Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-10-13


proposition.
II. Il. KrOh.
r. e. Kroh then took the floor
and after a few remarks of hearty
endorsement of the bond issue sub
pIitted a resolution, the same as pre-
cedes this article In which the coun-
ty court is asked to call an election
"at the earliest practical moment"
for the purpose Of submitting the
bond issue question for good roads.
Mr.. Patillo asked for an amend
ment NJ. ]. Anderson called atten-
tion to the present good roads law
and raised point as to Its sound
ness. Pointing to the fact that Ash
land had or threatened to enjoin the
Jackson bond issue he called at
tentlon to the fact that Attorney
General Crawford had ruled the law
defective and that Attorney Reames
had given It as his opinion that II
vas perfectly sound, and Mr.. Ander-
son wanted the resolution to so read
that the county court would have
the power to wait and be sure of
the law before calling an election.
Mr.. Kroh pointed out that the reso-
luton provided for that contingency
wherein it had asked for the election
Eat the earliest practical moment"
which would give the court latitude
i1 point Of time.
II. G. Kinney.
Fl. G. Kinney took the stage to
say that Ashland and Medford were
fighting on some matter all the time
and said:
Let us not get into that condi-
ton. We must get busy or We will
be where we have always been.
want every corner of the county to
have good roads. 1t was my good for
tune to have been over Southern Cali
fornia during the summer and / have
travelled over their splendid roads in
an automobile. On those roads con-
stantly going into cities were great
loads of farm and garden products
drawn by only one horse, loads
which would require four horse
reaT here
"And from those portions Of
Southern California which have not
already these highways petitions are
pouring In to the county authorities
asking for good roads, and the coun-
try is building up faster with these
pt rmanent highways than II is with
railroads.
II want to see the election called"
A. N. Parsons.
A. N. Parsons took wide view
of the question and said:
Railroads will do more for us II
we show that we ourselves are alive.
There are some among us who be-
lieve that the Southern Pacific In
tends to build into the Illinois valley
and draw revenue from that valley.
solely, not going to Crescent City,
thereby escaping the necessity Of
granting a terminal rate. Mr.. Hill
is going to connect his railroad from
eastern Oregon with the Pacific ana
Eastern, the little road now running
between Medford and Butte Falls,
and which Mr.. Hill owns. Now II
Josephine county will vote $500, 900
in bonds for good roads, particularly
for highway to the coast or the CAL
ifornia line, that is only another In
centive to Mr.. Hill to build on to
Grants Pass and Mr.. Hill is not 60
Ing to stop in little valley.
And the Southern Pacific never
has done anything for Oregon to re-
pay the people for what the people
have done for the Southern Pacific,
including the millions of acres of
land grants.
IF we build an auto truck road
to the coast, then It will be only a
year or two before not only one but
both Of these railroads will build to
the coast.
The highways that we propose
building will be something far su-
perlor to anything that we have ev-
er had Had you noticed that there
were ten times more people travel
ing between Grants Pass and Cres-
cent City this year than ever before?
Why? Something doIng-somethlng
in the air."
Question Of Law Again.
Judge Jewell took the floor again
to say that In proceeding In hills mat
ter I'VE must act cautiously so far
as the legal end is concerned" and
Judge Jewell expressed the belief
that the Jackson county bond issue