Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
ASK Ms ROAD
BE COMPLETE
At EARLY DATE
Notrh Idaho Chamber of Com
merce Wants Highway Fin
ished as Soon as Possible
Eipht of Ten Counties Are
Represented at Meeting
Held Last Week in Moscow

Election of Platt p Morrow of Wal
lace as president, of George S. Weeks
Of Occur d'Alene, as vice president,
and choice of Wallace as the next
meeting place were features of the
closing session of the North
Idaho Chamber of Commerce, held at
Moscow Friday and Saturday. The
meeting in Wallace will be held in
June. while the regular annual meet
ING will be held next November in
Lewiston.
A warm fight developed over mo-
ton made by the Moscow Chamber Of
Commerce asking the public works de-
partment TO complete the North and
South highway at the earliest date and
TO build it entirely within the state of
Idaho. Lewiston said it could not
support the latter clause because il
would cost $25, 900 more if a half mile
Of the proposed road is not permitted
to swing over into Washington. The
resolution was adopted in spite of the
Lewiston delegation IS bitter opposi-
ton.
STATE DIVISION BOARD
Peter G. Johnson, speaker of the
state house of representatives., inform
ed the chamber that he had appointed
A. W. Laird, of Potlatch; former 1t.
Gov. Herman TT. Taylor, of Standpoint;
and Perry W. Mitchell, of Nezperce,
as members of the commission
/ to propose to the next legislature
some plan for the division of the
state. It. Gov. G. C. Moore. presi-
dent of the senate, has appointed z.
is. Sweet of Grangeville, and Je-
rome J. Day, of Moscow, as the other
members.
Eight of the ten counties of north
Idaho reported on conditions in their
counties in the roll call. George
Barker of Standpoint spoke on the diff
hculty north idaho has communicating
with the seat of state government and
said that the North idaho Chamber of
Commerce is the only medium
through which north Idaho affairs can
be readily discussed.
"ShOshone county does not need n
campaign of Immigration, - said Platt
r Morrow, 'but it does need a reduc-
ton of freight rates, reduction of
taxes, better roads. a revival of bust
ness, a demand for the products of
the county and people who will give
dollar's worth of service for every
dollar expended.
William F. Taylor. of Occur d 'Alene
sand that the great need of Kootenai
county is for land settlement and
mat there are benches of logged-off
'ands splendidly adapted to raising
cherries.
SENATOR JONES SPEAKS
Senator Seth Jones, of Whitebird,
sad that there are farmers in idaho
|,ounty who buy their vegetables. eggs,
nam: and lard, giving their entire at
lentlon to wheat raising. He said he
|'onid not understand how such farm
IT. could expect to prosper.
=. f. Smith. of Orofno, said Clear
wafer county has a large road-build-
LIZ problem and asked the North
'aaho Chamber of Commerce to plead
|"'tn the federal government for aid
|p building highways to open up the
resources of the county and give
Transportation to the great mineral
|S,slrict in the eastern part of the
committee on finance was APP
c"mted, consisting of Thomas A.
|c,Nfney, and Frank Van Deventer, of
n,Sngeviile. and it was decided to
|pahe the dues for the coming year
~ same as during the last year.