Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-02-04
oROFINO-NEZpERCE ROAD

The following article, clipped from
the Nez Perez Herald relative to thu
misunderstanding over the proposed
connecting link between the Lewis
and Clark highway and the North
and South highway. is self explana-
tory and Is here reproduced as a
verification of the proceedings in
connection with the above subject
as far as Orofno has participated in
them with other towns. Realizing
that the movement started In OrOfino
rather hastily, 1t Is probable that
this papers first report OF the local
action taken was understood to be
final, while 1t was the intention to
confer with other towns and reach
some mutual agreement as to the
method of procedure favored by all.
The view of the NeZ Perez CONNER
cial club, as per the Following arti-
Gle was taken AS basis upon which
to work and has been adhered to
since that meeting, The article fol-
lows:
Much comment was made last
week i'm the Kamiah and Craigmont
papers relative to the matter OF a
state highway between Orofino and
Nezperce.
We assume that most of the criti-
cism was in order for the reason
that the article appearing in the
Lewiston Tribune last week credited
the news story anent this matter tc
Nezperce, and for the further reason
that the article did not state the
facts as they actually TRANSFERRED al
the meeting held here, and we fee
that we should give our readers and
all others interested in this matter 9
further statement of the actualities
in the case:
A meeting of the Nezperce Com
mercial Club was held on Monday
january II. the same having beer
called for the purpose of a confer
ence with delegation from Gilber
and Orcfino, the spokesman of which
party was Judge w. B. Kline o.
Orof1no.
It seems that meetings had beer
held at Orofino and Gilbert with thu
objective of having road from Orc
fino via Gilbert and NeZperce tt
Grangeville designated as stat
highway. Judge Kline put the mat
ter before the meeting here in thi
way. and in the further considera
tion of the proposition 1t wa
brought out that to get this 1t woul'
he necessary to abandon the presen
designated highway from Nezper'
to Kamiah.
In the discussion of the matte
the Nezperce Commercial Club wen
on record (Which fact may be veri
fed by Judge Kline or any membe
of hie party) as being opposed t
the abandonment of the propose
highway from Nezperce to Kamiah
and the said Club also opposed tn
proposition of the highway fror
Nezperce to Grangeville. in view Q
the fact that the North and Sout
b'chwaN as now located will serv
.he neople of Idaho county. and tn
suggested parallel highway coA
not under any circumstances b
built and there was no inclination
or the part of Nezperce to chang
anv of the already designated roads
The local Commercial Club ais
went on record as being much !
favor of the destination of this ne'
highway from Nezperce to Orofino-
this and no other.
1t seems that the people OF Orc
fino and Gilbert and the Clearwate
county commissioners are togethe
on the matter and that the Gilhei
peonle have been promised aid frol
that county in building UP the hill
and they assured our Commercis
Club that they could build to tn
county line.
Realizing that we have been crit
icised because of a misunderstanf
ing herein. we'd says. let's forget J
We are neighbors. Let MS all 2
friends and pull together on thes
things wherein our interests ar
common We will all get furthe
and feel better