Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1924-05-15
MESSAGE Of
FRIENDSHIP,
GOOD WILL
Lieutenant Governor Heads
Party of Motorists on vi
sit to Grangeville People
Pledge Selves to Work for
Earliest Completion Of
the North and South Road

Bringing a message of friendship
and good will, and pledging themsel-
YES to use their influence to bring
about the earliest possible completion
of the North and South highway, over
which they had just travelled In an
automobile caravan, fifty businessmen
from south Idaho were entertained by
the Grangeville Commercial club at a
banquet in the Imperial, Wednesday
night.
The south Idaho visitors, some Of
whom were accompanied by their
ladies, made the trip to Grangeville
from weiser in a day. Thursday, they
proceeded to Lewiston and Moscow.
The delegation was headed by 1t
Gov. II. G. Baldridge, Of Parma.
BANQUET AT IMPERIAL
At the banquet, A. L. Gilkeson, pres
ident of the Grangeville Commercial
club, extended greetings to the visit
ors. There is no more north ano
south Idaho, since the highway has
been constructed" Mr.. Gilkeson told
the visitors.
Solos were sung by Mrs. u. 0.
Abramson and Mrs. M. r. Hattabaugh,
and Miss Lallah Fulton entertained
with piano solos.
M. r. Hattabaugh spoke In the In
terest of early completion Of the
highway, and told the visitors they,
the first delegation to come over the
highway in a body from the south to
the north, reminded the people Of
Grangeville that they were tardy In
paying their respects to the citizens or
the south
COST OF COMPLETION
J. J. McCreedy, engineer on the
highway, said the uncompleted por-
ton of a little. more than sixteen
miles could be finished by a state ap-
preparation of $4,000, which would
bring $4,000 federal aid on the pro-
ject.
A. f. Parker spoke on the great
benefits to be derived from the high
way. George Erb, Of Lewiston, ex-
tended an invitation to the delegates
to visit Lewiston Thursday. The IN
v,tation was accepted.
The remainder of the program was
turned over to the guests, who had
as their spokesman George Waters,
the silver-tongued orator OF Weiser.
at is a revelation and wonder
that we can get in an auto caravan at
Weiser at $3.50 in the morning and
drive to Grangeville in one day." he
said. Mr.. Waters is widely Travelled
and declared he had never seen any
spot that surpassed in grandeur and
beauty the scenes along the North
and South highway"
B. #. McCarroIl of Payette, was
the next speaker, and was followed
by 1t. Gov. II. g. Baldridge.
CEMENTS STATE TOGETHER
Nothing can do so much to cement
the state together as the North and
South highway" asserted the heuten-
ant governor, who declared he would
work heart and soul for its compile
ton.
Frank d. Ryan, of Weiser, was the
last speaker on the program. He said
Idaho had held its light under a
bushel, in not advertising the Seen
cry along the highway.
After the banquet, the visitors were
entertained at a dance given by the
Boomerang club
Included in the south Idaho delega-
ton were George Waters, Weiser
John vogt, Boise Capital News; J. b.
ConkIey, Weiser; verna Conkley,
Weiser; Frank ID. Ryan, Weiser; MT
and Mrs. G. w. Townley, Weiser; Mr..
and Mrs. D. F. Hart, Payette; V. w.
carp, Payette.
II. G. Whitmonte, Weiser; Q. p.
Kenyon, Payette; Oliver ]. Smith
weiser; D. P. Hart, Payette. J. O.
Blackwell, Parma; A. 81. Long, Par
ma: d. c. Brett, Parma; W. U
Stringer, Weiser.
f. Gribben, Weiser; Mr.. and MIS-
George Alspach and daughter, Pay
cite; N. H. Rubottom, Council, w. r.
Brown, Council; 1t Gov. and Mrs
II. G. Baldridge, Parma; Mr.. and Mrs
| f. Lee johnson, Parma.
A. d. Hunt, Weiser; Daniel Hunt
Roswell; Mr.. and Mrs. d. Il. Craze
weiser; Guy Roberts. Weiser. ID. n
Peterson, Weiser; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. n
Weed. Council; G.. G.. Addington
Council; Mrs. Myrtle Perkins, Coun
ell; G. G. Hargrove, Weiser; =. +
McCarroll, Payette; Dr. H. X Weiis
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