The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
BAD ROADS DIS
CUSTED TRAVELLERS
Farm Bureau Men From
Utah Got Too.
Much Dust
BOARD DECLARES

Last summer some of our farmers
in the west end Of the county re
ceived rude shock on account OIL
the condition of the roads. A farm
bureau excursion from Utah wal
passing thru eastern Idaho and some
of the pure seed men in the Spring.
field country were ambitious to have
the excursionists to see their com
munity and their seed farms.
Accordingly they were taken down
that way. 1t was long dusty triI
over a read that was a little rough,
but the dust bath was almost con-
tinuous. They did not get to see
much of the country as they Travelled
along. They were too busy with the
dust. A man riding in cloud of
dust kicked up by the cars ahead
does not feel very kindly to the
country he is passing thru, nor get
to see how good the country is.
They arrived in the Springfield
country quite annoyed, the seed
farms did not make hit with them
and when they got back to Blackfoot
they were entirely disgusted. They
did not express any kindly feeling
for the men who took them down;
for the country they rode thru not
for the farms at the head of their
journey. They were simply filled
with disgust and had not a good
word for anything they had seen.
That is sample of the advertis-
ing this county has been receiving
from hundreds of tourists that have
come thru our country in the past
seasons If there had been gravel
roadway connecting Blackfoot with
Springfield as is contemplated in the
bonding proposition those people
could have glided thru to Springfield
in the clear air of. beautiful sum-
mer day. The trip would have been
joy and the whole country would
have looked good to them. They
would have been boosting for Bing-
ham county ever since.
The commissioners have repeat
edly declared their intentions of
building gravel crowned road thru
to Aberdeen and the people Of that
country have been declaring that If
the bond money were to be expended
in that manner they were ready to
vote for the bonds. The commis-
sioners have declared that they will
not spend any of the bond money on
the Yellowstone highway. The peo-
pie say that suits them. The COM
missioners have declared their inten-
tiOns Of making substantial improve
ments of permanent nature, con-
Meeting the farming sections with the
loading stations and beet growers
and people say that suits them. The
commissioners have declared their
intentions of protecting the public
funds from the inroads of the high
priced engineers who might absorb
considerable Of the bond money and
leave us nothing to show for it but
plans. People are declaring that
that suits them.
The state has passed law that
compells US to pay two mill tax
into the state highway fund and the
only way we can get any Of it back
is to institute good road construc-
ton ourselves. The county clerk
and the commissioners inform pe0-
pie that they have this two mill tax
to pay anyway and If we do not vote
the bonds we shall not get any Of it
back again. If we should vote
against the bonds that makes it cer-
tain that we shall pay the two mill
road tax and have it all taken away
from. US and used in other counties
of the state.
When the law was enacted Il was
assumed that we would vote the
bonds and get our share back by CO.
operation.