Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-22
CANT|NE BACK FROM
INSPECTION TRIP
OVER OREGON ROADS
Highway Engineer and Ad-
visOry Board Covers Many
Miles of Roads

Nultl iVPutN HtulV huSlhVtl NduNluV
returned to Salem yesterday afternoon
and reports that the trip Just concluded
by the State Advisory Board, consist
ing of s. Benson, of Portland; Leslie
Butler, of Hood River, and j, II. Albert,
of Salem, aud including A, A, Rosen
thai Of the Portland Press Club, and
c, II. Williams of the Portland Ore
gonian, starting from Portland on
Monday, July l9th was very salts
factory in every respect.
They inspected the ReXTigardvilleI
work, stopped at Salem and examined
the asphaltic concrete plant, which
work is being carried on under the
direction of the Marion County Court
At Albany, the Commercial CLUB ar.
ranged for meeting at which time
the work under way in different parts
of the state was presented by Mr. Can.
tine, and Mr. Benson submitted a pro-.
posed plan for State bond issue, as
reyelopcd by leading business men Of
Portland. Mr.. Albert and Mr. Butler
amplified in detail the desirability Of
financing state work In this manner.
This bond issue proposition was dwet
upon by Mr., Benson at the various
points where stops were made, and IN.
yauably was received fayorahly, The
proposition was PUT forward at this
time in tentative way only, to have
brought out any objections or criticisms
or any suggestions which would meet
the problem in better way,
The County Court Of Linn county
accompanied the party from Salem to
Albany where they were met by the
lounty Court Of Benton county, who
went with the party as far as Corval.
| lis The Commercial Club Of Corvallis
had arranged for meeting with the
| party. On account Of the lateness of
/ the hour and having an engagement at
Eugene, they were obliged 10 omit this
meeting
The County Court Of Lane county nc.
companied the party from Albany to
the Douglas county line. The Advis.
ory Board looked over the life near
Creswell and also south of the divide
in Lane county having in mind that
reconstruction work will be- required at
those points.
The County Court of Douglas county
met the party at Eugene, going through
to Grants Pass The attention Of tho
/ party was called 10 the work needing
10 be done in Pass Canyon; also be.
tween Drain and Nankow; also TO the
! possibility of eliminating the bad hill
| known as Roberts Mountain south N
Roseburg; also the hill at Myrtle Creek,
aud the grade crossing Of the Southern
Pacific railroad between those points.
Attention was given ~ the road situa.
tion in Canyon Creek aud al Glendale
/ Mountain.
AT Roscbug most enthusiastic
meeting, attended by representative
taxpayers. was held; also at Grants
Pass, Medfori aud Ashland. The
| County Court Of Josephine county met
the party al Wolf Crock, aud accom-.
/ panied the party through 10 the Cali.
| fornin state line. Josephine county Is
| particularly interested IN the elimin.
alton Of the bad grades between Glen.
| dale and Wolf Greek, 10 which the al.
tcntion Of the Advisory Board was
called
| In Jackson county the new work pro.
posed between the Douglas county line
and Central Point was examined. also
the grade crossing known as Billings
/ lllll north Of Ashland was examined
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parture Of the diplomat. from Constun.
tinoplc In both instances II WINS re-.
ported their mission was tD discuss
peace with representatives Of thp triple
entente.