The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-23
TO BUILD HIGHWAY
MOSCOW TO PULLMAN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDOR-
SES ANY HIGHWAY CONNECT
ING MOSCOW

"It is the sense of the Moscow
chamber of commerce that Moscow
wants a good highway between this
town and Pullman and will assist in
building such a highway on any route
Pullman citizens may select to con-
meet the two towns"
This resolution was unanimously
adopted by the Moscow chamber of
commerce at largely attended meet
ing Wednesday, when a large ndm-
Der of farmers living between Full
man and MOSCOW and one member of
The pullman chamber Of commerce,
who lives in Pullman, attended and
discussed the road question. Much
interest was shown and some good
addresses made DR.. Reid, living
across tie Washington lille in Whit
man county, advocated the highway
between Pullman and Moscow running
through the University Of idaho
grounds and the farm and grounds
of Washington State College, at Pull
man, and spoke at length on the
scenic beauties of the route.
w. ]. Leonard, farmer living be-
tween Pullman and Moscow, a mem
ber of the Pullman chamber of COM
merce, created much amusement by
telling of the attitude of the Pullman
chamber of commerce which he said
never takes stand on anything un-
less it is unanimous and never favors
anything that anybody opposes" He
said that Pullman would favor any
road that would not help Moscow or
hurt Pullman and would oppose any
highway that hurts Pullman and helps
doscow. He predicted that Pullman
would oppose either of the middle"
roads but would favor either the north
or south road and would help build
either of them.
Dean e. j. Iddings made a strong
plea for closer connection for mutual
benefit between Pullman and Moscow
and the University of Idaho and
Washington State College, which he
said are and always will be the chief
assets of the two towns.
James Divine, Of Garrison station,
favored the road down the O-W. R.
G. N. tracks, which runs through his
farm and said it would be much less
to build, would not have
the scenic beauties of the other roa1
but would be more practical. Scott
who has farm on the saa.e
road, but closer to Pullman, urged
that this route be selected. Josh M.
Palmerton, of Pullman urged that the
O.-W. r. & N. route be accepted, and
said he had travelled over the route
when it was just trail, 40 years ago
and declared it the most practical.
Guy Wolfe, of Moscow, said he was
born in Whitman county and had
over every road in this sec
ton and he favored appointing a |
committee to go to Pullman and CON
fer with the chamber of commerce
there and agree to build any of these
roads from Moscow to the state line
II Pullman will build from Pullman
10 the state line.
He thought the O.-W. r. & N. line
he most practical but it should run
IN the same side of the creek all the |
way down instead of crossing the |
creek so often. William Lee advised |
going slow and not disturbing the |
Pullman chamber Of commerce's
;iesta.
G. P. Mix, chairman of the board of
highway commissioners of Moscow |
highway district, said that the COM
have notified Pullman that
hey will hard-surface any one or all
# the four highways between the two
owns to the state line if Pullman
itizens or the farmers or anyone will
'uild the highways to the state line
rom Pullman. He thought all of the
highways will be maintained but
hought one should be selected for
improvement. G. B. Green
lso talked on the subject and then
he motion mentioned above was put
nd carried unanimously.