The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-02-28

the fixed policy of the highway de
partment to use all state funds 70
f the construction and maintenance O
trunk lines only, which have been DIES
ignated as state highways, as de
a scribed in this article. 1t is universal
ly conceded that this is the onl,
] way in which the state as a whole cal
realize the full benefits of the money
J expended on permanent highways a
this time
Funds available for development
Of the state highway system have
been exceedingly limited in compar-
ison with the work that needs to be
done. Therefore, no intricate high
way system with highly improved and
hard-surfaced roads could even be
considered.
During 1913 and 1914 the work of
the department consisted of recon-
naissance, the designation of certain
trunk lines of the highway system,
preliminary surveys and location, and
the letting of few contracts for grad
ing and the construction Of bridges,
upon some of which work was COM
menced in the fall of 1914 State
highways designated during this
period are as follows:
I /. The Idaho-Pacific highway, ex-
tending from point on the Idaho
Utah line near Fish Haven in Bear
Lake county, by way of Paris, Mont
pelier, Soda Springs, McCammon, Po-
catello, American Falls, Burley, Twin
Falls, Bull, Hagerman, Bliss, Glenns
Ferry, Mountain Home, Boise, Nampa,
Caldwell, New Plymouth, Weiser, New
Meadows, Whitebird, Grangeville, |
Lewiston, Moscow, and Occur d'Alene |
TIC Standpoint in Bonner county. The |
commission has designated |
the northern section of this route
from Weiser to Occur dAlene- the
north and south highway"
2. The North Pacific highway, ex-
tending from a point near Spokane
Bridge in Kootenai county on the Ida
ho-Washington state line by way of
Post Falls, Occur dAlene, the Fourth
Of July Canyon, Old Mission, Kellogg,
Wallace and Mullan to a point on the
Idaho-Montana state line in the st.
Regis Pass.
8. The Idaho-Utah highway ex-
ending from point on the Idaho-Pa-
,ifc highway near the town of Nc
Cannon IN Bannock county by way
If Arimo, Downey, Oxford, Clifton,
Dayton and Preston to a point on the
daho- Utah line in Franklin county.
With branch extending from Downey
Il Bannock to Malad in Oenida county.
f. The Yellowstone Park highway,
extending from Pocatello in Bannock
cunty, by way of Blackfoot, Idaho s
FALLS. Rixby, ReXburg, ST. Anthony
nd Ashton to point on the Idaho
dontana state line near the boundary
# Yellowstone Park.
D. The Idaho Montana highway ex- t
ending from Idaho Falls in Bonne- {
lille county by way of northerly or
orthwesterly route to point on the
daho-M Montana state line.
6. The Sawtooth Park highway, eX- t
ending from the town of Twin Falls n
y way of .Shoshone Falls, Jerome,
hoshone, Richfield and Bellevue to
he town of HALEY in Blaine county.
he commission has designated an
xtension of this highway, from HALEY
yer the Galena Summit into the Stan
~ Basin country and down the Sal
ION river through Clayton, Challis
nd Salmon to a point on the Idaho
Iontana state line nj the vicinity Of
ibbonsville.
The highway system of the state as
ow laid out, therefore, includes
Tree main north and south routes
nd two east and west routes, with
ertain branch lines and connecting
nks, covering the entire state.
Il The department is facing the
roblem of constructing some 400
lies of highway with limited funds.
one were to judge from reports
lch one of the 400 miles of the sys-
m is the most important mile 1.-THE
ate. think the remark l hear often
than any other is, There is no
lestion about it; we have the most
lportant road in the state, and the
ghway commission should be very
,eral with us.
As a matter of fact, every road laid
It by the department is a very inn
rtant one and should receive lib
al support, but this means the ap-
opriating by the state of great
al of money. AS it is now quite
early evident that the state highway
partment will not be supplied with
fficient funds during the next two
ars to complete the main arteries
the state highway system, it will