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o h t j - ' - r ,,rc0,,0 COU.TAHOH r i (SON CITY ENTE flfp : : I Ti Weekly Enterprise I y I 'th lh prka. Cimptrl J fw, I ' tt1 t ollh (hrt and nn Ooo- TM !'' It In al tltfca Caunty t hPf nt Slni ID ft Mt l Ihia i Cwnly tcfib. FORTY NINTH YEAN-Nt. M. OKIXION CITY, OKKHON, KIM DAY, DKCKMUKK 10, KM.'. ESTABLISHED 1M ore RPR PAPER BUSINESS BOOMSDECLARES W. P. H A WLEY, JR. ONIQON CITV MANUFACTURERS DESCRIBE CONDITIONS ON RETURN MOM IAIT. WAR SHUTS OFF DEPORTATION f BON BQIH EUROPE AND CANADA Itt Than 10 Per Cent of -Ntort" Uted In United lulu Produced In Ihll Country, Readt State ment at th tapeilion. For jrrart III (xtx-r llttluatrjf Mil J all II klmlrrd enterprise bat Dot nj)ed Ilia runh of buelui-e tlial la no making mllla la all arta of Ilia country run al capacity, declared W. '. llaW Jr. ho, with fala father, of lb I la lc I'ulp A I'aixT company, bo Juat re turned from ihelr annual trip through lha east anil tulilillv wret. "Wl o eael taih year to study the uiixl modern method of pier making Ihal may profit thereby," eald Mr j Hawley TburaJaf afternoon. "Wc eludy bunlnraa condition, (o through paper uillla ami learn Iraite lomlliloiia generally." During their Hay In llir raal Ihcy vllted ha pluul of Ilia Knu IhtI Clark company at Applrlou. Wla. anil other mllla throughout thai dla IrM. Th war bat been the salvation of lha paper Industry, believe Mr. Haw ley. Iicforv the ronMiil In Europe ahul off all ImiKirlatlon of pcr ami pulp from (bona lounlrlca and Canada Iba paprr Industry aa di ail, ha de clared, and mllla that were not cloacd were working only rt time. Tbr lllry I'ulp A Paper company hat been lha only mill on the roaat whhh haa been able to ork rontlniiuiialy through the di'prraalon. Unltad Statat It Canadian Market, Then came the war. Importutloua of j strot. uMn which the (liter plant I paper from Norway and other t-oun-; located. trie, tame to a aud.lvn ataudatlll andj' Th. a,,y comlMUjy ofr.- ,0 ,my the (anadlau mllla were iwUed upon to:,,,,, , y .,00o0 for ,,, proM.rtyi aupply the demand for par In Kng- rvl ,hu ,, ,Hk.u for u Mur. land. Many of the great l.omloti dull-' (0 lea. their uaual aupply of paper cul , T, ' - .....mmeo. ih.t If Ita off, were forced to depend upon Can ada for their aupply. "When I waa In lha Canadian build lug at Hun Pranclaco, I aaw In large letter the alatement that Canada aup. pllea to per cent of the new atock lined In the t'nlled Suite," auld Mr. I la ley. Mefora tho war broke out the Applo Ion Miichln Work run abort handed for the rompuny, catering to tho paper mllla uloiie, found that Ha cuHtoiner were greatly crippled by tho Inroad of Canndtun and other foreign mill When Mr. Ilnwley wm In Applelon two week ago the plant wa working i'l hour a iluy and unuhlo to keep up with ii'der. Huch a i limine him come over, not only the paper IndiiHtry ItHelf, IIihIh Mr. Ilnwley, but nil Hie dependent In iliiHlrle a well. Ho auld Ihut the llawlcy plunt here would run 24 houra a day at capacity for mi Indeflnlto period, Gnral DepreMlon Predicted. Mr. Iluwloy lielleveH, after 1Iu'Uh hIiik the matter with blinker and IiuhI iich men thmugli Ihu eiiHt, that follow Iiik tho cIoho of tho Kuropeun war, thcro will bu H general IhihIiichh do proNHion In tho I'lilted State owIiir tu tho general demand In Kuropo for capital to rebuild IniliiHtrlcH tlentroyed by tho war. Tim European nations now IlKlilIng will make mu:h attractive offer to aecure American capital, Mr. llawluy lielleveH. that the money mar pt will bo tight In America. However, he flndH that It I tho Rimcral opinion in the eaat that American mills will II nd a groat market for every kind of manufactured product for at lenat tho next 10 yeara in Kuropo. Among the object of tho trip of tho two local paper manufacturers to the enat wait to atudy tho K. R. Darker ncld ayHtoni, nmilo by tho E. R. Darker com pany, of Itoatoii, MuRH., which Ih now lining liiHtallod lu tho local plant and which will bo In uho In about seven weeka. Whllo thla ayBtcin will not rcHiilt In nn Imnicdlto increase In the capacity or tho p'nnt, It In In keeping with Improvements In ayatem which hro being nmilo. Wlih tlio completion of tho Darker H.vslem and other Im provement which nro now planned, the capacity of tho plunt In the pro duction of sulphite pulp will he In crcsed 75 per cent. TOOZE LOSES RACE CHICAGO, Dec. 2. The Fordjieoco expedition aboard the Oskur 1 1, "sched uled to sall at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon from New York, will not have a delegate from tho University of Oregon, dimpllo tho urgent endeavors of the delegnlo, I.nmnr Toozo, a typical young collegiun, who today while here dis covered ho could not reach New York In time, He started back to Oregon. BOY8EN TRIAL P08TPONED The trlul of Fritz lloysen, proprietor of tho Hotel Delia in Mllwaukle, charged with selling liquor to a minor, was post poned Wednesday from De cember 10 to December IS on the mo tion of his attorney. C P. Ilcnkle Resigns Fisheries Position ('. I'. Iliiiki'l, superintendent of Ilia l iai kauua elation of Mm 1'nllrd Mute bureau of flatteries, ha presented lila reelgiMllun In laka rffni ) i inl.rr V, arid la (ulna, l Ataaka to bxik afd-r nillilnl Inli'rrala Ihal ha baa lliiTi". Iiriiiila Winn. ho la now aupiTln lomlriil of tin- Afoxnak alallnn In Al L haa Iah a litMilnlMil If! aili'Mft llllll ahd Irata for hi poal In Ora- I . it 1 1 ... v 7 1.1 r U'ltin Iimh I . n oniiiN'lad allh lb Imrcaii of flhrrli'a f.r It iiin ll aa fiirtlliaii at Claikaiiia and at aub alallona for tar rn yi-art and la familiar llh lha prop aatlon aorli of lha I'm Iflr NnrOir't CCMMITTfE OP POUR IS NAMZO TO INVESTIGATE PROPOSAL AND REPORT TO COUNCIL. PAPER COMPANY ASKS FOR 60 DAYS TO EXERCISE AN OPTION Watar Board Hat Tlllt to Land But Will Yltld to Wlthtt of Council Commiailon Would Build Nan Rtatrvoir The llaah y I'ulp A Paper company la planning to extend Ita ueratloni In Oregon ( It) . Al a Uni ting of the council W ednea day nU-ht M. M. Ijitourelle, aecretary of the bourd of water cuaimlaaloncni, prenenteil a prooal from the paper company aiiklng for a CO-day option on ;l.e pniperty on the enat aide of Muln itrcet hrlwwn accond ami Third plana are carried out, that It will en large Ita mill and employ 20 additional men. The life lo the properly It vested in the water c'unr.r 'uii, but the com mlsilon will be governed by the action of the council In granting the option. It was stated by Mr. Uitourette that the paper company ha also obtained an option on tho Clark property on the east (Idc of Muln street, between Third and Fourth atreela. If the deal 1 put through, the water commission propose to use the money, or a much of it aa may lie nocoasury, for the construction of a new reser vior lo aufcKUurd the city from loss by lire, In the event the South Fork pipe line I temporarily out of commission at nny time. Councllmen Mettner, Temploton, Cox und Albright were appointed a commit tee by Mayor Jone to make un In vestigation of tho proposal and report buck to tho council. Tho mayor will cull a special meeting as soon a tho committee In ready to report "CAVEMAN" STOLE WIFE, HE SAYS, IN n HUSBAND AS8ERT8 MATE WAS DRIVEN FROM, HOME BY A. i. HITE BY THREATS, Threats of personal violence were used by J. A. Hite, alleged J. M. Ghrlat, to force the lattcr's wife to leave him and the same "stone age" tactics are used to keep tlio husband wife apart. Mr. Christ, who believes In n more (ivlll.ed method of courtship, asks the court to give him $10,000 In a suit filed Thursday In tho circuit court against Hite for the ulleiilatlon of his wife's! affections. i ' The Plaintiff chanted that Hite forced his wife to leave him by threat ening to injure her and thnt he has ,heen keeping her at the Hite farm. Mr. Christ further declaros that tl defendant shot at him with a revolver when bo nttempted to visit Mrs, Christ at the defendant's farm. J. M. STARR PAROLED BY CIRCUIT JUDGE After having served a little over a month of his 2'0 dny jail sentence, J. M. Starr was paroled by Judge Camp bell Friday. Stan- was convicted or assault upon R. D. Hayhurst when that farmer ordored him off his farm dur ing the hunting season. TENTATIVE OFFER MADETO CITY FOR FILTER PROPERTY U. S. INSPECTORS PROBE THE FILES OF ASSOCIATE! poiTOrnci AUTMoniTii TUoy TANGLED RtMAINS 0 JCI9C H AZILL'I COMPANY. RECEIVER TAKES OVER BOOKS AND SURPRISING TOTALS SHOWN Managtr of Orchard Concarn Buant 1 13,000 In Plv Yttra for'Offlct Eptntt and 117,000 for Clearing, lay Randall. " 11 liiaMTlor In lha I'lilli'il Hlatfa poal- offlr di-partment ar roIiir IhrmiKb flli'i of the Norlhwrilrrn tanorlallon, now In the hanila of nrdvrr, In vlrw of poaallilo rhame of ualnx ttia mall lo di'frauil. Whlla iimhiI of Din iMMika of the eo- Inllon an1 now In the band of T. I'. Kuiiilull, who appolnlcd recrlvrr for Ihn uiinpaii)-, at-vrral fllra bavp Ix-ril takrn to I'ottluii'l for Iba bcnffll of Ilia fcdrral lnHctora. The Inwik have bwn found to be complole. Mr. Randall, arllnic under the order I of the circuit court, aerured the laat ! hooka of the anaorlatlon Friday and tnm II, m Kwrnl 1 1 .i (, l...n....l ..f u, ,trJ . IIMIIMl HUH! J the ronipany, during the five year or more II haa born organlced, were made known, but only In a general way. 60 Contract Sold. The Northwr(Vrn aaaorlatlon formed ov-r five year axo by Jenae llaiell, who rame to Oregon from New Jerney. Ita purpoao n to sell nuall orrlmrd trail In Clackamat county on the Inatullment plan. Ilaioll, by making a payment, aocured tract of 201 arri-a In the Kedlanda dlatrU t. Through agent In the east, Maiell becan to aril contract toon after the organization of the company. The at- lot.llltlon wa. to deliver five aero trarU, rleured and act out In orchard, fur prices which varied from $125 to fHOO an acre. In the five 'year the aso ciullon did business, about 50 contract "were sold and about $35,000 taken In on payments, according to the. eati niatea of Mr. Randall. When aeveral of the contract holder completed their payments, they asked for a deed, but Instead were given a mortgage on tho property, according to Mr. Randall. These mortgages, on tho 204 ucrea of Red hi rids land, total about $17,000. Expense War Htavy. Evidently money poured into the treasury of the association in a steady stream. Dy 1912 about $20,000 bad been received, yet almost that much more was collected from contract hold er from 1912 to the present time. The book show that during tho five years, $13,000 waa spent for offlco ex penses and $17,000 for clearing on the 204 acres nt Relunds. Commissions to agents in the east, totaling thousands, wero paid and other expenses of a score of varieties met. According to Huicll's petition In voluntary bank ruptcy filed In tho federal court In Tortland, tho insolvancy of the asso ciation is about $80,000 and his per sonal insolvuncy $27,000. Within the Inst 10 days two suits asking that a receiver bo appointed wero Hied In the circuit court here by contract holders and a third suit filed to foreclose on a mortgage. The suit of Max Glutsch, of Molalla, who held a contract to buy two flve-aero tracts, Is typical of tho suit filed by contract holders. He asks thnt his claims be- como a lien on tho property with the claims of those contract holders who have secured mortgages. He is rep resented by Wmtck & Dlmlck and O. W. Knsthnm. TO ALL THREE ARE ON PROGRAM ON ANNUAL CONVENTION, BE GINNING TODAY. All three members or the Clackamas county court. Judge 11. S. Anderson and Commissioners Adam Knight and W. H. Mattoon, are on the program of the annual convention of the stute assocla tlon of county judges and commission ers which begins In Portland today The .convention will end Saturday, after the county officials have been taken over the new Multnomah county bard Biirfuce roads, viewed the now Columbia highway and seen demonstra tions of roads and pavements. Satur day tlio officials will attend the' Pacific International Livestock exposition In a body. Commissioner Mattoon Is treasurer of the association and will make his annual report 11:30 o'clock this morn ing. This afternoon he is scheduled to take part In a discussion on "The Financing the County Road Worw." Comuiissolner Knight will discuss the "Location and Drainage of County Roads" tomorrow morning and tomor row afternoon Judge Anderson wl'l tell bis vlcws'of surfacing of county roads. IE NEW fUYQB ? 4 i I. C. Hackttt .i - WILLIAM M TO BE CAN FOR THIRD TERM COUNTY COMMISSIONER YIELDS TO DEMAND OP FRIENDS WHO URGE REELECTION. ESTACADA HAN SAYS HE WOULD PREFER 10 RETURN TO HIS FARM Hat Served County Seven Yea Next Commlatloner Will Likely Como from Etitern Northern Section. or County Commlssloaer William H Maltoon will be a candidate for re- nominulion and reelection "I have only a yU- serve." said Mr. Mut toon last nlttit, ''and I would prefer to return to my furru. 1 would bo better off financially by attending to my private business, but many of my frienda have demanded that 1 be a candidate." Mr. Mattoon has been a commission er for Clackamas county seven years. He waa first elected In 1908 and was reelected In' 1912. Ills home i at Es- tacnda. . It ha been the ci:stom In this coun ty to elect one commissioner from the territory north of the Clackamas river and the other commissioner front the section south of tho Clackamas, ft Is very likely, for geographical reasons, that the next commissioner will come from the eastern or northern section of the county. W. A. Proctor, of San dy, Is being put forward as a candidate for the place, and others mentioned aro Paul Dunn, of Sandy, and E. D. Olds, of Oak Grove, although Mr. Olds may conclude to become a candidate for the legislature. DEMOCRATS TO MEET ' IN ST. LOUIS IN JUNE CITY IS SELECTED ON SECOND BALLOT 13TH IS AVOIDED AS DATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The Demo cratic national convention of 1910 will be held at St. Louis, beginning Wednes day, June 14, at noon. Tho Democratic national committee tonight named the convention city and adopted resolutions calling for the renominatlon and ro electlon of Wooiltow Wilson as "the trusted leader of national Democracy." Chicago and Dallas contested with St. Louis for the honor of the conven tion, but St. Louis easily led from the start und won on the second ballot. The fact that Tuesday fell on the 13th next year may or may not have had something to do with the determi nation of the committee to being the proceedings on June 14. SPRINGWATER GIRL WEDS Miss Frieda Elizabeth SchenK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schenk of Sprlngwater, wus married Thursday evening to Edwin J. Slrey of Olex, Ore. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. F. Aue, of the Sprlngwater Presbyterian church, in the presence of the immediate family. Miss Emma Schenk was bridesmaid and John Schenk best man. The young people will make their future home at Olex, Ore., where the groom Is a prosperous farmer. WILSON TO WED DECEMBER 18 WASHINGTON, Dec 4. Extremo simplicity will be observed at the wed- iling of President Wilson and Mrs. Nor man Gait, which the White House an nounced today will be solemnized De cember 18, two weeka from today, at the home of Mrs. Gait here. The ar rangements virtually have been com ATTOON D DATE pleted. 1 2 MILLS OF ROAD LEVY FOR PAVING 1 IS RECOMMENDED FUND WOULD LAY FlYI MILES OP HARD SURFACE REDRESS OVER PRESENT MACADAM. PERMANENT ROADS f OR FARMERS, NOT FOR MOTORISTS, IS ASKED Tat of New Highway Policy Long Sought by County Mat All That It Aiatd Dcnonitration Would Prov Plan's Mtrlt, Belief. The county court of Clackamaa county will be anked to epend at least ICy.OOO on paved roada In 1916. ThU waa drfllnllely decided Tuesday hrn the 1.1 vo Wire of the Commercial club adopted reaolutlon urging the county court to act aalde at Ivaat two mill, out of Ibe general road and bridge levy of eight mllla propoaed In tho budget, for permanent highway construction. The adoption of tho reaolutlon by a ununlmoua vote followed tall. In favor of the plan by K. U. Olda. T. A. Root and 8a ru Roake, the first two being aU- pervlsor of road dlatrlcla at Clack amas and Oak Grove, respectively. The resolution waa propoaed by O. I). Kby and discussion on the motion wa par ticipated In by Dr. J. A. VanDrakle. C. Kchuebel and fc. R. Drown. It la estimated (hat a bard aurfaxe re dress can be laid over five miles of road, where a macadam base now ex ists, with the money derived from a" 1 mill levy. No effort will lie made to Induce the county court to ipend the money on roads leading from Oregon City to Portland for the main benefit of motorist, but It Is proposed to use The fund on roada In variou section of the county, a a concrete demonstra tion of the value and the ultimate cheapness of real permanent high way. There it a fait growing tentlment in j Clackamaa county for some permanent roau oi aucn cnaracier inat will elim inate the cost of maintenance for at least 10 yeara. For several years past Clackamas county has been spending about $240. 000 annually on ita roads, exclusive of the special road taxes that swell tbe totul to about $300,000. Good road advocate say that the county, with the highest road levy in the state, can well afford to set aside two mills for hard surface, leaving five mill for gen eral road construction and repair, an-1 one mill for bridge work. K. F. Riley talked briefly in support of under drainage for dirt roads, and Wlllurd P. Hawley Jr.. of the Hawley Tulp Paper company, told of his ex periences and Information gathered during a recent trip in eastern busi ness and manufacturing centers. He said he found among the bankers and business men of the et- a well devel oped sentiment in favor of the election of Charles E. Hughes for president. Nine-tenths of the Republican, he said, are for Hughes. WIFE CHARGES DESERTION Margaret M. Call filed divorce pro ceedings Thursday against her hus band. Tennle M. Call, in the circuit court of Clackamas county, alleging cruelty. They were married in Port land. June 22, 1904. The linker Democrat argues that the present is not unlike scores of other winters experienced in Daker county, and if the past is to be tho guide, then deep snow is the forerunner of a pros perous farming year. Medford To Insure a million dollar sugar factory, the merchants of this city have decided to raise sugar beets to keep up the supply. OF STATE IN SESSION HIGHWAY PROBLEMS OCCUPY AT TENTION OF OFFICIALS IN PORTLAND. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. S. "Good roads" is the keynote of the conven tion of the Oregon Association of Coun ty Judges and Commlsisoners, which opened at the couri house this morn ing. '. Other county business interests the 50-odd county officials at the conven tion, and they will mildly discuss any sort of a tpic that regularly comes be fore county courts. Delivering his address of welcome at 2 o'clock this afternoon Governor .Wlthyconibe declared good roads to be tbe paramount issue before the county governments today. The commissioners and judges listen ed Interestedly and discussed freely the address of Henry 15. E. Reed, coun ty assessor of Multnomah county, on the subject, "The County Budget and Annual Tax Levy." They each had budgets of their own and levies of -their own to think about and they were in terested. - Precinct Changes Are Made by Court Tba natural f roatb of Iba rucM f and Ilia Imrraao In Ilia aiimlfr of rria txrrd to(-r, due to Iba pulltUal activ ity of lb woiara, baa brought atxtit lb dm rllr for tba creation of a Bum r of new prwinrta In tba county Th elate law protldre Ihal a prwlm t cannot contain otrr ISO rrxlattrH tot era Tba county court sprnt part of Tu- day on lha re.iivl.Urt of voting pr rlni t and mads a'a.ul on third of lb nr-drd rbangra. Oregon City will ton alat of II prM-lrut Inatmi of u and II other Or prwlriit will be mad by tbe county 'court In Iba tnt week. TOII TO CALL 2 CAPTAIN BOY CO AND CAPTAIN VON PAPEN NOW ARE PER SONA NON GRATA. CASES OF OTHER OFFICIALS OF EMBASSY ALSO ARE CONSIDERED Stat Department. With Approval of President. Regard This as Good Time to Cat Offending Mtn Out of United State. WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. Immediate withdrawal of Captain Karl Roy-ed and Captain Frant von Pa pen. respectively . a i.i. . . . . . . - . I r naval and military attache of the Ger man embassy, has been requested by the state department. In making formal announcement of thl action late today. Secretary I -an ilng said the attache had rendered themselves persona non grata to the Vnlted State government by Improp er activities In connection with naval and military matter. . The secretary acted with the ful1 approval of President Wilson. The state department made Its re quest three days ago through Count von llernstorff. the German ambassa dor. Announcement of the fact 'W as withheld as a matter of courtesy to Germany and to prevent the charge from being made that the jury trying the warship suply conspirator of the Hamburg-American line In New York j had In way been Influenced In reach ing a credit. Official Washington tonight was speculating on the effect the action might have on public opinion In Ger many. Information on that subject, I: was said in official circles, would be awaited with Interest It also became known tonight that the department has under considera tion the case of Alexander con Nuber, Austro-Hungarian consul-general at New York, whose name frequently has been mentioned with those of Roy-ed and Von Papen In connection with ac tivities which have been frowned upon by the United States government. IN ATTENDANCE HIGH SCHOOL MERE FORTH IN ALL OE OREGON PORTLAND, SALEM AND EUGENE ARE ONLY CITIES WITH MORE STUDENTS THAN O. C. In point of attendance, the high sehool of Oregon City ranks fourth in tho stute. Only Portland, Salem and Eugene hare more high school stu dents than Oregon City, although sev eral other towns are larger In popula tion than this city. Oregon City has 415 high school stu dents, said City Superintendent Tooze. Of this number about 200 are students who attend under the new high school tuition fund law, under the terms of which there is a county fund to pay the tuition of high school students liv ing within districts w ithout ' high 'schools, Of the $25,000 to be paid next year in this county for tuition, Oregon City will receive $10,000. The addition to the high school, made necessary by the great Increase In students resulting from the tuition law, will be completed in the spring. COUPLE TRAVELS TO TACOMA TOBEMARRIED The marriage of Miss Beulah Daven port of Parkplace and Frank Hig&er of this city took place Sunday at Ta come. Mr. Bigger is the son of Mr. and Mrs.. H. J. Rigger of this city and is in business with his father. His bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Davenport of Parkplace. Follow ing a brief wedding trip the young cou ple will make their home in this city. WASHING 'ASKS E BACK ATTACHES TAXPAYERS HE COUNTY BUDGETFOR 1916 MANY RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE TO MEETING AT COURT HOUSE TUESDAY. MATTERS Of IMPORTANCE ARE YET UNSETTLED, UKG ROAD TAX Every Department of County Govern ment Studied High School Tui tion Fund Lad to Lively Dis cussion by Committee. Many quratloiia of roonty finances, prublnu of road rotiitructlon, mattvr of record keeping and tbe operation of the tarloua county offices, tba enforce ment of the prohibition iaw, and all of the other hundred and on prrplei ln( altuatlona that como up In the course of a year In county manage ment were dlacuaseU by the committee of IS taxpayer Wednesday when tbey met to dlacusa tbe county court' esti mated budget for 1911 . Tbe comniltte met before noon, con tinued thrir dluslon all afternoon and until 10:13 o'clock Wedneaday night, and even then did not complete tbelr task. Harvey E. Croat, of Glad stone, wa elected chairman of the committer, and C. N. Walte, of Canby, Ita ccretary. Tbe committee will meet thl morning and continue the work. . With tbe exception of the road levy, I the $1000 asked by District Attorney Hedge for the enforcement of the prohibition law, the county tuition fund estimate of $2S,000 and several other 'and smaller Itema, the work I com ' 1 . . I plete. Fair Ground Purchase Opposed. The recommendations of the commit tee will be made to the taxpayers at the annual meeting set for next Tues day. The moat important decision reached by the committee was the recommenda tion against the purchase of the coun ty fair ground at Canby. for the in debtednesa against It Tbe county fair association ask that tbe county take over the proerty for the mortgages against It and that the county court. In one way or another, assume general charge of the fair. Tbe committee found no fault with the offer of tbe association, but did be lieve that the county by purchasing the grounds would make Canby the permanent site for the fair when, in reality, a location should be secured nearer the center of the county. John Ely, of Estacada, expressed the sentiment of his section of the county as well as many other communities when he declared that the fair should be located somewhere between Oregon City and Portland, convenient to the lines of tbe Portland Railway Light & Power company and the Southern Pa cific. "If the fair was held there, we people of Estacada would not have an East Clackamas fair and would com bine our efforts with those back of the county fair," he said. Tuition Charge Puzzle. The estimate of the county court for high school tuition, roughly $25,000, was the object of considerable discus sion and no recommendation will be made to the taxpayers' meeting. Tui tion for high school vary from $45 to . $77. Members of the committee were Unable to understand this difference, although Superintendent Calavan said that he was satisfied with the esti mates of the various districts. The estimate of $25,000 may be con siderably Increased as a number of Clackamas county students are attend ing the union high school at Gresham and no report has been filed with the county court or the county school su perintendent The item of $3000 asked by District Attorney Hedges to enforce the prohibi tion law was held over until Mr. Hedges was . given an opportunity to discuss the matter before the commit tee. C. Schuebel also desired to talk over this Item with the committee. County Judge Anderson made public the following totals: number of bridges in the county, 489; miles of road in the county, 1314; miles unimproved, 781; miles gravel, 1S2: miles crushed rock, 137; miles bituminous macadam, 7, and surveyed but not opened, 290. He ex plained that the county court recom mended 7 mills for roads and 1 mill for bridges Instead of S mills for roads and bridges together, because under the new law, 70 per cent of the general road fund must go to the districts, leav ing only small margin for bridge work and the larger county road projects. Hard Surface Is Urged. v Chnrltnan Cross opened the discus sion of roads by declaring himself In favor of a road master. He declared himself oposed to handling out a quar ter of a million dollars every year to 'CO men and letting them spent It large ly as they saw fit. ' Several approved tbe stand taken by Mr. Cross and Mr. Klrchem said that in his opinion supervisors are "back num bers" and that he was in favor of doing away with them. T. W. Sullivan said that he would like to see the county build six or seven miles of hard surface in various parts of the county on principal roads so that practically all farmers would have tbe benefit, even if the strip was short. 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