The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-08-14

When we consider how persisten
| ly some of the neighboring state
! tried to dismember Idaho and anne
| slices of it to their own territory an
make us help pay off their bonde
| Indebtedness, it appears more an
more logical for our leaders to hav
| promoted the North and South high
way in the effort to keep us all to
gether and to enable us to pull to
gether to keep our own resourc
building up our own state instea
of being drained in three or fou
directions. Idaho's position is illus
trated by the speech of two parrot
when left to their own devices IL
conversation One parrot belonged
to sailor and had travelled will
him. The other belonged to mis-
sionary and preacher, and of course
reflected his associations. When thu
two birds were placed in the same
room to see what would be said here
is how they discoursed on this morta
existence: Said one of the parrots
and you can judge which one, "What
shall we do to be saved?" And the
other said, Pump like hell or we
drown together"
If the North and South highway
furnishes the binding ties for the
unity of the state it is worth our
while to find out and make use of
it. From the scenic wonder at Pay
cite lakes to the rich prairies around
Grangeville is about a hundred
miles. Much of this distance pre-
sents very beautiful mountain seen
cry and a very fine road to view it
from. Every bit of the completed
highway is built so that cars can
make good speed on high gear, and
broad enough to be safe to pass cars
on the run. What was said in chap
ter III. about ladies having trouble
With their car on the grades applied
only to the unimproved wagon road.
Any car can make good time on the
road, but no driver can
hope to enjoy the full values of the
scenery while driving for every time
he looks away from the track his
car starts for one bank or othe 9TH
er. If the driver does not, appreciate
the scenery along road the other
need not condemn him,
FOR he gets only glimpses of it, un-
less he drives slowly.
Walt Mason, the humorist, calls
MS car a dreadnaught sedan, and
after paying the repair bills when
lis wife and daughter drove it, he
said that what they needed was an
wheelbarrow. Walt was
light as to what people need in view
ng the scenry of the box canyons
If the Salmon and the Clearwater
IN open conveyance with the top tai
IN out of the way, folded back to
lllow freedom of vision up and out.
rhe dreadnaught sedan with its sides |
Ind top that cannot be removed are
| restriction to vision.
Walt Mason mentioned a few
ears ago that he had operated a
larry for while, being impressed |
With the popular talk about milk |
,eing balanced ration. But he gave
t up on finding that he did not sell |
nough milk to pay for the refresh
nents which the cows consumed,
nd besides he found it too arduous
'eing chambermaid to the cows. All
long the highway were pretty
ZONES set in hooks and coves, with
aint and green lawns and evidence
t wealth and comfort, but with no
isible means of support. Inquiry
rought the explanation that these
eople all have stock up on the top
I the country enjoying the summer
ange. The animals garner and
erve their own refreshments and
o not require much chambermaid-
1g. Somebody might wire to Walt
hat here is his kind of place to
ct into the stock business. He lives
t San Diego, but l have forgotten
is street number. Summer travel
rs can get fruits of these wealthy
arons of the canyon, cherries and
up to the size of BAN
am eggs. and grapes, melons and
IA0I t0nQ0I tAAn6b Ill LILO lOW0A |
purses of the rivers. The streams
re said to abound with trout, and
ne camping places are everywhere
/ evidence. Once the scene of some
the richest gold mining in the
orld. it now has the distinction of
aving the largest and finest body
white pine timber in the world.
he road through some of the can
3ns, is blasted out of granite hun
red feet in depth to get roadbed,
nd some sections are connected with
,ncrete retaining walls built along I
lie stream to hold the built-in track.
/ deep canyons the Little Salmon
ows into the Salmon and down its
,urse the road shifts from the west :
de to the east via big steel bridge.
he east end of the bridge rests in ,
mortice of solid rock and travellers