The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-03-17
Rapid Progress Being Made On
State Highway Construction
Construction Camp to be Started Near Cement
Mixing Plant East of wn-Many Men Are
Employed in Various Activities on Project

crete on the Idaho state highway IN
this district will commence at no dis
tant date. according 10 r +. Phelps
of the Phelps Construction company
contractor In charge of the construe-
tion. who has just returned from
business trip 10 Ogden, Utah, his
headquarters
Mr. Phelps stated yesterday that
at least fifty men are employed In
the various activities connected with
the project at present, and that in
the very near future this number will
be increased 10 a hundred or more.
depending upon the rapidly with
which materials can be assembled,
and the progress that is made. Lo-
cal labor will be used as extensively
as possible. says Mr. Phelps.
State Engineers Here
The Idaho state highway engineer
ing party arrived Tuesday prepare
tory TO resuryeying and supervising
construction OF the road in the dis
line is expected 10 arrive Monday to
confer with Contractor Phelps, and
the highway district board.
James A. Bybee. former engineer
OF the Filler highway district. is now
resident engineer of the state high
way department The position form
erly held by Mr.. Bybee is now being
filled by C. NJ. McQueary. practical
road builder, who previously was
employed by the Bull highway dis
trict, and had charge OF road con
struction in that district for the past
few years.
Rock Crusher Working
large force of men have been
busy at the districts rock crushing
plant, a mile and quarter south OF
town, and IL is stated that the bins
are full of the crushed product walt
ing 10 be hauled to the highway and !
TO be distributed along the roadside.
The rock crushing plant has not
but il is said that necessary repairs
have been made and that crushing
Will continue uninterrupted, at once.
Lease Warehouse
The Phelps Construction company
are utilizing the old alfalfa meal
mill. north of the fair grounds, on
the railroad siding as a warehouse In
which TO store sand, cement. maehin-
cry and equipment.
shipment OF two carloads OF ce-
ment has been made, and 1000 yards :
OF sand are being hauled TO the huge
cement mixing plant that has been
erected two miles east OF town near
the Max Pond ranch
This plant will serve as a mixing
plant for all construction between FL
Ter and the east boundary OF the
highway. near Curry. AS the work
progresses another plant Will be
erected northwest of town to care for
the construction on the west portion
, OF the highway
building Sand Rollers
sansi rollers Tor use in leveling
the roadbed are being constructed at
the company's warehouse, arrange
ments have been completed with the
Idaho Power company for supplying
mower 10 the cement mixing plants.
and innnmerable details of similar
nature are being carried out with
precision. IL is pointed out that in
the construction OF a road building
project as extensive as that TO be ae-
complished here. there are many OBJ
sracIes TO be overcome, and arrange
ments TO be made. which apparently
consumes much time yet are OF prime
importance 90 rapid progress once
the actual work of laying concrete Il
begun.
Roads Closed
The highway Immediately adjacent
10 Filler on the south and east are
nov closed to permit A ~ Holmes
bridge and enlvert contractor. C
construct structures. Adolph ciaa-
son. another snb-eOntractor In
charge OF grading has hts force OF !
fifty men and teams at work on the
highway Just east Of tosn- All the
highway between here and Curry
viii shortly be completely rough /
graded
start Construction Camp
Mr.. Phelps announced yesterday !