The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-04-23
GOOD ROADS ADVOCATES ASK
SUPPORT OF MOSCOW PEOPLE

i rousing meeting of the chamber
of commerce was held yesterday
Prof. Muerman who was superintend-
ent of the schools in this city from
/ 1890 to 1900, entertained the crowd
with many interesting incidents of the
early days of Moscow.
He complimented the city on the
great advancement made during the
past several years, complimented on
its paved streets. school buildings,
federal building and the up-building
of the University. He called atten-
ton to the need of new court house.
The remarks of Prof Muerman were
| heartily enjoyed by all and several
times he brought down the house with
his witticism.
A communication was read from the
Lewiston Commercial club, asking the
support of the chamber in urging con-
gress to appropriate $5O0,0O0 to as
sist in the construction of the Lewis
and Clark highway. A joint memoir
ial was passed by the recent session
of the legislature asking congress to
make this appropriation.
| A communication was also read
from the commanding officer of Fort
George Wright saying that there
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the Dist Infantry band to participate
in the 4th of July reunion, reception
: and celebration. Letters were also
read from Pullman and Colfax advis
ing that they were looking with favor
upon the formation of a baseball
league.
G. P. Mix of the highway committee
called attention to the bond election
to be held on Thursday and urged the
necessity of giving support to the car
rying of these bonds. G. J. Hugo also
urged support for this bond issue,
saying that Moscow had a response
biiity in furnishing good roads to this
city, that the state university was here
and it was up to Moscow to make it
possible for the people to visit the
institution, which belonged to all the
people of the state; that Moscow be-
ing the center of learning in the state
it should be in the advance in pro-
gressive movements.
Dean Eldridge of the committee on
education reported that a meeting
would be held shortly at which all of
experienced band men would be call
ed together for the purpose of de-
termining the possibility of providing
the city with a band
G.. j. Hugo, chairman of the 4th of
July committee reported progress,
several communities having already
indicated their willingness and desire
to join with Moscow in the celebration
to be held on July Sd, 4th and 5th.
Rev Perry, chairman of the commit
tee appointed to solicit the business
men in reference to closing their
places of business on the evening on
which the baseball games were played.
stated that the business men had sup.
ported the movement almost unani-
mously and had signed up to close
their places of business during the
games.
-~A delegation of representative cit
izens from the towns of Troy Deary
and Bovill were present for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter of con-
struction of good highways. They
asked especially that support be Civ
en- to the construction of road from
Moscow to Bovill via Troy and Deary-
Attorney Hoyt of Troy urged cooper
alton on the part of all communities
n obtaining a proper location of the
state highway and suggested that
of education be started
through the formation of good roads
,lubs. He stated that Troy had in
tiated such a movement and that their
,lub would have a meeting on Thurs
lay evening and urged Moscow to
end representative to the meeting.
lie called attention to the bond cleo
ion to be held in Moscow on Thurs
lay and stated that it was the duty
# Moscow to vote these bonds. The
allure of Moscow to do so would
nean that the campaign for good
Dads throughout the balance of the
ounty would be greatly depressed,
hat it would be of little advantage
} the other districts of the county to
ote bonds for the construction of
ood highways unless the Moscow
istrict did the same and made it
ossible for the construction of good
Dads leading to the county seat:
lat Moscow owed this duty to the
)unty and to the state by virtue of
S being the county seat and it having
e state university.
Dr. Faust of Deary also spoke on the
sed of cooperation in the road cam
lign and stated that Deary and his
ction of the county wanted to be
part of Latah county. Owing to
e impossible roads from that point
Moscow during a very large portion
the year that Deary was as far from
oscow as it was from San Francisco;
at the train schedule running from
cary to Moscow required as much
ne for him to come to Moscow as it
,uld for him to go to San Fran
SEQ. He urged the construction of
3 state highway via Troy to Bovill
d stated that he believed it was
. most reasonable route.
t. p Jones of Bovill urged the con-
'uction of the same road. If it was
possible to make it state highway
IN make it county highway and
Ike it possible for the people of his
,tion to get to Moscow and transact
,ir business. He also stated that
outside highway districts had their