The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-02
LOOK FORW ARD TO
THE NEW RAILROAD
EVERYBODY BETWEEN NEW MEA-
DOWS AND WHITEBIRD SIGHT
LEWISTON AS ULTIMATE GOAL
Gov. Alexander Tells of His Journey
Over the Route of Proposed North
and South Railroad

'The people living in the territory
from New Meadows to Whitebird and
Grangeville are intensely interested il
the north and south railroad project
1 and are constantly encouraging the
construction of a railroad, with but
| one object in mind,-to get to Lewis
| ton. Lewiston will be a great city
some day and will reap rich harvest
whenever such railroad is construct
ed. 1t will come from that great in
. terror country to the south of here.
Few of the people talk about connect
| ing with Boise or other parts of the
south, except in a general way, the
goal to them seemingly being Lewis
| ton. 1t would be we'll for the Lewis
ton people to awaken to the possibil-
| tiles and to support the movement
with increased vigor." Such was the
statement of Governor Alexander yes
Ierday after he arrived in Moscow
from Lewiston to keep date to speak
at union services on invitation of
the ministerial association of Moscow
Most Productive Region
Il believe that section of the coun-
try we have just travelled to be the
most productive undeveloped portion
of territory in the state,' continued
the governor. "1n all my experiences
l have never seen a country with such
bright prospects and if the engineer
ing problems can be worked out and
the financial cost found not too great, |
there will be a railroad between New
Meadows and Grangeville without a
doubt. | am firm in the belief that a |
road will be built between New Nee
dows and the mouth of the Little Sal
mon river within two years. This CON
meeting link if constructed will 10
more toward cementing the two por-
tions of Idaho than any other one
thing that can be accomplished.
Don't Cost State Cent
"The members of the railroad COM
sion, Senator Day, DR.. Paddock, Aaron
F. Parker, the state engineer, Senator
and myself had a splendid !
trip through the mountains but / want
to say it was hard one and the roads
are the worst have ever travelled ov II. .
Something should be done to make |
better roads through that country. We {
are going to hold a meeting before ]
go east in August after which
will present the project to eastern fin
anciers with whom l have been in !
ouch. Our trip has been made with
,ut one cent of expense to the state
If Idaho. We are paying our own
way. If we accomplish this great
piece of work, it will have been re-
ward enough to know that we have
lone our highest duty to the people
# Idaho"
Visited Many Towns
The governor after leaving Grange B
lille visited Fem, Ferdinand, Cotton
wood, lilo, Vollmer, Nezperce, Win
hester, Reubens, Culdesac, Sweetwa
Quincy by automobile and arriving at :.
he latter place Saturday evening. He
lade the entire journey with Jack
'owers, who is driving Senator Days
utomobile, and the governor says =
'owers is all right in negotiating diff
cult roads Coming from Lewiston
[rs John Lorang for dinner at their {
eautiful farm home north of Gensee.
he governor was worn out from his
and retired after his arrival
ere yesterday prior to his address. s
e left this morning for Occur dAlene
here he will be the guest of the w.
T. U. in an address at three o'clock
lis afternoon He makes another ad-
ress there tonight and will then leave
,r home.
Soon Goes East pl
The governor plans to remain in vi
oise until after the meeting of the in
ate board of equalization after which al
! will prepare for his journey to pi
oston, Washington, and New York. ca
e will attend the governors con- w
renee at Boston, August q and will ns
so confer with financiers on the rail be
ad project. During his absence from co
q state. Herman H. Taylor, lieuten- hs
t governor, will occupy the executive III