The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-06-18
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASKS
CHANGED FEDERAL ROAD LAWS

The chamber of commerce met at Its
regular Tuesday luncheon yesterday
with good crowd present.
Communication was read from the
st. Maries Commercial club in refer
ence to the application of federal funds
for road construction in the state and
the following resolutions were passed:
WHEREAS, The present rulings Of
the bureau of good roads, department
of agriculture requires that federal
funds can be expended only in COOP
GRAFTON with the state in the construc-
tion of state highways and upon roads
which are designated as "Post Roads
and
WHEREAS said ruling in reference
| to post roads places a limitation upon
the amount of money which can be ex-
pended in the state of Idaho which is
detrimental to the interests of the
state much as the state is par
TALLY settled and a large number of
the main travelled roads of the state
are not federal post roads and there
for no federal funds can be procured
for their improvement.
WHEREAS: Such lack of federal
aid means the retarding of the de-
velopment of a highway system for
the state suitable and desirable to
serve the people thereof and
WHEREAS: the said ruling of the
bureau of good roads in reference to
the expenditure of money only upon
post roads means that the state of Ida
ho will be deprived of it's equitable
of the money appropriated
by congress. Now therefore be it
Resolved by the Moscow Chamber
of Commerce that our representatives
in congress be asked to make endeav-
or to have such amendments made to
the ruling of the bureau of good roads
of the department of agriculture as
may be required to make it possible |
for this state to receive it's equitable |
share of the money appropriated by |
congress and to permit the develop
nent and construction of a proper
;runk and lateral road system for the
state.
The secretary made report for the
Eth of July committee and stated that
Indications pointed that the greatest
,rowd that has ever gathered within
he limits of Moscow would be here
Turing the celebration and he called
N the people who had rooms avail
bile for housing visitors during that
ime to notify the committee of the
lumber of rooms and beds available.
lie also stated that the committee de-
ired to have the Potlatch baseball ;
cam and also the Home Guards of s
'otlatch to take part in the celebration {
% have these two organizations /
AXE part would mean that it {
-ould hamper the Potlatch Lum- I
er company to considerable I
xtent. There was some doubt I
neither or not these organizations
ould be present. 1t was moved, sec a
nded and carried that the secretary d
onfer with the management of this v
and ask it to minimize it's op- I
rations as far as possible during
lese days and if possible to close t
S operation from July to Monday, n
lily 7th so as to permit their en-
oyees to take part during the ceIe-
,ation S
The secretary also brought the at
ntion of the chamber to the fact
at Potlatch, Lewiston, Moscow and
endrick were to play here during the
,lbration for the championship of II
is territory and that substantial Il
lrse had been offered to the teams u
i'd so that the teams could be noti- d
I'd at this time upon what days they IL
ould be expected to play. The COM IL ~
ittee requested that the chamber II
nduct a drawing to determine the ~
ntestants on each day and the date
on which the games would be play
and that this drawing be made pub u
SO that there could be no question
to the fairness of the drawing. G. ei
Green and Prof. Angel were Sc IL
ted by the chair to conduct the 10
awing. The result shows that Mos ~
W and Kendrick would meet on July :.
Potlatch and Kendrick on the 4th J.
d the winner of these two games +
uld play the final game for the j.
on the 5th. i
oscar Munson who had just return j.
from overseas and who was on the +
stania when it was sunk, was pres to
and was called upon. Mr.. Munson +
pressed his appreciation in again :