The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-05
GRADES ARE
IMPASSABLE
Traffic Between North and South
Sides Blocked
SHOSH0NE FALLS GRADE In NEED
OF ATTENTION.
Twin Falls Commercial Club Asking
for Immediate Work mt Shoshone
Falls.

Travel between the North and South
sides OF the Snake river has been prac-
tlcally cut off during the recent thaw
so that a great many of those using
the Blue Lakes grade and the Shoshone
falls cut off auto livery service alto
gether. The Blue Lakes grade, due to
the formation of iceicles form the Per-
rine coulee had been abandoned as
dangerous while the lower grade at
Shoshone fall wass in a similar condi-
ton and dangerous to travel due to
a threatened landslide, which would
take part of the grade. The upper or
what is called the old grade, is still in
places impossible due to deep sink
holes, developed since the recent thaw
started.
Because of this condition the owners
of the automobile liveries plying be-
tween this city and Jerome appeared
before the county commissioners, ask
ing for repairs on the Shoshone falls
grades. Commissioner Albee promised
to do all in his power and j. A. By
| bee has been instructed to check up
| the state highway estimates and re-
port with the purpose of getting the
work done at once.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Commercial club held Tuesday, the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the Oregon Short Line
| railroad has agreed to give a free side
trip from Minidoka to Twin Falls on
all tickets to the exposition at San
Francisco for the purpose of showing
tourists our scenic attractions and are
giving this fact wide publicity in a
booklet being prepared by c. J. Lisle,
conditioned upon the Twin Falls Com
mercial club assisting in advertising
this fact.
! Whereas, the grade at Shoshone falls
has always been dangerous to tra-
VEL and is now impossible, it is
impossible to see these falls in COM
fort, resulting in sending away large
number of dissatisfied sightseers, and,
/ Whereas, the state highway commits
sion has had a survey of said grade
made by their engineer, cutting same
down to maximum of eighty per cent
at an estimated cost of $5,009.70 and
has by resolution agreed to pay one
third of said cost when they have the
funds, available, and,
| Whereas, the improvement of this
grade will enable automobiles to climb
same in comfort and safety it will be
used very largely by tourists in their
own machines coming from Yellow
stone park to the exposition via Black
foot. Arco and Haley, and connecting
at Wells, Nevada, with the Overland
and at Ely, Nevada, with the Lincoln
highways, passing them through the
entire length of this country and to
secure this travel it is necessary to
get this route in eastern log books
and,
Whereas, this improvement will en-
able settlers on the North Side and
residents Of such towns as Gooding
Shoshone and points on the branch tc
come here to trade, which trade now
goes to Boise,
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
directors of the Twin Falls CONNER
cial club, In regular meeting assemb-
led, this second day of February, 1915
that the commissioners of Twin Falls
county be, and hereby are petitioned tc
repair said grade along the grade anG
survey specifications of the state high
way engineer, and that said work be
done at the earliest date that weather
and economy will permit.
Carried unanimously
TWIN FALLS COMMERCIAL CLUB,
ARTHUR L. SWIM. Pres.
j. MCMILLAN. Sec'y