The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-25
Auto Roads
To Penetrate
Oakley Mts.
PETITIONS PASSED FOR FOREST
HIGHWAYS, ELBA-OAkLEY
AND OAKLEY ROBERTSON
SCHEME is POPULAR

If present plans materialize, there
will be good automobile highway
flcm Elba on the east to Rogerson
on the west. Petitions have been
signed requesting that the Elba-
Oakley road and the Oakley-Roger-
son road be designated forest road
projects. With Federal assistance,
the few miles of highway can be
INSTRUCTED that are needed to COM
plete the passage of automobiles from
Elba to Oakley and from Oakley on
to Eogcrson. A few cars have gone
eve. the present Elba-Oakiey trail.
though at considerable peril. The
last ten miles of the road to Roger
son is no more than a rough wagon
trail.
According to word received from
Supervisor Carver of the Forest Of
lice at Burley, Messrs. Morse, Blake
slee and Lomason of the District Of
lice at Ogden are in conference this
week with local forest officials. Con-
s'deration is being given to the allot-
ment of funds for the next year.
Plans of work have been made hav-
ing for their purpose better and
more efficient service to the public,
and better forestry.
Mr.. Carver says that particular at
jects. A concerted drive is being
made to obtain funds for the com
Dletion of the Oakley-Rogerson and
the Elba-Oakley road projects. ePo-
pie are immensely interested in
these two roads. Requests for con-
struction of the Oakley-Rogerson
road have been received from the
Hurley, Rupert, Twin Falls and Buhl
Rotary clubs, the Burley, Twin Falls
and Oakley chambers of commerce
and the Twin Falls Scouts. A petit
ton with $50 signers from Elba and
Oakley, asking for the designation
and construction of the Elba-Oakley
road as a Forest Highway project
has been transmitted with the en-
dorsement of the Forest Service, to
the Commissioner of Public Works
at Boise. j. c. DeLaMare passed
this petition in Oakley and he re-
ports that sentiment is unanimous
and enthusiastic for the building of
the highway Ranger e. e. Stock
passed a similar petition this week
for the Oakley-Rogerson highway
and he reports a similar unanimity
in regard to this project.
The advantages to be derived from
the proposed Elba-Oakley highway,
from the standpoint of Oakley, have
been discussed in this paper many
times. Elba is one of the finest ag-
ricultural and dairying districts of
southern Idaho and at present has
no convenient outlet for trading. In
q addition to that side of the question,
the new road would afford a more
convenient access to a stand of saw
timber, as well as to supply of
fence poles and fire wood. 1t would
help, also, to develop a region that
Not the least important considera-
ton is the wealth of recreational
values to be found along the pro-
posed course. From the vantage of
the summit, the glories of southern
Idaho, within radius of more than
L hundred miles, VIII crowd upon the
observer IN almost bewildering COM
pjexity.
The proposed highway on the west
will bring Rogerson within a dis
.ance of forty-five miles. The route
rrapper creek, the head of Goose &
reek, over the dead line and past c
he Shoshone formerly Frazier) /
anger station. The highst point [
Monument flat, at the base of Mon b
.ment peak About ten miles are $
Ieeded to complete this highway. t
The completion of this project will p
fford more convenient entry to
heep and cattle allotments which at L
resent are reached with much diff I
ulty. 1t will also open the way to p
large qquantity of saw timber, as t
Tell as fence poles and dry fire 1
iood.
But this proposed highway is seen
4 its most important aspect when
onsidered as a means OF offering
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