Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-05-22

delegation numbering upward Of a
hundred leading citizens Of Shoshone,
Richfield HALEY and other localities
met the state Highway Commission
in Shoshone on Monday to confer over
the matter Of routing the proposed
north -and-s south highway by Richfeld
rather than by the Zimmerman
hill as had been agreed upon
Former Governor Gooding, who was
called into the meeting by the forces
advocating the Richfield route, made q
vigorous speech in its support and this
had so many supporters that the com
mission declared its purpose to adopt
that route without waiting for an the
numerous speakers to be heard.
Governor Gooding said he was
familiar with the whole country in
tended TO be served by the road and
he contended that its benefits woul1
be greater beyond comparison h v.aT
Of Richfeld. extending through a well
developed country nearly all the way,
while by the Zimmerman hilt route the
course lies through a region that never
can be developed in q very consider
able portion Of the way
At the same time 3fr. Gooding urged
this route for the further reason that
it would afford connection with q
magnificent scenic route via Black
foot and Arco.
Members Of the commission and
numbers Of the visitors who came to
Shoshone by automobiles enjoyed rides
all around the country over the splen-
did roads that have already been made.
leading from all points of the compass
10 Shoshone.
Just how many people there were
present may be inferred from the fact
that autos with 19 people came from
Richfield, five from Haley two from
Arco. one from Gooding. two from
Twin Falls. Erven Rockwell had
charge of the forces from the HALEY
country and W. S Parkhurst. secre-
tary of the Richfield commercial CLUB.
was instrumental in getting together
the forces there.
After listening to a talSfest for an
hour Miles Cannon. one of the 5,m
missioners, said that for himself ne
had heard enough to convince him
that the road should go no other way |
than by Richfield and in this view OF
the case President Theodore Turner
acquiesced and it was all over
1t is the understanding that surveys
will be started forthwith to lay out /
the road according to the amended /
plans. which contemplate the joining
of the Camas Prairie roads as well as
the Arco road when built with the sys-
TEN centering at Shoshone.
Andrew J. Newman. one Of the high
way commissioners of Shoshone, took
an automobile load of the visitors. in
Guiding the officials, down to Shoshone
Falls in the afternoon Other trips
were planned in the morning, so that
Shoshone good roads received their
best advertising during the day. In
fact it was their spring opening.
The Commissioners stated to the
Journal that it was their intention to
take up at once the matter of improv
ing the grade at Shoshone Falls. with
the ultimate object in view of bridg-
ing the Snake river at that point. State
prisoners are to be employed on this
work.
local highway commission. a foremost
figure in starting and keeping going
the good roads movement in these
parts. had blushing honors fall thick I
upon him in all the visitors said Of {
what had been accomplished here. I
When called upon for his views as
to the route for the road north from 5
Shoshone Mr.. Gooding emphatically /
told the meeting that he was for bet S
ter roads everywhere every time. He
thought If there was to be a connection '
With the Blacbfoot-Arco read to the |
sast the Richfield route woald better
'erve~that end. making a road OF prac- c
ical use the year around from the o
lpper Snake river via Shoshcne to the i
state capital The speaker con-
ended that the Zimmerman hill road Il
Or reaching HALEY and that region and G
he Sawtooth mountains would be h