Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-10
BARLOW
TOLL
ROAD
Attempt Made to SeIla WORTH
less Piece Of Right Away
TO the State

| One Of the most Drazen attempts ~
graft ever undertaken in Oregon is the
effort to foist upon the state the pur.
chase Of the Barlow road for $4,000.
Under the pretense that the road is val.
liable and that the chief purpose Is to
abolish tolls. a bill has been proposes
BY initiative to compel the state 20
buy the road at the fgut named. The
petitions for the submission Of the pro
posal we're secured by employing men
10 procure signatures and this having
been accomplished the measure will be
voted upon in June The bin will have
a very attractive title on the ballot
and for that reason it is thought the
measure will receive many Affirmative
votes from the people who do not an.
derstanI its real purpose.
How Proposition Is Headed.
"For a law to abolish tolls on Che
Mount Hood and Barlow road and pro.
viding for It's ownership by the state, -
is the way the promoter Of the enter
prise present che question before the
people. in The title on the ballot no
mention is made Of che appropriation
Of $4,000 90 be paid 90 the owners Of
the roado a man who has been over the
road ays that this would be praciie
llly a free gift 90 tho owners Of ths
road. and ever thereafter tho state
would be- called upon for annual appf5.
1fIati0ns fof maintenance and improve
neHt For that reason be urges that
he subject should be freely discussed
30 that Dc may be undsrsiooj before
.leeiion day aud the people may vote
ntsllig6niiy.
ii will be- noticed that ihe bill pro-
rides that tho secretary of state is 90
ccied 90 purchase iho road at "not 30
KceoI" $4,000. bot further down In
bc bin it Be- evident that the secretary
.as DO authority 90 purchase Tor a lees
am, fof the bin makes it hls duty 20
'sue "a warrant % favor of the owners
or $4,000, without any negotiations
whatever
Text OF tho Bill
on he face the bin makes very
.lausiblo showing. 10 provides
where's, che Mount Hood and Baf,
5W road is ono of the few highways
fossing the Cascade mountains and is
necessary public means of eommuni.
aiioa between eastern and western
'rsgon, used extensively by farmers.
attle men and sheep men, and Is
reat highway connecting two Import
nt divisions of the state. separated by
high range of mountains On which
DO people of the whole state are Ia. A
.restei, and
'Whereas. this highway is an iutsra, Z
improvement state hIghway-iu
hieh the community az large Is Inter. 4
.iei tho benefits Of the road % the :
'oplo along its route being insiggIa. =
.nt compared with the great adylut n
gos 10 the people al large which it 8
its purpose 20 subseFyei and
whereas the road is owned by
.iyate corporation. aud toll Is ehaFg y
on an livestock and vehicles cross n
z said roadi and P'
Whereas. the Pacidc Coast Abstract =.
iaruiee a Trust company Is che own,
of said road, aud Is willing 20 sen
e same 20 the state Of Oregon, 10,
ther with am rights. franchises aul
iyileges OF every Kind and character
.raiu.ng thereto, for the sum OF s2t,
oi and Isl
Whereas 10 is desirable that an a,
lls bee abolished upon the said road
"a that the said road be owned BY the r
ate of OTegoui therefore al
Re Il enacted by the people Of the Is
state OF Oregon;
Section I. That the secretary Of
ATE be-, and he hereby is, directed 10 :.
rehase said road from the said Pa
ie Coast Abstract, Guaranty s Trust a
mpany for a sum not exceeding SEA,
o, and that the secretary Of state
, and he hereby is, directed 10 deliv,
20 said Pacific Coast Abstract, Guar.
~ a Trust company, before the frss
q Of September 1906, or as soon as
is bin may become law, a warrant -,
.on the state treasurer, payable out y
any moneys in the general fund in "
q state Of oEegon not otherwise ap. =.
opEiAted, in favor of said corpora =
% Tor the sum Of $4,000, upon It's -
livery 10 him Of a deed conveying 10 ~
o state Of Oregon said Mount Hood =.
d Barlow road, together with an "
'Ass, franchises and privileges Of ev. =.
Kind and character pertaining 20 ~