Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-11-17
GOVERNOR WEST HERE TO CON-
FER WITH OFFICIALS.
TRY. OUT In JACKSON co.
Executive Talks of Highways aud
improvements and Tells Why
He Vetoed Bills.

Governor Oswald West arrived In
Grants Pass on Wednesday, coming
to this city on two-fold mission,
one to stir up interest In the matter
Of an exhibit from Josephine county
to he placed In his coach which Is a
part Of the western governors spec
ial train to the east, and to discuss
with the county court of Josephine
county proposal initiated by Mr.,
West to apportion number Of con-
victs to this county for public road
work.
The governor, County Judge Jew
ell and County Commissioner Barlow
at 1890 this morning left Grants
Pass In an auto for the Williams
creek country to look at roads and
bridges. Asked by representative
Of The Courier what time today he
would return from Williams, the ex-
ecutive replied; THAT depends on
how far we go out, as how far we go
out means how far | will have TO
walk back. never go out on trips
OF this kind In an automobile but
what have an opportunity to hoof
back to the starting point"
The Courier representative asked
Governor West, "What OF good
roads2" The executive replied:
well we are learning much about
roads that We never knew before.
The people OF Oregon are alive to the
question of good roads. They want
good roads. but they do not want
confusion In the building and waste
OF money. You would be surprised
at the amount Of money which has
been wasted In this state in patch
road work. Some OF you felix's down
this way did not like II because
, vetoed the roads bills OF the last leg
islature. II the critics OF my veto
could have read those bills and COM
pared one with the other, they would
, have seen the wisdom OF my veto /
, vetoed the bills because was In
, favor Of good roads, not because |
q did not favor scientific road building
, when those bills were introduced
into the Legislature they were pretty
good measures. but each OF them was
amended and amended until when
passed, the batch, as whole, was a
mass OF confusion. BY that mean
they conhicted each with the other
and gave authority here. there and
everywhere with no system or plan
for success For instance, counties
we're TO do so and 80 and state COM
T missioner was empowered TO do so
and so, the most important part OF
. his work being to draw his salary.
And then there were other confusing
: features. was requested by friends
OF good roads for oregon to veto the
measures; but would have done co
without this request, as II would
have been detrimental TO the cause
8 OF good roads to have allowed the
j, measures TO become laws"
+ The Courier informed the gov
c ernor that this paper began yester.
i day the publication Of the eight In
r itlative bills prepared by his good
= roads commission and would publish
: them all, one at time This state
i ment was received by Mr.. West with
pleasure, and he remarked that the
measures had his full approval and
that he hoped they would become
laws. On being reminded that II waI
long time TO wait, Mr., West replied
y that he did not consider the tim,
J. long. only n year from next Janu
% ary" II will be year from that
II date, however. before actual worl
D under The laws can DO lnaugurated
y y II the measures are adopted by The
- people.
g. Now, am here" resumed Gov
ernor West. TO confer with you
Z county court 10 see u matters cal
A. be so arranged that number o
state convlcts can be sent 10 Joseph