Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-01
ROAD WANTED TO
SMITHS PRAIRIE
Boise Asked to Aid in Con-
struction of the Proposed
Highway.

Residents OF the Smith prairie !
country, who, before the building of
Arrowrock dam, had a road to Boise
and came here to do their trading are
asking that road connection from the
capital city be made with their rich
agricultural country. Several petit
tions from the settlers there have al
ready been placed before the Boise
Payette Water Users association and
the reclamation service officials, but
to no avail and as they want Boise as
a. trading center they are now seekin
aid from this city in the building of
part of the road.
They call attention to the fact that
Smiths prairie is on the water shed
tributary to Boise and that it would be
easier for them to come to Boise than
to go to any other point to trade.
Floyd C. White, an attorney with Of
fices in the Yates building, is looking
after their interests and hopes to Sc
cure some action in Boise by which
road to that section can be built. In
an information issued by him, he says
in part:
Il am informed {, at the road to Ar
rowrock, from Boise, will receive some
attention soon, and while a good road
~ ludl punt Is very LOT
Boise yet it in no way aids these
settlers for the very reason that the
water in the reservoir is between that
road and the nearest point in that ter
ritory.
The farming and stock community
of Smiths prairie covers more than
$4,000 acres of tillable land-over half
of which is now in cultivation. There
are, approximately 200 heads of fam
lilies and at the last election about 1873
votes were cast
The average yield of grain on the
titled land is about Is bushels to the
acre and the average yearly shipments
of stock from the community is $751;
900.
"On the range there are about 5000
head of cattle. 1000 head of horses and
about $4,000 head of sheep. A good
many hogs are also shipped.
| The settlers have had various
routes examined, with a view of Sc
curing the most feasible and economi-
cal route to Boise, and have arrived at
the conclusion that by using their old
road down the South Fork as far as
Krall's ranch; thence below the noun
tain to the river just above the mouth
of Rattlesnake creek; thence across
/ the river and on the high plateau
across Willow creek; thence up Wood
creek nearly to its source; thence
across the low divide to Neal. thence
to Boise OF. the Neal road; would be
the most feasible and economical. The
cost of such a road and bridge. using
the natural material tina is adjacent
to the proposed road. would not ex-
coed $4,000 and could be constructed
possibly for $4,000.
Should your body desire informa-
ton in more detail would be glad to
furnish same, and l would be pleased
to have some expression from you as
1 to your attitude in this matter and
whether or not you will aid these peo-
pie in securing such an outlet to Boise
and thereby increasing the trade of
Boise and at the same time aid in the
upbuilding of a community which has
always, before the building of Arrow
rock, been a source of much revenue to
Boise, to expand and thrive. The small
outlay necessary for road to this Sec
ton would, ! am sure, appeal to you
business men as a very profitable in
'vestment for Boise"