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About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1902)
1902. OREGON ENTERPRISE, mmV ATTr.TTST. 15. rivu'Ai, -' - Oregon City Enterprise. City and Comity Official Paper Hnbltatied Every Friday. I,. L. POIUEU, raor-R.Moa. SUBHCHIPTION HATK8, proposed that the governor, treasurer! J. H. Ptowart'a Uogue river valley or- ml attorney-general oonstitnto board to puss upon applications for such loans, ... t 1 !!.... ami I lie money no loaueu sccnmiug io i law ami such regulations as ihe board j illicit create. This method of loaning school funds ii in vogue in some suites, and it is found to be fraught with better results than tlio old method. One year t- 00 tux months 1 W Trial subscription two months , 3o A discount ot W cents on all subscriptions for one year, 25 cents (or six months, it paid in advance. Advertising rates given on application. Subscribers will fiml the date of expira tion stamped on their papers following th"ir name. If this date is not changed within two weeks after a payment, kindly notify us and we will look alter it. Sntersd at the postoftiea in Oregon City, Or., as second class matter. A9KST3 FOB THK KSTKRPRISK. B-aver Creek.. C 'i u by Clackamas...... Miiwaukie .... Cnion Mills.. . Meadow Brook. New Era Parkplac Stafford Mulino Carus Molalla Man) u am. Bu'.teville Aurora Eule Creek.... Damascus Sandy Currinsville.... Mirniot Dr.T. B. Thomas K. I. Sias A. Mather Oscar Wuninger Ci. J. Trullinger Chas. Holman V. !. Newberry K. 0. Holmes J.Q. Gate C. T. Howard K. M. Cooper Annie Stnbbs J. C. Marquani B. Jennings Henrv A. 8nyder ."H. Wilbern '. J. C. Klliott F. Go'tach ., Geo. J. Currin Adolpli Aschotr COTNTT PRINTING. Th County Board is making a moun tain out of a molehill over the county printing. Tbe Enterprise bas always contended that as long as it gave the county aa reasonable terms as other people received it was entitled to the printing at the hands of a republican board. That the county bas always bad a reasonable rate for tbe printing from the Enterprise is shown by the fact that while Clackamas county is third in pop ulation it is ninth in cost of printing and eupplies in the state. Tbe board at tempts to take the ground that the bid of tbe Enterprise should not have been for tbe wbole of the supplies, like the blank books. If there is one thing that tbe board has insisted on in the past it is that the whole of the printing and sup plies be let to the lowest bidder. Now, if it is best to let the printing by asking for bids it is just as necessary to let the supplies in the same way. In other words, if this bid proposition is a good thing let it all go and not try and bold the blank books up to be placed where the board may fancy, and at the same time insist that the printing he let for less than it costs, and try and squeeze the last drop out of it by competitive bids. The bid of the Enterprise covered the whole of the supplies and printing, and was low, lower than it could have been made if on only part of the work. A man will supply 50 cords of wood or 50 tons of hay for less money per cord or ton than he will five. It is the same thing with the printing and supplies. The Enterprise knows ot no reason why the blank books should not be included in tbe bid as much as tbe printing, and made its bid accordingly. The Enter prise put in a straight bid for the whole of printing and su'pplies.wbich if accepted would provide theBe matters as cheap as they have ever been provided in Clacka mas county or any other county in the state. Tbe Enterprise baa always been square with tbe board, but its bid ia not evidently received that way, probaby be cause the board has been listening to bd air from people wishing to further their own interests. CLACKAMAS CtHNTV. In another column appears an article relative to the advancement made in ag ricultural pursuits In Oregon during the last ten years, the information being ' taken from the census bulletin just Is sued by the national bureau. Some ref erence is made in that article to Clacka mas county, but there is such a vast amount of good information contained in the bulletin that we feel warranted in taking up more space in regard to local matters. Clackamas county stands second iu the number of farms contained in any county, the number being exceeded by Marion by but a small margin. In the matter of farm tyuildiiiKS Clackamas holds second place. In the value of im proved laud this county holds the fourth place, the total being the enormous sum of 10,604,350. This is exceeded by Linn, Marion and Umatilla counties, but in the value of buildings on farms Clacka mas holds third place, being exceeded by Linn and Marion by hut a small per cent. During the last ten years the farmers of Clackamas county have ex pended for farm implements and ma chinery $337,030, and paid for help on their farms $190,050. The agricultural possibilities of Clack amas county, even though developed to a degree equal to any other part of the state, are worthy of every effort put forth to raise the standard, lbe next decade will "witness a vast advance over the preceding ten years. In other words the Btate of development is scarcely more than an intimation of the conditions that will prevail here in the next quarter of a century. Of this there ia not an element of doubt. Tbe proximity to the great business mart of the state, and possessing within its borders the greatest manufacturing plants of the coast, easily renders this the most inviting county In Oregon for intending settlers. Oregon City, the seat of county gov ernment, with the unusual and extra ordinary advantages, offers unequaled inducements to the capitalist and labor er. Additional plants that will employ a good many hundred hands are now in contemplation or in course, of actual con struction. N'ew and modern transporta tion facilities are penetrating the interior, and the general conditions existing are such as to encourage the present popula tion and invite large additions. Another condition of state matters that is giving rise to some discussion is the fact that the state treasurer has just reported that be has on band over a half a million dollars belonging to the per manent school fund of the state. This money accrues from tbe sale of stata lands, and if possible to loan it, the in terest is apportioned to the school fund in the different counties. There ia no apparent demand for this enormous sum of 550,000, or any part of it, conse quently it lies idle fn the state treasury. Under existing laws It cannot be loaned only upon real estate security, and there is much spirited discussion in regard to so changing the law that this money might be put out on other kinds of security. Many people are now advo cating tbe practicability of amending tbe law j that this money could be loaned to counties and school districts, and un douhtedly there will be legislation to that effect proposed at the next session, whether it becomes law or not. It is The congress of the United States en acted a law fifty-tour years ago yester day August '14th, 1S4S giving to' the peopie of Oregon civil government. Two days later fifty-four years ago General Joseph Lane, of Indiana, was appointed provisional governor. Within three days after his appointment Governor Lane started for Oregon, and an March 2nd, 1849, reached this city, the then capital, and two days later, just six months and eighteen days after the approval of tbe act creating civil government in Oregon, Governor Lane, by proclamation, pro mulgated the organic law and took his seat as governor. On July lBt, 1902, the act creating civil government in the Philippines became a law, and on the Fourth of July thereafter it was promul gated by proclamation and the civil gov ernment began operations there, not withstanding those islands are almost on the opposite side of the globe. Just fifty years had elapsed from the time of Lane's enthronement until volunteers from our worthy state were sailing forth to conquer other worlds. OKKGON 19 WEES. A copy of "Popular Mechanics," pub lished in Chicago, one of the greatest de scriptive magazines published in the West, bas been teceived at this office. It bafl six and one-half pages, profusely illustrated, .descriptive of Oregon and its vast resources. Around a picture of 100,000 sacks of Oregon wheat it has these striking words : "Oregon, queen of the Western seas ; two hundred and fifty thousand free homes, no tornadoes, no thunder storms, no blizzards, where horses, cattle and sheep grow for nothing and feed them selves, where the wheat and other cereil crops were never known to fall." Tbe pictures drawn are of a model farm, a mining plant, a mountain home, chard, a 0,000,000 foot log raft, (1. A. Young's sheep ranch, "ear Shanlko, a dairy and creamery scene and an Oregon log llnmo. The write-up vovers the climate, soil, industries, etc., a few of the paragraph wo append herewith "Is San Francisco to he the future me tropolis of the world and the state of Oregon one of the most populous ami important states of the Union? Such a prediction was made by a noted Kngllsh scientist, and recent developments lead many to believe that there were good grounds (or his theorv. It looks as if Portland, Oregon, Is oVatined to become the Liverpool of America and all the world ia now turning Us eyes on Oregon, where the wheat and other rereal cmps were never known to fail, as if that state had been hut newly discovered. The wonderful commercial importance the western coast has assumed because of the new American possessions In the Pacific seem destined to work a revolu tion in American commercial nffairi. The trade with the Philippine Islands and Hawaii, carried on through Poilland and San Francisco, is increasing to enor mous proportions. Alaska with its many sources of commerce ia hourly growing in importance ami our rapidly increasing trade with China is causing many at this time to look to the land ol the setting sun. "Some marines declare Portland, Ore gon, to have the finest natural harbor in the world and It may be that this is to become the great shipping center in our enormous trade with Alaska, Ihe Pacific islands and the Orient. Oregou's splen did agricultural resources, her rich soil, healthful climate and advantageous loca tion, make this state of first importance to the inventor when considering the wonderful changes in conditions brought about bv our recent wars, acquisitions and stupendous increase of trade. Knowing of these things it is rather sur prising when we noticed a short time ago the glaring announcement: 'The first shall he last and the last first." Often it has been said and often it has come true. So it is with Oregon ; the last of our states to attract any great mount of attention, may soon tieconie first iu commercial importance. It seems that Providence has reserved this land ol many charms for a certain aopls and that people is now about to take posses sion. "Flooded districts and persistent rain, such as have but recently brought de vastation to the farmers of the Kast and Central West, are unknown in Oregon. " The health seeker can find in Oregon almost any temperature desired, ranging truin an equability in the coast counties greater than that of England to such wide extremes as are to be found in the central portion of continents. "Oregon affords a vast area oi larming lands, the best conditions to warrant the production of heavy crops ami a climate above all. "Oregon has been for years the great rattle center of the Pacific Northwest. It is also noted for Ks production of horses and sheep. The mikl winter climate, the fact that aative grasses re main green during most of the year, and the ease with which the cultivated grasses can be raised, make Oregon an excellent county for every kind oi stock. "Not only the lands, but the waters of this marvelous region are fertile. The waters of Oregon are alive with Dab, shelled and unshelled." OKKOON ACH1CI LTUKK. The most interesting bulletin concern ing Oregon yet insned by the censua bureau is that on Oregon agriculture, showing the rapid progress being made in the state in the development of farm and stock growing interests. The farms of Oregon, June 1, 1'JOO, nnmbered 35,837, were valued at fill'.', 337,514. Of this amount l!U'.lMi,.t, or 14.5 per cenrj represents the value of buildings, and $113,137,820, or 85.5 per cent, the value of land and improve ments other than buildings. On that date the value of farm implements and machinery was $0,500,725, and of live stock $33,917,048. These values, added to that of farms, give $172,701,187, the total value of farm property. The total value ol farm products lor 1S9 ex ceeded that of 1889 by $19,004,819, or 100.2 per cent. The gross income from farms for 1890 is put at 31,896,248, or 18.5 per cent gross income on amount invested in farm property. In 1890 Oreeon bad 25,530 farms and in 1900 the number bad increased to 35, 837, or a gain of 10,503. The value of farm property in 1890 was $143,024,800 as compared with $172,791,287 in 1900, a gain of $28,036,487 in ten years. In 1890 the total number of acres in farms, 0,909,888, as compared with 10,071,328 acres In 1900. a gain of 3,101,440 acres. Oregon contains 00,518,400 acres, and only 1C.6 per cent are included in farms. In 1900 Clackamas county had 25U8 farms, containing 293,491 acres, valued at $6,004,350. The valne of livestock was $945,879. There are 35,289 white farmers, 14 negro farmers and 94 Chin ese farmers in the state. The average value of Oregon farms (in the state is $3,157. There are 1287 iarme contain ing 1000 acres and over, and 1105 con taining from 500 to 990 acres. The av erage number of acres in the farms ia put at 281. The value of farm products is as fol lows for 1900: hay and grain, $01,892, 811 ; vegetables,$5,011,107; fruits,$4,803, CC2;live stock $59,027,043; dairy pro duce, $14,176,453; sugar,$125 ,507 ;flowers and plants, $199,230; nursery products, $220,870; miscelaneous, $26,643,704. In 1900 there were 122,447 dairy cows, B77.SM other cattle, 2S7.IM2 ""'. 7,751 mules, 3.0tH,:s:.5 sheep, 1,!M0,8I8 chickens and M.nSS swarms of We.. The wool products were lS.OOtl.OOO pounds, valued at $3,470,741. hu'ter 8, 107,150 pounds, cheese 407.250 pounds, eggs 7,700,070 doaen. 1" W0 Oregon h.id over O.OiHVHH) (mit trees, of which 2.s2"i,S'.iS were, apple and 2,5 1 7,. ''"3 were plums and primes. In 1S50, 8 pounds of hops were reported for Oregon; In ISiiO, 4'.U pounds, and in 1S;0, t',715 pounds. In HSO, "- 1 1 371 pounds were reported from 304 acres; ir. IStHt. 3,111.1.720 form 3,130 acres and In 1900,1-1,075,577 pounds from 10,434 acres the product being over four times, and the acreage almost five times, aa great aa In 1890. The total iiiiiiiIht of irrigators in Ore gon in 1900 were 4030 and the number of acres irrigated 388.310. These figures, when compared with the census ol i.vsr. show a big increase in all. LOCAL SCHOOL II ITTI KS Reeoiiiniendulli'iii f'r lmpiru -ills In Sell eel AtT.ilr. f M VI iT I k I I 1 U W II 11,1 Superintendent Zinser prepared the fol lowing recommendations for improve ment in school affair- und forwarded i hem to Slate Sujiermlnlidenl Acker man. Tbe will 1 included in llm local tmperinl dent's report as-published ' l,' superintendent annual report. "The Annual Institute, held In Oregon City during the first week in Seplenitay. was in everv respect a suci-eaa. nm I lie academ ical need ol our leiichrn should not be lost sight of, yet three davs' session cannot hope to accomplish much in this direction. Hence the clel im of the Institute uinet I inspiration mid the raising ol teacher's ideals. This we have tried to do ami the results nave been noticeable all the year. HKM. iNsmms. "Generous attendance and lively In terest in the proceedings of the seven local meetings held in various centers ut Influence during the year indicate a healthy state nt public sch'.ol sentiment and growing interest In the loral school. The average attendance was bout 100. convsntios or seiiooauirriritiui. "One school officers' convention wa held, which was addressed by the state snperintendent. 30 diatrirt were repre sented. The aim was In bring atsjut a better knowledge of the rfuties of achou olScera, a mom general eo-opertio of directors, teachers and nierintendent. school inesKS amdhoi nhs. "There is a growing disposition to pro vide more comfortable and attractive school conditions. I!eide the four school-houses that were built durina the year, five more are in p'oceea ol con struction, anil a number of other dis tricts have made greater or lens improve ments, cleared and fenn-d the grounds, replaced rude home-ma le furniture hv modern desks, and have been irheral with paint and brush. TWACIIXKa' 1.1SHAHY. "Many of our teachers have bad no professional training. Small salsrv ami short terms and long-established habit are prohibitive, in mny cases, ut better preparation in college or normal school. As an aid to such teachers a V-ginuing has been made during the past year of 'eachers' professional library. Us hun dred vol xiu en have been well patronized. SCHOOL UIIKAIIIKH. "Owing to unfavorable luc:il conditions no effort w as niiido to secure th benefit of the recently enacted library law. Mm numerous entertainments huve )cu given, by means of which 9)9 volume, or about 28 per cent, have been mlded to the school libraries. I'.esidcs this, va rious school apparatus, flags and pictuies have been purchased by this meaus. PlfrKlCT TAX. "There Is a growing dispoeition to help out the public school funds, which amount to less than $5.00 per capita, hy s special district tax. This is sometimes defeated in districts where the controll ing elements are not directly interested in the local school. Yet forty districts succeeded in levying this tax, and a number of others did so at tbe annual meeting in June, and the results of whichJire not included in this report. The average for the county is more thau 2.5 mills, as against 1.8 millsof last year. Or an average of 7.7 mills for the dis tricts reporting, as against 0 mills last year. THK L'OL'KSK OK STUDY. "The course of study is steadily Im proving the quality of the scImxjI room work. Seventy-two eighth grado diplo mas were issued arid all the grades are feeling the stimulus of this final exami nation. Ht.'UGKHTED LEGISLATION. "The Isw should be amended so that person residing in the district, but owning property in tbe county, would j be a legal voter. "The salary of the clerk might be paid l from a special tux, and the amount left t to the judgment of the district. In the I case of some districts, the authorized salary is too small to attract persons j suitable to fill so important an ollice. ' "(Since the time of the annual meeting ' has been changed from March to June, j a Secial district tax can now be voted I at this meeting, for the convenience of the county clerk the law should author-; ize districts to report this special levy by the first of January, when' all other taxes are reported, instead of February 1. "In section 102 for the word "April" substitute "August" for obvious reasons. "The County Superintendent's work would be much facilitated by a more prompt report on Jhe part of the district clerks, of the selection of teachers and the time of beginning school. Clacka mas county is so large that it is praoti cally impossible to visit all the schools once a year unless this work of visiting can be done systematically, reaching all the schools in session along a given route, so as to avoid going over the ground a second time. Kespectfully submitted, J. C. ZlNSSB, Superintendent Clackamas County. k I. A .....I .t . Til lCllld Ytul HilVO A1WI) IMmgm, .m V.UICII ihuij, lit iiho for ovrr : jWt ',,r,,rt 'iKHMnre f nml lw Imm'ii nial under Ms V Ji'--, "'iiul supervision "l" lUlufW (JjayjThtCMt Allow n ouo tnuWlvn youim All Com.tortVUs, Imitation ml " J"t-us.K.MlftreblI l,rlim-nH Hint trltUi vUU nnl nhuiKt r tho health i lul'uilH una Children-K'rlsii' nBliiat lrhua,,, What is CASTORIA Cnxtorlit -nl''" ""t, for c,l,,r . Pat irorlo. Iro nml Soothlnif Hvrup. It Is I'lnwwt j rotitnln i.ltl.. r Opium. Morphlna nr other Nu, ,liM.u.r. ib N Ifuurunteo. It destroy, Wurn itnil ulbty lVverMiura. It cure IMurrmeia and Colic It rellcw Teething Troubles, enrea CoustlpuU, und i-mt.ilei.ey. It itaalmllutea h Too.!. reKUtes U, Honmeli nml ItowcK Uj'V imUiiul lie The Children's l'liimecH-Tho Mother I rleiitl. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bc;ira tho Signaturo of Si f I - w r The Kind You Have Always Bof In Use For Over 30 Years. I . rt awaaa. .nan. " i How to Entertain Your Friends so th-y will en'V every moment of the "tiuio; 'lake them to ... The Wilhelm Tell H f (live then. Cream I'ure Rye Vhiky ami (iauihrino Dwr. Sim. ami Mi streets. A. H. QRIESSEN, Prop. UT.tlif llrarh and Hear What the Wild aM Say. Ksrellnnt train service and rbeap round trip rxruraiun ratni via A, Sc V. K K. friable everybody to viait Ihe Sf a (mat and appreriuln the story "What I tut Wild Wavea Sty at Seaside" so sink irmly told in a handxoinly illustrated and i!erriptive pamphlet jual inaiind by Mr. J. ('. Mayo, P. A. Ant-aria, Or. 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It)W, g-iod to retorn Sniehiy night. Warai ' I'ny, l.i. " lie nibln-d ih aom-n ..lit water hlliN at Seaside: now open to! bands Into bia eyes and f" ,'1,4 tl.n i, ol, li,-. I .ru .(,.;,! I. would luat t a (uhlnr Meomn)en.iK n tlnsllv ' ... L. I Wnfa Witch Hazel Salvs. ' aonlleatWll helped hllB sod in ( l. ,a.aa..ll aa ever." F 'l J. M Here's her secret. She use Dr. Kinu'i eases, cnta, burns. acW. New Life Pills. Itesult all organs sol- ,ies, UiWitt's Witeh H m1"' ivn, ingestion gmxi, no nuauacliea, no chance for "bines." Try them yonrself. Only "ihe at Iteo, A. Harding's. JiihI I.aoW At Her. Woetiie en me lhal sprightly step, , faultless skin, rich, rosy complexion smiling face? She looks u'xmI, (eelag'Mml sore care wars U counterfeit n..ii,.. nilaa at """' f . .i Geo. A. " For the next wixty dny FOR CHSH Straw and Crash Ilatrt Below' Cott Shirt Waints from UJ .'ill-inch P. rcaleH now I'.'JC JJ TaWCl.,tli From 20c j Duck fikirts in colors From 75e Men'B and Hoys' Cupft rernlar prico 25c noflr f Men's Fancy Drcfts Hliirts, regular price 1 n0,r Neckties, regular pricu 25c noff Meu'n Sweaters, regular prico 8.Vj n0,r 6 Hoys' Sweaters, regular prico 50c n , Men's Hravy Shirts, regular prico 00c to Wc noff Fancy Bocks 5c P4" Wo are making a ' cut in prices in every thing in tho lino of Shoes, Dry Goods and Fur nishing Goods. Call and cxamino goods and get our prices. H FRONT Ml Court House Block ORECON CITY, OREGON. Ore lKI .fH ill'" U" i-niii' .it"1 .1 1 jlin yait rlvi llirl liiil"1 s.n. r iiiuri ttiir I'.' i.ir l kit fli ll- Jf am ,.;li. illl ilm k 'i.il. I.rd t ,11111 !itor ('lill .ir'l fie- ,.K' in! ti ii jtor L"" ut Mh llbii tn (rliirti e I An llrl irolr. ui fat not! !rr U. ;ncti lastr rultl i tbe Jt pwl i4l