Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-12-01
ARE WE GOING TO
BE BAMBOOZLED

BE BAMBoOzLED
The matter OF establishing a
bridge across the Yaquina rivel
here at Toledo is TO be taken UP
at the next term of the County
Court, ana as it is a matter of
vital Importance, to Toledo as
wei as the whole south part of
the county we are going to do
Wnat we can to get out big
representation OF the peopie
who want, and who will use the
bridge, to meet with the Court
and tell them their desires. The
Court does not know your senti-
ment in the matter until you
come ioreward and express it.
and it is your duty to the Court,
in this matter, to come forward
and give them your opinion.
Are we going to set back
and allow the Newport News to
bamboozle us and tell us where
we can build our bridge, or are
we going to put it where it will
90 the most, good. When they
built the various coast roads out
OF Newport, or the South Beach
tramway, did the Leader, or the
people of Toledo try to dictate
where or how they should be
built? Well | should say not!
The Toledo Sentinel this week
says, THE Sentinel is not a
stickler for any certain place. 1t
should be built somewhere
across the river-and there
be no row over the place-let
Us get the bridge at some one of
the locations" Now! What do
you think of that? They think
the bridge should be built across
the river. That sounds reason
able. But they don't give a
whoop where! They don't care
whether the Ona, Bayview,
Poole Slough, Waldport, Lutgens
and Beaver Creek people have to
travel two miles up the south
SIDE OF the bay just to travel back
the two miles on the north side,
no, they don't care, they don't
nave to travel the road. Why
the Sentinel had ought to be
ashamed of itself and the stand
1t has taken. Even the Watch
man, away off down there at
Waldport, is making a harder
hght to get this bridge, and get
1t located right, than is our own
home paper. No one ever ac-
cused the Sentinel, of being a
stlckler for anything, but this is
once that they should "stickle"
This bridge means more to
the central and southern part of
the county, than any other one
thing at the present time, and
the people are not going to sleeD
on their rights. The people OF
the Siletz and the northern mart
OF the county are viewing this
question in a sensible manner
ana are not making a holler, as
they realize that what is good
for one part Of the county. is Of
some benefit to all parts. We
nave heard it rumored that New
port is figuring on sending I'D a
delegation to fight the PROPOSE
tion, but we 10 not believe it is
so, as the business men of New
port are level headed enough to
see that the building of this
bridge will open up another
through road to the Valley, via
the Big Elk, and each road we
have leading in from the Valley
means so much more business
for Newport. And again what
would Newport gain by fighting
the building of this bridge? They
do not wish to have the people
OF Toledo, Waldport and the
south end of the county sore at
Newport, because Newport will
be wanting improvements as
well as the rest of us.
Everybody should turn out
next week and put their shoul-
der to the wheel end get this
bridge located right. This bridge
should be located where it will
do the most good to the greatest
number, and should it be located
otherwise, we cannot help but
think of it as a failure, and bet
ter not built at all.
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