The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-02-12
JOHNSON ROAD TO BE BUILT.
FARMERS GIVE IT SUPPORT
This Road Will Mean Much to Lewiston, Craig Noun
tain and to the Whole of the Prairie
Country.

OF present methods those of dairying
fruit growing and hike lines. Still an
other factor was the view that the
building of such road into the Craig
mountain timber belt would result
in the establishment of sawmills at
Lewiston that would develop a large
and permanent tonnage in that line.
Mr.. johnson also held the view that
Lewiston. by virtue of its location,
Is ultimately to become an important
traffic center, and that system or
iginating here with open river boat
connection would be given an assured
prestige that would logically fortify
1t to make any extensions into the
central Idaho country that the die
tates of commerce or com petition
might Justify.
In none of these matters has he
changed his view, but with the same
persistency that marked his work in
the Nezperce country. he has pro
ceeded with his plans. At periods
he has met with discouraging devel-
opments; there had been absence of
cooperation din circles he had believed
would respond; he has had to over
come skeptjcism, and in some instanc.
es has even met the chill of unfriend-
liness, but persistently he has press
ed his plan forward and there has
never been a day since he entered up.
on his task that the extension of the
road to Vollmer has not in some de-
gree crept steadily forward. He de-
clines to accredit these results to his
work, but prefers to freely give cred
1t to those who have cooperated with
him. He believes now with the ac-
ton taken by the farmers yesterday
that the full carrying out of his plans
are assured
This Is a community road" he
said, Serving a community purpose. ]
have always felt that / would ulti-
mately have community cooperation.
This gives assured independence, as
sured strength to the project. We are
not going to quit until we reach the
goal we started for"
d. S. Wallace of Daniels & Wallace
was among the farmers attending yes
terday's meeting. 81 know there has
been an impression in some quarters,
he said, that other roads were in
terested with Mr. Johnson. We farm
ers know differently. The coopera-
ton that is being extended to him
should be extended to such a work.
The road will be of vast benefit to
Lewiston. Lewiston's destiny is bas-
ed upon the development of the re-
sources of the country tributary to dt.
This railroad will be a developer. AS
land owner this road will be bene
fit to me; as farm operator dt will
be detriment; l can see the finish
of my occupation as a farm operator.
Under present circumstances l am
leasing land and operating 1t. This
railroad will make land for leasing
unavailable. Such tracts will be cut
up and occupied. Conditions are go.
ing to change and we must change
with them. We must not insist that
the old order of things must continue
to prevail because our affairs are ad-
tusted to that order of things. The
man with the elements of success
should not oppose the new order of
things. The same elements will bring
him success in the change. The John
son road will be vast benefit to this
entire section and Is deserving Of the
support Of the community"
Among the Waha farmers who have
rendered valuable service in the Sc
curing Of the fund that assures the
building of the road are Jasper
Mounce, Calpus Fountain and James
Lambert.