East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-20

the wheat of this district has to be
hauled. At the Lars Hanson place in
the south canyon is a wash made by
the last freshet which is dangerous to
light vehicles and over which heavy
load cannot be hauled in any satis-
factory manner.
There are many narrow places,
some of them cut in by the water in
such a way as to be really dangerous,
and many rock crossings. Stretches
of graded road are too narrow for the
moving of common ranch machinery.
Last season the Doctor refused to
straw the rocks in front of the r. l..
Harp place when they were so bad
that wheat sacks were thrown off the
wagons. Private individuals strawed
them rather than submit to the in
convenience. At narrow in-turn
and culvert at the F. L. McCrea lower
place, the grade had caved away. A
wheat wagon finally turned over this
place, suffering considerable damage.
Still DR.. Campbell refused to fix it,
simply scooping some soft dirt against
loose boards making it more danger
Gus than before.
Yet DR.. Campbell spent the
$1,200.00 tax money allotted this dis
trict last year. He graded out his
own barn lot making a dam along his
fence and turning the water-course
down the county road. Any one who
wishes to observe this piece of work
can see that only damage has been
done the road, but the county paid
the bill. So his neighbors through
their tax money paid him for i'm
proving his own property to the dam
age of their interests. He did some
grading with his own team and hired
man, grading off the outside of the
grades. Then made the hired man
settle for ranch wages, calmly putting
the difference in his own pocket.
He strawed the road in harvest,
having most of the work done by a
boy no is not able to do even a boys
work, and four horses which are not
able to work on the ranch so were fit
subjects for pay from the county treas
ury. After the teams had been haul
ing for a week, a self-respecting hen
could not have found straw enough in
the whole district to make her a nest
These are examples Of the efficiency
of the Doctors administration.
During this time the Doctor has re-
peatedly reported that he could not
get teams to do the work, while he
was at the same time refusing work
to those anxious to do it and knew
perfectly of other idle teams.
The road division to the north is
being well worked and put in good
shape. The road toward Pendleton is
being got into No. 1 condition. One
passing from either direction can
easily tell when they come to the
Doctors division.
Remonstrance after remonstrance
have been made to the county court
Two petitions asking for change
have been sent in. In April of this
year, a representative number of tax
payers in person laid the matter be-
fore the court and asked for relief
The court gave directions as to nee
essary steps and promised to accede
to their request, then turned down
their own agreement.
Following this DIR. Campbell him
self placed a petition in circulation
for his nephew, w. s. Campbell. AS
the change was entirely satisfactory
and promised an amicable way out OF
the difficulty, a large number of the
taxpayers signed it. The petition was
placed in the hands of the Doctor to
lay before the court. The county
court can doubtless furnish informa-
tion as to whether the petition was
placed before them. 1t was not, there
seems scarcely room for two opin-
ions regarding the Doctors action in
pigeonholing petition signed in good
faith by taxpayers for the consider
alton Of that body
Meanwhile the Doctor continues as
: supervisor and boasts that he will re-
main so as long as he chooses, re-
} gardless Of anything the taxpayers of
the district may do, and that he will
name his successor when he wishes