Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-13

ures were taken from the record. In
Guiding volunteer road work and
donations, these figures would per.
maps be increased to $35O,OOO.OO.
The cost of rock roads In Clackamas
county from nine to ten feet wide.
and sufficlent to sustain the heaviest
trafiic, Is S1560.00 per mile. John
II. Albert, of this county, gave me
some figures which he had prepared.
and his idea was that where the
quarries were accessible that such
roads could be built in Marion coun-
ty for less than $1,000 per mile.
"If such Is true and the S2aO =
900 we're expended for roads with
out any special taxes ani without any
donations, we should have at least
two hundred miles of good rock
road. IL that sum were doubled by
the donations. which has been the
rule OF the court, we should have
at least four hundred miles of good
/ rock road. / leave Il to the voters
to hgure out where these roads are.
There have been large donations.
and a great deal Of volunteer work
to build roads of which I have been
unable to find any account in the
public records.
The county has paid Beall & Co..
over $6000.00 for machinery pur-
chased since Judge Scott asked for
free transportation to Washington
City. I do not desire that Mr.. Scott
shall say that am misrepresenting
facts and therefore read you the fol-
lowing affidavlt:
'Stete OF Oregon, County OF Multi
nomah. IS.
Portland, Oregon, March o.
1908. I, J. b. winstanley, being
first duly sworn. depose and say:
That at the time County Judge John
II. Scott of Marion county, Oregon,
made a trip to Washington, ID. c.,
by way OF New Orleans In the inter-
ests of the good roads movement. L
was employed as bookkeeper for
Beall a Co., OF this city. Judge
Scott either phoned from Salem or
called In person at the Office OF
Bea,l & Co.. at that time in the
Commercial block here, and asked n
transportation had been provided
for himself for the above trip. This
was a day or two before he started
on his trip. | had TO inform him that
| knew nothing OF any transporta-
tion being provided, and he stated
that Mr.. Beall had promised that
he would provide transportation for
this trip II possible. Mr. Beall was
in Spokane. Washington, at this
time. and / phoned him there for
Instructions. was ordered to tell
Judge Scott that he (BealD had
been unable TO secure the transpor-
tation desired, and was instructed
TO draw Scott check for SIS. This
I did making the check payable TO
him. This check he refused 20 take,
aud suggested that the gold would
be better. | destroyed the check.
and drew another one payable TO
the order OF Beall & Co., cashed Il
at tho Merchants National bank
whore Beal & Co. did their banking
]. B. Winstanley.
Subscribed and sworn to this
9th day OF March. A. ID. 190S.
Homer ID. Angel,
'No'ary Public foe Oregon.
"Why does this Official machine
which Is pushing Mr.. Bushey for
this Office employ Bent Jones 10 at
tack me? Evidently their record Is
so bad that they do not expect the
support of clean. straightforward
business men, and are resortlng 90
the methods OF the card-shory, and
II successful they will continue the
oXtrayagant machine, with this
same corrupt poi.t.cal boss.
1T is fortunate that this import !
ant question OF deciding who Is 10 !,
and take caro- OF the thir-
~ millions OF property In Marion
county, Is not left 10 political /
and eard-sharp and !
a corrlpt machine, but go directly
TO the people wh" ere as they saould
be- the arbiters OF their own des-