Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-09-19

month of the year to he at the
seashore. Last nights train brought
in fifty passengers who are enjoy-
ing this splendid weather on the
beach.
The Ollie S. and the Fish went to
the halibut beds today and expect
to make a good catch. The Arrow
is also out deep sea fishing. The
Pilgrim. Captain George Chambers.
came into Newport Thursday morn
ing after hard experience of three
days during the great storm. Cap
Chambers said he was at the wheel
forty-eight hours. Dick Huntsucker
was at the engine the same length
of time. With only the two being
on the boat there was no chance for
a rest. 1t was an experience that
showed the mettle of the boys.
The grade on the FL, Creek road
is nearing completion. Toe grad,
is mile long. leading out from the
Creek and only three per cent grade
the entire distance. When COM
pleted this will be the best grade in
the county. The grade is built al
most the entire length through rock
end the road will have a rUc6 base
that will not get muddy. A drain
ditch is dug on the upper side of
the grade with crossings of pipe to
lead the water off and keep the
road dry. The rock had to be
blasted and cleared away by hand
and shovel which made il very slow
and tedious work and it cost a
good deal of money hut the tax
payers will not complain when they
know the kind of road it is and the
benefit it will be to the public.
Mr.. Ebbe. the contractor. says the
grade will be completed in a few
days. He with his crew will then
20 to Euchre Mountain and build
the county road at that place
The grade around Buford hill is q
four per cent. gra''e and road i:
sixteen feet wide with drain ditch
on the upper side with culverts to
let the water through. Andrew
York. the supervisor. says it is his
duty to keep this ditch open so the
road will not be washed away by
, the heavy rains in Winter. If all
supervisors would do this it would
save the county good many dollars.
Supervisors in other parts of the
county might be benefited in road
building by taking some of Mr..
York's experience. The county
road leading out of Newport is
!. guod till you get to district 8. then
the road gets narrow and full Of
chuck holes. Toe 10 made a great
mistake last year in not voting a
tax to fix this road up like the New
port road is fixed, with broad
grades. raised in the center and
ditched on the upper side. This
ought to be done before another
year rolls around. The Toledo
Siletz wagon ruad is being put in
good condition. The people whu
live along the road volunteered
work to fix it. That road when
completed will be one of the best
public highways in the state. The
stage of argument in favor of
building good roads is passed and
now the plan is to BUILD good
roads wherever needed and the tax
payers can afford it. The policy
that has prevailed for the past few
years creating large debts to i'm
prove is gradually being abandoned
for pulley of keeping out of debt.
"Pay as you go is the best policy"
Some forty OAC students came
in Saturday to spend two weeks
training for football. playing on the
beach at Ocean Hill on Big creek.
Dr.. E. j. Stewart is the athletic
director as we'll as the head coach
of the OAC team.