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THE OREGON SuNDAY JOURNAL,' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING.' NOVEMBER 29. 1908.
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HAS NOTHING
TO LEARN
. HE SAYS
Logfan Waller Page, Direc
tor of Public Roads. Says
United States Leads Eu
rope in Highway Building
Seed of Good Eoads.
(Special DUpetch to The Journil.)
Washington, Nov. 18. Igan Waller
Page, director of the office of public
roada of the United States department
of, agriculture, who was named by
President Roosevelt as bead of the
American commission to the recent In
ternational Roads congress at Paris, re
turned to Washington a few days since,
firm la the belief that in some of the
more sclentlfla branches of highway
construction the 'United States has nothing-
to learn from the older nations,
though he was willing to concede that
' thoia countries surnass this to an amas-
Ing degree in the percentage of improved
mileage ana in int jeniou, rar wuu
which their splendid highways are main
tained. Anumt the manv thinas which es
pecially Impressed Mr Page during this
Kuropean trip were the methods for
regulating automobile traffic in France
and England; the belief of a majority of
the delegates to the roada congress that
the automobile running at averaire speed
is not detrimental to highways; the
aplendor of French hospitality; the dis
covery that many miles of very satls
' factory highways in England have been
. constructed by mixing limestone and
granite after tne metnoas set zortn in
gublicatlons issued through the United
tales of flee of public roads, and the
amusing discussion now being carried
on by English automobiles against
horse traffic in city streets ana upon
suburban highway.
Credit to Amerioa,
' It Is hla belief that froth the congress
Itself at least one big result will flow
and credit for tnat must go 10 America.
On. a suggestion by Mr. Page, It was
determined to create en international
bureau of roads, similar In some re
spects to the International bureau of
navigation. -This hodywill consist of
two or more delegates from each of the
29 governments represented at the con-
f:ress. ; Its purpose will be the collect'
ng of all possible Information on road
work, the passing on It by a. committee
of experts, and i(s distribution through
out the world.
i ne ultimate Denenis ox so xar reacn
lng a move cannot now be estimated, but
the world will some day carry a heavy
debt of gratitude to the government
whose" highway representatives con
ceived the thought of such a bureau,
and brought to its support the dele
gates of every civilised country on the
globe.
Credit ' must go to Mr. Page for the
proposed erection of a memorial to M.
Tresauget. the' great French highway
engineer who was the originator of the
modern French system of road mainten
ance, and who began the building of the
incomparable system of highways that I
COMPLETE OFFICIAL FIGURES OX. OREGON'S VOTE FOB PRESIDENT
COUNTIES.
REPUBLICAN.
Baker
Benton
Clackamas .
Clatsop
Columbia . .
Coos
Crook ,
Curry
Douglas
Gilliam
Grant
Harney
Hood River
Jackson
Josephine . .
Klamath ...
Lake
Lane
Lincoln
Linn
Malheur . . . .
Marlon
Morrow
Multnomah .
Polk
Sherman ...
Tillamook . .
Umatilla ...
Union
Wallowa . . .
Waaoo
Washington
Wheeler
Yamhill
DEMOCRATIC.
PROHIBITION.
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1.1S4 1,183 1,183 1,183 768 773 788 76!i 87 88 89 85 66 68 68 64 2 A - ,, 1
2,774 2,776 2.762 2,758 1,865 1,866 1,865 1,856 128 116 116 114 363 864 360 85 20 ' 13 12 10
1.474 1,482 1,472 1,470 656 658 658 664 El 63 61 62 282 281 284 278 7 7 9 8
1,241 1,842 1,228 1,217 460 454 466 449 42 44 42 45 201 203 203 201 8 8 , : 7
1,857 1,851 1,848 1,839 891 894 889 881' 60 61 62 . 51 431 427 437 427 . 28 28 36 25
920 916 916 913 639 148 640 '541 89 38 ' 37 35 106 103 107 108 1 1 1 .1
267 267 266 268 148 148 147 147 83 38 82 82 8 8 8 - 8
2,09 2,092 2,083 2,072 1,384 1,359 1,354 1,345 60 69 60 in 370 366 368 - S65 - 12 8 7 7
600 470 476 473 251 242 246 244 6 6 4 6 37 40 39 19 1 1 2 1
749 74S 740 730 428 433 428 433 13 It 13 13 106 105 106 108 16 . U 13 13
462 460 460 448 327 . 329 880 324 11 8 10 65 66 66 66 3 2 2 1
770 767 764 767 360 359 869 360 47 45 46 46 68 58 58 68 . 3 , 8 , 3
2,036 2,082 2.021 2,016 1,622 1,637 1.635 1.521 98 96 95 94 379 380 380 878 10 8 8 8
960 967 962 958 712 782 714 720 20 22 20 22 295 299 296 94 19 20 ' 19 20
684 631 625 625 431 427 - 426 ,429 11 10 10 11 82 79 82 78 10 - 6 7
457 46.5 456 469 288 239 236 283 6 4 4 4 63 49 49 48 6 6 6 .
3.318 3.313 3,306 3,302 2,165 2,174 2,177 2.173 108 109 106 106 423 424 423 421 14 17 14 14
689 696 688 689 279 282 281 278 16 16 14 14 119 121 121 118 4 6 4 ; 4
2,197 2.202 2.186 2,14 1,812 1,813 1,806 1,790 156 148 148 144 333 334 S2 328 2 2 2 - 2
804 800 788 78T 541 643 641 640 68 51 52 49 74 70 70 70 -434 3
8,785 3,788 8,772 2,771 2,203 2,239 2.303 3,198 275 274 270 272 301 311 807 308 6 6 4 ' 3
690 680 677 482 269 272 276 265 24 2 27 26 111 110 111 110 9 10
17,695 17,818 17,695 17,698 9,737 9,850 9,870 9,726 " 629 680 628 622 1,454 1,447 1,440 1,483 42 41 41 2
1,469 1,466 1.452 1,448 1,098 1,113 1,111 l.OOi 75 74 74 73 159 159 169 . 169 4 . 8 4 . .
438 437 486 438 260 253 349 251 i5 26 24 26 35 36 36 v 26 . ,. ,. ' .. .
620 641 620 627 250 253 252 ' 250 39 40 38 40 128 129 129 129 4 6 4 4
2,336 2.828 2.822 2,318 1,666 1.568 1.668 1,669 109 110 109 110 180 174 176 171 8 8 8 8
1,607 1,610 1,498 1,610 1,173 1,191 1,183 1,193 36 36 36 36 232 23,7 231 283 6 6 4 6
907 90S 906 901 608 606 609 .606 20 18 21 19. 109 108 108 108 3 2 ,2 2
1,326 1,309 1.309 1,294 767 764 .770- 769 68 66 67 65 155 166 164 156 6 4 4.4
2,824 2,319 2,309 2,386 1,167 1,163 1,166 1.149 124 . 132 120 122 137 138 136 136 9 11 10 .
421 418 414 416 238 236 234 231 14 11 10 10 9 l 10 9 1 2 1 - 1
1,978 1.980 1,973 1,3 1,247 1.246 1439 1,234 236 240 245 236 167j 168J 169 167 4 i : t
62,464 62,630 82.167 "62,102 87,792 88,04 ST.SCl't 37,7162,682 2.666( 2.651 2.6251 7.822 7,439 733 7.266? 289 279 257 34
SOCIALIST.
INDEPENDENCa
Taffajpiurality. 24,483; Taffg niajoi-jty In state. 14,072.
has' made France famous as a road
building nation. The resolution to that
effect was introduced by Mr. Page and
unanimously adopted; the secretary gen
eral being empowered to receive con
tributions with whieh to carry out its
provisions.
Franoe la Xtead.
Asked what plans France had made
for the vislturs, Mr. Page said that he
had been amazed at the manner In which
the republic had planned for the -comfort
and the entertainment of the dele
gate. Among the functions was an elabor
ate reception at the Elysee palace, where
the national delegates wore received by
President Fallarleres. The sesslpns of
the congress were held In a vast audit
orium at the Borbonne; the various sec
tions meeting In rooms especially fur
nished for their comfort and convenience
at the Bailee du Jeu de Paume in a
corner of the beautiful garden of the
Tuilerles.
Besides the official reception at Kly
see palace, there was a special theatric
al entertainment given at which a fa
mous French actress recited a poem
specially, written for the occasion r a
reception at te palace of the minister
of public works; another at the magnt
ficlent Hotel d Vllle; side excursions
to Fontainbleu and Nice; and a lunch
eon at the beautiful . nalace at Ver
sailles.
This latter function' was of special
Interest to many Americans, because of
the historical associations llnserlmr
about the magnificent palace. The
luncheon was served in the superb
orange room, and when the delegates,
to the number of over 750, had taken
seats, the fountains which form the
great decorative features of the superb
apartments, were set playing, a tribute
by Franca to the visitors, for it is only
on rare occasions that the water Is
turned Into this chain of basins.
Xmpresslve Xteoeptlon.
At the recentlon at the Hotel de Villa
the visitors, were also treated to scene
of aplendor foreign to American ideas
of almnllcitv. A reaiment of the Die-
turesquely uniformed Chasseurs of the
mrencn army were detailed to stand at
attention, one on either end of every
step of the grand marble staircase down
which the delegates passed; and thence
la aouDie rows to ine state dining-rooms
and grand salons. Gratifying and Im
pressive as were these examples of al
most royal hospitality, the chairman of
the American delegation found more of
Interest In the perfection of the sys
tem of roads with which the republic
la provided, and the systematic method
of maintaining them to the highest de
gree of efficiency. He was told that
on the magnificent road leading from
Paris to Versailles 6000 automobiles
pa as either way on each fine day, but
he noted that it was in such perfect con
dition that it was practically as dust
less as the carefully swept asphalt
street of a large city, j
No better macadam roads are built in
France .than can be and are built in
this country, but the maintaining of
these roads la attended to with the ut
most care, and for that reason tlm
highways are invariably In such splen
did condition that they excite the envy
of American visitors.
Boads of England.
Prior to his arrival at Paris, Mr.
Page spent some days in England in
the company of some of tho famous
highway engineers of the empire, ex
amining roads throughout England. It
is his belief that England has arrived
as near to the solution of duatless roads
the present' day problem of all hlgli
way engineers as any nation. Her
engineers have given the use of bitumin
ous materials for spraying macadam
roada the utmost thought and care.
Boraying highways with such material,
after science has been called to the aid
of the highway builder, has a tendency
to preserve the solidity of the roads
and prevent the formation of dust, and
England haa made such progress In this
branch of road study that many miles
of suburban roads are as free from the
disease-breeding dust nuisance as the
best kept streets of the principal cities
of the world.
So firm are the highway scientists
In the demand that these conditions not
merely maintain but Improve, that the
first fight against the horse has been
taken up by the automoblllsts.
When the motor car began to come
into use, the teaming Interests of the
world were strong. They berated the
automobile in unmeasured terms; said
that it was a menace to the public and
to th horse: that it endangered life
and limb; in fact, advanced every argu
ment against it that from time imme
morial has been advanced against tho
advent of every great invention or civ
ilizing Influence.
Pack Saddle Days.
In the early days of the American
republic the pack saddle men fought
bitterly against the advent of the
wagon. They declared it would make
nosnlhle tha carrvlna of heavier loads
and the "Consequent ruining of the pack
Baddla industry; the wagon men fought
the stage coach on ine ineory mat it
would facilitate traffic and throw
warnn mpn out of Work: the StaiTS
coach men battled against the railroads
on the theory that the running or steam
cars would drive out the atage coach
driver, and each in turn was forced to
make way.
Th flirht nf thn horse-caf men
against the trolley car Is remembered 1
bv all. i ne claim -was irwn muue ini
3"nnn ftnn horses would be thrown out
of work and that horsebreeders would
starve. The trolley is wellnlgh univer
sal, and yet more horseea are raised
each year than the year before and
they bring Detiecpnces.
The horse Interests have ever fought
the automobile. There have been thou
sands of columns of argument published
against it, and short-sighted men have
advocatea sucn neavy taxation against
It that s. treat and an ever growing In
dustry would have been sadly hampered
had half the Unwise legislation planned
"own pui i ii i u execution.
Motor Oar Alda.
Now highway experts aided by the
motor car interests and by a powerful
association of London and Us suburbs
have turned like the trodden orm and
im ieu an auHCH on tne norse. . .
The claim they advance Is that the
Polluting Of all nublio thnrourhfaran la
done, not by automoblllsts but by
ureas, uiii ir no norses were allowed
iu urup oreTunic matter on puoiio thor
oughfares, the dust nuisance would soon
ne nflllffhl Kitf an Un
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They advance the logical statement
HtjiDoiig, vrvaieu oy nunareas
of thousands of horses is detrimental to
public health- and a menace to the pave
ments, and they charge that the con
tinual cleansing of- the streets because
of this, traffic Imposes a vast and an
unjust tax upon the citlxens.
. v. muw of area gratification
to the American chairman to be frankly
told in both France and England that
this nation has stepped ahead of both
those nations in the testing of materi
als for building macadam roads. Vari
ous experiments conducted by the of
fice of public roads have developed the
fact that it is possible In road building
to obtain a better bonded surface by
mixing rocks, such as limestones, with
slliclous rocks, such as granite or Sand
stone. That discovery embodied in publica
tions sent out through the United States
department of agriculture rbad been
engineers, and while in England Mr.
Page was driven over a number of
stretches of splendid highway built by
the blending of such material, and was
commended by those who built them.
Samples of Boad Stoek.
In conjunction with that phase of
highway construction, Mr. Page was
asked If it would be possible for his
office to receive about 300 samples of
the characteristic road building rocks
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of Great Britain and make laboratory
tests of them.
It was sDeclflcallv stated In the of
ficial invitation sent from France many
months ago that the congress at Paris
was called for the purpose of discussing
the effect of automobile traffic upon
public highways and if deemed detri
mental to devise means of overcoming
the effect. Asked wlist conclusion was
reached by the congress, 14ft Page said
that automobile traffic and its effect
was very thoroughly discussed and that
many -brilliant papers were presented,
every phase of the question being treat
ed of. As It was Impossible to arrive
at a unanimous conclusion, the ques
tion of' damaae done was left for a
later determination. It was the con
sensus of opinion, however, that au
tomobiles driven at ordinary rates of
speed are not especially harmful to
good highways.
Mr. Paae was especially impressed bv
the laws regulating automobile traffla
in practically all portions of France and
England. Unlike the laws prevailing in
nearly every section of this country, the
motor oar restrictions of those ooun
trlea are framed for the purpose of
stopping reckless ariving and tne or
f leers responsible for their enforcement,
are not reatricted as are American of-'
flctals. No speed limit provisions are
ncorporated In the laws of France or
England. If in the Judgment of an of
ficer, a motor car driver is reckless,
even If proceeding at less than eight
mll an hour, he is subject to arrest.
If 'on the other hand he Is proceeding
at express speed on a broad thorough
fare, free from other traffic, and Is not
endangering the lives or the property
of others, he la-well within- hla -Tights
and may not be Interfered with.
MICE SET FIRE ,
THEN GIVE ALARM
Los Angeles. Nov. 27. Having set
fire to the house by gnawing match,
mice, by their squeals, gave the alarm
to the owner, T. J. Sepulveda, and en
abled him to save his property. The
mice were cremated before the blaze
had been extinguished.
Bepulveda was in the front of the
house when the squeals of the mice In
the kitchen arousedjilm. He found the
fire burning fiercely in the closet where
matches had been stored. The fire de
partment was called and the flames
quenched with a loss to the building of
only 3200.
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