The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-15
Crandview Commercial Club
Takes Initiative in Matter of
Million Dollar Bonds
DELEGATION IS BEFORE .
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Promise Support of Grandview
Club and Will Arouse Interest
Of Other Commercial Organi-
cations in Valley

An unsolicited and spontaneous
movement looking toward the support
and carrying out of the million dollar
bond issue for the building of roads in
Yakima county came to the knowledge
of the county commissioners Monday
from the Grandview Commercial club,
through three representatives who APP
peared before them at the court house
J. NJ i oagland, president of the
Grandview club; f. l.. Norris and an
other member whose name was not
learned appeared before the commits
sion and proposed that they were will
ing, not only to give the support OF
the Grandview organization, but tc
solicit the support of other organiza-
tions of the valley.
Investigated County Records
The attitude of the Grandview or
ganization is result Of an investiga-
ton. lasting four days. which was
made last November. AT that time
with the expectation of showing that
the county funds were being used ex-
travagantly and that their useless ex-
penditure was the cause of the high
rate of taxation. a delegation from the
lower valley made careful examina-
ton of the county records and books
and OF summaries furnished at theii
request by Accountant Frank M
Spain.
Instead of finding figures to support
their contentious, they became con-
WINGED that the present commission
was handling the funds in business
like manner, according to the state
ments made before the commission
today. eiss
The immediate cause of the dele
cations visit is the statement, recently
published, that the commissioners had
given up entirely any idea of pushing
the proposed bond issue.
Commissioners stand Pat
The commissioners, through. NJ. r
Olson. chairman of the board, re-
iterated their intention to take nc
further active interest in the promo
ton of the bond issue.
1--WE are through" they said in ef-
feet. Whenever the people of the
county are ready to take UP the work
of creating the proper sentiment, and
finally ask for the bond issue and the
building of the roads, we are ready to
go ahead. But the movement must
come from the people of the county.
Olson viii Give Figures
NJ. f.. Olson refused either to deny
or confirm the rumor that he will not
be a candidate for reelection, on ac-
building policy.
II want to wait about two weeks
he said. by that time / expect to have
figures showing exactly what we are
doing with the machinery we have
bought for building roads. Until ]
have some exact data on the working
of the machinery, and the money we
are saving, l don't care to say any
thing"
At the request of the Grandview
delegation today, Accountant Frank
M Spain is preparing figures up to
date on the cost of the road building
machinery, and on the cost of it's OPP
Grafton, together with results in the
way of roads, cost of making and re-
pairing roads by the old methods, and
other data. This is to be taken under
consideration at luncheon of the
Grandview Commercial club next
Tuesday night, when their further ac.
ton will be considered