The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-07-18
WIlI HEAR THE TRUTH
RfeARO|Ne THE COUNTRY
KLAMATH FALLS PEOPLE CAN
EXPECT no HEAR A PLAIN
STATEMENT OF FACTS FROM
MEMBERS PORTLAND PARTY

The people Of klamath Falls can
expect to hear plain statement OF
facts and conditions as experienced
By the Pathfinder party on their trip
from Portland. Undoubtedly many
things will be told, which, II taken ad-
vantage OF by klamath county, will
result In great good to this section.
aud secure for this county the auto
mobile travel from the north and the
south. The Portland Journal has the
following account OF meeting held
at burns:
The pathanding party on its way
10 Lakeview from Portland. which has
been In and around Burns for the
past few days, have been cordially re-
ccived and featured. Accompanied oy
burns Commercial Club members. the
party has spent the time In touring
the section of Harvey county ada
cent to Burns. and visiting farmers
ana ranchers. Talks have been made
at several Of the places by c. c. Chap
man. as general booster. Phil 8. Bates
on his favoeatc subject. Good Roads.
aud L. l.. Smith. the o. W. r. 4 \.
farmer
Saturday night In Burns booster
meeting was held In Tonawama the
ater that filled the house. Judge
vm. Miller, president Of the Burns
Commercial Club. acted as chairman.
Chapman's Criticism ot Rurns
&C. c. Chapman is always received
BY Burns audiences royalty. His re-
marks Saturday night more than
heretofore were q frank criticism OF
some local conditions. After having
explained the purpose OF the trip. he
called special attention to the part the
Portland Automobile Club Is taking
In sending out the map making car
equipped with engineer. surveyor. etc.
to determine some feasible touring
routes In interior Oregon, with a view
Of connecting up with the transconti'
asatal touring route from New York
70 Portland to California points. He
went 90 far as to say that the best
route could be selected through the
interior. A new car with. special
equipment arrived here from Bend
for the trip Sunday. The car had
duplicate parts for nearly every por-
tion Of the machine. a surveyors out
ht and equipment. so that danger OF
delay 10 rninimised.
''Mr. Chapman frankly criticized
the road between here and Bend az
about the worst he had ever seen.
and didn't know whether sometimes
on the way up he was going to the
devil or Burns He said Harney
county's pvt OF the, road was the
worst. crook county had signs and
indices that were great help &c
those travelling. while Harvey count,
had nothing Of the kind. Places fol
the accommodation OF the travelling
public should be provided. he said
He also criticized the Burns hotels
indicating that they would not do jus
tice to towns half the size OF Burns
with nothing like the business posi-
bilities possessed here. He called at
tention to the fact that hotels are
city's front door. and have much Il
do with Impressions gained Of com
munity. During Mr. Chapmans Lote
criticisms Dell wibble. proprietor o.
the Burns hotel. left the audience.
Phil 8. Bates spoke few remarks
and insists. as he always does wheI
here. that Harvey county has will
one exception the finest highways II
Oregon. not excepting the Willamette
Valley. G. l.. Smith was new TO |
Burns audience. but made good HI
gave an address to the farmers tina
was practical. witty. humorous. crit
ical. meaty and constantly instructive
Mr.. Smith said this was the greater
undeveloped county he was ever In
with q soil Of the finest possibilities
and that nowhere was there a NOR
finely equipped experiment farm"