The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-05-01
The Ontario Argus
\ GREAT PROGRAM

After years Of struggle with bal
roads Malheur county citizens hIy,
adopted a course that will do more
for the upbuilding Of this great couu.
~ than any scheme heretofore Wc
gested The proposed road program
will in fact be the making of thi.
county.
Tho road program adhering Co.
the plans OF the State Highway com.
mission and that laid down by The
legislature. with the addition of the
road TO Jordan Valley is frame worl,
for comprehensive highway system
which will ultimately reach every
section Of the county, and bring all
sections into close communication
with the trade centers.
Following the rivers, as settlement
always does, and always Will, the
roads TO be built will extend from
tho Baker county line TO Jordan Val.
10y; Dead OK Flat, Ontario. Nyssa,
Owyheo, Big Bend and Jordan VALLEY
will all be served by this road sys.
tom. TO the West the main body OF
roads. the most extensive In the pro.
gram call for highways from Cairo
to the llarney county line; tho y
may be some time before the high
way up the Canyon can be completed,
then branching al Vale the John Day
Highway trayorses the willow River
Valley on thru Cow Valley and thenc,
10 the Baker county line.
From these main highways will rn-
dlato the market OF feeder roads
reaching out to give service to the
people OF the outlying sections. The
conception OF such n system and bet.
ter still its realization will give re-
turns one hundred fold In tho next
few years The very existence OF
such highways will increase the value
of property In the county; will add
10 the well being OF citizens In isolat-
ed sections, and serve to promote the
interests OF every one.
That the apportlonmon' OF the pro
posed bond issue IN Just aud equitable
was evidence ly the fact that with
represl 90 NCf fom practice ~ every
preo. .nC a. O. county pres, Il; In
c!udIng q G whose communiti,' will
not D re ~ tae band money directly,
the sc was unanimous for II after
but lIght debi .. 70 rgu.e there
existed nd Hill e. ,', .H he minds Of
some, % bellies ti.t o. different ap
portiouu Ut m.-ht have been made
Hut whol Icpr entatiyes, men who
have considered the situation, and
have taken all the factors Into uc
count vote unanimously In favor of
tho proposed plan. II must be admit
ted that II Ia perhaps as fair diyis
ion as could be made.
by the terms OF the proposed Issue
the highways TO be built will not
only serve TO make open up the cou
ty. hut Il will be the means of re
reclaiming for Malheur county com
munities that now are Isolated and
forced TO do business only with Idaho
points,
by the proposed plan Dead OK Fla
and Jordan Valley are TO be reclaim
ed for Oregon and will be made 10
feel that they are part OF Oregon. !
In whose development the remainder
OF the county is interested and wiz
ing TO assist 90 the best of their abili- |
~ Likewise the Big Bend King
man Kolony ana the Owyhee will be-
drawn nearer To their trade centers
by the building OF main highwav
thru that region
In the upper country. already well
cared for as Starter. communication
on good roads will draw the Unity.
lronside, Cow Valley. Brogan, jamie
son together and as part OF a state
highway system bring them to the At
tention OF tourists, make an outlet
tor their produce aud develop one OF
The richest sections ur the entire coun-
ly This road. too, will bring Grant
and Baker county sections into touch
with Malheur county and result I'm
business eXyhange for their mutual
benefit.
The Central Oregon Highway, un-
Ter the present conditions can only
"a partially built. as everyone real
zes; but by building as far as posa-
BILE this will permit Harper, West
all and all that region to get into a
main highway easily and serve their
eeds, Ultimately, when built across !
he entire county this will be road 1
I great Importance TO the county es /
whole and the start now will hasten f.,
he day of It's completion
Tho accomplishment OF this pro-
ram rests with the voters The y
Highway Commission has assured It's Il