The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-22

Resolutions favoring a large bond
issue for the whole county for good
roads and bridges if found practicable,
favoring the improvement of the road
from Rogerson to Jarbidge, and the
road from Buhl to Jarbidge by the
Lilly grade and asking that a meeting
of the county commissioners and the
Buhl highway commissioners be held
Wednesday afternoon to lay plans
along the lines~suggested, were adopt
ed yesterday morning at a meeting
participated in by delegations from
Bull and Rogerson, representative
of Jarbidge, and many Twin Falls
citizens, at the rooms of the Twin
Falls Commercial club. Much infor-
nation relative to conditions was
cleaned from the talks made by those
familiar with the situation, and spir-
it of harmony prevailed.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman o. e. Carlson of the board
of county commissioners, and c. H.
Taylor of Buhl elected chairman and
]. S. Bussell, secretary.
The meeting started off by calling
on w. H. Hudson, a Jarbidge mer-
chant, who bore credentials from the
Jarbidge Commercial club to repre-
sent that organization at the meeting.
Mr. Hudson presented a petition ad-
dressed to the Twin Falls County COM
missioners favoring the improvement
of the road from Jarbidge to Buhl
and denouncing the petit o n
which had been circulated in Jar
bidge by those alleged to be looking
only to their own interests with a
view of getting the commissioners to
abandon the idea of a Buhl road and
run all traffic through Rogerson. The
petition and statement presented by
Mr.. Hudson was signed by the Jar
bidge Commercial club and ninety
seven citizens.
In discussing the matter Mr.. Hud-
son said that while the building O
the Buhl road was endorsed, he want
ed it understood that the objective
point of the Jarbidge people was Twir
Falls, because the warehouses were
here and the distributing of supple!
would be from this city He wanted
it further understood that they were
not asking that the road from Rog
erson be either neglected or abandon
ed. They wanted both improved. He
estimated the distance from Twin
Falls to Jarbidge by the Lilly grad
to be eighty-nine miles, and by Rog
erson seventy miles. The Rogers d
road was in good condition most o
the time in the summer but almos
impossible in the winter. On the 9th
er hand he had travelled over the roat
to Buhl in the winter and during thu
present year found the deepest snow
only twenty inches and the -averag
ten inches.
The Elko county commissioner
were helping build roads which wouli
connect with those from this county
But Elko county was not going to le
all the business come through 1dah;
if it could be avoided. The Southern
Pacific was backing the proposition
to build a road from Elko to Jarbidg
and one would be constructed owe
that route. The freight rate from
California points would be less br
with proper roads from Jarbidge t
Twin Falls, the overland haul woul
be so much cheaper that it woul
easily overcome the advantage thu
gained by the Nevada town. The Elk
orc Mines company has been wditin
to see what improvements would b
made in this county and should nor
be made the company would orde
over the Southern Pacific. The Ore
gon Short Line had put up $4,000 an
would put up more to get the roa
a fixed in satisfactory condition jar
bidge would help, and finally, tn
United States government woul
double appropriations made for tn
, improvements and donations given 70
/ that purpose Aside from the LII
: grade the cost of fixing the road u
to a point where no survey or est
. mates had been made would be onl
$4,000 in his opinion. Responding
question by Chairman Carlson, h
(Conffnuad on Pare a