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Oregon City Enterprise. Hublinlietl Kvcry Krkiny. CHAS, MESKKVK, rt'Bl.lSMKR AND rBOl'HIKTOR. SUB8CHI1TION MATHS. One yir. fj m Tri) mUortptlon two mouth. . as lloon passable roads that can he travcloil I remarks on the suhiivl, ( all seasons ol the yar wouhl Ihioiii this lo mi article front A dlarnni t of Weenta on ill aubsertptlons 'or dvanee nf tr, CfM lor aix months, H nl iu Advertising ratea given on application. Entered at the Post Office In Oregon Clty.Or., as seeond clasa matter. aninty more limn nil the immigration liter ature that couM be sent out. Min of liiini lira ami of means would Ih aitrnrUvl to our county, for such nit'ii alwavs locate here the moat conveniences are lo be hail. A thousand such men would lrinn in more wealth tlinii the cost of the run. Is would amount to, A settler on each piece of va cant luml would do anav with much of the present loneliness ot farm life, anil their help would materially assist in sustaining the schools, churches and social Katherini;. ami give life in the country more bright spots than it now has. partly In answer Mnlalla slKiied "II." 1 FKIIUY, JANTAKY 4. im. AGKNT8 FOR THE ENTERPRISE. Otwero, Canby. . Claekanias, Milwaiikie. Cnion Mills. -Aims. Meadow Brook. Mew Era. Wllannville, Park Place, Barlow, diailstone, Stafford. Mulino, Cams. Mnlalla. Maninsm, Euttevllie Anmni, Orrille. at?le Creek, 8unnyside, Damascus, Sandy. Salmon, Currinsville, Cherryville, Marmot, 0. W. Prosaer Geo. Knight Thk greatest blunder of this stumbling democratic administration was the annul ment of the reciprocity treaties. Not only is it closing the best markets thai Hie I't.iled States could ever hoi to attain, but it aill also create the impression in the minds of our neighbors that our legislation is too tickle to make it safe lo renew mutual trade relations. The mischief already done in this respect cannot oe cured in many vears Gary A Wlaaincer u j. milliliter F 8 Hrsmhall Chas lloiman W. s Newberry Henry Miley Hamilton A Washburn - Mrs. U. A Sheppard T. M. CroM J. o. (iaae. C. T Howard R. M. I'ooper Anuie Stutibi. E, M. lUntnan B Jennings F. t.lesy LJ Perdue H. Wilbern John Welsh J. l Klliott F. (tirtsch Mrs. W. M. Mclntyre (ieo. J. Currin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph Aschotf A. .MinT ,.1,1;, , , ,, .,, -..,, Sllr , ..... rnriknn It is nothing more than justice that non resident land holders should contribute toward theiinproveinentoftheroads. Kvcry dollar spent on the roads tends to increase the value of their proerty, and it is for the ' train on this land rliut ku.O, K...I!.... l. I held bv speculators, I'mler the old system the settlers built the roads and the specula tors received an eiiual share of the benefit with no expense to them have noiiuarrel with "II" lor hiscriticlsms; on the contrary I thank Idiu for hi, fair ness, feeling that I .would fur rather he classed lnconielent than as dishonest. In- coinpeience may he overcome, but dis lion esty, seldom or never. I 1 shall speak wilh special relcrence to my own experience as supervisor, but have no doubt my remarks will apply as well lo the rest ( the supervisors under the sysleni now In operation. Puringihe nineteen years I have been in Oregon I have never traveled the roads without studying the problem of how lo gel ! better roads, and I think lo some purpose, enough, at least to be able to tell at a glance what kind of soil will make a good dirt road and what kind will not. Have also read all the opinions of mad builders 1 could I get on the subject. Hut now comes in the j most ditllcult part of the problem how lo put in practical operation what little knowl edge one may have on the subject on the allowance of twenty-three hundred dollars, w hich was increased somew hat by some al lowance for special work. This amount to be spread over several hundred miles of very bad roads, very many of which are covered by heavy timber, lo clear aav which requires more expense than to build a good road in a prairie country, ltow much "scientific" road work can ever so able an engineer do under these eirciiin- ' The war to hnllil tin Oreirnn City Is to rive Oregon ( ilr people yonr patroiiBge. Thk Baltimore plan of slate bank cur rencv appears to have collapsed. it is just as well. I'retty nearly everybody would liavecollapsed had the scheme been carried into effect. CHARTER REV1SWX. Th action of Councilman Meldrtmi in bringii g up in the last meeting of the city council the question of having the charter amended, was timely, and the matter should receive Ihecareful consideration of the coun cil and citizens. There are several very im portant changes needed, the inoi-t urgent bin: that of providing for the payment of street asferuents on the instalment plan. Without this system there will be little Street work done for years to come, as the exp-nse is too heavy to be met in one pay ment without working a hardship on a ma jority of the properly holders. The man-r-Tie," making street assessments should be simplified. SO . to avoid the endless litiga tion and expense now bad on every street improvement made. Who are qualified pe- ' tiii iners and remonstrators on street ini-1 provemetits should be made more clear. I inecllyboii ctioii lying east of towi is anxious to come into the city limits so that they ran have toe privileees of the city schools. There are sareral other changes which it would be wise to make in the charter. If the council does not care to assume all the responsibil ity in the matter the board of trade could he asked to appoint a committee to assist in the w ork of revision. stances? Add to this the fact that the peo pie were bitterly hostile to the present po. ii-v Hn. i r.iii.Oit ii.Ai.i.,.iu u-i... attempted to relocate and straighten roads, even refusing to remove their fences out of I the roads until coiiiiwllcd to, every one I'erhaps , wishing us to spend what little money we had to spend on his particular road, and you have but a small part of the discourage ments we have labored under. When, lor instance, we had a piece of road requiring a thousand dollar expenditure to finish and I reach an outlet for the surface waler. with perhaps only two or three hundred dollars for that particular pice of road, what could your civil engineer do under such circiim- stances except to start his road looking two SKXSIBLK KOA11 TALK To thk Editor: The absorbing question at present is "roads;" how to get good roads, what kind of material should be used, etc. The first thing that must be impressed npon everybody is that there is hut one way jor three years ahead to finish it. and receive tor nacaamas county to get good roads, I the curses of the people, and be dubbed a and that is to go to work and make them, j tool who did not understand the tir-t prm To do that some irsons must pav out some ciples of road building, just the same as money and a good deal of it. There can be i we did ? hie In some places at $ too per mile. This would give us about lllty miles a year of good mads, so that In a few years we would have good roads throughout the county. The tax could then be lowered tit one or two mills and ho used for repairing and building where a new road nilht lie hud out. A somewhat dllllcull lu-k would he Inap propriate the money lo the snlistiicllon of all. lewlng it from a reasonable stand. point It appears the main thnroiiuhlaics of the county should have atlenllon first, the money being equally divided to the parts w here il Is most needed. The work or building roads Is another Im portant part. Probably a goon way would be to let It out to Ihe lowest bidder, requir ing him lo luruish bonds to I he amount of the contract lo insure the county aciiluat loss on Ihe part of some of the work nut being thorough, which might otherwise be the case. I lank road. II appears, would cost many limes that of a gnu el road. I.el us say, lor Instance, a road built of plunk three Inches In thickness, (which would miike It more durable than one of thinner plank,) ami eighteen feet long: for one mile it would re quire JT-I,.) feel, ami at fVtm per thousand would cost over i:ti 0 on, U-ides the timbers lo lav the plank to and Ihe work ol build ing, hauling, etc.. which would amount to several hundred dollars. The cost of haul Ingof course would be determined by Ihe lo cation, etc. from the saw mill. In a lew years the plank would have to he replaced I greater cost than when llrst luillt. i "I lesser dimensions could ol course he built for less money; but one narrower and ol thinner plank would wear out sooner than Ihe larger one and thus necessitate replac ing oltener. It is proiuible that any plan thai might U proposed would meet Willi objections more or less. However, if this question receives consideration from a majority ol the people of Iheconnly, and the roads are improi ed and made substantial, we will all lie bene- 'Uei- i;.u.. very Pair Guaranteed. address &an Francisco Cal ANOTHER GREAT CUT!! ii ....IN THE PRICES OF ('iuiart tlioso jtrict'H with iinythiiig; vmi liavo inor hcimi i t y -wlit'rn. (.'tuiio mill mo fur yourself. It in im trotililc to hIiow my gonilti mnl (jtintr you tho lowest iiiiVH: MKN's so i.i i siioi:s. 1 '.'.' I Kip Itinklo, (or (1 (Ml no other w ay to get the much desired good road a. As to the system that should he adopted there are as many Ideas a i there are people. If ihe people are in earnest in this maiter it will soon take tangible form. Now what is the best torm 7 that question is hard to answer. I think the first thu g to be done is lor the county court to appoint a compe tent engineer, Then before one cent is ex pended upon any road 111 the county to ward a permanent improvement the en- ineer should examfue the (daces of pro- posed improvement and put thy road pn tlj; best route for cheapness in construction. and where practicable shorten them. Set , However, I believe these four "riding I bosses, ' have tilled an important position in the evolution of roa I building now going on in this country. We have done our best under yen adverse conditions, receiving the abuse of the people during the worst part of the agitation for holier roads. And now if it is the judgment of Ihe peo ple ami the court that one civil engineer can do the work lietter than the four, by all means employ such a man; but remember that howeter competent he may be it will take money to build roads, and it will also I MafTurd Notes. ST.H-a-omi, 1'cc. Weather is frosty, . I:..l.a ,1 . 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(Co lo I.IKl .' lo .'IV 1 Sent by mail a cent per oniico extra. -'.7.I I .'I INI ; on ' !.Si l.'Sl Sj Eastern Shoe Store, A, Coles, Prop. Save Money. inJary heeds clinging. A large the grade stakes and have the work brought THE ROAD LEVY. The only tax that is levied on the people that immediately returns to them is the j Toad fund. Tha bulk of it is distributed di- i reetiv among me tanners ana at once r0!i,3 rr a gets back into circulation. The farmers 1 then should be the last to kick against a I lo a proper grade, and compel the work to be made straight, not snake fashion The first thing after locating is to see that proper drainage can be had, in fact must be had, to make a good road. If it becomes necessary in order to get a good grade to re locate the road and putting it on entire new ground, let that be done. Thecounty court should not expend one cent upon a road i until it Is shown that it is in the proper place. This thing of improving a road and in a few years find that it Is not where it should be, ought to be abandoned at once. Keuiemler that we are going now to enter tiKjn a system, if carried out, I hut will lie time. The engineer should have the oversight of the whole system, hr having competent foremen under him to siqiervise and keep the work moving. When the engineer finds that the work is not beingdoue accord;, g to plans he liberal appropriation for the mails, espe cially as they get a double benefit by having good roads and the use of the money ex- pei.oeu in i.ieirconsirucuon. i ne average ; ,w to lt ,,,at thore ,.r,nipeteht nlH,i are farmer pays taxes on a valuation of about j pla,.e,i in 0,arge. The county court should 11000. By a 5-miIl road tax he would con-, hod the eneineer to a strict account for all tribute but $5.00 toward the improvement of j the work done on permanent improvements of roads. All reports to be made to him re.oiire a hearty co operation by all inter- bllshu'M, esltt'l in tiie matter of good roa.is. j l'riester Kistors ami brothers) arn in The time will come when Ihe people of j their old liaunts once more, al Krog I'ond. Clackamas county will appreciate the ellorls The Turner hoys are getting up a ot the county court who had the courage to j,. for a, , iR,K inaugurate tin campaign for good roads in , t, , .,, , . .. i, , Conrad Schrovder will ive a daniB i,,. spite or the opposition they were obliged to . meet on every side. And the time w ill j n'K 1 st "l come when they will recognize in Judge l'1'"' vro",l" ha laltell his place in Meldruin one of the best county judges we ! "'e pulpit at the. Drtplist church and will have ever had, tmtw ithstanding some mis- ! act as pastor there the coining year, takes be may have made. Holitv Melcher ban leMiuied work r.n regard lo locating i his M.f)0 lioo pen. 1 It is reported that Mr Ailgusiu M,.. 'cher buried ubout 10K)lii ,er duiightet 's ! garden, (Mrs Knoiui lliel.ler) on Chris' mas day and two days later Wonl to take i-p"')al it when, to her di-nuv she , found if all gone. iii,ior has it that I there is some slionaniiig in alnuii it us there is Koine trouble in fain y iill'iirs, but, as the family ure all very retihcietil about their ihthoiiuI matters it is almost I ini)ssil)U( to leurn anything K,wiiive ; about the hiiiiio. VYi: I'ss bis roads, a sum so small that it would em barrass no one. Yet a five-mill levy on the total valuation of the county would give a road fund of about $28,000. This amount expended judiciously each year, lor five years, would give a perfect system of high ways, capable of use twelve months of the I year, to Clackamas county. The farmer ! who opposes a live-mill road tax works against bis own best interests and deserves to wade through mud to his neck the bal ance of his days. Thk Ektebpmse is gratified at the num ber of compliments it has received of late both from farmers and businessmen for the aggressive stand it has taken on the road question. Such Interest shows that the days of the kicker is about past and that the county court will be aided instead of hampered in the work of building a system of public highways in Clackamas county. The prop erty holders are beginning to see that money expended on roads is well invested and will return to them an interest not excelled by any other kind of an investment. The business man realizes that bis trade would be largely increased by good roads while the farmer sees that a decrease in the exiense of getting his produce to market means an increase to his profits. Foch more articles on the road question, besides some points by the regular corres pondents, appear in the Entki'.pkisk this week. They are worth reading and advo cate some good and some bad road ideas. 'The plan advocated by J. 8. Wolfe, of fiunnyside, is inipractiahle and out of dale. Small road districts, each working on a seperate plan, would result in endless con fusion and it would be impossible to build thoroughfares through the county that would be satisfactory to the general public. The plan advocated by "M ' is the only way by which a system of good roads can be bad in this county. Eventually it will be adopted in every county in the state. The county court should have exclusive control of the roads. ami he to the court. As to the material that should be used after the grading is properly done, is a ques tion. (Jf course everybody will admit that macadam properly done is the most sub stantial of all; but unless properly done it isanuisance. If properly done it will be a road for all time to come and will practiably be a smooth road. I'lank makes a good road for a few years, and it might be best to use plank in some localities for a time with the understanding that eventually mac adam would succeed the plank. OF course my idea as to the cheaest way to get the most work done for the money expended, would be for the engineer to be authorized to let all Ihe work out by contract to the lowest bidder, first throwing this safeguard around the letting of the contract and the laborers, that all should be bona fide resi dents of Clackamas county. No outsider allowed to bid on a contract and no outsider be permitted to work on said contract work. How shall the funds be procured to do the required work? As the present state constitution stands, there is only one altern ative: that is, by taxation. Here we enter upon ground that is standing about all the burdens that can be borne. As to " li s" ideas in roads I agree heartily. I have long seen the defects In the old system of locating roads, and since hiy term as supervisor have refused to work many su h Intpradir able mads, and have been roundly abused for it, too. The curts has refused to-q end public money on some such roads ami has al-o l.een abused for such refusal. Hut tin. courtis not to blame for locating such roads. They ure located according to law, and we can do nothing to remedy the mutter until hoiild we change ths law. I al-o asree with Junius" about plank roads. They arc but a make shift, and an exinsive one at that. There is a great part of Clackamas county in which rock roads are the only permanent mads which can lie built; hut there is considerable of my district south of the Mnlalla river In which good permanent dirt roads can be marl , provided the legislature will pass a law compelling the people to ue a wagon with a tire of not less than five-inch width for all heavy hauling. They will complain bitterly at first at such a law, but will lie obliged to come to it before we can ever have any good roads, rock or dirt. As this article is already too long I will leave until some other time the question as to how to make good roads. E. I'. C'aktkk. And Encourage Home Industry THE r 0 regQn Picture Frame Company Makes a Specialty of Manufacturing, Mouldings . . . and picture Frames New and Novel Designs m 7T n ' DR. J, H. McLEAN'S LIVER KIDNEY BALM ISA SOVEREIGN REMEOY FOR DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS. Diabetes, Dropsy, Inflam mation of the Kidneys, Pains In the Back. Llvnr Troubles, Female Irregularities, Kidney Weakness In Children, will yield at once to I la great soothing and hnallng power. Price ai.oo per bottle. 'hi Dr. J. H. McLean Mtd. Co.,St. Louit.M For aele bv C. i . Huntley, druggist. L 108 Second Street Near Washington M. J. MORSE, Manauor. Easels Pictures and Art Material. -rrrr- FOR GOOD B0AD.1. Harmony, Dec. .11. To thf Kditok: It is noticeable in the K.ntkrpkisk that the re ports of the condition of the roads are very different from what they were two months orsoatfo. Hefore the fall rains their fine condition was commented on. Hut now lt is right to the contrary, and different plans are suggested as to their improvement, i'rnhahly many miles were graded this year, and the condition ol these mads at present tells us plainly that it is useless and Taxes ought lo j a waste of money to grade them only, not be reduced; if so, no more road work will j putting on plenty of grovel or other substiin be done. That is an evident fact. Can the lial tnateriul. Leave OREGON CITY HOSPITAL GLADSTONE PARK. NOW OPEN FOR PATIENTS. Convenient of Access and Pleasantly Located. Free from the noise and dust of the city. Skilful mim'H and every convenience, of a lirstcluss hospital. Ample room that patients may liavo (juietness ami rest. Special rooms for ladies. Services of the liest physic ians of the county Terms reasonable. in attendance: Nos-rksiue.nt tax-payers hold overX), 400 worth of proierty in Clackamas county. A five-mill levy would cause them to con tribute overIO00 to the road fund. As good roads develope a country and add to the Talue of all proerty, these speculators acould well afford to help on the road work. people stand any advance? Last year we had two mills. If we could have four mills this year it would, or ought to, do mure than twice the amount thut nua done last year. Also, the county court should make a levy exclusively for bridge work alone, segregating that from the general fund ; and when a surplus of the bridge fund let It be transferred to the road fund, I think the county court should adopt some system whereby repairs should be made on roads where they are almost Im passable. In many localities there has been nothing done in that line tor two years or more. Such should simply be repaired for the present. I have taken far more of your valuable space than X expected, and I find I have scarcely touched upon the question. M. MH. CAATKR fcXPLAlNH. Wilhoit, Dec. 30. To thk Kmtor: You. will pardon me, as one who ought to be deeply interested In the road question, for asking space in your paper for a few more A grade may he made ever so good and well ditr hed on each side, but it will cut op and become muddy when much rain has fallen on it where there is much travel. The continual traveling on it in the center where it is left, comparatively level for heavy haul ing w ill form ruts or tracks from one to two Inches in depth so that the water will stand to some extent on the road and soak in, making it too soft to bear up a loaded wagon. Most any one in the county will acknowl edge that we need good roads, such as will siami neavy naming in me winter season as well as the summer. Jfwepay a 5-mill tax for road building and get good roads, we might say we eet the roads without cost, and not only with out cost but with gain also. As to the question " How?" I refer you to the table given in the Kntkkpribe a few weeks ago, showing Ihe difference in hauling on a good road and a bad one. A 5-tnill tax would make over JZ'i.OoO. A good gravel road ran he built, counting grading, at about $000 per mile, and proha- I)oubtful Needs alone. The best are easy to gut, and cost no more. Ask your dealer lor FERRY'S SEEDS Alwftjr (he brat. Known everywhere. rrva K-.l Annual for iNUft talla v. an ' wimi. ijMw.inn wuen u h aul D. M. FKBRV ft CO., Detroit, Mich. W. J. SOUTHWORTH, Electrician. MANtlKACTIKKK OK Galvanic Chain Belts. TRPSSES, INSOLES, ETC. If in need of anything in his line, write for full infor mation or call at his office while in Portland. consultation coHtfl you nothing. 2 3d Street, Room, 11 and 12. Mention this paper. ADDRESS, MISS M. OREGON CITY, E. LIBKER, Supt., " OREGON.. D m 1451 BOX 30! O YOU NFFn r HNY - DOORS, WINDOWS, MOULDING, Or Building Muterkil? Go to c- H. BESTOW- Lowt-Ht ciihIi jiritTB cvi.t ollcrcj for FIRST - CLASS - GOODS. AIho combination wire antl jiieket fence HARTMAN STEEL - PICKET - FENCE Antl bent farm fencing made. priceH to nu.it bard tin.eH. Shop Opp. Congregational Church, MAIN STREET, OREGON CITY...