Vol. XXVII TILLAMOOK, OREGON. I1.50 PER YEAR. • GOOD ROADS QUESTION IN A NUTSHELL Are You in Favor of State Aid for Hardsurfaced Roads in the County or Not ? ith all due respect to the opinions of those who differ with us on the bonding questions, it is the can- id opinion of the T illamook H eadlight that the people Of Tillamook county should not only vote for the State bond measure, but the County measure as well, for the reason that ail parts of the county never had such a splendid opportunity to obtain a hard surfaced road the entire length ot Tillamook, giving each sec­ tion a square deal and an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of modern, up-to-date roads in preference to mud holes, with a most liberal offer of State aid. It is a most magnanimous offer the State is making to Tillamook County in agreeing to construct, 50 miles or more ol hardsurfaced road if the County will prepare the road bed. This is the issue in a nutshell, and is squarely up to the people whether they want to throw down the generous offer, or accept it. If the bond measures carry it will mean that Tillamook county, during the next five years, will have a hard sur laced road from one end of the county to the other, which is of far-reaching benefit to everybody living here In looking over the petition to bond the county, we find names of some of our largest resident taxpay­ ers, and when a conservative and successful banker and dairyman like M. W. Harrison^ president of the Till­ amook County Bank, signed his name he had the business foresight that it was a splendid opening for Till amook county to obtain a hard surfaced road through the entire county. One good feature about the State bond measure is the fact that a large amount of the money to build permanent, main trunk roads will be paid by those who own autos and auto trucks, taking this burden from other taxpayers and placing it where it belong. Every fair minded person will admit that this is just. We are sorry that ignorance, prejudice and selfishness prevails to some extent, but we believe it is the patriotic duty of every citizen of Tillamook county to get behind the good roads movement and provide a military road in this county We earnestly appeal to our patriotic citizens to bury their little prejudices, short-sightedness and selfishness and take a larger, broader view of the road question in this county That is one important matter in which we can do our bit in this national crisis. About 200 brave young Tilla­ mookers have volunteered their services to the government, throwing up good positions for the post of duty, and surely we, who are left at home, should throw our energies into the good roads movement and provide a military road in Tillamook county, for use of the government whenever required. Go to the polls on Mon­ day and do your bit by voting for the State and County road measures and perform a patriotic duty. Editorial Hardsorfaced Snap Shots, doomsday before other sections of expended on Neah-Kah-Nic Moun­ When the government made a prop­ the county are taken into considera­ tain. It is simply done to create a osition to furnish half the money to tion. Let’s have a hard surfaced road wrong impression and cause local improve Tillamook bar, provided lo­ There is no place in Tillamook through the entire length of the strife, with a view of defeating the cal interests would provide the other county that will be benefited more, county and all enjoy the benefits as good roads measures. We have come half, it was gladly accepted and the if the state and county bond measures soon as possible. Vote for the state across so many misleading state­ Port of Bay City was bonded for carry, than Brighton, on the Nehalem and county measures and all parts of ments like the above, and it is sur­ that amount. The timbermen did not prising that people will persist in re­ object to bonding then, but lent con­ rives, It has no road at present and the county will get a square deal. Don’t be a slacker—turn out next as -------- 0-------- peating them, after the state bond siderable assistance in having the the state highway plan goes Monday and vote for the state and measure has been given such wide project approved by the government. through that place, it will be a great Discuss the road question with county good roads measures. The same applies to the improvement benefit to that industrial center. Help those who have allowed their preju­ publicity by the Press of the state. of Nehalem bar, when the Port of ------ o Brighton get a road and a way out, dices to blind their better judgment, Good roads advocates were in evi- for considerable money is put into it is more and more evident that they We find that some of our citizens Nehalem was bonded. Now if it was dence on Saturday discussing the circulation by industrial activity do not know the facts, and are ob- are in favor of the state measure and the right thing to bond the Ports of question with those who want to scessed by a lack of confidence in opposed to the county bonding. Be­ Bay City and Nehalem—and we there. srep 1 illamook in the mud. their fellow men. The most surprising fore they cast their vote they should think it was—so that the timber own­ isn’t , it? . Oretown Grangers thing which those who allow their consider this fact: Tillamook is the ers could ship their lumber by water, Are you lined up with the timber in- | Strange •---- = _____ , an unanimous 1 WAth ’T prejudices to predominate is the fact first county to receive state aid, and we think the timber owners are show­ •crests who are opposing state aid ! wenl on record ing a selfish disposition when they ■or hard surfaced roads in this county vote in favor of the county and state that they will state something that is if the money is not available to pre­ oppose the state and county bonding roads measures, and Grangers at not true and will not believe the pare the road bed, this county will no or 'he resident citizens who want to good Fairview are bucking it. It simply naked truth when it is shown them. longer be in.the - preferred class, and for permanent roads to do away with 1 - Pull Tillamook out of the mud? amounts to this: The timber int.eersts We will illustrate this: They are say­ some other county will obtain the the heavy maintenance charges which this and other counties have to pay. The editor is not selfish. He has a are pulling the legs of the Fairview ing that the commissioners are to money that would be used in this There is no logic in the argument receive $60,000. This is a barefaced county if the county bonding fails. jjard surfaced road in front of his Grangers quite strongly just now, falsehood that it was a good thing to bond the and plainly show that those uonie, and is now anxious that ail but haven’t succeeded in getting hold who make them are totally ignorant It is up to the voters to decide this Ports, and a bad thing to bond the I’Jrts of the county enjoy the benefits of the legs of the Grangers at Ore- of what the road bill provides. An­ point next Monday, But before they county or state for roads, especially town and other parts of the county do cast their vote in opposition to the of hard surfaced roads. to deprive Tillamook county ot ob­ other is: That the auto licenses will | county bonding they should fully as Tillamook county will receive $3 taining state aid for hard surfaced not pay the principal and interest. A comprehend what a hole Tillamook to every $1 put up by the county. The best kind of economy in road little unbiased figuring will prove the County will be in if the county has no nuildmg to ciiininttic eliminate me the continual roads. —& is tu ----- o----- The Wheeler Reporter is peeved I contrary. money to comply with what is re­ wavy eavy maintenance charges on the —o------ A large number of, farmers some quired in the state road measure. It because it cannot have an expensive wain highway through the coumy. county. years ago, when 1. It will be many many years before will simply knock out Tillamook draw bridge built across the Nehalem little “'.: road money *his is what a hard surfaced road was available, used to get together ** T , Tillamook County will have an op­ county and other parts of the state river at that point, which is local Sel­ through the county will ao. and subscribe money and work tor portunity of securing a paved high­ will receive the money that should be fishness. For that reason it is kind of better roads where they resided, and way through the county at compar­ expended in this county. Do not be on the fence and in a half manner is Let er Buck. Why some of the would go to the County Court with atively small cost if the state and mistaken on this point. That is what opposed to the county bonding. if the airview Grangers who are opposing a proposition for the county to put up county road measures fail. It is about is going to happen if the county has There is one thing certain, county bonding fails to carry there e otter of the state to pave Tilla- half the money. It was always com­ five years since that Tillamook coun­ no money available to do its part. will be no money available to pre­ ■hook roads will buck when they get plied with, and gave the farmers an ty started hard surfacing its roads, 0 the next world, for it appears to be opportunity to obtain better roads. and very little progress have been Tillamook county is going to have pare the road bed from the Clatsop Part of their makeup to buck most The same thing applies to the state made. We have but a few miles of a hard surfaced road through the en­ county line to Garibaldi, so it seems '*Iery, improvement that is contem- bonding measure. The state offers t hard surfaced roads in the county, all tire length of the county before that the Wheeler Reporter is en­ Plated. do the hard surfacing if the county , of which is connected with Tillamook many years, The sentiment along deavoring to cut off its nose to spite city and in road district No. 2. In those lines are growing stronger its face, or, in other words, knock will prepare the road bed. building a few miles every year it every year, so it will not be long be­ the good roads movement because it Lth^' *’avc P° Personal fight with it will be many years be- oi€ *1*0 differ with us on the good This is how L. H. Brown put it to a 1 means that considerable amount of fore an agitation is started, along the cannot have its own way about the an bond measures fail to carry 1 ference: You are to prepare the road Some persons are . striving to ditional taxation, but we believe that building program, and the naive way rend *•' -pay for the hardsurfaced I bed and the state will put do« the create a false impression when they if the people cannot obtain hard in which he says "the people want ta».5 In illamook county? The tax- hardsurfaced road free of cost to the say $100,000 is to be expended on surfaced roads one way they^will do this” or "the Grange is opj^esed to ton/. Tillamook County. We I taxpayer.” And there are Tillamook Neah-Kah-Nic Mountain. No such so by some other way. How much that” makes one wonder if he really ers P who have been complaining about ’he nfr say ’bi* if they won't accept believes it and takes himself serious­ thing is contemplated by anyone, and bird 1