The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-01-09
The Bond Election

A former resident of Bear Ridge,
who. a year ago stated he was op-
posed to a highway district and to
the idea of voting bonds, said last
wee k that he only wished he could
return to this community long
enough to vote in the bond election.
He moved to a community where
they have hard surfaced roads and
he says the real value to the farmer
cannot be estimated in dollars and
cents. He is very strong advo-
cate of any movement that hastens
the building of better roads, and
would cast a favorable vote for the
bonds if he could.
The highway commissioners OF
this district have stated emphatical-
ly that they have made no plans as
to the location Of any new roads
which they hope will be built in
the district sometime in the future.
They state that they will be guided
in the matter entirely by the will
OF the people who are served by
these roads. They believe there is
ample time to talk over the matter
and come to an understanding while
the preliminary work is being done
to secure federal aid. The action
of the commissioners to date cannot
be criticised. They are leaving the
question of voting bonds entirely
with the people and have taken no
more active interest in the results
of the election than any other inter-
ested citizens of the district. Thev
wish to be guided in all of their
work as commissioners by what is
for the best interests of the major
ity of the residents of the district.
All three of the commissioners are
conservative business men and the
interests of the district will not
suffer in their hands.
Those who are opposed to voting
bonds are even going so far as to
) say that it will be impossible for
Kendrick Highway District to Sc
5 cure federal aid, because of the long
grades and rough nature of the
country. This argument is positive
ly absurd. The very object OF fed
eral aid is to make better roads fol
, our rural mail carriers and i
D stands to reason that If the govern
ment did not consider the countr.
: too rough for establishing rura
routes, 1T would not be averse t.
| assist in making these roads pass
able for the carriers. The roughe
the country the better chance o
+ securing federal aid, because it i
needed more. 1t is also said tina
: this district could not comply wit
O the requirements of the governmen
q in establishing grades. Federal al
/ and state aid should not be cor
4 fused. State aid requirements ar
that the grade cannot exceed 5 pei
~ cent while the standard fixed by tn
r. federal government is much NOR
VI liberal, as 7 percent is common o
post roads that are being built wit
. the help of federal aid. The widt
of post road is much less than tn;
~ - of the state highways aud the gel
. . eral requirements are easier to fu
- fill.
k, The vote at the bond electio
n tomorrow will indicate to vel
k marked degree whether the resi-
u, ents of Kendrick Highway Distri
e. still have the progressive spir
he that has made this section famoU
as If the necessary two-thirds majori
It, is secured the voters may have re
he son to feel proud of their actio
or but if the vote is unfavorable, tn
the people of the district will ha
*. declared themselves to be lacki
lot the desire to keep abreast of t
he times. We believe the people ha
an too much community pride to
&C. low the vote to be anything b
be favorable.
a. The women OF Idaho are beg
Nv ming to take a prominent part
JIG state politics. 1t will be &C
W. test of their actual interest in pl
" =, lie affairs if they vote at the be
a election Saturday. Their vo
NO count just as much at this electi'
'o' even if they haven't been gran
national suffrage.