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EVERYBODY WANTS
IMPROVED ROADS
EVERY
PRODUCER
W I L L BE AIDE D.
Good roads concern and should in­
terest every citizen. They reduce the
cost per ton to the producer in mar­
keting his products. This is an im­
portant factor in determining the ulti­
mate cost to the consumer.
Good
roads mean a substantial saving in
the operating cost of 36,000 motor ve­
hicles in this state and will effect a
Everybody wants good roads. The further saving of at least 10 per cent
need for Improved highways is admit­ In the depreciation of all vehicles.
ted.
Every citizen is anxious and These two items amount into almost
willing to pay his share towards the Incredible sums annually. All money
cost of building good roaus. All the raised for good roads will be expended
individual ever has insisted upon and In this state, contributing to the wel­
Is asking today is that the public re­ fare of all. Good roads increase the
ceive one dollar of value for every value of all land contiguous to the
This
dollar expended in road construction. highways that are improved.
Frequently in the past the public has stimulates road construction In other
Could more material
not received full value from these ex­ communities.
penditures.
Hut this has been due reasons be urged for supporting the
invariably to the lack of a systematic good roads bond bill at the special
plan of road building and an intelli­ election June 4th?
gent supervision of the work by public
officials charged with disbursing the S T R O N G A R G U M E N T
F OR G O O D R O A D B O N OS
fund.
The last Legislature, however, pro­
—
vided the necessary legislation for in­ 1 One of the most forceful appeals
troducing In Oregon a systematic and for good roais was that offered for
Intelligent campaign for the state wide the Grange measures, which provided
for a bond issue and was printed in
construction of permanent bard sur
' ft • ; •• :;-’-’»t. From
face highways. A complete road code the 1911 off
was adopted and a Highway ( ommts- that argumi t !h ■ fellow. n:: s c tote.I:
"Business Men and I ii'iu 'r. Produc­
■ion created for Its administration
N o "1 for the
Another measure provided for issu­ er and <’«•* s -mer:
ance of bonds aggregating $1,800,000 Grange Mee ores, f >r yen •..■no and a.I
with which to match an equal amount are Interesi 1 l.i the tlrvp’ p u ,t of
provided by the Government, under th * state, that can never he accom­
the Shackleford Act. for the construc­ plished without the construction of
good, permanent rop '* b :• 11 ecenom
tion of post roads and forest roads.
and
scientific ally.
Spence,
Most Important of the Legislative irally
measures was that authorizing the Is­ Shaw. Loony. Mason, Committee Ore­
sue of bomls to the amount of $6,000.- gon Stale Grange "
000 for the construction of main trunk
lines throughout the state.
At the
same time, another hill was passed
doubling the annual license on ull au­
tomobiles and motor vehicles
The
revenue from this source, together
with the money derived from the ex
lsting one fourth mill road tax will
meet all Interest charges of the pro­
posed bond Issue and retire the bonds
without adding a dollar to the direct
taxes of the Individual
Of these various measures, only one
__the $t;.000,000 Bond Ilill— will be
submitted to the voters for their ap
I’ hvsieian and Surgeon
proval at the special election. June
4th. This measure asks nothing of
anybody except that which he must
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pay under laws which go into effect
Offices a” d Residence
regardless of whether the bond Issue
be adopted All manner of safeguards
bave been provided outside the bond­
ing act.
The Highway Commission
has been reorganized, methods of road
construction
have been
reformed,
competition in contracts has been
1 he Central Point
made compulsory and an anti conspir­ I
acy bill has been passed
Amortiza
Barber
tton tables show that the Income now
irrevocably provided will retire the
E R. G LE A S O N , Propri,tor
$ it .000.000 bond issue, meet the re­
quirements of the Federal Act. pro
vide maintenance of roads and leave
Invites 't our Patronage
a surplus even If there be no increase
in assessed value or number of auto
mobiles.
AGENT FOR
*
Approval of the bond measure by
Medford
Domestic
Laundry
i
the voters Is all that is needed to car
B m '
L m v m
a
ry out the good roads campaign effec
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lively. Indorsement of the bonds at
the June election would mean that
actual road construction .could begin
this year. In passing on this measure,
voters are not asked to vote blindly
The pending bond bill describes the
roads that are to be constructed and
defines the general character of their
construction
All roads will be built
under the supervision of the State
Highway t'ommlsslon which was cre­
ated for that specific purpose
The members of the Commission
art' men of the strictest integrity
The> are among the state s most rep
resentatlve citizens who have achiev
ed enviable success in the business
While You Wait
world
A* appointees of Governor
Withycotnbe. they may be depended
upon to conduct the business of state
road building with the same fidelity
they have shown in their personal af
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fairs
The personnel of the Commls
sion Is a guarantee that all road funds
Coming Into its hands will be dis­
bursed wisely and economically.
W A R IS—well, what
Sherman said
Plan That Will Insure State
Better Highways to Be
Voted Upon in June.
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