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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1917)
VOL. j 2. CLOVERDALE, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. FEBRUARY 1, OUR ROAD PROBLEM. Editor C o u rier: As one who cam e from a country w here they build ail their im proved roads by bonding. and are so satistied with results th a t they never think of doing it any other way, I am natural l\ .in hearty accord with the plan as o u t lined by Mr. F. It. Heals in a recent com m unication to the Courier and other county papers. Some six or seven years ago I not only advocated th e bonding plan in a letter published in th e C ourier at tlrat tim e, but also denounced the toll-gate graft at Dolph, a parir itic institution th at had outgrown its usefulness and caused the c U'puscels to l oll in e\ery red-blooded in lividual th at ever entered the county through it. Today the toll gate is gone and. be lieve me, the bonding plan is coming: The fates have decreed its com ing as in evitable. Intelligent men ar fast com ing to know th a t if th e present genera tion are to ever enjoy roads adapted It» w ithstand the traffic of m odern convey ances, because of the im m ense capital involved in th eir structure, they m ust of necessity resort to the bonding plan if built on anything like a scale th at would meet the dem ands of the people. They begin to realize as never before th at after building hard surfaced roads, though they are i • tr -b exoensive, th a t they have not only the privilege of enjoying th eir benefits while they are being paid for, hut in their h u ild in ; they have added a valuable asset to the civic property possessions of the com m unity at large and an enhanced value to th eir individual property possessions m ore th an eipial the money expended therefor, and have also added muni* ticently to the heritage of future genera tions w hetlier th e bonds be all or partly redeem ed before th eir dem ise. And add to all th a t, the money used on road c o n struction rem ains largely at home where it lias been spent by the contractors and workm en with our business men and farm ers or deposited in our banks, thus constituting practically a loan to them w ithout in terest during th e life of the bonds. Is it any wonder, th en, th a t with ibis fact in m ind the federal governn-. lit, the states and sm aller muiiicipalitie* are aw akening to the situation, spiirref on bv a cullossal arm y of autom obile own ers (on-* t<i every m ile of road in the 1'nited States) and appropriating .nil- lions for good roads? 'Ibe U nited States has increased road appropriations in the last decade from 80 to 282 m illions, the states in the sam e tim e from 2b. m illions to 5:5 m il lions. The state of C alifornia lias re cently voted a 15-million bond issue, and so it goes. If such a course is a grtod thing for other states and other eom m unitie why should it not be a good thing for T illa mook county? Inasm uch as these states have and are attain in g such a high state W illful fVaste Brings IVocfui IVant. 1917 NO. 27 BANKIN Several of our customers are people we do not know by sight though we have done business by mail with them for years, W# believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can give you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your Next Cheek or Cheeks It saves you time, and TIME IS MONEY, especially at this season of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. SECURITY ANL) SERVICE Our Motto ß OUN t y law BANK T IL L A M O O K . OPE. of developm ent under such governm ent ♦ •♦ ••♦ •♦ •♦ •♦ ♦ •♦ •♦ •♦ •♦ •♦ •♦ f why, in the nam e of progress, would it not be a good thing for us when we have everything to gain and nothing to lose? | those who wish to W hy not? j get a better KO If our present program of hard sur-i DAK this season, facing is to go on, and we refuse to bond, we have made arrange 1 pity our old pioneers who have in- j ments whereby we can vested th eir all in outlying com m unitiesi take in a few good old our m ain thoroughfares do not touch. 1 style machines in trade fear they will be in th eir grave» and on ntw ones, th eir children gray headed before they ' get th eir just deserts in the way of road i im provem ent, especially if our tim ber is moved rapidly. Petering to the proposed state high- ! I IvotoßCfeamncjanb I way, about which there is no little con troversy, 1 am candidly led to wonder (Repatrmg* how m any of our citizens are given it sufficient consideration to fully appre ciate its im portance, its true relation to all th e people and its bearing upon the future developm ent and prosperity of our county. RELIABLE DRUGGISTS * Inasm uch as it would surely become Tillamook, - Oregon. in a brief tim e au integral part of the Pacific highw ay and possibly a govern «I m ent m ilitary highw ay, it they do so consider it, they certainly cannot view The Cloverdale Courier $ 1 a year. (Concluded on last page.) i X C. I. CLOUGH, ! FIRE! ON’T spend as you go. Don't scatter your dollars. Plan to set aside a certain sum for the bank. None can tell when a business reverse, loss of position or siege of illness will overtake h”n. You’ll find that in adversity your bankbook is your best friend. We offer every banking facility. Call on us and we’ll be £!ad to explain our system. D NESTUCCA VALLEY BANK C lo v e rd a le , O re g o n . 9 FIRE! The havoc of Flame ! may bring disastrous reminder too late. Protect yourself and your family. Assure yourself of a roof over your head. If the present home is consumed our word as fire insurers and our deed will replace the old with a new one. A few dollars «very three or five years will insure you wav up to the final notch of pro tection. • Phone Us Call on Us Write Us NATIONAL BUILDINQ, TILLAMOOK . ROLLIE W. WATSON.I11* »"«“ranee Man