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ADAMS. T. Lieuaiien: II am for
good roads and for the bond issue"
Jesse Hales-'I am In favor OF this
plan and for constructing roads on a
water grade. l want 10 see some gooo
roads during my lifetime"
4A1nEENA-Henry Barrett: ~
think my section will he favorable to
the bond plan and that the plan as
outlined is n good one"
Mr. Berlin-"I approve what Mr..
Barrett said. When / drive L.
like to go right along We must have
good roads and l suppose the bond is
sue is the only way we can get them"
For Cold Springs Road.
COLUMBIA DISTRICT Con Umatilla
project Frank waugamana our
think that $4,000 for the Cold
Springs road is not enough. 1 be,
lieve more money shonld be assigned
for that road. W. l. blessing OF Co
lumbia, spoke along the same lines as
Mr.. Waugaman.
ECHO-Fred T. George; at am for
good roads and for this bond issue,
first. last and all the time. We must
work the plan out along lines for the
general good and no section should
act too selfishly,''
AS Necessary as Homesa
Joseph Cunha-"Good roads are
just as necessary as good homes. l
believe the people of the west end are
for this plan n will support the
I~county court.
ETEEH1WATER-J. ". Saylor. -
am like Mir. George. / am for the
bond issue. In the last two years the
number OF autos has Increased In my
section and likewise the sentiment Tor
good roads"
Mr.. Mutray-"By hard work I think
the bond issue can be carried IN the
east end Of the county,.
HEIIXLCarl Engdahl: az think
the people of Helix Will stand by the
move.' s.
Roy Peniand-"I am for the bona
issue; what guarantee is there that
each section Will get the work hat
is promised ?" Judge Marsh explained
In reply that the exact amount each
section is to get must be specified in
the bonding bill when submitted to
the people n that the guarantee Is
absolute that each section win get the
WOIk PEOIllStu II.
HOLDMAN-R. o. Earnhart: II
don't know just how / will stand. l
have not talked 1t over much but do
not want to say / ann against It If 1t
is the right thing" Later Mr.. Earn
hart INDUCED further in the discus
sion and Joined in urging a larger sum
than was originally intended for the
Cold Springs road.
West End Wants Roads.
HE1tNTISTON-J. Il. Hinkle; "our
section of the country win be unani-
mously for a road plan to cover the
entire county. including our own sec
ton. The plan Just submitted by the
court is as good as could be planned.
We would like Immediate work on
the. road from the Morrow count
line to Echo. We want a way to get
to Pendleton and hepe there iseto~be
no tie-up."
j. f. McNaught-'The program
covers the field in a comprehensive
way. We must avoid local chickering's.
The future should have to pay a share
of the road expense. Sentiment on
the bonding subject is now much diff
ferent from what It was four years
ago"
Must Get State Money.
MILTON-H. NJ. CockbuTn: I'VE
must get our portion of the state mon
ey or that money now available win
be apportiOned to other counties. The
bonding outline is reasonable. The ex-
pense to taxpayers will be about two
mills or 81 per $1,000 of assessment.
Personally l would pay s. per thou
sand TO get good roads"
s A. Milier-"I have been In this
county for A years and the old trails
for spotted ponies are no. good any
longer. At a meeting in Milton quite
a number present expressed them
selves unanimously of bonds and / be-
lieve this plan viii nave our hearty
APPROVAL
PENDIiETON-Ge0rge Baer spoke
In behalf. of David Nelson who had
been called out OF town and read a let
ter from Mr.. Nelson in which Mr.. Nell
son said he considered the only meth
cd available to secure state money
was to bond the county. He commit
ted himself p~ersonaIIy-to the move an
also officially as president OF the
Umatilla County Good Roads Associa
tion.
Pat Lonergan-"The Pendleton
Commercial Club wants to secure
good roads. We should not pass up
the dollar for dollar offer that is open
to us. 1 favor an increased sum for
the road from Nye to the Grant coun-
ty line"
II. j. Taylor Approves.
II. ]. Taylor (named by Mayor
vaughan)-'1 expect to drive to Port
land ver a hard surfaced road. We
been buying bonds; nov let us
sell some. 1 was against the first
issue submitted in his county.
but I am going to support this plan"
Judge j. A.. Fee (also. named by
Mayor Vaughan) declared that Mr..
was the orator in behalf of
the city but that he seconded Mr..
sentiments.
$40 To Grant Co. Eirc.
PILOT tROOk-J. y. Burgess. at
ma ins favor of the bonds. 1t is the