Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-15
LIVELY
LEAGUE
MEETING
Much Interest Taken in Wide
Awake Topics and
Their Discussion

tors and citizens of silverton gain
cred in the opera house, where the
exercises we're held. The meeting was
lcalled to order by President Hofer
of the willamette Valley Development
\ League. who gave assurance Of his
deep interest I'm the work Of the league
and declared that during the past he
has devoted nearly all OF his time to
Iit. and mas made the development Of
oregon the one ambition of his life.
He said that it had been charged that
the league meetings had been devoted
for political purposes, but he denied
this charge. and asserted that he has
merely tried to utilize some OF the
politicians by putting them on the pro.
gram A. long as he IS president he
will continue that policy.
Reviewing the announcements Of
contemplated investment Of capital in
railroad projects in this state and the
larger investments IN Portland real es.
tate Colonel Hofcr pictures a brilliant
future for Oregon.
AFTER The address Of welcome by
p s Fenn Judge John n. Scott. prcsi.
dent OF the Oregon Good Roads Asso.
ciaion. opened the discussion Of good
roads and made his most effective hit
by referring to a steep hill on the road
leading from silyerton to SCOTS Mills.
The road goes up one side OF the hfl
and down almost to the same level on
the other side. when lt could a. we'll
have been built around with little In.
crease OF distance
After telling Of bic observations In
caiforua. judge Scott asserted that
be- has changed his mind about toe use
OF oil on roads In oNgun. aud Is salts.
ned that II OH can be delivered here AZ
81 barrel lt can be proatably used AZ
a surface dressing on macadamizod
roads. His idea ls 10 put on a coating
OF oil. itiekcnod with asphaltum. and
after as much as possible has 1oakel
into The fine rock surface. put on a
'hin spHnkling OF sand 10 absorb
whatever is left He believes this viii
make a road that viii saed water Der.
i'''F DO winter and be- dustless In
summer
Almost as popular as George Wash.
'nsion was the compliment Presl.
dent Hoier paid Governor Chamberlain
'a introducing that gentleman for an
address on the development OF an ore.
ga That there Is not a farm in ore.
son ou' has appreciated IN value as a
r'anl' OF the holding OF the Lewis ana
Clara fair was Governor Chamber
.alns assertion preliminary 70 a do
Nsa'ial description OF progress in the
willamette valley in the Desehutes
country, on the Umatila and AIalheur
reserves and the Klamath Lake re.
sion
me governor advocated convict IA.
DOT on The public roads and raising OF
"i state revenue by indirect taxation
30 Thar on'y revenue for local purposes
sAaI be raised by direct taxes He
u.sed that every man should be a pol.
'A'ian and talk politics. discuss can
1''es and issues. SO that men viii ha
elected 10 ONCE who win faitht,Iv
represent the wishes Of toe people
raul shoup. OF the Southern Paoise
Company delivered an interesting AM
Instructive address upon Railroads
'h'efe ted In Good Roads"
Henry b. Thielseu. OF Salem a civil
snsinear Of considerable experience In
iaAroad construction, discussed tha
subject OF Highway Building from an
l-ns'neeFing Standpoint He presented
hsures showing that by giving a siv-
mile dlit road crushed-roek surface a
-o''ng Of 'ssS4 a year can be saved in
transporting l2,SOO tons OF proapca.
II The road be improved by reducing
'Ae grade from 3 to per centthusip-
'leasins the load limit 6s per cent An
4ool'ional saving of l67Ss can he
made or a total OF SI6,77s a yeaK
J, H. Albert. OF Salem. who has
made an exhaustive study Of the sub
's', OF permanent rOad building. spoke
- iaVoF OF the bonding plan Of road
building as authorized by the Tutte
la~, Mr. Albert set forth that rail.
@ 'o@os are built With money borrowed
lpon oonds' and that city streets are
.~ y proved IN the same way. The Tut.
-e a" provides that the cost OF I'm,
p'o'.ns a roadway be made lien upon
az 'ne land within two miles OF II IN
any direction, ne lien being PAYABLE
N annual installments.