The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
PERMANENT ROADS FOR BINGHAM
Commercial Necessity Demands it; Public Senti-
ment Favors it, and Bond Issue Will Get it,
Federal Government Will go Fifty-Fifty
SUCH OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS BUT ONCE

The close Of the war and return
to peaceful pursuits of over mil.
lion of the nations young men
makes absolutely necessary some
plan for relieving the labor. stagna.
tion which will surely follow If work
is not Immediately provided for the
tremendous force of pept up energy
whic is daily arriving from lover
there" These boys are coming home
with the expectation of receiving,
not only verbal commendation for
Etheir efforts abroad, but with be-
lief also, that places will be provided
for them. wherein they can again be-
come part of the great industrial
army so essential to the continued
greatness of the. 'home land whose
rights and principles they so ably
| defended.
Approaching this, our government
is exerting every effort to impress
| upon the minds of the people at large
and especially those in charge of pub
lie affairs that all work which is now,
or may become necessary in the near
future, be commenced with expedi-
tion and dispatch, and the necessity
of permanent and efficient roads are
most strongly emphasized.
Why Bingham County Should Act
Hundreds of millions of dollars
will soon be available from the gov
ernment for the purpose of helping
these communities desirous of i'm
proving their highways. Not one
cent of this amount, however, will
be expended where the community
Is not prepared to meet the govern
ment on a strictly fifty-flfty basis,
will apply this fund only where it
will be met dollar for dollar by those
desiring federal aid. Procastination
and delay upon our part in raising
our proportion Of the funds necessary
will result in Bingham county be-
ing placed low on the list Of appli-
cants, with the possibility Of having
to wait a year or two for her turn.
1t Is, first come first served with the
government In these matters, and
therefore II we desire in the near
future to provide ourselves with an
ADEQUATE and efficient highway sys-
tenn it Behooves US greatly to get
busy at once. After careful thought
and attention, no sensible man or
woman who will review, in their
minds the present condition of our
roads, and the immediate necessity
Of the future, can come to any other
conclusion than that something
should be done, and done at once.
Why Bingham County Needs Per-
manent Highways
Never before in the history Of the
world have roads been called upon
to sustain the weight and volumn Of
traffic as will be developed within
the next year or two. The war has
demonstrated the efficiency and
Of the motor truck as
the means of quick and satisfactory
transportation, Huge affairs of this
kind, carrying tremendous weight
will soon be travelling our main high
ways. Motor freight and express
lines are already operating in
q number Of nearby states,
whose officials, quick to recog-
nize the urgent need, have |
lost no time in completing the pre-
steps necessary to the con- |
struction Of efficient highways. Ap-
100 miles Of concrete |
roads will be built in Utah this sum-
mer, which with that already con-
will give smooth, uninter- |
rupted eighteen foot concrete sur
face extending from the Idaho line |
southwark some seventy miles be-
yond Salt Lake CITY, A trpe worthy |
and ambitious effort In anticipation !
Of that which is known to be impera-
tive and necessary.
What Docs This Neon to Bingham
. County?
It means that thousands Of heavily