Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-03
STATE AUTO ROAD.


A special notice and letter from
Portland, calling u meeting Of auto
enthusiasts and members OF the
State Auto association. has been sent
out, the purpose of which meeting
will be to perfect plans Tor the
spring campaign on road building
In connection with the proposed Sc
i attle to Frisco Interstate auto road.
which project Is we'll under way In
some counties Of the state further
north. This, It is proposed, shall
eventually become the northern
link In a great auto highway extend
ing from the Canadian boundary to
the Mexican line. The State Auto
association is. of course, laying great
, stress upon the need Of local clubs
working hard in their respective
/ counties, that lie en- route. Grants
Pass Is fortunate enough to be upon
, the great thoroughfare that is des-.
tined to bring to this city hundreds
of tourists and pleasure seekers, who
. will take side trip to the Oregon
r caves and the Crater Lake wonders.
. with something over forty members.
in the local club, all Of whom are az
filiated with the state association,
J we find that good work Is In prog
ress. In an interview today with
d H. c.. Kinney, of this city, who Is q
n director in the local club and vice.
n president for Grants Pass OF the
S State association, had the following
:. to say about the progress being made
d In Josephine county. on the undertake
IS ing.
& Mr.. Kinney said: 81 understand
A. that the County Court will change
l. the road and improve the grades
'e from Holmes corner to the Jackson
county line on the south side OF thu
" river, we also hope to prevail upoI
c. the Court to fix up the roads on thi
r side to the Jackson county line a
v. we'll this latter to connect with tn
r roads that Jackson county has prom
Sc ised to build and put In good shap
lg from Medford to connect with ours
I'll OF course, the road from the bridg
r. to the Holmes corner will be macad
,i- amlzed, while for this season tn
's, other roads must OF necessity b
H. dirt, but should be graded In goo
at shape, all rocks and stumps n
moved and Strengthened out wher
nd curves are too abrupt. With th
lts road south between here and Jacl
lot son county fixed up as sugseate
on and a small amount OF work done @
the road between here and Wo
ess Creek, It will put the Pacific higl
Up way 40 far as Josephine county
concerned in good shape for th
summers use. We have been proI
ised by a prominent member OF Il
HE county court OF Douglas county, ha
ing charge of the work on hig
ways In that county, that the roa
through Douglas will be put In go
~ condition this spring. When that
,,.. done, there will be good road [
49,, summer touring from Dunsmuir
Portland Now, II Shasta count
- Cal, will put the road between Re
ding and Dunsmuir In good sha
we will have a road from San Fra
~. cisco to Portland that cannot be s,
!, passed any where In the world
~, scenic beauty and pleasure tray
A great deal of work was done Il
~ year In the Willamette valley
.ho each road district building a sh'
piece of good road and eventua
~ filling in the gaps. We hope Il
49,. our county court will adopt thu
~. same methods of procedure In bui
o., ing roads between here and Or
,,cs cent City. Such roads as we
proposing and working upon, are
benefit to every person in this COZ
~; not only to the auto enthusis
but to the farmer who has a load
ND wood or fruit to haul. Such
brief is the work we are undert
ma, ing, and we firmly believe that ev
the foot OF good roads In this or
a other locality benefits every clti
,ok- OF the state"
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