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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1920)
h PAOK, HKVBN THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON WKDNKHIMY, OOTOHKR T,- II (lAII) ADVHHTIBICMI.'NT) COUNT! I nil Iii which 41,B48 or tlm funds of (hn In- p.iycirs worn flunk by a forinur mliiilnlstriitlon, or In relntlyo In thl ma t of tlm location of n lilKhwny. In hod for contemptuous laughter. How Hilly It li with rofuronco lo tint hlKtiway, appuars from tlia lot lor of K. II. Illshop, Division Kngl ticor of tlm Oregon Htatu Highway commission, publlyhoU elsowhcro In thin pnpor. Tho plain factri aro that n row property owners, who havn always All that tho present County Court "PP" 'no prosem couniy couri, demands of It enemies and critics " w" """" "' " "' "' "' U that thoy TKL.U TJIB TRUTH. J"'" onilmrraia It lit tlw court- liuuvu luiiiruvurnji mnvi wu iiiu T STATES STAND IB Tho County Court will not des cend to tho level of tho Kvenlng Herald mid bandy word ovor tho crude, sell-contradictory mis-state- in out roprohonslblo obstructive) tac tion. All hut flvn land ownurs no rvptcd n reasonable compensation for rlxtitM of way, and tho County Piiiivi li m 1 1 JaM m9tm tnsa Inliilminl mouts of fact that l.avo appeared ,(hul ,,,, rnc"oln.j nny ,irfuri)nco dally. Tho bettor element of tho i ()ln inattor of compensation. county cannot bo hoard, for Thn livening Hnrnld, nt prosont, monopo lies tho dully fluid. An tho opponent of tho County Court, and their moutplccn, huvu deliberately inado a fuliio statement an to tho responsibility of tho Co tin . .. lin tr IllU in'wiinipMl ( wwm.- Thn present Count) Court of fern,, y Court ln ,,, OCittlori of tho high 'no defense for lt courno. It has Huy.( tt foltuwn. that ovnry othor dono Hit duty. It haa used tho knlftj' ,,,,.,( tmt (iny mv nia.lo, ami on nil useless expend lures, and n,ur motives for innklnic them, uro created dissatisfaction thereby. Ilut, Nll,j(.ct to th gravest unplclon. by mi doliiK. It reduced the tax levy. ,, Cll ,,f jonil MMnoy. tho Mr IU20, In rplto of tho IiIkIi rot ",. ()f tlM opposition, In tho fact of everything It rebuilt and repair, h,,,, n, i,ii,v rum a mil., ami xl tlm rUlned nnd neglected county n ,f from i,Ik ranch. The Dulles roud It riecurrd for Klamath Coun-u-unfofni,, Highway rnnnot possibly ly 72 mil.; of Murket Rands, vis: ,, ln fr(mt ,0oryuril of overy from Klamath Kail lo MldlAnd; 'jnrm n (lo valley. Olene to llmiama (up Too Valley;) i , ,,,., ...... lv imi.i. ri.vn Mr, lloiianca up south sldo to head of Hop,tt Uotiuy, Geo. Khohalt. Con LangoU's Valley mid buck on north 'cjiirtln mid llowmiin, who aro the siuo o iionunin. i no tuiHimiiuirn, u1() 0wnora ovor wl for these roads Is under tho 'Hnoc.nssary to rondo rlimlvo dlredlon of the Countyi Wliy. ,(,,,(,. ranches Court, but tho Hiaui or tirenon Pny.nly to tho extent of tho land uct over 110 per cent of tho coat uny (nj.n for highway purposes, Tho present County Court rhal-'und tho county wan ready and will lenges Its crltlri on Ita Financial In to innka rcasonabla compensa Statement for tho pnt 30 month, j Hon In oach cum tho highway I and which I now before tho voter, located only on u (rlp along and It la a too well-rounded belief that adjoining thn right or way of tho public business I not and cannot bo .Modoc Northern. Tholr ranch on aro run a well a prlvalo builne. We not cut or divided, or dsmegod, by rrit our claim on the financial; thu highway any morn than they tateinvnt covering tho pail 30, havn already been cut by tho Mo- montii to prove mai mamam uoc-Mormorn rigni-ocwuy. County I an exception. I Twenty-two ranches aro croMd llowaver. tho holly falta Ntalo- by tho highway between Klamath mcnU appearing In Thn Ilorald ro-Kall and Merrill, and out or that gardlng tho location or tho Htatojnuinbur, ftobt. Cheyno, Mr. Hen Highway over tho holding or cer- ley. and Mer. Khehalt, Curtln tain landowner In tho valley, do-. and Ilowman. (6 In all) aro the mand n aner and n warning, only one wh oreruied to accept The County Court or Klamath County did not loratn thn highway. The Btato and tho United fltate pay 76 or cot or construction and oil cost or engineering. Too location waa under control of tho Htate and tho Uovernment, and their engineers located tha highway. The County Court protested against tho location. Tho Htato Engineer on tho ground refused to entertain the protest. The County Court then appeared before tha Highway Com mission, anting in rortiana, anu again protested tho location. The commission sustained Ita engineers, and dented the appeal of the County Court of Klamath County. In addi tion, a United Btates engineer ex amined the location, and reported that the United Statea would Insist upon- the line as located and that unless the County Court of Klamath County ahoald promptly aecure the necessary rights cf way, tho United Btates would withdraw all aid from Klamath County Highways. ' All The Evening Herald's talk of secretive methods, either In insur ing the county's Interest In a build- reasonable compensation. Thoy forced the County Court to bring condemnation suits, becomo Kla math County must furnish the rights of way for tbla great high way, or lose It altogether. These parties are all forcing delay by con demnation proceedings, and one, namely Mr. Sophia Henly. la now seeking, by Injunction proceedings, to force the United Statea and the Htate or Oregon lo recede from Ihelr position, in the location of the highway, (whereaa the lawa of the state furnish an ample remedy for any possible damage aha can have austalaed.) or-eUe play -dog-la- the manger and thus deprive the 10,- 000 Inhabitant of Klamath County Iihh full Jurlmllctlon to award nil roaHonabln damage. What other conaldoratlon can thorn poimlbly ho that would Justify an Injunction? Thorn novvr wus a morn flagrant at tempt by a lngla parson, and for no jURtlflablo cause, to destroy tho right and tho property or a vast number or cltlron, an In this case. Justice demand at least that a bond Rhould bo' exacted from thl litigant somowhftt In proportion to tho property rights which sha pro poses to duNtroy. That measuro of protortlon tho pooplo of tha county from tho Circuit Court or this Coun ty. The County Court or Klamath County I not a parly to the action or Mr. Hophla Henley. Bha la su ing tho Htato or Oregon. Howover, on behalf or thn wholo body of our clt tun, tha County Court boreby enlar It protent again! thl whole iroceed ng Instituted by Mrs. So phia Hunloy. Carried on under the form of law, it is in reality an at tempt to Invoko law In tha commls Hlon of a grcs outrage upon tha en tire body of our citizenship. Tho clrcumiitunce surrounding till attempt to blockade Klamath County, wherein lltleunt or somo of them, rexorted to low method to annoy and Impede the contractor In tha performance or their duty, I too rniitompllhlfl for bullnr. Tho County Court of Klamath County, hereby give It solemn warning to tho poopln of thl county. Unless noma means nro found to speedily rnmovo obstruction pluced upon tho work of the highway ronMructlon In thl County, both tho United Htate and tha Htato of Oregon will cancel their contracts with tho county and with their contractors. Mid nil work on Federal and Btato constructed und aided highway In Klamath County will ccaso. No community can condone such an outragn upon It own people, tho poople of tho stato and tho nation, and escape tho consequences of their act, and tho punishment will coma, and ccmo quickly. The pre sent County Court bad a tight to get these highways located through Klamath County. There waa strong opposition to that route. A very strong appeal was mado for the routing of tho Dalles-California Highway via Bend. Lakeview, Al turas. U Federal and State aid Is withdrawn from tho Klamath highways the great Highway will probably bo located through Hand and Lakeview. As alrcadr potntod out, the loca tion of tho highway down Klamath Valley Is not chargeablo, to the County Court. nor Is It an Issue In Klamath County, aitbougn tno Edi tor of The Evening Herald haa tied hla candidates and hi faction to It aa part of tho courthouse right. He and they attacked the County Court In the present campaign, and mado It part of their platform. Of course, he will proteat that hla candidates, Chastaln and Peterson, will carry out the highway program Inaugur ated and carried forward by the present county court. But aucb pro test comae too late. These gentlemen 'have now load- TVW7VVT W VV '' V WP, Political Advertisement WtreaaemaflWH aammmssr x'.mk .jtj mmmmmsj rmmmBKf' JStBn'.? '! ?' ..Jgsf7'a"gs 1 S&ItAm wm, ?ggvl'ik' I I v " - Lm? ''tKf' V mimrt jlM ewsVswHflHgaHki 'I ' -fa, Watch This Space for the Next Five Days forever, of the enormoua benefit of ed their Mala atreet . courthouse a system of 350 miles of Stato and. Issue with another of Just aa rout Federal aided blghwaya eventually to be paved. Merrill, Malta, Doaanta, Bly, Fort Klamath, and tho smaller com munities and Isolated ranehee on the route, to be deprived of an in estimable advantage, for what? Nobody's rlghta are Invaded. The Circuit Court of Klamfth County an odor, namely the auspenaloa of work on. and noaslble losa of our Great Highway, Just to placate and cajole a few supporters for their Job to unload the Main atreet court house on the tai payera of the County. We believe that the contemptible attempt to misrepresent the pre- 3 f I- f i To the Voters of Oregon! Th Uxpajrwi of Portland and Multnomah County aro not only willing but anxious to provide the Port of Portland with needed funds for drodginf our River Channel to the sea. The Committee that formulated what is known as the Port of Portland and Dock Commission Consolidation Bill under the numbers 310 and 311 on the ballot insisted, however, upon weighting down the measure with an enormously expensive real estate scheme, and by a formal vote turned down the request of taxpayers that the Swan Island scheme and the River Channel scheme bo presented as Betuirate measures. Refusing to be forced to swallow something they ctinnot approve, Multnomah County is expected to vote adversely to tho whole scheme by an overwhelming majority. Having dono this, they will then bo ready to vote for any needed amount for improving our River Channels. A Com mittee of the City Club hus submitted a detailed analysis of the measure showing that it means an ultimate expenditure of at least 40,000,000. Our Chamber of Commerce and other civic bodies with all of our river pilots and stuumbout owners and others have protested against it At least twelve form er and present members of the Port of Portland und the Dock Commission have declared against it. A mujorlty, if not all, of our City Commlsaionew oppose it. The Committee of 16 itself that drafted tho measure is divided. The Taxpayers of Portland Appeal to You in a spirit of fair play to savo this county from the imposition upon us of such an overwhelming and paralyzing debt aa this measure contemplates. It would be deemed offensive if we gave expression to what we believe to be the selfish und ambitious political motives that have inspired the measure which is submitted with u distinctively deceptive title. , Wo simply appeul for fair play and a decent consideration of the hopeless plight in which this community will find itself if the measure carries. As citi zens of outlying counties who will not have to pay a dollar of the debt imposed, we appeal to you to consider what would be your feelings if Multnomuh County should try to impose a similar burden on you. Our interests in a general wuy are mutual It is our sincere Judgment "that the success of this measure will seridusly re tard, instead of promoting, the development qf this port and that the state at largo will in return suffer severely as a consequence. Vote Measure Number 311 X No Taxpayers Vigilance Committee ROBT. J. LINDEN, ecretary itW seat county court In the matter of the location or tne nignwaya win meat with the condemnation from the votera of the county that It deaervea. . R. H. BUNNIXI. BURRELL SHORT. (Following la Mr. Bishop's let ter referred to above:) Klamath Falls. Oregon. October 13rd, 120. Judge R H. Bunnell, City. Dear 81 r: To refute any statements that may have arisen to the contrary, wish to state for your Information and the Information of others, that County Courts have nothing to do with the location or Bute nignwaya. Thaae location aurvera are made by tha Bute Hle-hwav Commission and are-approved by the Bureau or Pub lie Roada before any Federal aid is extended. They need not be ap proved by County courts. The customary oroceedure . used In securing State and Federal aid by countlea la aa follews: The County Court appears before the State Highway Commission and re auesta cooperation on a certain road, sar the Dalles California high way north from Klamath Falls. The commission send their engineers into tho field to make a survey, These engineers decide whether the routo shull follow tho east or the west side ol tho lake, whethor It shall go by way of Chlloquln or Fort Klamath. They also decide tho width, of tho roadbed, degrees of curves, and rutes of gradients ns well as tho kind of surfacing mater ial. Plana, estimates, etc. are prepar ed and the Stato Highway Commis sion' In turn ask the government tor Federal old. An engineer from the bureau or public roads Is then sent Into tho Hold to Inspect the loca tion and U ho desires any changes, thoy have to bo mado before any Fodoral aid Is oxtended. On the present contracts In Kla muth County, thfe Foderal govern ment contributes 50 or the cost nnd tho State and County 25 each. In addition the State tur nlihes thn encinecrlnK costs which generally amount to about 10 of the total amount of tho contract. To sum everything up It might be said, that the County select the road they want Improved, the Btate make tho location survey, and the government pass final Judgment on It and any Changes upon wnicn toey Insist, are made by the State. These are the methods which have been used on all Federal aid; projects in this County. You ask me to give the reasons why the present location from Kla math Palls to Merrill waa adopted by the Btate Highway Commission. IThia location was adopted and ap proved by the Bureau of Public tlnaM am wall til, ftnntmMa nwantad prior to my arrival In this territory. However I would say that some of tho reasons why the location might bo said to be Justified are as follews: It happena that the road from the city limits of Klamath Falls to the Junction to the Dairy road Is desig nated aa the Klamath Falls-Merrill Section. We hnow that this to the logical "rout for "travel -going to 'Dairy. Inn it appears that this waa a necessary improvement, now suDDoalnc that Instead of calling thla portion or the road, the Kla math Falls-Merrill section, we aaa called It the Klamath Fall- Dairy Section. We now want to locate a highway to Merrill ad K behoov es us to use the oae common -road as far as practical. We figure ft ta practical to the Junction tor the two roads, so we start our survey of the Klamath Falls-Merrill Section at this point and follow the present road for a distance of S.S miles. Very little grading and no bridge construction la needed on thla stretch and no right-of-way haa to be purchased. At this point we en counter to right-of-way of the Mo doc Northern railway and between this point and the Wilson property there are 11 right angle turns ta the present road. To follow the pre sent road and nae our stanaara ear vature around these right angle cor ners. It will require nearly as mach right-of-way as though we leave the present road at thla point and fol low Modoc northers railway CO., right-of-way to the Wilson property, In case this railroad la built and we follow the old road we will have nine railroad crossings. The old road Is also 2.15 miles longer than ir we follow the railroad right-of- way. Using the table aa adopted by the American Association of High' way otriclals and figuring the av erage number of vehicles per day passing over tbla road to be 100. the saving to the owners per year on the shorter routo Is $7,847.50 and the saving capitalized at 5 equate IHMM.M. We therefore decide to leave tho preeeat travel ed road at thl poirt sad parallel tha railroad property to tha Wllee place. We ale oaassee that thu wui.aot heuaaiiaa-aaaT property la. tee'traetlesM'lMKiNBgi7sM a porttoa-off oMtsae. ifow irom the wusaa property to the towa of Merrill, the old read la of a fairly good alignment and haa elader sarfaeiac aa well aa a recently eeaUraeted bridge. We de cide that la order to get some Tale out of the recently placed ciadera and the' recently coastiswted brldgst we atop our Improvement for tha present at the Wilson property. We also decide however that sometime la the future, probably when the ciadera are won out.et the 'bridge. seeds repairs or at least when the railroad la constructed that wa will coatiMe 'oar-astray to parallel! tha railroad late tha towa of Merrill, thaa eliminating two mora railroad crossings and ahortealag the aow traveled distance. Thla I Imagine la probably the line of reaeoalagfelJewed by Karl Withcombe whea'he selected tha present location for tha Stato High way Department. 1 know that It la the department's Intention to caatlaae the Improve ment at some future date from tho Wilson place Into Merrill following the railroad right-of-way. Very truly- yours, K. B. BISHOP, Division Engineer. (Above Advertisement paid ln full) Wednesday and Thursday Specials Heinz Pork and Beans, Reg. 20c Special 14c Heinz Red Kidney Beans, Re. 20, Special v :.- 14c Buckwheat Flour, Special, lb 12c Remember these specials are for two day only. Watch Thursday's paper for Fri day and Saturday Specials. 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