Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-08-12

| oii WIG ooNerhor TO appoint
commission to investigate the feast
bility of constructing such road, bu,
1t failed to make an appropriation to
pay the expenses of such commission
Governor Alexander proceeded, how.
ever, to create the commission. He ap.
pointed Jerome J. Day, State Senator of
Moscow; Aaron f. Parker, of Grange
vile, and G. L. Paddock, of Weiser. The
Chief Executive next step was to in
struct the Public Utility Commission to
investigate the route of the missing
link, between Grangeville in Northern
Idaho and New Meadows in the south.
western part of the state, the present
terminal of the Pacific & Idaho North
ern railroad.
The utility commission reported it
found three feasible routes for the road.
At that time the commission was as
sisted by some of the most competent
engineers in the state.
Suggested Routes Inspected.
To see the proposed routes for him
self and to have them reviewed by the
members of the north and south rail
road commission, Governor Alexander
called the commission together this
week and Tuesday following big ban
quet at New Meadows, the party
started ON week s inspection trip.
Armed with the data obtained the
Governor leaves this Fall for New York
where he will meet financiers to get
the financial backing for the line.
The Governor has said that he will
have the road built, or at least have it
well under way, before he retires from
office. He is considered one Of the
most active' and successful business
men In the state, and his admirers as
sert that he will be able to fdeliver
the goods" They are confident that
Governor Alexander already has plans
well formulated to obtain the capital.
Those inclined to scott at his activity
assert that the state cannot lend aid
to project of this kind, as the consti-
tuition limits the bonded indebtedness, |
and the limit has already been reached.
Route to Water Predicted.
This criticism has been sharply re-
buked on number of occasions by
those who want the road built and who
ian see that with the terminal connec.
ion at Lewiston, the inland seaport of
his state, Southern Idaho will have a
waterway outlet. They also point out
hat the operating telephone companies
would Immediately parallel the railroad
With direct toll line to replace the
present roundabout telephone connec-
ions.
Giving direct denial to the charge of
'olitics, insofar as his connection with
he proposed road is concerned, Gov
rnor Alexander, in an address before
meeting at New Meadows, just be-
ore starting on the recent trip over the
proposed route, said:
Some people may try to question
MY sincerity in this railroad PROPOSE
ion. | come to you this early, when ,
here is no political campaign under
way, to make a real effort toward get
ing this road built. The latter part
t August | am going to New York
nd Boston and talk north and south
abroad with men of larger influence ,
nd capital and hope to get this road
uilt''
Attraction Asked for Capital ,
The settlers of Washington and ,
adams counties, together with the pro-
ressiye business men of that section,
dopted resolutions at the New Mead
WIS meeting indorsing the proposed
DAD. They represent the masses,
Insofar as the feeling is concerned over
he state, which found expression in |