Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-04-30
Pirst Road Report.
ON THE ROAD. ArRTT 81.

Your reporter has found very little
road to report on rs we started too late
TO make many miles run. Monday
afternoon registered p miles only,
visited tue busy little city Of Chemaws,
where the Harrison institute, known
as the Indian school, is located.
Among the first subscribers to The
ONF CENT DAILY was Arthur l.. Bag
nell, one Of the American students at
this school.
Mr.. g. ID. Rakeetraw, the inspector
In charge there now, has notices up at
the ga'e5 against tramps and tres
passers, but as there was nothing about
tramps on wheels, / ventured in and
got the names Of most OF the employees
on the roll Of TUE JOURNAL sub
scribers. The supervisor put up SO
cents toward sending the ONE CENT
DAILY to the first man who should
kick against the good roads move
ment, and 1 propose to get his photo
In for the people to look at.
The gravel road north from Salem 10
Rizer's school house is pretty fair
road but needs repairs badly. The
road from the fair ground along Port
land stage road is simply a series OF
holes between Haysville and Lake
Labish. The Cross road from this t O
KiZer's school house is passable now
with a good, stout team and light
wagon.
i asked one supervisor, why no work
was done on the road, and he said the
county court did not know enough to
20 in when 1t rained and did not ap-
point :he right kind of men fer super
visors. One farmer said the supervisor
was too lazy and done nothing at the
light time. AS my time was limited 1
lid not pursue the subject further.
The main road from Labish to
WoodburD is pretty good, with very
few bad places that are eaisly repaired.
L find that many people take a sud-
den notion to jump to one side when 1
get near them and thereby almost
cause a collision. Now If you would
mention the fact that a wheelman
never runs against anyone intention
ally and that there is no danger If they
keep right ahead and then we will al
ways get past alright.
One little girl say me coming
and affar 1aftiuu ont ~ tba 4,
to the lett, took a net on TO change to
the other side just as l reached her and
jumped square in front of the wheel.
By short turn managed to avoid
collision but almost broke the wheel.
sometimes older people do as badly
| incline to think that this Is the cause
of most of the accidents. 1t is very
easy for wheelman TO get around
persons or teams If they know where
to locate them
| notice some road supervisors labor
under the 6elusion that 1t is necessary
& build culverts from six inches to
three feet higher than the Toadbed, 30
that travellers have 70 climb over them
al each little water course. Now. have
beeu unable TO discover the origin of
this deluslon. 1t may have originated
Ia the brain Of some road supervisor
sast Of here, where there Is sudden |
hoods Of rain fall, and the Intention
was 10 get above possible floods, but 1t
I Is certainly only "A survival OF an in.
'linct after It's usefulness is past, like
-be case OF the chicken that Darwin
ellis u In city where no hawks had
'een seen for a century, yet when a
'iece Of paper sailed over, the chicken
lodged aud run for cover 20 escape
rom danger
Moral: We don't need that kind of
ulyerts Ia Oregon.
fRAsK BEATTY.