The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-02-06
WILL BUILD
GOOD ROADS
.Meetinglhe|d in Club Rooms
Thursday Evening
WORK TO START ABOUT FIRST OF
MARCH.
VIII Build From Buhl, Through
Filler, Twin Falls and Kimberly
to Hansen.

The Good Roads department of the
Twin Falls Commercial club was or
ganized last Thursday evening and ini-
tial preparations made for active work
during the coming spring. A definite
plan of action was laid out and the
members in charge will begin their
labors at once.
Judge F. r. Chamberlin was elected
chairman of the department and M. J..
Sweeley and w. H. Weaver appointed
as assistants. The first work under
consideration is the building of road
from Buhl, through Filler, Twin Falls
and Kimberly, to Hansen, all the work
to be done in one day. The distance is
about thirty miles. A superintendent
will be appointed to take charge of
every mile of work under the general
direction of Judge Chamberlin. Each
superintendent will see the farmers
along his particular mile and secure
their cooperation so that it will prac-
tically be each man building the road
by his own farm, but the united effort
will give good road for the entire
distance.
County Commissioner H. c. Taylor
was present and he promised the CO.
operation and assistance of the county
commissioners. He said there are
three road graders and dozen King
drags now ready and more drags can
be built if needed. About one drag to
the mile will be necessary to build this
special piece-of road and then the ma
chinery will be available for further
road building on the side roads lead
ing to the main artery.
Attorney j. Benj Hall, who is a
Of Vv,tn ,foiy,
Roads association, told of the prospec-
highway through Twin Falls county
and said that the Buhl-Hansen road
would aid materially in securing the
trans-continental route. With it as a
basis he could go to the Inter-moun-
tain Good Roads association meeting
at Logan next June and present con-
vincing arguments why the trans-con-
tinental highway should go through
Twin Falls county. Commissioner
Taylor said the Clear Lakes bridge
will be ready this spring and that Lin
coin County will build a good road up
to that point. The especial assistance
and cooperation of the American Au-
tomobile Association was also prom
ised in securing this route, provided
the people showed the proper amount
of enthusiasm. Willet Hance, presi-
dent Of the Lincoln Produce & Refri-
gerating Co., In stirring talk, demon
strated his enthusiasm by Offering the
use of one or two teams for the day
set aside for road building. J. L. Daube
promised one or more teams; L. A.
Snyder, w. H. Weaver, M. j. Sweeley
and several others also came forward
with similar offers SO that there was
no lack of practical enthusiasm at the
meeting.
Judge Chamberlain said he would
start at once over the road appointing
superintendents for each mile and get
ting the farmers interested. 1t was
thought that the work could be done
about the first of March, the exact date
to be decided by the weather condi-
tions. Another meeting will be held at
the Commercial club rooms, Thursday
evening, February s, and everyone in
terested in building good roads is in
vited to be present. The meeting will
be called to order at o'clock, sharp.