Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-28
SAMUEL KILL SCARED.
Good Roads Advocates Allege That 9
Washington Man Would be Dictator

Medford, Ore, July 2s.-Severe con
demnation of Samuel Hill for attempt |
ed dictation of the good-road policy of |
Oregon and his alleged effort to change
the route of the Pacific highway from
Willamette valley to eastern Oregon
and the launching of campaign for
the states themselves to go into the
road-making business marked the sec
end annual convention of the Tri-State
Good Roads association, which opened
here today, with 100 delegates from
California, Oregon and Washington.
w. II. Gore, of Medford; George L.
Boos, secretary of the associations; b.
F. Nichols, of Riddle, Ore, and John
H. Alberts, of Salem, Ore, all took oc
casion to criticise the prominent good.
road advocate and president of the
Pacific Highway association, while
Bert R. Greer, of Ashland, Ore, and
other delegates, who opposed Mr.. Hill s
attempt to change the Pacific highway
route, warmly supported his efforts on
behalf of better roads throughout the
three states.
Letter Leads to Argument.
The discussion followed letter
read by the secretary from Mr.. Hill,
in which he declared the refusal Of
Marion and other counties in the Will
lamette valley to bond for good roads
made the construction of the Pacific
highway through that section practi.
eally an impossibility.
, In welcoming the delegates, W. II.
Gore, of Medford, president of the
, Mcdford National bank, said he was
not surprised at the letter from Mr..
Hill, as Mr.. Hill, several years ago,
had endeavored to persuade him that
Y the logical route for the Pacific high.
4 way was through central Oregon ra.
d ther than through the Rogue river,
c Umpqua and Willamette valleys.
"I told Mr.. Hill what believe now, "
= said Mr.. Gore" that, while section
o alism and petty partisanship have nc
D place in our good-road policy and the
7 people Of eastern Oregon, rs well as the
people of northern and southern Ore
e gon, deserve good roads and shoult
r, ate need and the first work to be don,
4, is to supply that portion of the stat
q which is most thickly settled with tn
s. first section of the Pacific highwa,
and that section runs through the stat
p from Ashland through Grants Pass, Eu
, gene to Portland. -
n Price Called Excessive.
10 B. F. Nichols, of Riddle, Ore, an
'' John H. Alberts, of Salem, Ore, ais
criticised Mr.. Hill attitude, while See
retary Boos said Mr. Hills estimat
w of $20,000,000 as the cost Of the p;
cific highway through the Cow Cree
or canyon and the cities of western Or,
gon was not only excessive, but woul
discourage rather than encourage goot
L. road work in the state.
~. The first speech in favor of all trun
nd lines like the Pacific highway beiu
nd constructed by the state, with feedc
mr. built by the counties, was made /
ia Judge Watson, of Ashland. He W,
,et followed by Frederick Hollenberg,
i'll Corvallis, who explained, by a printt
lie. circular which was passed through Il
he audience, the plan Of Sam H.. Moor
also@f that city. This plan in gener
en- advocates all road work be carried ,
to under the central authority of sta
ms, with aid from the government, the sta
les to buy if necessary, or through co
we demnation, all rock quarries and c
ri ment plants necessary to road constru
ck, tion and carry on the work for 4
old counties at cost. The plan maintai
all county bonding is inadequate and e
travagant, because it lacks uniformi
tle and sufficient size to get the create
are efficiency.
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