Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-06-13
DEDICATION AS PART
OF NORTH AND SOUTH
HIGHWAY CARAVAN

There will be two outstanding
features in connection with the au-
tomobile caravan over the north and
south highway on July and with
the convention at Grangeyille of the
Idaho Editorial association, which
is sponsoring the caravan with the
cooperation Of the Idaho A. A. A.
the Idaho Automotive Trades asso-
citation and the Intermountain
Truekmen and Auto Carriers asso-
citation, which has donated large
bus for the caravan.
One of these events as planned
will be the dedication of the open
ing of the highway to continuous
travel The highway extends to the
Canadian border and some time will
be required to complete it through
in all respects, but it is now open
and in good condition as far as
Grangeville.
Governor Moore, Commissioner of
Public Works VIM. ]. Hall, and other
state officials have agreed to parti-
cipate in the dedication of the "high-
way opening monument at Grange
Vile on the AFTERNOON of July 8. 1t
is also expected that Senators oBrah
and Gooding and Congressman Smith
and French will be present.
This monument will contain a
crypt into which will be placed var
ious reports, newspaper articles, au-
tographs, etc. At some future time
this monument and its contents may
become feature of another highway
Another event, connected with the
meeting of editors, will be the Sc
lection. as desired by many editors,
Of A. F. Parker as president emeritus
Of the association. Mr.. Parker, vet
eran newspaper man, Indian fighter
and Idaho unity advocate, is credit
ed with being father of the north
and south highway idea.
The caravan promises to go down
n history as a clineher of the many
efforts to unite the sentiment of
north and south idea and to bring
lbout closer relationship and
PRACTICAL cooperation between the
wo extremes of the state.
While the caravan is being fos-
cred by the editors. who decided on
he venture at their 1928 conven- !
ion, all motorists are invited.
The caravan is to start from
Veiser The party will rendezvous
here on the afternoon and evening :
+ July Z. That evening they will
e the guests of the Weiser Kiwanis !,
hub, which is arranging a delightful !,
The caravan will leave Weiser on
he morning of July s. The party !
ill be the guests OF the Mccall !
club, ON the shores of !.
he charming Payette lakes, at noon
hat day and will be taken for trip
yer the lake. Leaving Mccall at
~ % III. luC tiNch WIN pass
trough the beauties of the interior
nd arrive at Grangeville that even
lg. An informal reception will be
ED on the evening of the Sth. "
On the 9th the editors will be in Ct
In the afternoon the "
onument ceremony will take place n
nd that evening a banquet and ball a
i'll be given for all members of the o,
lravan. Ell
The following day, July 10, the
lrayan will go to Lewiston to be
ltertained at luncheon by the Lew
ton Commercial club. That af-
rnoon there will be drive to Mos ~
w to take in the state university AZ
I'd participate in dinner as guests a,
that institution and the Moscow q,
1amber off Comeree. All those in 4,
e caravan are invited to be guests r,
all places. OF
Motorists Interested in this cara