OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JAN ,1 1914
POWER PAYROl
PROSPERITY
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The Commercial Club
, of Oregon City
through its
Promotion Department
Extends to all the greetings
of the season, and wishes
you a happy and
prosperous
New Year
The everlasting snows
of Mount Hood will
within a year
furnish Oregon City with the
best and purest of water
through a Municipal
Pipe Line over
26 miles
long
THE FINE SCHOOL BUILDINGS OF OREGON CITY
WHEELS
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WITHOUT LET-UP
OREGON. CITY KNOWN AS
BIG NDUSTRIAL CENTER
BIG PLANTS EMPLOY 2,500
Beautiful Falls of Willamette Yield
Energy for Industries
Oregon City is known throughout
the whole wide contry for three at
tributes which go to he making of a
city: the Power which makes the
Pay Rolls, and Prosperity which
naturally follows. '
Power which is abundant for exist
ing manufacturies, and which is suf
ficient for numbers of other enter
prises, is . furnished by the magni
ficient Falls of the Willamette at the
southern approach to Oregon City.
These falls are wonderously beauti
ful and have a scenic value to the
city second only to their commercial
worth.
Upon the banks of the Willamette
are located manufacturing plants,
which make the payrolls and the
prosperity of "The little city with the
big pay roll."
Among these is the Oregon City
Manufacturing Company, a woolen
mill, the largest West of the Rocky
Mountains and the oldest of the manu
facturing enterprises of the city and
of the West. It was established in
1864 and has grown from a small
establishment to the present institu
tion with an annual output of the
value of $1,000,000, employing 350
people.
Paper Plants Gigantic
Second in age, but not in import
ance to the community, is the Wil
lamette Pulp and Paper Company
which had its inception in 1889, and
is today the third largest paper mill
in the United States. There are 630
employees of this big plant
and there is a daily output of 210
tons. First class newsprint, wrap
ping in all colors,, tissue and fruit
papers are manufactured and ship
ped to all the large cities.
A few years after the Willamette
Pulp and Paper Company was estab
lished, the Crown Paper Company,
now the Crown-Columbia Paper Com
pany established a mill, and has
grown to the point where their pay
roll numbers 250 people. This mill
is engaged in the manufacture of
high grade wrapping papers in all
colors and weights exclusively, and J
finds a market all over the North
west. 1
A few years ago the Hawley Pulp
and Paper Company began operations,
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
WELL SUPPORTED HERE
Clackamas County, Well to Forefront
in State in Educational
' Work and Equipment
PPOR
T
UNITY
When a few people are gathered
together in a community, after hous
ing their families and their stock,
d S g n eS' oughts turn immediately to
& . f Vino a turn fonrnro wninn molfo fn
additional bu,ld.ngs and added equip- civiUzati the gchool and the church.
ment. This company furnishes em- . ' . . . .
ployment to about 300 men and is llm?,.a?d mf ns t sp., fr thelr
r' , . ,, 4. establishment, and small and mean
engaged in the manufacture of news- , . , ' . . . ,. . . .
and poor indeed is the contry district
where within a radius of a very few
miles is found these humanizing
ngaged
print, tissue and fruit papers.
All told these four largest indus-
mittenly, but steadily, day in day out. harmonizing factors of social
Many Allied Industries Clackamas County has 135 schools,
The Power Plant on the West bank 18 of which teach above the eighth
of the river furnishes power for the grade. These high schools are scat
lighting of the City of Portland, com- tered over the county so that they are
mercial power, besides furnishing within reach of practically every stu
power for the operation of electric dent of high school age and capab
interurban cars within a radius of ility. '
50 miles. I In these schools modern methods
The Oregon City Foundry was es- of teaching are practised, and all the
tablished twenty five years ago, and common necessary branches are
bids fair to attain to a great success, taught efficiently. In most of the
and to become an immense plant.
This foundry employs during the busy
time 15 skilled workmen and does all
schools, domestic science, manual
training and agriculture are taught,
and these are presented to the pu
the work for the large mills, and con- p;i8 jn such a malmer that the chil
trols the bulk of the foundry trade, jren are gaining much practical know
doing casting, forging and all kinds ledge.
of machine work. There are in the county , under
The Oregon City Ice and Cold authority of the Catholic Church
Storage plant has an output of five parochial schools, of which McLough
tons daily during the busy season and lin Institute at Oregon City is the
supplies Oregon City and surround- chief, five sister teachers being re-
mg territory with high grade ice. It quired to carry on the school. There
has a storage capacity of 150 tons, are several communities in the county
HAPPINESS
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NOT "PARADISE"; THOUGH
PRETTY NEAR IN WAYS
Clackamas County Offers Many At
tractions to the Settler, ,
Smaller concerns of various kinds
are busy in their own lines through
out the county helping to make this
section a manufacturing district.
There is the latent power to make
our City on the Willamette a factor
in the development of the Northwest.
Along the line of industries which
would be given a weliome in this ter
ritory are a fruit and vegetable dryer,
a canning factory, a factory for the
manufacture of starch, glucose, etc.,
for the working up of surplus potatoes
raised in this section. There is abun-
dance of fruit, and vegetables raised
to warrant success in these enter
prises, and as the contry is well ad
apted to the raising of all kinds of
products, no dearth of materials
would be experienced, and much good
to all concerned would result.
Clackamas County has a climate
that permits of steady farming the
entire year around. The winters are
mild, and garden truck thrives.
maintaining private schools, and an
orphanage where young children are
cared for and older ones receiving
instruction.
Of churches Clackamas County has
perhaps more than schools, and be it
said to her credit that all have a
strong membership, and regular ser
vice. German, Swedish, Norwegian,
Welsh and English churches of the
various denominations are 'represent
ed. In many country districts colonies
have been founded largely by one
nationality, and these people have
established their church that their
children may be raised in the faith
of their fathers, and may worship in
their mother tongue.
In Oregon City and her suburbs
there are sixteen churches, embracing
the pricipal denominations. These
churches all have the usual societies
peculiar to their denominations, and.
the churches and their social and re
ligious organizations are well sup
ported and attended- '
Every community in the Pacific
Northwest is apt to claim that it is
a pradise on earth, and that all other
communities are the opposite. This
is confusing to the home-seeker who
is trying to determine which locality
will best meet his needs. For the
benefit of such folk, and all others
interested, here follows an unwar-
nished description of Oregon City its
surrounding territory.
Oregon City is a "factory town"
that employs' mainly ' skilled labor.
Its manufacturing establishments
have a steady market for their wares,
and as a result there is a constant
payroll. The various industrial plants
operate for the greater part of each
year day and night, so the labor de
mand is steady. In summer time,
when water in the river is at its
lowest, a small percentage of the hyd
raulically driven mills close down
but at this season there is always
work to be had in the hop-fields or
in other agricultural regions adjacent,
labor and the constant payroll, there
Therefore, with the steady demand for
are no periods of profound depres
sion. i Home Life Pleasant
Being a "factory . town" where a
large part of the population goes to
work by the whistle, necessarily
makes Oregon City an orderly and
quiet community. It lacks many of
the "crowd-drawing" attractions of a
larger city, chiefly because there is
no time in the scheme of things for
such attractions. Moving picture and
vaudeville houses provide the chief
-Ijoj iftiM nq isuauiasnuiB joopu;
land but a short journey away on
the interurban, those who prefer the
more elaborate theatrical entertain
ments can always .find attractions to
fill their demands. Private social af
fairs are many, and dances are f re-1
quently held for those who like them.
Otherwise the leisure time of most
Oregon City people is spent outdoors,
the weather being such for the
greater part of the year that the lure
of Nature can be willingly answered.
Being a "factory town" also makes
Oregon City a "home town", fully 80
percent of the people owning their
own residences. For those who are
not so fortunate there are adequate
hotel and lodging-house accommoda
tions. Of stores there is excellent
variety, and the stocks carried are
of general excellence. Household
supplies are of the best, owing to the
close proximity fo a fertile agricul
tural region, and prices are a trifle
lower than in neighboring cities. The
schools of the city rank with any in
the state.
County Resources Many
Clackamas County, of which Ore
gon City is the chief business seat,
is a sloping parallellogram of the
most varied productiveness. The east
ern border of the county traces its
way through the lower snowfields of
Mt. Hood and along the ridges of the
Cascade range. Lying over the east
ern third of the county is a rich belt
of timberland, which yields splendid
lumber products. Next to this is a
grazing country, and then as the
lower levels are reached comes the
great agricultural country, and that
makes a part of the productive Wil
lamette Valley. Some of the land
is best suited to fruit and nut trees,
while the balance is devoted to di-
versified farming and the culture of
berries and small fruits.
Of recent years Clackamas County
corn has become famous along the
Pacific Slope, and has found ready
sale in California. Wheat is also an
important product of -the county, and
averages a yield of 60 or more bushels
to the acre. Potatoes of extraordi
yield and size are ( . grown on rich
soil; and much of the lower lands
along the Willamette and Clackamas
rivers and their tributaries are dev
oted to truck gardening the year
round. Irrigation is unnecessary in
all sections, there being plenty of
moisture in the ground from running
streams and springs. The farming
season never ceases, owing to the
mild winters, and rotation of crops
keeps the fields productive.
COMMERCIAL CLUB AID
TO COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
Both Direct and Indirect Assist
ance Given Settlers and All
Seekers for Opportunity
. The Commercial Clubs have be
come veritable clearing houses for in
formation for people, and residents,
prospective residents or only persons
who are looking for relable infor
mation on every conceivable subject
relative to the locality in question,
have come to know that impartial
opinions, -honest judgment, patient
dealing, and justice to all may be had
for - the asking. The Commercial
Clubs serve all the people all the time,
and endeavor to help people avoid
mistakes.
Especially have the Commercial
Clubs endeavored to abolish the old
time painting of the-rose to grander
colors, the unscrupulous boosting of
times past and they have succeeded
to such an extent that they have
come to be a power for good in com
munities where they are in operation
and are constantly giving . help and
information which could not be ob
tained from other sources.
Commercial Clubs are to be found,
No contributions are received from
any persons outside the city, the sup
port, being supplied by the public
spirited citizens of the county seat,
who have the interest of their county
at heart. The cities will grow by them
selves, but the rural districts find in
the Commercial Clubs their friend
and assistance is gladly given to help
settle, to help solve their problems
and to bring people of communities
together, and to foster a community
spirit.
Clackamas County, the gate-way
to the Willamette Valley I Clackamag
County, the first to the big markets
of the world!!
Clackamas County adjoins the City
of Portland with its 250,000 popu
lation, with its transportation lines,
and its merchant ships, and has first
chance in supplying the residents and
the tourists who are attracted to visit
the city, with the food stuffs which
are used in large quantities. v- j
When the Panama Canal is open,
the products of this section will find
an additional outlet, and cheaper
transportation which this new avenue
of traffic will afford. Markets which
have hitherto not been available, and
have been unkown to Oregon, will
become patron sfor Oregon products.
Clackamas County farmers will be
Come to Oregon City.
or are oriranizine. in all the Drocres
sive town of ClackanwB County, and,first to the market,
are working together whenever ne- In the last ten years great strides
cessary or possible for , the good of have been made by farmers in Clack
the whole county. Clubs are found amas County, better homes have been
in Estacada, Sandy, Cherry ville, Bar- built, better stock has been secured,
low and Oswego. Milwaukee and and better business methods have
Canby recently inaugurated work on have been employed in the manage
these lines with good healthy organ- ment of the farms, and farm land
izations, and Molalla has a strong, has increased in value beyond all
smoothly working Club.
Local Club is Busy
Oregon City, as the county seat
and center f transportation, is the
natural clearing house for informa
tion for settlers for Clackamas Coun
ty, and the Oregon Ctiy Commercial
Club has .in a quiet way accomplished
many good works. The whole county
is its field of operation, and no favor
ite sections "are known, and no par
tiality is shown. Every remotest
community and all the nearby dis
tricts have an interested friend in the
Oregon City Commercial Club, which
is Oregon City in just two particulars
in name and in its support, the
contributions for the work being sub
scribed by the business men of Ore
gon City.
imagining.
Farmers who are out of debt sel
dom offer their farms for sale, un
less a price is oflered which is in ex
cess of their expectations. In most
cases farms that are for sale are those
on which for one reason or another
the owner has been obliged to place
a heavy debt, places which have been
allowed to run down and to become
imporished by the ill health of the
owner, a lack of understanding of
Nature's laws and demands, or wil
fully slovenly farming. , Farms
where the owner is obliged to depend
upon tenants, who in many cases have
neither their own interests nor those
of the owner of land sfflciently at
heart to make their work pay, are
also found to be for sale,
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All correspondence should be addressed to O. E. Freytag, Mgr. Promotion Dept., Commercial CluK Oregon City, Oregon