Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-07-10
ROAD DISTRICT TO
BALLOT ON $4,000
TO AID PROJECT Up
CLEARWATER RIVER
Government Fund of S135,000
Available or Highway into
County's Mining Districts
Advantages of New Artery of
Commerce Pointed Out; Big
Benefit to the Community

Voters of the Grangeville highway
district next Monday will ballot on a
$780, 900 bond issue, for the purpose of
raising money to meet the highway dis
trict : portion required by the federal
government in construction of a high
way up the South Fork of the Clear
water river. The government will pro-
vide $4,000, in case the district raises
$5O,O 900.
Thorough investigation and considera-
tion of all conditions and benefits IL
volved, it is believed, will result in an
overwhelming majority in favor of the
bond issue.
The government has, through the sec
rotary of agriculture, proposed to con-
tribute $4,000 to construction of a
standard highway from Meadow creek,
ON the South Fork of the Clearwater
river TO Rocky Point, where it will con-
meet with the present system of county
roads about miles east of Grangeville,
provided local cooperation can be had
to extent of $4,000, and the proposed
bond issue is for the purpose of meet
ing this offer The state administration
has endorsed the project and promised
that in event the Grangeville district
will vote te bonds the district will be
reimbursed to the extent of one-third
of the amount when the funds are avail
able. Similar arrangements have often
been made with the state authorities in
the past, and such moral obligations
have always been kept. 1t is said there
is no reason to doubt the good faith
of the state officials. in this matter. The
result would be that, by putting up
$50, 1888, the district will receive $lS5,000
for highway construction in the district
Assurance has come from U. S. gov
eminent that funds are now available
and construction will begin as soon as
the survey can be made, the intention
being to push the work to completion
this year if possible. Such a sum of
mney expended in the community this
year will benefit either directly or in
directly all the people, but the great
and lasting benefits will arise from the
fact that the work will be extended by
further appropriations next year. and
The year following, when it is expect
ed the highway will be completed to
Elk City at a total cost of more than
100000. This highway will be desig-
lated a state and post highway, and will
De maintained by the state. Additional
'unds for the completion of the project
iext year and the year following have
llready been provided and are at the
disposal of the secretary of agriculture,
md when the Elk City road project
las been once started there is 10 doubt
t will be completed. y
Such highway from Grangeville to
Elk City, it is believed, will develop
he mining and timber resources and
livestock interests and make it possible
or homesteaders to live upon, and inn
rove their claims, and release this sec
ion from the burden of high prices for
umber, demanded by the lumber trust.
trades will be percent maximum, per
hitting the hauling of lumber and con
entrates by motor trucks at nominal
ost. When one can make the trip TO
ELK City from Grangeville in two hours,
t will become a very attractive outing
or tourists over the Norh and South
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