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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1923)
The Scio Tributi« General Kewü Pafe 3 •vary rewdent of the United Stat»-«, only 23.000 is repuired. On Nov. regardless of nationality It's 13, two days after Armistice day, An all annter •dueatioatl a*rieul- service to the world ha« been an there will be a roll call for members The great demand at 21.00 and solicitation for larger tural program will be given from immense one the Oregonian radio station each for the service during the war ha» sums, which will tw needed 1» com It is urgent now plete the amount asked. Whether Tuewiav night at eight o’clock by not cease«! members of the college extension There are thousands of ex-«ol»li*r* the sum given is small or large. 50c service »tart. Four lecture* on "An who are disabled and nr.-»| attention goes to the National Organisation, Agricultural program for Oregon" They are receiving it freely at the If the amount was 210 00 I’.* 50 It has would lie kept here for local work. by Paul V. Maria, director of hands of the Red Cross broadened and is reaching out to all Local chairman have been appointed extension, from the opening eerie*. The fl ret eras broadcast from the rases of misfortune and disaster in everv city. t»»wu and prominent county district in the countv, and Oregonian station October 2. It not covered by the nations!, «late was originally announced that these and local governments. It also ha« on the date named they will see lecture* would t>r given on Thur»- departments of health, nursing, that house to house visits are mad*. day evening* Each of the aevral home hygiene, nutrition, first aid. All are asked to respond as ginero- specisli«!* of the extension service life-saving, beside« the Junior R.-f ualy as their circtmalances will per I amt mit. will give at least two talks in the Cross and foreign relief, Fred P. Nutting. rear nearly 27.000,000 was expen course of the winter months. County chairman Roll Call. ded for home service relief and by Running along with the agricul tural nrogram the extension special the National organization L»r d • ists in home economics will put on abled ex-service men and women Farming by Radio » program for women each Friday afternoon at three o'eiock. The first of these lectures will be a series of four given by Miss Margery M. Smith, beginning (hgober 12 and dealing with the nutrition fo the school child. The Lunn countv chapter looks ! ♦ after the work here, maintaining headquarters in Albany,in charge of Miss Edith Forrest, who has done splended work a« executive secretary, with a Red Cr • •»•« autom > bile covering the entire <• »untv in her work. The demand is dailv and continual. The American Red Cross is en titled to the hearty support of To keep up this work a budget of GILKEY STATION * make Oregon their home They came by auto and were 19 days on the road, they had traveled five »lays when found the state highway himself .and Charles Weinberg S. P. Crenshaw, and Iwonard Gilkey. J T Funk contributep one load of sorghum, he said it was the first sec roe» the mountains via. Idaho he had seen made since 1872. was dosed because of snow and they Mrs. Ernest Kellv and Mrs. Fred turned back and came via. of Cal ifornia. they traveled over 1000. miles through California, and are much pleased with Oregon. Two of the children entred River View school Mondav and one entered Crabtree high school. Mesohelt was in Portlond on bus- neat Monday. Sorry but we didnot have time to set all of Gilkey station news thia week. America. Mr. and Mrs A C Beauchamp of America's a better land Stay ton spent Sunday at W A Than any land I know Gilkey’s. Anu-rica's a land worth while God grant we keep it so! Iwwrence Bartnik has returned l>etroit Free Press. home from Portland and Newberg, where he has been working sevral America’* a grand old land— I love the U. 8. a .—- ll in the grandot place to live Mr. ami Mrs. W. J Kellv drove In all the world. I'll say. j to Silverton Friday evening to visit Hastings, Neb. Tribune. months. » relatives, then on to Pacific City Saturday, where they got a goo»i Oct. 23 supply of salmon Mr. and .Mrs. Oscar Goar, thr«-e Mrs Orville Gilki-v is -p. n Img • >ns. and a daughter, of Greenvill this week visiting relative» in Port New Mexico, arrived Sunday at land and vicinity. the home of S I’. Crenshaw, Mrs. A. L Tiedemann ha* lanight a G -ar and Mrs Crenshaw are sisters sorghum mill and set it up at the and ths-y had not met for thirteen J Len»>rd Gilkey place where he is years. fhe Goar family expect to grinding and cooking “lasses" for I, too, am glad I'm safe within Our Uncle Sammy’s gates; Bc-auae this is the greatest land In the United States! Progress. Mother its at home, persuing Hooks of poetry high brow; M.»tie’s seventeen. an»l using Father’s night key now. •if WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE BRIDGE BONDS I he eye* of the entire State of Oregon. and of tl » Pacific (.'oast, tor that matter will l»e upon I inn Countv on N()\ I MBF R t> At that time this part of the commonwealth will l>e calle»I upon to av wlu-.»t!i«-r Linn County will keep up with the rest of the state ami |>rovide a.I«» [líate connection« with branches ot the Pacific llig way st Harrisburg ami Albany . st ■■ ,1 as » I ,»rri«-r fc»r months or Vear» to come Where the Pacific Highway enter« Linn County n the «.»nth the public is forceil to croa* the Willamette River by means of a «low ferry causing delay to traveller* and our own |>e<ipie. At Albany there is a rickets I (»ridge that ha* served it* time ami i* no longer adequate I«» handle the heavy automobile ami motor truck traffic, many tune* greatci than tlu- str« ■■ , .. ■« i>l<-.l for |»v it* designer*. Tins bridge is no longer safe for the full force ot traffic which seeks it ami a limit ha« l>een placed upon the weight that may u I'Lrec more years have been aHotte»l to it by experts from the state highway commission. It is upon these two projects that you have l»een called to pass at tl»- |K»lls. I 1- WHAT 15 PROPOSED The situation ha* been carefu lly an«l scirntif»» al's studied b s the Oregon Highway Commission, ami the stall of competent engineers under Rov A. Klein, State highway engineer, has pre]mre»I plana and sp«-titicafions for the two bridges which it »teems necessrty and a»lc»|uate I. r tin- nest dl years. For llarria- bur k the engineers propose a urn Igc 24 feet w ide to i» -t SIX)." .»’>2.* 0. the cost of which is to l»e equally divided lictwcen l.inn and l ane < »»unties ami the State, of Oregon. Linn County • share will l»e $<»7.84«» .al I li< anntis» ion recommend* for Albany a 27 foot roadwav at an rstinta'ed cost of $J'H.1,7b.;dl. I hi* coat is to lie divide«n»etwecn Linn County ami the State, witii the city of A Hany laying » n»- thin! of the county’s sitare. Ivavin. about $115,000 foi the county at laige to pas and $35.000 for the city of Albans R«»iu<ed to its lowest terms, Linn Countv w II l»e getting two bridges costing a total «»I $4‘M,97M.7O, for only SlHO.lMM). the amount of the bond issue that you arc asked t< » approve. WHAT WE ARE NOW PAYING At the present time Linn Coounty is pas in.: >>n< h.i't >>f tin- nnnual operation ami up-keep of an ol«l-fa«hionc»l ferry at Harrisburg, The <>|«eration alone _ . and . tbit _ ___ ____ — grow ...» as the traffic ________ and will last five cost* $3,300 a year, not including depreciation and r< , ;snrs. cost will increases A A new new ferry ferry costs c»»«t« about about $.*>.500 $'». years. Cables, I fr ft »n tune The cost of Cable*, gas engines engine* an»l ami deckin deck in • must be rep . p >. » -.1 .»n tins e to time. T?. . ..." operating ... ’. w the ’ _ ferry will more than pay the interest on the lt»»nds on the Harrisburg bridge, and after the bridge is built tl ll ic re will |»e (.,- no further esjwnse c«|»ensc to the county for the state hixhwav highway c»»nimiv- c»>iiimis-i».n i»n assume» assumes all upke.-p coat*. coal*. But the .errv is not the only .ti- ii n and % <> «■ I f time .um. ».«n» - <■ to tourist*, many »inly item I’ I he c» c n. no . «ti and Io l.-.s tune is is a a source source of of expense expense to to our our own own people people .»ml ami an i... -- ------ ---------------- - - of whom — are held up for an hour in cmasing I The const* mti nt nt danger danger of of accidents accident» with with a a ferry ferry is is another another item. item, (hi«- a«» ¡»lent with a ferry loaded with „ during the summer < . eight or ten cars might cost the county more tli.in i t ("IO in dan*, ges alone. old structure, The Albany bri»!ge is a constant exjien-»«-. lik«- .u old aut. iiwi (>i!e, ami the county is cnntinu.illy having to re .!«-. k or repair the waning, oi hngincers Statistics show that the Albany-Corvallis road is t < m< f traveled stretch of highway in the State. Ulcquate briilg«- fncili‘ie.» must lx- provided 1 1 ' - • ....... i tfic point point of of safety. safety, It it declare that this bridge, built 32 vear* ago for n tt. th. • li.,» n.o xed - - its uacfultneaa and .... allow three u* >re vc.irs of . restricted tratli .11 ,-L_ __ _____ ..! ij ____ ____ 1 ■ i ... i _ i i r .» . i jin. • Linn ■__ County is |>aving indirec imlirectly at present Many will take i two years l to build a new bridge ami m-a» y » »• ir wi'l el.q - m - before actual construction can begin. The briilg«- is sale for tin- loail I limit, but there ha* lieen eastern Benton County families living tributary t. l.inn I k ounty are taking their busiiu-ss to Corvallis much public discussion of its durability that ti » |«v».p!e ar»- unc.is* back _____ to its t»r«»|ier channels I he cos’, is small to the county as a , , ----- ... l-ct » 1 bring ---- w business ____________ whole and tile whole county will b nctit. Vote ’ your biisio« iudgrn lent ami k - "YF i.l flic tlic aicswrr aiisw» r will I lie "5 I ’S S . WHAT rr WILL COST YOU AND ME The measure on the ballot Novemlx-r 6 »alls lor an issue of $18 0,000 five per cent lx>n«ls. payment of which is fo begin in lour years from date of issue and l«e retired in six years at the rate of $3U,(MMI a year I i e interest on $180.000 at five |>er cent is $'» <MJO a year The sinking fund to retire one-tenth of the i>ond* a year will require $18.000, or a total of $27,(100 j«r annum L.r tie first four years, alter which the :ntrre«t charge will diminish at the rate of one-sixth a year. In ten years time the two bridges will l-r c»»mpi< ¡c' . r».»i»l f»»r at »1 there will l>e no ferrv to otwrate at a cost exceeding $.'» 000 a year» no upkeep on an old, obaolete brhlge, DOWN TO BRASS TACKS I he .» mcwsci I valuation of Linn Counts is alx-ut $30.000. A one -mill tax levy would raise $30 000 a year for 10 years, more than enough to take care of the principal and interest. This would add but »»» k - • »r » v. »r to euh thousand dollars of assessed valuation. A man owning .» farm of 1(0 acre» assessed at $3*> |>cr acre would be paying on a valuation of $*>.<< 0. S.«y that hi* stock ami improvements bring it up to $7,(XM), or even $10.000. Dii* man’s taxes would only lie increased $7.00 to $1(1 00 a year, as th..- case m.»v be TTu- city man owning a home valued at $5 (XX) and paying <>n an as»« .»-»I valuation of $3,(XXI would pay but $3.00 per vear for 10 vests tor the tw.> bridges It must not l>e overlookesl that the interest charges w uld »1» • ■■■.»■<• after the fourth year ami the absence of ferry operation ami other present expen»» s would ce. sc. taking tiiat much off of the regular budget and making the estimate much lower than the examples quoted here. Can any man in Albany, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Bro«i'»'i le. Crabtree Sweet Home, Cascadia, Scio, Lacomb, Foster or Berlin afford to allow the cnunty to go without th.-*c two Lriiiges when such .in ins»» mln mt individual co» t will build them? THE WHOLE COUNTY IS INTERESTED $ This is not a sectional matter. Eastern Linn C < unty is just as vitiilly interested a* the portion along the highway. No part of the county can prosper without the rest of us leveling it. An instance of what tie t»»u ists travel means may l»e gained fioin the knowledge that more t han ||.<HMI visitors . were . regis- — amp grounds alone this year. It tt< »«»me here in a pleasant sta e Of ve-r.i i.v ik-'.iys ric .»is ami .imi annoymg tried in the All>any auto camp year, ll th» -.<• se |>e»ple jwople «»me of mind, not vc ’ed by annoy ing ineonviemes, inconvienre», viewing the broad ex |>«*se _j of valley tlake.l l-y ’ ic to.iutiful t u les ami Coast Ranges, they are more apt to I <• tempt» d tos.iitur nt<» the interior of the » ounty in quest of futwri e homes, lain»I value* are laiuml toincreiiNcas a result of increased population and »lemand for go»*! farm homes, and every l»ody profits, A DUTY OF THE STATE Oregon ia sjx-arfu ig millions in highway construction. Th«- UTlIamette River at llarrisburit is the »»nly gap l»etwc.-n the I madian Imrder ami .Mexico that is not properly bridgad. This evokes uniavorable comment from visitors ami provides the worst kin • of advertising When the «fate is willing to provide its pro rata, Linn Couu^y should not hesitate an»l deprive the rest of the state of the privilege of making the Pacifk Highway a complete unit There has beun some talk in difte -ent sections of the countv irganling the manner in which the bridge iwtitiion were »inulatr.l It is true that those ask ing for the signatuaaa si ated that b«>th bridges would goon separate ballots. This was the understamline ami the intention <>t those devoting their time in help ing to bring about this great improvement for l.inn I imtv But it fell um»n lfi«trict Atty., L. G. 1-eweHing to discover in the law tlie Provision that each measure on the l>aiUt shall have a separate petition, ami th « was verified by Atty.. General I. II. VanWinkle, of Oregon. Two petitions should have l»een cir culated in place •; one. a fact which the committee regret». However, the bridge at Albanv is as badly nec«(r»l as i- the one at Harrisburg. It should not be neglected uttil Linn County i« brought face to face with a disaster similaa tu the tragedy at Rehm, Wash . last winter The time to act is now. The state of Oreg.m ami fhe <»»unty «if lai tie are offering us a liargain in bridge»! Let's ( mi ! MAKE LINN COUNTY A MORE PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY ▼OTB "YE8” ON TH’E BRIDGE BOND ISSUE NOV.» 6 P»i4 advrrliseri.erit by th. Alt sny < hainiwr of Commrr»v and Harrisburg ( harsh«r of < nmmerer ! I ? --
