Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-10
FROM SENATOR MORRIS.
The Wagon Road Bill WiU Pro-
badly Become Lar.

BOISE CITY, IDAHO, Jan. 81, 9o.
EDITOR FREE Press:
DEAR SIR The state wagon
road bill introduced by Workman
of Boise county in the house and
revised by the committee on roads,
bridges and ferries, is probably of
more Importance to Idaho county,
and also to the state, than any 9th
er bill now pending in the legisla-
ture, This bill as now revised and
recommended by the committee,
among other things appropriates
1927 900 to construct the road from
John Doumecq's on Salmon river,
to the head of the falls on Little
Salmon river, via Tom Pollock s !;
$4,000 for the branch from Mt. Ida
no to Elk City. 1t also provides
for branches in Boise, Custer and
Lemhi, and passes through all the
counties of the north, terminating
at Wallace, in Shoshone county.
Mr.. Workman, the author of the
bill, deserves much credit for the
vigorous fight and glorious victory
in getting this bill through the
committee Of the whole and report
ed back with the recommendation
that it pass, with only few unim-
portant amendments. Much fill
clustering was resorted to by the
enemies of the bill, but with Mr.
Mills in the chair it had a pilot at
the helm who was equal to the
emergency, and when the commit
tee arose and the house adopted
the report of the committee of the
whole and ordered that it be en-
crossed for it's third reading, Mr.
Workman and Mr.. Mills were Law
ishly congratulated for their gener
alship, and in justice must say they
deserved even more than they re
,ceived. This practically settles thu
question on this bill, or rather thu
substitute therefor, in the house
We wait with much anxiety it
fate in the senate, but as it merit
the support of every true friend o
Idaho, we predict for it in tina
body a favorable consideration
The poor miner who blazed tn
way into the rich mineral fields O
Idaho surely deserve this expendi
ture after thirty years of hard la
Dor, clambering over rocks ant
mountains, following the winding
of the narrow pack trails and ex
tracing from our mines NOR
wealth annually than all other in
'dustries in the state, by millions
1t not only helps the miner, bu
the farmer, merchant, and ever
other industry in the state. |
gives good road to the farmer t
n good market; to the merchan
to haul in his goods, and to tn
miner to get in machinery to wor
his mines, and reduced price [
all that he buys, thereby enablin
him to work low grade ores an
cheap placers that have been abal
doned and slumbering for year
The state also will be enriched
a large increase in her produc
and revenue, while thousands
laborers will, after these roads al
constructed, find employment. A
the members from the north of bot
houses have their shoulder to IL
wheel and we feel safe in saying
will be pulled through both house
In justice to the friends of mort
Idaho will say that Geo. Ainsli
f. a. Stevenson and r Il. JohnsC
are friends to every just claim t;
our people and are frequently co
suited to our good. VIII also &C
that Rev. j. ID. Flenner is ev
ready to help old idaho county al
especially his old town, Grangevill
There was a bill introduced
the senate by Mitchem, of Lata
changing the apportionment
school money-giving it all TO II
school districts per capita, viii,
was amended, giving one=third
be divided to the districts and tw
thirds per capita. This l thir
will pass. CAPITOL.