Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-06-06
wdeBLMEN ROLLING ON.
One Of Them Reports on Roads and
How He Finds Them.

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Salem and proceeded to inspect the
Mill Greek road to the reform school,
where / found qute collection OF the
supposed. to be-bad boys Of Oregon In
charge Of your old ne Sspaper mar, X.
j. Hendricks. "Bob" says that be
has no ambition to he considered either
as good or smart but only as one Of the
workers. I found him busily engaged
playing lively tune on typewritlng
machine and rs he keeps his own
books aud accounts he has few spare
moments. But ne showed the scribe
through everything and explained the
workings Of the institution In detail.
There are over hundred boys at that
school and quite number out on
parole that must be locked after also at
times. The system of instruction il a
great deal like that of the Indian school
at Cbemaws and the boys go to school
four hours and work four hours each
day during the school term. There are
several trades learned to them but the
principal thing is farming and garden
ing. They are certainly making a
success of this as they already have
lettuce, peas, onions, and all kinds of
vegetables In abundance.
The boys 10 the school room asked
me to talk to them about my trip but
as | am not used to talking except
with pen, they probably think that
TIE JOURNAL made u poor selection
for this trip. Hendricks says that they
are almost entirely self.supporting,
RAISING all they eat except bread and
little beef. Milk, butter, eggs, pork,
chicken, corn, potatoes, ETC., are raised
in plenty. There is room for nearly
200 more by little expense fixing
the dormitory.
They are now preparing to gravel
the county road in front Of the school
building with the labor of the boys
aud employees and teams. The county
has graded up the road from the cross
ing OF Mill creek to the top of the hill
with the promise Of the school doing
the gravelling. The rain prevented
it's completion lalt week but IL will
now be done 1T once.
The old rocky road down the hill
and past HeFren's place is pretty
bad. There Is piece Of swamp next &,
that could easily be tiled out to Mil
creek, but that is to much to expect
of the average road builder In Oregon,
80 1t will probably be for century or
two yet with water up TO the top Of
the grade.
/ only stopped few minutes In
Turner, where / was told that they
had no much trouble with the mails
that many JOURNAL subscribers had
quit trying TO get their papers.
As II was then near II o'clock and
wanted 10 visit my old friend q. II.
Cornelius, | did not investigate the
mail business but pulled out for the
hill roads. Now somebody told ms
that II was about two and half miles
out there and hope he will be for.
given II possible, but even after allow
log double AS I.always do for hill roads,
'the half WAS never told" The clods
were from three t1 Six inches high aud
SHARP like broken bottles, aud tOiled
up aud down those clay hills In the
brolllng sun until Friend Cornelius'
house loomed Ia sight At about 1890
and 10 gap Il all on Miss Lizzie took
me foT Nh Insurance agent aud slipped
on 10 pick berries, while l was shaking
hands her father, aud Intended 10
leave ms no dipnsr, N0w I would not
hAYe minded looalng my dinper,
sbioh I did not BY sny means bat 10 |
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