Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-01

the Oregon Coast. Albert Tay-
lor took the Senator to the ST.
letz in his auto. 1t was in the
month of June and he enjoyed
the trip. DR.. Harry Lane was
born in Corvallis, August 1855,
and died in San Francisco, Tues
day, May %, 1917, aged 81
years. He was on his way home
from Washington, d. G. He
had been seriously i'll for some
time caused by great mental
strain, and hard anxious work,
while attending to his duties in
the Senate, causing general
nervous breakdown and a
stroke of apoplexy that resulted
in death. He was the son of
Nat. H. Lane, a pioneer mer-
chant of Corvallis and a grand
son of General Joseph Lane the
first territorial governor of Ore
gon. He graduated from the
Willamette University in 1876
and took a post graduate course
at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons in New York. DR..
Lane was unique and like his
father a natural wit and but few
men could measure swords with
him on that line and like his
grand father, a man of more
than ordinary ability. His hon.
or was never questioned. He
was proud of his native state
and did what he could to pro-
mote its welfare and prosperity.
lie was generous to a fault,
brave, gallant, and affable, a
lover of children, animals and
nature, and a friend to the help
less and needy. He was also a
friend to the plain people and by
thelr support and his own eff
forts rose from one position of
honor and trust to another till
he reached the Senate of the
United States, the greatest de-
lucrative body in the world
Harry Lane had the courage of
MS convictions and would do
what he thought was right even
though everyone else went
against him. 1t takes a brave
man to do this. "How sleep the
brave who sink to rest, BY ali
thelr country's wishes blest."
1t seems strange that the
state Highway Commission ii
planning a system of hard-sur-
race roads in Oregon should
leave Lincoln County out entire
iy. Newport is the oldest and
best seaside resort in the state
and from Corvillis to the sea-
shore is the easies. and best
place to build a hard-surface
road. Benton could grade
drain and prepare the road to
the Lincoln County line for the
hard surface and then Lincoln
county could take it up and
build post road to Newpori
ana in this way we could get to
use some of the post road money
but no the Commission did
not give us that chance and vel
they expect the people of this
county to vote for the bond. a
better way would be to make q
one mill direct tax and this with
doubling the auto license woulr
raise million and a half dollars
ana that would build the harf
surface roads without creatins
any debt and that would give tho
rlch p ople-those who use tn,
roads most-a chance to pa,
1neir share of the expense
Inc claim that the auto license,
VIII pay the interest and provid,
a sinking fund to retire tn,
ponds In the 25 years they r,Ir
and then have 100000 TO III,
good to build more roads with
Ihis looks good but | don't be
lieve IT. It's mere coniectur,
and speculation. It will talk,
large sums Of money to keen IN,
roads in repair and the life O
hard-surface roads is about ter
years. $6,O00,0O0 will not 20
very far towards hard-surfacinf
the roads already laid out ans
new bonds will have to be is