Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-10-19
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| county.
G. G. Pennell of Nezperce, Lewis
county.
E. L. Parker of Cottonwood, Idaho
county.
d. w. Greenburg of Moscow, Latah
county.
E. A. Cox of Lewiston, Nez Perce
county.
The following are the resolutions
reported and adopted:
"Whereas the several sections of the
state of Idaho are isolated from each
other, large areas of fertile lands are
unpopulated and the varied resources
of the state are undeveloped by reason
of lack of transportation facilities and
means of intercommunication; and
"Whereas the present distractions
to growth, development and the union
of all the people of the state can be to
a large degree removed by the construc-
tion of properly located and wisely
planned trunk highways uniting the
several sections of the state, furnish
ing means of transportation for the
undeveloped districts and adequately
connected with and related to the high
way systems of adjoining states and of
the nation; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, that the North and South
Idaho State Highway association ap
proves and endorses the policy of ap-
Iplying state and federal highway funds
to the construction exclusively of
arterial highways designed to serve and
develop the whole state; and that the
several local communities of the state
be urged to join in and supplement such
construction, be it further
"Resolved, that this association ap-
proves and endorses the policy of
applying state and federal funds most
literally to the obstruction of those
portions of trunk line highways in the
thinly populated and undeveloped sec
tions of the state, where the need for
transportation is greatest, where de-
velopment will be most stimulated by
the building of trunk highways and
where the means of the localities are
wholly inadequate to building the main
lines without aid; that it is the sense
of this association that trunk line
system can ever be achieved except by
policy of dealing generously with the
districts whose NEEDS are greatest and
whose local means ere least; and that
without the adoption and consistent
maintenance of this policy the highway
funds will obviously be dissipated
among the more populous communities
upon purely political considerations,
and without achieving any permanent
or beneficial suits be it further
"Resolved, that since there is no
direct railroad connection between
porth Idaho and south Idaho, and the
separation of the people of these great
sections has always been an obstacle
to mutual understanding and coopera-
tion, and since trunk line highway
connecting these sections will open and
develop great district of the state now
wholly without transportation, and will
form an important link in the Nationa
Highway system, it is the sense of this
!, association that the North and Soutf
: Idaho State highway is project of firs1
and primary Importance to the people
of the whole state, and that every en-
ergy of the state should be directed tt
/. it's early completion; be it further
: .sResolved, that the legislature b.
= = urged to appropriate for use upon tht
, North and South highway during thu
! next biennium sum not less thal
u u 100000; and that this appropriation
= be supplemented by federal funds ant
funds supplied by the local communi
3 ties traversed by the highway; and b.
= it further
. "Resolved, that laying aside ever,
= local and selfish consideration w
j, pledge this association and ourselye
: personally to the achievement of tn
!, policies and ideals herein expressed :"
= The resolutions were adopted shortl.
after the afternoon session was con
vened at 3 o'clock and following thl
e action the meeting was given over to
: general discussion of highway construc
4 tion and the Importance of cooperatio
: in securing favorable action by Tn
:. legislature in the matter of the appro
- priations needed to bear the state
- portion of the expense. Among thos
!, who spoke at the afternoon meetln
4 were Attorney F. s. Randall Lewiston
w. S. Shearer, Lewiston Orchards; :.
r.. Long. Greer; L. E. Purvis, 81
% Maries; James V. Hawkins, Occur a
- Alene; w. B. Hussman, Cottonwood
u Attorney E. O'Neill, Lewiston; We
= Woodin, Peck; w. w. Brown, Grange
y vile; Otto G.. Reinhardt, Nampa; Rev
r. o. WYATT, Lewiston Orchards.
!. The counties represented by delegate
Z. Yesterday were Kootenai, Benewal
= Latah. Clearwater, Lewis, Idaho, Adj
:. = CANYON, Nez Perce and Asotin count,
70 Washington. The delegates from ldah
county were:
Cottonwood-W. B. Hussman, Il. |
n. Parker.
r Grangeville-W. w. Brown, ).
q Anderson.
Ferdinand-Amil Haner, II. q. Sass
e G. M. Fargo, John Nasem.
20 Harpster-Thomas Surridge.
ppe Stites-Thomas f. Oliver.
- Kooskia-H. J. Taylor.
y Elk Gity-G. L. L. Baskett.-Tribnn
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