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Home Course --------------- In---------------- RoadJ'Iaking IV.—State Aid In Road Improvement. By LOGAN WALLER PAGE. Director Orti< e <4 Public Road*, Unit rd Stair* Department <4 Agriculture Copyright by Am«rl< >n Pre ■« As- >. elation. I»l- III' prliulple of atnte n*i! unii ■tute superi’Islon »ceti.» li of fer thè l»-»t ■olutlo:i <'t t’i? roncl prolilen* The limi « < to miopi «tufo nifi wiis New Je -i-; < Inw hnvinti berti paaaed by thè li hiture ot tbut filati' In IHU1 ”llii < Ihnt finir sbout two-lhlrda of thè ■ n ut Ih« Union bave adopled ■otite forni of ■tnt<< nifi or tinte superv I m I oii In onler lo reevlve Ilio uhi of tlie tinto thè corniti«* or tow n»lil|m lire re qulrtfl to pay n portlun of thè eo»t Tiiln ainonnt varie» in thè diffrteiit ■Intra frolli 25 to f>n per cent. Imi In ■omo of thè alate» thè w Itole cimi of T a »T*lt AID HOAD IM MCW JSIUK-V. irrtalu trunk line ronda In | m *I<I by the ■tute. The principle of alate uhi la that the atnte contributo to road lui pmvemeut out of a general fund to which all taxpayera contribute. The fumi «lor« not come from farmer« alone, but from all the (leople, mid ra|>eclally from tboao that nr«* more abundantly able to tirar the burden of taiatlon. A great Injustice han been done the farmer« of thin country In el tisrfln* fiumi alone to «houldrr the en The atate highway engineer abould tire ex pen«« unit responsibility ot building country roads. The resident« be eniiiowered to appoint nil of Ida ■«- of cities have signified a greater will- ■Intaiila after proper examination and Ingneaa to contribute to thia fund tlinii with the odvlc« and consent of the thnao who live In the rural dlatrlete. commission. to riselve all bld« and to uwurd contracts. to au|>ervl»e the work notwithstanding the fuct that pru< tiefilly nil the state aid Inwa prohibit of construction and mnlutimance, and. tlie tine of the money wltblu the lliolta In fuel, he ahould be given full author! of cities unit towna. Ktate aid tend« to ty In all executive work of the depart ment. The «tale highway engineer equnllM the burden of taxation. Every one who uaen a highway or j abould prepare a map of such of tile receive« any benefit frotmlt should con main highways of the atnte a« ahould tribute Io the coat of It« Improvement mo»t properly conntltute a ayatem of The farmer la not the only one who u»e» atnte or trunk line ronda to lie Improv the country road» or re< rive« beueht ed either III port or wholly by the atnte. from them. They are also uned by the Mt ide rond Improvement ahould lie car country merchant, the lumber denli-i. ried forward with the ultlmute Idea of the Itinerant peddler, the village doc developing u continuous ayatem of tor, the commercial «alenmnn. by the trunk lines running throughout the wheelman mid the untomoblllnt. and to ■lute and connecting. If possible, with n greater or lesser extent by the en similar trunk line ronda In adjacent tire |««>ple Tin- city dweller cannot states and with the necessary luteral live without Ida dally uuppllen from road« lu each county. The state highway engineer ahould the farm, nnd he must pay dally ami III cash the gri-tlter »Imre of nil extra be given authority to '-all on county or township rond officials for Information coHt attending their transportation. Home of the atnte highway depart concerning the rond« under tln-lr super ment« uro operated <-n u purely politi vision. aud It should tie made manda cal bnala, and It very frequently Imp tory on such officials to furnbdi such in pena that tint highway commissioner», formation upon re<|ue«t Thia is very a« well a« their •ubordinnle». are re dealriible. na It 1« m-cessnry for the moved from office for purely political «tnte highway department to keep post reasons, no mutter how efficient or com ed a« to conditions existing In different pct< nt they tuny l>e. Thia la the moat , rountlea. In most of the state aid law« the wrloiia defect In our »fate aid system. Any Inw providing for Mate super initiative In obtaining atnte aid rest« vision aud ■title aid should t>e no with the county or township authori framed an to remove It» ndminl«tra- ties This tn a wise provision, because, lion ■■ far ua possible from the In tn the first place, the local atithoritle« fiucuce of p'lrtlaau imlltlca. A plan are in bettor position to know what that seotDS to I m - meeting with general - roads It will be to the greatest advan approval 1« one which provides for n tage of the county or township to im nonpnld, non part I nun nnd t«<chnl<-nlly prove, and. In the second place, they competent commission that consists, are tieat able to determine the extent for ln«tnnce. of a professor of civil en of tbe county's ability to share In the gineering from one of the leading uni- ex pen we of »uch an Improvement An vcndtle« or college» of the etale, t In other consideration of great importance state geologist and one civilian mem I In thia connwtlou 1« that if the India- ber to lie appointed by the governor I tlve were to rest entirely with the A commbudoii thua constituted han a state there would be a certainty of majority of It» members aelocti-d be conflict of authority tietween the state cause of their training and ability nnd and the counties, resulting In the ultl- without reference to their political af j mate failure of the state aid plan. filiation«. The civilian member up- The only case In which the road« can I pointed by the governor ehould tiring be built by the state without the full to the commission the business ability I and hearty co-operation of the coun essential to the proper ami economic ties or township« Is when- the state organisation and prosecution of it« pays the entire cost of building and Work. At the name time, mo long a« maintaining the roads Moat of the fie governor could ap|»>lnt only the law« provide that atnte aid shall not minority of the commlaalon nnd the be granted until the application of the name being nonimld, there would be local authorities has been approved by little Inducement to make the position the state engineer, which enable» the one of polltl'-al preferment. engineer to exercise n sort of sui»*rvl«- The actual work of n state highway ory power over the selection of. the department abould I m * wider the direr roads to lie Improved, to the end that tlon of one man poaae««lng technical the various roada throughout the state qualification«, experience nnd execu ■hall conform to a general system tive ability. Thin official abould I m * ap All surveys, plans, specifications and pointed by the comnilnalon lie ahould . estimate« for state roads and bridges be n civil engineer, skilled nod exfiert- | should be made by the state highway enerd In rond construction nnd main engineer's office, thu« Insuring uni tenance. nnd hla salary ahould tie fixed formity aud a high degree of excel by the commlaalon. Illa |>o«lllon ahould lence. All Improvements to cost over, be [lermanrnt. nnd he ahould not be re say. $'-’.<*«> should lie let to contract, moved except for incompetence or mal as It has been found that this mean« feasance In office. economy Isith In time and money and with nroiM-r suuervlston will uatiallv . ( 1 ' : ' 1 ' I i gin- Is-ttcr resulls than could la* ob tained otherwise Koine <>f the states provide that the whole cost shall be paid lu the first lu staiee by the state, the counties or townships liefng required to reimburse tin- state for their share nt n fixed time after the road la improved. Hi ¡dg » and culverts should lie con •lder<«l 11« u part of the road and the atnte -lioul I aid in their construction wit' 'a pn-jier limitations lu the same manner 11» for the rond Itself. When the work is lei to contract the i-outrac- tor must of necessity nd value money In fin- performance of Ills contract and Is therefore entitled to receive partial pnyici nts thereon ns the sume progress es. but not over W> per cent of the con tract price of the work should la- paid tn itilvnnce of It« full completion aud «. < e|>tnm-c. 'I he state highway engineer should be required to keep all roads built by the aid of Hie »tai' in proper re|>air. the total co4t of sil' h repairs to tie paid by 1 bi- »late, the counties ami townships to r< imburse the state In the same mail 11 r ns for the const ruction of the rond. Th" rt-nson for thl« Is that road main- teiiam c Is of as great or even, groster We are giving away ab solutely free several 42- piece sets of dishes. They are beautifully patterned and durable all at the Mt. Scott Pub lishing Co’s, office and learn particulars and how to obtain these dishes without spending a cent of money The Number Is Limited Design 90S. by Clann L. Saxton. Architect. Minneapolis. Minn. ® by Glenn L. Saxton. PERSPECTIVE VIEW-FROM A PHOTOGRAPH. A «TATB HOAD W COHSX'”ICVT. |iq>ortHii< e ttuiu road construction, anil , the best roads if neglected soon go to rulu. it Is utterly useless to establish a «tnte highway system without atjhe same time providing an adequate source of revenue. Uule»s there is a surplus In the treasury for this pur- pose h sp<- lnl tax should be levied or a state tsiud issue should be author ised. On the theory that automobiles are destructive to Improved roads most of the «late aid states provide that the proceed« of automobile licenses over and above tbs expenses connected with Isming such license« be applied to the state highway fund and used for th« purpose of eonstxuctiiig and maintain ing the roads. FEATHERS Going To Get Married? Need A New Set of Dishes? A BUNGALOW OPEN TO THE SUNSHINE AND EGGSHELLS. Ireland baa 24.000.000 hens and 50.- 000 goats and in the fiast year export ed $20.000.000 In poultry produce. England'a egg output does not equal the consumption, and she must import $35,000.000 worth of egga. Dr. Iiyes of Chicago Inocviated a White Leghorn rooster with a prepa ration obtained from a human lung In volved with acute lobar pneumonia. He then secured an Immune serum from the fowl that has a protective j power against the disease. Winter is not the hen's natural lay ing senson. and this must be consid ered In our endeavor to make her lay those high priced eggs. A ration as near as possible to that which spring anil summer furnish brings success, but stimulauts, aa with men. spell fail ure. Many tell the sex of ducks by that pretty curl on the tali, but those who de|>eud on that sigu to select Indian ltunuer drakes oftcu get left, as the mule Is often without that ornament The female does all the talking in the duck tribe, as ofteu in the human, so there's the cue for you. One peculiarity of many amateurs is that they often select as their first breed a fowl that is very difficult to breed true to color and color markings, perhaps because such are the most beautiful. It is wiser to start with a simpler and easier breed and thus get the first principles before tackling the most difficult The receut Invasion of locusts if it did no good to the trees, sure made a i feast for the foxes, skunks, ground hogs, birds, poultry and even the |Hgs But if you thought It was great to see your birds gobble the big bugs you should go to the east, where they are gathered by the ton. dried and gobbled by both bens and humans. The farmer will tell you thnt the great fiittcuer for bogs Is yellow corn, and If you follow him when he feeds the hens you will likely find him feed ing corn to them also. He expects those hogs to get fat nnd those hens to lay eggs on the same ration ''It's n poor rule that won't work both ways." and this Is n poor one It is quite amusing to hear some of our poultry lecturers wrangling over the moist and dry mash question. The question 1« then generally given to the audience, nnd Invariably the ma jority Is for the moist mash Try them both, nnd «hen yon count the eggs nnd note condition of your fowls you will likely vote with the majority too Dr. Mary R Pennington of the de partment of agriculture declares that “eggs laid In the cool days of spring and properly put away In storage are better thnn the eggs freshly laid In the hot weather and rushed to the city from the nest." English "eggsperts" are laughing loud at Dr Mary's state ment. Yes; mere man may safely laugh at a female with the Atlantic between FIRST FIX1OR PLAN. SECOND FLOOR PLAN. Here Is a good design to build from, either In a suburb or a small village. Size, twenty-six feet wide and twenty-eight feet deep. Coat, exclusive of beat ing and plumbing. $2,500. Upon receipt of $1 the publisher of this paper will supply a copy of Sax ton's book of plans, entitled “American Dwellings.” The book contains 254 new and up to date designs of cottages, bungalows and residences coating from $1,000 to $6,000. PROGRESS OF STATE DURING PAST WEEK will thua be able to get’a comprehensive knowledge of Oregon’s resources and tbe advertising will be of grest value to tbe states. The Oregon Threshers Association will meet at Condon May 23 and >4. This organization has members ail over the state and the annual meeting is us ually largely attended. Subject« of in terest to threshermen are discussed and various problems met. Portland, Or , April 30 (Special)—Pu pils of the Portland schools have taken up Country Life education in earnest ■ nd during the past week the work was given new impetus when instructors of the Oregon Agricultural College talked to the children on this inteieating sub ject. One city school alone h«s 1130 gardens now being grown by pupile. Photographers of the Northwest states will gather at Portland for the annual convention of the Pacific Coast Association Sept 2 5 About 200 dele Corvallis, Ore., April 30—M. Ida, gates are expected from all psris of the Japaneee consul, recently transferred North Pacific states and British Colum from San Francisco to the Portland ter bia-. The organization was formed in ritory, visited tbe Oregon Agricultural Portland about 12 years ago and the College vesterdav on his way back north coming gathering will be of interest to from a trip to Ashland all photographers. Mr. Ida’s territory includes the states The current year, it is said, will prove of Oregon, Idaho and Montana, and one oi the beet periods in the bi-tory of contains some 5,000 Japanese. He is the lumber industry, the demand for now traveling through tbe district get foreet products of Oregon being the beet ting acquainted with tbe various condi since the period following the San tions. Incidentally he is also investi Francisco fire, when the forests of the gating agricultural methods which may Northwest were drawn upon heavily to be suited to conditions in his own rebuild that city. Prosperous condi country, with a review to making a re tions in the lumber trade will be felt port upon them for the Imperial College generally throughout Oregon, so wide of Agriculture of Japan spread is this industry. While here the consul was the guest Preliminary work for the conetnuction of the three Japhneee students of the of the north Jetty at the mouth of the college, Kaknji Okamoto, Yoshitaro Columbia River will commence at once, Fujihira, and Moichi Kawasbima, He plans having been approved al Washing called upon the dean of womenf Dr. An ton and forwarded to the local engineers na Z. Crayne, and discussed with her during the past week. The approximate : the education and training of women. length of the proposed jetty will be two •'In Japan’’, sai I Mr. Ida, “there was and one-half miles and it will require no education for women until tbe Mis- •bout five years for conetiuction' It is eionaries came. Now there is a common expected to add materially to the depth sayir g that God is the father of the of the ship channel across the Columbia Japanese women, and the missionary is River bar. the mother.” Two new experiment farms have jnst been completed in Crook County, out The Demons Of The Swamp near Metolius and the other near Red- tnond. They are to be operated under are mosquitos. As they sting they put the direction of the Oregon Agricultural deadly malaria germs in the Mood. Then College, which is sufficient guarantee follow the icy chillsand the fires of fever. that they will be operated on ^practi The apjs-tite flies and the strength fails; cal basis and it is believed they will do also malaria often paves the way for much toward solving the problems new deadly typhoid But Electric Bitters settlers are meeting with in tilling the kill and ea-t out the malaria germs from 1 dry farming and irrigated lands of the the blood; give you a fine appetite and ’ interior of the state. renew your strength. ‘‘After long suf- Extensive displays of state product» f ring,” wrote W.n. Fretwell, of Iaica- will undoubtedly lie arranged at Port ;na, N. C , “three Iwittles drove all the land during the Rose Festival, E k< malaria from my system, and I’ve had Convention and other gatherings of the g ■ d health ever since.” Best for Ml \ oom u.g summer. Diet oneandsofvie- stomach, liver anil kindey ills. 50 eta at I itore to tbe Rose City during the tear all dealers. 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