Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-10
GOVERNOR FOR
BETTER ROADS
SOUNDS KEYNOTE TO TRADE
SITUATION. If THE PEOPLE
WOULD TAKE HEED
Predicts 1910 as notwithstanding
Year in Railroad Building and
Urges Cause of Good Wagon
Roads.

Nothing is holding back the devel-
opment of the state of Idaho more
than lack of good roads and transpor-
tation according to a declaration
made yesterday by Governor James
II. Brady in commenting on the work
of the Tri-State Good Roads conven-
ton held in Salt Lake, says the
Statesman. The chief executive
urges greater activity in the interests
of improved highways by ali the peo-
pie and predicts that the year 1910
will be an eventful one in railroad
building throughout the intermoun-
tain country.
Il am very much gratified to learn
of the interest which is being mani
tested by the people of Idaho in the
improvement of our roads and high
ways ] have read with great
deal of pleasure the accor0 c. the
proceedings of the Tri-St - G. 4
Roads convention held in Sa. Lake
and the convincing address of l--7.
p G. JOHNSON of Blackfoot. Idaho
my personal representative at that
meeting.
I'm every quarter Of the state the
newspapers are constantly offering to
the public valuable information with
reference to better and more econom-
ical means Of constructing roads, and
as in usual with newspaper men in
every improvement which is for the
best interest of the state. they are adj
vocating it and are taking a promi-
nent interest in seeing that the peo-
pie are fully informed on all phases
of the question.
I'm my opinion, this matter of
building our roads for the future
should receive the careful and earn
est attention of every citizen of the
state.
1.-The year 1910 promises to be an
eventful one in railroad building in
Idaho. Ten years ago most of the
railroads in Idaho were badly demon
allied, equipped with 'dinky' engines.
old cars, light weight rails, and un-
even track and roadbed. Idaho has
developed so rapidly all over the
state that it has been found necessary
to absolutely reconstruct the ~ail-
roads and secure heavier and better
equipment in order to handle the vast
quantities of products of the state,
and / should like to see our country
roads and highways improve in the
same ratio.
"The railroad business is a cold,
hard business proposition. The rail-
road is never improved unless 1t b
for the purpose of making a larger
per cent on the capital invested.
II believe the same theory should
work out in the construction of ouI
own roads and highways Better
roads, constructed under a certain
definite plan by experienced men
controlled by a central authority, is
what we need and what we should
have.
Lack of transportation is now
holding back the development of oul
mines and our timber and farm
lands. The good road will be the
most profitible investment the people
of Idaho ever made. The momen
mine or a piece of timber or farm
land is placed in touch with a roas
upon which heavy loads can be haul
ed at all times of the year, II raise
in value. The moment a city or tow
connects itself with the surroundini
territory by a system of good roads
that moment the city will move for
ward with leaps and bounds Tn
lumberman, the miner and the farm
er can place his products upon tn
market at much less cost. The mer
chain will receive the benefit of thei
prosperity. The town will grow
The railroad will haul more. and tn
first thing we know we are progress
ing.
LET US do all we can for goo
roads"