The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-12
DEDICATION PART
OF EDITORS TRIP
TO STATE MEETING
Caravan Will Travel
North and South
Highway

BOISE, Ida, June 11,-There will
be two outstanding features in con-
necttOn with the automobile caravan
over the north and south highway
on July and with the convention
at Grangeville of the Idaho State
Editorial association, which Is spon-
soring the caravan with the cooper
alton of the Idaho A. A. A., the
Idaho Automotive Trades associa-
ton and the Intermountain Truck
men and Auto Carriers association,
which has donated a large bus for
the caravan.
One of these events as planned will
be the dedication of the opening of
the highway to continuous travel.
The highway extends to the Canadian
border and sometime will be requir-
ed to complete it thru in all respects,
but it is now open and in good con-
dition as far as Grangeville.
Governor Moore, Commissioner of
other state officials have agreed to
participate in the dedication of the
highway opening monument" at
Grangeville on the afternoon of July
9. 1t is also expected that Senators
DOA Oil dhQ 1OOuli6 anu OOh6i Coo-
men Smith and French will be pres
ent.
This monument will contain a
crypt into which will be placed vari-
GUS reports, newspaper articles, auto
graphs, pictures, etc. At some fu-
ture time this monument and it's
contents may become a feature of
another highway celebration.
Another event, connected with the
meeting of the editors, will be the
selection, as desired by many editors,
of A. F. Parker as president emeri-
tus of the association, Mr.. Parker,
veteran newspaper man, Indian fight
er and Idaho unity advocate, is
credited with being father of the
north and south highway idea.
The caravan promises to go down
in history as clincher of the many
efforts to unite the sentiment. of
north and south Idaho and to bring
about closer relationship and prac-
tical cooperation between the two
extremes of the state.
While the caravan is being foster
ed by the editors, who decided on
the venture at their 1928 convention,
all motorists are invited.
The caravan is to start from
Weiser. The party will rendezvous
there on the afternoon and evening |
of July Z. That evening they will
be the guests of the Weiser Kiwanis |
club, which is arranging a delightful
The caravan will leave Weiser on
the morning of July s. The party |
will be the guests of the Mccall |
commercial club, on the shores Of
the charming Payette lakes, at noon |
that day and will be taken for a |
trip over the lake. Leaving Mccall |
at 2:30 p. m. the caravan will pass
thru the beauties of the interior and
arrive at Grangeville that evening.
An informal reception will be held on
the evening of the 8th.
On the 9Th the editors will be
in convention. In the afternoon the
ceremony will take place
and that evening banquet and ball
will be given for all members of
the caravan.
The following day, July 10, the
caravan will go to Lewiston to be
at luncheon by the
Lewiston Commercial club. That
afternoon there will be drive back
to Moscow to take in the state uni
versity and participate in a dinner
as guests of that institution and
the Moscow Chamber of Commerce.
All those in the caravan are invited
to be guests at all places.
Motorists interested in this cara
van are asked to register at rooms
$4,000 Boise City National Bank
building, P. o. Box 1913, addressing
either the Idaho A. A. A. or the Idaho
State Editorial association.
The trip will be interesting aside
from the marvellous scenic views 1t
will provide. The route will carry
the caravaners thru portions of his
toric Idaho ground. The north and
south highway is built by the Jack
Devine cabin, the builder of which
was the first man killed in the In
lian war of 1877. Many other points
Of historic interest lie along the high
way in that section Camas prairie,
with Grangeville as its principal
point, is "a veritable garden of the
yods,' to quote the veteran Parker.
Some of the editors from eastern
Idaho contemplate assembling at
Pocatello at noon on the 9Th OF
July for the big swing thru the Snake
river canyon to Boise and Weiser:
arriving there in the afternoon of
he 18th in time to visit some before
he evening fun begins.
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