The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-14
SALMON BUSINESS
GETS BEHIND THESE
MERCHANTS TO GO AFTER Gus
TER TRADE AND CITY SACKS
FLuME ENTERPRISE ON JESSE
CREEK.

rIOMe eNIEhFhiSE ON JESSE
CREEK.
Salmon business interests got be-
hind two important local enterprises
AT the regular meeting of the I.emhi
Business Mems association on Wed
nesday night. The first OF these il
To seek to get "A better trade footing
/ with the Custer county interior
country 70 the end that supplies for
that region and the Pahsimaroi val
Hey now bought wholesale In outside
cities may bs routed for shipment
via Salmon. The proposition was
brought forward by Judge Padgham.
who. with w. II Shoup and A. z.
Everett was appointed TO look into
possibilities OF the enterprise and
ways and means OF carrying il out.
Judge Padgham thought the efforts
lot the business men might even
work good to the speeding up OF
highway constructiot Mayor Glen
non spoke along the same line and
4 the movement had the hearty en-
ldorsement OF the meeting
Forest Supervisor Dana Parkinson
brought TO the attention Of the asso-
citation a matter OF hrst Importance.
according to views expressed by
nearly everybody In the meeting. In
securing means Of getting wood for
fuel out from. Jesse creek canyon.
He said that the forest service had
Just received the report OF an engl-
'neer prononnciag altogether uraetl
cal the canftruction Of the nurao,
which would be three miles long
from a point below the intake OF the
Salmon city reservoir, and that by
no possible means could the water
be contaminated by the fumlng OPP
ierations He furthermore stated
that. whereas al present there are
dead animals lying in the stream
from which the city drinking water
IL taken with the opening Of tha
canyon 10 follow the erection OF 4
Aume along It's walls these condi-
tlons most likely would not long ex-
ist. There were numerous other ex-
pressians 10 the effect that every
possible encoura cement should be-
given 20 the enterprise. w. II. Shoup
said he was Interested In the open
ing at an early day Of the Golden
lRule mine, whose hackers expected to
ASK for permission 10 extend ~ their
own expense the intake OF the city
water system to get n supply from
another canyon beyond the present
intake so thar by no possible means
could the city water be injured. Mr..
Parkinson and others said In this
connection that the promoters OF the
iiume would stand ready TO Join Mr..
Shoup's company; NJ any rate the
city would not be asked to put up a
penny toward the necessary change
nor would the city's rights BE- jeopar-
diced. The association gave hearty
endorsement To- the Parkinson mo-
ton
The association took up the matter
Of an elaborate Fourth Of July cele-
bration-and let Il drop again as be-
Ing impractical at this time when ey-
erybody can show their patriotism
best by getting 10 work and when
the haynclda will be- calling loudly
for help about that time Mr. shouD
made this point. which brought forth
. |abp4HNstt. 'tNfiA iHhAbHi a hsAsal
.slzcd celebration would be- the thing.
while Mayor Glernon, who would
naturally be- the head Of such an un.
.hartaklag. thought none al an would
better hil the bill
ENGINEERS REPORT
THE report alluded 60 by Eir Par.
. Ea#an vsu made at his instance by
tflr EUrnesr j r Martin. who
with Mr Parkinson, Depn.y super
Visor scabunr and Engineer Fred
#Cfan5aH of salmon made a trip up
tha 1aaer jesse creek canyon on
May n. Mr. Martins report pro
. rourca4 as altogether practical the
.trrcIon OF q nume Tor thc moving
uf ard wood and short lengths OF
timber for building material through
the canyon "a togu Ike salmon"
saye Mr Martin. "s'taatrd con
siderable distance from the main
trunk railroads. VIII have didleullty
In securing adequate supplies 0f
coal In the Immediate future During
the winter season none VIII be- al.
ssrted whore wood may be- supplied
for fuel The. fume would solve thlS
problem. In the opinion Of the engi-