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Oregon City Enterprise. FHiblihed Every Friday. CHA8, ME8BKVE, PUBLISHER AND PROrRIKTOR. MUBSCHIPTION RATES, tlOO W a On yr, 81 1 month, ...... TtIhI nulmcrlptlon two months, A diantnt I of Mcnlt on all mbwrlw ait yer, cents lor tlx nombt, ll paid In avitnce. A'Wnllng intra ctvtn on application. HuUrtn r will flnd tin- date ol rxplis'ion trnin ) on h-'ir rv r imlowl- ( thir name. 1( hli 1 1-not c! r;ti within too hp f r pi mi f t. kuullr notitjr ui and o will look I r It . Cuirred at the Pout Office In Oregon City, Or., a ecoud clau matter. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1897. A-3KNT8 FOR TUK ENTERPRISE. Beaver Creek, C.nbj, CUikama. M.lwaukle. Vnion Mills. Mi adow Brook, Mew Era, WPannTlUt, Prk Place, OimtoUine, BlutTorJ, Muitno, Uarua, ilmalla, . Varqnam, JiUevUle Airora, Orrllle, RnKe Creek, I'ama.tciis, Buidy, ca!nton, C'irrinsville, Oherryville, MurniOt, Dr. . T. B. Thomaa beaKntKht .A. Mnther Oecar WlMinger U J. TrulliiiKer Chai Holman W. 8. Newberry Henry Miley F. L. Ruweil T. M. Crom J. 0. . C. T Howard R. M. Cooper Annie Stubba. E. M. Hartman B Jenulnga He r-' A. -t.vder L.J Perdue H. V iltiern J. C. KUiott F. Outsell Mrs. W. M. Mrintyre Geo. J. Cur'rin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolpb Aschutf people to the tiecejuity of doing sometliiiiR to stop the spread of these disraws. It has been proven by repeated experiments, that, from the matter exectorated UHin our streets and hallways, diseases of the lungs And head ran N communirnled to other people as readily as ran the virus of small pox or measles. That Oregon City should have such an ordinance a' has been passed by Astoria and many other cities in this country, is matte painfully apparent by the appearance ol our streets during a dry time ami of the stairways and hallways of our public buildings when the janitor Is not on duty at all times with a mop and A broom Thi cause of good roads la moving along in Oregon, Gilliam county having adopted the cash system and will begin their road work ibis spring on the plan carried out in this county. The progressive element in several counties is agitating the road ques tion and it is probable that other counties will soon adopt the system of road work that has worked so well In Clackamas and Multnomah counties. With the present al most perfect road laws which Oregon has, it is but question of time until they will be put Into ellect in all our counties and the state given a system of roads not excelled by any of the older stales. a HOUSELESS WAGONS. HOW THEY WILL AFFECT THE COUN TRY ROADS. Tui board of trade is ol late displaying considerable activity and is preparing for a big work this summer in advancing the interests of Oregon City. Already Secre tary Pilsbury has received more letters of inquiry from the East in the two months that liare gone by of this year than has been received by the board in any previous period for the same time of year. The reg ular meeting of the board will take place next Monday and our business men should bear it in mind and be present. The Motor Carriage 1 Coming, aud Along With It Must Appear the Hard, Smooth ltlghwy-Ort Iteneflta Thai Will Ac erne to the Nation. Tho horseless cnrriujjo or motor Ychi- jlo, ns it is variously ml led, is already an established fact, Buys tho San Fran risoo Chroulclo. Throughout Frnuce aud all of southern Europe it ii already in successful operation, and ita ad ran tagea art so manifest that it ii only a question of a abort time when thia oonn try, always so quick to adopt inventions f practical merit, will Lave introduced it and have it in active operation in its remotest conn try districts. At present the cost of these vehicles is slightly in advance ox a high grade, carriage of aim ilar finish, and no really cheap carts or buggies are shown. - Bat when the cost of keeping horse, with all the ails and nncertantiea attending reliance upon that noble bnt somewhat uncertain ani. i eA Ji 4 aS.Wr ' lalAli U - I , AT j t iWWf ftiTt, Si r ' The war to build np Oregon liy is to give OregoB litj people jour patronage. CLOSE OF THE HOLD-IP. Simon bas at lat yielded to theinevitable and has given up the fight for the control ol the legislature. Tuesday when be called bis senate together he only had six mem b'rs present, Hater, Holt, Msrkay, Michel! 8elling and himselt, the other members having gone home disgusted with his ob struction tactics. The farce was too plain to be longer kept up so the ramp senate adjourned sine die. The Davis Simon bouse in order to make a show that tbey are not controlled by Simon is still making a pre tense of organisation, but it bas been given out that they will give up to-day (Friday) and go home. All that is left of the house is the twenty-six members composed of tbe Simon-Bourne-U'Ren contingent and this week tbey have been trying to make it ap pear that they were willing that the legisla ture should be organized, but tbey have fooled the republicans too many times aud not receiving any definite assurance that these members would not flee outside the bar the moment tbe republicans appeared on tbe Uoor, as tbey have done each day since the convening of the legislature, the latter declined to stay in Salem any longer. Now that the legislature has lallen to pieces without electing a senator the ques tion arihes, must Oregon have bat one sena tor lor the next two years. Senator Witch ell's time expired March 4 and as the legis lature was not in session on that date the governor is empowered by the constitution of the United States to appoint a person to fill tbe vacancy until the next session of the legislature. By refuting to call a special session Governor 1-ord may make it possible for bis appointee to hold the senatorial "honors for two years until the next regular session of tbe legislature is held or be may decline to appoint and call a secial session to elect a senator. As the governor bas sen atorial aspirations himself and as there are no appropriations to carry on tbe state ttovernnient, it is possible thatjbe may call a special session with the expectation that bemay be able to secure Ihe senatorship. THE PEOPLE FOOT THE BILL. Simok risked his all on the hold-up he brought onto the legislature and having IojI, he will now be a political wreck until such time as he can regain a loothold in state politics. Simon may be beaten, but I rjo one but a rich man he is never crushed and he will bob up aiiain serenely so soon as the voters forget this little episode which will be not so many years off. THE TAIL CAST WAO THE DOG. A STATES ISLAND 1(0 AD. From Good Roads. mal, is considered and the cost aud wear aud teur of harness, the economy in so subs tail I ml and so manifest that could afford to longer maintain his stable and buy fod dor instead of five gallon cans of coal oil or gasoline. Not only passengers, bnt freight as well, will soon seize upon this oonren icnt means of transportation. liaising produce will be a very different occupa tion when the farmer, instead of crowd ing a ton or so of grain or fruit or pota toes into a clammy wagon and dragging it over rough roads by means of a pair or more of toilworn horses, can place it in a light vehicle, seat himself on com fortable cushions and bowl over tbe Of the hold-up at Salem, the Astoria Bud get bas the following to say : "It is a pretty safe prediction that the tali which is trying to wag the dog tbe Simon and Bourne bouses now in embryotic de velopment in Salem will never secure tnntiffh ntdtmtwirm tn niak niifirnm In either bouse and organize the legislature, j road at tbe rate of 10 or 20 miles an l hey Dave reached mgn waler mark, and nonr. may as well come home and let themselves Bnt that road! Aye, there will be the down as easy as they can. Fighting major- J rub. In tbe present state of country ities is a bard game at all time. Tbey can ' roads, and even the main highways all be beaten when disorganized and without a OV' the country, the race is not by any general, but when they are in charge of such ; means to the swift, and comfort and a man as 8enator Mitchell, backed by the afety are often only to be assured by a united anti-Simon factions ail over tbe snalllilce pace and the careful easing The failure of the legislature to organize and make tbe necessary appropriations to meet the various expenses of the state will make the hold-op a costly thing to the tax payers of the state. Tbe state expenditures average about half a million dollars a year and to raise this sum the slate board made their levy the first of the year and this vast sum of money will soon be paid into the state treasury by the various counties on making their tax collections. As tbe con stitution prohibits the state treasurer from 1 paying out any funds in his hands except by an appropriation made by tbe legislature this money will be idle in his bands, or be can quietly loan it out and add 50,000 or 175,000 to his salarly for the year. As this same levy will have to be made again next year there will be over $1,000,000 in the state treasury when the legislature meets two years hence. To meet the current expenses of the state warrants will have to be issued. As state warrants draw eight percent interest this alone will add one-eighth ol the total ex pense of the state. Yet this is not all tbe additional burden that will he put upon the people for the expenses will be further in creased by reason of payments being made in warrants instead ol cash, for merchants and others in there bids for supplies lor the various institutions will add to their prices to cover the discount that they will have to give in order to get their warrants cashed by the brokers. It thus means that the rule or ruin policy of Simon and the populmis will cost the taxpayers of Oregon over $150,000 in hard cai-h during the next two years, a sum that would build a good many miles of road, or greatly help out the school fund. But there will be a day of reckoning for those fellows. TiiEcity council ol Astoria recently passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to spit on the streets. The ordinance provides lor a fine ol not less than $2 nor more than flOor imprisonment to exceed live days. It also makes it mandatory upon the police to enfore the ordinance. The rapid spread of consumption, catarrh, and kindred dis eases among Americans is at last arousing state, tbe battle becomes a hard and long one. Simon bas found it so at this session, and the appearances indicate tbat be will come out of the fray with less results than be did in tbe Portland primaries, where his delegation secured only half a vote. "We can expect war from the Oregonian from this time on. It has thrown down the gauntlet to all the republicans ol the state who dare support Mitchell or his friends in any way. Already it has made venomous attacks on Browned, of Clacka mas. It does not hesitate to charge him with party perfidy and populistic ideas. It bas berated him like a dog, said he was de- 1 void of all honor, and entitled to no respect either as a republican or as a citizen. And why 7 Simply because as chairman of the joint convention at Salem, be refused to accede to the wishes and commands of those who were not supporting Mitchell for senator. Had he vacated bis chair snd walked out of the joint convention, he would have been lauded in the Oregonian as having the patriotism of a Lincoln and the qualities of a redeeming angel. But he toid the truth, exposed the conspirators, in cluding tbe governor and Mr. Scott, and now he must suffer the damage that loyalty to a friend and antagonism to an enraged enemy merits. Had he succumbed when the "limit" was thrown off, the situation at Salem might have been different. "Tbe republican factions are now in a fight that will give them and endless amount of trouble for years to come. Tbe men who are at war with each other in the party will not quit till they are totally whipped or the party is smashed into pieces. Simon and Scott want both Mitchell and McBride out of the senate, and whether Mitchell is re turned or not another fierce battle will be waged four years hence, There is no way to mend differences between tbese antago-i nists. into chuck holes and ont again, while the wheels that travel onr byways are so thnmped and rattled over stones and jagged rocks that even stel tires soon wear away and must be replaced. It may be positively asserted that nine tenths of the benefits to be derived from the introduction of motor vehicles will be lost to tho people at large through the condition of American roads and the ntter impossibility of using them there on. Conversely, the whole country wonld be benefited and enriched by plac ing these roads in good condition. For tbe first time in the history of the world conditions are now approaching which make road construction not only a simple bnt a permanent matter. Tho hoofs of horses wear away the hardest and toughest pavements, and even tbe deep pressure of tbe narrow tires of heavy tracks and wagous cats deeply into tbe best rounded roads and reduces tbe best macadamized pavements to dnst, while tbe mere tread of hnmun feet will wear away stone blocks and convert thick planks to splinters. The soft roll of tbe pnenmalio tire will scarcely leave an impression on tbe soft path through the woodland, bat, on the contrary, exert merely a gentle pressure, acting as a roller, to oom press and harden the earth, making more compact tbe surface which it passes over. When a road is once properly rounded and drained, it might be used by the pneu matic tire for 100 years and be all tbe better at the end of a century of use. A simple top dressing of macadam, or, better still, a thin coating of asphalt in ita natural state, mixed with sand or gravel, would make an ideal road for the new wheels to travel and one which would endnre to the end of time. The motor is approaching so swiftly that tbe country has no time to lose in "As was said above, there is little hope of making ready for its reception. Every any change being made at Salem. All the dollar that can be spared from theconn- methods of persuasion, coercion and "dough" have been exhausted. The bridges bave been burned. The minority vote must submit to tbe vote of the majority. Tbe tail is too weak to wag the dog." For Young .Men and Young: Women There is nothing that will arouse the ire of a young man or woman so quick as to have inferior laundry work put off on them. They may dress ever so well, but if their shirt front or shirt waint is tnussy their neat appearance is spoiled. The Troy laundry makes a specially of ladies' and gentlemen's fine work. There can be no better work than is done at the Troy. Leave your orders at Farnsworth's arber shop. This la Your Opportunity, On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a generous sample will be mailed of the most popular Caturrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate the great merits of the remedy. ELY BROTHEB8, 66 Warren St., New Tork City. Eev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls,Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a posi tive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Kev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena, Mont. try's revenues should be applied in this direction, for no other measure woald so conduce to the nation's welfare and profit. Tbe United States produces within her borders almost every ma terial of value. It has minerals in inex haustible quantity and variety. It has oil, coal, wood, for fuel. It can raise its own wool aud to spare, its own cotton, its own ramie, its own fax. It produces grain for tbe consumption of the world, end its supplies of fruit mid vegetables, If properly distributed, would make its people the best fed and most comfortublo of the nations. All that is needed is to provido for cheiip and prope r distribu tion To effect this it will not be eniugh to mako a highway from ocean to ocean, as lias already been proposed, bat equal pains must be taken with ev ery crossroad and country lune, with wagon track that penetrates mountain canyons or climbs to tbe heights where tbe earth yields np its hidden mineral resources to the industrious miner. The institution of road improvement on a wide scale thronghont the land wonld have a direct beneficial effect Upon tbe country, promoting internal commerce and aiding every producer within its borders. It would have a no less beneficial effect npon the people at large through the great market for la I bor which it would create and the enor- Tor gCaXoxrK F.LY' CRF.AM IUI.M la a poaltlveeur. Apply Into the nostril. ltlsquli klyahwirhMl. to rents st Pnu-k-Utii or liy null ; stnplni 10c. by null. XIX JtllOTllKHS, M Warren ft, New VorkClly. FOR- BlELYJORE DRUGS 00 TO n A. HARDING. NONE BUT oompitcnt PHARMACISTS EMPLOYED Flue Perftunsries and Toilet Articles. Also a full stork of OILS ETC. H. W. JACKSON, -Macimis AND -n pr. Bicycles, Umbrellas, Guns, Sewing Machines, And all kinds of small ma chines put in eood order. No work to dilllcult to undertake, Trices reasonable. Shop in Cauflelii building Near Court House, -jELLOH 1800 miles of long dis tance telephone wire in Oregon and Washington tiow in operation by the Oregon Telephone and Tel egraph company. Portland, Seattle, Spo kane, Tacoraa, Salem, Walla Walla, Pendleton, Albany and other towns in the two stateB on the line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All the satisfaction of a personal communication. Distance no effect to a clear understanding. Spo kane as easily heard as Portland. Oregon City office at Huntley's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, ortland, - Oregon. Katabllftlird HI PIONEER Transfer1 and fypf e$ Freight and parcels delivered to all parts of the city. RATES - REASONABLE. PHILLIPS, Prop. PHIIiPEIiPJIITI JSTEIJI DYEING flID CLETIJVIjG Ladies' and gentlemen's cloting cleaned, dyed and repaired in best xHsible manner. Oflice, 213 Morrison Street Bet. First and Front. Works at Me chanic's Pavilion, 225 2d St., Port- and Oregon. As to our ability to do good work and to not ruin a garment left with us for cleaning, we refer with their permission to our patrons, many oi whom reside in Oregon City. Goods called for and delivered Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged mons sums which it wonld place in cir cure for catarrh and contains no mercury cnlation in the hands of the common Dor any injurious drug. Price, 60 cents. people. Ijefmania fJah fljafket PAUL J. SCHOLZ, Prop. Best Quality of : Cold Storage Meats. Smoked hams and bacon cannot be excelled. Game in season. Highest price paid for live and dressed stock. Seventh St between Main and Depot M'KITTMCK-S S1I0KS JJEAT TUB WOULD When you bay Agents for Pure Prepared Paint A house you inuke miro tho title is clear. Wher. you paint it use Puro Prepared Puint as it milker) nil the difference in the world whether the puint in genuine or not. Color curds free. Special prices in (juuntity. CHAM AN & 0. CITY DRUG STORE. .Tolophono No. OREGON CITY IRON WORKS New snd Enlarged Shop with all appliances for MACHINE WORK & CASTING. .1 . .-. i All work executed in the best manner posnible. Promptness guaran- teed on all orders. REPAIRINO-A-BPBOIALTY. Prices tho lowest to bo had in Portland. Shop on Fourth Street, near Main, Oregon City, Oregon. J. ROAKE & CO. The Marketing Point OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY The factory towns of tho East'aro noted for a Hording tho best market to tho neigh boring farmers and gardeners in proportion to tho population of any of tho towns in that section. Tho reason for this is that tho people of theso towns havo a fixed in come upon which they can always depend, and, as a consequence, they aro liberal buy ers, paying cash for all their purchases. As the Great Manufacturing Center of the Pacific Coast OREGON CITY-. Is Coming to be One of the Best Marketing Towns In the State This is proven every day "by'tluf number' of farmers, who aro to bo seen on its street selling their produce, who, until just tho last few years, sought the markets of other towns. Tho system of macadamized road that is being built into all parts of Clack amas county, will enablo all tho pooplo ol this county to sharo in tho profitable mar ket that Oregon City allbrds. If, as it is sure to do, tho demands of Oregon City in crease in tho next five years as it has in tho past five years, this city will rank next to Portland as a market place for THE PKODUCE of the Farmer