Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-10-06
good ROADS and BOND ISSUE Plan
IS Meeting With POPULAR APPROVAL
Need of Road Improvement in jose
phine County and Benefits to
Be Derived by Highway.

piSSSht SouultlUH mas ueen Drought
about by a lack OF activity upon the
part of capital investing In legiti-
mate enterprises.
While we may not be able to
have any material effect upon gen.
eral conditions, you may be sure that
II actual construction of a system of
highways in this part of the country
should be begun, business matters
locally would take on new life,
II believe this is the psychological
moment for taking up this matter
and pushing 1t to early realization. I"
John 7. Flynn.
The address of Engineer John T.
Flynn was one which interested ev-
cry man present. Mr.. Flynn has an
expert knowledge of traffic, both by
sea and land, and he looks with a
wide vision on the present and with
keen vision into the future, A brief
excerpt from Mr. Flynn's remarks
yesterday reads:
While the railroads have. and
are still opposing the establishment
Of freight service through the can
although the claim Of bankrupt
cy, the time will come when they
will actually welcome the change.
Instead Of pulling freight over three
ranges of mountains between the At
lantic and Pacific seaboards, which
figuratively burns up rolling stock,
they will allow that freight to come
and go to and from the most con-
venient seaport, and content them
selves with the profitable short haul
instead OF the Improbable long
haul. That is the true mission of
the railroad. Under this policy, the
producer Will secure needed relief
In rates, and the railroad relief from
the present physical congestion.
Every we'll informed railroad
man knows that the physical limit
OF the single track railroad has been
reached, with the country still In a
sparsely settled condition. Add fifty
per cent to the population OF any of
the Pacific states and the railroads
would be completely paralyzed.
That means double tracks. which is
not only expensive but In many cases
physically impossible. Instead Of
trying to preserve the monopoly OF
the transcontinental freights, by
double tracks or otherwise, the rail-
roads will eventually recognize the
law of gravItation, instead of the
law OF combination, and pull freight
down hill, instead OF up hill.
when that time comes the states
Of Oregon, Washington and Cauror-
MIA will take on new life and pros
per as they have never prospered be-
fore.
"The first step In that direction
so far as Josephine county Is con-
cerned, is the establishment OF an
auto freight service TO the coast,
That will be followed by a railroad
from Grants Pass to Crescent City
In very short time"
II is believed that the opera house
will be packed tomorrow night, and
plans made and funds provided for
a campaign Of education. Those who
will profit most by good roads are
the farmers themselves and 10 the
farmers will 60 the crusaders in the
cause OF good roads and bond IS
sue.
II seems TO be the consensus OF
opinion In the city that an Issue OF
100000 In bonds would be
about correct There are outstand-
ing now about $4,000 or 10000
in road and bridge warrants. A
bond issue Of 100000, II Ia set
forth, would wipe out this warrant
indebtedness and provide the money
for the much wanted modern high.
ways.
Josephine county must get In line
with the other counties" said rest.
dent today, "If not. Josephine coun.
~ will soon be Stunned by the thou.
sands now pouring into the north,
west. Jackson county voted a mil.
lion and a half bonds. Surely we car
vote one-third OF that sum. or hall
a million"