The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-06-23
AFTER GOOD ROADS
In LEMHI COUNTY
Association Formed, With Object,
as Stated By President Ramey,
Of Getting Them With No Poll
ties Mixed In.

The lemhi County Good Roads a.
ISOLATION was nigAnized Ia Salmon
last Monday night Wnen ". II. a.
hrten Charles \ Norton and Il. J
Atkins, a committee appointed fof
tie purpose, submi ted a rough dralI
nt constitution for the body. Cnun.
Is Commissioner l.. r. Ramry wAs
chu>en president aud Allen &. Mer-
rltt secretary There vas a general
Interchange ui views ana an unmis-
TAX ibie manifestation OF enthusiasm
90 launching tho assuciAI ion Halt a
dozeu speakers said they saN In IL
the outstanding purpose Of every b,d,
everywhere these days the purpose
Ia serure good roads.
There WAS mucn discussion A. H.
he Ways and means oi securing tie
readay money with Whirn 10 build
roads Some thought tie state, the
forest service, tne postal service and
congressional appropriations Nerr all
going 10 turn the trick for ms. No.
body mentioned tie fact that il
might be secrsSary to raise any oI
ia" NhereWithal among oursel YES, so
THAT the rule might be- applied that
providence ani the government helps
those Who help themselves.
Ia short address tie president,
MI kamey, painted out the neressi-
~ "t getting IN hand al the informa.
lion possible bearing upon the meth.
uds n' paying Tor good roads, whether
from local taxation, from the state
pr from the general government, and
then - after getting them, Nith no
ulteriuT ublect ~ purpose In view by
ans budy, particularly with no selfish
political ends 60 suhserye Before
this couctrte statement the discus,
sion hatl been somewhat aiaileSss and
fruitieNs, not 10 Say weaFisome.
Messrrs Cherry aud - BTleu also
made helpful ana pointed addresses
II nay he stated As solemn fact
that an tnrse forces from WlLhuut
are not sMus 10 do much Of any.
thing tor good fuads' far Llae salmon
country unrlss We 'irst do something
for ourselves along these lines ~
other loC Ci,itess ia Idaho good roads
have been secured by rtlorts put
fuTtb in small communities acting
fuf themselves and taxing themselves
tuT tie ~ ptuse ot tie Improvement.
la many instances these bmmuI,.
titles have secured outside help OT re-
endorsement, notably where tie
-talr has fBkua over a. portion Of itA
road system eeTLain pieces ul road
already constructed by county or
highway district authorities accord.
ing Ia plans approved by tie state
highway engineer The same rule
applies ln many counties where tile
county ssiUnefs appropriate
money TO help road builders Who
gfessiye communities ui the state
Ahere modern highways have been
provided the bonding plan ui securing
mogey 10 pdy for them has been
adopted This plan conte mplates
paying ~ these bonds largely by
those Nhu shalt profit by tie benehth
ul good roads II Is believed u b,.
tie correct ulan There Is t0 ts an
other meeting ~ tie association on
fTiIaF night. June D. Shen TIE
completed constitution all he suU-
niIied Tor Cuusid ration. NtanNhila
a camp iiRn for members u Juiu vita
ihe promoters Is 70 hr started ~.
cust uot 10 exceed 81 per uembeI, a..
coTding io resolution adopted bY
Monday night meeting.