The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-31
FIFTEEN HOURS FROM NORTH
IDAHO TO STATE CAPITAL
VIA NORTR-SOUTH ROAD
on Dollar Project Nearing Point of Actual Construction
Engineer Booth Gives Out Interesting
Information

Cottonwood. The latter district has
expressed its willingness to proceed,
SO soon as the sum is known, to raise
the money to carry the work through
Cottonwood. The Ferdinand and Ilo-
Nollmer localities are prepared to
take similar action. At this time Anal
estimates are being made for the
stretch of state highway In the Lap
wal district from Spalding to jacques
Spur and the Lewiston highway dis
trict Is preparing to award a contract
Tor the stretch of highway leading up
the Clearwater toward Spalding SO
soon as the estimate Is completed on
the Lapwai highway to Jacques Spur
two surveys will be run for the state
highway In getting out of the Lapwai
valley to the prairie country. One
VIII be run by way Of Culdesac and
heubens and the other will be by
Mission and Rock creek through the
Winchester district Which route will
be accepted cannot be determined
until the data shown by the SURVEYS
Is available.
THE situation shows" said Mr..
Booth, that with the action taken
by the Grangeville and Whitebird
people the highway is financed from
Weiser to Grangeville, while Grange
vile will provide $4,000 for work
between that city and Lewiston The
state has allotted for this latter
stretch Of road 100000, so In addi-
tion to the $4,000 raised by Grange
Vile $1S5,000 Is to be provided by
the other localities and districts. Lew
iston highway district has provided
Its portion, Lapwai valley highway
district is also financed and is ready
for construction. Now the matter to
be determined applies to the inter
mediate country and the people there
are ready to act as soon as they can
be advised as to the specific amounts
each must secure. Engineer G. c..
Van Arsdol will make a survey to de-
termine that matter: then we can
quickly close up all the matters. The
situation shows that the highway
from Lewiston to Weiser will cost
$94O,OOO or very close to a million"
II am surely delighted added Mr..
Booth, with the spirit shown by the
people of the prairie country in the
conferences. They showed fairness in
all matters, this applying also to nee
essary location for the highway and
in other ways evidenced a desire to
fully cooperate with the state high
way commission plans in this great
work"
Mr.. Booth stated that In these To-
calities all realized the vital impor-
tance Of Immediately proceeding with
the financing plans, to have the funds
Immediately available regardless Of
the time work shall he actually inau-
gurated. This puts the state highway
commission in a position so that 1t
can proceed on definite, permanent
basis In locating the highway, whereas
In the absence of this step the state
cannot proceed, but must I'm justice
to the public devote its energies to
the localities that are meeting the
state requirements as to participation
in the expense of constructions law
that cannot be avoided and should
not be avoided.
The Military Aspect.
and south Idaho highway is assum-
ing much consideration, said Mr..
Booth. He explained that its utility
in time Of war is now appreciated by
the federal authorities. Under pres
NhI SohuitionS, IL SllRie ThuTOdu
bridge was washed out on the Union
Pacific line between the northern and
southern parts or the state, these
sections would remain isolated.
whereas with the state highway sys-
tenn completed, an auto road of
type would be available that would
really assume the importance Of
second railroad SYSTEM In meeting
the emergencies Of traffic. A similar