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"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1908
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', 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.
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UhH a suggestion
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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
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'. - 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,
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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
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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
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0nes are -J
The Grand
top to toe.
lOn. Ivnn. a i
animDortant.t
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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$
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