TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT JAHÜART 2, 191®.
mlrably »erred. however, by one of
the niceet ladle* in Wheeler.
The discussion was of an informa
tion nature, after Mr. Rowe had
squared himself why he was now in
favor of bonding the county. When
the conflab was over there was not
one particle of difference of opinion.
Every person present were in perfect
harmony as to what was best to be
done for the county as a whole,
Briefly summed up. this is what
was decided upon:
To circulate petitions to bond the
county for $430,000.
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I Ask the State Highway Commis-
sion to designate the road for the
highway in the north part of the
county as soon as possible, and to ac
cept that as final, which will be done
free of cost to the county.
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The County Court to obtain proper
legal advice from recognized attor
State Highway Commission will have I neys in preparing the petition.
to decide which is the best route
from the State’s point of view, and
The matter of where the money
the proper thing to do is for the peo-
from
bonds is to be expended to be
1 pie to abide by it in good grace, not
knock because they cannot have their decided later' to see first what action
own way. The editor was in favor of will be taken by the State Legisla
the Little Nestucca route, but when ture in providing more money. There
the State Highway Commission de was a tenative understanding that,
cided on the Three Rivers route we owing to the north part of the coun
took off our hats and boosted for ty not receiving any direct benefit
as the south
the improvement of that road and is from the state funds and well
looked
now boosting to have it hardsurfac part of the county is right to give
ed. That is the spirit and attitude all after, it would be only
of the advocates of good roads should the north part of the county from
take when it comes to a question of Tillamook City 60 per cent of the
deciding as to two or more routes. ' bond money.
HARD SURFACED ROADS MUST BE BUILT
Maintenance Charges on Macadam Roads Eat Up
Road Fund-Hard Surfaced Victory Highway ‘
Through County to be Boosted.
ed on the roads after they wer* pav
ed.
It is said that the amount of gaso
line used in the industries is trifling
—so small an amount as to invoke no
hardship. The industries use kero
sene and distillate, as do farm trac
tors and motor trucks, and the tax
ation proposal is not applied to any
thing but gasoline.
More Road Bonds.
realised from the comprehensive
state highway building program no*
In progress.
It was a thing foreseen by those
who led the movement for a state
bond issue for road work. Trunk
lines beget feeders and feeders beget
laterals. The benefits of good roads
are fully realized only when some
where some good road is reasonably
accessible, enterprise in road build
ing as In other things must have a
beginning. Today taxpayers,, who a
few years ago were willing to strug
gle along with Tuts and mire rather
rather than Increase taxes for the
time being, are discovering that
there is money sacrificed in difficult
hauls to market—more, in fact, than
the tax cost of permanent highways.
The good roads sentiment is grgow-
ing. It will show no abatement until
the last community of noticeable
proportions has been served—Ore
gonian.
So great is the need for more paved
road* in every Section of the state
mat a general clamor is going up for
the issue of more road butyls. The
$3,500.000 available trout authorized
bonds and other state road fund in
come is regarded as insufficient even
for 191», while for ensuing years
annual expenditures would have to
run into many millions to meet the
local demands. Heavy government
appropriations! are also expected, and
the federal funds would have to be Vinton and Dennis on Good Road*
At the commencement of a new soon do thousands of dollars worth
matched by state funds, it is expect
year the editor of the Tillamook of damage to the hard surfaced road
Suit* the Oregon Voter.
Headlight cannot perform a better and which the taxpayers will have
ed. It is felt that Oregon should be
In readiness to match dollar for dol
service for the people of Tillamook to pay for to keep them In repair.
(From Telephone Register.)
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county than boost for a hardBurfaced
lar every amount the Federal Gov
There are some persons in the
Chapman of the Oregon Voter was
highway through the entire length
ernment is willing to expend in Ore
of the county, for good roads is the north part of the county who think
a good deal of a critic of Senator Vln-
gon for highways.
paramount issue, and which the peo that the best way out of the county
The idea of financing the state i ton during his campaign for the pres-
ple demand. Never before in the his is by way of Seaside. We want to
highway bonds front the income from i idency of the senate, but since it is
tory of Oregon have the sentiment disabuse their minds of this. The
auto license fees, originated by the i well determined that Senator Vinton
been so strong for permanent high ' best highway out of the county even
Oregon Voter, has made a hit, and I will secure the place the Voter is
ways than today, so much so that it for those who live in the north part
already has been copied by other ' getting new light on Mr. Vinton’s in-
is the burning question and one of the county, is by the south route.
states. It is felt that as a class auto i terest in the good of the state. In a
which the State Legislature will We base our contention that the im
owners will submit to another in ■ recent issue he hurrahs for Vinton
have to provide a large amount of provements on the roads in the
4
crease of the license fees, providing ! as follows;
money. Tillamook County’s repre south part of the county are being
the proceeds are used for road bond II The Voter confesses it has been
sentatives In the State Legislature built permanently for commercial
financing. The general talk is in i' skeptical as to the attitude of Sena-
know that the people of this county purposes, whereas the road via Sea
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favor of doubling the fees—making ; 1 tor W. T. Vinton, prospective presi
'I'hat
an
effort
be
made
to
induce
are enthusiastic good road boosters, ‘side will be nothing more than a
ft is reported that maintenance
a $12 minimum for cars of the fliver dent of the state senate, on good
and they will ’be expected to support ‘ summer road for tourists for a num- charges on macadam roads are eating the State Highway Commission to class instead of the present six min ■ road# legislation, mainly because of
the good road bills. It is a little ber of years, so every piece of hard up a large portion of the road fund, I hardsurface the Three Rivers road, imum. It is estimated that even with Senator Gus Moser’s active support
premature to say w’lat the State Leg ¡surface road in the south part of which is freely admitted, for they it being a matter of economy to do out any annual increase in the num of Vinton following Moser’s persist
islature will do, because there are the county is of just as much benefit will not stand up under heavy auto ¡.so, doing away with heavy mainten- ber of cars licensed, the income from ent attempts to discredit the State
those who have dlfi<. .t ideas as to to the north part of the county. It and auto truck travel. But that is not 1 ance charges. It was freely predict- this source on -the doubled basis Highway Commission program. Evl-
how to obtain the money to build will only take a few more years and the only maintenance charges. Very | cd that the road would be subject to
more hard surfaced roads in the state the Nehalem country will be enjoy few persons know what the difference heavy travel as soon at it was ma- would finance principal and interest Jdently Vinton lias definite Ideas of
for an additional $10,000,000 bonds i his own on good roads and is not
It is sale to say, however, after the ing hard surfaced roads.
is in running autos over hard surfac ! cadanted and it was thought best to over the $6,000,000 now authorized 'afraid to assert them publicly, judg-
I
have
it
hard
surfaced
if
this
could
be
matter is discussed from all angles
ed and macadam roads. Take tires
jing from The Oregonian’s report of
There is one plan proposed for alone. We are reliably informed that provided for with additional state and partly used.
In committee that a suitable bill will
Ten million dollars to be expended liis remarks made before the commis-
be drafted to bond the state for sev- hardsurfacing roads that we heartily in traveling over bad macadam roads I and county funds or from the state
within a few years would mean car [sion last Tuesday, the Oregonian
eral milliBns of dollars, which will approve of. It is the 50-50 plan, or tires are worn out after traveling I bonds.
rying the state paving program into says:
meet with the approval oí the peo- in other words for every dollar a three thousand miles, whereas, on ■
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nearly every county to a limited ex
"A happy augury for the good
county puts into hard surfaced roads hard surfaced roads, from, ten to
pie.
Representative Edwards wanted to
the state to contribute a like amount; twelve' thousand miles are obtained. .know what the gathering thought of tent, and for paving most of the roads plan was found in the unequi-
Did you know that maintenance up to a certain amount. This would We will not mention , other nialnten»[a a 50-50 proposition, the state to worst places along the Pacific High vocal statenient of W. T. Vinton, of
way and Columbia Highway. It Yamhill county, who is generally be
charges on macadam roadk are eating meet the situation in Tillamook ance charges that c.
owners
---- of autos match a county in a like amount up would take nearer $100,000,000 to lieved to have votes that assure him
up too much of the road fund? It is a county and come near, completing have to meet 1.
frequently
------- and often Ho a certain sum. All present thought put paving on every highway in the the presidency of Oregon’s Senate.
fact, and the only way this can be the hard surface through the county. expensive
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— machines 1 that was a good plan and asked Mr.
accidents
overcome Is to hardsurface the main With $400,000 raised by bonding traveling over bad roads, making the'Edwards to support it in the State state system. but $10,000,000 would Any question as to Senator Vinton’s
road through the county.
I the county, $400.000 from the state maintenance charge on most ma- Legislature. As there is such a big I go a long ways toward connecting up stand on highway matters was swept
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on a 50-50 basis and $200,000 by chines heavy for twelve months. Per- rlrx
«1 r-» rl Fr»»*
n vri ut 1 t>f a r>zxr| 1’OcldS 110 i ¡every county with travelable trunk aside when he addressed the commis
demand
for 1» hard-surfaced
■ own autos i know" x this
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i ♦ that
$x • i ♦ t the
hr, ’ legislature
orriol - i
We are glad to say that County taxation, this would give $1,000,000 sons who
felt 4 cs.
sure
would I roads. Once the automobile fraternity sion.
and JI | Fzxl
"Declaring that legislators who
Judge Hare Is in favor of a contin in one year. With that amount of they cuss the bad roads for making ‘provide means to obtain a large awaken to the realization that by
uation of the hard surfaced road money available it would bring them go down into their jeans for ¡amount of money, and should the doubling their license tees they can seek to curtail the powers of the
north of this city to Bay City. It about a wonderful improvement in maintenance charges. So what with 'county be bonded it would be in a provide $10,000,000 it is believed State Highway Commission are de
la only right and proper that the- Tillamook county at very little extra the heavy maintenance charges on ' position to avail itself of some of thy will be enthusiastic in demand serving of retirement, and affirming
his own satisfaction in the good work
north part of the county should come expense to the taxpayers. That is macadam roads and heavy charges it provided the 50-50 proposition is ing the increase.
The general property taxpayer is accomplished by the present commis
In for u little more consideration', what the good road boosters, of Till for maintenance to automobiles both carried through.
opposed to bonding for through roads sion, Senator Vinton said he is con
and every mile of hardsurfaced road amook county want to see brought would be largely eliminated if there
as a rule, although he i» willing to templating the introduction of legis-
laid in that direction will add that about and are striving for.
were more hard surfaced roads. And
The matter of taxing gas lc. per stand his share of taxes for county Jation that will materially hasten
much more to the hardsurfaced
another thing, it does not take as
highway through the entire length
The editor of the Headlight some much gas to travel over hardsurfac gallon also hud the meeting’s en- and district road bonds. With the the era of good roads in Oregogu.
counties-and districts relieved of the
of the county.
‘Discussing the nature of such leg
time ago took the position that now ed roads as It does to butting into dorsement.
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expense of maintaining the state islation Senator Vinton suggested,
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that the Three Rivers road is to be chuck holes and ruts on macadam
This is the point. It takes money to Improved and a large amount of
A meeting is arranged with the trunk highways, there will be more as one provision, a tax on gagsoline,
roads. Figure it out for yourself
build good roads and lots of it. But money expended on it,
that It what bad roads have cost you to run County Court at three o'clock on Fri money for county and district roads. and as another the increase of auto-
how and which is the best way to should be hardsurfaced. We still
day afternoon, when Frank A. Rowe Yet even this additional money will ' mobile license fees, to be devoted to
i
obtain it? Some autos travel compar hold strongly to that opinion and your car in maintenance charges.
and C. A. Anderson will spokesmen not be sufficient to put the local ¡the
highway fund, together with
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atively few miles in twelve months, advocate that the County Court and
from Nehalem and Attorney H. T. highways in the shape they should I other items designed I to swell the
Quite a number of our citizens, Botts and F. R. Beals will head the be in. Under the 6 per cent tax limi- I roads* revenues.
while others travel thousands of the State Highway Commission get
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miles. Here Is a good argament for together and decide to do bo . There when the question of bonding the ¡Tillamook
delegation. As
i '
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taxing uutos for the number of miles are good and logical reasons why county was put squarely up to them important matter quite a number of not be levied in sufficient amount to bond issue recently voted by the peo
they travel. It Is proposed that gas this should be done. First, the most to vote on, were opposed to it, and it 'the business men of this city should , relieve the local requirements, w it ple ia entirely inadequate to meet
oline for«uutos be taxed one cent a suitable roads in this wet country is is only fair to say that they used attend the meeting Friday.
would appear that bonding Is the the pressing demands for highway
gallon, which would provide a large hard surfaced, and most economical. some goqd arguments in opposition,
only course to pursue locally. A n«m- improvement, such as were voiced,
amount of money for road work and Second, In the near future there will on account of the war. They have
ber of county bond issues are now in yesterday by delegates of the var-
Gasoline Tax For Roads.
would be a Just tax as well, for those be heavy trucking Into this county changed their opinions now that the
preparation, to be submitted after ious counties.
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who use the road most should be from the valley, and as maintenance war is over. But that Is not the only
the legislature commits Itself to- a
'Senator Vinton held that the an-
made to pay more for their up keep, charges on a macadam road will be reason. They see for thenfeelves and
A large number of legislators policy.
nual revenue of $350,000, calculated
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It is probable that there will havn to take care of the interest and re
heavy this can be eliminated by hard are thoroughly convinced that bond ( have expressed themselves favorably
There was a peace conference at surfacing the road. It is a great mis ing the State tor hard surfaced to the idea of taxing gasoline a cent tz* be a special election next summer tirement of the $6,000,000 issue, had
Wheeler last Friday evening. It was take, in our judgment, to expend a roads have proved successful and of
gallon, to raise money for the state to. provide the state with funds to increased, to such proportions that
of no international Importance. The large amount of money In putting particular benefit to Tillamook coun ( road fund, says the Oregon Voter. A operate on in its various departments- another highway bond issue, of equal
anti-bond agitator* and bond agita down a good, solid road bed and ty. This county is benetitted to the I bill is now being prepared by James now crippled by high coats due to amount cfflild be handled by the rev
tors declared an armistice, in a get not hardsurface it. Somehow and in amount of $300.000 from the State B. Kerr for the State Taxpayers” ■ the war conditions and of the 6 per enue now available. Through the
together spirit over the
festive . someway the money »hould be ob- Highway CommissUm. and although Association, and unquestionably it cent limitation. It that election is revenue to be added by such legisla
board. It was a little embai rassing talned to hard surface the Three It is not a Tillamook project, but of will receive legislative support un held, in June, as may be the case, the tion as he proposed. Senator Vinton
rnnd
for the anti-bond agitators to square I Rivers road,
great importance to thia county, the ies» some compelling reason is ad $10,1)00,006 stale proposal, and a estimated that still another $6,000,-
thouiselves, but after the evening’s I
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improvement of the Grand Ronde vanced aa to why it is neither prac- number of county bonding proposi 000 bond, issue could be swung—or
discussion there was not one particle j We are going to suggest that 1 road will mean an expenditure of itical nor. good policy.
tions may be voted upon at the same $12,000,000 additional.”
of friction or difference of opinion I Wheeler pave the main street more than $100,000. It is also pre- ' —
Two years ago the idea was before time..
These expressions are very reas
between the antis and the bond agi- i through that city, which would not dieted that the State High-way Com the legislature, but nothing came of
Altogether, it looks as though road suring to. good roads advocates. We
t.'tors, and from the looks of things only ' be a ~ great
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.
at
the
hard
mission
will
take
care
Improvement, but
it, as the weight of legal opinion was financing and building would.be one congratulate
Senator Vinton on.
Caere will not be in the future. Our i would start the hardsuifucing of I surfacing the additional ten miles as that under the Oregon constitution of the biggest subjects the people of having spoken so clearly. We apolo
h ading citizens are taking a liberal , roads in the north part of the far as Hebo next year. The proof of as it then read no special tax could Oregon will be facing this year and gize for having suspected that he
and more magnanimous view of the ¡county. Let’s see how enterprising the pudding is tn the eating. We doat be levied, on any commodity in ex next year. The roads are-needed, and would try to undermine the good
hard surfacing question and are the city on Nehalem Bay ia In the have to make a long persistent argu- cess of what would be covered by a the temper of the people is to get roads program, and assure him that
wanting to help it along as quickly mat ter of hard surfaced roads. Do 1 inent again to- convince the people license tee. A year ago the people them as quickly as they can. be ob- the good roads people throughout
as possible.
you see the point, gentlrtnen. and 1 what a good thing it was to bond voted through, the Constitutional tinned.
the state will be eternally grateful
what an inducement it would be for the state for hard surfaced roads. Amendment permitting the classifi
Opposition to too large a program. to him for upholding the state high
'The “Three Busy Bees“— Beals, the county to join
it with more ¡The above (acts are unanswerable, cation of. property for laxatlon and will make itself manifest In
I the leg- way commission's splendid program.
Botts and Baker as they were call hurd surfaced roads. We want to see and proves the wisdom at our con- it if generally agreed that undec this islature. Ln fact, unless I the auto. The highway commission has not
ed in the last bond agitation, didn’t the north part of the county take a ■lention when the questinn was be- amendment gasoline cun be taxed.
owners as a class are willing to pay
Start the new agitation to bond the more lively interest in procuring Ifore the people. However, w* would | A number of complications must be a doubled, fee, there is little prospect i been able to satisfy everybody with
county for hard surfaced roads. The liardsurfaced roads there, and the ■like to ask those who opposed the j provided for. Gasoline is an article, that any big bond issue would be the limited funds available, espec-
initiative was taken by Frank A., way to do so is to lay a mile or so of ! state bond issue how long would of interstate commerce , and there authorized, tor there is enough, oppo i ially under war conditions, but it has.
Rowe, of Wheeler. But he called on liard surfaced road aud it will not be it have taken to construct ten miles fore it cannot be taxed Hpon its ear sition in sight to kill anything in the made amazing progress, has accom
the "Three Busy Bees" to put the I long before the people will demand of hard surfaced road and improved try into the state. The time to reach I way of good toad financing that ia plished so much and has done it so
machinery in motion and Inject I more. So why not get busy and start the Grand Bonde and Three Rivers it would be when It is pbreed on sale. not supported by the people who are well that the people who have watch
ed its work feel that it should be shs >-
aid bad not
been The idea, at the supporters of the bill paying, the bills.—Oregon Voter.
eome ginger into the proposition. at Wheeler? This would greatly add road If State
lained vigorously and not be crippl
Now if the two other “Busy Bees" to the property values of Wheeler, I available? These Impcovwtnents will la to tax the wholesale dealers a cent
WJ. l
ed by hostile legislative action.
will start out and keep up the same but it would not be a great while be be completed this y-*c. and there is a gallon on each new quantity of
The Voter further comments on the
lick that we Intend going there will fore a hard surfaced roud was built some prospect of th* Three Rivera ( gasoline that they are ready to sell.
It Grows.
attitude of Jones and Dennis as fol
be noth!.ng to this bonding question, to Brighton. The trouble with our road being hard surfaced as well.
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It is conceded that the bill must be
lows:
for we are sure that by the time we friends in the north part of the coun
i worded, carefully to avoid coming in
In the Eugene Register one reads
Seymour
Jones, representative
get through the people of Tillamook ty. they need a little tnor« hard sur
conflict
with
the
Interstate
Com
county will be falling over one an faced ginger pul into their makeup. Good Raid Boosters Have a Conflah merce clause of the'Federal Consti that at the annual county budget speaker of the next Oregon legisla
meeting this month there were ad ture, when interviewed at his bead
At Wheeler.
other to vote for bonds for a hard
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tution. No state ha* the r<ht to opted the report of a taxpayers’ sub quarters in The Hotel Oregon, assert
county.
surfaced road through the
As the State Highway Commission
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levy exclsa or customs taxes w In any
designated the Three Rivers road as
Frauk A. Rowe, of Wheeler, invit way interfere with ‘ lnterstate Coin committee containing this paragraph ed that he is not opposed to a con
"Recommend that the County structive good roads program. He is
What’s the use, anyway. of apeud ¡the State Highway, there will be no ed a «umber o( prominent citizens nterce. Qn the other hand, no dealer
Ing large sums of money on hard I factional fight about the Little Nes to supper at the hotel there Friday has a right to offer any article far Court buy all the machinery neces not specific as to what he favors*
sary to crowd the work this year on The report that he may appoint W.
surfaced roads and then allow auto tucca route when the bonding ques , evening, out they did not all put in sale within the state if state law __
fur
trucks, with ten ton loads, to destroy tion Is again submitted. But that ' an appearance, the deleggation from bids its sale for any constitutional or all road projects. This Is to be a vote B. Dennis of Carlton as chairman of
of confidence of the tax budget com the important Roads and Highways
them? The snap shot man is (Irmly does not say that the Nestucca j Tillamook City being Representative police reason.
mittee to the County Court."
Committee tends to encourage hope
of the opinion that the heavy truck country will be overlooked. It is an C. J. Edwards, Attorney H, T. Botts
It is contended that gasoline con
One also finds in the Hood River that Jones wilL not try to use the
ing over county roads should be Important dairying section and is en- ' and F. R. Beals and Editors Fred C- sumers will not grumble over the
stopped at once before the hard sur-, titled to some benefits should the - Baker and C. E. Trombley. The extra cent that would be added to News the statement that on budget speakership to block good roads pro
faced roads are Injured. The hard county be bonded. For Instance, wo I Nehalem bunch consisted of Frank the price—that in (act most of them day in that county a number of tax- gress.
We re<Xl, too, that when he voted
surfaced roads were never built for are in favor of making a start by | A. Rowe, Thos. B Watt. Ralph Cady, would thiuk John D. Rockefeller - payers, together with the advisory
heavy trucking and are not guaran hardsurfacing from Hebo to Clover |C. A. Anderson and County Commis was getting the money and would ¡committee appointed by the county ■ against the Good Roads Bonding Bill
the road issue. ,in the last legislature, Jones explain
teed to stand up under ten and dale. The Little Nestucca road may sioner H. V. Alley and H. H. Hiatt. blame him Instead of the legislature court, considered
twelve ton loads. We do not want to be a closed incident for the present, The supper was a three course affair (or the increased price. On the other 1 he sentiment of the taxpayers ed that he did so in his capacity as
j seemed to be in favor of better roads representative of Marion County
se<’ the hard surfaced roads cut up. but as other road improvements are but lacked the appetizer at the com
neither does the taxpayers. Let those completed, money will be available mencement of the meal and the hand, use of gasoline is confined al throughout the county even if It rather than voting his individual op
most exclusively to pleasure auto does make taxes a little higher.”
who want to haul heavy loads build (or that project at some future date. famous Tillamook Cheese to help
mobiles. and the auto users will be , Here are evidences of a new senti i inion, which he said was favorable
railroads, and not impose upon the There is the same trouble in
to the bill. Marion county had re
digest the oyster soup, fried chicken, glad, it is felt, to have the extra
taxpayers to provide roads for heavy north part of the county where
salad, vegetables and sundry desserts price go into the roads. They would ment that is beginning to prevade cently voted down a county bond is
trucking. If it is not stopped it will ferent routes are advocuted.
at the close of the supper. It was ad- save the extra price in gasoline sav- the state. It has doubtless found its sue for roads, and in the campaign
inspiration in the practical benefits for that bond issue Jones had given
TILLAMOOK COUNTY
TO HAVE BOND ELECTION SOON.
State Legislature to Take Up Road Legislation—Good Prospect oi
Counties Receiving Considerable State Aid for Principal
Highways the Next Few Years.