County Commission Defies Highway Commissioner on Local Roads

J. B. Clements of Richland, democratic candidate for state representative, and at present chairman of the board of county commissioners, accompanied by County Commissioner Bash, was in White Bluffs a short time Thursday. These gentlemen were fresh from nearly an all-night session at Hanford with State Highway Commissioner Allen, who was attempting to persuade them to allow the $20,000 that the county commissioners had appropriated out of the permanent highway fund for the Hanford-Richland road to be spent for surfacing the state highway between Richland and Kiona. Bash and Clements were not to be persuaded, however, and as a result of the conference the money will be spent in making a permanent road between Hanford and Richland. It is true that the new state highway between Richland and Kiona is almost impassable now, and it is also true that the road between Hanford and Richland is in fairly good condition. But it would be manifestly unfair to use funds raised by taxes in this county on roads that are built by state appropriation, and Bash and Clements are to be congratulated by the people in this end of the county for taking the stand they did.