The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-07
PROMISED EARLY IN JULY
II Is Not Expected the Road Will be
Anything Like Perfect the First
Year or for the First Several
Years.

the bcSt OF reason 10 cApcCl tHal tHey
will be able TO go all the way through
from Seaside and Astoria to Portland
in their own cars sometime early in
the month Of July.
County Judge Trcnchard will by
that time have the road prepared as
far as Vcspcr so that an automobile
ma yreach that town from Astoria,
President Lewis Russell Of the
Portland Automobile Club will, he
assures the Chamber Of Commerce
in letter received yesterday, be
able to complete the road from St
IIelens to Vesper by June 18th, on
the proposition which was made by
Judge Haitian Of the Columbia Coun-
ty Court to the Astoria Chamber
Of Commerce Good Roads Commit
tee which visited ST. Hclcns on the
10th day Of last August After that
date the financial disturbances came
on and nothing was done Of conse-
qucncc towards furthering this good
road movement, the most important
public improvement in this county
since the completion OF the railroads
between Astoria and Portland.
President Russell and Chairman +.
A. Fisher OF the Chamber OF Com
merce Good Road Committee will
meet in ST Helens next Wednesday
night and on Thursday morning
make a trip OF inspection from ST.
Hel,ns to Vesper
so lar all OF the progress and en-
tcrprisc in this good road project has
been evinced by Judge Trenchard
and the two other members OF the
county court this county. And they
should have the full credit Of the
great enterprise which il now seems
is soon to be in a more or less perfect
state OF reality 1t is not expected
that the road will be anything like
perfect for the first year or for the
first several years, but perfection will
begin in earnest from the date Of the
sending OF the first automobile over
the entire distance Some Astorian
may strive for this honor in July and
ought to win it.
The distance of the road from St,
Helens through Pittsberg and Mist
to Vesper is Al miles. With the ex-
ception OF IA miles Judge Haitian has
stated that this road is already in
fairly good condition. Columbia
County, through Judge Haitian
agreed to expend two dollars on the
perfection of this road for every one
dollar that the Portland Automobile
Club would spend, In other
words, Columbia county would put
up two-thirds of the expense. The
distance from Vesper to Astoria is
AZ miles.
Contracts have already been let by
Judge Trenchard and the County
Court and the construction work is
now actually under way to take out
the worst stretches OF the road be
tween Astoria and Jewell, The road
master and surveyor start out thl;
week to locate between Jewell anC
Vesper better grades for certain por
tions of the road between thos'
points. The road between Jewell anc
Vesper, however, is now being usec
every day in the week for hauling
cream to the Clatskanie Landing
where it is purchased by the brancl
of the Hazelwood Creamery located
there.
So far as the outlet roads to Clat
sop Beach are concerned, the worl
has already been contracted for ant
the last portion of this work vii
be started week from today Th
east outlet road to the beach VII
pass the old Cairnsworth wreck, Will
the newest outlet road will connec
with the county road at the junctio
of the Necanicum river, just west Q
Gearhart Park.
There has been no time lost on thi
road since the project was taken II
last summer much to the credit c
the excellent county court And
road is now assured all the way t
Tillamook by this time a year hence
In this letter to the Chamber {
Commerce President Russell state
that every effort of his club will b
made to insure the completion of tn
Portland end Of the road to Vespe
by the 18th Of of June, County Judg
Trenchard states that he will be abl