The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-08-07
OUR COUNTY ROADS
What the County and Ci,y People Think
% the question.

The matter o. good county roads Is at
tracing much attention lust al present
! There Is evidently a determination 90 have
good roads tha; will enable the farmsy q
market his produce and do his trading
with the least possible expense. and ;htr
Is also a movement TO have Few b1ol
roads ln and near the city tor driving pur.
poses.
Yesterday Mr.. John Lsahy. oi o.nsy
was iu the city. and 90 40 AstGra7 cpre-
sentative. In discussing bo gotJ question.
he said:
I'VE want that saS mill that h1s been
mentioned ln ,Ac Nstori Jn j am ,p il''r
0f ,hc rock crusher also. but iu my rsi-
nation ). Is too rIs;ly 10, uH 90 r.t"r"a
Get the s1wmlu ursL Plank the r.adt
so as 90 make them plssl1le. and ihrn
get q rock crusher IN few years and in-
prove The temporary roads gradually Win
macadam.
1T IS "a fact that am coming 90 town
most regularly. about once q week WIKI
my team. now. but Il IS also a known
fact that a man driving over ;hc roads h
no, tt Tor work the reyt lav from the
shaking up he gets. With good reads there
would be dozens Of wagons cCmlng ~
town 20 every one that comes nrw.'
one OF the leading merchants yesterday
evening. OF the store where Lelhy was
trading. commenting on the road question,
said:
We want q saw mill for the county and
a rock crusher for the city. Let US build
up our city streets and roads on a perma-
nent basis nrst. Improve In like manner
the county roads in the city limi,s. and
make the town a desirable place 10 i've
in Afterwards we could loan the rock
crusher 70 the county for macadamizing
the roads. and II needed we could borrow
their saw mill for work that might be
needed In the city"
4 lady standing by, who does great
deal Of driving. and who Is well known
in society circles. spoke up and her SEN
slble ideas 10 the discussion were added:
IL know that we need city and county
roads. II We expect 10 attract either
farmers or city people here who are ac-
customed 20 some of the cOnyenie ices ana
pleasures Of life we must have better
streets and roads. | was out driving the
other day and went over the new Eignth
street road 70 Youngs Bay. / could not
help but notice that while II Is good
road now II will be good FOR nothing In the
winter. There II one place. where the
road goes through cut. that the iirst
rains Will cover II with sldes-if, indeed,
Il Will not be made lmpassable. What Is
the use Of spending money on streets to
have It wasted? II Will be Just like the
pipe line road which, when FIRST built.
was "a good road and beautiful pleasure
drive, now II ls impossible 10 use It. III
the banks Of the cut referred 10 In the
Eighth street extension had been sJdded
the cut would have been held intact The
road around Smiths Point should be mae
adamizcd this would give us drive OIL
four or five miles Good city ana county
roads, / know from experience In Cali
fornia, and the east, are the main ract-
Ors In q community. They attract people
of means, and attract the i've farmer who
wants 10 be near market Again, driving
makes business for the liyeryman the
blacksmith, harncssmaker, feed man, car
rlagc maker ana host Of employers.
say give uB good roads. "