The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-03-05
in the plan Of development.
That was the mission OF tn

That was the mission OF the dele
cation visit ng here yesterday. as
explained by Mr.. Powell and Mr..
Booth 10 the committee. They spec
ideally desired to know If the com
mitiee plan had developed 10 q point
at which 1t could be modified or
whether the situation was one where
by immediate cooperation OF The
other counties could be considered.
Both MIR. Powell and Mr. Booth also
expressed the view that in the coun-
ties of Lewis and Idaho, there likely
was no favorable sentiment at this
time for county bond issues 10 supple
ment q federal appropriation. 30 The
opinion of the people, as they under
stood it, would not exactly harmon
ice with the view held by the club
committee for county board issue
here Is defined In their proposal to
congress.
Il Chairman Ray, Miles Johnson.
R. L. Sheppard and County Engineer
Booth reviewed TO the visitors the
various steps taken in the committee
work and the object. and "a 10 Why
the present method had been adopted.
Miles Johnson said that the local
committee had been governed by the
view that il vas proper for Lewiston
and the old section Of Nee Perez
county 10 take the initiative In the
good roads movemenl--thak Goa
struction of good road ia Idaho
county. Lewis county or Clearwater
county was Of like importance to
construction Ia Nee Perce county;
that the committee vas guided by
this spirit but felt that the people Of
this immediate section should initiate
the woTk because Il was here that
the road system would connect with
the open river to the sea. thus giving
the benefits to the people upon the
opening Of the river that the latter
project contemplates. he felt there
vas no reason in the world Why the
four counties cannot get together in
the work.
R. T. Sheppard. who has been
very active in the good roads cam
paign, said he believed the plan OF
the supplemental county bond issue
vas one that would meet With favor
in the other counties when fully ex-
planned to the voters; that beading
for good roads under the conditions
proposed vas a real economy be-
cause the benefits accruing would
more than off -set the small tar levy
arising from such bond issue. Idaho
county people we're eager to cooper
ate IN solving the entire road sisua-
ton as II applies to the Indian rsser-
walton land, and for that reason had
encouraged the conference nos being
held.
Mr.. Booth of Nezperce said no
specific information was available as
to the amount of money thai had
been spent on Indian roads In Lewis
county, but suggested as the county
was wholly within the reservation,
the sum was undoubtedly ccnsid-
cradle one. He said be could not
avoid the view that the entire matter
could be presented Ia q stronger
manner by the counties all uniting
than by proceeding under sone sep
arale plan. He said all realized the
seriousness of the present situation
which isolated the Indian from any |
responsibility on road construction
or public school maintenance, and
he cited an instance az TO conditions
met few years ago when farmers
paid in toll for the privilege Of cross
ing an Indian allotment a gross sum
double the value of the land affected
Mr.. Booth said there was no purpose
whatever to interfere With the plan
being carried out by the Lewiston
club committee, bat that II was felt
the question could be submitted to
the conference as TO whether or
not the present plan could be modi
fed, or whether even later some
general plan Of cooperation might
be adopted. II
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