American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-03-18
STATE HIGHWAY
ROUTE LOCATED
STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER Il. L.
SMITH MAKES FINAL ExAMTNA~
TION AND RECOMMENDS DEFT.
MITE ROUTE FOR STATE ROAD
ACROSS POWER COUNTY.
oid Oregon Trail VIII BE Closely Fol-
lowed West Of American Falis-Nev
Sressing mt Ferry Hollow and the
Route Changed to Avoid Hill Bevond
Neeiey-Constrnction WIN Soon Re-
gin.

State Highway Engineer Il 7, sm,,h
was here Monday and Tuesday definite
~ locating the state highway across
rover county. On Monday. In COM
pany with Sam A. Forter, engineer for
Highway District No. 1, he made thu
trip over the route from the Bannock
county line 10 American Falls. Tues-
day the trip to the Cassia county line
was made.
The building OF the state highway
VIII begin az soon as tho work can be
advertised and contracts let" said Mr..
Smith THE work Will be let by con-
tract. but a condition will be that To-
cal men and teams shall be employed
providing they apply In sufficient num-
bers to meet requirements. In Ada
county eighty men and teams were sm-
ployed all winter.
THE road through Power county
VIII De part OF the Idaho-Pacific
highway. Beginning at the utah-Ida-
no line on the west side of Bear Lake.
the route runs through Montpelier.
Soda Springs, Pocatello, American
Falls, Burley, Twin Falls, Glenn's Fer
ry Mountain Home and Boise, follow
Ing very closely the Old Oregon Trail.
From Boise II extends northwestward.
and ut Olds Ferry connects with the
Oregon state highway. From thore II
runs north to Lewiston. whore connoc-
tion is made with the Washington
state highway. Leaving Lewiston II
continues north to Moscow. the end of
% survey at this time. but the high
way Will continue on through couer
d. Alene TO Standpoint About 800
miles of the highway has been located
leaving about 200 milaa of lempIpx yer
TO be done.
People generally do not appreciate
the benefits the highway will bring to
them" Mr. Smith continued. 1T IL
not an automobile highway. although
automobiles will use II and pay for II
and Its upkeep II VIII be a general
purpose road for ali kinds OF traffic.
When II IN completed Il will make a
great saving for all who have to use IL.
The government estimates the saving
at 10 cents per ton per mile of hauling
on good roads over bad roads. There
Will probably be half million bushels
OF wheat moved over this highway
every year. At IL cents per ton this
would make an annual saving TO wheat
haulers OF S225 per mile of road Re-
ducing the governments estimate one
third the saving would still be $3.50
per mile. The automobile tax will
build these roads and maintain them.
The new law which soon goes into ef-
feet gives the counties n per cent OF
the automobile tax to be expended
within their own county.
THE state pays one-thlrd OF the cost
OF building this highway. about fifty
miles Of which In located In Power
county, and bears all the expense OF it's
maintenance. by building roads con
Meeting with II. the road expense OF
your road district and county will be
materially less than they would be II
the state highway did not run through
the county. Three hundred miles of
this high way i5 completed and 200
miles more will be completed this year
which will include the fifty miles in
Power county. The 100000 bonds is
sued have just been sold and the
money is now available"
A new crossing will be made at Fer
ry Hollow. west OF the present eros
sing. eliminating a dangerous grade