Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-07
ALL IN FAVOR
OF GOOD ROADS
LEADERS OF MOVEMENT SAY
BOND ISSUE is SURE
FORMER OPPONENTS NOW SEEM
WELL SATISFIED
Saturdays Meeting VIII Be Held at
Blanchard's Hall, Chamber of
Commerce Being Too
Small for Crowd

The Good Roads association, highway
commission and other organizations
interested in the Improvement OF the
public roads of Los Angeles county,
which have been noted among tour
lists and automobilists as about the
poorest to be found in any equally
wealthy community, are booming up
the bond election for July 80 with sue
cessfuI zeal. and that their efforts Will
be successful seems undisputed.
1--WE have met with almost no oppo-
sition," said a member of the high
way commission yesterday, and what
Few objections have come to US from
those affected by the Calabasas road
omission have been answered and ex-
planned away so satisfactorily that II
now appears there will be almost no
opposition at the polls. l believe the
81, 500. 900 bond issue will carry with a
landslide"
The meeting which was announced
by the Good Roads association to take
place In the chamber Of commerce
next Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
should have been announced for Blan-
chard hall, as 1t is claimed the cham
Der of commerce will not be able TO
hold the crowd which 1t is now GER
tain win be there. All the details OF
the proposed road improvements viii
be gone over and explained at this
meeting, and all who are in doubt OF
the proposed advantages of the road
improvements or who wish to be thor
oughly informed as to the objects or
the bond issue are earnestly requested
to be present.
Wednesday evening there will be a
big mass meeting at Conaty hall, DAILY
and Downey avenues, conducted Dy the
East Side Improvement association,
which has taken up the campaign OF
boosting the county roads improves
ment and will discuss the projects In
volved at the meeting Wednesday. A
large attendance is desired at this
meeting, as matters of great interest
to East Side residents will be brought
up for general consideration.
While the expense of the improve
rnent Of the county roads falls equally
on all the county, there are several
places that will be exempt from the
cost of improving streets to connect
with the roads. Whittier, for instance,
when it incorporated by a stroke OF
genius managed to get It's southwest
city limits along the roadway, SO that
It will not be required to pay any
extra expense in the way Of street
grading or matchmaking to connect
with the road. The road to Whining
ton passes that city on the east SIDE,
so Wilmington also is exempt from ad-
UlIlO0di COST E1uIltlASlOA L an AAAA~
wise escapes from extra cost on street
work, and Los Angeles as city will
save a good many thousands of dol
lars in not having to pay for several
miles Of the roadway along the shoe
string strip. as 1t would have done II
the natural route did not lie outside
the connecting link with San Pedro.
Altoghether there will be BOZ miles OF
improved and first class highway in
Los Angeles county, which few other
counties In the United States, outside
of New York and Florida, can boast of.
These S07 miles Of perfect roadway Will
be not only a great attraction for east
erners with automobiles, but will mean
the Improvement of all the roads in
Southern California, as 1t is believed
every county in the southland will be
spurred on to take up the good work.
In contrast with our own good roads
theirs will appear so poor that public
sentiment will demand their improve
ment.
Ventura county already has taken up
q campaign for a fine highway to con-
meet with the Chatsworth park road,
and San Diego county also is discuss
ing similar action. When Los Angeles
has set the example, which It should
have set long ago, others will follow
in quick succession, and the highways
that have been the laughing stock of
our visitors and residents will then be-
come the uride of every one.