East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-29
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able measure suggested, is the only
one hat could ever be adopted. II
we hould fail to support it we will
lose the biggest nance We ever had
to get roads.
Roads or No Roads.
| would like to remind the readers
OF your paper that the proposed bond
bill does hot present an alternative by
which each voter can select what he
thinks is the best means for the build
ing of roads. Bear in mind that az
this time we have no choice whether
we shall build ROADS by ISSUANCE of
the bond or by the TESS equitable
method Of direct tax. The bond meas
ure is presented by itself. We can
like il or leave IL. The practical
question is this: Do we want to i'm
prove our more important roads? In
less than ninety days the heavy trav-
ell will cut our dirt roads to pieces AT
intervals during the winter the roads
are almost impossible on OF
mud. Some seasons of the, ear our
roads are pretty good. A greater
part of the time they are not so
good. The intervals of good roads and
bad roads have been recurring for
half a century. 7 for one. reached
the conclusion that we ought to have
good roads throughout the whole year
and ought to get some good roads
now. In other words, we ought TO see
to It that the bond bill is approved by
the people.
Surface for Macadam Road.
Tf fha hana hflt naGgnG tho TIfoh-
way Commission are on record that
they will hard surface the macadam
road from Pendleton TO the Washing
ton state line. The macadam road
has already cost us a fortune. Every
body knows it needs repair. What
are we going to do n the bond bill
does o carry and the state does not
hard surface the macadam road"
We have a nance for one Of two
things. We can repair the macadem
road ourselves or we. can let it go TO
complete ruin. II we repair IL. how
will we repair It? Where will we get
the money? The truth is. we have
tation ties the hands of the county
court.
Millions for Patch Work.
The thing that convinces me is,
that the state is now spending be-
tween three and four million dollars
per year upon pstch work. Umstilla
county spends more than one hundred
thousand dollars per year. According
to the figures submitted by the coun-
ty court. nearly ons-nalf of this huge
sum is spent every year for patch
work and repair on a limited number
OF miles OF road connecting the cen-
tiers of population. These are the
roads that will be improved by the
state II we pass the bond measure. Is
il not better to make permanent state
roads out Of these main highways so
Umatilla county can divert it's
road funds to the road extending
through the country sections OF this
county?
The opponents NJ the bond measure
all say they are in favor OF good
roads and they prove their loyalty to
the cause Of good roads by opposing
the only plan that a been offered
which good roaos can he built.
The method Of building roads by di-
rect tax under the present laws will
never work because II cannot work
The idea can he illustrated this way
n q business has one hundred TWEEN
ty-seven dollars income per wear AMI
an annual expense or one hundred
.twentV-seVen dollars Il viii not be
possible FOR Il To- max permanent
improvements. II this same business
Institution could ser bonds and raise
money with which to make It's per-
improvements ami thus saw
one-hslf OF its annual expenses o. can
create a mnd for continuing the per
naucnt improvements. This Elustra-
Lion represents tho condition OF Una