Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-08


was present at the meeting and he
was called upon to talk over the road
business in Marion county as seen by
the people of Multnomah county. Judge
CleetOn declared that he was only sorry
that he was not taxpayer in this
county and said that Multnomah coun-
ty was with Salem and Marion county
to the last ditch when it comes to con-
Meeting the two districts up with good
hard surface roads.
Judge Cleeton informed the members
of the meeting that 100000 would do
very nicely as a starter for building
permanent highways and he further de-
clared that the sooner the hard sur
face county roads are completed the
sooner land values will double and more
people flock toward this territory.
Mayor Allen, of Jefferson, gave some
enlightening views concerning the good
roads movement. He said that the
farmers should endeavor to get good
hardsurface road through every district
in the county and thus put damper
on the railroads s demand for high
freight rates. He suggested that with
hard surface roads in Marion county,
every farmer along such a road could
transport his product to maket with
out going to much expense and that
the railroads would then have to come
down with their freight rates,
Good roads is the slogan in jefferson
precinct, declared the mayor, and the
sooner they are ready for use the quick
er the Jefferson people will like it.
y. w. Peterson, Of st, Paul. informed
the meeting that his town people are
anxious for good roads and that they
will do their share in boosting the pres
ent plans along.
Among other speakers were' Harley
Moores, of Woodburn; l.. II. McMahan,
Gideon Stolz, Luther j. Chapin, of Sa-
lem Geo, W. Knight, Of Hubbard, and
DR.. Keene, of Silverton.
Petition 70 Court.
The petition to the county court, pass.
ed at the meeting follows;
''To the Honorable County Court of
Marion county;
eve, the undersigned registered
voters respectfully petition that you
call special election for the purpose
of submitting to the voters of this
county the question Of issuing bonds
to provide for the construction Of per-
manent roads in this county to the
amount of eight hundred thousand dol
lars ($SOO,OOO) to run twenty years
each. The aforesaid bonds shall bear
interest at five per cent per annum.
Many Sign Petition.
Those who took the opportunity to
sign last night were; W, II. Squier,
Salem; L. Il. Trueblood, Salem; L. M.
Meoker, Hubbard; W, w, Allen Jeffer'
son; j. L. Sherman, jefferson VIM.
Brown, Salem; p, l.. Brown, Silverton;
G. NJ. Hubbs, jefferson; d. IL. Looney,
Jeffeson; II. Moore, Woodburn; Karl
Steiner, jefferson; Seymour Jones, Sa'
lem; Geo, r. Rodgers, Salemi II. II,
Turner, Salem; Il. A. Kurtz, Salem; j.
Il. Steelhammer, Woodburn; Geo. n
Weeks, salem; Geo. n, Graves, Salemi
Il. S. Tillnghast, Salem; j. h. Calvert,
Hubbard; G. S, Hamilton, Salient c. +.
Ross, Silverton; d, $, Thoms, Jeffer'
son; W. /. Staley, Salem j. II. Albert,
Salem; +, w, Peterson, 81, PAUL. T. f.
Richardson, Silverton; Russell Catlin,
Salem, c. w. Keene, Silvertonj II, l..
Clam, salem; A. b, Kelsay, Salemi G.
G. Millett, Salem; Carle Abrams, Salem
Chas. Burdsal, Salon; U. G, Shipley,
Salem; Gideon Stolz, Salem; John II.
Scott, Salon; A. J. Basey, SALEM Luth.
or j, Chaplin, Salem; J, l., spry, JEFF.
tcrsou; l., G. Cavanaugh, Salient W, NJ.
Goodrich, Salem, r. $. Craig, SALON.
The petition will be circulated all
over tho county,
HE FOUND THOSE HINDRANoBs