Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-14
Emmett CIVIC CLUB
PLANS BETTER ROADS
Most Comprehensive Develop
ment in Gem County's His
tory Outlined; Frank Knox
Elected President.

Emmett, Feb. 14.-The Emmett Com
mercial club at its annual meeting
Tuesday night outlined for its 1919 ac-
Invites the most comprehensive good
roads development in the history Of
what is now Gem county. The new
officers of the club elected for the en-
suing year are: President, Frank
Knox; vice president, T. B. Hargus;
secretary. B. B. Davis; executive COM
mittee, G. B. Mains. chairman, Ed
DR.. r. e. Rose; good roads commit
tee, DR.. r. E. Rose, G. B. Mains, Ed
Skinner.
The club decided to increase its
membership dues from SO cents to, a
dollar month. Another matter Of i'm
portance decided upon at this meeting
was the guarantee given for free site
for the proposed new Odd Fellows
home to be built in Idaho by that or
ganization.
BIG PROGRAM FOR ROADS.
The outstanding feature Of the clubs
annual meeting was the placing of the
club behind a good roads movement
that will affect beneflcially every part
of Gem county. Briefly. the plan is to
make good roads as follows: Begin
ming at the Gem county line on the
south and extending over the famous
Freezeout hill, on into Emmett, then
west to Falk, there to connect with the
Payette county road that runs through
New Plymouth, Fruitland, Ontario and
Payette. The grade over Freezeout hill
is to be made much easier than at
present
The road running north from EN-
NETT to the famous Emmett bench and
running the full length Of the bench,
east and west, is to be made good.
SHORT ROUTE TO COUNCIL.
| Another road-of great Importance
Is the new road that is to intersect the
bench road and run north about eight
miles where it is to meet at the Adams
county line the road that is to be
greatly improved from there through
Indian valley to Council, and for which
Adams county has already appropri-
ated $4,000. This road will make the
distance from Emmett to Council only
about so miles, and will make the dis
lance from Council to Boise only 80
miles, whereas now it is 40 miles from
Council to Boise via Weiser.
A water grade road running east
from Emmett to Montour, thence north
to Ola, distance Of As miles, Is to
receive proper attention from the club.
THE BIG THING.
The big thing in which Emmett is
deeply interested, now that the legis-
lature is in session. Is the proposed
road extending from Star to Payette
lake via Emmett, Horseshoe Bend,
Smiths Ferry, through the beautiful
Payette river canyon, on to Cascade,
and through Long Valley to the lake.
The legislature is being urged to APP
propriate 100000 for this road. This
with the $4,000 of federal funds avail
able should make possible this import
ant stretch of road.
The 100000 being asked of the leg
islature. If appropriated. will be used
concurrently with the $4,000 of fed
eral funds that are already available
The $780, 900 would be used on the So
mile stretch extending from a point
two miles east of Montour to Banks
and the SIS, 900 government money will
be used on the 10 miles from Banks to
Smiths Ferry. From the latter place
the present road to the lake would be
followed.