Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-06-03
MR.. DENNIS INTERESTED
IN OUR ROAD SCHEMES


Hon. w. B. Dennis and wife of Carl
! ton, Yamhill County, Oregon, wer,
guests OF the Abbey for several day
the early part of this week Mr.. Den
mis- was member of the lower hous,
of The Legislature during the 1919
1920 sessions, and was Chairman o
the Roads and Highways Committee
He was the central figure Of the bis
road fight of the 1919 session and i.
generally credited with having hat
more influence upon State road legis
lation during the last three year.
than any other one man in The State
The laws under which the present bis
road program of the stat Is beinf
| conducted is largely due to his fal
sighted and constructive statesman
| ship. His reputation as an expert il
road matters is such that during the
1921 session of the legislature, al
/ though not member, he was re
quested by the joint road committees
of the House and Senate to preparS
the 1921 law for motor vehicle licenses
and truck regulation, and was tn.
author of the new law which wen
into effect few days ago.
Mr.. Dennis has always been greatly
interested in Lincoln County roads
and has been extremely helpful to the
local road committees. He believes
that Lincoln County has greater po
tential commercial possibilities ihan
any other County OF the State, and
that the construction of a proper road
system is the touchstone OF CONNER
cial and rural development that the
most sanguine Lincoln County booster
has never dreamed of.
Permanent roads" and CONNECTED
with the great system of State roads
Is Mr.. Dennis hobby. Don't build
make shifts" said Mr.. Dennis at the
Abbey yesterday. "If you want to dt
business you must get your store OF
the main street. You must connect
up Lincoln County, North, South, ant
! East with the great road system o
the State, or in other words get into
the State band wagon. When that Is
done then turn your whole attention
and might to improving the Market
roads into every rural valley and dis
triot.
Lincoln County has some wonderful
road boosters, take off my hat tc
them" said Mr.. Dennis, "and | dom
understand how they pulled off such &
wonderful stunt OF course you know
what the law is" said he, 1.-The law
says that the counties must at theil
own expense prepare the road beds
do all the grading and build the
bridges and culveris, and that then the
state will rock or hard surface the
roads. That's all the state is supposed
to do, that is all they haze done i,
my own County of Yamhill, and in
every county in the state, with .he ex
ception of two or three especially cx
empted in the law itself, why in Yam
hill the county has paid every dollar
of the cost OF grading, bridges and
cu)verts and some of it was mighty
expensive. But it seems that you
people here in Lincoln county have
succee ded in making a contract with
the State Highway Commission. fol
the State not only to do the rocking
but also to pay sixty per cent Of the
cost of grading of your main highway
out to Corvallis, its marvellous: it's
surely the golden opportunity .hat
knocks but once. Lincoln County
should tumble over itself to grab it
Let me say to you right here" sale
Mr.. Dennis with strong emphasis
you are the most favored County ir
the State, and think know what
am talking about, and such a chance
as that will never come to you again
If by any hook or crook your voters
should happen to turn it down, but Of
course l cannot conceive Of such q
thing being possible
you ought to pass your bond issue
with a ninety per cent vote, but you
wont do it unless every man and
woman voter feels it to be their
solemn duty to get out to the poles
on Election Day.
'The State Highway Commission
has certainly been your friend. KeeT
them your friends. Work with them
and also with your fine County Court
and never against them, it pays,
know from experience. Back them uI
to the limit No state in the Union
has ever been blessed with a higher
grade State Board than the three men
who compose our State Highway Com
mission. You couldn't hire one OF
them for a salary of S50,O0O.00 a year
They are giving their services without
q dollar of cay. They are doing the
square thing with every part Of the
State. They have certainly been gen
erous to Lincoln County"