East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-08
Highway Connecting Roundup
City With Neighboring State
Would Solve Road Problems.
LOCAL CONTINGENT HAVE
SUCCESSFUL EXCURSION
Spirited Meeting Was Held at
Ritter Last Night Presided
Over by Grant Co. Official.
(East oregonian special.) }


CANYON CITY, Ore, Aug. s.
Shortly after noon today the Al per-
sons representing the federated com
mercial organizations of Umatilla
county making the tour of Grant coun-
ty in the interests of good roads We're
ready to proceed to Heppner where the
night will he spent
A California highway
is the solution of the road problems
that confront Umatilla, Grant, Harney
end Lake counties, sentiment of Grant
county people indicates.
A spirited meeting was held at Rit-
ter last night which was presided over
by County Commissioner Caverhill of
Grant county, and sentiment expressed
at the Aheeting Overwhelmingly favors
the construction of such road. That
the state will be asked to assist in such
a program, was the idea that was ex-
pressed BY several speakers
Among those who were called on for
speeches during the course of the
evening were Mr. Caverhill, the three
members of the Umatilla county court.
James H. Sturgis of Pendleton. E. r.
Dodd. of Hermiston, Mayor George A.
Hartman of Pendleton and others,
Grant county people made it plain
that they are interested in a north
and-south road above all others, and
they are willing to go the limit in order
to see such a highway built, tying all
four counties together and furnishing
connections with California on the
south.
Opinions expressed on every hand
here in Canyon City to members of the
junketing party indicate that Canyon
City is heartily in accord with this
plan.
The party was joined at Ukiah by
Mr.. Chamberlain. The program has
been carried out as planned. and no
accidents of any kind have marred the
trip. It is expected that the return
to Pendleton will be made by noon
Tuesday.
Loaded with representatives Of the
federated clubs of the county nine
autos pulled out of Pendleton yester-
day morning on the swing over the
southern end of Umatilla county and
into Grant county whore they are to-
day
They are out to get an idea of the
roads that connect the two counties at
present and to confer with Grant
county officials and bus ness men on
the possibilities of building a road
over the John Day grade which will
make traffic on a big scale possible
into Umatilla county.
It is expected that the men will re-
turn by tomorrow noon or shortly
thereafter Those making the junket
are:
County Judge l. NJ. Schannep Com
missioner G. l.. Dunning, Commission
er r. +. Rean. County Roadmaster
Lee shannon, County Clerk r. T.
Brown, l. C, Scharpf Fred Steiwer,
James H. Stureis. Robert Simpson,
Marshall Spell Of AleXanders, Robert
Of the Pendleton Auto company, f. r.
Aldr CHI editor East Oregonian, Alger
Fee f. p. Dodd Hermiston, George
Ferguson of the Peoples Warehouse,
Sheriff Zoeth Houser, F. b. Stewart,
Stanfield Hans PAIL. Mayor George
Hartman and Mrs. Hartman, Fred
Bennion. c. |. Rarr, Rex Ellis Or, II.
A. Schneider Pilot Rock, w, y. Royer,
Pilot Rock, Ward Stanley, Pilot Rock,
Charles Pracher Pilot Rock. Kenneth
Warner. Pilot Rock. c. ]. Miller. Pi-
lot Rock. {. W. Paulus, Fred Noes,
Helix, f. M Cast. Umatilla, f, r,
Renicl rmatilla, A. c. Rogers. Athe-
ma, f. NJ. Smith, Weston banker and
Chas. W. Furlong and ]. &c Clemens