ROGUE RIVER COURIER, GRANTS PASS. OREGON, MARCH 24. iK)S.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1905.
Secretary of Bute Johu Hay is raid
to be broken down by overwork and
may resign. Iu that event it expected
that Secretary of War Tuft will be hi"
successor. Mr. Taft i now looking
after the affaira of the department of
stuto In addition lo bia own duties.
Koine prominent men claim to dis
cern a probability of future war be
tween Japan and the United State.
tho bone of contention to be the
Philippine islands on which, they
assort, J a pun casts covetous oyea. At
present, such fear acema to be far
fetched and visionary.
General Kurnpntkln havinK noth
ing but defuata to mark liia campaign
against the Japaneae army, Ins beeu
removed from tho Russian command
and la ancceeded by General Line
vitoh. Kuronatkin baa cstublished
tlin reparation of being a good retreat
rand lina extricated a iM'Btcu army
from a number of tight places.
Whether or not I.lnevitch can do any
better than Ilia predecessor, reinaitia
to bo proven.
REVIVAL MEETINGS CLOSE
Ne&rly 300 Conveislnna Evan
Delists Go to Portland.
The erica of evangeliatio meeting
which bad been conducted for three
weeks by Dr. D. S. Toy and Frank
Dickson ciuna to a clone on Mntidny
eveniiig in n grand rally and praisi
service at tho Presbyterian church
which wiih crowded to the doora.
(In Tuesday evening the evangel!!
took their departure for Portland
where they are assisting III the great
evangeliatio rrusadu led by Dr. J.
Wilbur Chapman, which waa began on
Wednesday evening In Portland, Dr.
Chapman anil hi staff of spcuknis
and aiugera were on Tuoaday even
ing s train and notwithstanding the
fact that thn evening waa storaay and
disagreeable, a large crowd gathered
al the depot to greet the noted evan
g ilist and to bid farewell to Dr. Toy
mid Mr. DioKsnu.
' 'I lie effect of (lie meeting haa been
deep and lnating and the town baa
b.'en given a religion awakening
Hiich ua It never had before. It la
cut limited that during the meeting
over HIKI person expressed the i1eire
to begin living a ChilHtlau life and
a very large iercentngc of then will
unite will, the reveral chnrehea in the
inur fulnre.
Entertainment at Christian
Church.
M iH Myrtle Katliurine Trcvitto,
reader and liiinernoiiatnr, will give mi
entertainnioiit at the ChrlHtiau chuich
on next Tuesday evening, March SH.
. Mlaa Trevilte la aalil to be ail enter
tilccr of exceptional ability, free from
ai lulled inaiiiierlNiii or affectation and
lever fails til pleaae her auilienee
thoroughly, Her program embrace ail
enjoyable variety (if aeleetiou, both
biimornua and pnthetiu. Mia Win I
fred Flanagan nf thla place will assist
in tho entertainment with piano uiu
aie. Entertainment, begin at h o'clock,
AcIiiiisnIoii, H.'i cents; chililreu, 85.
YV O.W. Convention al LoaAngolea
Tim Southern, l'aeillo Company will
mil, no April l.'th, lllih, amlllth
rouuil trip tickela to Lo Augele. at
greatly reduced luie. account Con
vention of Woodmen of the W irld
iiml Women of Woodcraft, to l) held
at l.m Angele, April ISih, llu..
(!all on nearest Southern Pan lie
agent for ratea ami full partieular.
W. K, Comiiii, (1. 1'. A.
lor heavily
chilins, en W. H.
1 1 in ii lit.
timbered
Slierniuii
I iinber
Masonic
BETTER HIGHWAYS FOR
SOUTHERN OREGON
( Omtinutd from Firit Paqt. )
Mr. Newell favored a roadmaater
and skilled foremen. Before a road is
Improved he would have it relocated,
If need be, and put it npon the beat
grade poaalble. Then begin on the
worst sections first, but doing the
moat work on the market end of the
road. The roadway should never be
leas than 00 feet to allow ample apace
for tho grade and for drainage pur
pose. On a grade 40 feet wide the
center should be about 20 to 22 Inches
above thn curb. To firmly pack
the roadbed waa all essential and the
roller should bo of at leaat IS tons
weight, lie would prohibit narrow
tirea oil heavy wagons, Mr. Nuwell
strongly advocated the employment of
convicta on road work and lie thought
oiled roads would prove a auccesa in
Oregon and favored the making in
different couutrlea experimental sec
tions ol this kind of road. He cloned
hia address, which was replete with
sound opiuioua on good roads with the
rccommendutiou that the Oregon flood
Roada Association appoint a special
committee to go over the Oregon road
lawa and recoinu-eud to the next legis
lature such changes as would tend to
their betterment.
K. L. Cue, a leading merchant of
Grants Pans, waa then called on and
he made a short address that was ex
ceedingly practical in tlx) id' a sug
gested. He thought good loads would
do more for the development and pro
sperity of Josephine comity than any
other one Investment lie hud beeu
iu many slate and knew of no section
having so many natural advantage
fol good roada. Favored putting
roada on best routes to avoid heavy
grades; building only so much each
year aa could be done thoroughly. He
would have a skilled road master, a
regular road srew employed and a
complete road equipment of the beat
machinery to be bad. Favored maca
dam, but would like for the county
to glvo crude petroleum a trial.
The progrmn for the afternoon
dosed with a short talk by Judge
Scott In which lie said that it was
a waste of money to undertake road
work without the machines used in
building modern roads, which were
a crusher, a steam roller, a gravel
screcu, and gradeis, all to be of the
best make, the cheap machines but
the morn expuuslve iu the end.
me Monday evening session was
called (o order by the chairman,
Judge Scott, after which the. Grants
I'as Mena Quartette gave a aeleetiou,
to which tho encore waa so hearty
that they responded witli a sacond se
lection. The discussion for the evening was
opened by Ex-Goveruor T. T. (Jeer,
of Salem, and liia address waa a
oo no I e statement of the need and
benellta of good roads for Oregon
That Josephine county had bud
roada he bad a recollection all loo
vividly and painfully gained while
traveling over the county making ad
dresses, during the McKlulcy cam
luiigu, and he also gained the know
ledge on that trip that Josephine
county was one of thu richest counties
of Oregon in natural resource And
'he further found that these varied ami
productive resources were hut little
developed and would continue so
until the prohibitive charges of trans
portation wiih removed by good roads,
roads that would' be a passable for
heavy freight teams iu the wintct as
ill the summer. The development nl
the traction enigne ami the anion o
hile is being accomplished so rapidly
that by the time Josephine county has
suitable roads for their use, this
means of handling fn ight and passed
gnr unfile would then be largely cm
ployed and would slill further lessen
transportat iou cnat ges.
These road convent ion. Governor
Geer held, would cause people to dis
cus the road problem, and lo agitate
I In educate and with the knowledge
of the profitableness of good loads,
these advances agmta of modern
civilization, will gridiron Southern
Oregon as they now cover the more
highly developed sections nl the
I'niled Siaies. The Governor favored
national and stele aid in road build
ing, but states and counties not to be
entitled to this aid tint 1 1 they
meet It with a certain percent of
road i' x 1 1 ml 1 1 u r i h. Governor Geer
closed hi addles will) a comparison
Wnli'li I his sjmoi1
sue uiuioiiiii'iiio; tho
Golden lule
S'tilli Sivth street,
in novt woi'U'h is
ouMiinj; (if CAo
Store,
next ilnr
tinuits hiss liiinkiiii; A Trust Co.
of the old and new method, of roai I
Prra,OH!a WIln,n
leas man tnree years eveiy county in
Oregon would be carrying on road
work under the plan that is giving
highways that will be as enduring as
thorn of the Romans, which are yet,
after 2000 years of Dee, among the beat
roads of Europe. The remainder of
the evening was taken op in general
discussion of the road question. Ia
this discussion G. F. Eilllugs, one of
the prominent business men of Ash
land and one of the pioneer leaders In
the good roada movement ia Jackson
conuty make a convincing argument
iu favor of good roada, citing Jackson
county's rapid increaso in wealth and
population to the condition of Its
roads which now compare well with
the bet in the stats.
Tuesday forenoon was devoted to a
general discussion of the road ones
tion in its various phases aa a public
utility. Those taking part were Dr.
Withycombe, Prof. Hyde, Judge Ryan,
John D. Olwell, County Commissioner
J. Patterson, Judge Trenchard, Chas.
Muserve, Judge Scott, W. J. Wlmer,
M. A. Wertz, A. II. Corsou, Governor
Geer, C. L. Mangnm, P. It. Harth,
J. S. lieall, Judge Booth. Many ex
cellent points' were made by the
speakers. The tea minute talk of
Prof. Hyde on "The Commercial Value
of the Man Who Knows How," as
applied to road construction was a
most convincing argument in favor of
putting road building into the hands
ot men who know bow to build
roads.
The afternoon session of Tuee
day opened with a aoug by the Grants
Pasa Mens Quartette and again waa
that favorite musical organization of
Grants Pasa given an encore with a
will to which they responded with a
selection. After a short business
session of the Oregon Good Roads Aa
soclation, during which resolutions
were passed, thanking the citizens
of Grauta Paas for their part in malt
lug the convention a aocoesa, and the
Southern Paulflo Company for grant
ing a reduction in fare to those at
tending tho convention, the regular
program was takou up. The first address
was by Judge Ryan of Oregon City.
Clackamas comity waa the first county
in Oregon to take np the good road
work and now has 245 milea of Im
proved roads, of which tho milage Is
about equal In macadam, plank and
gravel and the Judge aaid they were
building from seven to 18 milea more
each year. Last year f HI), 000 was ex
pended upon the roada, of which
4111,000 was contributions. The Judge
stated that over $7,000 had beeu
contributed so far this year and that
they expected the amount to roach
$20,000 for the year. The grave
roans cost an average or fliioo per
mile, the plank roada $1400 and the
macadam $IH00 per mile. The plank
roads were built of 8x10 inch plunk
right eight feet long laid ou 8x12
stringers placed K feet apart. The
road bed ia first brought to an even
surface and then the stringer aro
embedded level with the aurlace of
thu grotiud uud then the planks are
laid on, they resting quite aa much
on thu earth us ou the stringers.
i ney nru not spiked down, but aro
held in place by earth scraped over
their cuds, which also enables teams
to go olf ami on readily and the earth
prevents the plunks being ruined by
sun clu cking at thu cud. For farm
truillc these planks roads lust from 12
to I I years, but last but six to eight
year under heavy traltic. The plank
lasted an average of four yeara long
by being laid flat ou the ground.
Judge Kyan waa much in favor of
griivel for road building, if all earth
and sand ia removed mid it
acreened ao that tho coarse rock may
he put on the bottom and fine ou the
surface. Judge Ryan stated that
hi county bad found steam far
cheaper than horse power for grading
and was iven doing much of their
plowing by steam power. Tract iou
threshing engine were used. No
road grade was jicrmittcd to be
above T ltt per cent and roada having
heavy grades wero relocated mid put
ou easy grades, but if the adjoining
property holders would not permit
the county lo make the change then
mi money was spent on the road thus
forcing the objectors to consent to
the betterment of tho grade. Judge
ltviin strongly favored the state
granting count ies the right of eminent
domain no that road, could be lorcei
on practicable route a are railroads
Judge Ityiiu s address dealt with
the practical side of the road question
at SOI?
to the
i
SDd WM on9 of tt ab, dc .
before to the convention,
Judge Scott spoke of the experience
of Marion county with gravel as a
road material and said its economy
depended oo the quality of the gravel
and the distance to haul. Their
gravel screen, engine and bios cost
$1100 and all were on wheels so to be
readily moved. - Judge Scott rather
favored rock roads as these were not
affected by water so macii as the
gravel
Dr. Jas. Withycombe of the State
Agricultural college, then addressed
tho convention on the ' economy of
h'jou roaos. nr. nun com be is a
forceful, eaay speaker and he made
hia statements clear and to the point
and his address waa well received.
The following are the main points iu
the Doctor's address :
"Good roada are an impoitant factor
in a higher civiliaztion. Without
reasonably good roads, no section of
our country can reach its possibilities
ia production.
I' is tine beyond question that In
many sections of onr state the ulti
mate means of transportation will be
the electric tramway and may the day
speedily arrive for this. Despite the
poaslbile net work of electric lines
of the future, the common, every day
road will be a popular means of travel
for our rural population. The public
highway will perhaps forever remain
the principal avenue through which
the products of the farm will be
tranaplanted to local marketa or to the
trunk lines for shipment to distant
marketa. Thus good roads are de
stined to romain an important factor
in onr agricultural proaperity.
The direct and indirect losaea re
sulting from bad roada are simply
Shall Josephine
A mass mooting of busineaa men, citizens, miners and all who
are interested in an exhibit from Josephine county at tho Lewis
and Clark fair ia called to meet at the opera bouse next Monday
to meet at the evening at 8 'clock. The time has como when this
matter must be definitely decided and the details promptly Br- ;
ranged.
Jackson county will have an $8000 exhibit at the fair and its
county court will foot the bill. Josephine county has the resour
ces and the material for an exhibit as attractive and creditable aa
that of any county in tho atate but it must wake up and hustle in
order to get it collected and arranged speedily. Otherwise we can
have nothing but a poor showing at the great exposition.
All citizens who are Interested in this matter in any degree
whaetver are urged to bepreaent and give their aid in putting the
exhibit projeot into vigorous motion.
Immense. In oar owa state the
waated energy in tho tranaportatlon
of the ptoducta of our farms, gardens,
orchards and factories to market rep
resents millions of dollars anually.
This financial loss is by no meana the
only one to be taken iuto account.
Bad roads exert a depressing innflenc
towards the building op of a strong,
intellectual rural population. En
vironment baa a potent Influence for
good or for bad iu the moral uud men
tal atatua of our country folk. Good
rouda and good society are inflexibly
interwoven. Good loads in a poor
section of country bring a better
general euviroumeut than do bad
roada in au especially good sect iou.
Thus a movement for good roads is
both utilitarian and humanitarian
In its tendency.
"Everyone ia fully cognizant of the
many disagreeable featurea of a bad
road, but unfortunately few can agree
upon the best means of obviating the
ilitll'iilty. It is a distant flay when
we ahull enjoy tho privilege of a
general system of metal roads, but
to this end our energies should be
directed. Temporizing with rouda
may be mi Indispensable expedient
for thn present. We should begiu,
however, to lay the foundation f:ir
permanently '. in, roved roads. This
will require the adopt inn of au intelli
gent sytem nf road construction. If
counties can only afford to build a
mile each year, let this bo first-class.
We shall never reach the limit of
our possibiltics in rVad construction
until our highways are placed
under the uHTislon of com
petent roail engineers. Oood roads
made Koine, but it took the best
trained mind of the nation to con
struct them The same indexible tnle
applies w ith equal force tc our pres
ent day and generation.
" Paramout to the ccouomy of good
roads is the question of economy of
coiiHtriicting good roads. It Is very
evident we shall not eujov thebeuetitsl
of good roads until licttor systems!
are evolved for their construction and I
maintenance. I
"To grade and drain a road proper
ly requires tho direction of one who
is trained In the art mid science ' I
road building Not only will such a
person perform the task correctly,
hut it will be done economically. It
I n it with the Intention of reflecting
discredit, or casting mi Imputation
upon the honesty of our present read
supervisor when we say that perhaps
fully .VI per cent of the present road
tax Is wasted. This i not due to
lack of integrity on the part of those
iu charge, but simply to wrongly di
rected energy.
Let us begin at the root of the:
piesent evil by endeavoring to build!
up a aeutimeut in favor of putting all !
road construction iu the hands ofj
practical road engineers. Hy so
loiug we shall soon have a uniform ,
system ot grading aud drainage that i
will fully demonstrate the value of
the change. Iu tl is way we mav I
Inqie to have a greater milage of good
earth road and witness the bgluuing
of a crusade of Is rnmneiillr im. !
proved metal road. I
'The economy of good roa Is is uot
only manifested iu the much lower!
cost of transportation, but add to the
leasnresof farm life, increases the
value of farm laud, obviate a mater
ial wear a"d tear of vehicles and
lessens the burdens and tortures of
draught animals.
"Our people are a uuit ou the ad
vantages of good road and the disad
vantage of bad roads but are hope-
lessiy divided as to remedies. Xa
tien.il ami state aid has it advo-1
cite, but with cur present svsteiu
I there! grive datigvr of slate fuuds
being largely squandered even if ap-1
proprlated.
It ia the continuous attraction that
wears the metal and onflagging agita
tion will ultimately bring gcod roada
Then and not until then will the
great natural wealth of this state be
made manifest. "
W. E. Coman, of Poitland, general
passenger and freight agent for the
Southern Pacific Company's Oregon
lines, in an address presented the in
terest that the railroad companies
have in wagon roads and he showed
that peblio highways, that were
passable to loaded teams iu all
months of the year, would by equaliz
ing the freight traffio of the year
by rendering unnecessary the ship
ping crash of each fall and the idle
ness of the freight service during the
winter montha, together with the in
ores Be of products that the farmers
would ship, would tend to make
certain a reduction in freight ratea.
Mr. Coman'a address is given here
with in full :
I am glad to be here with you and
to se such an interest taken in this
important question, one which to my
mind is amongst the most vital to the
welfare of Western and Southwestern
Oregon today. I have not presumed
to come to enlighten too, who are here
making this a special atody, but I am
pleased to have the opportunity to
show by my preaence with you at tlna
meeting that the interests which
represent are iu close aympathy with
you in your cumpaigu for the bet
terment of your highways. This
feeling of co-operation does not come
from philanthropic motives, but
rather from selfish motives, which
mast necessarily bo the foundation of
all anbalatitial business interests.
County Awexke.
4w
Good roads Is one of tho greatest
aids to all interests iu any section of
country, and whatever works to the
general good of the country, aa
wholo, benefits the railroad together
with all other important interests. If
permanent roadways were considered
necessary iu the olden days of the
II . .
numan empire, Why aro they not
meroBouow? The .'act that we have
the modern methods of transportation
as tue result or tho great ingenuity
of man, whilo they had to depend
wholly upon the animal, ia ample
evidence. Hunk of the great pro
ductivenesa of tho land todny with
the ability of the producers to reach
markets, eveu with perishable pro
A .1 i i - .
iiuci, iiioiisaiios oi miles away, as
compared to tho conditions iu those
dark days. And in this the railroad
ia ouly one factor tho wagon roads
which make the country tributary to
it must be adequate for the highest
possible productive uhllify of the
land, or the people and all interests
connected with the particulurjiart of
the country which lacks this coudi
tion, are not fully benefitted. This is
conuriiied by the following remarks
or an authority ou the subject: "It
costs less to transport couiiiiodif ies
across the coutiueut by rail, or from
oontuieut to continent bv water, thau
it does over a siuglo mileofaomoof
our common roads iu parts of the
I'uited States during nearly half the
year." From this it can be readi ly
appreciated how such parts of the
country are liaiullcnpiicd in produc-
""'". aim wnai it Handicap such a
couditiou ia to the railroad that must
rely npon the prosperity of the ter
ritory which it serves for its busiuess.
Ill Western Oregon I believe good
roads generally throughout the rural
districts would add more to the value
of the land and have more to do
with the pros rity or all interests
therein than all the other questions
of public progn ssiveness put to
gether. While ,ert. re only about
17, 800 fm in iu Western Oregon today,
B small saving iu the w. ur mid tear
on horses, harness and vehicles, and
also the time to the farmer through
his ability to haul a heavier load
thau at present, wquld reach an
amount sulliclent to build many miles
of good reads. This can be partially
illustrated by usi1( only a few of the
princiwl commodities produced
which the fanner must haul to mar
ket or to the railroad aud determining
approximately the exp ose of such
haul us follows ;
AMOl N r
PIMIU'CKIl.
Hops,
ir,CW,0tH pounds, e.lll.il
.'u wagonloads, ( o,hh; inds.
wool. ...'.iM.iKHi pounds, i
l.'.M) wagon livi.ls ;',0iXl island
'qoal to
Dried Pruit, l.-.,0n CN 0. pouiule,
equal to ,-hkhi agon loads, 8iHh'i
pound
Potatoes. ;,Mi,,w pound,, equal
to ?.-,,(, wagonWIs. ILOoo hiuui!s.
Wheat and cats. 8i;o,.i,iioo pound.
t-qu-,1 io ski, rim wagouioad,
pound.
4000
urem rrun, 10,.VK',o.v, p,.ud.
qual to :ooo wagouioad. 3000
i pound. Or a total r 188,250
wagon loads of less than 8000 ponud
.each. Then taking a an average a
, h i.ul of three miles per load ami plac
j Ing the cost approximately $1 jo p.r
load, this means au expense of $200,
Ooo for the hauling t,f 0i, ,, at)0r'e
few commodities. I think it fair to
say that ttie tear rouud cur framers
could haull twice a much per lod
on me average wi tn properly built
"""iiu,-,i roa is, as ihey are
(muling atpr,seut. Oi, this basis it
rau be readily seen that a vat amount
of money can be expended in building
public highways in Western Oregon
as a profitable investment to our peo
Pie, aud the saving of expense to the
farmer, which from thboTe?"
partially realized repress- j
n,nnh value in money to him, or to
put it in another way, any expend
-vd in transooration is jost au unp
added to net production and profit
When we consider tht tnere aro
only 17.300 farms in this vast expanse
of conntry. which could bsve 173,
000 farms and atill not be crowded, we
can realize to some extent what the
situation vill be in the near intnre,
as onr prospects for immigration from
the leas favored sections of the unitea
States ia the way of climate, asaurea
a nee of crops, etc are of the bright
est. I might add tnat in iu
these same leaa favored sectiooa com
prise pretty much the balance of thia
country. We muat prepare ior mis
cominir condition, and in my mind la
oo way can we commence to better
advantage than by this Good Roads
movement of yoara.
Assin our climate, especially in toe
valleyi farther north of here, ia auch
that the farmer has to work against
time, aa it were, on account of hia
road conditions. The long aeason of
healthful moisture compela him io
maoy instances to have bis piodncta
to market before the roada become
practically imjiagaible for the winter,
and he ia therefore often preveutel
from securing the beat prices, which
he could do were it poasible for him
to hold and haul to market at any
time. The result la that he ordinarily
must haul as soon aa hia crop ia har
vested, thereby frequently congesting
the market, aud always congesting
the traffio of the railroad, oftou times
to such an extent that to have
suftioient cars available to handle the
rash freight daring each orop move
meat, means the lying idle oo ita
aidetracki for the greater part of the
remaiuder of the year of hundreds of
Cars. Tbia conditioon ia made more
expeuaive on the railroad from the lack
of warehouse fscilitiea of the farmer
individually. And this condition waa
ia evidence last fall with the farmers
aud shippers particularly ia the Will
amotte Valley, and if it had not been
tnat each facilities were furnished by
the railroad many a grower and dealer
of hops would have had to sell at folly
S cents per pound leaa than he was
able to obtain. This item alone meant
an added profit of $00 per acre to auch
grower, based on bo average yield of
1200 poouda per acre.
Next to good roada one of the things
Oregon needs moat ia more people not
people for the towna sad cities, bat for
our rural districts, for onra ia largely
au agricultural atate, aud oar towns
must necessarily depend principally
npon the country. Very few persons
realize what an important factor good
roads would be to augment the efforts
of the railroads in the immigration
work for Oregon. It haa been a f re
quert occurrence to have the otherwise
attractive and satisfactory conditions
for locating the wooldbe settler, offset
by the impassible couditiou of oar
roada, and the chance of holdiog him
loat by oar inability to show him the
land, together with the unfavorable
impression he gains aa a result. Thia
coudition we hope to overcome to
aome extent thia apring, aa the Harri
uiuu linea will extend the period of the
proaent colonist ratea of $.'S from Mis
sonri River and $83 from Chicago to
all points on the Southern Paoific
much later than heretofore.
Iu conclusion I wonld ask your in
uuigence ror the privilege or saying
something ou the queatiou of action
necessary to accomplish in some degreo
the desired results. This meeting aud
similai gathering which have been
held throughout the State during the
lust two or three years, are surely
serviug to prepare the way (or large
expenditures on oar highways, and
the State Association, which has been
so ably guided by ta worthy President,
is and haa, been doing untold good io
the right direction, bet as I under
stand the coudiiioua iuoue section are
eutiruly different from thoae iu another
for the bailing of roada. it would ap
pear oft -baud to the casual observer,
that local interests muat necessarily
be cousidored senaratelv to some si.
teut.aud that we abould therefore first
eudeavor to determine to what part
Mate aid muat be relied npoo
whether couvict labor cau be advau
iaKtuuiiy employee, whether we
should oousidur .first the questiou of
,-ommou uiguway through the atate,
eiiner irom cast to West or North to
South, which I am informed is favored
oy some, and other auch general
questions tlieu get to work as nearly
as practicable ou aome general lines
and orgauize each locality individual
ly to pull ia tilt msuuer best adapted
tu its resources aud requirements.
now Should a Road Foud be Ac
quired.'", waa the theme handled by
ttou. K. u. Smith, of Grants Pass.
Mr. Smith 'a auawer waa by bonds,
a the state coustitullou prohibits
the issuing of bonds Mr. Smith would
iuvoke the initiative aud ameud the
constitution so that counties could
issue bouds with which to raise a road
fund. He cousidored it unjust on the
present geueiatioa to bear the eutire
cost of building toada while having to
carry the other burdens of developing
a new coautry. To open np farms, es
tablish businesses, build school houses
ami churches aud provide the other
public utilities, waa quite enough of
a task for the people of today sod the
generation to come and who would
profit by these expenditures, ahoold
bear a pjirt aud in no way could they
do it more equitably than to assume
tho payment of road bonds Mr.
Smith s address waa a clear statement
of the financial phase of road build
ing and at its close he was given
hearty applause.
For the half hoar previous to open
ing of the evening session the Gnats
Pass Coruet Baud took station on the
aidewalk io front of the opoia bouse
aud played a t.umber of selectioua In
a very creaitatile manner. To show
their interval in the cause of good
roads, the band boya gave their ser
vicea free of charge.
With theopeuing of the eveoiog sea
iou. Jodgs J.C.Trtochard of Astoria,
was made president pro lem. Judie
ocoii naviug lea on the evenins train
for hia home, official duties requiring
his presence in Salem. Jadge Ryan
being also compelled ot returu to Or-
A. U. BANNARD
At the Big Furniture and House Furnishing
Store, North Side, is now receiving his
New Spring Carpets, Rugs, Art.
Squares and Linoleums
all bought before advance of price. You
can't afford to pass, tlicm by. Largo and
compK-te stock of Furniture and Furnishing
Goods. ' ,
A. U. BANNARD
Bi" Store, North Side, Gth Sreet, Grants Pass
and Tailored
New Spring stock is now ready for inspection.
Call and see the newest things in Millinery.
Front Street near Sixth.
egou City, the Grants Pass Woman
Club was honored by having one of
its members, Mrs. I. R. Wishart, made
secretary, pro tem.
Judge Booth read telegrams und
lettera from Governor Chamberlain,
Col. Tom Richardson aud several
other prominent men of the atate, ex
pressing their regrets at not being
able to attend the convention, and
also expressing their deep interest in
the cause of good roads and of their
hnartv co-oneration iu the work of
the convention. A duet by G. W. and
T. P. Cramer was one of the best
appreciated musical features of tho
convention, aud the gentlemen were
given a hearty encore to whirh they
kindly responded.
Dr. W. H. Flanagan, of Grunts
Pass, being called ou, gave a good
roads talk lhat was to tho point The
doctor vividly pictured the present cou
dition of Josephine county roads and
of his own trying experience in travel
ing them, his latest being the wreck
lug of a new automobile. As a tax
payer, Dr. Flauagan, pledged that he
would willingly pay eveu a 10 mill
road tax, if the money waa to bo ex
pended nuder modem methods of road
building. Hon. W. A. Carter of Gold
Hill waa called oo aud in a short but
forceful talk for good road gave
logical reasons why the betterment of
the highwaya of Rogue River Valley
would do more than anything else to
advauce the development and prosper
ity of tho valley.
Judge Trenchard stated that the
ladies had as mnch interest in the
cause of good roads as the men aud
that the convention was desirous of
hearing their opinions on the subject.
Ou hia luvitatiou, Mrs. Arthur Con
klin responded with a well worded
addreaa in which she gave cogent
reasona for the women co-operating
in the good roads movement. Mrs.
A. E. Voorhiea aud Mrs. R. L. Coo
were each called and briefly re
sponded, expressing their interest iu
having a betterment of the highways
of Josephine county. The next fea
ture on the program waa the address
by Prof. J. M. Hyde, of the Univer
sity of Oregou. With a stnreopticon
Prof. H.vdn showed many features
connected with bad aud Rood roads,
methods of road building, different
classes of machinoiy UBcd, views of
good and bad roads, and diagrams
showiug jiower required to draw a
loud on the various kinds of roads and
on different degrees of grade. The
pictures mailo it really an object les
son on roads aud Prof. Hyde's locturo
was one of the best features of the
entire program for the convention.
The program for the evening closed
with a vocal solo by Mrs. V. YY.
Walker, that was highly apprcoiited
by the audieuce uud in response to a
persistent encore she lesponded with
a second selection. Tho busiuess of
the couveution being terminated, R.
L. Cob expressed the deep apprecia
tion of the busiuess men of Grants
Pass aud of the citizeus of Josephine
conuty In having been honored by
the Oregon Good Roads Association
with a good roada convention in
Grants Pass, and he prophesied that
it would mark the beginning of a good
roaaa movement that at a time not i
diataot would give to Josephine !
county a system of highwaya thet
equal of an other county in Oregou.
President O. L. Mangnm, nf the1
Grants Pusas Miners Association!
offered a resolution, which was
adopted by a unanimous rising vote,
thanking President J. H. Scott and
the other spoaKers aud members of the
Oregon Good Roada Association, who
by their able addresses and helpful
work had made the seaaiou of the tlrst
Southern Orf goo district good roads
convention a success in every particu
lar and to be the beginning, as it
would be, of the introduction of Im
proved road methods that would bring
better highways aud the sequence of
a greater proaperily to Southern Ore
gou. On behalf of tbe Association,
Jadge Treuchard thanked the
oilixeua of Grauta Paaa aud of Jose
phine aod Jackson counties for their
hearty oo-operatiou in the work of
lbs Oregon Good Roada Association
and the pleasant, social time that he
and bis associates had sxut iu the
city. Jadge Trechard said be aud the
other member! of the Oreaou tiood
Roads Association would willigulv at
any time assist again In holding a
conveuiion ia Soutberu Oregou and
with a partiug word of thauks he de
Hats
Miss Ida Weston
clared adjuorned the Southern Oregon
distriot good ronds ennveutioun.
Jackson county showed its urual
public spirit and progressiveness by
having a large delegation of ita repre
sentative citizens present at the con
vention. The list was as follows:
Ashland G F, Biiliugs, Hon. D.
H. Jackson.
Talent County Conimiss'oner J.
Patterson;
Plioeulx Road Foreman - L. A
Rose.
Medford Hon. W. I. Vawter, Hon.
J. D. Olwell, Dr. J. F. Reddy,
J. F.. Knyart, Clarence Meeker.
Jacksonville Judge G. W. Dunn,
Hon. Theo. Camerou, Dr. F. R.
ISowersox, E. T. Furneas.
Ruch Road Foreman, W. H. Vena-
ble.
Gold Ruy. Dr. C. R. Ray, J. B.
Alsop.
Wulleu Hon. H. von dor Hollen.
Gold Hill Hon. W, A. Carter.
Trail Road Foreman Harvey
Richardson.
County Judge M. D. Thoni'viiD
nf Douglas county, and Morris V'eln-r
of Roseburg, attended the conven
tion, Mr. Weber representing the
Roseburg board of trade.
The good roada committee nf tho
Oregou Development League was
represented by John S. Beall, W. E.
Coman and Ooorge W. Evans of Port
bind, the first named being chairman of
the cemmitteo. Earl W. Kiger, also of
Portland, attended the entile session
of tho convention.
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