The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-11-11
HIGHWAY DISTRICT WILL
BUILD A ROCK CRUSHER
Secretary of Board in Statement Reviews Prog
ress That Has Been Made In This District
Since Its Organizat ton; $20O, 200 Saved

tufOuBQ LIB DOdTQ Oh COIN
has just completed the closing OF con-
tracts that will provide the district
with a quarry site, complete plant.
camp. buildings and full equipment TO
drill the solid rock, and crush IL TO
the necessary size at cost OF $22.-
10000, according TO Arthur e. An
derson. secretary-treasurer OF the
board. The site is on the Rev. A. w.
Barbesat ranch, located a mile and
half south OF Filler, and according TO
the announcement. actual construct
ion has already been commenced with
q view OF completing the crusher at
once SO II can be operated during the
winter months.
Reviewing the progress that has
been made by the local highway COM
mission since it's organization In June
OF last year, Mr.. Anderson In state
ment says:
Commissioners Busy.
while the progress OF the Filler
Highway district has been steadily
forging ahead, II is nevertheless true
that 1t takes time to work out the
myriad questions and problems that
continually arise. II is of course i'm
possible for one not directly connect
cd with the organization to realize
the many angles of a Job such as the
board of commissioners have to ham
die, but suffice It. to say that IL
sometimes takes weeks to remove
certain distractions only to have an
other problem confronting them. All
these must be moved down and re-
moved beforehand so as TO pave the
way for working quickly without any
htndrance after once commencing
actual construction. Things are
rapidly coming to a head at this time
and the commissioners are working
overtime to keep the ball rolling.
are in session almost daily, Of
ficially at times, but mostly unof-
ficially. for they have not time to
meet formally when a problem is met
that necessitates trips hither and yon
across the district or into other ter
ritories.
State Highway Progress
Members OF the organization OF
the construction company have been
on the ground for some time. Half
of the concrete structures on the state
highway are completed. The heay-
lest part of grading will be done at
once before freezing weather sets In.
Plant and equipment is on the road
and will be set UP during the winter
months and everything plfced in
readiness for spring work. AS soon
as spring opens up the paving OF the
state highway will be commenced and
almost before one will realize IT, II
will be completed and open for traf-
fic. II is exactly like the construc-
ton OF skyscrapers that | have
watched In large cities. A high
board fence is thrown around hole
in the groun dand nothing seems 70
In the ground and nothing seems to
be accomplished But while the out
slider cannot see anything there is
considerable business going on In
side the high board fence and finally
a solid foundation is completed. Ma
terial and equipment Is also heaped
in great mounds on the outside. But
progress appears painfully slow. BY
and by the steel skeleton OF the
building energies above the fence and |
before one realizes IL. II is towering |
ten stories high, filled in on the
sides and all over with brick and |
terra Gotta as IL by magic.
To Build Rock Crusher.
The latest big problem solved by |
the members OF the board is a source /
of supply OF material for paving. IL 1
was at first understood that this dis
trict was TO receive all the rock that /
was needed from the large crusher l
al Twin Falls. Twin Falls High .
vay district built their crushef large i
10 take care of our needs. But the
two districts did not know tat he |
large paving program swung by the
city of Twin Falls was going to come
which took from this district It's /
source OF supply. II is true that
Twin Falls can and does furnish
small amount of rock. but freight
rates have increased and Twin Fails
had to Increase their charge also.
which totals up into a prohibifive
price. about 1896 per yard, be
lieve.
..The commissioners burned the
night oil steadily until now they can
announce that they are going to con-
.,ruef a erusher within the district. L
centrally located. While bids for the
nlant alone were submitted as high
a. y4s.s7S. they bided their time.
hustled around, figured here and fig
ared there, and they have Just COM
Melted the closing OF contracts that
viii provide the quarry site. complete
plant. camp. buildings and full
Equipment to drtll the solid rock
crush Il to the necessary size, Tor
about $4,000. This equipment is
ON the road. Construction has al
ready commenced. IL IL the inten-
tio1 to complete IL at once and OPP
crate during the winter months TO
build up on immense store SO tnat
there viii be no interruption on ac-
count of lack OF crushed rock once
IL commenced
Saved District e300. 900
aThe average taxpayer IL not to be
criticized for wondering Why good
roads we're not built at once after the {
itstrfct was organized believe In
criticism But no one
hss any excuse for going OF bali 4