OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY JAN. 1, 191 4
" ' " ' .. .'- . MM mm mmm mmm i
M-MMMMMIMMMIMMM
HAVE YOU EVER. FELT THE CALL
OF GLADSTONE?
OF COURSE YOU HAVE. J'TS THE CALL THAT HAS LED TO OVER FORTY NEW HOMES IN GLADSTONE DURING THE YEAR 1912; IT'S THE CALL THAT CONTINU
ALLY WHISPERS TO THE MAN WHO WANTS A REAL HOME: "YOU SHOULD BUILD IN GLADSTONE;" IT'S THE CALL THAT IS ETERNALLY REMINDING YOU THAT GLAD
STONE IS ONE OF THE FINEST LITTLE "HOME-SPOTS" IN THE STATE, WHERE PURE WATER HEADS THE MENU EACH DAY, AND WHERE PRACTICALLY ALL THE
MODERN CONVENIENCES MAY BE ENJOYED. THIS CALL IS INEVITABLE.
CONSERVATISM HAS CHARACTERIZED GLADSTONE'S DEVELOPMENT FROM the BEGINNING THERE'S NO SPECULATION ABOUT GLADSTONE. THE CITY IS
RIGHT THERE AND ON THE JOB EVERY MINUTE. WE DON'T BELIEVE IN SPECULATIVE "BOOMS." OUR STRONGEST ARGUMENT IS IN OUR TOWN. OUR NEXT BEST
ARGUMENT IS OUR MUNICIPAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS-PRESENT AND PAST, RATHER THAN WHAT IS TO BE DONE IN THE VAGUE DISTANT FUTURE. PURE WATER,
' TWO TELEPHONE FRANCHISES, ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND ALMOST THREE MILES OF STREET IMPROVEMENT S GRADING, CURBING AND WIDE SIDEWALKS-,
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PUBLIC-SPIRITED CITIZENS AND CITY OFFICIALS, DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS. '
' AS A TOWNSITE GLADSTONE APPROACHES THE "IDEAL." NESTLING AS IT DOES ALONG THE SHADY BANKS OF THE PICTURESQUE CLACKAMAS, WITH
THE QUAINT OLD CHAUTAUQUA PARK ON THE NORTHEAST, THE "SETTING" FOR THE HOME-LOVER COULD NOT BE IMPROVED UPON.
BUT THAT ISN'T ALL. GLADSTONE IS ON THE RAILROAD MAP, TOO, AND BOASTS OF AN EXCELLENT HALF-HOUR CAR SERVICE BETWEEN OREGON CITY
ON THE ONE SIDE AND PORTLAND ON THE OTHER. IT'S ABOUT A SIX-MINUTE JUMP, FROM THE MILL TOWN TO GLADSTONE, AND A 40-MINUTE RIDE TO PORT
'LAND. "
COME DOWN TO GLADSTONE AND SEE THESE THINGS FOR YOURSELF. STROLL DOWN EAST ARLINGTON STREET JUST BELOW "BUNGALOW ROW" WHERE
RIGHT NOW SIX NEW BUNGALOWS ARE BEING BUILT, ALONG SIDE OF THREE COMPLETED HOMES WHICH HAVE BEEN ERECTED DURING THE PAST YEAR. ASK
ANY OF THESE FOLKS WHY THEY BUILT IN GLADSTONE.
WE AVE ABUNDANT HOME-SITES IN GLADSTONE FOR SALE AT ALMOST ANY TERMS THE PURCHASER MIGHT SUGGEST $10.00 DOWN ANAD $5.00 PER.
MONTH AT A LOW RATE OF 6 PER CENT, WILL PURCHASE ANY HOME-SITE WE HAVE IN GLADSTONE. OR WE CAN DO BETTER, IF NECESSARY. ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TO CONVINCE US THAT YOU REALLY WANT A HOME IN GLADSTONE. '
GLADSTONE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
OREGON CITY OFFICE, BEAVER BLDG.
PHONE 1982
PERCY A. CROSS,
AGENT
OFFICE OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE, GLADSTONE.
J
WONDERFUL YEAR FOR
THE CITY OF GLADSTONE
Forty-three New Homes Built During
Last Twelve Months in Thriving
Town on the Clackamas
Seldom has an Oregon town main
tained a steadier or more substantial
growth than has the little city of
Gladstone, during the past year. Dur
ing the past twelve months forty-two
new residences have been erected in
this thriving little community, which
approximates at a conservative, con
jecture, an outlay of at least $60,000.
00 for homes. This is a most enviable
improvement record even for cities
much larger than Gladstone, but it is
expected that the record will be dupli
cated in 1914.
The building spirit caught the
Gladstonians early last spring and
has been continuing steadily through
out the summer and fall months, and
during practically all of the time,
at least one dozen homes have been
in process of construction at once. An
unusual feature exists at the present
time at the corner of Yale avenue and
Arlington streets, where four bunga
lows are now being built, each one by
B. T. McBain, W. W. Leete, C. A.
Chambers and Carrol Leete.
In addition to the list of those who
have built or are building now, there
are eight others who expect to 8tar,t
homes soon.
But not alone in the construction of
private homes has Gladstone shown
wonderful progress. Early last spring
an era of municipal work was be
gun. Mayor, councilmen and citizens,
all put their shoulders to the wheel
in united effort and have made an en
viable reputation in street improve
ments. Hereford street, almost a mile
in length, was first improved, and
Gladstonians are proud of the fact
that their own people did the work,
the ' task furnishing employment an
average crew of fifteen or twenty
men all summer. Sidewalks were laid
and curbings set and after Hereford
was finished Railroad Avenue and
Dartmouth street were improved with
Oladstone labor. A municipal grader
and a municipal gravel pit are of
practical assistance in keeping the
street assessments down to "the mini
mum. The P. R. L. & P. Co then re
laid their tracks to conform to the es
tablished grade. As a result Here
ford, Portland Avenue, and Dart
mouth are now completed, and with
wide 801foot streets with sidewalks
and curbing lining them.
The Gladstone people are naturally
, proud of their city's growth and their
municipal accomplishments, and pre
dict big things for 1914. Within the
last month two telephone franchises
have been granted to the Pacific
States and Home Phone companies,
an electric light frarchise, which, in
cidentally, provides for a street light
ing system, has also been passed, and
a franchise for the proposed new Car
eer inter-urban line has also been giv
en the promoter of that road. Then
too, they have an excellent municipal
water system at Gladstone, having
erected a pumping station, well, fil
ter and reservoir within the last two
years.
While most of the Gladstone folks
are interested in Oregon City or Port
land, nevertheless a great many do
small farming, as the soil is unusually
fine for vegetables in many parts of
the little town. The Hollowell farm
located in northwest Gladstone is
one of the finest produce farms in the
entire county, especially noted for its
fine celery.
Gladstone people not only raise fine
vegetables. J. M. Hagerman only
last week captured the sweepstakes
on his Brahmin chickens at the Poul
try Show of Marion County. Mr. Hag
erman, however, is not a profession
chicken rancher. He is a business
man of Portland, who resides in the
very heart of Gladstone and the chick
en business with him is aside issue.
. The list of Gladstone home build
ers during 1912 is as follows:
Frank Barlow, Gloucester St....S3000
Dave Cotto, Dartmouth' 1750
Gill Russell, Dartmouth 1250
E. B .Anderson, Dartmouth 1250
E. B. Anderson, Dartmouth St... 1150
John Loder, Exeter St 850
John Loder, Exeter St 850
J. F. Holdren, Kenmore St
John Page, Gloucester . St :.
John Page, Gloucester '. . 850
W. R. Wilson, Gloucester 1 1150
W. S. Thomas, Clarendon 1250
Hayworth, Arlington 1000
Geo. Warren, Berkeley St ........ 850
John McGetchie, Arlington 1200
Dr. Geo. Stuart, Dartmouth .... 1200
Guy Swiggins, Arlington 1000
August Guinther, Jersey ........ 800
Peter Schroetlin, Ipswich 800
R. L. Blanchard, Ipswich 1000
Ed Maddox, Ipsiwich 800
J. W. Gray, N. Gladstone 2500
Wm. Bruce, Hereford 1500
John Anderson, Dartmouth .... 1500
J. W. Wallace, Hereford
F. M. Willims, Fern Ridge
E. P. Carter, Berkley St ........ 1200
Gladstone Laundry 600
C. Nelson a 2500
James Prater, Arlington y.. 1250
Mrs. aawaras, Arlington izou
J. H. Gobble, Arlington 1500
W. W. Leete, Arlington 2500
Coral Leete, Arlington 2000
C. A. Chambers, Arlington 2000
B. T. McBain, Arlington 1500
Guy La Salle, Dartmouth 1500
Emil Nelson, Berkeley 1500
D. C. Moore, Arlington
Cha.8. Legler, Arlington ....
H. B. Miller, Arlington
2500
1000
What Oregon Could Do
Oregon produces 25 per cent more
corn per acre than the average pro
duced in the United States. Also Ore
gon produces 10 per cent better corn
than the average United Stats crop.
Yet Ore con oroducesless than one
tenth of one per cent of all the coA
grown in the United States, according
to the Oregon Agricultural College.
MORE SPADES AND SHOVELS
Less Salaried Officials and Newspa
, ' per Matters
Hubbard, Ore. Dec. 30. ':
Editor Courier: '. . .
To my mind there has been a great
deal of talk and printers' ink wasted
in condemning our present method of
road work. Some editors, who have
not been in the valley any length of
time imagine that our roads fell from
the clouds in their present condition,
therefore they conclude that all the
money and labor spent upon them
has been wasted. They have no con
ception of what our roads looked like
twenty-five years ago. . I doubt if
any of those who are so loud in de
nouncing the present system ever had
had to turn Ait into the brush when
meeting a team and after it had pass'-'
ed back out into the track and go
on. That has happened to the writer
more than once, and on a road that
is one of bur main thoroughfares.
Heavy loads are hauled over it every
day.
Not long ago the Portland Evening
Journal said editorially that our roads
were no better than they were twenty
five years ago. Anyone who will say
or write anything of that kind either
does not know what he is talking or
writing about or wilfully misrepre
sents facts. Such men never traveled
the trails we had twenty-five years
ago, from, the south end of the coun
ty to Oregon City and Portland.
We, wh0 were here and threaded
our way through the tall timber
around the windfalls, stumps and in
and out of the mud holes of those
days, imagine that our roads now are
quite an improvement on what they
were at that time and it is hard to
make us believe all our road taxes
have been wasted. Now these young
bloodhounds want to foist on us a
lot of high salaried officials who will
draw down a large, amount of tax
money with little or no results to our
roads. For as a farmer writing on
this subject said "Gabriel's trumpet
full of wind and the Dead Sea full of
printer's ink will never remove "the
Pyramids of Egypt; it takes manual
labor." So with road work, riding
bosses, large districts and county en
gineers will avail us little the work
is what counts. Some one writing
this subject during the last session of
the legislature, advised its members
to quit quarrelling over road bills, ad
journ, go home and each take a spade
or a shoved and go to digging ditches
three feet deep, with good outlets,
along side of the road. That would
help some. So with our high salaried
officials, if they would take off their
coats and go to work, it would help
some.
In a recent issue of the Courier I
notice that the good people of Molal
la had been "Whereasing" and "Re
solving" at some length in order to
induce the county court to appropriate
a certain amount of farmers' taxes to
help build the Pacific Highway. It is
my opinion that if the citizens of this
modern Rqme would hav spent their
time and energy is. fillmr some of
the mudholes in toe road that lead
to our latest boom town they would
have more for their money. As to the
Pacific Highway I agree with Mr.
ttiuttel. Let theautoifcts build it.
F-.r no one but speed niAiiUts and
aut fiends will be benefited by it.
' J .5 .YODER.
Road District No. 28.
Editor Courier: ' '
We just slipped up to Wilhoit Springs
For a little view of tricks and things;
But since our trip we've had the
"swiney,"
Because- of bad roads, we found so
many. ...., .: '.
We didn't go up in our auto ear, .
Because we "had learned we eouldn't
get there.
We started through on our old gray
- mare: ; .
Got to Shank's road and left her
there,
There we found no bottom went
down with a slam,
But we should wonder. "We should
worry a iamn." -
Ten thousand dollars spent last year,
For bad roads and bad beer,
We are not surprised "when we think
and look,"
That we have to go most way on foot.
When the pets arrive two hours late,
Work six hours, get pay for eight;
Get a dollar a mile for moving a plow,
Is it any wonder that we are now
Feeling as a rascal instead of a man,
And wonder if we should worry a
damn.
The relatives and pets are a majority,
Men of good judgment are the minor
ity, So if the boss gets to town, gets on a
"stew,"
Fails to turn in the time when it is
due, , , - ,
We just turn in a few extra hours,
And we are sure the victory is ours.
We think most everything is fine,
For the Molalla bank will cash the
time,
We are in the swim if a' member of
the "ban," "',
But if not we should worry a damn.
We are not surprised that here of late
Some citizens in District 28,
Talk of aeroplanes and. flying ma
chines,
And many other kinds of things.
For if they are not "a relative or pet,"
They-must stay out get cold and wet
$25000 spent in the past three years,
For bad roads and bad beers. :
Things are coming to an awful slam,
Oh Lord, help ns to "worry a damn."
If you are smooth in these country
days,
You can load your cannon and shoot
both ways,
Always on the popular side,
When you know yoq have lied and
lied,
Go round and try to be all smiles,
Cavort about in proper styles.
It may cause some little bluster
But we will leave that -ell to Buster.
We'll get ours me and Sam,
And we don't care if we 'worry a
7 damn." :
Now dear editor, and reader, too,
This is just one-tenth that's due,
But we must look after our cows,
If they get on Shank's road, they'll go
'kasouse.'
So we'll let thig rest until next week,
Then we'll inform you as to the creek
If we get through sound and well,
For these roads certainly do beat ,
But if we get in with Uncle Sam,
We should smile and "worry a
damn."
, ' Respectfull submitted,
TEXAS TOMMY. .
Equity State Convention
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Oregon State Union of the Far
mers' Society of Equity will be held
at 0 o'clock, A, M., on Jan. 17, 1914,
at the Commercial Club rooms in
Oregon City. '
Each local and Co. union is en
titled to one delegate, and as there
is much- important business to be con
sidered at this meeting no local or
Co. union in the state should fail to
have a representative present.
It is expected that the President
and the Vice President of the state
organization of the Farmers' Union
will be present to take up with us
the question of federation of the two
organizations.
F. G. Buchanan, Sec.
Meade Post and W. R. C. Officials.
Meade Post and the Women's Re
lief Corps will install their new of
ficers at Willamette hall on Satur
day evening. A dinner will be serv:
ed by the relief corps. The following
officers are to be installed: 1
Commander, H. S. Clyde; senior-
vice-commander, S. Sewell; quarter
master. Geo. A. Harding; officer of
the day, J. Doremus; chaplain, L P.
Horton; officer of the guard, Wm.
McClelland; adjutant, Frank Moore;
surgeon, J. L. Mattock; quartermas
ter sergeant, C, N. Lewis; sargeant
major, A. Stokes. ) v ' :
Last week we printed a little A
and B problem, and offered a year's
subscription to the person giving the
first correct answer.
And the office has been deluged by
replies. Over fifty have been received.
A subscriber in the eastern part of
the county sent in the problem. The
replies have been submitted to him,
and next week thee orrect answer
will be printed.
Whitman's Christmas Rmembrances.
Frank Whiteman, carrier on Route
2, wishes the Courier to extend his
sincere thanks and appreciation to the
35 patrons of his route who joined to
gether and made him a present of a
substantial purse for Christmas. Mr.
Whitman has many friends on his
route, friends of year's standing. They
wanted to show their appreciation of
the man who is always ready to
oblige them in any way the postoffice
department will permit, and a hand
some cash present was their way of
showing it.
Swedish Service in the Methodist
Church
Swedish service will be held in the
Methodist church next Sunday, Jan
uary 4, at 3 o'clock P. M. All are most
cordially invited to attend. John
Ovall, Swedish pastor.
Children Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
Organization Goos Briskly On.
The nmiiliw of i-lMiiiron mviin sciil Mid
reorRimiai'd lYoui April 1, WKj. to June
30. 1011$. Ivith iiii'luslvo. is n.s follows:
ORGANIZED.
California .' 1 New Joisoy t
Connecticut 2 ?-w York J
Indiana 2 Ohio t
Iowa 3 Ori-Kon 1
Kansas II I'cimay Iviinla II
Maine 1 South Dakota .... I
Maryland 2 Washington
Massachusetts ... 8 West Virginia ... 1
Michigan J Vlaconsln '
Minnesota , 4 Wyoming i
Missouri 2 ,
Montuna 2 "
Nebraska U Total 97
nrconcANizED.
California 1 Washlnston 4
Pennsylvania 1 '
Total
Fire Proof
Good Ventilation.
THE
Star Theatre
"The House that Does Things'
Matinee daily at 1:30
Motion Pictures
Vaudeville
III For the new year and every day of it
HI . the Ford is the car to boost your business
III and broaden your pleasure. It's the car for
HI all occassions all year 'round. Start the
111 new year right. Buy an economical Ford.
I llll Hive hundred dollars is the new price ol the Ford run-
I HI I about; the touring car li five filly; the town car Mven
I I firty I. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get
I I catalogue and particular! Iron Pacific Highway Gsrsge , I