Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-05-09

bring to us an every increasing mum.
Der as the years pass on
These visitors must be fed and an.
tertained while within our gates. This
Will provide additional markets for
oregon vegetables, flour, fruits, meats
and other products, supplies and proyi.
sions. While here these people will re.
quire the services OF merchants, me-
chanics, hotels. restaurants, doctors,
bankers and others. For all of this
they will pay to the people Of Oregon
millions of dollars annually and Der.
init us to gather portion OF the tour.
list crop that has made other States
and countries prosperous.
AS a people and State, we depend
Tor our prosperity on the products OF
our farms, mills, factories and ranges
to produce merchantable things, but
this avails US nothing until we find
The market where we can exchange
these products for money and even
then We must have transportation IA,
cilities and pay the freight from Ore
gon to that market.
The traveller for what he needs
comes to us and becomes a home mar.
ket. We save the transportation
charges. Why should we look with
disfavor upon the travellers dollar In
exchange for our products and our
service and seek the same dollar In a
distant State, where we pay the freight
and Others are employed to serve him,
The tourist crop" is even more de.
s!rable and profitable than any other
crop We can have. because it provides
Oregon people with employment to
serve the tourists needs and con.
sumes our products at home.
Oregon needs more men and more
money to develop her natural resour.
ces.
large percentage OF the travellers
are home seekers as well as many OF
them have wealth.
A good merchant displays his wares.
Oregon must follow the merchants and
display her natural resources. Being
unable to bring them in from their
wild surroundings and place them on
shelves for inspection, we must build
the highways to them so the customer
can make the inspection with some
degree OF ease.
California and Washington have ad-
opted comprehensive plans and are
now fast constructing their Coast
highways Oregon, with her superior
must not fail to meet theso
conditions that will add to her develop
ment, upbuilding. opportunities and
wealth.
A possible Coast trip thru Oregon
Will induce many thousands to visit
the State that would not do so other.
wise. and most people. whether homo
folk or from distant places. prefer
TO come one way and go another.
Those coming over the Coast High
way will go over the Pacific, Columbia
or Bast Side Highways. and this gives
every portion OF the State an oppor-
tunity to display her charms to these
visitors.
The Roosevelt Highway will oDen up
to the entire Coast a wonderful play.
ground and place for recreation to all
the people OF Oregon.
Goodly portions or links OF this high.
way are already constructed and paid
for. The completion and connecting
up OF these roads as n trunk or
through highway will make the pres.
ent links more useful.
II is worthy OF notice that this bill
passed both branches OF the Legis-
lature without a negative vote
This grNat highway will be an ever.
lasting monument to the memory Of
one OF the greatest Americans OF our
time, our late, lamented, much loved
ex.President Roosevelt. A far better
tribute than cold marble and much
more in keeping with his nature.loving
life.