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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1920)
',iIJ TURRR THE EVENING HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON 8ATCBDAY, OCTOBRK 80, IMS. Letters From The People MATNKV AND HAM.ICIt ANHWKH JUIM1K IIDNNKM. Klamath Pall, Ore., Oct. 19, 1910. T the Editor, Kvenlng Herald, '' air:. In your Imum of October 87, 1920, you pabllahnd a letter of Hon Hob ert II. llunnell, County Judgo, and ono from B. II, Illihop, dUtrlot ong Inoor for thn highway commission. Judge llunnell attempt to Justify thn placing of tho Klamath Kulls-Morrlll highway no that It passe the roil deneo of himself, Commissioner Kordycn and Hhort niut John Dixon, at wnll a onn of tlm brother of Commissioner Hhort tt thn expense of 1 Yt mltoM additional distance nnd ono mllo of addltlonut highway to be constructed. Hy referring to thn map that wn published In Tin. Herald, It will bo aeon that It li Juit onn and onn half mile -further front' the 'turn'-offat (loo. Khehalt' place to thn Junction with tho l.akevlw highway than It would hnvo been had thn highway followed tho Modoc Northern aurvoy Into Klnmnth mi. Tho dUUnco from tho Khnhalt turn-off to thn macadam road paaalng by the old alaughlor house In Just onn miln hortr than It la from that turn-off to thn I.nkovlew highway. Iljr placing tho road on thn Modoj Northern eur Vty thn county would ham saved ono and onn-hnlf mlln In distance of tra y and Juit ono mllo In road con struction. ' Doth Judgn lluntinll and Mr, Illihop (and wo have duo roped for Mr. Illihop a we feol that bn U fair minded man) attempt to lay the blame for thin great Injustice to the cltltens and lax payer at thn dior of Mr. Wtthycombo. When onn re fer to the map of lint highway, how oyer, hn think that If Mr. Withy combe did locate tho highway whom It pnMM thn residence of thn coun ty Judgn and the county commlslon era and their relative, ho mutt have been ovorpeniuadcd to make thl wrong location by some onn. The question arises- Who I thl Mine ime? and thn answer U found by looking at the mnp that wa publish ed u few day ago. One would nat urally upoiin that the one who are responsible tor thU miscarriage of Justice weru thn public official who were fcutherlng their own neit at the expense of thn iltlin or thli county, Judgn llunnell and Commit aloner Hhort and Kordycn reaped the benefit from thin thing and thern can be no doubt but 'that they 'were tho one who controlled the location of tho hlghwny when It I. No ono In hi right mind could think for onn moment that Judgn llunnoll and Commissioners Short and Fordycn were not rcponilbln. They (Judge llunnell and Bishop) attempt to Justify the pnrturn from n straight linn at Merrill ranch north of Merrill aaylng they crooked thn road In or dnr to follow thn clmtar road nnd tn croR a, bridge. If thl wern thn only place whore thn highway I made "crooked to nerve thn friend of the county court thl argument might atnnd ithn waiH, but such 1 not tho cano, Tho highway I mado crooknd at othor place n tunny renders know, and ut every plnco whore tho road I located crooked Instead of atralght onn find Home boom friend of tho county court I thn ben eficiary and that ho I working for tho proiont county court with might and main. Judge llunnoll aya that the five farmer whoso ranches are ruined by the highway are and were alway hi political enomloi. It I well known, however, that two year ago Mr. Khehalt and Mt. Curtln were aupportlng him, filnco onn of them partlo heard Judgn llunnell lell Hob Choyne that Choyno 'would take any damn thing that Judge llunnoll itw fit to give him' they both turnod again! him. They feel that tho onn who occuple thn great offlco of county Judgo nho'ild bo above thin form of roughnocklsm nnd Hilling gntn. It savors too much of thn ruin Inaugurated by the Russian bol hovlkl where tho public official compel obedience to their will by tho un of thn knout and thn gnl low. Thl I a republic and thorn I no olacn In It tuat ruin for men who aro.those mothodi iojcowandJnW "! ruined them Mr. by tlnildato those who are unwilling to bend to their will and caprice. That Judgn llunnell did ay tho above word to Mr. Choynn I proven by thn fact hn nnvor even attempted to Justify or deny the charge to that offect contained In tho Matney Jot ter. Mr. Illihop, throughout thn course of hi long falter, did not deny that he condemned; tho Klamath rail Merrill highway and tinted to hi u- porlora that thl volcanic and would never makn a road. Nearly everyone who travel over It today believes that It will he another monumental failure to be laid at tho door of the present county court. Judgo llunnoll ha not yet answer rd tho questien: "Why did the coun ty court pay thn Hhort estate $1400 for three acre of dry land for right of way when It offerod only f ISO per aero for-tho Irrigated land of Choy ne, Curtln, Khehalt, Ilamakcr, Hen ley, Itowman, which w needed to alfalfa and othor crops T I presume that thn atalo highway did thl too, Then, too, maybo Mr Illihop will auurno the reiponilhlllty for thl fct a he attompted to throw thn bur den of the hlghwny location upon poor Mr WhltycomhV ihoulder. Another thing the voter ihould remember on November 2, 1920, li the fact Judgo Bunnell nnd the coun ty court have mado a complete fall urn of tholr road program from which we all expected o much They hnvn attempted to pay out the fund derived from tho ale of the bond voted by thj people of thl county June 3, 191), in a way that I wholly unlawful. They have at tempted to una them bond fund on a co-operatlvn road when a school boy would havo known that thl wa prohibited by our statutory law. Sec tion 13, of Chaptor 10S, of thn Law of Oregon for 1913 under which chapter those bond were voted nnd limed, read a follew: ' "All money rained under the prnvlalon of thin act shall bn ued In' constructing pormanont public road In thnt county. WHICH ItOAIXJ HHAM II K CONSTRUCTED RY TIIK COUNV COURT UNDER ITS HXCMJ8IVK JURISDICTION and uch export aolUnt a thoy may employ." la there n citizen in Klamath' coun ty, outaldn or tho prcnont county court, who would contend that thl authorize tho county court to upend theee bond fund on a co-operative road, being built under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the state highway commlMlonT I am In favor of girdling Klamath county with good road and I believe that every dollar pent to that end la well apent. Rut I will make thla pre diction at thl time: If Judge Dun noil and Mr. Hhort arc re-elected No vember 2, 1920, the road program of Klamath county will utterly fall. Haa not the highway commlialon already rofuaod to ppon bid or award con tract on two auction or now high way because or tho muddle In which tho county court hn placed them. Judgo llunnoll refers to the Modoc railroad. Tbero I no such thing a thn Modoc rnllroad. All thero I, I a urvoy which wa mado more than 10 year ngo without any action be ing taken looking to tho construction of the road, Thn highway ha cut orre of the boat farmi In tho county It left the beat road In the valley' In "strike" "out through alfalfa field. All that would havo been required to make a pike of the old highway .wa a lit tle gravol. Look at tho amount of work on thla 'aandy way.' Thla la only a trunk road rnd wa never meant to accomodate the farmer but only the tourist and expensive au tomobile owner. It I being made to aatlify tho whim and prejudice of the county court. If the road bad to bo built straight, tnen why go by tho ranebe of llunnell, Short, For dyce etal. over hill and crook. A horter and Mrnlghlrr road eould have been made by following the Mo doc survey. Why wit It not made to follow RT Because the county court wanted to feather his own neat at the expense or the same over burdened tax payer who are paying these 125,000 lawyer bill. Judge Runnell admitted that the county had to furnish the right of way. Thon why doc ho lay that the county could not control the location of the highway. Ho know that thj I a misstatement made out of the whole cloth. In parting P would advise my friend to elect a county Judge and commissioner who nave the ability and disposition to cope with the prob lem. Including highway, that now confront tho county court. Let' have done with thl muddling of our highway and hi Incompetence. Your for highways and progress, JOHN II. MATNEY EDOAR HAM.ER IJWHOX TO TOUKIHTK PARIS. Sept. 28. (Ry Mall) A losscm to tourist too anxious to take away with them souvenir of tho battlefront ha Jus,t been given by tho military authorities of Fort Vaux at Verdun which has hitherto been open to visitors to Verdun. A few days ago a tourist took posses sion, doubtless a a souvenir, of an electric lamp bulb. He was Indis creet enough to make -a flourish of the bulb In a Verdun cafe. The mil itary authorities confiscated the bulb and then came tho order making tho fort "out-of-bounds" to visitor. ------ - -------- -------- A A A A A A dn A A A A V W W V V WW W VV WWW W W ' AS A CITIZEN OF OREGON YOU NEED The Port of Portland If you owned a store you could hot make a big success unless your business methods were as modern as your competitors! Unless Oregon develops her shipping facilities she cannot expect to get her share of the world's business. It rests with the citizens of thjs state whether Oregon shall develop her -wonderful re sources and reach out for bigger markets, or remain practically an inland state. To become a real port, a 30-foot channel must be dredged in the Columbia and Willamette rivers from Portland to the Pacific ocean. This will enable farm- state to reach the markets, of the -world at a lower freight rate and greater profit to themselves. The taxing and bonding power to make these im provements can be granted the Port of Portland only by the people of the state. ' You. and every other cit izen will benefit if you. on November 2nd. Vote 310 Yb on the Ballot, The Port of Portland, Dock Commimon Connolidation Bill, - OREGON PORT DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Why We Are for Wilson S. Wiley For Mayor TCT BECAUSE In our present stage of development a trained mind is needed to solve the many problems mat are hampering community progress problems that until solved will continue to hinder development in ever in creasing proportion. BECAUSE We know that Wileon S. Wiley possesses the trained ability to deal with these prob lems. BECAUSE A man of vision, tact and integrity, is need- ' ed to lay the foundations in the present for the city that is destined to be. BECAUSE We know that Wileon 5. Wiley measures up to the standards of the foregoing para graphthat he is broad of mind, honest of purpose and efficient of action. BECAUSE' We know of our own knowledge and after ' close investigation that Wileon S. Wiley U tied by mo pledges, is the candidate.of ho class, the friend of no faction, the' represen tative of no interest except the best "in terests of a united community. BECAUSE We sincerely believe that Wileon 5. Wiley is the logical man for a, difficult position and we say this with no desire to belittle the worth of his opponent. Put in the present crisis something more than good intentions are needed, even when backed' by unimpeachable reputation. WHEREFORE After careful thought and thorough inves tigation,' we believe it to be in the best in terests of the whole people of Klamath Falls that Wileon 5. Wiley be elected May- 0- - or on November 2, next, and we respect fully urge that every qualified person vote for Wiley for Mayor The Wiley (or Mayor Conmiittee $ c FRED E, FLEET, Chairman. (Paid Advertisement) ' ' ' L. W. Trimble, Secretary. l .) v v X J J L W k av v A. a A. A A A A- k g, a.