The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-03-15
CITIZENS ARE
ENTHUSIASTIC
MAKE IT UNANIMOUS IS SLOGAN
Good Roads Association is Organized TO
Aid $6,OoO,OOO Bonding Act
Wilbur Explains Measure

WilDur Explains Measure
Enthusiastically cheering a mass
meeting, with representatives present
from every rural community, launched
a campaign, Thursday afternoon for the
sc, 900, 600 bond issue, by the organiza-
ton of the Hood River County Good
Roads Association. make it unani-
NOUS, was the slogan adopted.
The b0nding act was explained in
detail by Geo. r. Wilbur, who in his
talk declared that the personnel of the
Highway Commission as appointed by
Governor Withycombe would give an
impetus to the campaign for the bond
ing act. The name of S. Benson,
father of the Columbia River High
way, who purchased the SIS, 900 bond
issue voted by the county for the OPEN
ing of the route when the bond market
was dull, was gre eted by applause.
Senator Wilbur explained that the
bonding act as drawn by the legisla-
ture made concessions to Hood River
county as we'll as Clatsop and Colum-
bia, because they had already voted
bonds for the construction of trunk
roads and that funds would be provid-
ed by the state not only for paving
but for grading routes as well. Sena-
tor Wilbur declared that he could not
see how any Hood River citizen could
consistently vote against the proposed
bonds. He explained that even though
the number of automobiles of the state
made no increase, the sum of taxes
collected would more than pay the
principal and interest of the bond is-
sue.
1--WE have heard that the paving
trusts, so called" said Mr.. Wilbur
shave inagurated the bonding cam
paign, in order that they may get
strangle hold on the people. This is
impossible under the terms of the bill
itself"
81 will bet my hat. and it is a good
one" said Mr.. Wilbur, when he touched
on the Columbia River Highway, that
this scenic route will be one of the
first completed. You know S. Benson's
interest in the Columbia River High
way. He is the father of 1t.
Mr.. Wilbur stated that one of the
reasons advanced against the Sc, 000, 900
issue was that the sum was not suffi-
cient to conduct all the road work
needed in the state.
provided will give the people an oppor-
tunity to find whether or not they can
get good roads from bond issue. If
the system inaugurated is successful,
the people will vote further, or will
provide some other means of increas-
ing the fund for highway construc-
! tion."
While many local voters are resery-
ing an opinion on the bonding act be-
cause Of lack Of knowledge of its pro-
visions, it was declared that an unqual-
flied opponent has not yet made his
appearance in the county, and after
the campaign of education that will be
carried to every community by litera-
ture and with numerous public speak
ings it ia predicted that the measure
will be carried by more nearly unani-
nous vote than has ever been cast on
| any issue locally.
Officers of the association were elect
ed as follows j. r. Nickelsen, pres.
G. II. Robbins, vice pres, and c. N.
Ravlin, sec. An executive committee,
composed Of representatives, of all
l Souhty Win Wi ldNilll
as chairman, was appointed.
During the course of the meeting
Leslie Butler, member of the ad
visory board of the old State Highway
Commission, stated that funds were at
present available for the construction
of the Columbia River Highway to
eliminate the dangerous Ruthton hill
grade Just west of the city. Mr.. But
Ter said that the State Highway Com
mission appropriated the sum of $685.
500, to match an equal amount of fed
eral funds under the Shackleford act,
on January Is. The county court at its
regular session last week received
petition asking the opening of the new
portion of the road, and viewers have
been ordered to make a report and
hasten the legal formalities.
The executive committee appointed
follows:
C. N. Ravlin, chairman; Senator
Wilbur, and C. A. Bell, city of Hood
River; A. j. Graft and Ralph Root,
Pine Grove; E. w. Birge and r. D.
Smith, Barrett; Gus Miller and A. D.
Ramsey, Belmont; W; L. Nichols and
L. H. Arneson, Oak Grove; ]. E. Fer
guson and Geo. Sheppard, Odell M. 0.
Boe and Chas. Steinhauser, Upper VAL
ley.
The membership roll of the new or.
ganization 10 as follows;
Barrett
Roy D. Smith, C. C. Paddock, G. H.
Robbins. J. B. Lister, c. E. Nesbit.
August Guignard, G. B. Marsh, E. w.
Birge, C. M. Hurlburt, F. E. Matt,
H. L. Hasbrouck, Frank Van Horn, E.
R. Moller, Albert Garfield. Hosmer X.
Arnold.
Belmont
Gus Miller, A. d. Ramsey. William
Stewart, s. G. Oxborrow, T. ]. Miller,
S. ]. Frank. l.. F. Henderson, j. r.
Nunamaker, F. E. Knowles, L. M.
Bentley,
| Pine Grove
E. F. Batten, p. L. Tompkins, j. C.
Porter, Martin Dragseth, Hans Lage,
E. C. Brownlee, Edw. E. Lage, C. X.
Benton, A. F. Bickford, J. D. Cutlery,
Ralph Root, James E. Clark, A. j.
Graft, A. w. Peters, F. H. Blackman,
H. C. Cutler, c. E. Coffin, Arthur G.
Lewis, W. J. Cady, c. D. Hoyt.
| Oak Grove
w. L. Nichols, L. H. Arneson, VIM.
Hodges Jr., D. l.. Pierson, G. A. Nc
Curdy, L. W. Pregge, j. E. Hall, w.
F. Andrews, C. N. Ravlin, H. NJ. Hol-
brooke, F. E. Skinner, w. G. E. Smith,
Otto Wedemeyer, Chas. w. Reed, H.
A. Cunning.
Frankton
j. r. Nickelsen, M. r. Noble, Walter
S. Kaestner, A. c. Staten.
| Parkdale
c. P. Johannsen, Chas. Steinhauser,
M. o. Boe, Henry Steinhauser, A. c.
Sallenbach