The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-03-09

MeuDeTS VI TIE TleppHcI COulHSI-
cial Club met with the farmers and
citizens of Lexington on Tuesday af-
ternoon to discuss the proposition of
building a permanent highway be-
tween this city and Lexington.
The meeting was held in the Lex
ington theater, with w. E. Leach act
ing as chairman. w. w. Smead, sec
retary Of the Heppner Commercial
Club, explained the object of the
meeting saying that the county court
of Morrow county had certain funds
available which they would spend on
certain piece of road, making it
permanent. The court has decided
that they are willing to start per-
manent road work on the 9 miles
of highway between Heppner and
Lexington. The survey has been
made for the new road and bids re-
ceived by the court last spring indi-
cate that the entire roadway can be
built for $1,000. The court has mon
ey in the general road fund to the ex-
tent Of $4,000. The citizens of Hepp-
ner are willing to raise $1,000 by sub
scription. Lexington has been asked
to give over from the district road
tax money which they will receive,
$1,000. This will complete the sum
necessary which tie county thinks
will insure permanent road on a
grade, properly drained. After turn
ing over $1,000 for this piece of road,
the Lexington road supervisor will
still have 5000 to use in repairs and
improvements on the other roads in
the district.
After Mr.. Smead's introduction of
the subject County Commissioner E.
L. Padberg arose and on behalf of
the county court. corroborated Mr..
Smead's statements. Now con-
tinued Mr.. Padberg, what the court
wants to know, is, what do the people
of the Lexington road district think
of the proposition" Mr.. Padberg in
some general remarks on the road
question asked for the cooperation of
the citizens with the county court
in keeping the roads in good condi-
ton, since most of the road money
will necessarily be spent in keeping
the roads in repair
Campbell Practical Road Man.
w. r. Campbell of Social Ridge,
who lives in the Lexington road dis
trict, discussed the proposed road
from practical sides and took few
steps into the future. Il would like
to have this, road leading from my
farm gate into town." said Mr.. Camp
bell, "but no one realizes better than
! do that | can't have it. The whole
system of road building in this coun-
ty in the past has been wrong.
have thought over the matter great
deal and | don't know that | have a
remedy. However, a start has got to
be made somewhere and | know of
no road that is more travelled for the
same distance than is the read be-
tween Lexington and Heppner. Lets
put the road on grade, looking to
the future, in the event that we
should ever want to hard surface,
build standard grade, put in the
proper culverts and keep the road
we'll drained. Growing the road is
the one important thing that we
should not overlook" Mr.. Campbell
has experimental with roads in his
neighborhood on his own accord, and
he says that by using the road drag,
keeping the center we'll crowned and
drained he has an excellent road the
year around. When a small wash
out or some other disagreeable mis-
hap ocurs to the roads in Mr.. Camp
BELLS vicinity, he doesn't take a half
day off to go complaining to the coun-
ty court, but puts in half hour of