The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-11-11
BOULEVARD ON BENCH
Chicago Man Offers Good
Suggestion for Driveway

/ olODC idbNs OiClS SdSSCSllOUS lOI
boulevard extending the e1tir
length OF the bench which arc we
worthy of consideration. n
writes:
81 have visited every state
the union and practically eveI
community and 1 believe that 4
one section has a greater futul
than Emmett valley. With ne
trees being set out and with hu
bandmen working our ranches, tt
time Is not far distaut when Ed
NETT will have an individuality Il
beyond our greatest hopes. MaiI
of the mistakes in the East we
made by those who did not Loo
ahead and as consequence
eastern country has had to endu
mistakes which were results
thougbtlessness and indif1eren
when the locality was young, a
this brings me up to situati\
which l wish to propose to you an
to the people OF Emmett
the hope that you will take acti
interest in the matter and start II
movement now which if fellow
out will be great thing for us al
for the future generation " no LIN
in this land of EN-. nett.
II proposs. that starting at ID
bridge at Emmett, the adjoinin
property owners on the north an
south section lines 5 and 6 widd
out the highway to at least ia
feet to the township line betwe
townships 6 and 7 north and th(
starting west tie property owne>
on the township lines between
and. z widen out that highway I
100 feet along the line Of the tele
phone and electric power lin
poles, and that this wide avenue b
followed due west to the southwes
corner of section 33, township Z
range 2, where the electric ligh
poles turn north and that there tn
street turn north to the southwes
corner of section q and then ives
past the town of Hanna and thel
west end north on such section
lines as are the main Travelled
roads, continuing west until th'
bridge at Falks Store is reached.
"The idea is that we should hav,
a long wide avenue on the th'
bench from the Falks Store br1dg,
to the Emmett bridge While ths
property is cheap and before grea
improvements are made this wide
avenue should be laid out as l sa
100 feet wide. If this cannot b,
done, make it at least so feet wide
as a compromise.
"With an avenue 100 feet wild,
and with the local interest of tn,
property owners alongside, | be
lieve long rows of trees could bt
set out and in the course of II
years we would have boulevard
and on every side of this roac
would be prosperous ranches anc
all along the road would be travel
ing prosperous farmers coming anc
going to and from Emmett. By
one great, broad thorough
fare along the bench the entire
bench property would be improved
and the crossroads leading to thi:
great avenue would lead to it. Il
would be very simple matter al
this time to get such project through
for l am sure all the property
owners would favor it, Tor il
certainly would enhance the value
Of their property.
''With such an avenue l can see
within 10 years from now long
boulevard with houses every few
,ods; and what beautiful COM
nunity and spectacle would such a
hing make! l certainly urge that
'ou take up this matter and iol-
ow it up if possible, getting the
owners to sign for it..
I would only take strip of 20 or
,5 feet on either side to give the
venue the proper width. Such a
,lau would give Emmett an in
Ilviduality far greater than any
hing l know of in this country.
The plan was followed out in
outhern California and from Los
Angeles leading west through the
range groves there is a great ave
Iue called the Magnolia avenue
vhich is the wonder and pride not
My of the community but of all
gho have seen it. This avenue
5 known all over the world and
reat credit is due to the early
ettlers who laid out the plan. Now
hat Emmett is in its babyhood it
an easily do so and the establish
az Of such Z great avenue would