TILLAMOOK
Good Roads Question
in a Nutshell.
HEADLIGHT.
MAY 31. 1917
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the increased automobile license fees
and the existing one-fourth mill state
road tax.
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The proposed bond issue will
vide good roads at no greater
than the state is now paying for poor
ones.
Aaopted Unanimously.
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This is the greatest measure
contemplated in the State of Oregon.
It means, more to the state than any
measure in its history, because the
one thing we need is highways in
Oregon, said Governor Withycombe
in discussing the road bond bill.
Good roads are not only desirabl
in time of ' peace,
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, ' but t : are positively
indispensable when the county is in
a state of war. A vote for the road
bond bill is a patriotic duty, Good
roads are a military necessity.
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People won’t go back to the farm
until they have roads to get there.
Assist the “Back to the Farm” move­
ment by voting for the road bond bill
at the June election.
The incresed auto license and the
quarter mill state road tax will have
to be paid whether the road bonds
are voted or not. Wherein can there
be any economy in voting against th
road bonds?
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There is no doubt whatever
the $6,000,000 state bond measure will
carry with an overwhelming majority
throughout the state.
Good roads will make Oregon the
greatest dairy center in the world.
Remember this when you vote on the
road bond bill in June.
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pose an offer of state aid of several
hundred thousand dollars to give Till­
amook county hard surfaced roads.
With all due respect to the opinions
of our friend Mr. Watt, the editor
honestly believes the state and county,
measures will prove a great benefit to,
everybody in 1 illamook county and.
will eliminate a great deal of the
maintenance charges reconstructing
roads every few years. > The editor
will appeal to Mr. Watt’s patriotism,,
and ask him to put aside his trival
objection, and get in and provide a
military road in this county for the
government.—Editor.)
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ROAD BONDING ACT
SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE
OF OREGON AT THE
SPECIAL ELECTION, JUNE 4, 1917
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WAP PREPARED 6* C. C. CHAPMAN.
EDITOR OF THE
The announcement by the State
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highway Commission that it would
purchase one or more plants and do
COAVIWaHT.
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its own paving unless satisfactory
bids were submitted by contractors
has been most heartily indorsed by
Then, again, what is the value of There is a splendid road being built
the improvement for the connecting PLEA FROM GRANDE RONDE.
citizens throughout the state.
a farm with a mudhole for a road. now to the Neah-Kah-Nie beaches
roads. Surely, the farmer, regardless
The U. S. (Dept.) of Agriculture of his residence with respect to the Tillamookers have had their Troubles With a good road it will quickly al­ which will give them good transpor­
most doubly increase in value. How tation facilities to the railroad, but
has found from a series of investiga­ main trunk roads, cannot help but
and Experiences on that Road.
can the county assess a farm with a the road up the North Fork of the
tions that the selling price of tilla­ recognize that he will be benefitted
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mudhole tor a road. Don’t you see Nehalem River is in a deplorable con­
ble farm lands from the improvement by the expenditure of funds raised by
A
timely
and
kindly
advice
to
the
t hat the state of Oregon is losing dition. This is the main road to vast
of the main market roads has increas­ the proposed bond issue.
[ voters of Oregon by your staunch $1,000,000 per year through lower val­
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tracts of. timber, out of which the saw
ed from one to three times the total
1 good roads booster for many years ues on property of all kinds by taxa­ mills on Nehalem Bay are securing
cost of the improvements.
The adoption of the $6,000,000 road a resident of the State of Oregon,—
tion? lou ask a real estate man if their supply of logs. This timber is
bond bill to be voted on June 4 will | since 1891.
good roads and sunshine don't in­ ripe and ready to cut and the large
The personnel of the State High­ not increase state road taxes.
It is up to you now to vote for or crease his business and also the pop­
way Commission, appointed by Gov­
timber owners have been ! selling for
The taxpayer will continue to pay agaiust the $6,000,000 road bonds on
ulation of Oregon. “Sure thing!”
very reas-
ernor Withycombe, is a guarantee one quarter of a mill annually.
June 4th coming. If the majority for Do you get that? and don’t forget it! manufacturing purposes at
that the funds raised from the $6,-
onablc prices. There is a great awak­
The rejection of the measure will the bonds is voted, it will be like a
it!
000,000 road bonds will be expended not decrease the motor vehicle license
ening of the lumber industry in thii
salvation to mankind of the State of
Coming back to the mail service;
in practical road construction; that fee which by law already enacted by
Oregon—yes, to the people in general With good roads, we will get our county today and we ought to pre­
there will be neither waste or ex­ the legislature is doubled next year.
pare for it. The harbors ought to he
for it will give us a system of roads,
travagance in the expenditure of the
Therefore, irrespective of the re­ a problem which the people of the mail sooner and in better shape. You improved and shipbuilding ought to
funds.
merchants
and
business
men
know
sult of the election, the contribution state have tried to solve ever since it
be commenced to help carry the im­
what that means.
of the taxpayer and the motor vehicle
mense tonnage of this
territory.
was
settled
by
immigrants.
If
this
Now,
while
we
have
no
roads
in
the
In tgio the people of California owner to the state road fund will be
Second to the lumber industry, the
measure
fails
to
carry,
it
will
be
likt
winter, still we have potatoes, grain,
voted bonds to the amount of $18,- unchanged and will be as follows:
a disgrace to us and we might as well hay and other produce like milk, but­ dairying needs cheap money and low
000,000 for goed roads by
a small
One quarter mill state road tax or
taxes so the farms can be improved
bury
Our
faces
because
we
then
could
ter, beef, pork, poultry, etc., but not and less feed bought outside the
majority. Last fall by a 4 to 1 vote 25 cents for each $1000 assessed valu­
not
look
a
visitor
from
other
states
a pound can we get to market county.
they approved a further bond issue ation.
of $15,000,000 for building ujorc roads
Total estimate income from this straight in the face but, on the other through the mud holes. This puts us
To vote the county bonds, you ate
hand,
we
could
welcome
them
with
a
in the same position as holijgig it in voting to mortgage your farms, your
of the same character. From these source on present valuation $220,000
smile
and
ask
them,
if
we
vote
favor
­
storage for higher prices. You people
figures it is evident that the people of per annum.
ably, "what do you think of Oregon in the cities are the losers, as well as timber and other properties, to Luild
California have found the issuance
Cost to motor vehicles.
a road around a steep
mountain,
now?
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Roads
we
arc
going
to
have,
of bonds a practical plan for getting Motorcycles and motor bi­
we, holding it in storage by force. through hard, basaltic, rock; The
and
more
of
them
not
summer
roads,
results in the construction of perma­
cycles .......................................... $ 3.00 no—winter roads. Did you get that? Vote for the bonds, then we will soon road to be twenty-four feet wide, and
6.00
nent highways.
be able to ship to you and you will be the cost of which, under present con­
Electric vehicles for pleasure.
10.00 Let me ask you one thing, “has there able to live cheaper. Did you get ditions would be enormous. To do so
Electric service vehicles ........
ever
been
anything
accomplished
“I heartily approve the plan of the Automobiles up to 26 horse­
that? You know good roads will save and neglect other very much needed
6.00 without bonding the states, counties, the life of man and beast. 1 have pul­ improvements, would be a very bad
State Highway Commission purchas­
power ..........................................
towns, cities, railroads, steamship led dead horses out of the mud holes
ing and operating paving plants if Automobiles up to 36 horse­
lines,
manufacturing
plants—yes, here. Now, that is bad policy. I business proposition.
satisfactory bids for laying pavement
power .......................................... 10.00
The Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain road
even the United States and king­ W’ould rather help pull Oregon out of
are not forthcoming from contrac­ Automobiles up to 40 horse­
would be only a luxury for the next
doms?
Why,
it
is
the
most
simple,
1500
tors,” said Governor Withycombe.
the mud, and 1 hope that most of the five years, and to spent about $100,-
power ..........................................
most economical system of building Oregon voters will be on my side.
“My confidence in the integrity and Automobiles in excess of 40
000.00 for a luxury, during these times
roads
ever
put
up
before
the
people
20.00
business ability of the members of
horsepower ............. •................
Suppose we need need a doctor of war and its enormous expense, is
to
vote
for.
There
has
been
everso-
the commission is absolute and I Motor trucks over one and one
very badly, which is often the case. extravagance that might not have
know that they will give us one hun­
half tons but under two tons 1500 tnuch said for and against the bonds. Telephoning is easy, but the doctor been called extravagance a year ago,
1
have
never
read
anything
mislead
­
dred per cent efficiency for all public Motor trucks two tons and un­
gets stuck in the mud, breakes his before the war was upon us.
money expended for highway con­
der two and one half tons ... 18.00 ing for the bonds, but I have read machine or wagon, patient suffering
Yours very truly,
things
against
the
bonds
which
were
struction.’’
Motor trucks two and one half
—maybe bleeding to death before the
George Watt.
tons and under three tons — 21.00 daylight falsehoods. Now, I know doctor can get there. Who is to
Messrs. Benson, Adams and Thomp­ I blame?
And don’t forget this: If the $6,000,- Motor trucks three tons and un­
(We refer opr correspondent to a
000 good roads bonds are approved,
der three and one half tons . 24.00 son, our State Highway Commission, I Or you want to catch the early
and I am positive that a better and train. You start, pretty soon you say statement made by the County Court,
the main trunk line roads will be hard Motor trucks three and one
which shows that Mr. Watt is not
surfaced, relieving the various coun­
half tons and under four tons. 27.00 more unselfish set of officers would “stuck! never will catch it now’!”
correctly advised when he says that
be hard to find. Can you show me a
ties of the expense of repairing and Motor trucks four tons and not
Then, again, you see up-hill busi- $100,000 is to be expended on Neah-
30.00 man that will not vote for the bonds? | ness all the time with these roads.
maintaining these roads. Therefore,
over five tons .......................
Mountain.
It is
not
the money now raised by the counties
No motor truck of over five ! tons For humanity's sake 1 hope there will I Threshing time is bound to come. If Kah-Nie
except not be a woman voter in Oregon who it happens to rain the day before the true, but a mistatement to mislead the
and expended on these roads will be capacity shall be operated
available for work on local laterals, with consent of county court, which will not vote for the bonds. If the threshers are expected, the machine people, lhe only difference is that
the
connecting with the state improved si hall collect a fee of not less than $8 voters would take a trip through cannot be moved. Then, again, some some persons have circulated
report that $85,000 was to be expend­
Grande Ronde in the winter, or even
highways, bringing the farmer, no P >cr
l . month.
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of
our
bridges
are
too
poor,—cannot ed on Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain road,
_____ ‘ ! income annually from ' now, there would not be one of them carry the weight of the machine—
matter where situated, into direct
Estimated
and Mr. Watt has now jumped it up
connection with the city markets.
motor vehicle licenses on existing ba­ .unwilling to vote for the bonds.
handicapped! Again a good team can
sis, not allowing for future increase, I 1 have been in Grande Ronde go- only make ten miles in eight hours to $100,000. The truth and the facts
are these: The county measure pro­
i ing on ten years; I have seen enough
The hotels of Oregon consume an $310,000.
with an empty wagon. Just ask your
enormous pile of food stuffs that
Total revenue from millage tax and of hardships, suffering and prova- neighbor who has been to Grande vides that $85,000 is to be expended
on the road trotn Clatsop county line
tions born by the traveling public,
come off the farms, and the country motor license per annum. $530,000
Ronde in winter if he has ever heard
roads are a means of getting this pro­
The only question involved in the residents and myself, both to man of the Lena Hill road and the old to Brighton, to include the cost of
duct to market. The compiled statis­ proposed bond issue is whether this and beast. It is enough! Don't suffer Dolph road. There must be a good [building a bridge across the Nehalem
tics on the matter show that seven revenue shall be used to pay the so that we must say "Why hast thou many like that in Oregon. This is to ! river. 1 hi burden of Mr. Watt’s let-
hotels in I’oraland are paying farm­ charges of the bond issue ami a sum forsaken us.” Thousands of Oregon remind you who have been over these I ter appears to be in the North Fork
ers annualy $3.500,000 for poultry, of money secured with which to in­ citizens will verify this 1 statement. roads to help us pull Oregon out of | road being in a bad condition, but
eggs, butter, milk, etc. not to mention sure the early completion of a large Just think! The United States mail the mud. If we succeed, you will i 1 this has nothing whatever to do with
. the question of Tillamook County re-
the restaurants and cafctarias. This road mileage, or whether the revenue has to be carried over these roads six .thank me some day for this hint.
amount will have a heavy increase shall be applied directly to road con­ days in a week the whole year around
Yours for the $<>,000,000 road bonds j ’ ceiving state aid for hardsurfacing
county roads. That is a matter for
with good roads. The farmer who is struction requiring a long number of Over $3000 per year could be saved
M. Petersen. | J him to take up with the county court,
overlooking the market the hotels are years to accomplish a desired result. by the government mail servise in I ■
this one road—if we really had a road
and there is no doubt the court will
furnishing and will continue to fur­
—and how many more are there like
do something at once to provide a
Opposed to Bonding.
nish is making a mistake.
this one in Oregon? It has taken me
1 better road to the logging camps.
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“Lift Oregon Out of the Mud.”
three days to haul
six hundred To the Editor of the Tillamook We agree with Mr. Watt that this
Opponents of the $6,000,000 road That mud road we hauled on.
pounds ten miles. If we need a doctor
should be done, but we are somewhat
bond issue who have been objecting That mud road we stalled on,
Headlight.
so strenuously on the ground that too That streak of deep mud, that terror it costs us from $to to $15 for one
Dear Sir:—As your paper has al­ surprised that he should oppose a
visit. Do you, who do not favor us ways been open for a full discussion proposition that will give the south
much of the money spent for road
of teams,
relief by bonding the state to build of both sides of all questions of pub­ side of Nehalem bay a state highway
improvements is paid for paving roy­ 'Twas up hill and down hill,
roads, still want us to suffer. It will lic interest. I wish to state in your through that section. It will be a
alties. S. Benson, chairman of the And seldom around hill;
Oregon State Highway Commission, In, over, or under, when coming to benefit the state at large to have a columns my
reasons for viging great benefit to the interests there
complete system of roads, as describ­ against the County bonding issue.
and those who have invested in town
has arranged to pay the royalties on
streams.
ed in the bonding act. In the first _ In my opinion, if the road around lots, both at Wheeler and Brighton.
a specimen 10-mile strip of paving,
"Down with dust.”
giving all contractors a chance to bid That same road next summer, rose place, auto license will more than Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain is eliminat­ The. editor thinks that everything
build the roads, except for the qtiar- ed, a bond issue would not be neces­ possible is being done to help the
on the work without thought or con­
up in the air,
sideration of the royalty charges. Mr. It flew about wildly and lit cverv- ter mill state road tax.
sary. Of the $6.000.000 bond issue lumber industry. The Port of Bay
The money spent buiiding the roads there is only $1.000.000.00 to be spent City was bonded to improve Tilla­
Benson also has offered to buy from
where,
Warren Bros, all their patent rights It troubled the farmer, it spoiled his will come home to our laborers, the first year. Now, there is from Bay mook bar, and we are sorry Mr.
stores, hotels, farmers, and the gen­ City to Cloverdale a distance of 27 Watt did not get some of the bond
in Warrenite paving for the state of
best hay,
Oregon and present (he1 patents to It worried his good wife on every eral public. There will not be one dol­ miles of road which is in very good money for furnishing the rock. He
lar lost, but that much more in cir­ condition, and can be prepared for nude every effort to furnish the rock,
the state.
bright day,
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It climbed in the auto and went for a culation.
hardsurfacing at very little expense, but never a word did he say then in
More children will be able to attend also, the road down the North Fork opposition to issuing bonds. The
Farmers not residing on any of the
ride,
roads to be improved under the road It got in the hearse and we hoped it school You people in the cities can­ of the Nehalem to Wheeler can be Port of Nehalem bonded for two jet­
not understand that, but just come made ready at small expense. This ties to help the timber interests, and
bond bill should not for that reason
had died.
oppose the road bond measure. With But early next morning like a cross out and see the little children, as well will be all, or more, than we can we hope it will be instrumental in
as the large ones, plodding through reasonably expect to be hard surfaced Mr. Watt and the millmen and the
setting hen,
the approval of the voters of the
bond issue, every such farmer will de­ It flew on our backs jtnd was at us the mud and water; some of the in two years. Now, if we take the two timber
owners
making a large
children have to go a mile or two years’ interest which we would pay amount of money in that section of
again
rive a two-fold benefit. In the first
and their shoes are full of water
____ on bonds, if passed, $54,000.00 anil the county. That is all the harm we
place, he will be brought that much
“This road is Impassable—
closer to a hard surfaced road Sec­
when they get to the school. It is a add this to the yearly road tax. it wish thetn, but we cannot understand
Not even lackassable;
ondly. the money now expended on
hard job for the school teacher to would pay for making the balance of how Mr. Watt or any other citizen
If you want to travel it,
take care of them.
the main roads will be available for
You must pave it.”
the oad ready to receive pavement. with good business judgment can op-
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Resolution from Orctown Grange:
N o. 354.
Vvne.eus, The proposed paved road
111 l illamook County will be of great
ueiiLtit to tne whole people 01 the
county; and regardless 01 the fact
mat tne majority oi the members of
Urctown Orange live liom one to six
miles irom tile proposed route of said
paved road;
ir.LiLiore; Be it resolved by Ore-
town orange, No. 354 Tn regular ses­
sion assembled, that we go on record
as luvormg the proposeed bond issue
tor the proposed paved road.
COUNTY COURT
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STATEMENT
In order Ilia, U icil may be no mis-
uimersianuing as to tue uClion or 111-
itaiion oi 111c county court as to tue
so-bailed Accuracy mvumain road,,
m connection witn tut uonu election
to oe nelu next lu outlay, June 4th,
we make the iollowmg siuicment.
inc state Mignway commission,
has declaim that u>c state road Irom
ciatsop County snomcl oe by way of
Necarney atountam a..d me coast, in
order tor 1 illamook county to ob-
iain Stale aid 11 is necessary that the
county prepare me loauued lor the
■ ouu me Mate nignway Commission,
selects lor that purpose. The propos­
al in the election order that $87,000
of the money to be raised in this
county by bond issue shall be spent
on tne road between the County line,,
by way of Necarney, and Brighton
was put m in order that the county
might get state aid for the county
road from the county line to Gari­
baldi as provided in the state bond
measure. Xue fngnway commission
had declared tnui it wouiu spend no.
money on liiae roau unless tne road­
bed to me county line should be pre­
pared including bi luge between Ne­
halem ..uu Vv uc-eler.
it the .state noi.d Measure fails or
for any verier reason stale aid cannot
be hau lor naiusu.iacing this road,
the county court win not spend any
of tins 487,000 on the Necarucy
Mountain road north and west from.
Nehalem, but will use it in improving
the remainder of the road; that is
from Brighton, through Wheeler, to
Nehalem City.
The County Court has not consid­
ered nor does it propose to consider
the improvement of the Necarnejr
Mountain road, except as necessary
in order to get state aid in bardsur­
facing the road and only when State
aid is assured.
Should the State Highway Com­
mission decide to change the State
Highway from around
Necarney
to the inside route the County Court
expects, as far as it has the means
and can legally do so, provide the re­
quired road bed to connect by that
route. Whether such change shall be
made does not rest with the County
Court.
When the bond election was order­
ed the Necarney route had been spec­
ified; the election order was required
to state on what roads the money to
be raised should be spent. If the
County was to get state aid on this
road the money had to be provided
for the road by the proposed bond
issue, no other means being available.
No provision is made in the elec­
tion order for spending any money
between Brighton and Lake LytJ^or
the reason that there is no ’5’3*v
road established between those ■Mts-
Under the law no provision
made for spending money from bonds
except on roads described in the elec­
tion order. Where no road was es­
tablished none could be described.
However, the last budget provided
$8000 for establishing and opening
such a road and is held for that pur­
pose. The County Court is waiting ii»
this matter until it can have the State
Highway Commission
furnish ?-n'
engineer to locate this road to the
satisfaction of the Commission so>
that there will be no call for a change
of it later, thus causing additional tX"
pens?.
Respectfully.
A. M. Hare, Co. Judge,
S. G. Reed, Co. Com.
F. L. Owens, Co. Com.
KAISER PRAYS AGAIN.
Me Und Gott.
Mine Gott will be my partner,
You don’t know who I am.
I am de German Kaiser,
De Emperor Willieyum.
You know I whipped dem Belgian*
Und with bullets filled Russia full,
I'll wip France und Italy,
Und blow up Johnnie Bull.
All dem odder nations.
For dem I don’t giv a dam,
If you will be mine partner
Und whip dat Uncle Sam.
Yoy know I god dem submarines
All Europe knows dat well,
But dot Edison got a patent now
Vot blows dem all to hell.
Now, Gott, if you will do me dis,
Den you I’ll always love,
Und I'll be emperor on earth
Und you can rule above.
But Gott if you refuse me dis.
Tomorrow night at eleven.
Ill call my Zeppelines out.
And declare war on Heaven.
I wouldn’t ask dis favor Gott,
But I can plainly seen,
Dat when Edison push dat button <•
I got no more submarines.