Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-10
Is OVER ROUTE
|)F north AND
SOUTH ROAD
= ENGINEER KING TRAVELS
t,r wr1sER TO GRANGEvILLE
ON INSPECTION TOUR.
Estate HIGHWAY BOARD
,.,c;al club Holds Enthusiastic
r..tinp and Urges Building Of
Road Along Nez Perce Trail.

70 Of the most vital road-building
in Idaho county-that Of con-
ting the connecting link from Mea-
to Grangeville to complete the
losed north and south state road
the project to build a highway
the old Nez Perce trail to connect
Montana-were given substantial
this week when State Engineer
visited the city and county in the
rest Of the new state highway COM
ion Of which he is a member.
j. King arrived on Sunday even
state from Salmon river accom-
ed by Walter Hovey Hill, the well
w engineer who met up with the
official on his way into town. A
led meeting of the Commercial
called at 9 O'Clock Monday morn
was arranged for. This meeting
attended by many of the county 3
lential and progressive business men
throughout the session a fine spirit
pptimism over the good roads sub
prevailed.
Parker Talks of Trail Road.
F. Parker was one of the principal
kers, calling the attention of Mr..
and the club members present to
Importance of better roads and lay
particular stress upon the necessity
the immediate construction of a
on road over the route of the old
Perce trail to provide an opening
the east. "Under present condi-
s." Mr.. Parker said, "The peo-
Of this prairie and most of the
PITY are virtually hemmed in for we
I practically no outlet to the south,
east, or the west. The building of
pad over the old Nez Perce trail
ID be OF great Importance to this
p'y' a county which spends more
any other in the state for the
(roVement and construction of her
pVays. The need of a north and
y road Is too universally known and
(i1ea TO call for extended comment -
(ounty Commissioner Pettibone also
~ heartily in favor of the Nez
Fe pian and suggested a route via
gruder mountain which he believed
pa De most practical.
Must Be State Road,
". Brown called attention to the
esslty OF a north and south road to
Y ootn parts of the state and main.
''a tnat owing to the nature of
'0untry and the character of the
f''eu road it would necessarily have
: state road, to be constructed and
up oy the state at large.
AUX McGrane expressed a willing.
~ 'ne part of the county and city
'na all possible aid in the construc.
VI Doth north and south line and
: 'osa over the Nez Perce trail and
,auea Mr.. King that the people Of
.san'y would greatly appreciate any
..an'e gwen to the furtherance of
:. PROJECT by the state highway
4''lon. County Commissioner
: ,na =. L. Leonard and Others also
'''eriy On the subject.
Made Notes Of Route.
y engineer King did not talk at
; = ~ upon his views of the proposed
=, y, 'ne north and south road as
~ .a -. from his trip only to say that
~. 'aken notes all along the wav
. . ne expected to be prepared to
!. practical estimate to the board
rs return.
:" glad to say one thing. - Mr..
:. "arked, "and that is that Gov.
49,, . exceedingly anxious to assist
~ p's = oi the north, and particularly
th. .uano county, in getting the
Trough from the north to the
! ,... ,.e hopes to complete this line
t;on ,as, take a long stride in that
ff;as 'efore the end of his term
:, :. l have talked with him a
o,,.. = times since the new board
with 1ea = and he always says that
in =. 'ne people of this part of the
''e'r plans to improve their