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OREGON CITY COURIER, MAY 16, 1913
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WOODROW WILSON
(The following sketch of the life of
Woodrow Wilson was written by
Earl Paddock, a 13-year-old student
of the Canemah school, in the 8th
grade. He had no help on the essay.
. and gathered the facts from the read
ing and from the library. Considering
the age of the writer it is a decidedly
good production. Editor.)
On the 28th day of Feb. 1822, Jos
eph Ruggles Wilson was born at Steu-
benviiie, Uhio.
His father was a printer as was his
father before him, and Joseph was
taught the trade also. Joseph was the
youngest of a group of seven boys and
he was the scholar ol the lamiiy,
His lather had been a newspaper
editor for a long time and had
brought all of his sons up as printers.
After Joseph had been through col
lege he taught school and after awhile
he got a certificate to preach but he
merely supplied the small churches
around the town.
While he was still in his twenties he
married Janet Woodrow, the daughter
of the famous Presbyterian preacher
irom ireiana.
In 1855 Dr. Wilson was called to
Stauton Va., to take charge of the
Presbyterian Church of that city and
remained there two years. Stauton,
Virginia is a beautifully situated town
of 5000 on the famous valley of Vir
ginia.
Here Thomas Woodrow, the future
President was born on the 28th day of
December 1856. Woodrow was born to
an auspicious heritage, his blood was
a mixture of Scotch and Irish, a mix-
- ture tending to produce an energetic
and able man. His forfathers were all
inclined toward learning strongly
tinctured with piety, they were either
able lawyers or preachers, and were
very turn by arm practical.
When Woodrow had attained the
age of two years, in 1858 the family
moved to Augusta, Georgia, where Dr
Wilson was Pastor of the Presbyter
ian church for four years. It was
while they lived in Augusta, that the
Civil war occured and Dr Wilson em
braced the Southern cause. (Wilaon)
Woodrow's earliest recollected im
pression of the war, was, one day
while he was playing in the front yard
he heard a man in the street say to
another: "Lincoln is elected and
there'll be war." But Augusta was not
mixed in the real conflict, it was real
ly an islund, around which the cur
rent of the war flowed.
The only soldiers Woodrow ever
saw in the war, were a troop of Guer
rilla, who were on their way to join
the Confederates, and as they passed
in irregular order, he yelled in a slang
phrase of that time: "Go get your
mule."
The only way that the people of
Augusta were embarassed by the war
was, that though there was plenty of (
. tood, there was not much of a variety,
but this did them good because they
learned to economise, and Woodrow
was eager for the pea soup made from
peas that had before been fit only for
cows.
One day a rumor came to town that
the union army, under Sherman, was
coming to attack them and Mr. Wilson
and some other gentlemen armed
themselves, and started to ambush
the "army but it was a fake alarm,
and nothing came of it. One day
Woodrow happened to go into the at
tic and discovered a box of chewing
tobacco, and every time he went
there, there was a larger pile. This
was the negroes' way of hoarding, all
the money they got they converted in
to chewing tobacco, which they could
speedily change to money at will.
The negroes were not the only ones to
horde, for the Parsdn had his own lit
tle horde of gold, which was con
stantly growing larger.
Woodrow was sent to the best pri
vate schools in the city, for the pub
lic schools were of no practical use.
He was taught by a teacher named
Owens, but his father was his real
teacher and companion.
In the fall of 1870 the Wilson fam
ily moved from Augusta to Columbia,
South Carolina. Though Woodrow had
never seen the oceon or a single ship
he could tell the name of every mast,
crosstree, or staysail and could make
a perfect model of a schooner or cut
ter. In 1873, when he was 17 years of
age, Woodrow was sent to a college
at Davidson, South Carolina, where he
joined a literary society, called Eu
menean, and used to write articles
for the college paper. He played sec
ond base on the baseball nine and once
had the doubtful pleasure of hearing
the Captain say: "Wilson, you would
be a tine player if you wore not so
almighty lazy." One day in grammar
class the Professor asked Wilson what
calves' meat was called when served
on the tablo, and instead of saying
veal, he said mutton. And ever after
that he wus called "Monsieur Mou
ton." Just before examinations Wilson
was taken sick and was tuken home to
Wilmington, North Carolina, where
his father now lived. Woodrow stayed
at home with his father through the
years of 1874-75 recuperating his
health.
Wilmingon was a great seaport for
naval stores, cotton and tobacco, and
Woodrow put in the most of his time
around the wharves and waterfront,
When the year was up Woodrow was
a great deal stronger and hoalthier
than when he came home and in the
fall of 1875 ho boarded the train for
Princeton college. At Princeton Wil
son was known as a Democrat and
was often put on that side in political
debates; but often when ho pulled a
slip out or a hat, and found he was on
the side of "protection," he tore his
slip up and refused to debate, al
though there was a prize of $125 for
the winner, because he was a passion
ate supporter of free trade. He read
everything ho could get on govern
ment political history and political
economy and the lives of stutomen.
He liked to read tho debates of Con
gress and he founded debating clubs
and was their star debater. He al
ways enjoyed music and sports and
had a good tenor voice that is not all
gone yet. At one time ho was presi
dent of the Athletic Committee and
Baseball association, and ugain he
was editor of the College paper, call
ed the Princetonian. In his senior
year he began to write articles for the
magazine and they were accepted.
They were mostly on the subject of
Cabinet government of the United
States and were very good. He stud
ied law in the University of Virginia
after graduating from Princeton.
While here he published a magazine
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article on John Bright and another on
Gladstone, both British statesmen of
the Manchester free trade school.
In 1882 he opened a law office at
Atlanta, Georgia, but his records
show no notice of a client. He spent
much of his time writing a book on
"Congressional Government." It was
while trying to practice law that he
met Miss Ellen Louise Axson, now
Z2
closed his law office and went to Bal
timore to take a course in civil gov
ernment, at John Hopkins Universi
ty. He published his book on "Con-
o-rpssinnnl finvprnmpnt.." nnd wrnt.A fln
"IT- v. . c Vu rrlL i
e "tmm ule ia"'CI 01
. , , . a . .
wis dook 01 congressional uovern-
ment brought him fame and several
college's invited him to take a prof es-
sor's Dosition. He accented a nosition
at Bryn Maur, a girl's college. Wilson
lono-ht nniitip nrl nnlif.ioni w.nnv
for 17 years.
He studied and worked at night to
make his lectures interesting and
nearly always succeeded. Soon he re
ceived a call from John Hopkins Un
iversity to repeat his
lectures there
twice a week.
After he had taught at Bryn Maur
for several years he accepted an elec
tion as professor of history and polit
ical economy at Wesleyan. About this
time the degree and title of Ph. D.
was given him by John Hopkins Un
iversity.
After staying at Westleyan for a
while he was called to Princeton, his
alma mater. What made Wilson's lec
tures so interesting, was that he
taught by current events and students
thought them so good that he had a
very large class.
Wilson made politics fresh where
before they had been dry, simply by
using the actual events in Congress,
and other places , to convey the
knowledge he wished to impart.
He was much liked by the students
and was several times voted the most
popular professor. .,
When in 1902 the office of Presi
dent of the University fell vacant
Professor Wilson was
elected.
unanimouslv
President Wilson found Princeton a
rich man's college and after a great
deal of trouble he made it "democrat
ic" . ,
This was something new to Prince
ton and there was a great deal of
grumbling among those who were
hurt. He established a system by
which students in small groups were
in the care of an instructor who look
ed after their life outside the class
room. But all this clashed with the
Trustees' ideas and they assailed him
with names of "leveler" and "social-
jst,"
ThA Rtntfl o-nvprnmpnt. of N Jpr-
V.,, ,1 k J LnlJ
oc'T . ..7r urcu , ,
anu wnen in kuu me people rousea
up and wanted to reform the state
government. Ihe Democrat bosses al-
lowed Woodrow Wilson to be nominat-
ed and elected and then began to fight
the bosses and put them t rout.
A large number of reforms were
put through the senate and New Jer-
sey xi ubuik uio woiae guveineu
state in the union, has been changed
to one of the best.
This record brought governor Wil-
son forward as a candidate for the
nomination for President of the Unit-
H State. Thp ripmnnratin mnvpntinn
met at Baltimore and nominated him
for President. The circumstances of
tv. ! t j u: j 4.1..
w .,F K. iweu ...in, anu 0.. me
5th day of November he was elected
by tne people, ano on Marcn n laid
he was solemnly sworn in and inaug-
urated.
EARL PADDOCK
Equity will Celebrate
Just as we are going to press we
received a communication from Presi-
J . , .
dent Casto announcing that the Coun-
ty Executivo Board hud met and def-
initely decided to have a Fourth of
T..1., ll,,.-
on,, mcuiauuii,
The following committee was nam-
pH t.n Iihva nWo-n nf thn nff,iir-
0 I
John Wallace, Oregon City, Rt. 4;
Geo. Oglesby, Aurora; A. J. Keln
hofer, Oregon City, Rt. 8; II. T. Burr,
Clackamas, and M. J. Lazelle, Oregon
City.
me committee win meet within a
few days and start things agoing, so
get readly for the big time.
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lease, at $150 ner veur. Cash.
For Sale: Two and a half acres at
Willumette all cleared, a sulendid
little homo, onlv $300 ner acre.
For Sale: 5 room house, full lot, on
bth St. in city, anyone looking for a
home this is a siuid. $900. One-half
cash. Bal. to suit.
For Sale: at Gladstone, 3 lots, rus-
tic nouse, IB by 28, garden all in,
owner leavinsr. onlv $t!00.
For Sale: A fine suburban home at
Concord. 8 room house and 0110 ncrn
with all kinds of fruit and berries,
just what you are looking for.
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MR. EBY'S REPORT
TO LI WIRES
Rfvo fVifl T lira TI7;. 4. 1, J -
lu aiT E. chairn
committee appointed by that body to
investigate the county charges. and
report to the mass meeting commit
tee, made the following report to the
L- ' . . , . "
uve wires. ile stated to the mass
meeting Saturday he had no report to
make
Oregon City, Oregon.
May 13, 1913
T ,the Officers and Members of the
Llve W ires of the Commercial Club
of Oregon
City:
Gentlemen
we, your committee appointed to
assist M. J. Brown, Robert Schuebel
and S. L. Casto appointed at Mass
Meeting, to investigate and make a
report upon the charge of extrava
gance and incompetency made against
the County Court of Clackamas Coun-
ty, Oregon, beg leave to submit the
following report
A few days after our appointment
the first joint meeting of the two com
mittees was held in the office of John
W. Loder with all members present
at which meeting W. S. U'Rren, mem
ber of the Lave Wires committee ask-
ed to be excused from service on ac-
count of pressure of business, which
request was granted. At this meet
ing a general plan of Investigation was
discussed and It was finally unani
mously agreed that a public joint
meeting of the committee should be
held at the Court House on Tuesday,
April 2$, 1913, at 10 o'clock, A. M.,
for the purpose of receiving any in-
tormatlon in the possession of any
person relative to the charge made
and also any other matters relative
to the expenditure of County money
and we asked that such charges be
made in writing.
A notice of this meeting signed by
all of the committee was published
m the County papers and pursuant to
mis iiuuub a lueeiuig was neiu ai
which a number of citizens attended
some 01 whom made statements in
writing and others made verbal state
ments, declining to put the Bame in
writing.
In the matter of the charge made
by E. D. Olds that the County Court
paid approximately $1000.00 above
the market price for a Buffalo Pitts
steam roller, will say that this charge
was investigated by Robert Schuebel
and M. J. Brown and that they re
ported to us in person that their In
vestigation had satisfied them beyond
a doubt, that the charge was not true
and that the price of $3250.00 paid for
such roller was the price at which
the same Is and nas been selling and
Ulill LU5 UlllUlCUUO AU LUU JJHUCB qUUU"
ed by Mr. Olds is explained by the
tact that the roUer8 sold at Senttle
and North Yakima were second hand
rollers. This explanation is also con-
firmed by Judge Beatie and we
take it for granted that this is the
'act.
, u'u , . ",tlu
L ft contract fop a bridge acrossClear
Creek at Fischers Mill for the sum
0f $2900.00 complete and then after-
wards sneut approximately $800.00 in
addition for concrete foundation and
other things connected with the
bridge which Mtr. Olds claims should
have been done by tne contractors at
? L l"h,l Z?X
LI UL 1UI sum Uliugc ictuiucu 111 Ul.
24, page 400, of the Journals of the
rew ., . -
commissioners Court and that tne
contract shows that The Coast Bridge
company was to nirnisn an 01 tne
steel, ship it and nam it to tne site
of the bridge and erect the bridge
and lay tne tioor and put up tne ran
and paint tne same, mat toe contract
says nothing about furnishing cement
or labor for the foundation or furn
ishing any timber or plank going in
to this bridge. In the absence of any
agreement on the part of Coast Bridge
UII1P.II.J iU IJUt .11 LUC 1UUUUUUU11
fuml'ah tlml)ler and iulnbep we can
arrive at no other construction of
tlie contract than that the same was
lu uc 1U....0.. J y.v, .........
wl.s ,ionH and we therefore conclude
that this charge is not supported by
tacts. .
Tti the mtittai nf nhnraa mnno Iw I
E. D. Olds that the County Court has
paid
exnoroitant prices lor steei
bridges and material, will say that the
onlv evidence we have on this point.
the statement of Mr. Olds and al
so figures submitted by him from oth
er bridge companies, which figures are
given upon certain plans and spec!
lications submitted to them by Mr.
Olds, and we have no means of know
ing whether tlie plans and specifica
tions submitted by Mr. Olds were the
plans and specifications of the bridge
in question and we submit that the
only way to determine this matter
wouiu oe lor 1111 expert tu nine
plans and specifications furnished bj
Mr. Olds and check them up with the
Plans and specifications of the bridges
eroded anil in addition It would be
necessity for the expert to check the
nringe alter us erection aim see mm
it conforms to tho plans and Bpecifi-
cations furnished by the contractor
d it would then be necessary for
me exiwrt to ngui e imi mo wu.bi.i u.
the bridge as some of the figures fur-
nlahed by Mr. Olds are on the basis
of so much per one hundred pounds.
This we have been unable to accomp-
Hah.
In the matter of the c.targe mndo
by E. D. Olds and one, O. V. Sever
ance that Judge neatie lei uie con
tract for the Fischer Mill Bridge with-
out the knowledge of Commissioner
Mattoon we append herewith the atll-
davit of Bald O. W. Severance relating
ti the same and also the affidavit of
Commissioner Mattoon In which he
denies the statements attributed to
him by O. W. Severance.
Mr. E. D. Olds, Oak Grove, Oregon.
Boar Sir:
In compliance with your recent
request the following is a state-mor-t
relative to the letting of the
Fischer Bridge.
I was at that time President of
thA Columbia Bridge Co., who had
built the bridge across Milk
Creek at Mulino during Judge
Bimlok's administration.
After Judge Boatio's election
and in response to Mr. Mattoon's
request, I went to Oregon City
to join the Court on a trip to
Mllwmikie to price a bridge for
that place. When 1 arrived In
Oregon City Mr. Mattoon told me
the Fisher bridge was out and
that ve would go up there and
measure for a bridge to replace
It.
But Judge Beatie tried to dis
courage my going by Baying there
was no room lu the rig for me.
I liuormod Mm that our com
pany could atferd to pay for a
rig and wu treat) vary coldly
during the trip, It being very eas
ily seen that he favored the
Coast Bridge Co.'s representative.
That evening after our return
and after supper, I met the Judge
and the commissioners at the
Court House and asked him to let
me give him a price on the bridge
but he replied that he didn't think
they would build the bridge at
that time.
Then I asked him to communi
cate with me at such a time as
they were ready to build the
bridge, that I might submit a price
He said he would let me know but
in a few days I met Mr. Mattoon
and he told me the bridge had
been let to the Coast Bridge Co.
I asked him why they did not let
me know of the letting as they
had agreed to do and he said the
And later when I took the matter
the Coast Bridge Co. before he
knew of it.
And later When I took the matter
up with Judge Beatie, he refused
to talk on the subject, saying he
was busy and had not time to
spare..
Yours truly, .
O. W. SEVERANCE.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 1st day of November,
1912.
CHAS. DONNELL.
Notary Public for Oregon.
(SEAL).
STATE OP OREGON, County of
Clackamas, ss.
I, W. M. Mattoon, being first du
ly sworn depose and say that I
am now a member of the board
of County Commissioners for
Clackamas County, State, of Ore
gon, and have been for a number
of years, that I am the same Mr.
Mlxttoon referred to in an affidav
it made by one O. W. Severance
'which said Affidavit was subscrib
ed and sworn to before one
Hharles R. Donnell, Notary Public
for Oregon on November 1st, 1912.
In said Affidavit O. W. Severance
makes the following statement:
"He said he would let me know
but In a few days I met Mr. Mat
toon and he told me the bridge
had been let to the Coast Bridge
Co. I asked him why they did
not let me know of the letting
said the Judge had given the con
tract to the Coast Bridge Co. be
fore he knew it."
That I did not make such state
ment or any similar statement to
O. W. Severance as set forth in
said statement, or to any other
person at that or at any time or
at all.
Affiant further states that be
fore any bridge contract is let the
action is taken by the entire
board of County Commissioners
acting as a unit, and that was
done in the case referred to in
the affidavit of said O. W. Sever
once as well as in the letting of
all other contracts.
W. H. MATTOON.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 7th day of May, 1913.
GILBERT L. HEDGES,
Notary Public for Oregon.
(SEAL).
We find that the contract relative
to this bridge is Bigned by Judge
Beatie and Commissioners Blair and
Mattoon.
The statements made by Mr. Sev
erance in his Anidavit reflecting on
Judge Beatie have been denied over
the signature of Judge Beatie, and
have been published but we do not
have the same on hand and submit
the entire matter as it stands
In the matter of the charge made
by Mr. Hageman that $350.00 was
paid a Mr. Scoggin for one-half days
time in making :ui expert report ou
the Suspension Bridge at Oregon City,
w,
will say that we find that the sum
0f $350.00 was paid and that the said
Scoggin made a complete typewritten
report to the Court covering four or
nva pages, going into detail as to
the condition of the brldce. pointing
out tne weak piaCes In the timbers,
where they were decayed, the rusty
places on the cables, and bolts, show
ing the relative strength of the differ
ent parts of the bridge as compared
to a new bridge, and making recom
mendations as to the best and most
practicable manner of repairing the
same. This report is on file at the
office of the County Clerk and can be
seen by any person desiring to do so.
Mr. Eby of your committee, further
states that Mr. Schuebel told him that
ne jud made some outside investiga
tion concerning this matter and had
.n i ...11-u m Ar o..ilii.nn tn
whom he na(i mucn confidence, and
that Mi: Sullivan gave it as his opin
ion that the price paid for this exam
ination and report was not unreason
able.
For further Information concerning
this matter we have appended hereto
a copy of a letter from Mr. George
Scoggin bearing upon the question.
Portland, Oregon,
May 9 ,1913.
Mr. Eby, Oregon City, Oregon.
Dear Sir: We are in receipt of
your letter of the 7th inst. regard
ing the payment of the sum of
$350.00 by the County Court of
Clackamas County, to our firm for
the performance of certain serv
ices. For your Information will state
that this sum was for an exam
ination and report on the condi
tion and safety of a suspension
bridge across the Willamette Riv
er at Oregon City, with recom
mendations as to the advisability
of tho reconstruction or repair of
the same.
The report also included an es
timate with a sketch and estimate
of probable cost for replacing the
existing bridge with a steel struc
ture.
The explanation and report con
cerning the existing structure,
which was but a small part of the
services rendered required assist
ants beveral days, and for your
further information will state that
charges for services of this char
acter are not calculated on a per
diem basis, and In view of the
servtocs rendered the amount re
ceived was not only not extrava
gant but very reasonable.
Yours truly,
GEO. SCOGGIX.
In the matter of the charge made
that the County Court was extrava
gant in repairing the court house and
that they advertised for bids tor re
pairs to the court house and then re
jected all bids and had the work done
under the supervision of a foreman
and that in doing so the cost to the
taxpayers was approximately $10,000
more than the Bame could have been
done at contract price. We find that
the court did not advertise for bids
but that it did advertise for plans for
such improvement, book 25,. page 30,
Commissioners' Journal, to be submit
ted by architects and contractors and
that a number of plans were submit
ted and estimates given up the same.
These estimates ranged from $8000 to
$17,000.00, according to the plans sub
mitted, but that these plans were not
satisfactory to the ideas of the Court
and that they were all rejected and
the Court hired Mr. W. A. White, an
architect, to draw plans according to
the Ideas of the Court and that the
Court House was constructed approx
imately in accordance with the plans
drawn by Mr. White, which were dif
ferent from any submitted by con
tractors, and as near as can be de
termined, the cost of this repair con
sisting of the additions made to the
Court House, the partitioning of the
rooms upstairs, a new heating plan
and new plumbing system complete.
new roof on old building and tower,
repairs to Goddess, new wiring and
two coats of paint on entire building,
together with the furniture added
cost aoout $26,000.00. This question
and the figures were gone into by Mr.
Casto of the Mass Meeting commit
tee and were never turned over to us,
In the matter of the charge made
against the Court for entering into a
contract for the cruising of timber
we find that the same was let to Mr,
M. G. Nease without bids on a price
of $0.08 per acre and that the Court
has a bond from said M. G. Nease in
the sum of $10,000.00 providing for
the faithful performance of said con
tract. We find furtner that the cruise
of Mr. Nease is being checked by Mr,
O. S. Boyles, a competent timber
cruiser, as to its exactness and we be
lieve from an inspection of the rec
ords returned on this cruise that the
same is being very accurately made,
showing the amount of merchantable
timber on each 40 acres, the amount
of second class timber, the amount of
piling, the character and contour of
the soil and the purpose for which
the soil is best adapted, also showing
the streams and roads, and that part
of the 40 acres covered by timber, the
part thereof in cultivation and the
part covered by a burn and so on, and
we believe that the amount expended
for this cruise is a good investment
and that the cost thereof will be re
paid to the county in two or three
years time from the increase of taxes
upon the timber lands, the true val
ue of which will be shown by the
cruise.
In the matter of the complaint of
S. D. Berney that a mistake was made
by the Court cruiserB on the line be
tween sections 2 and 11 T. 3 S. R. 2,
E. will say that we have not person
ally investigated this for that Mr.
Robert Scnuebel stated to Mr. Eby
that he had Investigated the same
and that he found the charge untrue.
In the matter of the charge made
by Mr. Hageman that the Court had
spent approximately $800.00 construct
ing a bridge across a dry gulch or
as we remember it, a stream known
as Matlock Creek, and that the said
bridge has no road leading to it on
either side, will say that we have not
gone upon the ground to view the
bridge, but have talked with the mem
bers of the County Court concerning
the same and append hereto copy of
a letter from said C. F. Clark, a form
er resident of Clackamas Precinct.
wh0 now resides In Portland, which
we beliove fully explains the matter
and which corroborates the state
ment made by the court. This letter
is as follows:
695 East Ash Street,
May 6, 1913.
O. D. Eby, -Oregon
City, Oregon.
Dear Sir
Replying to your request for in
formation concerning the con
struction of a bridge across Mat
lock Creek in the Wm. Stevens
road, permit me to say, that the
said road was a regularly laid out
County Road, and that the old
bridge across said creek, to the
best of my recollection, was built
up the creek from the true road
way as a matter of convenience
and on private property (the
canyon across the creek being
deep at this point) with a long
grade angling down to the bridge ,
and another equally long from the
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Exceptional Underpricing of Woolen Dress Goods
All Popular Colors
Pure Wool Double-weight Coatings, Wide
waie ana diagonal weaves.
and $2.50 qualities at,
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Varied and most attractive are the offerings
in this sale double-weight, 54-inch Coat
ings, that are all pure wool; wide-wale and
two tone diagonals shown in the best shades
of tan, gray, castor, etc., also in neat mix
tures. Fabrics that hav e sold
at $2 and $2.50 a yard, priced
at
Black and White Shepherd Checks
59c quality priced at, the yard
One of the most popular materials for sum
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bridge, to the top of the hill on
the other side. This old bridge
had entirely decayed from age so
that passage across it was im
possible, and while it is true that
this roadway, in the stage of de
velopment or rather lack of de
velopment it was in, served only
a few people, it was a short cut
off for those few into the junny-r
side road. To Mr. J. Nordberg
the repair, or rathe the recon
struction, of the old bridge, or the
construction of a new bridge
across said creek, was a matter
of absolute necessity. He had at
the time considerable cut wood
with no roadway over which it
was possible to haul the Bame.
Mr. Fred Fritz had property, also
Mr. Talbert and myself which had
no feasible outlet towards Port
land, unless this bridge was re
placed. At the time I was expect
ing to deed to each of two of my
children a piece of property
(which has since been done) ad
jacent to this roadway and that
they would need and use this
roadway as soon as the same
could be opened. I and Mr. Nord
berg and Mr. Talbert presented
the matter tto the county court,
Judge Beatie and the commission
ers, and Mr. Nordberg who is a
contractor and builder, offered to
build a new bridge straight across
Matlock Creek and bulkhead and
fill the approaches at such eleva
tion (40 or 45 feet high, I think)
as would practically eliminate
grades, or most of the grade,
and cut out all the angling down
to the old bridge and saving very
much in distance. If I remember
correctly, he agreed to furnish
everything, and do all the work
on this long bridge for the small
sum of $750.00 or $800.00 (at
least $500.00 less than any con
tractor would be willing to build
it for) Mr. Talbert and I made an
estimate and, as near as my mem
ory now serves me, we figured
that his material cost him about
what he built the bridge for, his
labor being lost. The county
court and everybody Interested In
this matter at the time knew that
Mr. Nordberg and his son gave al
most their whole summer's time
on the bridge without any pay,
because they had to have a way
out. The reconstruction of the
old bridge, if it could have been
made feasible or even possible
(being on private property) would
have cost several hundred dollars,
(and the county was under obliga
tions to rebuild the bridge or af
ford another bridge outlet to Mr.
Nordberg and some of this other
property) and it seemed more ex
pedient to the court to constrtict
a new bridge, since under the cir
cumstances It could be secured
by the county at less than cost,
and so located as to Bave both
grades and distance and make a
continuance of a straight road. In
this I think their judgment will
be deemed Bound after a fair and
impartial examination of all the
facts surounding this case is
made. Now it is true, that Mr.
Nordberg, Mtr. Talbert, Mr. Fritz
subscribing thereto, and myself
agreed to cut out and open up this
roadway (so that teams could go
through) as soon as we could.
The writer circulated a petition
for labor and money to open this
road, at the time, and Bacured
some help, mostly promises of
labor, and the writer and some
others have done some work to
wards opening up the road. Since
deeding two parcels of property
to two of my children this mat
ter has been turned over to my
son, and I understand that it is
expected that the cutting and
burning will be finished this sum
mer and other work will be done
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Solid Colored and Piece-Dyed Novelties
from 44 to 54 inches wide, all colors,
weights and kinds. 85c and $1
grades at, the yard gJC
Flooded with daylight and well displayed
are these fine woolen dress goods. Included
are the season's smartest Novelities and
every staple fabric; solid colored and piece
dyed materials from 44 to 54 inches wide,
all weights, all shades in regular 85c and $1
Regular $2
$1.29
this season
$.29
qualities, priced this sale
at
39c
Half-Wool Dress
75c qualities at,
An extensive variety of weaves to choose
from 42-iuch, half-wool Tekin and Hair
line Striped Novelties ; also all size Shep
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on
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sale at
later in the fall and next winter
when the brush is out of the way.
I know that the court acted in
good faith, and I know that there
is a bona fide intention of the
people there to carry out their
obligation, only It has taken long
er than was expected. I desire
to say right here and now that
it is my firm belief that if the
county would establish a rock
crusher at the Talbert rock quar
ry, which Is so located as to be
readily accessible to several road
districts, and use the said Wm.
Stevens road as a cut off into the
Sunnyside road (saving 3 miles
on each load hauled) that enough
more tonnage could be hauled,
with the same expense, to pay the
entire cost of this bridge in two
years, and that better and more
permanent roads could be made
than Is now being done with
gravel. I am satisfied that the
two or three road districts near
est said quarry would meet the
county half way with a special
tax for a crusher if the county
would entertain the proposition.
As you know, I reside in Portland
and am not now closely in touch
with Clackamas county affairs,
but I do wish to say positively
that I know Judge Beatie and the
commissioners acted from con
scientious motives in this matter
and did what they considered
their duty. Mr. Nordberg expects
to fence and make permanent im
provements and is working there
now to that end and, until this
bridge was built he could neither
haul to or from his premises. It
was up to the county to afford
him a bridge on a county road or
quit collecting taxes from his
property until tney could give
him an outlet. Private parties
were objecting to the reconstruc
tion of the old bridge, (which was
entirely gone) on their land, and
to build a new bridge'in the coun
ty roadway, made it necessary to
build it both high and long. The
many dowel rods used by Mr.
Nordberg in construction of the
bridge were about twice as long
as those commonly used for the"
purpose. I only mention this to
show, that although he lost mon
ey on the Job, he carried out his
contract faithfully as per his
agreement with the court, even In
minor details where he might,
and otherB (found themselves
losing money) would have rt.
trench. It is easy for those who
have a good road built right past
their front door to criticise the
county court for affording relief
to those who have no road, but if
their positions were reversed,
their story would present a dif
ferent tone. I have gone into
this matter at some length in or
der to give you a fair understand
ing of the facts as I understand
them, and while the court grant
ed this bridge somewhat reluct
antly, I am satisfied that it did
so with the firm convicton that
it was the most expedient thing,
and the only thing to do under
the circumstances, that it was
honorably bound to do so. Any
questions you may desire to ask,
I will gladly answer to the beBt
of my ability, and trusting this
will cover what you wish to know,
I remain,
Yours truly,
C. F. CLARK,
P. S. By referring to the coun
ty map you will find that the Wm.
Stevens road is connected on the
south with the road which passes
over the hill from Sunnyside to
Clackamas, and on the north with
the Sunndyside road near Gaff-
( Continued on Pafe 8)
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They are high-class, pure silk Crepe de
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clinging weave and with a brilliant finish.
They are very firmly woven. They come in
black, ivory, navy, brown, reseda, pink, light
blue, Copenhagen, rose, leather, apricot, tan,
etc. A Silk of fl.00 quality, priced IJQft
for this sale at, the yard UuC
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Goods in 65c and
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