The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-08-09
rwin rails Man Autoed Over
Proposed North South
Highway.
THE BEAUTY SPOT
f,f Entire Country to be Found
in the Salmon River
Section.

last week the Globe gave its readers
tha impressions and comments of the
rrorgreen Highway officials ON the
seenic beauty of the Salmon river
country through which they passed on
fheir trip south from Grangeville, fol-
loWing the route Of the north and
south state highway. The fiattering
epinion Of those expert witnesses Is
corroborated in an interview given by
A. @. Coburn, of Twin Falls, who re-
cently came up over the route from the
soufh. In an interview given to the
Tribune on his arrival in Lewiston.
The article follows:
aWith the completion of the north
and south state highway, the state of
Idaho will have an asset in scenic
road that viii rival any touring route
Of the entire country and will give
the state class Of advertising impos-
sible from any other source"
The above Is the statement of A. @.
Coburn, who arrived yesterday with
his family from Twin Falls to visit
with relatives, the trip having been
made over the route of the north and
south state highway Mr.. Coburn is
q native of Lewiston and resided here
until - years ago, when he removed
to the southern part of the state. He
is now located in Twin Falls and Is
Identified with the Lind Auto COM
parry.
4 have been familiar with the
Salmon river canyon for many
years, said Mr. Coburn but Nthe
scenic beauty of the Salmon river
country with the bordering noun
tains and forests Is not appreciated
until a trip through the region is
made oyer the route of the north and
south state highway. The present
4 routes of the rail Dads give the trav-
cling public little opportunity to see
me actual resources Of the state. In
Che north it is timber and mountains
and In the south 1t Is desert lands and
irrigation. The travellers over these
\ railroad lines are given but little
opportunity to see Idaho, while an
auto trip lengthwise of the state over
the north and south state highway
VIII show all sections OF the state and
& ls sure to be of great benefit.
AZ the present time the road is
httle more than trail and is no
route for an inexperienced driver to
attempf. 1t will require large sum
u money to construct this highway
and provide surface that will be
permanent, but whatever the cost
may be, 1t win be one of the best in
seslments the state OF Idaho can
maze and one the citizens of the state
VIII encourage when it is generally
waived what great asset to the en-
ule state this highway construction
Durlng my long residence in Lew.
ston knew little of south Idaho and
,ne south Idaho interests and prob
sms were so far removed from us
slat we were not interested. The
peopie OF the south have no more
,huoWiedge of the north nor no more
Mleresf In the affairs of the north
snan the northern people have in the
svaIn. With this complete isolation
y ane north from the south, it is
ealy surprising that the legislature
aas peen able to reach an agreement
~ ~ tne measures they have, but with
s R construction of the state highway
Tug tns barrier will be removed, the ex.
sr Ss.ne sections OF the state will be
hst housnt into close relationship and
sea sae VIII be natural unity In the
of' 70 build greater Idaho and
son. m "a the development of the re.
''a'ees now completely neglected"