Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-26
BUILD GREAT
APPLE WAY
WOULD BE OF PRACTICAL vAI-
uE AND MIG ADVERTISING
FEATURE.
Connect Coeur d'AIenc and spokane
BY Modern Roadway.

Rivaiing In scenic environment and
material excellence the finest road.
ways OF Europe. the Great Apple
Way. connecting the cities OF spo.
kane, Wash. and Occur d'Alene. Ida.
no, is now assured and work win be-
Gin within 80 days. When completed
Il will be monument to modern road
builders and standard for genera
tions to come.
Bisecting one OF the most fertile
irrigated fruit districts In the Inland
Empire for 81 miles. the roadway,
90 feet IN width. will be- built 81
macadam with an asphaltum binder.
Every mile Will be OF standard con-
struction and properly crowned and
drained, with fountains for man. dog
and horse placed at intervals OF a
mile. The material for the fountains
Is mixture OF concrete aud granite
hllnga, making beautiful finished
stone effect equal to granite.
The feature viii be the planting OF
apple trees 40 feet apart on both
sides OF the roadway. these being
alternated with English elm trees.
which AFFORD ample shade, at tho
same time withatandlng the common
pests which work havoc among the
American shade trees not native 10
he district. The Spokane Country
Good Roads association, OF which j.
A. Perry IS secretary. viii supervise
the road work, and tho trees win DO
planted by the orehardIsls living
along the line Of the road. Planting
win begin early IN May.
Funds for the building OF the road
viii be obtained through an assess
ment district, acting ia much tho
same manner as a city Improvement
levy. Members OF the legislature OF
Washington and Idaho, as well as
the road supervisors OF the several
townships. through which the road
runs, have already declared them
selves in favor OF the road and viii
become actively engaged in the pro-
motion OF the enterprise.
Contracts have been signed by the
officers Of the Spokane Canal COM
pany to furnish water necessary for
the irrigation Of the trees for per-
Tod Of ave years without cost TO the
county or state, and each property
holder along the right Of way IL
self-appointed custodian. caring for
the trees and also assisting IN the
maintenance OF the roadway until
such time as II IL taken over by the
state.
Governor Brady OF Idaho aud Gov.
ernor Hay Of Washington have ex-
pressed earnest interest IN the plan
aud are pledged TO use their person.
al and Official influence in the pro-
motion and maintenance OF the novel
highway. The commercial bodies OF
the two terminal cities and IN the
intermediate towns have Endorsed the
proposition and offered every assist
anes in both moral and financial sup
port OF the project. Governor Hay
said:
Il believe this Is one OF the great
est plans nov on foot IN the state OF
Washington or IN the whole world.
You have my unqualified lndorse-
ment and II can be OF any service.
you have but to ask Il. / am salts
fed that the great highway. as out
lined, will be one Of the show places
OF the United States in q few years
and shall do ali in my power to as
sist in It's promotion
Governor Brady Of Idaho. said At
a recent reception rendered by the
Commercial club OF Occur d'Alene:
II am greatly Interested IN the
building Of this Great Apple Way.
and shall take opportunity to assist
In its building, also in it's promotion
and completion and its maintenance, /"