Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-10

ABERDEEN. .MONTESANO POAD OP.
POSED BY DAVIS and ARLAND.
Who Seeks Obstacles and Means to
Delay at Every Opportunity. HO-
GUAM Paper EChOS Davis Senti-
mentS, Under Mistaken Idea that
1t is Local Aberdeen Natter,

iuSuIS, Un0Gf r11SrdkGn idea thai
1t is Local Aberdeen Matter.
Just prior to the last election, County
Commissioner and Representative Geo.
l.. Davis was giving out the fact that he
was friendly to the Aberdeen-M -Montesano
road, going so far as to cay that he was
willing to allow county funds expended
in the city limits of Aberdeen, to help the
city in the expensive piece of road build.
ing along the bluff. But times have
changed. Actions are looked for now.
not vote-catching talk, and Mr.. Davis
is not near so friendly to the PROPOSE.
tion as he appeared to he last fall.
An article in the Hopuiam Washing.
tonian OF Friday, bearing the brand and
ear marks of Davis inspiration, re.
hashes all the timeworn arguments that
have for 30 many years done duty to
keep the large population on the north
side Of Grays Harbor without wagon road
communication with the world, That
there is not money enough available ;
the ro'd if completed could not be used
until Aberdeen built around the bluff.
and the needs of other parts of the county
are the stock arguments against one of
the most necessary road propositions in
the county, and not one of them will
bear investigation.
Commissioner Sherwood knows how
much money is available, and, after fully
discussing the road needs of the county
for this year, showed the board that there
was sufficient to put this road through.
As the second objection, it may be said
that Aberdeen has always in the past
proved itself able to solve its problems,
and will not fail when the time comes to
connect the city with that road, and as
for the other needs of the county, it may
be said that between $50 900 and 100000
of road and bridge money has been ex.
pended in the eastern end OF the county
within the past two years, where the
population is small as compared with the
number to be Accommodated by this road.
vet Aberdeen made no objection, it wants
to see the entire county develop. In
fact, as its metropolis, it is interested in
that development.
The city of Aberdeen has in the last
fifteen years paid nearly $40, 900 into the
road and bridge fund, and watched 80
per cent. of it 20 into roads and bridges
in other sections without murmer, and
were this road local measure, which it
is not, those intersections couldnot object
to the use OF a major portion of this years
funds upon it, there being no other ur-
gent matter of such magnitude.
But, this is not local affair. While
Aberdeen will probably be the largest
gamer by the opening of the road, it is
in reality part of trunk line through
the county from the ocean beach to the
eastern county line, and the development
of the entire north side of Grays Harbor
will be accelerated by it's construction.
1t is pleasant to note that the narrow
sentiment in Hoquiam, that the road
should be opposed because Aberdeen
would be the greatest gamer, is confined
to comparatively few, the broadguage
citizens of that city preceiving that Its
growth does not depend upon holding
Aberdeen back, but upon the upbuiding
OF the entire north side.
Commissioner Arland is also inclined
to favor dilatory tactics with regard to
this road, possibly through mistaken
frendliness for Montesano, some of
whose merchants imagine they can spell
"RUIN" in large capitals staring them in
the face should the valley farmers be
permitted to drive their produce to the
Grays Harbor cities. In calling this a
mistaken frenGliness, we speak advised.
ly. No city can long progress through
any means that retards the development
OF its tributary territory. Real city
growth depends upon the prosperity of
its surroundings, and the greater facili.
ties for pro6tably marketing their pro.
ducts that is afforded the farmers near
Montesano, the greater becomes the in.
ducement to settle and improve the idle
lands in that vicinity, to the consequent
enhancement OF that city.
To sum up in a few words, Aberdeen
and the north side OF Grays Harbor
means to have wagon road outlet, and
it means to have it this year.
A Guaranteed Cure tor Piles.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding