The Sunday Oregonian., May 13, 1906, PART THREE, Page 31, Image 31

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BARLOW TOLL ROAD
yWI!)MW'Ulll!yi"JWWI!lwpi
Why the Farmers Want State
to Buy It. '
i -3 P
C. W. KERN'S STATEMENT
IH?c!arcs Tliat It Should Be a Pub
lie Highway, as It Is a Neces-'
slty for Agriculturists ' ,
In That Section.
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 13, 1906.
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CAI N OVER LAST YEAR
1,665,667
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Eighth Birthday Annsuncsmen!
Our dghth fiscal year closed May 10th. From
May 10th, 1905, to May 10th, 1906, oar actnal
shipments were '8,012,296 This shows a win
in shipments over last year of ;$1665,60T
A record never before cr proac&ed by any
other bouse In the tiistory of the Shoo bcstaest.
Our Capitalization is $2,500,000.00.
We have 93 Traveling Salesmen.
Over 12,000 leading: merchants art selling
" STAR BRAND SHOES."
Over Three Million people are wearing
We operate seven big specialty factories, two
of which we have recently acquired, and we now
have a combined manufacturing capacity of over
Ten Million Pairs of Shoes annually.
In each factory we make only one grade of
Shoes, hence every workman becomes an expert.
' This is why " STAR BRAND SHOES ARB
BETTER." Our Leading Brands i
"PATRIOT" Shoe for Men.
"SOCIETY" and) .
"MAYFLOWER" Wmea'
"OUR FAMILY" Shoes for all the Family:
' ETERNITY" School Shoes for Boys and Girls:
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That many people are laboring under
a misapprehension regarding the origin
and purposes of the Initiative measure
for the purchase of the Barlow road by
the Siat of Oregon, is the assertion of
, V. Kern, of Welches, Clackamas
t'ounty, who has had charge of the tilll.
Mr. Kern was 'In Portland Friday on
Mo way to Haker City. He says that lie
is a farmer residing six miles east of the
west end of the Barlow road and must
ue that road In reaching market. At
present the toll-gate is located nine miles
east of the west end of the road, so he
and about 20 of his neighbors similarly
located have had the use of the road
without paying toll. Recently, however,
the company owning the road proposed
to move Its toll-gate to the west end of
the road, so he and about 20 of his neigh
bors similarly located have had the use
of the road without paying toll. Recent
ly, however, the company owning the
road proposed to move its toll-gate to
the west end of the road, thus compell
ing the farmers to pay 2 every time
they passed over the road with a wagon.
This aroused them to action, and Mr.
Kern says the farmers took the matter
up and originated the plan of having the
state buy the road. They secured an op
tion on the road until after the June
election and then circulated the initiative
petitions for the submission of the pro
posed law for the purchase of the road
at 24,O00.
Reasons for Purchase.
Mr. Kern says the owner of the road la
the Barlow Road Company, a corpora
tion wlrlch bought the property from the
Cascade Road & Bridge Company In
1882 for J24.O0O. The present stockholders
of the company are Margaret O. Moore,
Cornelia McCown and Ei G. Caufleld. of
Oregon City; Elijah Coleman, of Sandy,
and S. P. I.ee. of Portland. He says that
these persons have taken no part in the
circulation of the petition and that they
bore no part of the expense. The farm
ers took the project up In their own In
terests but believe it a good investment
for the state because this road occupies
the only pass across the Cascade Moun
tains between Mount Hood and the San
tlam. He says that tourists going to
Mount Hood must pay toll on this road,
and this would be removed by the pur
chafe of the "road by the state, which
purchase, he thinks, is properly a state
eTrWrprlse for the reason that the road
joins the eastern and western sections.
C. V. Kern's Statement. .
' In answer to numerous criticisms of
I he measure by Oregon newspapers, Mr.
Kern submits the following statement:
Jut why The Oregonlan and other new
vapern should oppose the abolishment , of
the Barluw toll road is not clear to the
f.rmfrs In Clackamas and Wasco Counties
who have to pay the tolls. We believe that
HnM'mly who understands the sltuaAlcn will
lv.path'.ie with us In our efforts to et rid
of this Incubus. I will, therefore, ask
spare In your columns to make some ex
pljniatlon. The Bartow road crosses the Cascade
Mountains just south of Mount Hood. Thre
Is no other road between it and the Co
lumbia River on the north, and not for 100
irllos to the south. If you want to cross
the Cascades you must 'travel over the Bar
low road and pay toll.
Road Seventy Miles Ixmir.
The Barlow road Is a strip of land oO
r.et wide and nearly 70 miles long. The
owners hold It under a arrant made 40 years
Kn by the Federal Oovemment. Their
r'.Rht to chara-e toll has been upheld by the
(Supreme Court of the Cnlted Slates.
The farmers In Clackamas and Wasco
Counties who live In the country tributary
to this road have to pay toll on every head
t-r sli.'pn or cattle they drive to Portland.
Thev hnve to pay fi every time they cross
th n'ountalns In a wasron. There Is no
i't!ier ros-,1 crossing the Cascades. Every
Inn:: n t wanon must ray ?2. Every set
tler ririv'.n- from the Willamette Valley to
eettie in F.istern Orccon (and there are lota
of tlii-n must pay 92 on his Utile grist of
furnl:v::e.
The iitr.rj of the Barlow road-'did not
Inllli"- t':e law abolishing the tolls and
piol-r :r for the purchase of the road.
Tln'V rll.t not even know It was to be done.
Tlir'y nr:t'nl a year. ano with our repre-.eiunli-
sell the road for a certain price.
W. tlcn initiated the law ourselves and
rUd the money to circulate the petitions.
Tlie owners of the road, I understand, are
not at all anxious now to sell the road at
Ce price nR-reed on, 924.000. but they will
tc couipellcd to sell If the law passes, as
w.. toirt their aareement. If the state does
n-t I'jv the road next June, we will never
hpve another, chance to buy the road for
twice this amount of money. Nor could It
be built over again for 100.000.
Only 'nay to Mod Tolls.
There Is no way to get rid of this toll
road except to buy it. Ai the state growa
It will become an Immensely valuable piece
of property. In live years, when this coun
try Is thickly settled. It will be worth a
fortune to own the only pass across the
caradfa and to have the right to charge
tell on It.
, The farmers cannot buy the road them
selves. There Is no reason why they should.
The roiti-l Is a state hiichway. the same as
the old Palles wagon road was. The legls
ln'ure appropriated several thousand dol-!-
to build the T)alles wagon road. No
or.e would complain tf the state were to
l.Rln to build a new highway over the
Cascades at a cost of at least 110O.000. But
when a few farmers ask the people to help
th development of the state by abolishing
thl reile of barbarism, and purchasing a
r-ad a'l ready-made, 70 miles long, for one
ciuarter of this sum, then some kicker arises
to complain. A project i not necessarily J
e. irout merit because something Is to be
bought or eeid. It would not he right to
tike the -road away from the owners who
1 vtllt It without paying them a fair price
f-r It.
We hope The Oregonlan. which Is usually j
ready to help the common people, will help
tne unfortunate farmers out In thla matter.
We have got to get rid of this toll road.
The state shntild help us. and It will never
have a better chance, nor as good a chance,
as now.
We have no money with which to make a,
i ampatgn. and we will have to depend en
tlrelv on the merit of our case. Tours re
eV'Crtfull, ' c. W. KERN",
Chairman of Farmera Committee.
CIVIC BEAUTY PLAN.
Pl.rlnUle Streets and Make Two Or
dinary BlcH-ks Into One.
fDUTLANP. May lO Ta the Fditor.)
I nctlc-w! an srtlcrc tn Tha OrfgYHilan May 8
rrKartIjn "i? prink Unit City Streets." and it
Li ntBt4Ml that th Torttan-d Railway Com
iany owm two iotric car sprinkler, which
art operate! under th 31rctton of th city
mrrti-cleanlnic department, and I suppoae a
th xpmim of th city.
It w.'uM m to mm thnt th Portland
KaUy Cumrany should b require! u
sprinkle all the streets on which they oper
ate, and whenever It la nece&aary, with no
expense to the city, save The free we of the
water reQiiirWI for this purpose. The many
privilege. held by. the company for the uae
of the street of the city on which their
linea are laid and operated would warrant
the City Council tnaJtia- thi requirement ma
a partial compensation. In a-ddttion. the
Portland Railway Company, for the comfort
of their patrona, should see that the streets
are thoroughly sprinkled, where they run
their cars. Kvery -one who ha occasion
to ride on ,the cars will hear me out when I
tat that the cars are fearfully duety. and
that clouda of duet come in at the rear door
when the cars are run at any speed x all,
ma kins dlaaareeable condition. v
There are too many treeta in our ctty,
more than we can well take care of or im
prove. If It were poaadhle, we should elim
inate as many streets, or portions of streets,
aa we can. Thla can be done gradually, but
there must be eome system about it. Wher
ever practicable, two of the ordinary blocks,
20O by 200. should be consolidated into one
of 200 by 4O0. or to include the vacated street,
maklnr the block 2fK by 450, as th case may
ba. This applies to the residence districts;
more particularly. in this way. additional
property for taxation would be a-iven the city
and relieve the city of the expense of th
street vacated. A consolidation, of four of
the blocks, making a block of 460 by 460,
leaving one of the streets to run throug-h the
center, as an alley, reduced In width to 1
or 18 feet, would be still better, but harder
of acaompliahment. Larger blocks and elim
ination of co many streets would tend to beau
tify, our city to a very great extent.
I would also suggest that the roadways,
the spare between the curbs, be reduced In
width on all the streets In the residence por
tion of the city. The width necessary to
accommodate traffic will necessarily vary,
and may be from 18 feet to 2 feet. No
street In the residence portion need be more
than 28 feet. 1 Such an arrangement will
leave wide boulevards or parking on either
aide of the street between the curbs and
sidewalks.. Such. an. arrangement wilt also
give better sprinkled streets and at less ex
pense, a-a . it will only . require one trip of
the sprinkler to cover the full width. It
will also be economy in the maintenance of
the street, besides adding beauty and com
fort to the surroundings.
The Inhaling of dust, which is stirred up
cn the streets, is very injurious and un
healthfuU aa we all know, and every ef
fort should be made to abolish the same.
The dust of. the streets and sidewalks Is full
of microbes and germs of disease. Careful
attention should be given the matter of
sprinkling streets. CITIZEN.
John L- Snyder, a Pneca Indian, has re
ceived p-rmlwlon to take the Xew York State
bar examination.
AIDS FOR REFUGEES.
Place Small Capitalists in Touch
With Business Opportunities,
PORTLAND. Vay-10. To -the Editor.')
In the interest of the Ban Francisco refugees
it seems to me we should provide s more
permanent form of relief. Large numbers
of these refugees are business, people, small
capitalists and promoters, who probably
have soma resources left, and, while possi
bly less needy, " tbey are ' just as deserving
of our assistance. Our capital Is 'limited,
but our natural resources are not. The op
portunities for profitable development are
countlesa -
The Pacific Northwest is yet rich in un
developed mineral and timber resources, and
there are many enterprises just needing a
little more capital to plaice 'products on the
market. Our duty la plain we should put
these people in touch with the wonderful
business opportunities of this "region.- To do
this, the main thing required . is publicity
and method. .
I would suggest that every one knowing of
a business opportunity should write a con
cise statement of facti, location, probable
amount of capital required and returns to
be expected. These statements might be
properly filed with representatives of some
of the commercial bodies or lft at. some
suitable place where refugees and others
might call, and possibly a small fe might
be charged to defray expenses. A f re em
ployment bureau for the" man of means,
large or small, would be a good thing.
Then the more publicity the better.
F. Q. B.
M sen m Getsj Kelaon' Battle Order.
Exchange.
The "general memorandum" of Lord
Nelson to his captains on the eve of the
battle of Trafalgar, which was sold at
auction In London on March 15 for $18,000,
has been privately purchased for event
ual presentation to the British Museum.
A Minority Shareholder.
' FamiHe Journal.
Tom How did Dick happen to marry
the only one that was left of eight
sisters?
Harry SlmpUv enough ; he frets only
one-elgrhth of a mother-in-law that
way.
He Looks the Tart-
Duluth News-Tribune.
No -gentleman ever finds it necessary to
proclaim his character in the assertion
that he la a gentleman.