Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-26
'H|CHVVAY CONVENTION
CALLED AT IDAHO
FALLS THIS MONTH
Utah Idaho Yellowstone Asso-
citation to Discuss Improved
Route to the Big Geysers.

Permanent highway construction at
$1,000 a mile will be the practical sug
gestion from a practical road builder
at the Interstate highway convention
to be held at Idaho Falls on MondaX,
March the 31st. called by the execu-
tive committee of the Utah Idaho yell
lowstone Highway association.
The states of Utah and Idaho have
made liberal appropriations for road
and highway construction. These ap-
preparations will be added to by fed
eral appropriations and many of the
counties of the two states, Utah and
Idaho. have either held special cleo
tons to authorize bonds for highway
purposes or will hold such elections.
1t is for the purpose of taking up
these matters that the inter- state con-
vention has been called
The convention is called by Mark
Austin. Rexburg, Idaho, president of
the association, and who has appoint
ed M. B. Yeaman, editor of the Idaho
Falls Register, as temporary secre-
tary to succeed the late c. c. Diet
rich. Unfortunately the untimely
death of Mr.. Dietrich left no one in in
innate touch with the details of the
association, but enough data is avail
able to begin anew the work of the
association.
IMPORTANT TO IDAHO.
The idaho Falls Register says:
Hundreds of millions of dollars are
to be spent throughout the United
States within the next decade for per-
manent road and highway purposes. 1t
will be the duty of the people, the tax
payers who are furnishing the money,
to see that the money is wisely spent.
1t is for that purpose and others that
the convention is called. There is no
highway of more Importance to the
people of the two states, Utah and
Idaho, than the Utah Idaho highway.
Not only does 1t serve it's purpose as
main artery for commercial pur-
poses, but is the officially designated
highway between those two main
points of interest in the inter mountain
countryside Lake and the famous
Yellowstone park and all of that in
teresting country along the line or
route intervening.
PRACTICAL CONSTRUCTION.
ITO build that highway is not to be
the great task it is thought to be. Prac-
teal road builders with practical sug-
BeStlOIlS Will ne present anu SHOW, HOW
the highway of a permanent character
can be built at cost of 100000, or
$1,000 a mile for each OF the 800
miles between Salt Lake and Yellow
stone park. This road can be main
tanned at an annual cost of 500 a mile
or less, and will be a good hard road
every day of the twelve months of the
year.
I'm the meantime it will not be pos
sible to complete this highway this
season and as an unusually heavy traf-
fic is anticipated it is the idea to sug-
gest plans to get the highway in the
best possible condition between now
and the time traffic to the park be-
gins for this season."
PROMINENT MEN INTERESTED.
The governors of the state of Utah
and Idaho, with other state officials,
including state engineers and high
way engineers, are to DO invited to at
tend Mayors of all cities along the
route. members of the board of county
commissioners, representatives of com
mercial organizations, automobile as
sociations and all members Of the as
ISOLATION and others interested.