt three ml lew west I of Savannah and pass through Am-1 azonia into St. Joseph, probably over j Fmirth street, me porlioiJ of this j proposed route tn Andrew county! has been designated na a farm-to- j market road and will be gravelled; as soon as state funds arc available. ■“Such ft route would save five] miles, or a total o' ten miles on a round trip, and if established us part of the federal route it would receive a higher type of paving.It Is estimated thut the shortening of the route would save thousands of dollars yearly for farmers who truck livestock and other farm produce to the St. Joseph market.“The change would avoid con- . cent km on U, 8. 71, It In pointed out. ‘ No. 71 now in one of the most heavily traveled In northwest Missouri, particularly near St, Joseph, whore i U. 8. Highway No, 109 also empties I 'into JL. The proposed change would not inconvenience motorists who desired to follow the route as K now CXist.V?
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