White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-06-22
Improvement OF
Lind To Y akina
Road Is Planned
COMMISSIONERS FROM NEARBY
COUNTIES MEET AT WHITE
BLUFFS


Clark highway in Idaho, and the
Naches Pass and White Pass highways
between eastern and western WASH
ington, as well as an unemployment
relief measure, commissioners and
good roads advocates of five counties
gathered at White Bluffs Saturday to
petition the state and federal govern
ments for construction OF this INK.
The thirty-eight delegates voted TO
form a permanent organization Tor
this purpose, electing 6. P. Blanken-
ship of Washtucna as president anu
r. o. Hagie of Yakima, secretary. An
executive board of one commissioner
and another resident of each OF the
five counties was named.
Commissioners from the five counties
signed the joint resolution asking the
state public works committee to apply
either state or federal emergency re-
lief funds on the project. Leaders es-
timated that approximately $5O,OOO
would be needed to start the project.
The resolution, drawn up by COM
mittee composed of Mr.. Hagie, w. w.
Athey and G. M. O'Brien, described the
road as link between the Lewis ana
Clark highway to the east with White
Pass or Naches Pass to the west. The
road, of which about flfty-two miles
are in need of Improvement, would
shorten the distance between Spokane
fns,tyy-f five miles Tf
would also shorten the route from
Spokane to Portland by more than
eighty miles.
The executive board of the associ-
alton formed at the meeting consists
of: Yakima county, E. J.. Flanagan
commissioner, and AS. Hillyer, Sammy
side; Benton, L G. Hawley, commits
sioner, White Bluffs, and D. S. Will
kinson, White Bluffs; Adams, 9. =
Blankenship, commissioner, Washtuc-
ma, a nd w. S. Knepper, Othello,
Grant, w. D. Beck, commissioner, and
e. B. Cox, Warden; Franklin, L. V
Daugherty, commissioner, Council, ano
Matt Wiehl, East White Bluffs.
Ideal for Unemployment Relief
Delegates gathered at the CONNER.
cial hotel at noon for luncheon ant
a discussion of the problems to b.
faced. D. w. Neff of Franklin county
chairman, called on representative
of each county for an expression o
their views in regards to the project
Several of the commissioners presen
cited the need for such direct rout
between Yakima and Spokane, an
stated that since much Of the prellm
mary work had been done and mos
of the money necessary for construc
ton could be used for labor, the pro
ject would be ideal for relief OF tn
unemployed. E. G. Simpson, distrie
highway engineer, pointed out tina
if the project was started it would b
possible for the state to accept 1t 9
a part of the secondary highway sys
TEN, and that, if the next session {
the legislature would pass an act,
could become a part of the state pr
mary highway system.
Delegates to the meeting We're:
Adams county: s. w. Knepper, w. !
Hudson, David Phillips. H. w THE
C.B. O'Larey, w. Snyder, @. P. Blank
enship, DR.. j. E. Guernsey, H. v
Semro w. w. Athey, T. j.. Fuqua,
McManamon, H. j. Upton, Laul
Schragg.
Benton county: Fred Gilhuly, F.
English, r. c. Evans, l.. w. Beldi
Edmund Anderson, Jay Perry, I.
Hawley, Dr. E. F. Newton, Geori
Chase.
Grant county: W. D. Beck, D.
Huffman.
Yakima county: w. P. Hews, A.
IIillyer, Riley Williams, R. s. McPhe
j. Flanagan, E. G. Simpson, F.
Hagie.
Franklin county: M. M. Wiehl,
w. Neff, j. w. Fannigan, L. " Daugl
erty, G. M. OBrien.