Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-07-20
Roosevelt HIGHWAY
More Than Dream
Says Newport Man
B. F. Jones Reviews Activities
of California and Oregon As
sociations in Recent Meeting
at Crescent City.

In view of the fact that many people
in Oregon and even the coast counties
do not realize that thousands of dol
lars has been spent in the construc-
tion Of the Roosevelt Highway, and
that the building OF highway along
the Oregon coast Is now more than a
dream.
Probably no other highway in Ore
gon has been so much advertised Is
the Roosevelt Coast Highway.
The last fight of the Roosevelt
Highway association was their effort
in getting cooperation from California
to obtain Federal Aid for the building
of the Roosevelt highway and the Cal
ifornia Red Wood highway along the
Oregon and California Coast.
The State Of California is building
a Coast road known as the Red Wood
highway to the Oregor-California
State line. they are therefore as anxi-
GUS as we Of Oregon are to see the
Roosevelt highway built llong the
shores Of the Pacific to the Columbia
river
Therefore the Roosevelt highway
association arranged with the North
of Bay California to have a joint meet
ing to be held in Crescent City Cal
ifornia on July 10, 1922.
Saturday at g. a. m. July Sth, our
party left Marshfield in II Autos
to attend this meeting at Crescent City
in the party were the governor Of Ore
gon Ben w. Olcott, Hon. r. A. Booth,
Chairman of the State Highway Com
mission and Commissioner Barrette and
Yeon. The President and directors Of
the Roosevelt Highway assbciation,
County Judge and County Commission
ers of nearly all the Coast counties
three Representatives of Daily News
papers in Portland and several repre-
sentatives of newspapers from the
Coast counties.
The party stopped at nearly all the
towns along the coast south OF Marsh
field, Coqueill: Bandon LAngalos, Port
Oxford, Weddernburn, Gold Beach, and
Brookings, Dinner at Bandon. At
Rogue River the party divided for the
purpose of accommodation. Some stop.
ing on the north side of the river at
Weddernburn and others stopping at
Gold Beach on the south side Of the
bay, reception was held in the even
ing and speeches were made by q
number Of the party. Saturday morn
ing the party continued on down the
coast arriving at Brooking for Lunch.
then In the afternoon continuing on
down reaching Crescent City at s, p.
m. Here q committee from the Del
Norte Chamber Of Commerce soon
had the party comfortable located at
their various Hotels and private re-
sidences. there not sufficient accom-
odations for all at the Hotels,
At 9. a. m. Monday the meeting con-
veined DR.. C. H. Douglas President Of
the Del Norte Chamber of Commerce
was nominated Chairman of the meet.
ing and Fred c. Baker Secretary Of
the Roocevelt Highway was elected
Cecretary, .,,.... ..t -, .2.
Hon. w. L. Miller President of the
North Of Bay Counties Association de-
livered the address of welcome, B. F.
Jones President of the Roosevelt High
way association responded for Oregon
then followed an address by Governor
Olcott Of Oregon. the Governor HEARTILY
endorsed the Roosevelt highway and
promised his earnest support, then
followed speeches by directors Of the
and the Judges and COM
missioners Of various coast counties
California and Oregon, and other in.
the President Of the Oregon
Toursist association, who said the
Roosevelt Highway would be the most
traveld highway in Oregon when COM
pleted. All the speakers agreed that
the building of the Roosevelt. High
way and the Red Wood highway along
the shores Of the Pacific Ocean from
the Mexican line to the mouth of the
Columbia river was Of the utmost i'm.
portance and that the two states