The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-16
MOSIERITES BOOST
FOR GOOD ROADS
From the Mosier Bulletin

J. X. McGregor. setting forth the need
of a Wsseo County good roads club.
Mr.. McGregor at once took up the
matter with local citizens. and as a
consequence II good roads enthusiasts
motored to The Dalles last Friday
evening. where they met with SO busi-
ness men and farmers from The Dalles,
Dufur, Maupin and other points in
Wasco county. One of the most sue
cessful good roads meetings ever held
in Wacso county then took place in the
Hotel Dalles.
The first speaker of the evening,
J. X MeGregOr, who has long been an
enthusiastic good roads booster, when
called upon gave a rousiug talk couched
in clear, concise language in which the
need of concerted action in good roads
was absolutely necessary; and setting
forth facts that to do things in a good,
big broad way, it will be necessary to
educate the voters of Wasco county to
the viewpoint of supporting good roads
bonds. He added that Wasco county
was dead asleep on one of the most i'm
portant issues, namely, good roads.
while all other counties in Oregon,
Washington and California were busy
all the time in the interests of their
citizens and sightseers.
Mr.. McGregor said in part "This
is one of the most important occasions
in the history of Wacso county, and if
we do not get busy at once we will be
left in the race. In my recent tour
through Washington and British Co.
lumbia, it was plainly discernible that
good roads had done more for the coun-
ties than any other thing. There the
farmers appreciated the advantages
that did not keep them on the road for
the greater part of the time hauling
their produce. The business men of
The Dalles have made good, they
have paved the streets of The Dalles,
secured the location of canneries, rail
road shops, but they have left undOne
the good roads campaign in Wasco
county. The state highway commits
sion three years ago started this cam
paign and Multnomah county has now
expended $780, 900 in building a perma-
nent highway towards The Dalles.
Hood River county has expended $75,-
900, but there is still lots to be done.
1--WE people are just sitting around
with a self-sufficent attitude. inactive
and asleep. With the roadway prscti-
cally half constructed between The
DalIes and Mosier, WascO county is
asleep at the switch. Many of the
roads throuhgout Wasco county are
certainly detriment, and the condi-
tion of the roads in and out of Mosier
are such that we are literally bottled
up. 1t seems to be the universal de-
sire of the big, broad men in the
state of Oregon to keep the good roads
movement going and in this way place
ourselves in the front rank of progress
siveness.
This is not a movement on behalf of
The Dalles, and neither IS it move
ment in behalf of the Columbia River
| highway. 1t is movement III the fur
therance of the cause of good roads
generally which the association hopes
will reach every part of the county,
and that the remotest citizen will be
directly benefited by the work of the
organization by the improvement of
roads in his immediate vicinity. In
other words the association wishes to
create hearty sentiment in favor of
good roads among all of the citizens of
the county. 1t also hopes to work in
harmony with the county court in the
construction of roads, and it expects to
take an interest in seeing that Wasco
county receives fair and just treatment
at the hands of the state highway COM
mission. 1t is by coming in contact
with the people who are in need of
good roads that the association will be
informed of the condition of the roads
in the various parts of the county and
so bring about an improvement of road
conditions that will give to each and
every farmer good roads to his trading
point.
J. l.. Kelly was made permanent
president Of the organization and 7. B.
Philips permanent secretary. After an
adjournment of half an hour, the presi-
dent appointed committee on bylaws
consisting of W. H. Wilson, George
W. Johnston, of Dufur. Edward c.
Pease, of The Dalles, j. X. McGregor,
and Max A. Vogt. Before proceeding
farther, 81 memberships registered,
by paying a dollar each, with the Wal
ther-WilIiams garage presenting a
check for $50.
George W. Johnston, of Dufur, Sen
ator Wheeldon, of The Dalles, W. H.
Wilson, of The Dalles and several
others gave good talks.
The board of directors has been ap-
pointed as follows: Max A. Vogt, W.
H. Wilson, E. 0. Mccoy, Judd S. Fish,
L. D. Kelly. of Maupin. George ".
Johnston, of Dufur. T. A. Sammis, of
Mount Hood fiat and Mark A. Mayer.
A committee of three in every pre-
cinct of Wasco county has been ap-
pointed, who will assist generally in
the organization and operation of the
good roads association.
Those selected from Mosier are L. J.
Merrill, ]. X. McGregor and G. A. Nc
Carger.
Another big meeting in the form of
barbecue is being planned for the
near future.
| Those who attended the meeting