Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-07-08
COMMISSION TO START FROM
BOISE JULY 90, WITH GOV.
ALEXANDER.
HOLD MEETING AT MCCALL
Party Will Travel Overland to Grange
vile From New Meadows-Then
to Lewiston.

a letter received by A. r. Parker,
member of the north and south railroad
commission this week from Governor M.
Alexander, under date of July 3rd
states the arrangements of an early
meeting of the members of the COM
mission on the afternoon of July 26 a.
Mccall, Idaho, at the terminus of the
Oregon Short Line railroad on the
Payette lakes branch, where the first
official meeting of the commission since
the appointment of the members there
of will be held. On the evening of the
same day second meeting is to be held
at New Meadows where plans will be
discussed and preparations made for
the start towards Grangeville and Lew
iston on July 81.
Besides the members of the commits
sion, the party which will leave New
Meadows on this northern trip will
consist of the governor and the state
engineer and undoubtedly several
others interested in the proposed con-
Meeting link between the north and the
south will accompany the party to as
sist in formulating plans and gathering
data for further use in the plans for
making the road possible.
The trip will be made by automobile
and it is reported that one of the two
automobiles necessary for the trip will
be furnished by Senator Jerome j. Day,
member of the commission from Mos
COW and Mr.. Parker at present is ar
ranging with reference to the other
car. The trip will be made from Nc
Call to Grangeville by auto and possibly
the balance of the trip to Lewiston will
be made by the same means of con-
veyanee.
4 The news of this first meeting is
greeted with a great deal of interest
and plans are already being made at
Mccall where the commission will
gather for its first meeting and New
Meadows has been laying plans for
some time and arranging to be of the
greatest assistance possible to the men,
bers.
While there has been indications of
indifference in good many sections of
the state with reference to the plans
inaugurated to secure the building of a
north and south railroad and although
from other sources some have sought to
the first meeting indicates that there
is purpose behind the governor a Is
and he and the members of the com
mission propose to do everything in
their power to gather information, and
then after all the data necessary is
available and the most feasible and
4 practicable route has been chosen to
commence work on the active steps in
financing and preparing for construc
ton.
The meetings as announced and the
trip will be the first step. 1t has al
ready been announced that some time
in August, Governor Alexander will
take trip east to Boston to take up
the matter of financing. This shows
further the determination of the COVER
nor to get results and action if pos
sible. The sentiment in favor of the
railroad is growing every day and what
is needed is a more direct concerted
action on the part of every resident of
this section where the direct and i'm
mediate results of the road will be first
felt and later to spread to every section
of the state when the benefits to the
northern and southern sections are
realized in the way OF opening up to
settlement and development one of the
greatest mineral and agricultural sec.
ton in the west.