The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-07-14

sIuWeu uiily niue from tlhk sun"
merged. Dr StaEtlon was called 10
attend the injured driver,
are placed on a proper location, Civ,
en- a proper drainage and grade the
roads in this portion OF Idaho viii
cost less to maintain than In any 9th
er section ~ tie state. II is because
II the fact that our natural roads Rfr
~ good that We have been mewhat
slack IN road Improvement. In ome
Of the counties and nigh Nay districts
IN this state, notably Power, Ran
mack, Twin Falls, Ada, Canyon aud
Washington counties they are spend
ing thousands Of dollars IN putting
gravel surface upon their roads IN
order that they may stand the tratlic,
hut generally in this section Of Idaho
| this will not be necessary because
/ the natural material, from which TIE
roads sill he built, viii contain
enough gravel II properly maintain,
ed, to stand the tratiic for years I
come. without the expensive process
Df surfacing
By a recent act OF congress there
has been appropriated for the huild
icg of roads IN forest rlescryes a sun
which viii amunnt. Tor Idaho, /
over 100, OoO each year for ten year
and inasmuch AS We have so mann
miles of roads within this foresJ r.
serve in this section ut Idaho theT
should be a concerted action 10 th
. end that We secure some Of this az
, propriation fer this part ~ the state
: TIE road crossing the summit q
the Wood river side Is impasSiule "a
. automobiles and IL strikes me that !
would Ee splendid thing Tor bot
this sscLiun and the Wood river se'
> ton il part Of that appropriate
81, could be secured for the constTutio
good roads sys ten, but un account q
lack OF funds no work whatever h'
been done upon this highway ! COZ
j. slider that the route for the idah
Montana State Highway Is one Of tii
lost important ones In the state, Il
Il the reason that y will develop se'
~, tian of Idaho which has no railroa
facilities whatsoever and | BTmiy h
ueye tuat the policy % the sta
.Ilommissi0n when funds for That pu
pose are ayaha 0Ie, should he to d'
-veIou the interior sections VI uu
a state, which in all probability will n
:, have any railroad facilities for
&. generation h. come
= | firmly believe that the coDstru
n ton Of good roads la Central Ida
will satisfactorily solve the trnnsp'
- tation problem. We have an eAanI
=, Iat Mackay In the use Of trucks
=. the purpose uf transporting the 9
rr m Conner Basin o. this count
and n These trucks can operate 81
~. resefuly over tie road which tlI
Ell now travel. HoW much Hett "pl
.r- the transportation be- " o'er Al il
.r pro ed high"aEf
'' TIE aim 9i the state ligH"dA g."
eI mission Is TO aid tis counties 10 eF'
4~t way Wlfuin their power Ia TIE mat
.aa| |.f .nrge.s. plans and Spscihcatio
.nfarursti4n aud 81 Ice geueraliE a
-rpllld tfis county decide bn 30 50
o. .rrstruct lon work on tie line 81
al nrapnspd state Highway under
., ..,,s giau A. mentioned ansSe
,,,lI certainly use ny hest endcaN
,o nave The state aCIule-cs and pr'
Ie' -. To reimbursp the county iD Tire
as tent Of oae-third for that pufT
ST.. alien funds are available ana III
G mae, tiuu permit ne "a say that
''" guu8 roads ovement - -""rplnE
aH- tidal Wase over the state at 10
5ra ami laFp no doubt hut what
.... usKt legislature HIil provide t1
furds fpr carving on the work
.eA- Az. Informed hy the Good K,
all ,rr,uIttep Of the Boise HumHsr
uld CJgb Nhich Is the most lniiu~u
49,. bsdy IN the state. that theF have
tbs mark fgr q state bond t-su
~ one million daiiars and are Relh
aud sark % that end
or The platforms Of both the I
nf gariiss in tins state recently al
Ia rev gride on the N"2d r
,.s .ias Al 1pasl over the Tran q
.I .rur.tt and also for the lmprnfen
...r.y ot tn. salmon river from iis s"utc
s.sI salmon CitV, tie same being dII
,g,- entirely within or adjacent 10
anne forest reserve.