Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-05-23
REASONS A-PLENTY FROM
YOUNG AMERICANS
Lincoln County Boys and Girls
in Whose Hands the Future
of Our Splendid Coast Count
ry is to be Intrusted, Want
Good Roads.

ected at random from their writings.
They are full of pep and reason-Read
them.
People who have poor roads in their
county would be glad to go where
good ones are. Lillian Dowd, (Indian
GirD sixth grade, Siletz, Oregon.
Fully one hundred million of taxable
value will be added to the state tax
rolls when the agricultural land along
this route are thoroughly connected,
and this taxable property will continue
to pay taxes ever after. Merle E.
Young, age 16.
1t will develop thousands of acres
of the most fertile land in the state.
1t will be the mCsl scenic highway IN
the Northwest; win develop the farms,
daries and cheese factories that have
been held back by lack of transporta-
tion. The failure of the Roosevelt
Highway bill would be one of the most
f3.,al blunders in Our patriotic pro
gressive state. Rose Abrams, Taft,
Oregon, age 10 years.
Some people will not vote for this
bill because they think it means high
er taxes. Il does not The entire
amount to build the road is S5,000000.
The state of Oregon will appropriate
$2,5OO,OOO provided the federal gov
ernment gives the same amount. Ore
gCn's quota can be furnished by the
auto license taxes, so the people Of
Oregon win not be taxed directly by
the road. Are you going to vote yes
or not on June the third, Vote yes.
Don't be a Stacker Watch tie dev
elopment of Oregon when this high
way is completed Edith Young, 9th
Grade, age Is, Toledo.
This coast is practically undefended,
and any conscientious man or woman
who votes at this election will surely
vote for the protection of themselves
and their children. The coast has con-
tributed a considerable amount of
money for the improvement OF har-
bors. These are not benefit to the
coast alone, but to the entire state,
as they reduce freight rates and i'm
prove the shipping facilities. Cannot
these harbors be made still more bene-
fetal to Central and Eastern Oregon
if they are connected up with those
parts of the state by good roads. Lat
er it is thought, the Roosevelt High
way will be extended to Eastern Ore
gon. Marie Miller, age II, Grade 18th,
Toledo High School.
1t will be a paved or hard finished
road and will be passable all the year
around, as there are no SHOWS to bloch
the passage and the rain will not make
it muddy zadock Thayer, age 16, To
ledo.
The land buyer and travellers will
come and buy land and improve the
same, but the greatest thing of all is
that it will join tho coast counties f.
gether. Aarne Pompel, Siletz Fifth
Grade.
The building of this road will give
employment to the many thousands Of
soldiers who come back from overseas,
as we'll as those who did not go. Many
Of the idle men who have no work
will get work, which will keep them
out Of mischief OF amy sort Nellie
Peterson, age Is, ninth grade, Toledo.
Visitors from all parts Of the world
will be attracted to visit the Pacific
Ocean, which Is one of the most
beautiful and awe inspiring sights of
the world When passing through the
rich and verdant valleys OF the west,
which the Roosevelt Highway will en-
able them to do, they will be highly
impressed by the country and 1t will
influence emigrants to come to our
shores where they will aid in building
up our country. Esther Crooks, Tenth
Grade, Toledo.
II the Roosevelt Highway is built,
the people can then send their produce
to market, where with the poor roads
they had before, they could not. Alice
Murray, age 10, Toledo, Oregon.
The Roosevelt Highway will do the
farermers a lot OF good. There will
be more people coming for land; there
will be more products and cattle ship
ped out; and all the coast counties
will be joined together. John Kosydar,
sixth grade, Siietz.
1t would solve the labor problem
and give oyr soldiers, who have return
ed from overseas, work, and by en-
ploying them ON this road, we are
helping our country by giving work
to those who so bravely fought for
the protection OF our homes. The
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