The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-26
GREAT PRAISE IS GIVEN
TO NEW ROAD
DRIVE OUT oLNEY WAY Is
NOW OF GREAT INTEREST,
AS ONE PARTY FOUND.

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Olney road during the summer
months speaks Of 1t in terms Of the
highest praise, The ttcroughfare Is
smooth and hard, and travelling over
II Is a pleasure instead Of the hard
ship that It Is to 90 over many Of the
rough country roads. Many, too, be-
gin now to appreciate the beauties Of
the winding country road as it cuts
its way through the deep green for
ests, for with comfort and ease in
travelling comes the opportunity to
observe the beauties Of the things that
lie along the highways.
On Sunday George w. !.3ansberry,
accompanied by his family, drove out
over the road to Olney, thence over
the old road to the north fork Of the
Clatskanie, and there the party struck
piece OF the new Nehalem road,
which Is also in very fine condition.
After returning to Olney via the
Nehalem road, the party drove to
Young River falls, where they had
luncheon, and then drove across
Tucker creek to the Lewis and Clark,
and came home via the Lewis and
Clark road.
Mr.. Lounsberry says the trip was
interesting every bit Of the way.
"The roads are credit to the mem
bers OF the county court and to Clat-
sop county" he said, "and too much
can hardly be said in this praise" Mr..
Lounsberry said that apparently there
had been an abundant hay crop, as at
various places the barns were filled
with hay and there we're also big
stacks alongside the barns or else left
out in the fields.
Just what the influence of the mag
ni6cent roads in Clatsop county will
be remains to be seen, yet they will
have a tendency towards developing
and enriching the country through
which they run may be taken as al
most certain. Already there are
abundant indications of the influence
OF the good roads, first OF all to be
seen in the immediate betterment OF
farms and farm houses. New lands are
being cleared and soon there are sure
to be many new homes springing up
along the new roads. That bad roads |
ruin and kill the farming has been
demonstrated so many times that it
hardly needs further illustration, and
yet il it did, most excellent illustra
tion can be given Of bad roads and
abandoned farms and farm houses
right in Clatsop county The sugges-
tion is also made-and it seems one OF
more than passing worth--tliat the
Chamber OF Commerce should lend its
efforts to endeavor to aid in building
up the country along the good roads,
by diverting newcomers in that direc
tion and in other similar ways. Good
roads are an absolute necessity in this
county, as in every country where
there is a great rainfall, but it seems
quite wonderful to contemplate how
the whole situation is frightened and
bettered by the mere fact OF having
good roads. A dozen examples of this
could easily be given, and first of all
they make country life not only en-
durable but pleasurable; while bad
roads make country life a burden to
the farmers during the bad seasons.
Mr. Lounsberry also said: at
strikes me that If there were some OBJ
jective point out that way, say at the
falls, where parties could drive to, it
would prove an excellent thing. Now
there is really no place to go, when
you get there. If there was a pavilion,
perhaps, or a place for refreshments
ior man and beast, it might help things
along OF course it must be nice
place or the whole object of it would
,ail," There really SENS to be a need
of an objective point of the kind sug-
yested by Mr.. Lounsberry, and per-
,aps If someone were to establish a
lice, cosy, little place out at the falls,
,r at some other pretty spot, it might
,rove a profitable venture. But il it
we're to degenerate into merely a
road house it would probably be
'etter If it were never started,
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