The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-16
CASTL[F0RD IN
FAVOR OF ROAD
Proposition to Construct Line
From Here Endorsed
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CO.
OPERATE WITH TWIN FALLS.
Hard Surface Roads for District Also
Endorsed Falls and Buhl
Both Represented.

The mass meeting at Castleford Fri
day night unanimously endorsed the
plan to construct a road from Twin
Falls to that community and appoint
ed a committee, headed by j. H. Sea-
yer, to devise methods for effective
cooperation with this city. The SEN
timent of the meeting was all in favor
of the road at all times, but doubts
were expressed as to whether the
particular plan for raising funds put
into effect in Twin Falls would meet
with equal success in that part of the
country The purpose Of the commit
tee is to work out plans in co-opera-
tion with the Twin Falls Commercial
club and others interested. Before
the resolution was passed in favor of
the road considerable discussion took
place, the cause of the road being pre-
sented by j. A. Crom and d. M. Den
ton from this city, and ]. H. Seaver
and others from Castleford. The gem
eral advantages accruing were de-
scribed at length by the speakers. In
closing Mr.. Denton described the ben
efits derived from the planting of
beets in certain wet lands near the
county seat, which were worthless re-
Gently and now rent for $15 year.
Mr. Crom urged quick action and
pointed out that every day of delay
meant loss to the country through lack
of transportation.
A mass meeting of the citizens of
this city will be called sometime next
week for the purpose Of pushing the
matter here.
The meeting also unanimously voted
-. - lo toe Of hnndc hV
the independent road district in a sum
not to exceed a quarter of million
dollars for the building of a system of
roads with either hard surface or ma
cadan or some other surface that
would prove stable. There was some
talk Of the use of oil with high per
cent of asphaltum from certain Cali
fornia oil fields.
A delegation from Buhl, headed by
Russ w. Alfred and Ben r. Tillery
spoke in favor of this plan, Mr.. Til
lery mentioning certain surfacing with
which, he said he understood the road
could be finished for $4,000 mile
This would leave the road four miles
apart, so that nobody would have more
than two miles to haul through muc
or dust to arrive at a trunk line witr
good surface. The trunk lines pro
posed all lead eventually to Buhl. Mr.
Tillery said that Bull was not oppos-
ing the railroad, that he thought Cas-
tleford was entitled to a road and be-
lieved that it would get it. Mr.. Crom
speaking for the railroad, paid com
plment to the energy and activity o.
Bull, saying that if he had the Buh
crowd behind him to push, the roaC
would soon be built.
The subject of good transportation
is a live one in Castleford, which, ha:
been retarded by inferior roads anC
distance from markets and which hai
one Of the hest irrigated tracts in Ida
no surrounding it.
IN Orue4 tnat there should be NJ
misunderstanding relative to the en-
thusiastic support of the railroad b.
the commercial club of this city th'
following resolution has been passed
by the board of directors:
Whereas, j. A. Crom and others as
sociated with him have appeared be
fore this board making statement OF
plan which contemplates the building
of a railroad from the town of Castle
ford, eastward to a connection with tn
Rogerson branch of the Oregon Shor
Line railroad, or through TO the city o
Twin Falls; and,
Whereas, it appearing that the build
ing of such road would be of great ben
eft to our city and its trade territory
Now, therefore, be it resolved by tn
board of directors of the Twin Fail
Commercial club that this club give I
said enterprise it's endorsement an
hereby pledges to the same its activ
support.
Be it further resolved that this clu
extend from time to time, as the situa
tion may demand, all possible aid t
the said j. A. Crom and his a
to the end that the movement in whic
engaged may be made sue
cessful.
1.A.> FALLS COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Per J ~ a, oecy.