Oregon
City
enterprise.
VOL.31. NO. 21.
OIUCGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AMI! 9, 1897.
ESTABLISHED 1866
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J.
K.MAKKH,
ATTOltNKY AT LAW.
Will itralU'ti In all tlx courla of ili Uinta
Ollli't 0'kiiiII rmirl Iidiim) In Cunlli'lii
llllllillng,
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H.IiYK,
ATrOUNKY AMI
,. , CoUNNKUMt AT LAW
VtlH l'ranne iim'tir ga, mall .Mtrala, loan
tummy, it ( mi 1 1 aimacl a general
law bii'lieaa.
Offlno Ami floor adjoining Hank ol 0 egou City.
oaaiioN city. . oaauoN
) C ) ,L. J. V CAMrnkLL.
J JKOWNKI.L A CAMPHKI.L,
ATTOKNEYH AT LAW,
Omoo citt. oaauoN.
Will practice In ill hi mmrta nl Ilia tlaln. 01
Sea, neat door In Cauflold A II miliar a drug
lor. '
in
ill fnrmmrii Ivto
YOU hIiovo Jinlf dollars our way,
we'll shove dollar valtion your
way. We aro determined to
make a clean sweep of our wall paper
Htock of IrtHtyoar to rnako room for
Kpring stock. If you want to get some
lovely imttrnn at tho price of 7 cents
a double roll, and Home remnants of
paper at sacrifice prices, come to
BELLOMY & BUSCH
The IIoiiHefurnitiherB.
fi Zfip Of 5iJpEII0R IfiffESS.
CANIIV.
IKIHVNH,
ATTOltNKY AT LAW,
U!AIII 11 111,11,
OIlKOOK. !
Will practice In all court, of I'a aiai.
Iii.urauce wrlltau III all leading miii.
aulaa. All 'Mi l-u tlllu lur.l.lud.
(o irouona ap'cialiy,
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J. ii. miller,
lilCNTIHT
8eventh atrent, near Kuuiliorn Pacific
depot, Oregon City, Oregon.
Qt II. iso.M.
CIVIL ENGINEER aki
DEPUTY COUNTY 8U11VKY0H
Will I hi at rour l Iiuumi on rach Haturday
no on n'duur aeraion any ul
county court.
jj t- bladen,
notary public.
Inatiranc written la ih Hartford. ol llartlonl.
ralallae, Hamburg of llrotoaa
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LACK AM All AHHTK ACT A TKl'HT CO.
furnl.h, Abetaeta. ( balm ol Tlt'a, De.nrlp-lion-.
Loana, lu.iirji r. fay Teas Perfect
Title, etc., la. oitica ov.r uaak ol
Oregi a CI . jr.
i. t. CLARK.
easaoM rtTT,
Pra., aud War,
oaauon,
Q II. 1)1 MICK.
A mm It V AND COI'NHKLOIt AT LAW,
Will practice lu all count ol the atata.
Akatraola naila, Tlilaw examined and general
law uuaiuvva irauaeoieii.
Otllra wlib L I. Purler.
Clackamas the Matchless County
of Western Oregon.
OREGON CITY THE HUB
II kind of bertes known to horticultur
al (nature bere quickly and y ield most
bountifully. Apple trees, of which the
Oregon red apple is well known all over
the country, bear in three or four yearn,
peach treeg In the second and third.
land. Iviiiff on the bencho.. I-Lpph .!. '""" ",BO T ear1
river bottoms and the upland. !
Leading Agency
In Clackamas County.
:niCIMICHICNTINOi-
KUYAL OK I.IVKKI'OOL, laruMt l.u.lnca, In the world.
NOItTII llltl TIHII A M., larK,..i a-eta In tl world.
8 UN OK I.ONDON.oMrat purely lira I lauranra company in Hie world.
.KTN A OK II AUTKOKD. larttratand l)at American Conn.anv.
COSTI.NKNTAI, OK NKW YOUK. ona of lha Ih-,1 American c
AND 0 I'll K It FIltHI'-CLAHS COMl'ANIW.
i companlei.
Cli;n ma for llnllnu. and nlato for lottra) and Calandara
F. E. DONALDSON, . At Commercial Bank.
Willamette Water-Power
Unsurpassed.
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
ATTENTION WOODCHOPPERS!
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CIVIL ENUINKKK ANIj Hl'HVEVOK,
Hallway larallno ami cunlruMlon. brlilgoa,
plauaaml aallmatva lor water aupply
DralriM am ilrmt Improvsnivnl ol lowot
apaclal alteullou (Iron loAraugblliii and blua
priiiiiug
T W. WKLCIl.
f i a
DKNTIST
Willamctte Bid., oppoHite IWofTlce.
Ofllce
hours from R a. m, (o
6 :.'I0 p. in.
12: 1 to
L
L. PORTER,
ATTOltNKY AT LAW
laaiaAtTaopraoraaTV rr am mi an.
OOloa nail to Orrgou City batik on 6th atreot.
c.
0. T. WII.I.IAMH.
KRAL ESTATE AN0 LOAN AdKNT.
Wo'aro agents for tho Celobratc-d Siraond's Cross-cut Saws
I5c8t saws on tho market fully warranted, four different
styles. Wo alno carry a full line of warranted sledges and
wedges, black diamond warranted axes, Silver steel axes,
and every thing that woodchoppers and lumbermen need.
Agents for Canton Plows.
CO.,
Oregon City.
St
Mnin and Fourth Stn.,
Y
A General Idea of Locality Rare Fea
tures of Scenic Beauty Facilities for
Transportation The Greatest Water
Power in the World at the Limit of
Tide-Water Unexcelled Opportune
ties fot Mills Evenness of Temper.
ature and Salubriousness Rarely
Equalled Brief Paragraphs on Oth
er Subjects.
great profueion. The different varieties
of prunes equal those of Italy snd
Turkey. Our berries for size and flavor
are uneurpas.ed. The size of the straw
berry is phenominal. The variety
grown for shipment and which is the
mont perfect of its kind is the Clarke'a
Seedling. These berries find their
I market in the mining towns of Montana.
cesnfully grown in every part of the an'1 in KanwaClty and other
-"'-i " afiiivn. no viatiiu. una re-
OU ARE WANTED
TO EXAMINE THE 1896-97
STYLES OF SHOES
7Ii? KR7IU0SK BROg.
Finest line of Shoes In Oremn City at Portland nrices.
A good Una ol bualnraa, roaldrnca and aubtirban
froperly.
farm Proparty lu tracta to iiilt on eaay terms.
Corraapnndrnna promptly anawred. Office,
neimoor to cauneiu iiuntiey'i drug stora.
rjlllE COMMERCIAL BANK,
Or ORKUON CITY.
Capital, ....
1100,000
TaaNkACTa a oiMiaai, aaHKiNO snaiNiaa.
fiana mails. Ullla dlaonnnteil. Makea ool
lectiona. lluva aud anlla aachanga on all points
1n tba Cnllea Hiatal, Eunina aud Hong Kong.
Depoalla reoel"ed tubjaoi to check. Duk
peu Irom A. at. to i r. M.
D.O. LATOURETTK, Preaidant.
r. E DONALDSON, Caahler
JJANK OF ORBOCN CITY,
Oldest Banking House li He Cltr.
Paid up Capital, M,00a
Burplua, JU,HAU.
rasainaxT, - - thoi.charman
vica rRaniuiKT, eao. a. marring.
AHisa. a. CAurtai.D.
MAKAUta, CHASLSk H. CAUriBLO.
A general banking bualneaa tranaaoted.
Depoalla renaivediubeol to check.
Approrad bllla and nolea dlaoounted.
Oouut) and city warrants bought.
Loana mvla on arallable aeourlty.
Kichauga bought aud sold.
Collection, made promptly.
Dralla aold availaola In any part ol the world
Telegraphic exohangea sold on Portland, Ban
Franalaoo.lbloagoand Naw York.
nteraatpaU on time depoalta.
Q D, A D.O. LATOUKKTTE,
ATTORNEYS AND
. COUNSELORS AT LAW
MAIN STREET OHKCION CITY, ORKOON.
Furnlah Ahatraota ol Title, Loan Mosey, Fore
clone Mortgagea, and tranaact Ueneral
La
Pioneer Store
We call your attrition to our new fall arrivals
Ladies' Men's and Children's
Mackintoshes, the Latest
The celebrated "Duck Brand" in all styles.
Thos. Charman & Son.
DO YOU NEED ANY
w Bualneaa.
TT E. CKOBB,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will Psacticb in All Courra or ths Btatb.
Heal Estate snd Iniurance.
Offlca on Main Street bet. Sixth and Seventh,
OBBUON CITY, OB.
Doors, Windows,
Moulding,
Window Glass,
OK OTHER BUILDING MATERIAL?
:GOTO:
C. H. BESTOW
CO.
Low Prices. First-class Goods.
Corner 11th and Main Streets, Oregon City, Oregon.
In this report of our many resources
I will state so as not to mislead or mie
inform those seeking information of our
country that I have secured data from
people who have personally visited the
entire section of which I have written,
and I have endeavored to keep safely
within the bounds of reason, and I do
not hesitate to say that owing to the on-
surpassed water power and other nat
ural advantage and facilities which this
city possesses there is no better opening
for manufactories in the entire west. I
have also written several sketches of our
business and professional people and I
expect and welcome criticism, realising
only too well Uiat mv little work is incom
plete and perhap is somewhat cru le in
detail. My only excue is the hurried
manner in which it has been prepared,
such being the case, I would crave the
friendly indulgence of the readers and
ask of them so far aa coneistent with
their good nature "to pass my imper
fections by" thanking the generous pub
lic for the liberal support accorded me
I am
Yours truly,
G. B. Andkrhon
aiieapiriioi nr.reHi wuicn now pre
vails in the states east of the Mississippi
seems to have contributed to a wide
spread dfttire for a change of base, and
ss the star of the empire courses its way
westward, all eyes are turned towards
the Pacilic for aome sign of encourage
ment, and all ears listen for tidings of
the new land of the sunset shores.
The success of the majority of
homeseekers in this portion of the
Northwest inspires multitudes to follow
and to try anew their fortunes where
success has come to so many.
It has recently dawned upon the
Eastern mind that the amount of uood
agriculture land in proportion to the en
tire area of this region is much greater
than has been properly shown or even
supposed. All kinds and branches of
farming known to northern latitudes are
carried on more successfully in Oregon
than In the Eastern or middle states.
Clackamas county ii situated in the
northwestern part of the state of Oregon
with the summit of the Cascade
mountains for its eastern boundary, and
the Willamette river on the west. On
the north is Multnomah county ,in which
Portland is situated and on the south by
Marion in which is Salem, the capital of
the state. The Area of Clackamas
county considerably exceeds that of the
entire state of Rhode Island and has a
population of about 23,000 people.
Extending from mountain peak to
river strand it naturally follows that
Clackamas county presents a great vari
ety of topographical features and is
adapted to a wide range of industries.
There are river bottoms, level prairies,
rolling uplandB, the broken foothills,
the rugged fastnesses of the mountains
and every intermediate character of
country. Part of the land bears a
heavy growth of fir, part has alder,
maple, larch and other deciduous trees.
Soils vary from a light loam to a heavy
clay. From the banks of the iVillamette,
where snow seldom falls, to the perpet
ual ice fields of Mount Hood, which is
also in Clackamas county there is a
great range of climate conditions. The
streams following into the Willamette
river in Clackamas county are rapid.
Along their banks are large areas of ag
ricultural land that is scarcely surpassed
in productive capacity. The soil in
these river bottoms partake of the na
ture of alluvium and is deep and rich.
What may be termed second bottom
has a soil somewhat heavier
j than the bottoms. The more rolling
, land is a clay or clayey loam, with indi
cations in some places of being derived
from decomposed volcanic matter. All
ihfte soils are of great strength, and
easily tilled.
All the common farm products are
SIR
ciiunty except far in the mountains
where the altitude approaches the front
line. In some part of the county semi
tropical crops are grown. Prunes,
K-aches, apricots, quinces, grapes, water
melons and tomabjes are among these.
The ordinary cereals yield enormous
crops, there being many instances
where more than sixty buahels of wheat
per acre have been harvested, not merely
in selected garden patches but in large
fields. The usual harvest, however, is
only about half that number of bushels
per acre. Oilier grains are correspond
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uiKiy proimc. ii nas passed into pro
verb that Willamette valley crops never
fail. Clackamas county promises to
come to the front aa a producer of min
erals. In the extreme southern Dart of
the county a ledge of gold bearing rock
has recently been discovered and there
is great activity among prospectors to
get locations in that section. Capital
will at once be put into developing gold
mines there. The sands of nearly all
the mountain streams carry gold. There
are coal out-croppings in the foothilla in
the southwestern part of the county and
indications of coal and oil at several
other places. Iron mines have been ex
tensively worked in the northern part of
the county. Platinum haa also been
discovered on the bank of the Clacka
mas river, three miles from Oregon
City, and there seems every probability
that the find will prove a very valuable
one. As the attention of the people is
turned from "booming" to developing
the resources of the county great results
will be obtained from this section.
CLIMATE AKD TEMPERATURE.
Ope of the most important questions
asked by the people in the blizzard and
cyclone districts of the East is about our
climate, conrening which scarcely too
much can be said. The general belief is
that latitude determinesclimate and this
erroneous impression is the most dif
ficult to meet and correct in discussing
the weai her of the entire region of the
Northwest. While the influence of the
gulf stream upon the climate of Western
Europe is quite generally known, but
little appears to be known regarding the
effect of the Japan current, warm from
the tropics, upon the climate of the
North Pacific coast. In fact the effect is
the same, giving this country a climate
similar to that of Southern Pennsylvania
and Maryland without the sultry and
exhausting nights, which are here cool,
pleasant and refreshing. The excellence
of the climate of this region, which
knows neither extreme, is no less marked
than that of ita famous soil. Spring be
gins in February, by which time plows
are running, and lasts nntil the middle
of June. In summer, owing to the pure
atmosphere, the weather is never op
pressive; sunstrokes are unknown here.
Winter begins about the holidays and
breaks up in February. It does not rain
here all the year round nor does it rain
incessantly for months or weeks at any
season of the year. The winter is the
wet season, the summer, the dry. The
rainy season usually extends from Oc
tober to June and moisture does not
fall between June and October. But
there are periods of the brightest and
balmiest weather sometimes weeks at a
time during the wet season. Such freaks
of nature as cyclones, blizzards, torna
adoes and heavy thunder storms are un
known and a drouth is not ever dreamed
of. Generally the climate is considered
a remarkably healthful one. There is a
certain odor of cedar and pine that
sweeps over the country, making it of
peculiar benefit to those who are troubled
with weak lungs. The death rate
shows that the percentage is as small
here as anywhere in the United States.
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
It has been but a tew years that an I
idea of our possibilities as a fruit pro
producer has dawned upon the people,
even of this commonwealth. For many
years the people raised their own fruit
but had never thought of the possibility
of making this one of their principle
articles of export. The land in some
sections is especially adapted for fruit
raising, apples, peaches, peara, pliiniB,
prunes, apricots, cherries and small
fruits all seem natural to this clime and
suits appear to justify our claim, that
the cooler winter climate of this valley
matures the wood of the fruit trees and
vines letter than the comparatively
frostier winters of Southern California,
thereby producing fruit of better flavor
and superior keeping qualities. The
fruit belt is of large area and the soil ia
divided into two distinct snd widly vary
ing claases. The larger area a dark
brown loam, composed of decomposed
basalt and is from tea to fiftv feet to
depth, the latter being not uncommon
at the foot of some of the slopes. Tbn
holds moisture well and grows all kinds
of fruit without irrigation. The other
is the very sandy soil along the Willam
ette river.
SUGAR FROM THE BEET.
FARMER'S BEST HOPE IB TO RAISE SUGAR
BEETS BOIL AKD CLIMATE SPECIALLY.
ADAPTED TO THE IJIDUBTBr.
Those engaged in the pioneer work of
establishing the heet-sugar industry ia
Oregon will find much of interest in the
following interview with Judge Chas. IL,
Carey. Judge Carey has devoted a
great deal of attention to the beet-sugar
industry especially with regard to es
tablishing it in this state. He regards
it as the only relief for farmers from thia
present depressed condition and ex
presses belief that the culture of sugar
beet is thoroughly practical in Oregon.
While traveling through California he
visited the Cheno factory and speaks in
the highest terms of the prosperity it
has brought to the immediate district.
He further states that he has taken a
great interest in the beet-sugar industry
for several years past and sees in it the
solution of the question of what shall
the Oregon farmer do to be saved.
It seems about time that an effort
hould be made by the people of the
Northwest to become producers as well
as consumers. Nature has been bounti
ful in producing climate and soil for the
growing of the sugar beet, and every
American family are users of sugar.
Oregon and Washington do not produce
a pound of this indispensible luiery and
remit into other countries thousands of
dollars annually for supplies. This
money can as well be kept at home and
paid out to our own people in wages and
the like. Moreover a beet-sugar factory
requires an enormous amount of fuel
and lime and the by-product of the fact
ory is of great value as cattle food, fer
tilizer, etc., so that there are other in
dustries that will be stimulated by the
establishing of such a factory. It will
require a cultivation of from 3000 to
5000 acres of land to supply an ordinary
sized factory and with beets at $5 per
ton there is a gold mine in it for the
farmer. From the proceedings of the
3d general convention of the Nebraska
Beet Sugar Association the beet farmers
In that state netted on an average of $50
per acre which should mean $75 to $100
per acre in Oregon. The value of sugar
consumed in this country is greater than
the value of bread stuffs. Our exporta
tion of grain is less than importation of
sugar. The soil of Oregon is more
adapted to beet culture than wheat rais
ing. The profit on an acre of beets is
from $30 to $50, on an acre of wheat it is
from $10 to $12. Does this not illustrate
one reason for the present depressed
condition of our farmers, and through
them of our manufacturers of the coun
try? It is not in our laws or financial
policy so much as in the use put to our
resources that the present condition is
due. We need a revolution, not one
against the government, but an indust
rial one that will place our farmers in a
position to use their lands to better
value.
(Continued on page 5.)
Arbucklei or Lion coffee, 16 cents;
beans 2 cents per lb ; dried apples and
prunes 5 cents; flour $1.05; lemons and
oranges 10 to 15 cents per dozen.
Red Front Tbadino Co.
Daniel Williams, at the head of Sev
enth street stairs, has added a line of pat
ent medicines to his stock of school books,
candies, notions, etc., which he sells
cheaper than the cheapest.