Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-05-07
PICK AMI SHOVEL
PARTIES" POPULAR
GOOD ROADS DAY PLANS MEET
WITH GENERAL APPROVAL
DETAILS WE'LL ARRANGED.

"Pick and shovel partlf' - the
roads," designed to do actual work,
arc going to prove mighty popular
hereabouts on Good Roads day,
week from tomorrow, May Is, if the
enthusiasm Displayed at the meeting
of the road supervisors, county COM
missioners and committees of the
Thrre.on County Pomona Grange
and Chamber of Commerce the fore
mart of this week, and the later re-
ports of the interest shown in all
parts of the county, can be taken as
any criterion.
The idea, first promoted by the
Chamber of Commerce, then ap-
proved by the county commissioners
and finally heartily indorsed by the
County Grange, appears to be meet
ing with even unexpectedly general
approval Plans are fast being
whipped into shape, the committees
which are to superintend the work in
the various road districts are map
ping out their programs and enlist
ing their workers, and a systematic,
organized and well-directed ef;o:t %
accomplish some real good on day
too often observed with nothing more
substantial than "hot air." appears to
be assured.
Every Effort to Count.
The main effort now is being
directed toward arranging the details
Of the days program, so that the
energy of each one who participates
may be made to count roads i'm
proved where the improvement is
needed and the work SO carried on in
each locality that when the sun sets
week from tomorrow night, the
countys roads will be in better shape
than they are now.
The general committee meeting the
fore part of this week resulted in the
following assignments in the various
districts, each district committee con-
sisting of representative Of the
Chamber. representative of the
Grange, and some contractor or road
enthusiast, the supervisors acting as
general overseers:
Dis rict No. 1-Supervisor T. c.
Sleater, Clinton Knox, w. A. Weller
and D. J. Bigelow.
District No. 2-Supervisor A. B.
Smith, A. II. Christopher, John Mills
and representative of the Des
Chutes Grange.
District No. 3-Supervisor George
Sumption, c. A. Harmony. A. G. West
and representative from Tenino.
District No. 4-Supervisor c. s.
Cady, Sam Jones. Commissioner T.
Ives Dodge and Joe Eggler OF the
Rochester Grange.
District No. 5-Supervisor M. ].
Neylon, DR.. G. w. Ingham, James Van
Eaton and J. A. Johnson, master OF
Alert Grange.
Lister and Jones to Tour County.
Within the next few days the route
which Governor Ernest Lister and
United States Senator Wesley L..
Jones are to take throughout the
county, experimenting the actual
work in the various districts, will be
determined by committee composed
OF Fred w. Stocking. chairman of the
Chamber of Commerce Goods Roads
committee, County Engineer w. II.
Yeager and Secretary II. l.. Whiting.
1t is roughly estimated that the dis
tinguished visitors will travel a dis
tance Of approximately 200 miles
throughout the county, Governor Lis
ter and party. consisting of Messrs.
Stocking. Yeager. Eshom. Whiting
and President Peters of the Chamber
meeting Senator Jones at the Lewis
county line in the morning.
AS now planned, the auto party
after meeting Senator Jones will pro-
ceed to Bucoda and Tenino, then take
southerly swing around the county
past the oil wells to Grand Mound
Rochester, Gate and Little Rock, thef
on to Rainier and Smith Prairie. via
Lawrence lake, to Yelm and Collins
corner on Chambers Prairie. The
auto will then proceed to Lacey ant
on out to South Bay and Puget ant
return to Olympia.