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Oregon City Enterprise. Published Every PVlday. C1IA8, ME8EHVE, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. UBUCHIPTION KATES, On year, Sli months, 11 00 1 00 Trial ulMrrlptinn two months, A dltomirt of Ml rf nit on 1 mWrlrtlom for m year, t wutt lor tlx month, if paid lu adrmno. Advertising relet f Wen on application. 8nhrrllr will Hud thr data of rxptra'lon atami ed on ihflr r loilowti f thair nam. Ifihti'iael- not chautel within two wieki ftr a payment, kindly notify us and o will iooi hit II . Cntercd at the Port Office tn Oregon City, Or., aa terona ciaaa matter. FRIDAY, MARCH 19. 1897. AGENTS FOR THE ENTERPRISE. Bearer Creek, Oanby. Ciarkamaa, Jlllwansle, Union Mills. Meadow Brook, Hew Era. WllaonTiUa, Pi-k Place, Sladntona, Stafford, Mallno, -Carat, Xolalla. Marquam, RutteTllle Aurora, Orrllle, Kagle Creek, lajuuascus, Sandy, Salmon, Currinsville, Cherryville, Marmot, Dr. T. B. Thorn Geo. Kntiht A. Mather Otcar wimlniter U J. Trulllnier - Cbai Holman W. 8. Newberry nenry Muei r. L. Ruuef T. M. Crote J. Q. Gaae. C. T Howard R. M. Cooper Annie suidd. E, M. Hartman B. Jennlnn Hetr- A. 'nyder L.J Perdue H. Wilbern J. C. Elliott F. Gitsch Mrs. W. M. Mclntyre Geo. J. Currin Mrs. M. J. Hammer Adolph Ascbon ' The way to build ip Urf gon City Is to fire Oregon City people your p&tronare. THK KEXT CHAmUQCA ASSEMBLY. The management of the Willamette Val ley Chautauqua Association anticipate that their assembly for this year will be the most successful yet held. The prospects for more prosperous times in Oregon, together with the interest the people of the state are tak ing in the Ch aulanqaa, now that they have become familiar with its scope and benefit, bas made the management feel justified in ecuring greater range and higher class el talent than much of it bas been which has appeared upon tbe assembly platform. Engagements are now being made with some of the brightest and brainest men and woman in the United States, persons whose names are known throughout tbe country, to take part in tbe work of the next assem bly. The class work is to be made more of a leading featnre than heretofore. Erery line of study that can be carried on at an assembly will be taken, up. Among tbe studies to be perstied will be sanitation for 1 the borne and public building, hygene and physiology, painting and drawing, chemistry, music, history, civil government and political economy, geology treating of the mineral and soil formation of this state that we may know of its industrial and agricultural adaptability, astronomy, bot any, horticulture and floriculture and several other studies not yet definitely settled on. Tbe class work will be in charge of special ists in each study, the various colleges of Oregon furnishing the instructors who will J)snioiig (he leading members oftliefac- ' tilty of these Institution. ' There is no more picturesque, healthy and pleasant camping ground in Oregon than is tbe Chautauqua park. Its accessi bility is another important factor in its fa or, while the cost ot living, owing to tbe nearness to the markets of Oregon Cify and Portland is but nominal. There were some thousand people camped in the park last year, and the management will offer such inducements this year, that it is ex pected this number will be more than doubled. Reports from all over the state show that people are beginning to fully realize the importance of tbe Chautauqua move ment and local circles have been organized in many of the towns and the coiiroe of study carried on in a most satisfactory manner. While enjoying the benefits of tbe local circles the people have found out that the Chautauqua assembly is the busy person's college, wherein one's education can be rounded out and a thorough knowl edge obtained on BUhjects that are impossible to attain by a reading course alone. The management anticipates that tbe attend ance at the assembly this year will be more than double that of last year, and they ex pect and intend to have the best assembly ever held on this coast. any obligation, pecuniary or otherwise. directly or indirectly, to Mr. Corbeit or to any of his banks, including the Security Savings ami Trust Co. Your statement to the contrary last week ia an error and 1 trust yon will make the correction by giving tins denial as prominent a position as the original mistake held." THE EXTKA SESSION. The extra session of congress, called by President McKinley, met last Monday and proceeded at once to business without any unnecessary delay. The president put the reason for calling the extra session and the duty of congress squarely before that body In his message and showed that the govern ment bad been running behind In current expenses for the past three years, while prior to that time it had been paying its debts and that the Imperative demand of the hour It the prompt enactment of such measures as shall bring immediate relief. Under the Cleveland administration tbe government, with unlimited means at its command, had increased the public debt in three years 1SC,031,5S0., leaving us not only without a surplus in the treasury but increasing the amount of Interest paid an nually 1 11,593,414.40. The Dingley bill, which has been submit ted by the the Ways and Means committee, is a modification of the old McKinley bill, suggested by the changes that bave taken place in the industrial condition of the country since that bill was passed. It is not a particularly high tariff bill, though the duties imposed are large enough to fur nish ample revenue to run the government and at the same time encourage and foster our weaker industries. The bill will probably pass the house without any difficulty but what will be done In the senate is a queston, as the re publicans havs no majority there. The democratic leaders in the senate bave advised the members of their party to make no factious opposition to tbe bill. It is understood that the populists and free silver republicans will oppose tbe measure, though their opposition will doubtless prove unavailing. The country has now passed final judg ment on this issue, and any party which proposes any longer to continue free-trade agitations to disturb business might just as well make up its mind to retire from politics. pace for the whole state In educational and Industrial progress. The Portland Cuaomi-Li of last week had a full page picture of Mr. II. W. Corbet t with the laurel wreath of vic tory surrounding It, while beneath was the legend, "Oregon's New Senator, Another Victory forth Chronicle." It may be the Chronicle made Mr. Cornell a senator, but it was generally supposed up here that Mr. Simon had sotustlili.g to do with the effort, while our own Illustrious (''Ken, whone weary vigil for forty days and lorty nights outside the bar of the house In the Interest of Mr. Cornell Is thus ruthlessly Ignored by this little East Portland paper. Hut memory reminds us that it hss ever been thus, that when a Clackamas county man did do something worthy of commendation some six-by nine newspaer man, or cross road politician had to step In and claim all the glory, Upon the convening of congress last Monday, Senator McBride, presented the credentials of Mr. H. W. Corbett, from Governor Lord, appointing him senator to fill the vacancy made by the legislature failing to elect. By a unanimous vote the credentials were referred to the committee on privileges and elections. It has been prscticany deemed, according to tbe re ports of Thursday, tbat Mr. Corbett woul not be seated, the majority of the senators declaring that the legislatures should be held responsible fur all senatorial vacaii cies. A DENIAL BY U'REX. Below is given a denial by Mr. U'Ren, of the statement made by tbe Entebpkise that the Portland Security, Savings and Trust Co, of which Senator Expected Corbett, is tbe principal stockholder, beld an indebted ness against him. This denial is to be ex pected for Mr. U'Ren is a shrewd politician and he would not allow such a charge to go unchallenged, besides there is little likeli hood of his making a blunder in this mat ter and leaving it so that there would be any outward appearance of a deal between himself and tbe powers that sent Mr.Corb'tt East on a pleasure trip, with bis late com patriot, tbat arch-schemer Joseph Simon, as bis chief adviser. As to the correctness of tha Entebpbise's statement, there can be no question, for the information came from one or tbe leading business men of Portland, a man of whose vlmcity there Is no question. Mr. U'Ren may be able to show that he was un der no obligation to Mr. Corbett, but the in dications that such was tbe case were far stronger than those that gave rise to the populists charge that Representative Min tie was unduly influenced in his suport of Mr. Dolph, two years ago. The least Mr. U'Ren bas to say regarding the motives for his actions in the late hold up, the better both for be and his partv. The following is Mr. U'Ren's statement and is published at his request: "I am not and never have been under Jcdoe NoBTHBur of Multnomah county, has taken the initiative in a matter that is of the greatest importance to tbe taxpay ers of Oregop. He bas decided not to pay over to tbe state the taxes due on tbe state levy from bis county. Many other county courts have this same subject under consideration and it Is prob able that an agreement will be reached. hereby all tne counties will unite in re sisting the demands of the state treasurer. There is due the state on this year salary about 1600,000 and an equal sum will be due next year, which as there is to be no ses sion or tbe legislature for tbe next two yesrs, will He In tbe hands of the stale treasurer for him to lend out and make a for tune from, for it cannot be paid out except on appropriations by tbe legislature. The state's expenses though will go right along and will be paid by warrants which will draw 8 per cent interest. The plan is for each county to use its state tax in paying off its indebtedness and thus stop its inter ests charges which will thus balance each county's share of tbe interest on tbe debt the state will incur. This will make it so tbat there will only be but one interest charge to pay, and it will keep tne money in circuialion instead Of its being locked up in the state treasurer's vanlt.or getting Into some Portland or San Francisco bankers hands, to be used elsewhere. Tbe Clacka mas county court should, at their next meet ing, order tbe treasurer to retain the state tax and use It, in calling in warrants with. If this arrangement is not satisfactory to the governor, he can call a special session of the legislature and thus force the counties to pay, otherwise the counties should re tain their mor.ey. The railroad and all the other commis sions are continuing to exercises their duty and will do so until they are abolished by an act ot tbe legislature, and they will be sure to collect their salaries and expenses from the state. Thus are the taxpayers made to continue to suffer by the perfidy and cussedness of the Simon-Bourne- U'Ren bold-outs. The next election will witness a woeful thinning out among the popul sts-jilver Simon members for the next legislature. Ex-Senatok J. 11. Mitchell left Port land Monday, for Washington, where he has a case in the U. 8. supreme court. The Insinuation tbat be, la going to use his in Uiience In the U. 6. senate upon the Ore gon senatorial question Is hardly borne out by the facts, for if that had been bia Inten lion he would bardly have delayed his ar rival there until after the possible settle ment of tbe question. THBlong expected took place Wednes day, when a boy had his leg ground off un der the wheel of a freight car at the deot. A score or more of boys have been making it a practice of jumping on freight cars tbat were being moved about on the switches and stealing rides, the boy that was injured having been recently carried to Can by on a freight train, which he had boarded. These boys bave been repeatedly warned of their danger, and the parents have been cautioned both by tbe police and newspapers to look more closely alter their boys, but it was all to no purpose, for despite the best efforts of the trainmen and the police, the boys would continue to jump on the cars. This shocking accident should be fair warning to other boys what they may expect if they continue to board moving cars, while it will doubtless stir some indifferent parents to keep a closer watch over their boys. With Jobn Myers chief of police, Pr John Welcb, a member of tbe board of fire commissioners, Prof. Frank Rigler, city superintendent of schools, and a number of other former residents of this city holding responsible positions in the city govern ment and schools of that city, it looks aa though Oregon City was In a fair way to ab sorb Portland, bag and baggage. The Enterprise has verified the fact that there is not a single boy or girl from Oregon City or vicinity, attending a common school in any other town in this state, wbile in each of the five schools in this city there are from two to ten outside pupils in at tendance. Three-fourths of the country schools in this county can make equally as good a showini;, proving that in educa tional advantages, Clackamas county is in me irom rana. witn a county school ; name capacity and we fund of 132,000 and the state apportionment quoted amouiig the best. ot togetner witb a local tax levy in , here has always been considered of superior iiiosi oi me .unmet, no county in lie stale . character. Oreuor City bas a pay roll of $30,000 per month This is all cash, no time checks or delayed pay days. For a town of5,0u0 pop ulation this showing cannot be equaled by any town west of the Mississippi river, and the next five years will see this pay roll doubled. FOR A.N ELECTRIC ROAD. Viola, March th.-(To the Editor.) Knowing you to be interested in any move ment to build up our county, I beg the priv- lege of space to advocate the building of an electric road in the eastern part of our county. It is a well-known fact that this part of our couniy is practically isolated during six months of each year on account of impassable roads, although severs! thous and dollars bas been expended on them. The building of good wagon roads has be come a serious problem which seems as far from tolutien as ever. Probably no part or our county is more difficult of access on ac cess on account of the rough character of tne country traversed by wagon roads. At the same time an electric road from Glad stone to tbe Hatchery and from there to Eagle creek, Currinsville and Garfield, tap ping the finest portion of Eastern Clacka mas county could be easily built and no serious obstacles encountered; thence from the Hatchery up Clear creek to Viola gives a practically level road from Gladstone via the Hatchery to Viola! This route would follow tbe Southern Pacific survey, which demonstrates this to be the most practical route to tbe Molalla country. This would tap 8pringwater, Highland and Viola, and givese access to one of the finest bodies of timber in the state. Our people would be greatly benefited by increased mail facilities, which would also be a source of considerable profit to the road. At the Hatchery is a large and very fine deposit of building stone, which has already been tested at Portland. The whole couutry to be traversed by this proposed road is as fine an agricultural re gion as any in the state, the land being well adapted to growing hay, fruit and potatoes. Stock raising is carried on to a considerable extent ami the dairying Interest would be no small factor as our country is well watered and adapted to this branch of farm ing and as fine hay is grown here as in any part of tbe world. On Clear creek are two flouring mills, the one at Viola is a roller process mill, witb a capacity of about SO barrels per day and has an establised reputation for the finest grade of flour. At Harding is one of about the note its flour is The wheat raised ELY'S rflKAM HAI.M la a posltlveenre. Apply into the nostril. It Is quickly alworlxd. SO cent at Pnu-vUl or by mail ; sumpiM lop. by mall, ELY IMOTllaUtS, U Warwn bk, New 1'ork City, M'lQTTltlCICS SHOES KKAT THU WOULD FOR- AjSOLjmjJURE DRUGS 00 TO n A. HARDING NONE IHIT OOMPITINT PHARMACISTS EMPLOYED Flie Permmsrles nt Toilet Articles. Also a lull stock ol PAINTB- OILS ETC H. W. JACKSON, Ids AND n film. Bicycles, Umbrellas, Guns, Sewing1 Machines, a W a Ana an kinds of final! ma chines put in good order. N work to difficult to undertake, Trices reasonable. Shop in CaufleM building Near Court House. in 1800 miles of long dis tance telephone wire Oregon and Washington now in operation by th Oregon Telephone and Tel egraph company. Portland, Seattle, Spo kane, I aroma, halem Walla Walla, Pendleton Albany and 96 other towns in the two states on the line. Quick, accurate, cheap. All the satisfaction of personal communication Distance no effect to clear understanding. Spo kane as easily heard as Portland. -Oregon City office at Huntley's Drug Store. J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER, ortland, - Oregon. Katabllnhrd I MIS. CI. Gnu PIONEER Transfer1 and Expi, Freight and parcels delivered to all parts of the city. RATES - REASONABLE. is more liberal in the support of its schools than progressive old Clackamas. It might be well to add that this county is also do ing something in the line of good roads- in fact Clackamas county is setting the I o Coffee o Arbuckle's, per package, - 15c Lion, " " - - 1.5c Java and Mocha, perpound, 33c Chase & Sanborn's, Seal Brand, 2 pound tin, - 85c Green Costa Kiro, per pound, 20c Closset & Dever's ground Java, per package, - - 20c E. E. Williams, The Grocer. A road over this proposed route would be welcomed by all our people as it would give us market facilities equal to any part of the state and we think some inducements would be offered. It is probable power could be gotten at the mouth of little Clear creek to 1 1 assist materially. I At this time when money is so plenty at tbe East and at so low rates of Interest, it seems tbat some attempt should be made to induce a company to build such a road as is here outlined. We would suggest that prominent men at every point of this pro posed route be requested to write up their immediate sections and give their resources. This would show the interest of our people in the proposed road and might interest capitalists and induce them to investigate which would surely result in building tbe road. J. A. Randolph. J. PHILLIPS, Prop. pjnitfiDEiiPjnTi mW DYKING 7IP CLEWING WW$ Ladies' and gentlemen's cloting cleaned, dyed and repaired in best possible manner. Office; 213 Morrison Street Bet First and Front. Works at Me chanic's Pavilion, 225 2d St., Port land 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 o. whom reside in Oregon City. Goods called for and delivered ermania dah JJafket 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 When you bay jjitir-' Agents for Pure Prepared Paint A hoiiHo you niuke itiro the title ia clear. When you paint it use Pure Prepared Paint as it makes all the difference) in the world whether the paint i genu! no or not. Color cards free, quantity. special prices in CHAKMAN & CO. CITY DRUG STORE. .Telephone No. OREGON CITY IRON WORKS New and Enlarged Shop with all appliances for MACHINE WORK & CASTING. All work executed in the best manner rosiblo. Promutnoss ruarnn- m teed on all orders. REPAIRING - -A. - SPECIALTY. Prices the lowest to be 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 the East aro noted for affording the beat market to the neigh boring farmers and gardeners in proportion to tho population of any of the towns in that section. Tho reason for tins is that tho peoplo 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 Creat 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 tho number of farmers, who aro to ho seen on its streets selling their produce, who, until just tho last few years, sought tho markets of othor towns. Tho system of macadamized roads that is being built into all parts of Clack amas county, will enable all tho people of this county to share in the profitable mar ket that Oregon City aiTords. If, as it is sure to do, tho demands of Oregon City in crease in the next five years as it has in tho past five years, this city will rank next to Portland as a market place for THE PRODUCE of the Farmer