The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-09-23
'IlIsoAD IDAHo's
GREATEST NEED.
..,,..,.. Commissioner Givens
-, North and South Rail
road Plans Before Nez-
uercers.-L o c al
Workers Help.

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!, ! state T. north and south hlgh,
The S'Set between Grangeville and
TsaSyitebird, Wy ph which includes some
Nal'e, !, lhs roughest m and heaviest part
q J ste .he construction of this road,
. q naaplv 'sV val all graded and ready for
surfacing. ;.;so,,s voc hold
:. last Monday afternoon. to
maf sat,s with Attorney Raymond
C;usnc tG,nsl Of the state utilities com
unsr uiss0I, and District Engineer Il.
T I'''Pu Ewing Of the state bureau OF Q,
l;ehways 1 on the proposed north
ms ny colith railroad connection be-
trsen a,s n Fem and New Meadows.
I'o General outline Of the plans the
st,ie f utilities commission is pur-
siI a,ina in the making of its petition
~ ~, t5e interstate commission for
tbs construction of this road was
GIVEN by Mr.. Givens. These plans
;Sehde the cooperation of every
community that might be effect
a by the road in furnishing all
msSible data bearing on the need
ofthe road.
TO this end Banker Ernst
Wienss of this place was chosen
to direct the work Of compiling
data in the Nezperce district and
70 appoint any needed committees
to supply the state utilitis board
with such assistance as may be
required Of this point.
The proposal of the public utll-
tiles commission to compel the
Northern Pacific, Camas Prairie
and 0. w. R. & N railroad COM
panies to construct a line from
Fem in Idaho county to New
Meadows to connect with the T
&I N. railroad will come up for
hearing before the interstate
commission on November II.
From the public standpoint this
Sa commendable move and will
be a great benefit to the state and
to the people of both sections OF
the state if the road is construc-
ted. 1t will afford a better mar
ket for many of the products OF
the different sections, as well as
opening up a new section of terri
tory and materially assisting IN
the Development Of the state
which has been held back on ac,-
count Of inadequate transporta-
ton facilities.
This road, if built would reduce
the distance by railroad between
north and south Idaho from lOC
to $50 miles and shorten the time
Of making this trip from six te
twelve hours. 1t would also re-
duce the cost of travel between
these sctions as well as reducing
the cost Of the freight OH pro-
duets that are shipped from the
northern or southern section OF
lhe state to the other.
Lewis county during the pres
ent year has produced approx
mIately 2,500,000 bushels of grain
It i has averaged during the past
llVe years shipment approximate
" 25O cars of cattle and hogs
several hundred car loads of lum-
DER "a few car loads Of potatoes
ana a considerable amount OF
other local products.
More than a hundred car loads
u u coal are annually shipped into
me n county; also car loads of ma
ssnlnery \ Of different kinds. Hun
ulehds OF tons Of fruit Of differ
enl Kinds are imported into the
county " annually by express. Hun
ureds u . OF tons of machinery, mer.
and other supplies art
bbrought W. into the county annually
Oy express.
Hundreds Of tons Of mail
:. alnch Is annually carried between
~ sae north and the south part Of
tne su state, and especially to ano
II, IRON the capitol Of the state
Iould reach its destination many
nours r' earlier than it does at the
=, time. This item alone
" Hould be of great convenience tt
the public.
~. un the other hand, as to the In
reslment by the railroad com
"a. pauy, being a paying one, we ar'
Il uos IN a position to state. AS t(
se ~ percentage of the products O
the th county being shipped ovel
sa sals road in case it was built, w
W. ~ not in a position to say. Thl'
ue "ould depend to a great exten
da Spon the market that might b.
tt;;eveloped in this or that direc
elon. on AT the present time abou
" ~ per cent of our grain is ship
PC pa TO the Pacific coast. A small
=, ps'e,r1centage is shipped to Dulutl
duu In other eastern points. III
'ulllDer lc ohirpo1 ~ variO11S sec