The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-09-24
HOOD RIVER OUT
FOR GOOD ROADS
FORMS ASSOCIATION TO GET THEM
After Local Enthusiasts Listen to En-.
iuent Advocates Who Address
Two Big Meetings Here.

Judge of Multnomah county, and j.
Ii. Albert, treasurer of the Satte Asso
citation, came here and started the
ball rolling. Two meetings we're held
and resulted in etfeoting a county
good roads association.
The good roads party arrived or
No. 2 and we're met by committee
consisting of Leslie Butler, L. o. Blan,
char, W. l.. Clark, =. s. Davidson,
Charles I. EARLY, and A. j. Derby.
In the party, besides Judge Webster
and Judge and Mrs. Scott, we're j. Ii.
Albert, president OF the First Nation.
al Bank of Salem, and Mrs. Albert,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Watson, of Tilla.
nook, and IL. b. Charmn, Of Polt.
land. The visitors were escorted tc
the Mt. Hood hotel, where they had
lunch.
The first meeting was held at two
O'Clock in the Opera House and was
well attended. Music by the Eand
for half an hour before the meeting
took place enlivened the occasion.
County Judge Derby called the
meeting to order, introducing as the
first speaker Judge Scott. MIR. Scott,
who has had practical experience in
road bouilding in Marion county, gave
good practical talk. He opened his
remarks on the good roads question
by saying that he believed the great
est good could be accomplished by
the organization of good roads assooi.
ations i'll every county in the state.
That the state association had adopt
ed this plan and that it was making q
campaign throughout the state with
this end in view. 1t had already been
successful in forming associations in
two counties and he felt sure that be-
tore the campaign was over strong
working associations would be organ.
lied in all the counties in Oregon.
1t was up to Oregon, Nj Scott said,
to take up the matter of good roads
at once. California and Washington
had appropriated large sums to i'm.
prove their public highways and were
building a system of permanent roads
that we're developing their resources
and improving their social and eco.
nomic conditions. Oregon, he stated,
could not afford to remain behind in
the march of progress in this respect.
He cited the case of Los Angeles
county, Cal, which he said had bond
ed for $3, 000,00 to build permanent
roads. In addition to this the stat,
was planning to spend many million
in constructing permanent highways
one of which is to be road that viii
rech from the southern to the north
ern boundary of the state. Washing
ton had similar state road projected
and he wanted to see Oregon Guild {
highway that would connect witt
these roads so that the state at large
would receive the benefit CT the great
tourist travel and other traffic that
would undoubtedly traverse it.
If road of this kind could be built
it would form the trunk with which
fine roadways leading all over the
state could intersect and make posi-
BILE big network of public roads that
would develop every section of the
state more rapidly than any means
that could be employed.
Judge Scott stated that he did moi
at this time intend to go into the de.
tails of bow good road should be
built, but as he had been asked tc
give some idea of what had been done
in this line In Marion county. he ex.
planned with the aid of a rough draw.
ing which he had made on black
board the necessity Of securing a solid
foundation and packing 1t down &C
that it was impervious to water. This
was done by the use OF very heavy
roller which was run over the dirt
roadbed until 1t was packed down sol
i'd Afterward whatever material il
was decided to employ was put on il
and rolled down with the use of water
until it became So closely knitted
together that the water no longer
soake1 into it but stayed on top oil
ran off the sides. showing that 1t was
water proof. lie had observed, he
said, that Hood River had most ex
cellent road making material on every
hand and knew that il road building
WAS taken up here under competent
direction and the correct system en-.
ployed 1t would be but comparatively
short time before Hood River county
would have public highways Of which
she and the state would be proud.
Mr.. Scott was followed by MIR. Al
bert, who told of the strong commit
tee 3that was appointed by the Rooc
roads conference in Portland to helI
in the movement throughout the state
and of the necessity of securing legis
lation to make good roads possible
Good roads, Mr. Albert said, shouC
not be considered by the tax payer al
an expense, but as an Investment
which benefited every body IN a com
munity alike and meant better pric,
for every product that was hauled ovel
tenn.
The concluding address in the after
noon was made by Judge Webster. H'
stated In his opening remarks that h'
came from the oldest and liches
county in the state to the younRes
and most progressive to get assistanc,
in getting good roads for Oregon, anC
that he knew he was going to get it
lie had started from Portland, b,
said, with the idea that the ordinary
dit and rock road which other dis
tricts wanted would suffice for HooC
River, but after reading of the apple
sale which took'place here Friday, in
NOiNihS bbO snlhll VI gJO1OO'
for only part Of the crop, he expected
to see Hood River put down ashphalt
Hood River and Hood River apples
he stated, had done more to make TIT
state of Oregon known in all quarter
of the civilized globe than any die
trict in its boundaries. lie wanted
the same spirit to prevail here in tn,
matter of good roads and he brough
message from the residents of Multi
nomah county to those OF Hood Rive
asking tor help of its progressive citi
2ens residents on this important issue
aud be felt that they would give II.
In securing good roads for Pll sec
tIons of the state Mr. Webster salt
tho most important issue was in Sc
curing legislation that would PERM
and help the people of the state t,
build hem, What was needed va