The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-07-25
TOURISTS KICK
IT ROADS AND
HAIRCUT COST

Approach to this city over the
roads leading from the Pacific
highway are described by tourists
mostly from California this last
week, ''ss frishtful beyond des.
cription." Asked to explain their
charges, most Of the autoists state
that the roads are SO rough that
riding over them kills the pleasure
OF q trip into a district famed for
beautiful scenery, and ideal for
camping.
One OF the California travellers
stated that he intended to spread
the news among his friends that
Il would be best to confine sight
seeing to California, for there roads
were kept up and the district which
manifested an interest in proper
road upkeep was q 'darned good
place to spend their money for
some OF II went into the approach
es that led to the town.
rum tue yPicdi tOurist was
drawn the statement that Klamath
county was retarding the develop
ment Of a tourist trade which could
bring many dollars into this COM
munity at a time when local busi-
ness vas slightly stagnant. Few
tourists arrived in q town for q
night stop over who did not spend
fron - to $40 depending on the
supplies wanted. In sarcastic
sentence. this tourist added. "If
any garage man goes broke in this
eity-it is because he failed to keep
all repair parts from patches TO
chassis and one thing In particular.
extra springs"
The city fathers came in for their
share Of censure as well. and every
street except Main. Spring and Kla-
math avenue was roasted freely.
The poltion of Sixth street near the
Ewauna Box company was des-
crioed as "a-hole" and the Ship
pinston road was another place
pointed out as In range OF the city
fathers attention where one man
with pick and shovel could in half
day fix the holes so that traffic |
oouid be better. Look at the sur
ncfns on the Main streets, no oil |
has been played over II SO as to !
put II In good shape and keep
down repairs. Oil spread now on the
paved streets would save the tax
payers money. later on. II is a con-
finual source Of surprise for we
to come into n COM
munity like this one and find the
'ity dads and the county cour; alb
'olutely asleep, both to the great
natural advantages abounding in
his district but in the matter OF
enough pride to put at least a
handful OF men out to deceive us
nto believing at some future time,
lhe road conditions will be better.
On the highways leading into here,
iad We passed a few men at work |,
'r found within this city one or two
men filling holes With gravel and
a little oil in 70 keep the
MISS together, we would leave here
'aying that the roads were being
iAed. We could at least tell our
friends that much, and whoever
to travel here would not
'e scared out completely when we
ell them the roads are fierce, no
epair men at work nor any dis
'osition given to encourage a tour
st to come into your CITY,"
Another thing, whenever a tour
st hits town where hotel rates are
Ugh, BARRIERS take $1.1O cents for
! haircut and a shave, the roads
re fright leading into it, and no
warm greeting is to be found for
he 'strayed lamb you can bank
'our bottom dollar that the next
ime vacation Is planned, klamath
Falls will not be included In the
itinerary. neither will q good word
IN said for the place when other