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WALLULA GUT-OFF
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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1921
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Portland Chamber Committee
Indorses Project.
OREGON TRAIL PUT FIRST
I'matllla's ' Complaint That Travel
AVould Be Diverted Thought
Proof Highway Is Essential.
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Notwithstanding the arguments ad
vanced by representatives of Pendle
ton, the special committee of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce
recommends the Umatilla - Wallula
cut-off. The committee haB gone into
the subject exhaustively and stronsly
favors the cut-off, but suggests tha
no money be spent on the cut-off
until the old Oregon trail be com
pleted; that the La Grande-Joseph
road be completed and that Walla
Walla county commit itself to build
Here is the report of the special
committee to the board of directors
of the chamber, which reduces the
matter to a nutshell:
. "Whereas, There Is at present no
all-year road between the Inland
Kmpire of Washington and Portland
and more especially between points
in the Yakima valley and Portland
since all roads at present in existence
cross at elevations of 2000 feet or
more, and
"Whereas, The building of such an
all-year road would, in the nature of
things, divert the winter travel of the
Yakima valley to tidewater at Port
land, and
"Whereas, The road from Umatilla
to Wallula along the water-level
grade of the Columbia river is the
only road which would be an all-year
road, and
"Whereas, The federal government
cannot expend Its funds upon an
undesignated state highway;
"Therefore, we urge that the Uma
tilla-Wallula cut-off highway be im
mediately designated as a primary
state highway, but that no money be
spent by the state or Oregon upon
this cut-off until: First, Walla
Walla county agrees to built the part
of such road lying within Walla
Walla county agrees to build the part
gon trail through Pendleton, La
Grande and Baker to the Idaho state
line be completely graded and
macadamized; third, the La Grande
Joseph highway be completed.
"We urge these projects be fin
ished with the utmost possible speed."
Pendleton for Other Roads First,
The report is signed by H. J.
Ottenheimer, Dr. C. J. Smith, Robert
S. Howard, J. P. Jaeger, Robert H.
Strong and F. W. Vogler.
The Pendleton opponents contend
that before the Umatilla-Wallula
cut-off is undertaken that the fol
lowing highways should first be com
pleted: Old Oregon trail from V eadls
ton to Ontario, Wallowa-Joseph high
way from La Grande to Joseph, road
from Pendleton Routh to Canyon
City, a road from Pendleton to Helix
and Touchet In Washington, the
highway from Pendleton, Pilot Rock,
Heppner, lone to Willow Creek,
otherwise the Oregon - Washington
highway; the John Day highway from
Arlington . to Ontario the central
Oregon highway from Ontario through
Burns to Bend, The Dalles-Callforna
highway from The Dalles to Lake-
view and Klamath Falls.
When all the foregoing highways
are completed, the Pendleton people
contend, it will be time enough to
build the Urnatilla-Wallula cut-off.
The report of the Chamber of Com
merce committee concedes everything
that both sides have asked for. It
overcomes the main objection made
by the Pendleton Commercial asso
elation, the Baker chamber of com
merce. the Union County Ad club, the
Eastern Oregon Auto club and the
Helix Commercial - association. It
simply recommends that the cut-off
be immediately designated as part
of the Oregon primary highway
system, and that no money be spent
by the state until the roads men
tioned by them have first been com
pleted.
Objections Are Answered.
Objections by the Pendleton Com
merclal club and the answers to
these objections by the committee in
Portland, follow:
"First Efforts of the highway
commission should be directed toward
the development and completion of
the old Oregon trail." Answer The
Portland Chamber of Commerce
agrees with this in principle and has
asked the commission to concentrate
on this road as much as possible,
with special reference to the gap ly
ing between Dead Man's pass and La
Grande.
"Second All of the Washington
territory which has interested Itself
in this agitation is now served with
a paved highway." Answer This
highway does serve for traffic along
the Oregon trail and local traffic but
it is not the shortest nor the most
practical road for the large territory
in the state of Washington that is
tributary to Portland. There Is an
enormous area that is served by the
central highway, a main artery
partly paved, that runs from Spokane
to Pasco, which would be benefited
Immensely by the building of the
cut-off, the saving being from 85 to
90 miles.
In other words, this cut-off would
bring all that section much nearer
to the Columbia River highway. The
travel originating in that section is
routed by the Washington people via
Pasco and Yakima, to Seattle, whereas
the proposed cut-off would divert all
this travel to the Columbia river and
this will apply also to all that section
tributary to Lewiston, Idaho. It
would be the means of diverting all
that Inland population that is de
sirous ol spending tne summer on
the coast to the Oregon beaches.
"Third It would be an Injustice
HARRY CAREY
You may be a wonder
man when it comes to
riding horses, but
when it comes to
SPEED, I'll beat you
at your own game and
challenge you to a
contest.
We have a limited number of coats
as low as $20, some at $45, but our
big assortment is at $25 and $30.
$35
BROWNSVILLE
WOOLEN MILL STORE V,
(S. W. Corner) Third and Morrison Streets
to Umatilla county to divert the
traffic away from the county when
It has spent so much money on
gravelling roads, etc." Answer
This is an admission that the travel
will take the cut-off, consequently
the cut-off Is essential. There, is
enough travel' within Umatilla coun
ty, as well as over the old Oregon
trail, to Justify all expenditures madQ
and which will be made by Umatilla
county.
"Fourth The project is not favored
by Umatilla county because It is be
Ing promoted and pushed by a few
private interests having acreage and
who are not considering it from a
'public good' standpoint." Answer
If the project is not favored by Uma
tilla county because it is being pro
moted by private interests, then on
the same line of reasoning, Umatilla
county should be for the cut-off be
cause it is proved that it Is not a
case of private interests having land
to sell, but on the contrary it 's
wanted by the state of Oregon and
by the Portland Chamber of Com
merce because It is a missing link
in a great artery of scenic and com
mercial value. It is quite likely that
this road will open up some land that
will permit private interests to bene
fit; so much the better. With the
complet'on of the road which is now
being built from - Holdman to Cold
Springs it will give an automobile
outlet to the highway in either di
rection to those persons living be
tween Pendleton and Cold Springs,
a distance of about 35 miles.
Cut-Off Needed In Chain.
"Fifth Ths proposed road VU1 not
pass through a settled country and
the people of Oregon who pay for
the roads should have first considera
tion." Answer It is not proposed to
build this road for the purpose of
settling up the district between Uma
tilla and the state line. This, of
course, is a cut-off to save time and
distance for through travel, to per
mit an all-year travel for certain
sections that are not so fortunately
Dyed Her Wrap,
. Skirt, Sweater,
and Draperies
situated at present, and to complete
the Columbia River highway to the
state line, making it a link in an
interstate highway system. Besides,
the cost of this road will net be borne
by the people of Oregon but at least
60 per cent of the cost will come from
the federal government, which money,
if not spent on the proposed cut-off,
will be spent elsewhere.
If the proposed cut-off is not
built It will break the chain of roads
that are proposed to be built In the
state of Woshington, and will neces
sarily have to be built if this cut
off is built in order to make a
through interstate road to Lewiston.
This is covered by the new law which
provides that the secretary of agri
culture shall give preference to such
projects that will expedite the com
pletion of an adequate system of
highways Interstate in character. In
other words, if Oregon builds the
cut-off the adjoining: state mu3t
couple up to Oregon and the moment
Washington couples .to this cut-off
it will have to couple on to the road
leading to Lewiston, completing the
chain referred to; consequently the
cut-off is a key to the situation and
of vital Importance to Oregon.
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