The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-28
GROWING ASSOCIATION FOR
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT

tration by the Custer county people.
They unanimously endorsed tie pro-
position OF bonding that county for
a large sum for good Roads coustruc-
tion and cooperation was promised
10y the state highSay cOmmisssi a,
the CLANS under consideration be ng
To complete the Salmon river road
and connect the same with the Lost
river branch of the state highway.
This would contemplate the eXten-
sion through Salmon To the Montana
Idaho line, where connection will he
made with the ark-CO. Park high
way, and the extension OF tile route
To Stanley basin, the Idaho national
park, with connection with -the
route from Boise via Idaho City,
Grimes Pass and l.owman.
From an examination of the map
il appears that TINS route will extend
nearly due south from Glacier ma
tional park in Montana to the pro-
prosed Idaho national park, entering
this state at the head waters Of Une
the North Fork OF Salmon river,
where the route was Surveyed last
year by the forest department. No
action has as yet been taken on the
construction OF this section OF the
road and it is urged by those who
have investigated the matter that
IL is the most important link in the
route insofar as this particular sec
tion Of country Is concerned ana that
every possible effort ne made 10 gel
this WORK under way at AN early
date.
The present board OF Commissioners
have already pledged their support
and have appropriated g. 600 toward
the work. the whole cost being es.
timated al Sl5, 900, one-third 90 be
paid by the forest, 0ne.third by tn
state and one-lbird by tie county.
A. C. Merritt reported that during
his visit to Salt Lake he called upoI
the forest department at Ogden and
/ discussed TO considerable length tht
ne federal good roads bill and learn
ed that the department VAS seriOusl,
considering the construction of sew
eral important roads IN Genital ldah,
and the most important one Was th'
! Salmon iVerStanley- Luwman- ldah,
/ City Boise route, which is OF SO mucl
! Importance TO this section. They stat,
/ that there will be quite SUN avail
able for the construction OF such
road under the section Of the fedora
aid bill dpprOpriatlng ten millions 70
construction within and partly within
the forest They state, however, tina
the bill as passed provided for the CO
opera tion Of the states aud counlic
and would therefore require action b.
the highway commission AS well a
the respective counties.
1t Was suggested tnat The Goo
Roads association make an effort /
place the proposition before the yot
ers at the fall election and also tba
before doing so the route be SGryeye
aud an accurate estimate Of tie COS
ascertained upon which 10 ba.c an al
portionment Of the funds,
From inquiry II was learned tia
the money which Was appropriated b
the forest for the cons ructiOn 81 ia
North FORK ruad was loaned t0 ia
Northern iahO forest this year o
account of the money ;ur road cor
struCtiOn in district | Of Mon tan
being all appropriated for 1919, mal
ing II imp 1ssible at this time tp bull
the short connection between III
top Of the Montana Idaho divide
the cunnertiUn Nith the Park-t,
PARK highway In this CunueCtio
1t Was learned that there would !
q money available out ui thc 1877 ~
propriatioB 10 do this work and thi
If an effort WAS made, TIE Nof
would, In all probability be compile
% ed during tie neat year
Suggestions we're made by the H.
est engineers that the county pu
chase sone equipment which miRl
y be loaned or rented - tHe forest,
tnat the cost 0i moving cquipmel
. IN here could he avoided