The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-18
Meyer Wants
Gov. Alexander to Place
Idaho County Right.
EDURTEOUS But FIRM
daho County Road and Bridge
n Tax Six Times the Amount
Stated by Governor.

Boise Statesman: In an open letter
addressed to the governor. Henry Meyer,
representative from Idaho county, calls
Oh the chief executive for q correction
81 certain statements made in the mes
aage he sent to the house OF represent
otives with his veto of H. B. No. 1854,
'the appropriation for a bridge over Sal
auon river near the mouth OF Whitebird
creek. Mr.. Meyer declares the govern
Or was misinformed when he said Idaho
county raised less money for roads
And bridges than amy other coun-
ty in the state.
Mr. Meyers letter Is as follows:
IN His Excehency. M. Alexander State
capitoi, Boise, Idaho--Dear Sir: Your
Intention is respectfully called to your
veto message accompanying III B. No.
164, which appropriates fifteen thous-
md dollars for the construction Of a
wagon bridge across Salmon river near
fhe mouth of Whitebird creek in Idaho
county.
1t is stated in this veto message as
Follows:
Idaho county relatively I'd other
counties of the state does not raise
much money for it's own roads and
bridges. In 1913 it raised for roads
and bridges only $509S.41, while dur
a ing the same year Clearwater coun-
ty raised $30.953.0e. In fact, Idaho
county raised less money for roads
and bridges than any other single
county in the state"
overIooks Road Districts.
n This statement OF your ekcellency
does Idaho county grave injustice and
y positive injury. and reflects materially
upon the progressiveness of that coun-
ity. The information upon which your
excellency relies for this statement
above quoted is entirely unreliable and
false. Your excellency's informant fall
ed to advise that Idaho county has II
highway districts in said county and
that during the year 1913 there was
raised for highway purposes-which in
cludes roads and bridges-from these
districts alone the sum of S0,a91.S4, as
shown by the report of the county
zhuditor Of that county for said year.
Calls for Correction.
Feeling certain that your excellency
did not desire to gratuitously injure or
Islander one OF the great counties of the
state, / am sure that the statement
to was due merely to misinformation.
ana I most respectfully request that
your excellency correct the erroneous
Impression conveyed by said message
In order that the INJURY done said coun-
Ety may be at least partially overcome.
Idaho county is one of the most pro-
gressive counties in the state Of Idaho.
B Its record for expenditures for improve
ments is equal, If not superior, to that
Of any county in the state of Idaho.
Its people are patriotic, farsighted and
intensely interested in the public well
fare. and / feel that the mere refer
ence to the error contained in the veto
message above referred to will be suffic-
lent to cause your excellency to immed-
lately rectify this most damaging and
injurious statement.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY MEYER.
Governor Used Axe Too Freely.
The Lewiston Tribune interviewed Mr..
Meyer at that place on his way home
in which 1t quotes him as follows:
1--WE brought home little honor as
the measures we succeeded in passing
got the axe from Governor Alexander, :"
said Representative Henry Meyer, OF
Idaho county, who arrived in the city
yesterday from Boise with the central
Idaho delegation.
I'VE found many friends in the legis-
lature for the central Idaho country
but 1t seems none of the centra ldaho
supporters could reach Governor Alex
ander.'' continued Representative Meyer.
''The central Idaho delegation worked
together on all the important measures
and we succeeded in passing hills pro-
vjding $4,000 for the Northwest Live
stock show. $1,000 for the purchase on
the wagon bridge across the Clearwater
river at Kaniah and SIS, 900 to. be used
in the construction of a wagon bridge
across the Salmon river at Whitebiro.
This is really all we got and Coy. Alex
ander killed them with his veto
I'm returning the Idaho county meas
une proyiding for the construction of
the wagon bridge at Whitebird, Govern
or Alexander took occasion to say the
county had appropriated for roads and
bridges during 1913 only little over
$1,000. Immediately sent wire to oui
county auditor to get the exact figures
on the amounts Idaho county had ex-
pended on roads and bridges that year
and found It was In excess Of $40. 900.