The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1922-04-13
ASSURE STATE GRADE
PRAIRIE TO VALLEY.
Rousing Booster Meeting Monday
Night Followed by $4,000 Ap-
preparation by County Mean
8 Per Cent Grade Kam-
iah To Prairie.


4 The remaining link of highway that
win form the connection across this
prairie of the Lewis & Clark and The
North & South highways is soon to
step from its realm of hope and wish
and imagination into the realm of
reality, down among the things tan
gible, that one can see and feel and
wear out tires on. This project has
been brewing for long time, and
came near to breaking through its
crust on several previous occasions;
but it remained for the big road con-
/ ference in this city last Monday night
and the action of the county commits
sioners on the following morning to
puncture the bag and start definite
action.
At the banquet and conference call
Commercial Club, the lively discussi
disclosed strong desire to consider
two routes for a grade into the Kam-
iah valley-one near the present road
and another into Lawyers Canyen
about three miles southeast of Nez-
perce, but the desire for the grade at
enc of these points was paramount,
and committees were chosen to take
the matter of financing the project
up the following morning with the
soe.o Tbsc
and the county board agreed to an
appropriation of $4,000 to be applied
on whichever grade was found the
most feasible, such grade to be con-
structed as state project within the
8 per cent limit, etc.
THIS appropriation means that be-
fore the summer is passed actual work
will be started on per cent grade
into the Kamiah valley. Such grade
insures a regulation state highway
from Kamiah on the Lewis & Clark, via
to Craigmont on the North
& South highway.
Participating in Monday night Is
conference here were delegations from
Kamiah and nearby territory, County
Commissioners Ruble and Longeteig,
the Prairie Highway commissioners
and large number of local citizens.
j. F. Bridwell, E. v.
Wilson and Louis Drake and Secretary
F. H. Rehberg, of the Kamiah board,
and Geo. M. Robertson, Guy Dissmore
and Frank Reed, a committee from
the Kamiah Commercial Club, and
County Surveyor Carlisle, John Mat
lock, Roy Drake, Donald Mcleod and
Art. Kitchen were included in the
Kamiah community delegation.
Following the excellent dinner serv-
ed by the new Nezperce Hotel man
agement, Chairman Felt told the OBJ
iect of the conference and called on
Guy Dissmore of the Kamiah Com
nercial club to open the discussion.
He stated that his committee had been
chosen by the club to
lrge construction of the grade re-
.ently surveyed into Lawyers Canyon.
lie was followed by G. M. Robertson,
Who expressed the same sentiment as
lid also Frank Reed of that commit
ee. Then, in turn, Attorney g. @.
'ennell, Jas. Carlisle, p. M. Harding,
Tohn Matlock, Donald Mcleod, At
orney F. Fl. Rehberg, L. J. Rowe,
4ouis Drake, Bert Savage, s. E. Mix
,elson and Attorney p. w. Mitchell
ave expression to views favoring the
Dad, but good friendly discussion
vas started ON which of the two routes
hould be chosen, which waxed warm
nd continued after adjournment long
nto the night.
However, on motion of p. w. Mitch
Il, a committee was appointed to con-
er on the following morning with the
lamiah committee, the Kamiah and
rairie Highway boards and the
ounty Commissioners on further ways
nd means.
At this conference, the county
oard agreed on its contribution aud
was agreeably decided to leave the
'cation of the grade entirely with
,amiah. Those favoring a grade near
lc present road agreed to have iata
lady within a month showing their
,ute could be as cheaply and more
used than the other.
All strongly urged haste in the pre-
minary work, that actual construc-
on might be taken up this season.
Adjt. Edw. s. Haas, commanding