The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-09-10

8Ic tcIEIuly olSSdItohco Win SuC EOoe
matters, and that at least part of the
people of Moreland are dissatisfied
The principal complaint il about the
gravel that was put ON the roads
without crushing. He says there II
a great deal of complaint about the
road giving out in places so that
holes form and bump the cars al
they go over. He says too, that he
hears a great deal of talk about the
sixty or seventy thousand dollars
worth of road machinery which the
county bought of the Bills Auto com
pany. He doesn't know whether
they bought the machinery of the
Bills Auto company or not but he has
heard it talked of so much he as
sumed that it was true. He says he
travels the roads a great deal in his
car and that he travels fast and
when he hits any of those holes In
the road it bumps pretty bad. He
says it is true that the road from
Snake river bridge to Thomas is a
good road in comparison with what
it always was before the bond road
was made, but he says the people are
taking the attitude that we ought
to have a more perfect road since we
have expended so much money on It.
He says the road Is much better since
the recent showers and he did not
give especial attention to the diff
ference before and after the sprinkl-
ing was done and the drag and
steam roller run over it as ON the
road west of Snake river bridge lead
ing toward Riverside and north of
Blackfoot leading to the Porterville
bridge. Both Of these roads are in
excellent condition since the steam
roller went over them. Mr.. Hale
said he noted the improvement. but
had thought perhaps it was due to
the showers, not knowing about the
sprinkling, the dragging and the
steam roller. He says he has travelled
a great deal in other counties and he
always comes back well pleased with
Bingham county and it's roads.
What Mr.. Bills Says
When we interviewed Mr. Bills
about the whole situation he said it
was true that he had signed state
ment withdrawing from the ticket
and that he did so because two or
three Republicans had said they
thought it was for the best interest
of the party to prevent a split or
division of the vote, and that Mr.
Hale had consented to withdraw If he
would. Mr.. Bills said that he was
quite willing to withdraw, but he
doesn't relish the sting of reproach,
under such conditions.
He admitted that he had made mis-
lakes in the road construction, but
ne had understood that his prede-
,essors had also made mistakes and
hat his successors would probably
make mistakes too. He said there
vas just one disagreeable feature
luouL IL " ulLu anu LudI was JudL
when man took an office and did
lis best he expected to be criticised
~ those who did not agree with him
,r by those who recognized his mis-
axes before he did, but it was just |
little disappointing and embarrass-
ng to have to step aside and feel
hat he was rejected after having
lone his best. If he had made mis-
axes in allowing the uncrushed |
sravel to be spread upon the road,
lie was butte willing to be turned
Town for that; if he had made mis-
axes in building more grades than
lie could put on top coat of crushed |
ock to, finish, he was willing to be
urned down for that; there was not |
'rev to complete the grades
nd the crushed rock top coating too
nd he had CHOSEN to build the |
rades first and put on the crushed |
ock. so far as he could When the
rusher broke down and he had to
hose between putting on uncrushed
ock and no rock at all he probably