The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 14, 1916, Image 24

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Newspaper Page TextB THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 14, 1918. Umatilla, Union and ' Coos ; Good Roads Advocates to Test Issue at the Polls. AGGREGATE IS $1,742,000 ttTnUs Considerable Opposition Prevails i In Iiok County, Advocates of Kaas f nrs Axe Worklar Hard for Victory. ( . ':. , Proposed Bond Issues. Umatilla county $980,000 .Union county 400,000 Coos county 862,000 At ' tbe primary election next Fri day. tn voters of Umatilla, Union ind Coot counties will cast ballots on the proposition of bonding their re spective counties for the purpose of raisin funds for highway Improve ment. A strenuous campaign Is being con ducted In each county for and against the proposed bond issues, the cam paign overshadowing the contest for county officials. The bonds which it Is proposed to Issue are to be of the aerial form, one tenth to be retired very year after the fifth year, j In Umatilla county the issue in the vent of adoption Ik to be expended on the following roads: Pendleton to L'matllla throueh Echo TT.imii.tAn nrtft UtonflalH ttnit nfifl .Pendleton to the Washington bound ary, through Adams. Athena, Weston, Kreewater and Milton, (300,000; Pen dleton to Pilot Rock. $140,000; Pendle ,Jton to Helix, $140,000; Milton to Fern dale, $30,000; Pendleton to Pilot Hock Junction, $20.00; the remainder to be ..pent according to the Judgment of the county court. , The Umatilla County Good Roads ..association, of which J. F. Robinson is 'president and W. C. E. Prultt secre tary, is sponsor for the measure. How ever, certain members of the board of directors, notably Senator C. A. Bar rett and W. W. Harrah, opposed the plan and were instrumental In calling (to life an old good roads association which, went on record against the "measure. The Farmers' Union is also opposing the measure. vi . iiiiio lijo jailer egnmea bl movement for placing upon the ballot tr two-mill tax fotgood roads each t. year -for five yer - si However, they failed to circulate their initiative peti tions and the measure will not be on , ithe ballot. Nevertheless, it is general ly believed that If the bonding meas- 'ure la defeated the direct tax measure Will be placed upon the ballot this fall. On rtf Ihfl rr: o i n n ro-n m ant. r f tV.. '$-.y,000 will not be sufficient for the Improvement of the roads outlined and that the law prohibits any further , bonded indebtedness, v The strongest advocacy of the bonds is In the Irrigated sections of the west end of the county. The big farmers '.- are almost unanimously opposed and, t-t tflls time, there seems little doubt that. If the taxpayers alone voted, the measure would be defeated. Propo- " Tients. however, claim a big silent la- , boring vote. ' r In an effort to swing the laboring f.vote against the bonds, the opponents last week called Eugene E. Smith, president of the Central Labor Union of Portland, to Pendleton to talk aralnst the measure. At the meeting which he addressed. Representative J. T. H inkle of Hermiston appeared to debate the question with him. Hlnkle also upheld the bond issue two weeks sgo at a meeting of the Pilot Rock Farmers' union. Assessor C. P. Strain talked against the measure. Other speakers for and against the measure are expected to be brought In this w .ek. The Situation la Coos. In Coos county the Coos County Good Roads association, in addition to conducting a speaking campaign, is sending out mall matter to voters in cluding a large map showing the roads to be improved should the issue be au thorized. These, with the amounts te be expended on them are as follows: Coqulile-Coos Bay road, $145,000; Co q Jllle-Bandon road. $48,000; Glasgow- ilaynes Inlet road, (46,000; Bandon Jurry road, (84,000; Coqullle-Myrtle Point road, (46,000; Haynes Inlet North Inlet road, (13,000. In the literature being sent out by the advocates of the issue Is con tained the statement that the valua tion of property in the county has in creased from (2,766,000 in 1901 to (21,. 109,000 in 19i. Among the outside speakers in the campaign are Frank Terrace of King county, Washington, Itoadmaster Yeon and Commissioner -olman of Multnomah county. One argument being used in behalf of the bond issue is the statement that if it carries the state highway commission has promised to give the county state aid. In Union county It is proposed to hard-surface approximately ' 40 miles of road to a width of nine feet. The roads to be improved are from La Grande to Elgin and from La Grande to Union by way of Cove. The annual cost to taxpayers is estimated at 12 for every (1000 of assessed valuation. The Union County Good Roads as sociation which is fathering the move-n- it is making an active fight. If they cannot get hard-surface roads they will insist on gravel roads, it s staled. Meetings have been held at La Grande, Elgin, Cove and lmbler and the tinal rr :..ng is to be held at Union tomorrow. In Union County. It is contended by the sponsors of ti e bond issue that (400,000 will build approximately 40 miles of hard-surface roads nine feet wide. However. it is not contended that -this will pay for the necessary culverts or drainage. It is also contended that state aid will naturally follow the voting of the bonds connecting with the adjoin ing counties. Umatilla on the west end and Baker on the east, linking the main thoroughfare with the great highways, increasing the value of property brought into the markets, placing the county on the great tour ist and scenic route of- the nation, bringing people Into a closer -social and comr unity life, increasing educa tional facilities and offering greater opportunities to the rapid increase of wealth and population. They aay this Is an age of progress and the people are clamoring for good roads. The opposition to the bond Issue claim that $400,000 will not build 40 miles of hard surface roads nine feet wide; that the (400,000 is only a beginning; that 40 miles in Union county will only be a trunk line at the Last and will be used principally by spseders and tourists; that while hard surface is all right it is not all right in' a sparsely settled community, that while hard surface roads are all right In the cities and where cities and towns are very close and the country settled up on every 20 acres, still they are a luxury In the country districts. The opposition also object to paying the $181,000 interest which will have to be paid during- the 14 years. IWW5T irV'AV, ":WjF 1 ' ?Vr -vtC 1 &i i.i t " ! ji 8 v -jr uSf X "Tll Slust Kot Fly Kites. London, May 13. (I. N. S.) No one can fly a kite in London without spe cial permission, acordlng to a new order of the county council. GASOLINE CUT to HALF PRICE Power Doubled-Spced Increased by The DIABLO GASAVIR! 9000 Sold in San Francisco in Thirty Days! Gere B more miles to tba I Gare 9 more miles to Uie Doubled the mileage en gallon on tbe two-ton truck I ftllon oil the Limousine of i Standard Oli tlx ton truck Of Clans Wreden. I K. Wertbelmcr. 1 No. F 1447. JAMES PATTERSON J. OT PORTLAND WTTKESSED THESE TESTS. Sells like hotcakes for $3.00 and pays for itself every week. AUTO- . MOBILE OWNERS BUY IT ON SIGHT. Exclusive Agents Wanted in Every Town in the State It yon wlh to art aa our avent we will aend tbe DIABLO QA8AVEB for a 80 day trial tor (X If yon derliie to represent ua after a fair teat, notify uh AT ONCE. If nut. either rvturn the OA8AVER and get your money hark or remit n the balance of $1 . We truat . '0 ei'?,e WT- bemuse we know you ran make money ung or selling; onr Oasayer. We wad full instructions with each Oaaarar ahowin how to INSTALL IN 10 MINUTES. SS SSl.JWSi He Diablo Meter Company liSSSSSi'Slt DIM YOUR LIGHTS t r . arm PERRI'S NO GLARE $1 Approved by Police Department BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK Diamond Tires A Nimble Tire and STRONG Always sold on its true Pneumatic tire performance. Sold on the QUALITY of its materials not on their mere quantity. At Fair-List prices always. ARCHER & WIGGINS Distributors i i r AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP SUPPLIES j Spark Plugs TOOLS Brake-Lining MUlUKtYULKS AND ACCESSORIES Preer Tool and Supply Co. ; 74 etatta and Oalt Bte. Phoneti Main 1882. A.168S Mtxmmi ami Retreading R. L BLODGETT, a9"31 vt2tF&w!h WINTON BOASTS DISTINCTIVE FINISH U.lS'J -:r -;ff tr; - ,( $ $ A. C. Stevens, local Win ton manager, at wheel of new car recently received. One of the best finished automo biles seen here la now in the rooms of the Winton Motor Car Co.'e branch at Twenty-third and Washington streets. Manager Stevens having re ceived It during the week. It Is the smaller type of the Winton six, and is finished in distinctive tan with yellow wire wheels. 'The Winton company has long made a specialty of many finishes and styles," says Mr. Stevens. "This car is absolutely unlike anything we ever had and I like it better. "We proceed on the theory that no man wants a car just like the one his neighbor has. While It may have the same things under the hood and the same quality throughout, he will take more pride In his car If It pos sesses a distinctive appearance." Inside the car Is finished with a leather which sets ofr the outside col oring most strikingly. The leater is l mottled brown of the kind which has been seen in high class book bindings but never before on a motor car. The upholstery, down to, the rugs is of the same finish. Two weeks ago, the branch reoeived a clover-leaf model which was soon dis posed of. Moist Places Bad For Storing Cars lrnshroom-Uke Oreirta Ooenrt ea Cot ton ta Tires, 'Walca WU1 STeataany Beduoe Tabrlo to Mold. The evils of allowing a ear to atand In a damp place, storing Jt In a gar age where there Is always water on th floor, or allowing the cars to stand on an earth floor, are pointed out by the tire bulletin of the Archer & Wiggins company, the local distribut ors of the Michelin tires. When cotton fabric Is left In a mo!st atmosphere, such as on the floor of a damp cellar, for example. It la not lon before spots and stains make their ap pearance. Such statns denote the pres ence Of minute destructive growths or tiny mushroom organisms, the action of which reduces the rabrlc to mould. The application of these experiment to automobile tires Is easily followed. Sometimes a casing will blow out suddenly, perhaps when the car is bHng used for the first time In the spring. In order to Judge the seriousness of s.irli damage, it must be determined whether the canvas of the tread only has been affected, for in that case the t!re can he retreaded and restored to thoroughly servicable condition. if the body canvas of the casing Is at fee ted, as well as the tread, it becomes necessary to have the casing com pletely rebuilt. Scientific System Of -Roads Is Purpose Bin Introduced In Congreaa Provides for Flan of National KlffBwajrs to Be &ald Out by Army Engineers. Provision for an investigation and report to congress of a preliminary plan for a system of national high ways by the corps of engineers of the army Is made in a joint bill now pending before the senate and house committees on military affairs. The bill was Introduced in the senate by Senator John A. Shields of Tennessee and in the house by Representative John H. Small of North Carolina. In particular this bill embodies the principle of having conducted a scien tific investigation and survey of the highway routes upon which federal funds are to be expended before the work of construction is begun. It seeks, It Is said, to prevent the hit or miss building of roads by the fed eral government which are located, not by expert surveyors, but by local political Influence roads which be gin anywhere within a state and end nowhere in particular. The danger of having federal funds for good roads expehde(fln such fashion has already caused the cry of "pork" to be raised In congress when the good roads ap propriation bills were under discus sion. Under the terms of the Shields Small bill, the federal government would devote Its funds and energies solely to the construction of main or trunk line highway units connecting and correlating the highway systems withiu the states. Instead of pro vidlng funds to pay a part of the state s bills on state roads, the fed eral government would take over, to build and maintain entirely, certain of the principal highways. That would relieve the states of a considerable part of their present burden and would allow them to devote more money to the building of more miles of good roads radiating from the fed eral highways. Counties would then build good roads radiating from the state highways, while townships ' tr Individuals would build good roads feeding the county highways. Thus the entire country would be woven together by a network of highways each system feeding the other, aa Is aone Dy me railways. OF EMM Of the Magnificent New Home of ie Pacific Kl Broadway at Davis Street Monday, May Fifteenth The occasion will be observed by continuous open house throughout the week, open every evening. Musical program. Tea garden. 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