Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-07
ONE HUNDRED WORDS
ON GOOD ROADS
Conference Will Be Held In
Portland Tuesday August ii.
at Com mercial Club.
fSrecla al Correspondence

"Seven thousand people in 20
minute" s"-tbat's the rate at which
the various transportation interests
of Portland have assured the direc-
tors of the County Club AID Live
stock Show that the crowds attending
tnat event in September will he
handled. Every day at the grounds IS
buster than the one preceding. The
intense interest of the whole North
west is evidenced by the great num-
ber of entries already made, while the
national interest Is shown by heavy
advance correspondence from every
part Of the United States.
Hon. Wilbur X. Newell, president
Of the Oregon State Board of Horti-
culture. and equally well-known IN
Washington, has. az the request OF
the Oregon Development League, con
densed his ideas on Good Roads into
100 words. and they tell the story
bad roads nullify advertising. re-
pie immigration. increase cost of
living, render the automobile useless,
and will deprive the farmer CT rural
free delivery.
"State aid and supervision OF road
construction is essential.
"In equity-because public
benefit, state should pay % per cent
the cos., county % per cent, and the
adjacent property % per cent.
'For Observation-Disclosures engi-
neers and strict Supervision OF all
work.
"'For eoonomy-levy taxes and pay
as we 20, or on short time certificate
plan.
For education-iegular and CORES
pondeDce courses in road building at
Oregon Agricultural College and
University of Oregon.
"Lst us build good roads all sum
mer instead of talking about them
all winter.
The Oregon Good Roads Conference
will convene promptly at $3.50 a. m.
Tuesday, August 1lth. in the con
vention hall of the Portland CONNER
cial club, eth floor. Another meeting
will be held at 2 O'Clock, and perhaps
an evening session. A feature of the
convention will be the attendanc Of
many road supervisors and pIactica
road officials.
A great cement plant is to be bull
in Portland-the first instance II
America in which Portland cemeD
has been manufactured in city O.
that name Portland and Salt LAX,
capitalists have organized compan,
with capital of 1900, 900, and tn,
lime rock will be brought from Rose
burg. where they own tract OF 1O'
acres of choice rock. One Thousand
barrels of cement day will be manu-
featured at the beginning, but tn,
plant is so designed that this capacity
can be doubled at any time with yer,
slight change. Buildings and grounds
will occupy site Of 10 acres in tn,
suburbs Of Portland, with both raj
and water transportation.
Building permits exceeding {
81 900, 600 were issued in POI tlanC
duriugg July, AN increase of $500, 0ot
as compared with that month las
year. Transfers of choice business
properties were never so numerous
nor building so active.
Astoria's 14th Annual Regatts
August 81, 2S and 80 presents an ex
cellent opportunity for people in tn,
interior of Oregon and Washington Il
get brief tenting and camping ex
perience near the ocean. Progrsmm,
of sports will be unusually interest
ing. with the addition this year of tn,
Swedish. Norwegian Sangerfest. Hon
George s. Shepherd of Portland. hal
been made Admiral. the railroads hav,
given very special rates, and 81 " il
be the fare by boat from Portland.