The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-06-25
LOTS OF MONEY;
ROAD BOOSTERS
WANT 1T SPENT
Good Roads Men Tour State
to Interview Legislators
{ Want Paving Done

What has become of the 100000
appropriated for construction of a
paved highway by the state in Ben
ton county from Richland to Kenne-
wick and the 100000 appropriated
for a similar highway between Bur-
ton and Kennewick? In an attempt
to get fair answer to this ques-
tion an auto tour of the state, started
from Kennewick Sunday. 1t was
planned by the Benton County Good
Roads association in which represen-
tative community leaders of Benton
county will join with Prosser citizens.
1t is planned to visit every senator
and representative Of the state legis-
lature in the state, if possible, to
discuss the road problems of Benton
county. ~
I'VE have IA miles of state high
way in Benton county and not foot
of paving" E. j. Miller of Prosser,
one of the boosters to make the trip,
declared. 1.-The county has built many
miles of graveled highway which the
state highway department is now
maintaining but the state has never
undertaken any road construction
and we want to know why. An appro-
priation was made in the sum of
100000 to build paved road from
Richland to Kennewick and another
appropriation of 100000 for a paved
road from Burton to Kennewick but
nothing more has been heard of it.
We intend to visit every legislator
in the state and the governor, too.
if he will see u.s."
There will be about 10 men repre-
senting various sections in Benton
county, including the Prosser dele
cation, in the caravan of two cars
carrying the boost Cor more and
better state roads in Benton county.
according to Miller. At least a week
will be snnnt on the tour.
ID. G. Rodgers, president of the
kennewick Commercial club and M.
M. Moulton of Kennewick will be
members of the party besides Miller
of Prosser. 1t is hoped that Z. r.
Wells, president of the Prosser COM
mercial club, will be able to accom-
pany them. The caravan set out on
its quest Sunday morning and will
include on its itinerary the North
bank road to Vancouver, the Pacific
highway to Tacoma, Olympia, and
Seattle, the Sunset highway to We
natchee and Spokane returning from
Spokane over the Inland Empire high
way through Walla Walla.
The boosters have prepared road
maps of the entire county and lower
valley territory along with mass
of data and information with which
they will be primed to discuss their
problems in comforting with the legis-
lators, the governor and the state
highway department, Miller says.
Another pet road nroject on which
work. is wanted at the earliest pos
sible moment is the 18-mile stretch
between Benton City and Prosser.
This piece of road is full of bad
curves and is considered one of the
most dangerous in the county. The
boosters hope to interest action by
the state departments in straighten-
ing and paving this connecting link
although they a--~eciate the fact
that it is a heavy grading job.
A north and south paved highway
connecting Priest Rapids with Mary
hill represents another road project
for which the lower valley is boost
ing consistently. At the present
time there is good road from Ply
mouth to Kennewick but none from
Maryhill to Plymouth, Miller says
Yakima Republic.