TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, APRIL
hard surfaced roads
have been charging bad faith ever
since, but Mr. Moore’s letter, publish­
Is Ti'lamook County Using the Right ed in the Voter, is the first time these
Material?
charges have been presented publicly
in writing.
This is the story of the biulethic
Those who are advocating bonding
the county for hard surfaced roads award. Its lesson is that any choice
appear to overlook the fact that there | made by officials will be criticised by
is a question whether concrete has ' those who are disappointed; that
the lasting qualities, and before the motives will be impugned and char­
county is bonded this matter should acters traduced; and that the only
be settled right, for it would be a ser­ satisfaction an official can have is to
ious matter if, after spending large stand alongside of the road years
amounts of money, it proved, in after it is built, and say with pride,
years, that a mistake had been made "1 built this good road."
A good road is a perpetual honor
in the material used. Now is the time ■
to ascertain these facts, not after the to its builder; a bad road is a monu­
ment to the ignorance, inefficiency
money is expended.
I.
The Oregon Voter gives some in­ and weakness of the officials whose
teresting information on this subject recklessness with taxpayers’ money
and the different types of material is inexecusable in view of the fact
used, it makes interesting reading that abundant experience is available
and will throw some light as to for proper guidance.
material.
CHEESE TOO MOIST
so forciably brought to my attention,
and 1 cannot refrain from registering
my protest at such unfair methods.
How much of this cement could be
used in road construction, 1 have no
means of knowing, but let us not re­
peat, elsewhere in Oregon, the errors
Salem has made in her experiments
with cement paving.
\\ e all want success to follow the
establishing of the cement works, but
let us use cement for its proper work
and not sacrifice street durability by
trying to create a false market for
cement, even if it be of local manu­
facture. Very respectfully yours.
Winthrop Hammond.
Purchase of Plant by Cacklamas
County is Considered.
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“You better nut" said the boy.
going very slowly because 1 was
"Why not?” inquired the teacher.
afraid it would break down complete­
English Trade Dissatisfied With ly. 1 give you my word sir, you could
“Cause he charges $2 a visit,”
ivecent Importations fr°m This
have walked as fast as 1 was running" the scauip.
Country.
“Well” said the magistrate, after due
- —o-
reflection, “you don’t appear to have
A story is told of an old Irishman,
Consular reports from Great Brit­ been exceeding the speed limit, but at who was the only undertaker in an
ain indicate that American or "Stales’ the same time you must have been upper peninsula city years ago. He
cheese, as it is called there, has not guilty of something or you wouldn't was what might be called a forehand­
met with popular favor and tiiat deal­ be here. 1 find you $10 for lowering.” ed man. One day he met the young
ers are reluctant to handle it. The
son of a citizen whs was reported to
The. physician's Son had reached be at death’s door.
chief objection is the moisture it con­
an
earlv
the
mature
age
of
9,
after
tains, wtiich is greater than that to
"How is yer fa-ather this mornin’?”
which the English consumer is accus­ career marked by many wild and asked the undertaker.
mischievous
pranks:
tomed. One report says:
"He’s sinking fast,” said the boy,
hint
His restless nature had made
1
"It is
■ suggested
_
- that
-
American
"Is that so? Poor boy! By the way
his
teach-
somewhat
of
a
torment
to
I
manufacturers in their eagerness to
how tall is yer fa-ather?”
not
ers
at
times,
and
one
afternoon
make as many pounds of cheese as
after the
possible from tlie least quantity of long ago she kept him
A sudden rich, but ignorant Kansan
others were dismissed and had a
milk allow their cheeses to become
serious talk with him. Perhaps she was on the beach at Atlanta City
too much saturated with whey.”
was a little afraid that her admoni­ watching a very fat bather disporting
Another dsclares that:
tions were falling on stony ground. himself in the surf. He knew nothing
“American cheese found in the Anyway she finally said:
of tides, and did not uotice that each
English markets is much too soft to
“I certainly will have to ask your succeeding wave came a little closer
nifet with general favor.”
to his feet. At last an extra big wax e
father to come to see me.”
A third states that:
washed over his shoe tops. “Hey
"Don’t you do it,” said the boy.
"The trouble with the United States
The teacher thought she had made there!” he yelled at the fat bather.
cheese shipped to England has been an impression “Yes,” she said, “I “Quit yer jumping’ up and dowa!
that they are weak in body, soft in must send for your father.”
D’ye want to drown me?”
make, open and porus like a sponge,
and go to pieces.”
"Cheese of the United States,"
says another report, “are what the
trade describes as loose and open and
on accountof the increased amount of
moisture left, show considerable ob­
jectionable flavors. » * » ♦
Dealers have stated that they were
very glad indeed that they were
through with the undesirable States
cheese, and the whole business with
this cheese, amounting to 40,000 to
50,000 boxes, had been very unsatis­
factory.”
on one thing, if on no other. They all prohibit
So strong, indeed, is this feeling of
dissatisfaction among the dealers that
the sale of alum baking powders.
a large wholesaler in London, has de­
clared that the American cheeses are
There must be a good reason for this.
responsible in a great measure for the
recent slump in the whole English
It is because alum was found to be un­
cheese market. It must be remember­
ed too, that the American cheese was
healthful.
sold to the London dealers at from %
to 1% cents less than the Canadian
product shipped at the same time.
Roval Baking Powder is made of cream
The fact is that the English con­
sumer is accustomed to a firmer and
of tartar, derived from grapes, a natural
consequently better cheese than the
food product, and contains no alum nor
American. That such cheese costs
more does not apparently lessen the
other questionable ingredients.
quantity consumed. The per capita
consumption of cheese in England
and Scotland is 10 pounds per annum;
in America it is 4. Furthermore, a
ROYAL RAKING POWDER CO.
large proportion of the English de­
New York
mand comes from the poorer classes.
It seems, therefore, that the consum­
ption of cheese is not diminished but
actually increased by raising the final­
ity even if the price rises with it. This
fact, specialists in the Department of
Agriculture point out. may well off-
sei any temporary advantage manu­
facturers may gain by adding moist­
ure to their product.
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PAVING PROPOSAL IS MADE.
Oregon City, Or., April 3—Harry
_ Cement Paving, Salem.
Worswick, formerly connected with
The Oregon Voter of ’ March 18 is the Standard Paving Company, which
Inside facts with refenence to how at hand, and I have read with much laid the Main Street improvement
Multnomah County came to favor interest the article headed “Insult” last summer, offered to superintend
bitulithic pavement for road surfac­ and “Shame,” and also the letter to the laying of hard surface pavement
ing are quite interesting.
( the public, via Commissioner Dieck. for the county for not more than <10
John B. Yeon, millionaire taxpayer
I have no personal acquaintance cents a yard, providing the county
was in charge as road master, and with the writer Mr. Moore, but the will buy a plant, lend him the use of
felt that he would be the blame if a tone
seems
....s to bristle a road roller and pay for installing
---- of his article —
mistake was made.
with antagonism toward bitulithic the equipment at a convenient place.
“All I could get out of it was the pavements, so much so, that one He asks for a salary of $1900 a year
satisfaction of people saying the wonders what his real motive can Le. and offers to give the county the use
money was well spent, that the road
Every Portland citizen is naturally of formulas without charging a com­
had a good pavement,” said he.
I most anxious to see this new cement mission or royalty.
In his own private business, he plant highly successful, and we all
County Judge Anderson will take
always tries to profit by experience know the local need of payrolls to in­ up the matter with Commissioners
of others, and he made a fortune bv sure permanent prosperity , but it Matoon and Knight at the regular
doing so. So he made trips over all would seem most unfortunate that April term of the County Court,
the pavements in Portland, and also the chief official of a large manufac­ which opens Wednesday.
in other cities of Oregon and Wash­ turing plant should attempt to cast
ington. He concluded that cement, discredit upon the good faith and
asphalt, asphaltic concrete and as­ judgment of such men as Mr. Benson MACPHERSON RURAL
CREDIT BILL WINS.
phalt mccadam, as ordinarily laid, Mr. Yeon, and the members of the
were failures after being down a special committee of the Chamber of
number of years, and that brick on a Commerce, who made such complete Conference Approves Measure Over
Postmaster Myers’ Proposed
thick cement base, bitulithic on a and painstaking investigation prev­
Legislation.
thick cement base and bitulithic on ious to the large Multnomah County
old macadam or crushed rock were expenditures, in an effort to create a
Deciding that in any event only
successful after years of use.
large market for his product, and in
Also, he concluded that the cost of doing so make statements so foreign one rural credit measure should ap­
pear upon the ballot a majority of
a heavy cement foundation, together to actual facts.
with a durable wearing surface of
It so happened that I was recently the representatives of several organ­
brick or bitulithic, was too high. He present at a discussion on paving and izations Saturday afternoon turned
Postmaster
found that bitulithic on old macadam city improvement at Salem, where I down indorsement of
and bitulithic on crushed rock were have business interests, the discus­ Myers’ Civic league bill and favored
standing up splendidly after years of sion being followed by an investiga­ placing the Hector Macpherson bill
wear, in contrast with other types tion which disclosed the following upon the ballot.
C. C. Chapman and H. G. Beckwith
that were little cheaper to begin with facts, al of whilch are easily verified.
but which were going to pieces every­
Salem has nearly 30 miles of pave­ were among those favoring the Myers
where after a few years’ wear. So his ment divided into four classes namely bill, which they declared stood a
mind was made up, and he felt he Bitulithic, Asphalt Concrete, Asphalt small chance of passing. They' could
would make no mistake by advocat­ Concrete with Concrete Base and foresee only defeat for the Macpher­
son measure because it does not, in
ing the selection of bitulithic.
| Concrete.
About this time, Amos Benson, son
The first pavement laid in Salem their belief, hold out sufficient in­
of S. Benson, and an old time inti­ was in 1907 when Court Street, in ducement to the voters of Portland.
Nine conferees preferred the Macph­
mate friend of Mr, Yeon, decided the business center was paved.
to go East and investigate types of 1 The next pavement was laid in ¡908 erson bill and four the Myers meas­
pavement, so that Multnomah county which included the business center of ure. l he reason given by the majority
would avoid the runious mistake of Commercial and State Streets and I for their vote is that the Myer’s bill
did not afford any actual relief to the
investing a million of taxpayers’ block of High Street.
During the next year 1909, Church, farmers and will not, therefore, oper­
money in the wrong type. He took
ate in reality as a rural credit meas­
with him E. E. Coovert, the personal Cottage, and Liberty Streets were
ure. Its friends believe it would be ac­
; paved.
attorney of Mr. Benson, Sr.
All the above streets were paved cepted by the voters because it is to
The two traveled thousands of miles
turn a portion of the potential profits
to all the principal cities of the Unit­ with bitulithic.
of the state’s loans into the irreduci­
ed States and all the counties where I In 1911, with the idea of getting a ble school fund. It does not however,
much paving had been laid on county cheaper pavement, asphalt concrete provide for any amortization of the
roads, and they met the officials and was laid, including Summer street debt, which the Macpherson bill does
got all the frank information they from Court to Market and Oak Park include.
could get. They found every known Addition, the latter work being under
Profits to School Fund.
type of pavement, and learned that the supervision of the city engineer.
The Myers measure would obtain
paving fights often were nasty, and I In 1913 and 1914 the two streets in money for rural loans
by selling
concrete bonds at 4 per cent and making loans
that officials were forced by short­ Salem having a cement
sighted public sentiment to lay types base were laid—Mill Street from the at 6 per cent to the farmers. When
in which they did not believe. Nearly Oregon Electric Bridge to 14th the administrative costs are paid
everywhere they were warned against street, the contractor being awarded there would supposedly be a margin
thin cement paving, Topeka Mix and to a Portland Contractor; and Church to be added to the school fund of the
ol^er of the less expensive types, the I Street, from Court to Mill Creek, state.
officials claiming that as a rule these I which was laid by a California con­
Dr. Hector Macpherson, of Oregon
types were unsatisfactory after years tractor. Both of these streets have a Agricultural College, held that if any
of use, and that taxpayers were the j 4-inch cement base and one and one- measure is to operate as a genuine
heavy losers as a result of the false half inch asphalt Concrete top.
aid to farmers for the improvement
Now to results—
economy in installing cheaper pave­
of land it must allow loans at less
The bitulithic pavement laid 8 and 9 than 6 per cent, and C. E. Spence,
ment. 1 hey also earneld that heavy,
thick cement foundation was a first years ago, is the only type of pave­ master of the State Grange, emphat­
class base, and that it required a sur­ ment in Salem which is not cracked, ically declared that was the true basis
face to give satisfaction and durabil­ and it apparently is in as good condi­ upon which rural credits legislation
ity. Of bitulithic they learned that it tion as when first laid, and there is must be considered. The Macpherson
was a middle price pavement, costing freedom from waves or ridges, very bill would obtain money through the
more than Topeka Mix, asphaltic anil noticeable on many of the streets sale of bonds at 4 per cent interest
thin cement paving, and much • less paved with concrete and asphalt-con­ and this money would then be loaned
than the pavement consisting of a crete.
out through the state land board and
thick cement base and a wearing sur-
Mr. Moore's statement that "bitu­ a superintendent of agricultural cred­
I lace above the cement. Bitulithic
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on lithic pavement is an experiment” in­ it at an interest amounting as little
I crushed rock base was standing up dicates either the superficial manner above 4 per cent as possible when ad­
I well after years of wear, and they
mcy. of his investigations or an ulterior ministrative costs are paid and amor­
I come to the conclusion identical witn motive.
tization, the retiring of the bonds,
I those fortned by Mr. Yeon and sup-
The cement or concrete pavements fully provided for. The Mvers bill
I ported bitulithic.
in Salem, all of which were laid sev­ does not provide for retireing the
' Amos Benson is not the kind of a eral years after the bitulithic, are on bonds, but would exact the same rate
I nan who can be wined by a paving many streets in very bad condition, of farmers' interest or a higher rate.
I promoter. He is
a a shrewd, clear notably such streets as Church, from
I thinker, conservative in his methods, Court to Mill Creek (laid in 1913)
land absolutely honest. We have im- and Summer Street from Court to For Circuit Judge of the Nineteenth
Judicial District.
I pltcid faith in the cleanness and in- Market (laid in 1911.)
Itegnty of purpose of both Mr. Yeon
Mill Street laid in 1914, only two
W. H. H°lli*.
land Mr. Benson, and hence have felt years ago upon a cement foundation
I am a candidate for nomination to
I that a choice based on their wide in- as advocated by Mr. Moore, is crack­
Ivestigations was a good choice.
ed in many places, allowing rapid de­ the office of Circuit Judge, of the
I lhen the Chamber of Commerce terioration by water getting under- Nineteenth Judicial District, compos­
ed of Tillamook and Washington
^ommittee, consisting
of Messrs. neath.
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.Mulkey, Rodney Glisan and
Church Street from Court to Mill Counties, subject to the Republican
rank McCrillis, made extensive in- Creek,-also having concrete cement primary election to be held May 19th,
I'^stlf?ati°ns and came to identically foundation, laid in 1913—three years 1916.
I am a resident of Forest Grove, in
j sjjme conclusion as Messrs. Yeon ago—is cracking badly.
and Benson.
•If Mr. Moore would take a half said Washington County, and have
, Secretary Louis J. Goldsmith, of hour’s ride about Salem, he would been an attorney for thirty years, am
the taxpayers’ League, a large own­ certainly conclude that bitulithic is admitted to practice in all the courts
er of Portland city property, also the only pavement showing satisfac­ of this state and the Federal Courts
tory results, and that nine years of of the United States for the district
announced the same conclusion.
of Oregon.
. All the lobbies for different pav- hard wear proves it to be by no
I have been a lifelong Republican,
■ng material were busy, and they used means "an experiment.”
It seems to be a firm conviction of but in the discharge of public duties
every reputable (and some of them
used disreputable) method to influ- all thinking Salem citizens with have always held the interest of the
people above that of party or politics,
*.nce
derision of the county board, whom I have talked, that while bitu­ and that the judiciary should never
'-naracters were attacked, slanders lithic pavement is more expensive
be swayed by parisan influence or
circulated, barefaced lies told with in the first cost, it is the cheapest in party prejudice.
he easy grace, and the whole affair the long run.
1 have ever constantly stood for
The cost of bitulithic was first $2.25
»as in a disgusting mess.
rigid economy in the expendnture of
-Messrs. Yeon, Benson, Sr. and and then $1.85 per square yard, as the peoples' money. The burden of
enson, Jr., then went to the news­ against $t.68 and $1.30 for the others, taxation is increasing out of all pro­
papers, and asked them to urge the but the contrast between bitulithic portion to the benefits received, in­
’'lection of a type of pavement that and concrete is about the same that creased wealth or ability to pay. If
*ould stand up through the years and exists between a real diamond and a nominated and elected I will adminis-
oe value received by the taxpayers rhinestone.
for the busines sof the Court of this
The results, after several tests of 9
in cred*1 ,o •he officials who laid
district justly, promptly, and with
years
wear,
would
seem
to
be
of
1 he newspapers have political
the least possible expense to the tax-
strength; they used it on the. county more real value than theory.
payers.
Furthermore at Salem the hardest
c°mmissioners, two of whom insist-
Less litigation; less expense; less
r-at *° save
reputation with wear of course comes on streets in 1 delay and more justice shall be my
•he Crange, which was advocating the business district, all of which are aim.
cement, it would be necessary to give paved with bitulithic. and the only
Your support is reespectfully solici­
some of the contracts to the cement present defect in these streets, paved ted.
?5op. ■ Messrs. Yeon et al insisted 9 year» ago, are in the brick paving
W. H. Hollis.
“tat if this was done, the type of between car tracks, which in many
cement chosen for any contracts •daces is worn out.
The young women present were
I lay no claim to being an expert
awarded to cement be of the best one
discussing their ages. And one of the
C0U~x?- ,ype known, the type known on street paving, but do claim to have |
girls »aid: “I don’t know what it is
’•' ”*yne County,” based on the in average amount of common sense, about my appearance, but cverybod
splendid cement mads in Warr... •.nd such articles a» those printed i-i
vour issue, abo”« referred to, arou»' always gucs'cs me a lot yourg. r tha 1
ounty, Michigan. So during the la‘
I really am.” And another of th .
atternoon and evening the tomprom 1 man’s sense of f»»r plav.
It »0 happened that Mr. Moore’s girls answered, oh, «0 sweetly: “Ofc,
was made, and the commissioner»
awarded 56 miles to bitulithic and 15 ’elters appear just at a time that that'* after they have heard you talk,
mile* to cement. The cement people Salem’* paving experience ha* been isn’t it dear?”
How Paving Was Selected.
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6, 1916.
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England, Germany and
France Agree
Out Fishing.
A feller isn’t thinking mean,
Out fishin’;
His thoughts are mostly good and
clean,
Out tishin’;
He doesn’t knock his fellow men,
Or harber any grudges then;
A feller's at his finest, when,
Out fishin’.
The rich are comrades to the poor,
Out fishin’;
All brothers of a common lure,
Out fishin’;
The urchin with a pin an’ string
Can chum witii millionaire an’ kin
Vain pride is a forgotten thing
Out fishin’.
A feller gets a chance to dream,
Out fishin';
He learns the beauties of a stream,
Out fishin';
An’ he can wash his soul in air
1 nat isn’t foul with selfish care,
An' relish plain an' simple fare
Out fishin’.
A fellow has no time for hate,
Out fishin’;
He isn’t eager to be great,
Out fishin’;
He isn’t thinking thoughts of pelf
Or goods stacked high upon a shell,
But he is always just himself,
Out fishin’.
A feller’s glad to be a friend,
Out fishin';
A helpin’ hand he’ll always lend,
Out fishin’;
The brotherhood of rod and line
An’ sky an’ stream is always fine;
Men come real close to God's dc-
sign.
Out fishin'.
A feller isn’t plotting schemes.
Out fishin’;
He’s only busy with his drcams,
Out fishin’;
His livery is a coat of tan.
His creed: to do the best he can;
A feller's always mostly man,
Ouj fishin’.
Laugh and Grow Fat.
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A whitty Irishman was once invited
to a large dinner party in Dublin in
the hope that he would amuse and
divert his host’s guests. But from the
beginning to the end of the dinner
he preserved a solemn and serious
face, lhe host thought this very
strange. “Why old fellow,” he re­
marked, "I don’t believe the biggest
fool in Ireland cou’d make you laugh
tonight.” "Try” was the rejoiner.
A "cub” reporter on a New York
newspaper was sent to Patterson to
write the story of the murder
rich manufacturer by thieves.
spread himself on the details
naively concluded his account with
this sentence: "Fortunately for the
deceased, he had deposited all his
money in the bank the day before, so
he lost practically nothing but his
life."
In a sparsely settled region of West
Virginia a motor car driver was haled
before a local magistrate on the
complaint of a constable. The magis­
trate, a good-natured man, was Mot,
however, absolutely certain that the
Washingtonian's car had been driien
too fast, and the owner stoutly insist­
ed that be had been progressing at
the rate of only six miles an hour.
“Why your honor,” he »aid, "my
engine was out of order and I was
To those who wish to get a better
KODAK this season, we have made
arrangements whereby we can take
in a few good old style machines
in trade on new ones.
Kodak Cleaning and Repairing
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Reliable Druggist
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In an L. C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter
the point on the paper which is to receive the
type impression is stationary at the instant the
type hits. The carriage does not bob up and
down when the shift is made to v rite capitals.
Why?
Because the type is shifted—not the carriage.
The only movement of the carriage is back and
forth on its closely adjusted ball bearing runways—
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made. There is no lifting of the carriage.
This is one reason why L. C. Smith & Bro«, type­
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