East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-16
TO SOUND OUT
SENTIMENT FOR
ROAD BONDING
County Federation Adopts
Scheme to Ascertain What
People Think Of Proposal.
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NO MORE MARKET ROAD
MONEY FOR BIG PROJECTS
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Senators win be Asked to
Come Here for Conference
Regarding Mckay Project.

The policy OF the county court in
the future In spending money for road
building will be to use market road
money for market roads, and we are
opposed TO the tse Of this fund for
state highways and the main roads.
In other words. we want TO use the
money where 1t belongs. That will
leave the big roads unproyided for
under tho scheme. and unless more
money Is secured from some other
source, Il Is an assured fact that our
main roads stlll unlmproved are going
TO have to walt a number OF years be-
fore we can get TO them.
This statement was made last night
by County Commissioner r. +. Bean
at q meeting OF the county federation
OF commercial organizations after sew
eraI representative OF the various or
Eahizations had just told Of the needs
Of their communities In the way Of
new reads.
AnhgImaensthi Sgel4s Appfosas
This statement BY the county corn
missioner met with hearty approval
from the men who attended the meet
ing. thelr statements showed, but
when IL became evident that to boild
roads which are even now being clam
0red for by different communities.
more money than the small sum secur-
ed by taxation must be secured, The
question OF the advisability of seeking
to float a bond issue was raised.
No attempt definitely 10 authorize
such move was made by the fedora
ton itself, but statements made by
a majority of the delegates in attend
ance indicated that they thought a
hond issue could be put over. Finally
a motion was made which authorized
each towns organization TO take up
the matter OF the advisability of
launching such move. The next
meeting of the federation will be held
Hor the purpose of hearing reports
from every community in the county
as TO the advisability Of seeking to
float q new issue.
Expect Some State Aid
That Umatilla county could expect
help from the state II bond issue Is
floated was the opinion expressed by
d. II. Nelson, one OF the most en-
InuHl3SttC tDopntGtb Aot hOVN @S"N-S =
this section OF the state. The high
way commission has shown right along
that when country spends money on
biz programs the commission viii do
the same thing. Mr.. Nelson said. He
expressed a belief that the Columbia
River Highway from Pendleton west
mas be paved within comparatively
short time by the state, and that there
is d good prospect Of the whole Ore
gon trail being paved before 1925 II
the county maintaips its lnterest- IN
road building.
The sum Of $4,000 which approxi'
mately represents the amount OF
money available for road work receiy'
ed in the county from taxationis bare
~ enough to take care of the upkeeI
OF the roads, Mr.. Nelson explained
He gave it as his opinion that a bono
issue would carry four to one.
Astatement from r. e. Bean show
ed that fte road program laid out rw'
years ago when the first bond issu
was floated hag been practically com
pleted. Some'work remains to be don
on the pilot Rock-Nye road, but her
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