Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-05-27
SIlETZ

Andrew j. Porter, engineer in di-
rect charge OF the market road work,
visited Siletz, to-day, Monday, and
looked over the condition of the road
as well as the rock crusheI and other
machinery and he found everything II
apple pie order. The cid read tractor
was nearly used up but now it is
fixed up in first class order and it is
the same with the rest of the road
machinery, but it is alright now and
road work has commenced in good
earnest. The rock hauling will com
mence Wednesday and the work will
be crowded right along. The late con-
Gnued rain kept the roads so muddy
that nothing could be done until now.
There are three market roads in the
county. One from Nashville to Tum
Tum; one FROM Tum Tum to Harlan
and one from Toledo to Siletz. These
roads will be compl Led as fast as
possible and when once completed
will open up a large section of farm
and dairy country and will accomo-
date large number CT people. These
roads all connect with the Corvallis
Newport highway. Some $4,000 is
available to b. used ON these roads
which is ample to finish them. This
looks good. Now when the highway
is finished Lincoln County will be
with the outside world in fine shape.
We will then be along with Coos and
Tillamook Counties. I'VE are now
between the devil and the deep sea-"
We cannot stop if We desire to keep
up with the procession. The highway
must be finished. This year we pad
S75, 900 to the State-if we don't have
any state roads we gel none of this
money back but it will
be used where they have state
roads and We will get none Of it to
be used On our roads. The hundreds
of dollars we pay fer license and gas
oline will not be used in this county
but go somewhere else in the state
and we will ge' no benefit from it.
Your correspondent, II. S. Porter Of
Corvallis, seems TO think we aught
to stop right nov 2ld lose all We have
already put in the road, $140 coo and
stay in the mud IS we have been for
the last 60 years and no one knows
tn s better than Mr.. Por,er He would
turn down the tine oilsr OF the State
the promise to go 4O-G0 IN the build
ing of the road ard then when it is
finished, offers to take il over and
keep ii up and the county will have
no further expense. What fine prop
Osition. / think we would be ID
fools if we did not accept the States
generous offer 1t IS strange that
MI Porter livinS IN the city Of Co.,
wallis, right- in the midst of road
building and right under the ewes o.
the o. A. c. where all is life animation
and progress, would write such let
ter as appears in last weeks issue oi
the Leader. Already the State high
way department has closed the CU.
vallisMonroe read for the purpose Of
paving operations from Corvallis
south distance Of eight miles on the
Monroe road. A concrete project is
To begin at an estimated cost of $685.
552. The cost CT our part of the
cDunty's finishing the grading of the
read is estima ed at S173,O0v. II may
not take that much This is not a
large sum and only adds few dollars
to each taxpayers amount when he
pays his taxes. We expect to have
and will have good roads when we get
through. The increased business and
population will more than offset the
Increased raise in axes. Then when
these roads are completed the State
will take them over and keep them up.
/ am quite sure Lincoln County will,
when the votes are counted, have a
large majority for good roads and
progress. Siletz / think will give
three to one for good roads. II your
correspondent. desires to stay in the
mud or go back to pioneer days when
we used the Indian trails, the board
shack and the canoe, he must 60 to
somewhere else. He will never again
find this condition in Lincoln County.
Many Of the Indians have autos and
others will buy automobiles right