The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-07-19

and the snow and mud In the spring.
Mayor r. =. Nicholas In few APP
propriate words welcomed the guest
to Klamath Falls. and expressed the
hope that in their pathhnding expcdi-
/ tion they might find IL more difficult
to discover a path away from the
city than In locating roads leading to
! the city.
Mayor Nicholas was followed by I.
Z r. Hardy OF the Oregon Electric rail-
road, who expressed his great pleas
ure at being permitted to be present
on this occasion. and stated that the
guests would not be cheated out OF
any information by his not making a
lengthy speech. as others of the party
always told everything that was
worth telling.
County Judge Wordeu spoke on
Good Roads" and told OF the work
done In Klamath county the past
years. and the difficulties met and
overcome. He stated that road con-
struction was great responsibility
on the court. particularly In a county
as large ms the state OF Massachusetts,.
He was pleased. however. that they
had now placed road building ON n
business basis. He heferred to the
fact that they we're not permitted to
pay for these permanent improves
ments by bonding the company. but
had to raise the money by warrants.
For this reason there Is a limit
placed on what we can do. We have
cone our best, but the people all over
the county are clamoring for I'M
provements. ask you to be patient
with us. as this has been hard route
and lays us open 10 great deal OF
criticism"
Judge Worden stated that last year
the county had built over fifty miles
of heavy grading and had cleared out
roads for about i92 miles. This year
the road work was done In the early
spying. and after they were graded
the rains came and packed them
down. This year IS miles OF roads
had been built In March. April and
June
There Is an empire going to be
built over here" continued the Judge.
and with the conditions 80 different
from that portion west OF the noun
tains. how do We know but that there
may be a state here In Eastern Ore
gon?"
The klamath Military band had
very generously agreed to give con-
cert following the banquet. but on ac-
count OF the delay In beginning. sew
cral selections were given In the lob
by OF the hotel between the talks.
Many complimentary ramarks on the
efficiency OF the band were made By
the visitors.
Business men should study the
problem OF transportation from the
standpoint OF good roads" said Phil
s. Bates, publisher OF the Pacific
Northwest. He told Of the tourist
travel through Los Angeles. which at
times averaged as many as 10000
people day, and figuring that they
spent an average OF IS day. this
would make the enormous revenue to
the city OF $500. 900 a day. or 50, ,OOO,-
900 month. He compared the seen
cry OF Eastern Oregon with the lack
of scenery In Southern California,
and stated that with highways equal
to the good roads OF California, this !
section could get the benefit OF these
10000 tourists day. He described |
his recent trip through the East, |
where he showed over thousand
Views OF Oregon scenes. among when I
was fifteen from klamath county.
- love your klamath county" said /
Mr. Bates, your pine clad hills ana
beautiful lakes. and II was a pleasure
to me to show these views and tell Of |
your country"
vint Smelling. the sagebrush sage
and Mark Twain OF Lake county.
made the guests forget the oppressive
heat of the evening with his quaint
witticisms.
This Is the first time" said Mr..
that ! have felt called upon