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About Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1908)
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' 7T" MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1908 ',' ' 4. ; ' ', Let's take this world as some wide scene ' Through which, in 'frail but buoyant boat, With skies now dark and now serene, Together you and I muBt float; Beholding oft, on eltber shore, Bright spots where we might love to stay But Time piles swift his flying oar, And away we speed, away away. Thomas Moore. ' r Wr ' UhH a suggestion J. ' V ' V ' 1 ' 1 i,, Why not pend a large committee of businessmen to Portland to interview the. manager of the Oregon Electric Railway Oom j 'I pany regarding the extension from Salem to Eugene via Cor !. ?ValBs. The company has officially announced that Eugene is their objective terminal, but they purpose to take their own " time for building to this city. Why not ask them what special inducements are necessary to presuade them to push the line in this direction during the coming year? It can be represented ' ' that Eugene is anxious to keep up its growth and progress and might offer greater inducements at this time than a few years - later for the completion of the road. We want it NOW that's the idea, and are ready and willing to do our part. 't BUILD THE STATE WAGON ROAD '.- ' '. - The Linn county grangers are opposing the movement for a north and south state road through Oregon. They profess to want roads running out from the county seats before the build ing of one good highway through the entire state, which will in a general way parallel the Southern Pacific railroad. And there- , in these Linn county reactionaries are wrong, just as they us ' ually are on matters of public policy. They represent the last o I ditch defenders of the old-time non-progressive Oregon policy . ", that has held the state back when its neighbors have made far greater strides in wealth and population. Linn county is an ob ject, lesson in the respect that it has fewer school childn lyw than four years ago, while Ijane on th south and Marion on the north show remarkable gains. The stigma of the "Oregon MosSback" ifould rcfcaain upon the state for all time if we were to heed the advice of these faftners who are eternally objecting to the modern methods and ideas adopted by their more pro gressive neighbors. ' , Oregon does need a macadamized state' road, connecting with a similar highway now being pushed to completion in Wash ington on the north and California on the south. Build this road and show the people what a really good road ia, and lay the foun dation for a good road system, and 'then the branch roads will come most naturally, traversing the several counties in ev ery direction within a few years. This was exemplified in the paving of Eugene, the principal business street coming first, and then the intersecting streets. The hardest work was to get the first main artery of traffic improved, and then the fight was! won; further improvement was demanded by the people, who willingly paid the cost. Build one main state road, and build.it right, and in ten years Oregon will be able to boast of having the best highways of any state in the Union. It would be im possible to stop the movement once the people were given a practical illustration of its benefits. The tourist automobile travel alone, when this road-is com pleted, would bring enough money, now going almost exclusively to Southern California, every year to cover . the cost of the road. "See America first" would become a potent slogan if we had roads that could be travelled over in comfort, and induce thousands of pleasure seekers to view the scenic attractions of the Pacific coast instead of spending their money in Europe and other lands across the ocean. This would te a consideration, however, vastly inferior to the benefit the firmer would derive from having good roads over which to haul lis produce to mar ket. , , ' '' ' b The good roads movement ought to be;taien up; at the com ing session of the legislature and an act passii under which con struction of a state road, north and south, pin be commenced, just as was done in Washington several yean ago. The people there are not complaining of the cost; they see the benefit of good roads and are demanding more of thm should disregard the mossback mumblings f: lay the foundation for a good roads systemlthat will" eventually cover the entire state. ceedings. If people knew and understood each other better there would be fewer quarrels, and if the people would inform themselves thoroughly on issues such as that which is pending in Eugene there would be less dissenion and more united effort in half of the community. What Eugene needs now is a revival of the "get togetner spirit, ana open mass meetings lor the dis. cussion of public questions is a splendid way to bring that about Human nature is selfish, and nearly all our interests are ner. sonal jrou can't get away from the fact. San Francisco's earthquake and fire stirred the United States as had no limilar occurrence in our history, while the far greater disaster in Italy cwva w - muui w. luv uig newspaper headlines. Splendid cities ruined, thousands killed and tens of thousands maimed and impoverished but after all they are only poor foreigners. These things' are awful calamities only when brought home to us. exr ess There is to be a mass meeting in Fairnount cuss the proposed city power plant and tha lngs that nave been brought to stop all opefetions tion. This, we understand, is to be a non which all are invited to participate and that those who attend will be able to arrivJ standing of the existing conditions, whicl are not beneficial to the interests of power question has degenerated too much rel in which the public welfare has been lost reason such meetings as this one benefit, if the people will attend and take Eugete, ilto wU 3Z2 The legislators om Linn county and tonight to dis- injunction proceed- in that dire ol faction meeting, in their views, so at a clearer under- to say the least, The water and a personal quar- ight of, and for this be of positive aiinterest in the pro- After all staid old China is not so very slow on the matter of salaries when you come to think of it. Prince Chun, the re gent, who for the time being is the biggest man in the uatio i gets $105,000 per year and there are 'rake-offs" whichVould even satisfy our old-time friend Abe Ruef. According to Washington gossip, the president and con gress both regret the secret service mix-up. It may be just as well, however, before accepting this gossip as gospel, to wait until that special message is made public. Castro is said to be contemplating making his hone in Egypt. If true, John Bull had better get busy nailing things aown in me iana oi me pyramids, as uastro nas a habit of dart ing something where he lives. we aiso ieaa ine worm in otner undesirable things. Last year something like 36,000 workingmen were killed by accidents ana more than Z.000,000 injured. Maybe that's why somemen have sworn off on any kind of work. Nevertheless and notwithstanding, railroad w -0 " iUJVCS will be jumped January 1, and those who do not nav cannot .m, Now what are you going to do about it, hey? His satanic majesty may or mav not be as blank u th., been painted, but Pittsburg seems to be even blacker than iiha.! been smoked. If they do not hurry un and settle that Ohin D. Rockefeller may take a notion to grab the toga for his own personal use. NEW COUNTIES. (Albany Democrat.) Cottage Grove people are planning to .bave a new county with Cottage Grove as the county seat, which sug gests the reason for the change. Lane Is a long county. If there shall be any division the proper thing will be to divide the county . from north to south. Most of these county divis ions are for the purpose of securing the advantages offered a county seat. When that Is the only reason they should always ibe opposed. That Is not what county Beats are for, and there should be higher motives than this. The Democrat knows nothing ! Safurdav . . I , ' "'Satan' 0nes are -J The Grand top to toe. lOn. Ivnn. a i animDortant.t "fn, now "kite Ivory Soap.. It pl about this proBhlTT5 speaking 011 eenerni nli.', Position to granting f& STsSL" of a new county tkX" tendant advantage i should always go io u & these new county bliiT8,' governed by U&E$ Hentln f... 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