The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-20
LOOKOUT PASS ROAD.
Be BUILT IN SPRING.
Commissioners of
Two Counties
Are Agreed
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
Idaho Gives Assurance of
Loyal Support of the Pop
ular Highway
YELLOWSTONE TRAIL

Trail association at the Samuels
hotel last Tuesday evening at
= tracted a large number OF good
roads boosters to hear an address by
M. ]. Bowling, president of the asso-
citation; to receive the report OF the
secretary, H. o. Cooley, to take action
on matters in connection with the I'M
provement and maintenance of the
great highway and to elect member
of the executive committee for Idaho
Mr.. Dowling was unable to speak on
account of illness The secretary's re-
port contained much of interest to the
meeting and the success accomplished
by the association In three Years I'm
pressed every one with the Importance
of giving the association active sup
port. Several other important qaes-
tions that will receive attention at
the annual meeting of the association
were submitted to the meeting for
formal approval or rejection. As a
result the meeting adopted resolutions
approving the present plan of organic
alton Of the Yellowstone Trail. rec
commended that the contracts entered
into in 1917 for making motion pictures
of the trail be cancelled, approved the
plan Of the trails general agent work.
ing in conjunction with the Associated
Highways of America, approved the
continuance of the free information
bureau at Spokane provided similar
bureau is maintained at Missoula, and
recommended that the Yellowstone
Trail association work for standard
laws regulating traffic throughout the
nation, especially as to lights, signs,
signals and similar matters.
F. E. Stone, of this city, was chosen
member of the national executive COM
mittee for Idaho, succeeding Q. A.
Riedel, of Mullan. who has rendered
efficient service in that capacity for
two years. The election of Mr. Stone
was a deserved recognition of his long
record and practical work in behalf
of good roads.
The meeting pledged $500 this year
to carry out the plans Of the Yellow
stone Trail association. distributed as
follows: Coeur d'Alene. SITS; Wal
lace, SITS; Kellogg, 800; Mullan, $50.
Mullan delegates voluntarily increased
their assessment to 800.
In addition to the large number In
attendance from Wallace, there were
delegations from Mulan, Kellogg and
Coeur d'Alene.
Lookout Road.
While the meeting was not for the
purpose of considering local road ques-
tions, the matter of changing the Yel-
lowstone highway to cross the Idaho
Montana summit at Lookout was dis
cussed and the announcement that the
new road would be built this spring
was received with enthusiastic ex-
pressions Of approval. The interest
felt by Mineral county, Montana. IN
this project was indicated by the pres
ence at the meeting Of o. j. Lien, on
st. Regis, chairman of the board Oh
county commissioners OF Mineral
cOuHlyt dHu CWO ooSoN"e~Ss
Johnson. of Superior, and ]. L. Hitler
Of Saltese. Chairman Lien addressed
the meeting, stating that Mineral
county had started to build the road
to Lookout last fall and had practical
ly completed 1t as far as Sildix. The
purpose he said is to finish it to the
summit as early as practical TINS
spring, where he hoped that 1t woule
be met by road from this side of the
line.
The Mineral county commissioner
was followed by E. w. Miller, OF Kel
logg, one of the commissioners of Sho
shone county. He stated that he ant
his associates appreciated the neces
sity Of changing the road to Lookou
Pass, and assured the Mineral count!
representatives that Shoshone count.
would be ready to make this grea
improvement as early as practical
the spring. This announcement b,
Mr.. Miller was received with great ap
plause.
The matter of building this road wa
the subject Of conference betweel
the Shoshone county commissioner
and Roscoe Haines, supervisor OF tn
st. Joe national forest, few week
ago. and resulted in an agreemen
through which the county and fores
service will cooperate. The none
is now available for the work
Advantage Of Lookout Pass.
As illustrating the advantage OF tn
road by way Of Lookout pass, 1t