OREGON CITY COURIE&.STHURSDAY, JAN ,1 1914
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OC and a Glass
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While they last; These are fine
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THE REXALL STORE
75c Beef, Iron & Wine 38c
20c Talcum Powder, 10c
25c Playing Cards 17c
ANNUA
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arts January
2nd
TO those who have participated in our former January sales, the mere announcement is all that is necessary to
convince them of the great savings in all departments. To others we wish to say that our January Sale means
genuine reductions not fictious prices placed on goods for the purpose of price cutting but generous reductions
from pur already low prices with which we meet Portland prices so successfully. Our constantly growing business
proves our regular prices right; any reduction from them is a real gain for our customers. Come and participate,
we want to reduce our stock as low as possible before invoicing.
40c Standard Books of Fiction, 28c
These are books by all the Standard authors
fiction, love, adventure, books published
at 60c, sold by us regularly at 40c and now
for this sale reduced to 28c.
50c Boys' and Girls' Books 40c
This Includes Motor Boys Series and Mot
or Girl Series Dorothy Dale Series and all
other 50c books.
40c Boys' and Girls' Books 28c
Hundreds of the most popular boys and
girls books in this line. Hooks by Ellis.
Castlemon, Optic, Webster, The Boy
Scouts Series, DaBhaway Series, etc.
$1.50 Family Atlas of World
(1912 Ed.) $1.10
$1.25 White House Cook Book 88c
$1.50 Poultry Culture $1.15
$1.00 Profitable Poultry
Keeping, 75c
Life of Theodore Roosevelt 50c
Illustrated Cloth binding, 400 pages.
$ 1 .25 Self Pronouncing
Dictionary, 98c
Flexible Morroco Binding Thumb Index
census edition wilh colored plates. This
dictionary is the best value at f 1.26 that we
ever paw, at 98c it's a real bargain that
every home and office ought to take advant
age of.
$1.00 Guaranteed Watches 83c
75c Leather Bound Gift Books, 48c
50c Leather & cloth Gift Bks., 35c
All gift books ranging in price from 25c to
$1.00 reduced one-fourth to one-third.
Fine Stationery, to i Less
Wa have grouped all th remnants of 50c,
40c and 35c box papers into one lot priced
at 25c. All in first class conditions, though
some boxes are slightly soiled.
40c Initial Stationery 25c
35c Pound Paper 25c
25c Envelopes-Heather Bond, 10c
On many odds and ends of Tablets reduc
tions of one-third to one-half.
Framed Pictures Reduced, J to
You will be surprised at what a nice picture
you can buy for 25c to 50c. Regular prices
run from 25c to $10. There are some here
that you want in your home.
All Leather Suitcases and Bags
20 per cent off
Prices run from $2.50 to $20 and in our line
this year is the famous "Likely" Bags and
Cases which are guaranteed for 5 years.
All Caledars Reduced -
Ladies' Leather Bags Reduced 4
All leather bags and purses are included in
this reduction. Regular prices which have
brought us a wonderful leather goods busi
ness, run from $1.25 to $10. You may de
duct 25 per cent.
Casseroles-Bean Pots-Custards and
AH Enameled Cooking Ware i off
This line includes mounted and .unmounted
dishes in many sizes and shapes. It's waro
that every housekeeper needs and wants
and at the prices we now quote every one
can afford.
Guaranteed Fountain Pens,
off
We have decided to carry in the future only
Waterman's Ideal and Huntley's Dollar
Fountain Pens. The balance of our large
stock of guaranteed Pens will be placed on
sale at one-third oft the regular prices. These
are bargains that are seldom offered.
All Brass Ware Reduced
25 per cent
This line was so popular that we have only
a small stock left.. Make your selection
early.
All Pottery Jardineres and
Vases, 5 off
Bibles, Prayer Books, Testaments,
20 per cent off
This includes also our Standard America
Revised Bibles.
$1.15 Sunday School Scholars'
Bible 90c
$1.35 Pictorial Bible 4000 Ques
tions and Answers Self Pro
nouncing $1.08
$2.00 Red Letter Questions and
' Answer Bible $1.60
$3.00 Red . Letter Teacher Bi
ble ..$2.40
All Bibles and Testaments from 25c
up to $5.00 equally reduced.
10c Crepe Tissue Paper 5c
15c Best Paper Napkins (100), 10c
20c Decorated Crepe Paper 5c
25c Playing Cards (Linen
Finish) ,,1 7c
50c Whist Playing Cards 35c
20c Playing Cards 15c
All Post Card Albums Reduced i
Regular prices run from 10c to $5. Select
what you want and deduct one-third from
the marked prices.
German Clocks
$1.50 Taloo Alarm $1.19
75c Midget 49c
$1.25 Bell Alarm ........ '.89c
$1.00 Alarm 69c
$1.20 Alarm . 79c
This is a new line of German Clocks just
ordered for this special sale.
German Silver Mesh Bags
$6.00 German Silver Mesh
Bags $4.00
$4.98 German Silver Mesh
Bags .$3.32
$3.98 German Silver Mesh
Bags $2.65
$1.98 German Silver Mesh
Bags i $1.48
50c German Silver Mesh
Bags 32c
These are the very best up-to-dae mesh bags
and prices very close before this additional
33 1-3 per cent cut.
All Umbrellas Reduced
$1.00 Umbrellas, Men's or La
dies' 85c
$1.50 Umbrellas, guaranteed qual
ity , $1.25
$2.00 Umbrellas reduced to $1.65
$2.50 Umbrellas, reduced to $1.98
$3.00 Umbrellas, reduced to $2.48
All Umbrellas $5 and over reduced
one-third.
50c Most Popular Home Songs 38c
50c Most Popular Love Songs, 38c
50c Most Popular Hymns 38c
This is the best selling line of music books
published. In addition to above are MoBt
Popular National Songs, Most Popular Col
lege Songs.
$2.00
$1.75
Razors
Razor Strops
98c
98c
Our razors no matter how cheap are fuKy
guaranteed.
50c Floating Castile
Soap, Large Bars, 33c
This is the best and most economical soap
for the bath.
60c Parisian Ivory Combs 29c
These are priced at much less than whole
sale cost. Don't ask us how we can sell
them for 20 cents but take 'em along while
they last.
$1.29 White (Imitation)
Ivory Brushes, 89c
$1.00 Bath Towels 69c
All our bath towels and bath matts cut at
least 33 1-3 per cent. Don't fail to lay in a
supply now.
20c Violet Talcum Powder 10c
We have only a few dozen of this. Get it
NOW.
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MOUNTAN
WATER
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board, and the leakage which wouUi
otherwise occur between the ends of
individual staves is prevented by a
steel plate which fits snugly into a
saw kerf in the ends of the staves.
There are no collars or coupling nnu
as the staves brenk joints the pipe
presents a smooth continuous appear
ance, henoe its name. This pipe, from
the fact that it may be bent to tho
arc of a curve having a radius of but
60 times its own diameter, is superior
to any other pipe for getting around
and over broken country. The fact
that it conies knocked down makes it
a cheap pipe from the standpoint of
freight and hauling, and the smoother
Interior makes it a splendid aqueduct.
It is made in sizes from 10 Indus to
13.6 ft- and some manufacturers agree
to make it as small as 10 Inches in di
ameter. Durability of Wood Pipe.
Mr. A. I. Frye, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
but at on time a resident of Oregon
City, has recently gotten out possibly
the flneBt engineer's pocket book that
has yet appeared, and he begins his
section on Wood Stave pipe as fol
lows: "Wood Stave Pipe had a variable
reputation, and has been the subject
of much discussion among engineers.
The writer has laid a great many mtlea
of this pipe and can recommend it for
cheapness of first cost and carrying ca
pacity. But it yet remains to be dem
onstrated to what extend it will com
pare in economy with other kinds or
pipe when its lasting qualities are con
sidered."
Tills is probably a fair statement
of the case, yet many engineers bo
lieve that caBt iron alono surpasses
wood stave pipe in lasting qualities
whon the latter Is properly laid. We
are prone because of its metallc na
ture, to think of steel as indestruct
ible, but those who have had experi
ence know that rust, tuberculatlon and
pitting do for steel, as surely, and
many engineers may be found who will
say posltivey more rapidly, what rot
and decay will do for wood. Pitting
began to cause leaks on the first Hull
Hun line 10 years after It was down,
and during the following 8 years many
leaks were found, but, according to
Mr. Clark, the Chief Engineer, this
pitting and leakage was confined al
most entirely to two stretches of a
mile each, and with these repaired the
pipe is believed good for a number
of years.
Engineers differ as to recommend
ing wood pipe. Mr. It. II. Thompson,
formerly City Engineer of Seattle, in
proposing the second Cedar Klver
line for that city, recommended wood
which was tho material of the first
line; Mr. I). D. Clark, Chief Engineer
of the Portland Water Commission
on the other hand, states that they
never very seriously considered wood
for the second Hull Run line which,
like the first, was of steel, though
made of heavier plates. Both these
men are of national roputattou.
lieforo passing from this heading
It may be stated that cast iron under
usual conditions Is more durable than
either steel or wood, but its cost and
great weight Ivave it out of consider
ation for this line. Wrought Iron pipe
which would comb next in durability
is now littlo made.
Steel pipe, when one-fourth inch
thick nnd wrapped with burlap pass
ing through a hot bituminous com
pound, a process known as "National
Coating," is believed immune from
electrolysis and gives promise of long
life. Its cost, as that of cast iron,
renders it out of consideration for this
lino. As has been said, between wood
stave pipe and steel as ordinarily dip
ped, many engineers may be found
who believe the former more lustlng
Hoth cast iron and steel, because of
the roughening of the interior by tu
berculatlon, show a gradual falling off
in carrying capacity so that as the
population and the demand for water
Increase, the amount delivered grows
less and less as the years go by. Wood
pipe which In the beginning is as good
a carrier ns cast iron and 10 per cent
better than rivoted steel dots not de
teriorate with age and use.
I am advlsod by the City Engineer
of Seattle that In making tho culcula-
following reply:
"In reply to your inquiry relative to-
Wooden Stave Pipe Conduit, will say
that at time of renewal the staves
were in a decayed condition along the
whole line and another year "would
have seen a collapse of the whole line.
The steel pipe was in a better condi
tion and witn the exception of about
1000 ft. of No. 12 (slightly under one
eighth inch), which was renewed, the
original pipe Is still in use. Where
No. 10 (slightly over one-eight inch)
steel was used there has been very
little trouble but the No. 12 has de
veloped many leaks. The original
wooden stave pipe was made ot "kiln
dried" Douglas Fir and it is thought
that the kilu drying shortened the life
or me staves. When the line was re-
tlons for certain short sections of the newed the staves were of Redwood,
Cedar River Line, where tho great staeKea and dried in the open. '
pressure rendered the use of steel nec
essary, toe fall per thousand feet al
lowed was one and one-half times that
allowed for the same length of wood
pipe. This applied to tho Oregon City
line would mean that were it of rivet
ed steel pipe It would, to carry 3,000,-
000 gallons daily nt the end of 25
years, have to have a fall between the
intake and Sprlngwater ridge of 160
feet in place of 100 feet as designed.
The Astoria Line.
There have been two notable fail
ures of wood pipe; one a large outfall
sewer of tho City of Los Angeles an
the other that of tho water supply for
the city of Astoria.
The Astoria Water Commission in
1S!5 constructed a line 7Vi miles iu
length consisting in part of IS inch
wood stave pipe and iu part of 1(5 inch
steel pipe. This line, the stave por
tion of which was of Douglas Fir, after
giving trouble for a number of years.
was in 1910 replaced by a similar pipe
of Redwood. Several Oregon City peo
ple have spoken to me about this line
and I had hoped to visit it, but as I
could uot do so, iu addition to looking
up the published accounts, I wrote the
Water Commission and received the
In addition to the reason given in
the above letter It may be stated that
by far the greater number of holes
were found at those points where the
plpo was near the hydraulic grade and
the pressure accordingly slight. Con
sequently the saturation from within
was almost negligible. Wood satur
ated with water will last indefinitely
and the Astoria and Los Angeles, as
well as other failures, have taught the
following:
(1) Wood Stave Pipe to last must
run at all points and at all times
full of water, and for this reason is
not suitable for sewers.
(2) Wood Stave Pipe is essential
ly a pressure pipe and is more lasting.
oiner tmngs being equal, when used
under a pressure upwards of 50 lbs.
per square inch. This keeps the wood
saturated from within.
(3) Wood Stave Pipe is the better
for careful back filling roots, sods.
and other vegetable matter should nev
er be used in back filling against the
pipe. Stones and especlaly angular
fragments of rock leaving interstices
ror air are also undesirable back fill.
Mmy engineers say wooa pipe is bet- flow to a pipe line near the city limits.
w. m.cu wit nuuu or concrete Baa- However, in the case of the Clack-
dies set on top of the ground than
put in a trench of any kind, and this
is the practice . in much irrigation
and power work.
(4) The staves must be handled
wilh care, as bruises on wood, like
bruises on an apple, make a starting
point for decay and trouble. They
must not be thrown about like orcii
nary two-by-fours..
The foregoing deductions have an
important bearing in considering the
problem of locating the pipe line,
especially the statement regarding the
back filling, for if the only back fill
obtainable is of such nature as experi
ence shows will decrease, rather than
Increase the life of the pipe, why go
to the expense of excavating a trench
at all? Why not place the pipe on
saddles on top of the ground where
It may be easily inspected and cheap
ly repaired and where, if renewal
there must be, it may be attended with
much less expense than were the pipe
burled in a trench?
It is true that in the case of munic
pal supply the back filling has two
function to perform: (1) preserving
the pipe, (if it does preserve it); and
(2) keeping the water cool and palat
able. Where these the only consid
erations, I would unhesitatingly rec
ommend that this line, for the first
4 miles and at certain points along
the next 5 miles, be placed on top of
the ground, following as near as prac
ticable close to the left or south bank
of the Clackamas River. The canyon,
running in a generaly east and west
direction and being more than a thou
sand feet deep would, I think, afford
ample protection from the sun in so
far as keeping the water cool is con
cerned.
Wallace, Idaho, several years ago
received, and, I believe, still receives
a Dortion of its water suddIv from
Placer Creek through a 2 inchx2 inch
box flume which follows the open can
yon side for two miles and delivers its
amas Canyon, there , is the necessity
of protecting the pipe from slides,
rolling stones and logs which at many
points might easily come down with
such force and violence as to wreck
the pipe. This must be taken into
consideration for, even as it Is, it is
possible that the insurance companies
may object to the city depending on
so long a line as the one here pro
posed with so small a reservoir as the
present one at Elyville. This feature
will be commented on further along
In the report. Taking all matters in
to account, the best and most econom
ical plan, in so far as both first cost
and depreciation is concerned, seems
to be to place the pipe on top of the
ground at those points where no pro
tection from slides Is necessary, and
at points where such protection is
necessary do only so much trenching
as 'Will accomplish the purpose. The
damage from fire is believed neglig
ible, especially if care be taken to keep
the briers and ferns cleared away by
late fall or early Bprlng burnings. At
points along the stave pipe line for
the City of Vancouver, B. C, where
the pipe is above ground, additional
protection from fire is afforded by fire
hose attached and ready or use. Con
sidering the pressure under which the
pipe wil be used and which will tend
to keep the wood saturated this
would seem a needless precaution in
the case of the Oregon City line. -
The Pipe Line.
The line is designed to deliver 8,-
000,000 gallons per 21 hours, and has a
diameter of 18 Inches between tne in
take and the Sprlngwater ridge, a dis
tance of 13.6 miles; 16 inches between
the Sprlngwater ridge and the farm
of W. G. Harris. 8.1 miles; 14 inches
betwen the Harris place and the Ely
ville reservoir. 4.4 miles. The total
distance is thus 26.1 miles. The 18
inch and 16 inch pipe are recommend
ed to be continuous stave construc
tion and the 14 inch machine banded.
The Intake to Estacada.
Two hundred feet below the proposed
intake hich, as stated, will be on the
EaBt Fork of the South Fork, the line
will cross the South Fork and follow
thence down the left or west bank for
2,500 feet. The material here is part
loose and part solid rock and as there
is no danger from slides on the left
bank, the line may be placed on
cradles above the ground. This will
necessitate cutting the timber in
reach, and in this half mile is found
about the only green timber along the
line.- -
Leaving the gorge of the South Fork
the proposed location follows as close
to the Clackamas River as the ground
will permit nearly to Estacada. At
points, as the profile shows, it will be
best to rise nearly to the hydraulic
grade line, as above the Cazadero
Power House and at other places.
In addition to the numerous points
which will require some shooting,
there are three cliffs, 200, 300, and
900 feet In length which can be passed
only by blasting away the material so
as to form a shelf or a ledge on which
to place th pipe. The longest of these
which is opposite the old Jno. Straight
nlace is marked by horizontal seams
and it is believed that by taking ad
vantage of these a seat for the pipe
can be made at much less expense
tban would otherwise be the case. One
of these horizontal joints is shown in
one of tie small photographs sub
mitted herewith. After passing this
cliff the hills become less rugged and
the danger from Blldes is almost neg
ligible. Alternate Location.
An alternate location between the
Intake and Estacada would be to fol
low the left or south bank of the main
Clackamts River for about a mile and
then cross to the north bank either
over the water on a suspension
bridge or under the water by means
of cast iron with ball and socket
joints. Once on the north bank the
location would follow as closely as
practicable the wagon road grade
which the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company has practically com
pleted from a point a short distance
below, and opposite the mouth of the
South Fork to the mouth of the North
Fork. At this latter point the grade
connects with the road from Garfield
so that it will be necessary to build a
road from the North Fork to the end
of the track at the so-called "Upper
Dam," a distance of one and three
fourths mies if the location. Is to fol
low the north side of the river. From
the Upper Dam to the crossing back
to the south bank, one-fourth mile
above the Estacada bridge, the loca
tion will follow the upper side of the
railroad and, for reason of economy in
trenching the pipe, as close thereto as
circumstances and the Light & Power
Company's engineers will permit. The
river is narrow at the point selected
for the Becond crossing so that a Bus
pension bridge sufficient to carry the
pipe line will involve no serious ex
pense. The distance is practically the same
by the north bank, as by the south
bank location, but for the following
reasons the south bank ocatlon Is rec
ommended: '
(1) The.dlftlcult country at points
between the North Fork and the Caza
dero Dam, and continuously for a dis
tance from the Cazadero Dam toward
(2) The two river crossings, the
upper one of which involves consid
erable expense and some uncertain
ties. (3) The desirability of keeping
away from existing or projected works.
(4) The advantages of a shaded
north slope over a heated south one
Estacada to Oregon City.
Entering the county road near the
south end of the Estacada bridge, the
line will follow the Sprlngwater road
to the place where the "cut-off" road
joins the main road near the old Du
bois saw mill. From this point the
line as surveyed follows the cut-off
road to, and nearly across the farm of
Mr. Trachsel. Here, rising ground
making it necessary to leave the road,
the line as surveyed turns to the right
and, folowing a generally northwest
course, pasbes through the old "Bar
rin place" and crosses the Sprlngwat
er ridge at the point where the Viola
road joins the main road leading from
Sprlngwater to Logan. This point
which marks the end of the 18-inch
pipe is 13.6 miles by the survey from
the Intake, and 100 feet less in eleva
tion. This gives to this point a fall
of 1.39 ft. per 1000 feet of length.
From this point the fall will be 2.45
ft. per 1000 feet of length and the pipe
will be 16 Inches.
From the Sprlngwater ridge the lino
will follow the county road, save
where an occasional sharp bend makes
the acquiring of additional rlghtof
way necessary, to, and through Viola
and up the hill to the Redland cross
roads at A. M. KIrchem's house. Hen
rising ground again makes It neces
sary to leave the road and the loca
tion, crossing first the field of J. W.
Fullham, remains on private land for
about one and one-halt miles, or to a
point in the road leading from the
Redland Cemetery to Linn's Mill. The
location will then follow this road
nearly to the point where it com
mences to descend rapidly into the Ab
ernathy canyon. Leaving the road at
this point, the line will descend to the
Abernethy which it will cross one
fourth mile above Linn's Mill, regain
ing the county road again near the
house of Mr. Perry. As surveyed, the
line, leaving the houses of Mr. Harris
and Mr. Perry to the left, passes
through the woods to the end of the
lane on the line between the farms
of Judge Campbell and Mr. Egglmann,
and thence to the Highland road.
Since the survey was made it has
been decided to raise the intake 10
feet, and this together with the short
ening of the line by the direct course
across the Abernethy canyon Is be
lieved to have given sufficient eleva
tion to enable the following of the
county road to the Henerici school
bouse and thence along the Highland
road as before to Oregon City.
The fall from the Harris place to
the reservoir is such that a 14-inch
pipe will more than carry 3,000,000
gallons. As a result, a stand pipe can
be erected at Ely and by an automatic
valve the line can be made to fill this
tank when needed and at other times
discharge to the present reservoir.
Calculations show that a 14-inch
pipe, delivering 7 hours out of 24 to a
tank or stand pipe 60 feet high and
at other times to the reservoir, will
take care of all the water a 16-inch
pipe will bring to the Harris farm.
This Implies the construction, at least,
of a small reservoir at this place.
However, this need not be done until
Oregon City requires nearly the whole
of the 3,000,00 gallons, and in case a
shortage reservoir is ever built this
would be the proper location for it.
The estimated cost, using 18-inch
and 16-lnch continuous stave pipe and
14-Inch machine banded pipe, is $288,
000.00; using 18-inch continuous
stave to Estacada and 18-inch, 16-inch
and 14-inch machine banded from Es
tacada to Oregon City it is $273,000.00.
Considering the character of the
country from Estacada east, I would
state that this report and estimate
should be verified by some' engineer
whose experience has made blm a
specialist in this class of work. I
would, in this connection refer you to
Mr. D. C. Henny, Consulting Engineer
of the U. S. Reclamation Service, Port
land, Oregon.
Respectfully submitted,
H. A. RANDS.
CUT FLOWERS and Potted Plants;
also all kinds of Fruit Trees, Boses
and Shrubbery for sale at the new
green houses on Center and Third Sts.
Funeral work done at lowest possible
prices. Orders received over puoae
Main 2511. 1. J. BIGGEK.
Get your letterheads and envelopes
printed with tne name of jour farm
on (hem. The Ceorier will Make them
Cheap for JH.
In Every Profession
there are men, who thru special train
ing and experience are more
fitted than others ,
My 17 years optical experience, enables
me to fit glasses successfully where
others have failed
I am now manufacturing my on lenses
which being made under my owr
supervision, assures you of '
perfect fitting glasses
Come in and get the benefit of this ex
perience without extra cost to you
Broken Lenses Duplicated While
ou Wait
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German Eye-Sight Specialist
vVulii n Jsvil: 3:iri
Oregon City, Oregon
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