The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-01
ASK Change OF
HIGHWAY ROUTE
VIOLA PEOPLE WANT NORTH
SOUTH ROAD ACROSS CUTH
BERT HILL.

Just about one minute of the time
of the Moscow Chamber Of Commerce
was occupied Wednesday at the week
ly luncheon in eIecting officers for
the coming year. On motion of L. F.
Parsons the secretary was instructed
to cast the unanimous vote of the or
ganization for the men named in the
report Of the nominating committee
at the meeting last week. The Of
ficers elected, and who will assume
their duties at the next 1egular meet
ing, next Wednesday,, are c. A.
Hagan, president; George N. Lam
phere, vice president; c. B. Green,
Clyde Hall, M. F. Angel, Robert Whit
tier and Rolston Butterfield, direct
,orS.
In the absence Of President G. A.
Hagan, who is i'll, G. B. Green pre-
sided at the session Wednesday.
Would Change Tread OF SleiGhS
The meeting was given over largely
to discussion of road matters, a
large delegation of farmers being
present from Viola to bring to the
attention Of the Moscow business in
terests desired change in the route
OF the North and South highway, from
Viola northeast to Potlatch, and DR..
j. w. Stevenson and others
inaugurating a move to have the
tread of sleighs widened so that they
might conform to the width of auto
mobiles and other wheeled vehicles.
DR.. Stevenson stated that if a stand
ard width for all vehicles were adopt
ed, it would be easy to keep the roads
In the Palouse country open to auto
mobile traffic throughout the year.
He suggested that movement be
started with the Moscow chamber OF
commerce, and taken up both IN Idaho
and Washington, where conditions
are similar. He showed where 1T
would be an advantage to the farm
ers as well as the business and pro-
fessional man, as almost every farm
or drives car
A. T. West, Of the Moscow Tele-
phone company endorsed the move
ment and said it would mean much
In making travel possible throughout
the winter, especially during season
like the present.
C. B. Green said it was one of the
best things taken up by the chamber
of commerce recently. B. Z. Rowe
moved that committee be appointed
to take the matter up with the secre-
tary Of the North Idaho chamber CT
commerce and have a bill drafted TO
present to the next legislature,
DR.. Stevenson stated that he had
seen Representative c. j. Hugo and
that he heartily endorsed the move.
Judge w. F. Morgareldge urged
that the matter first be taken up with
the various farmers organizations, as
the farmer would be the man most
effected in making the change from a
narrow to a wide track sleigh. j. b.
Gray, a farmer of Viola, and j. W.
Logan. also of Viola, said that 1t
would be a great Improvement Mr
Gray said a wide track sleigh would
be much more satisfactory tnah the
present width Mr.. Logan suggested
that the roads might be kept open at
very small expense by the farmers
using snow plow Immediately after
each snow fall.
The motion to have the president
name a committee to take the mat
ter up with various organizations and
attempt to get it definitely lnder way,
was carried Mr.. Green said that he
would leave the appointment OF the
committee to President Hagan.
Want Highway Route Changed
J. w. Logan, speaking for the COM
mittee of farmers from Viola, said |
that the people of the Viola district
are very anxious that the North ana
South highway route from Viola to
Potlatch be changed from the orlgi-
ma. survey, which leeds out LAVA; &
Pa cuse, and then northeast through
the Cove, to the Cuthbert hill route,
which has also been considered. This
route would leave the Palouse road
at Viola, going east and then over the
Cuthbert hill, to Flanagan creek, and
following practically a water grade,
after the hill was crossed, into Pot
latch Mr. Logan explained that this
would accommodate many more peo-
ple than the other route, and would
give the people living east of Viola
who sell thousands of dollars worth
OF wood each year, better outlet.
Charles Goetz, a young farmer OF
Viola, said that the route would be
shortened by at least three miles and
the road wuo1d be much easier main
tained. Mr. Simms, another farmer
OF the district, said that the cost of
would be at least $4,000
less on this route than on the route
through the Cove. He explained that
the proposition had been taken up
with the Potlatch people and reti-
tion for the change generally signed
G. P.>Mix, one of the highway COM
missioners in the Moscow district,
which extends about three miles be-
yond Viola, expressed himself as fav-
orable to the change and said that 1t
would be necessary to take 1t up with
the commissioners of the Moscow and
Potlatch districts and with the state
highway commission. Mr. Mix moved
that the matter be referred to the
board Of directors of the chamber
with the request that they give 1T
Asks Support for Tournament
Coach Thomas Kelley called atten-
ion to the interdistrict championship
high school basketball tournament, !
which will be held at the university |
March 10 and II, explaining that two
,f the best school teams in south
IDAHO and two in north Idaho would !
meet in championship contest, and $
asked for the financial support of the
as the expenses of the