The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-08-24
,.u;aon Automobile Man Wis
is higgins and Real
ICES Need.
CONVICT WORK GOOD
salmon River Road in Worse
Shape Now Than in
Year 1901.

the u0rtu anu SOuIu highway 10
nuch needed piece Of construction and
,s0ule residing in the country affect
Il " the proposed road are insistent
4 their demands that it be built This
/ 4 tbe report brought from the Salmon
,jyer country by p. s. Beckwith, OF the
lewiston Chalmers Auto company, who
,eturned yesterday from three weeks
l1ip 10 the upper Samon river coun-
III, says the Lewiston Tribune. Mr..
Beckwith made the trip as far as Rig
ens BY car and then proceeded to the
RIggns hot springs, where he sojourn-
/ d for two weeks.
The general use Of the automobile
/ has made the north and south high
Fay d real necessity said Mr.. Beck
With. Il was over this same road in
1901, shortly after it was constructed,
and the road is really in poorer con-
dilion now than then. The fact is
here are too few people residing in
tie Salmon river country to keep up
mch highway, but there are large
and fertile areas tributary to that road
hat would have permanently construct
d lateral highways If the main trunk
line system was Of permanent construc-
tian
The state c0nvicts are doing good
work above White Bird and will have
very important cutoff completed be-
fore winter sets in. The opening of
hk highway will be piece of expen-
ave construction, but when 1t is once
mmpeted 1t will be there for all time
lna Withfaid now available from the
federal government, the state and the
euntles should join In seeing that the
naairements be quickly met to secure
ne federal money. / know of no road
me northwest more entitled to fed
aal aid than this Salmon river high
way.
.fhe keen interest taken by the
eamon river people win mean they
me gong to vote this fall and many
nem nave not voted for years. 1t
aas been a matter of taking too much
ane % travel to the voting places, but
ue9 are going to vote this year and
iarse per cent will vote for George
y uum OF Lewiston for governor, be-
ause they feel he is sufficiently in
crested In the highway construction
y see mat the movement is kept alive
si'ef the election. Other candidates
~ governor have visited that section
wy lnere Is no doubt that the voters
m with Mr.. Crum.
Inc operation of the parcels post
als, "a made It possible for the people re-
,sl salllg along the upper river to secure
aelr supplies at much lower cost
saal aan when freight rates were paid, but
IeIe Is no doubt but the government
omITlied to meet a big deficiency
saa ! aq,xfauhg 4 those parcel post routes
Si .ar ! Is quite probable this annual
@a A. un the government would provide
s0ads N dslllking fund and interest on the
Sa0., Ss',s necessary to handle the govern
Int Ima. part OF the construction work.
and ~. parcels post wagon on the road
aa a was compelled to back nv car a
s@a..er Of mile before we could find
9oeo oTe"'slng place. There was a load of
49,. 49, VI parcels post matter-a big
ts.sn' tI0si wagon and four big horses. All
Aa'm OF supplies and eouinment are
aAt ,'1 q. Y nne settlers by mail.
eo,s q me Fred Higgins home he has
and d,p'ste a'sa water system for his home
sbin,ss ,sosa'ouildings and the pipe was
Hasa spsu - N oy mail from the Lewiston
j Msso, ~ ohas. Hahn. 1t was cut in
h sn lengths and packed 4S pounds
Ssm ,'s package and handled by Uncle
Rjsa,aa' very reasonable charge. Mr.,
i,eas iss''ls mas brought two nine lines
One raa mountain spring to his house.
and baa basses through the hot springs
Tie wst.s woe s1lnclent extra piping to heat
tho sanss, ass, u the pipeline. This gives
tines s1''ly not and cold water at all
na. ,uano VIII Support Movement
el sa Sas lewiston will receive the unit,
esoss support Of southern Idaho In its
the nos.s secure the construction OF
opinion = ana south highway, is the
Of tha ~ u M. Fl. Gibbons. secretary
recant,, Daiawell Commercial club. who
hined t., visited Lewiston on a com
iAe reslsss BUSINESS and pleasure trip. saws
tie a,.'' ,miston Tribune. and while II
felat,re Mr.. Gibbons gathered dats
eommas.o e,s 70 the proposed highway fo,
Crrs,, Douies of southern Idaho
poi,.;ann an Has Strong Support.
Win fly, fa.a Lewiston candidates
ny est,.s ,e Wen In Canyon county. II
lean .,r,aaion ea,a, Geo. e. Crum, Repub
host Of ffauuloate mate for governor, has I
county a's "srin personal friends In tn,
f0r hls sna sno they are working loyal,
lief ~ ~ success success 1t is the general he
en- Idaha ,nepublicans Of southwest
w mat the north is entitled