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Show Miscellany The Jitney Grievance Au omob e con pe on s p esen ng a se ous p ob en fo the a oad a d one tia annot be escaped says M Hanna d p es de of he Nor he n Pa who a ed n Po a d on an offl a s as n ght Th s compo on s of wo c asses e pans M Han afo d first the p a e a o nob e owne who uses h s a o ake sho bus ness or p easu e r p a former y were taken on the ra n and se ond he pub con eya ce hat ca e& passenge s be een s a ons or be ween o her Ixed po n s the san e as tho a oad es s on men ed M Hannafo d t is a s at on a v.e canno ge awa from E er a lroad n the o nt ha o eal w And as he au omo b e Js becom ng more popu a a d e p e s on of good roads mo e ene a e p ob em w ow more serious w t n e It s poss be he added that tl e mo o genera usp of the automob e and the f t er n a-, o of the ura d at cts b pe manent h ghways t de elop the farming comm n t es o sue an extent t at the ncreased fre gh traffic w 1 off set he loss of passenger bus ness But do not get the dea continued M Hannaford tha the a oads a e opposed, o t e good roads movement They a a In favor of good roads the same ! as thev a e n favor bf eve y other p o i & ess ve mo ement that ne ps to develop i the coun. ry It ehou d be apparent to near y eve y (a r m nded person tho g tha the a lroads are suffering a measure of n j s ce In t e way the good roads wo k Is be ng ca r ed on now Almost Invarlab y In e er comn un y ; the ral roads are among the hea est taxpa era hen new e es are made ; to Hu d good road1 e ra roads a ong w h othe proper v er must neces sarlly pav the r share of the trfxes i Isn t I so new hat pa adox ra then , that he railroads shou d be requ red to pay taxes to bu Id roads o take bus ness awaj from themel es? But that lsn t where e are compla t tng Our com p aln is d rected agalos the nfa r competlt on t a the perma nent h ghwas make posB(b e We are not objecting of course to the private owner of fa n a nine who uses It lo tra el short d stances Instead of sing the railroad That Is h s bus ness and he practice. Is onl a natural devel op nent But as soon as tl e good roads a e b who do we And us ng hem the mot7 Why the j tney dri ers he a o stage 1 nes and the truck owners wno enter Into d rect competl o w th e railroads and who pa ot one cent n 1 cense fees who frequent pay tec no taxes and who canno be led re sponsible fr damages to 1 fe or to prop ertfr The railroads are only hoping tha the Inl rent sense of fairness and jus ice which always has character zed he American people soon will find a way so that the railroads vill be relle ed of this unfair compet tion The common arrlers on he publ c roads should be made to pa a fal fran chlse fee for he r ght of va wh h the public gives them and b- he d equal resoons b e w h the ral road for dam ages f an occ r Morning Oregonian |