The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-02
MAJOR BOWLBY URGES
LEVY FOR STATE AID

al believe that the people of the
state of Oregon should ask the next
legislature to levy tax of two mills
for the purpose of building trunk lines
of roads through the country, said
Major Henry l.. Bowlby, executive
officer of the Pacific High way Associa-
ton, who was here last Saturday and
addressed body of local citizens at
The rooms of the Commercial club.
"This means of securing funds for
through roads ! believe would be bet
ter than a bond issue"
Major BoWlby is eager to see Oregon
make some effort to cooperate with
the states of Washington and Calitor-
MIA in making continuous highway
from the borders of Canada to Mexico.
He thinks that it is more feasible to
have the road come up the Columbia
from Portland and tn pass into Central
Oregon up the Ueschutes from The
Dalles than to have il extend down
through the Willamette Valley to
Roseburg and over TO Grants Pass. IL
will cost an enormous amount of
money to make a passable road from
Roseburg to Grants Pass, and he thinks
Portland will get greater benefit from
through road leading into the Cen
tral Oregon district. Still. ! think, -
he says. that a portion of the money
raised by the taxation should be ex-
pended on q state road leading down
from Portland to Ruseburg, for the
population along this route is very
thick and the road is needed, =
Major Bowlby says that bills are
cropping up from all parts of the state
with remedies to cure the present
defects in road legislation. One OF
the great factors as he pointed out will
be the leaders of the Grange, who
have always made their chief point OF
contention home rule and the right OF
each district to expend its own money.
, Major BowlbY believes IN state high
way commission with well paid skilled
engineers. He pointed out how Cali
fornia was going to spend $50, 600 00t
on good roads within the next few
wears under the supervision of such {
commission. Washington will spent
several million dollars in grading ans
surfacing its portion of the Pacific
T. highway soon. ''Even the smallest
n municipalities, says Major Bowlby
I "petition the Massachusetts Highway
a Commission to supervise the building
e of their streets.
. During the deliberations of tht
q meeting Saturday afternoon it wa
. brought out that only $1,000 of the
Il $40. 900 Benson donation fund had beer
n expended, and that $4,000 of the none!
. raised by the special tax levies re
h mained for use. 1t had been erron
eously reported that the people o
o Cascade Locks were not in favor 0
!. the Portland Hood River road. 1t wa
explained by G. A. McCurdy, count.
d commissioner, and others who under
II stand the facts that the people ther
k do not care to expend money in extend
Y ing the road west from Cascade Lock
:. to the MuItnomah county line unit
II they are sure that Mutnomah count
will rush their portion of the road
v completion. The Cascade Locks peopl
are eager to see the eastern portion Q
the road completed as soon as possibl
in order to give them an outlet
Hood River. Major Bowlby suggeste
that they be apprised of the fact ths
II the Multnomah county officials inten
L TO push the road in the borders of tha
county to completion next year. w. |
Clark. who is we'll acquainted wit
IN the district, stated that he shoul
81 Judge. the distance between Cacsad
RI Locks and the Multnomah county liz
n to be about two and three quartt
= miles.