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FRIDAY, APRIL 23. 1897.
A'JKNTS FOR THE KNTKRPRISK.
BTerCrw?k,
Cat) by,
lllarkamaa,
Htlwankle.
Cnlon Mills.
Meadow Brook.
Few Era,
ftllannfUla, -Pa-k
Place,
fttfeUtone,
ViaiTurd,
Mullno,
Cinia,
Molalla.
Harquara,
ButtCTllla
Aurora.
Orrtlle,
! Creek,
Pamascus,
Sandy,
o-aimon,
CurrinsTille,
Oh.rryville,
Marmot,
Dr.
. T. B. Ttinmai
(ieo. knight
A. Mather
Oaoar Wiwlurer
U J. Trnlllnier
Chat Holman
W. 8. Newberry
. - . Henry Mtler
F. L. Kiiiell
T. M. Croat
- J. O. Oaae.
C. T Howard
R. M. Cooper
Annie tstiiDM.
K. M. Hanman
B Jennlnta
Heurr A. .nyder
L.J Perdue
H. Willwrn
J. C. Elliott
F. Gutsch
Mra.W.M. Mclntvre
Geo. J. Cumn
- Mrs. M. J. Hammer
Ailolph Aschon
'The way to build np Oregon
City Is to five Oifsoi City people your
patronage.
THK BRIDGE 50T OVERLOADED.
Much noise hat been made lately hy cer
tain parties regarding the aafety of the sus
pension bridge alleging that the wires
trung across it by the Electric company
were tbe cause of the damage to the bridge
from the late windstorm. Tbey also claim
that these wires overload tbe bridge. As to
tbe excessive weight of these wires, that is
disproved by the report of tbe county sur
veyor, published elsewhere, who was or
dered by the coonty(court to make a meas
urement of tbe btidge and wires, for be
finds tbe total weight of the wires and fix
tures to be but 7.24 tons tbe weight of two
loaded wood wagons. For a bridge capable
of sustaining a double line of loaded teams
for its entire length, tbongb it is never
loaded to one-tenth its capacity, to be en
dangered by tbe addition of seven tons to
its weight, is a statement no thorough en
gineer would endorse. ...
Tbe area for wind pressure of tbe wires
aid fixtures be gives at,'J64.43 square feet,
an area to small that it would exert no per
ceptable effect on the bridge even from the
nnprecidented wind of last month which
wrenched tome of tbe trusses of tbe bridge.
Tbe county surveyor is decidedly off when
he says that tbe trussing of the bridge, had
It not been for the accident, would bave
lasted from two to five years longer. The
tacts of the case, as can bejproven by an in
spection of the timbers removed from the
bridge in making ttie 'repairs, is that the
wind storm was the means of preventing a
more serious accident for many of tbe
timbers were so rotten in the tennons that
tbey would not hare much longer supported
tbe floor of the bridge.
There is more politics than a desire for
public safety in this attack on tbe Electric
company.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY ROADS.
Oregon lias the nest road laws of any state
in the I'liion, its seal seenm to bave over
run its iliM'reiiuii. No romi law is good
which retains the ancient provision of per
milling road taxes to he paid by day's
work, and the KaMrrn slates have amply
demonstrated the oVsirabilily of advancing
slate aid to such communities as are willing
to bear a due proportion of the expense of
modern roads. Stale aid is not advisable
yet in Oregon, because districts will not
bear their rightful share of Improved road
building. We shall not bave a really good
road law till we have an enlightened public
sentiment on the subject.
This controversy, unfortunately, theds
very little light on the subject. The Argo-
road lawt it
that no provision is made for state high
ways, and this Is really the feature we are
must delighted to honor In the breach. If
we had back some of the money we have
squandered in this way, it would be cause
for rejoicing. And to we shall have to re
ject also the Argonaut's other amendments,
a state road commission costing 112,000 a
year, and an elective road supervisor. Tbe
good vote-getter is seldom a good engineer,
as the KNTKHrmsi points out, and he It far
better to be appointed by the county court,
as it the Oregon practice.
Perhaps we ought to say that Clackamas
has done nobly at road work, in spite of the
laws rather than because of them. Tbey
bave done very little there that they could
not have done without any law at all. Tbe
Cross law has never even been tried They
bave really shown how little law amounts
to, after all, negatively or positively, when
a hustling community sets about accomp
lishing something.
THK M'SI'KKSION UKIDUK.
THE GRECO-TURKISH WAR.
Clackamas county is looked to all over
tbe coast as the leader in the good roads
movement slid the progressive newspapers
and men of other sectioiiBjuse our county as
a model in arousing an interest in the cause
of road building in tbeir sections. The fol
lowing compliment to our county appeared
in Ibe Oregonian of last Sunday. This
compliment is the more appreciated by tbe
advocates of good roads from the fact that
tbe Oregonian has been a staunch supporter
of the cash road system and it is doing a
splendid work in arousing the people of
Oregon to adopt tbis system in all tbe
counties.
Tbe only error tbe Oregonian makes is
its statement that our road work is carried
on by tbe old system of working out tbe
road taxea, The fact it we have the cash
system and all road taxes are paid in with
tbe other taxes. All road work is paid for
in cash. Wben tbe Oregonian looks up
tbe Oregon road laws and compares them
with even those or tbe most progressive
states it will agree with the Ektebpkibk
that this stale bat the best system :
A curious and interesting controversy
has sprung up between the Oregon City
Enterprise and tbe San Francisco Argo
naut over the merits of the Oregon road
' law. Clackamas county, as everybody in
Oregon has long been ware, is tbe storm
center of good-roads agitation in this part
of the world. Perhaps we ought to qualify
tbis assertion, for Clackamas has not been
so much noted for agitation as for achieve
men t. While other counties organized
road clubs, held conventions and labori
ously bewed out and dragged together news
paper articles on road reform, old Clacka
mas limply built roadt. Nature blessed
Clackamas county with rocky bills and
aeep gorges, ana probably that is tbe rea
son she bas good roads. If she bad the
plains of Marion or the flat bottoms of Lane,
her farm wagons might to this day bave
been crawling along in mud and water up
to tbe hub, as wagons do along tbe lazy
Long Tom. So as we go to the Alps for
highways that have stood tbe wear and
the weather for hundreds of years, in Ore
gon we go to rocky Clackamas to learn
roadmakmg. Tbis is tbe county that bas
given us our two road laws tbe Meld rum
law, which has been in force for many
years, and the Cross Iuw of 1MD3.
But when the Oregon City Enterprise
undertakes to convince the Argonaut that
War bas at last broken out between
Greece and Turkey and heavy fighting b
been carried on for several days past on tbe
frontier between tbe two countries. Though
several severe battles bave been fought, no
great decided victory has been won by
either side. Both sides display tbe utmost
bravery and tbe losses bave been correspond
ingly heavy. Tbe Greeks bave called out
every able-bodied man in tbe country and
thousands residing in foreign countries are
burning home to joiu tbe army. Many
Italians are also joining the Greek army
and some few English. Tbe Turks are put
ling every man In tbe field possible, and
bave their armies In very good shape.
Many German officers are with them and
are tbe Ir drill masters. So far tbe Greek
fleet, which though small is quite efficient.
baa been master of tbe tea and bas shelled
several Turkish ports, the Turkish men-ot
war descrelely keeping under cover of the
forts on the Dardinelles.
What the outcome of tbe war is to be Is
tbe problem all Europe Is Irving to solve
Each of tbe great powers is trying to keep
out of tbe conflict, yet all are alert to profit
by tbe war and to prevent any one of tbem
from gaining an advantage and tbey are
all armed and ready to strike at an Instant'
notice. Should a general war break out
England, France and Italy would probably
be on the side with Greece, while Russia,
Germany and Austria would help the
Turks.
Tflf delinquent tax list for 1390 is again
to be published and will appear tbis week
in the Herald. Sheriff Grace found (hat
the tale attempted by bit predecessor.Sherifl
Maddock, was so illegal that he was unable
to make the sales stand in law and to give
perfect title to tbe property so sold. As a
consequence the county court ordered him
to re-advertise and make another tale and
being a populist be gave it to bit party pa
per. This will entail an additional cost to
tbe taxpayers of Clackamas county of $iG0
or $800. for tbe list is very nearly as large
aa it was wben published last summer for
but few bave paid their taxes, thinking that
after it bad once been advertised an told
tbe costs would be no greater if they let it
stand until such time as they could conven
iently raise tbe money. With the $I2WJ
which Maddock and the Three Sisters-Press
robbed the taxpayers of and the double ex
pense of posting notices on the property by
the sheriff and the other fees and perquis
ites will make the total cost of collecting
tbe tax for over fciOOO. It is little
wonder that Clackamas county is getting
into debt deeper and deeper.
The magnificent monument erected in
Riverside park, New York, by citizens of
that city, to tbe memory of General Grant,
is to be dedicated on Tuesday of next week,
The exercises are to be on a scale befitting
the great commander and it will be the
greatest military pageant witnessed in this
country since the grand review in Washing
ton at the close of the war. Over one-third
of the United Statet regular army will be in
line on that day aa well at all the national
guard of New York and the greater part of
tbe guard from all the adjoining states. A
great naval demonstration will also be made
participated in by the United Statet war
ships and many vessels beloning to foreign
countries. President McKInley, hit cabinet,
many members of congress and tbe diplo
matic corps will be present and assist in
the imposing ceremonies attending the
placing in their final resting place of tbe re
mains of America's greatest soldier.
Two dipt of wool were told at Heppner
Monday, one for 7 cents and the other for
814 cents. This wool was sold on the
sheep's back, and will be delivered in May.
The same dipt last season brought 5'i and
7 cents. An eight cent tariff on wool would
be a big thing for tbe wool interests of the
country, and would not be felt by the con
sumer of manufactured woolens. Tbe tar
iff on the wool in a suit of clothes would be
about 25 cents.
From Cripple Creek.
After the big fire in Cripple Creek, I
took a very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, tbe cold only be
coming more settled. After using three
email bottles of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, both the coagb and cold left
me, and in this high altitude it takes a
meritorious cough remedy to do any
good. G. B. Henderson, editor Daily
Advertiser. F.oi nalu by Geo. A. Harding.
Its Tarrying Capacity ami Wind Itesutance
Measured.
The following Is County Surveyor lsom's
report to the county court which was or
dered made to ascertain as to bow much
the elect no wires carried by the bridge en
dangered the structure.
To the Honorable County Court of Clacka.
mas County, Stale of Oregon, Gentlemen :
I herewith submit to you the following
reiKirt:
Pursuant with your request for the weight
of the wires and fixtures of same and also
the extra strain produced by them In the
average and maximum winds on the sua
pension bridge across the Willamette river
at Oregon City, I proceeded to make a de
tailed calculation of the points at Issue, ami
have used the moat approved authority
known to the profession for my reference
works. At to patta the weight of whic
could only be to obtained and are calcu
lated the Insulators I obtained duplicates
and weighed them.
WCIOIITS.
12,911.(9 lbs on top or truss.
iXC.M " Inside of trust on posts.
6M.00 " on translers girders.
Making a total in which It not considered
the wires or fixtures necessary for lighttn
the bridge of H,1:(1K! lbs. or 7.21 ton
which, It evenly distributed throughout th
entire length.
SAFI LOADS,
Tbe construction of this bridge admits of
its carrying titi.6 pounds per square foot of
floor with a factor of safely of i.
DEDUCTIONS.
Tbe sale load being ttJ.S pounds per
square foot of Door with a factor of safety of
4. and by adding 1.4S3 pounds per square
toot you bave reduced safe load tola. 115
pounds.
REMARKS,
Although the bridge It likely safe against
all possible loading, it Is tbe possibilities
that should be considered where lite it con
cerned, therefore I do not consider It advi
able to add to the weight. The factor
would be none to large at 6. with load at
66.6 pounds.
a ax At roa wind rauaoaa.
1st Tbe areas for wind pressure above
. tbe truss are:
Flat 577.72 to. ft.
Cylindrical, equivalent to Uatof340.ua "
Total OH.02
2nd. Inside of truss 35.31
Orand total U&4.43
VELOCITY or WIND.
I here use the greatest velocity aa fur
nished me by B. S. Fague of the- weather
bureau of Portland, of which tbe following
it a copy ; March being our worst month :
Date. Average. T'l Miles. Maximum
March, lll 5 0 3740 2X. 8.
12 4 8 3UJ3 27. H. E.
' lua 8 7i'7 44. E.
" ll 9.8 7.H6 4tL 8. W.
" 1!6 9.0 J 45. 8.
" lrt 10.0 7474 3D. N. E.
" 1IH7 11.2 8350 65. B.
reassess psa to., it. in pounds.
Average
Maximum
11.2 mi. per br..
65.0 " , " .
RESULTS.
. 0 808 lbs.
.15.12
1st. Av. 0 500 Int. on 918.62 sq. ft. ennivi
lent to HA H2 lbs.
Maximum 15.12 Int. on 918 02tq. ft,
equivalent to 1.WS9 53 lbs.
Acting upon areas so constructed as to
throw the strain upon the 80 bolts by
which they are secured to the upper
chords of a breaking strength of 8 83
tons each, or a total ol 7UH v) tout.
2nd. Average 0.5OH lbs. on 35.80 so. ft.
equivalent to 18 12 lbs.
Maximum 15.12 lbs. on 35.81 to. ft.
equivalent to 541.45 lbs.
3rd. Totals.
Average O.Wifi Ihs. on 151.43 sq. ft. eqtiiv.
aieni to i.v ins.
Maximum 15.12 lbs. on 9.V4.43 to. ft,
equivalent to IUS0.08 lbs.
Acting upon the trust at the connecllon
ol the posts with the UDier and low
er chords which aredireclly and amply
secured by angle irons bolted to cords
snd posts and also indirectly by the
diagonal rods, and then by bolts to
tbe transverse girders, hence leaving
no question as to the wind having its
full ellect upon the entire ttructure.
CONSTRUCTION OP Till BRIDLE.
Tbe bridge U limply constructed to with
stand possible storms of this vicinity with
no allowance for tbe adding in the least to
tbe surfaces.
DEDUCTION.
Then to add 054.43 sq. ft. for the wind to
act upon, which gives In velocity used a
pressure of 14430.98 pounds does uot appear
safe to me, either In a financial tense or as
to human life. Therefore I would most
urgently recommend that you cause the
same to be removed at once.
REMARKS.
There appearing to be a great deal of
alarm in regard to the bridge I will hereto
attach a few remarks which I trust will not
be considered by you as out of place.
It Is perfectly safe to say that if tbe wlret
bad not been on the bridge all of the tim
bers would have been safe for two yean yet
and a large majority far five, for the truss
ing being perfectly braced to withstand a
strain for which It is called upon, there i
no occasion to be alarmed at the fact of
partial decay and throw away from two to
five years wear.
This may seem strange to you after see
ing how some of the timbers were decayed
but the fact is that the trussing, in a true
sense, it not a part of the bridge proper, and
to suppose that it is liable to give way with
out you have perfectly sound timber is er-
roneus, for the trussing doea not add in the
least to the carrying capacity but instead
detracts Just Its weight, its sole pur.iose be
lug to ttitlen it.
Respectfully submitted,
C. H. Isom.
April 13th, 1897.
Vegetable Plants.
To have an early and successful garden
here in Oregon it is necessary to have
plants started in the hot house that they
may be well grown by the time the
weather permits their planting out of
doors. Jos. Collins, of the Clackamas
greenhouse has a fine selection of cab
bage, tomato and other plants now grow
ing which he w ill guarantee to be per
fectly liardv and strong. He aliso has
lettuce and other early vegetables now
ready for table use.
CATARRH
LOCAL DISEASE lMii4
and li I ha mull nl coldi and I ,1 Jfffc. i
ludJun climatic changes.
For your Protection
we pmillltrlT stale Hint t It la
remnljr dura not contain
nwrvury or auj oilier Injur
kms tlruif.
Ely's Cream Balm
I ai'knowliHkftl lo ta III moat thorotu'h cur tf
Naaal I aurih.Ool.l In 1 1 rail (ml Hay Favrr (if all
rvmmllni. It oiieiia ami rleanaea I ha tiawl pwwirea,
allaye pain aim Inilaimiiauun. heals Ilia aurea, pro.
tens In a mviiibntii from cilila, realira iliaai'iiae
lit laalr and anirll. Prlt v sue. al Onu-vlala or lr mall.
IX I liHVl Halts, 64 Warren ttlnvt, New Yurk.
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M'KITTMCK'S SHOES
MAT TIIK WOULD
IjeFMnia dah farht
PAULJ. SCHOLZ, Prop.
Best Quality of Cold
Storage Meats.
Smoked hams and bacon cannot
be excelled. Game in Reason.
Highest price paid
for live and dressed
stock..
Seventh St between Main and Depot
FOR-
ABSOLDTELY PORE DRUGS
SO TO
ft A. HARDING.
VJ.r
NONE BUT
OOMPtTINT PHARMACISTS EMPLOYED
me PtrTuiirlEj iU Toilet Articles.
Alio a full itoekof
zpiiNTy- oixjS etc.
H. W. JACKSON,
-Macliuiis
AND ti
tan.
Umbrellas, Guns,
Sewing Machines,
And all kinds of small ma
chines put in eood order. No
work to dillicult to undertake.
Prices reasonable.
Shop In Caufleld building
Near Court Ilotiae.
H
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1800 miles of lone dis
tance telephone wire in
Oregon and Washington
now in operation by the
Oregon Telephone anu Tel
egraph company.
Portland, Seattle, Spo
kane, Tacoma, Salem,
Walla Walla, Pendleton,
Albany and 90 other towns
in the two states on the
line.
Quick, accurate, cheap,
All the satisfaction of a
personal communication
ilistance no ellect to a
clear understanding. Spo
kane as easily heard as
Portland.
Oregon City office at
Huntley's Drug Store.
J. H. THATCHER, MANAGER,
Portland, - Oregon.
THE POPULAR
STR. ItAMONA
will run between Oregon City and
Portland daily except Sunday
as follows:
Leave Oregon City:
(8th. Street Dock.)
7:30 a.m.
12:00 m.
4 ;30 p. m.
Leare Portland;
(Taylor St. Dock.)
9:30 a, m.
2:00 p. m.
6:00 p. ni.
SUNDAY TIME
Leave Oregon city: Leave Portland:
9:00 a. m. 10:30 a.m.
I 00p. m. 2:30p.m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00p. ra.
ROUND TRIP 25c
The Steamer Altona (rom Indepen
dence and Sal(;m each Sunday will
connect with the Ramonn at the
bafiin in Oregon City; leaves on her
return trip at 1 o'clock p. m.
When you buy
aV II li 1 r r 1 r -
Agents
for
Pure
Prepared
Paint !
A houso you inuko sure the title in
clear.
When you paint it use Puro Prepared
Paint as it makes all the diflVrcnco
in the world whether the paint in
genuine or not.
f
Color cards free. Special prices in
quantity.
CHAKMAN & CO.
CITY DRUG STORE.
.Telephone No.
Blooming Plants.
Wo wish to state that we will place on sale, the fluent lot of plants
at the lowest price ever offered in Oregon City.
Carnations, large plants in bloom, 12 varietios, 20 cenU each.
Geraniums, large plants in bloom, 10 cents each. Kofes, two-year-old
bushes, 25 cents each. Chrysanthemums, all prite winners, in
eluding Kugene Dailledouze, Geo. W. Childs, Mayflower, Mrs K. (J.
Hill, Philadelphia, and twenty-five others, 10 cents each, 75 cents
per dozen. A large variety of other plants. Cut flowers in season.
Greenhouse at Gladstone, on Electric Car Line.
Visitors Welcomed.
Hardy cabbage and other vegetable plants for sale.
Wilkinson Bros.
P. O Address, Box 238. Oregon City.
I
The Marketing Point
OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
The factory towns of tho Kant aro notetl
for affording tho best market to tho neigh
boring farmers and gardeners in proportion
to tho population of any of tho towna in
that section. . Tho reason for this is that
tho people of these towns havo a fixed in
come upon which they can always depend,
and, as a consequenco, 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 tho number
of farmers, who aro to be seen on its streets
selling their produce, who, until just tho
last few years, sought tho markets of other
towns. The system of macadamizod roads
that is being built into all parts of Clack
amas county, will enable all tho pooplo of
this county to share in the profitable mar
ket that Oregon City affords. If, as it is
sure to do, the 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