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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1901
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CAN INITIATIVE BE INVOKED?
A question has been raised as to the power of the
people of the state to propose a law or other constitu
tional amendment through the initiative amendment
to the state constitution. A telegraphic dispatch from
Salem, says: "The constitution provides that while
one amendment is awaiting the action of the legisla
tive assembly or of the people, no additional amend
ment shall be proposed. This is the limitation con
tained in article 17 of the constitution, prescribing
the manner in which amendments may be proposed
by the legislature. The initiative and referendum
clause, prescribing the manner in which the people
may propose amendments, does not state whether this
limitation shall apply to amendments proposed by
initiative. The supreme court held, in construing the
constitution in the referendum case, that the pro
visions of the constitution are mandatory and must
be strictly observed. It was decided that where an
amendment is pending no other can be proposed, but
it was not said whether this applies to amendments
proposed by initiative.
"The legislature of 1903 proposed an amendment
repealing the anti-negro clause to the constitution.
That amendment is now awaiting the action of the
legiefature of I "05, and until that legislature has re
jected it or adopted it and the people have voted upon
it, no other amendments can be proposed by the legis
lative body. Whether the people can propose an
amendment in the meantime is not certain, but there
are many who believe that they cannot. In deciding
the referendum case, the supreme court held that the
reason for the limitation is that the people should not
be called upon to vote upon constitutional amend
ments except at long intervals. Upon the same rea
son it is argued that the limitation applies to all
amendments, however proposed."
The question will likely be submitted by the sec
retary of Btate to the attorney general for an opinion.
Friends of the initiative and referendum contend that
since this amendment is the last expression of the will
of the people, that any previous provision of the con
stitution which coflicts therewith must yield, and that
since the people have reserved the power to propose
constitutional amendments, they may do so at any
time, regardless of whether other amendments pro
posed by the legislature may be pending. They also
declare that any other construction of the situation is
ridiculous for each successive legislative assembly by
proposing some trivial amendment to the state's con
stitution, would be able to forever deny to the people
the right to propose constitutional amend
ments, under the initiative amendment which was
regularly adopted by both branches of the legislature
and ratified by popular vote.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION DURING 1903.
The past year with its 5723 miles of new rail
joad, and the paBt few years which have given about
the same results, seem to show conclusively that the
era of trunk line railway construction in this country
is passed. Two reasons may be assigned for this fact,
viz: the railway construction of earlier years was far
in advance of the commercial necessities of the coun
try the railroads were purposed to serve and a check
wa8 placed upon reckless railway building w hen Wall
street began taking a hand in the management of
railway properties.
For many years those who placed their money in
railway lines built west of the Missouri river through
deBerts to the Pacific coast, were compelled not only
to forego returns but to also see their properties go
through bankruptcy before the development of the
country was sufficient to produce a tonnage which j
promised the payment of dividends. Even now, wiih i
several years of phenomenal prosperity, some of the'
main western trunk lines have not been able to reach
a dividend paying period. In the East the condition
was not quite so bad, but even there railway building
was so in excess of the demands of traffic that many
railroads suffered bankruptcy. As a result railway :
building cast of Chicago has in rf cent years amounted
to very little. In the West, according to the report
for the year, the construction has been confined to
the development of new territory tributary to the
main trunk lines. In Oklahoma, which led the;
states and territories in mw building. the1
construction consisted ertirely of feeders to the Santa
Fe, 'Frisco and Rock Island mainlines. For years
to come this will undoubtedly be the character of
new railway building the filling in and rounding
CosfiHATri.ATiONs are due the people of Oregon City
for the complete victory the municipality gained over
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in the litiga
tion with reference to the right of way to that part
of the city over which the company's road bed passes.
In the opinion rendered by the state supreme court,
the city is vested with absolute title to the premises
that have been in dispute, save so much thereof as
has been conceded to the railroad corporation by or
dinance. There was not much of a question as to the
final outcome of the controversy, but the attitude of
the railroad people was such that the rights of the
disputants had to be determined in the courts. Tho
decision of the courts is an important one, and re
moves all opposition . and further controversy from
this source, at least in the making of public improve
ments over and about the lands to which the railroad
company has claimed exclusive title. With this dis
position of the case, the people of the city and partic
ularly its representatives in the city council, should
be impressed with the worth of the strip of land to
which the title of the municipality has been indisput
ably established by the courts. In the granting of
any additional franchises, involving these or any
other lands owned by the city, the council should esti
mate the value of the lands and exact for the city
some remuneration for the franchises and privileges
that may in the future be extended. There should
be granted no franchise from the municipality except
the city receives some consideration therefor.
Always at the beginning of a new year the people
are interested in studying the eclipses as laid down
in the yellow-backed almanac. This year there are
two eclipses on the program, both of the sun. The
first will be an annular eclipse, March 17, visible to
the southern part of Asia, Japan and the Philippine
islands. A total eclipse of the sun is down for Sep
tember 9, visible to the western portions of South
America, the Sandwich Islands, Polynesia and the
Pacific ocean. Besides these, a biennial eclipse of
quite a number of suns will occur in Oregon about
June 6th. This is not recorded in the almanac, but
it is an inevitable decree of fate every two years that
many are called as standard braves for the dear pub
lic, but few ever attain to the salaried sinecure.
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out of existing trunk systems to enable them to best ' COOOCCCOCCOOCCCOCOOOCOCCGCCOCOCOCOCOCOCO
serve the country naturally tributary to them. j Q
The building reports of the past five years have Q
also strongly reflected the new mot hod of railway 'Q
management. In times past when a railroad desired
to extend its lines and roach new productive centers
of new distributing centers other lines reaching those
centers, fought the move bitterly and a parallel and
competing line was usually the inevitable result.
With the notable exception of tho Pennsylvania' Q
tight against the (uuild invasion of Pittsburg existing Q
linos are now offering comparatively little opposition ;Q
to the extension of competing lines Illustrative of ; Q
this was the contract whereby the St. Paul uses the ; Q
Harriman lines, thereby obviating the necessity of j Q
construction from Omaha or Evarts to tho coast; a J
similar contract between the Rook Island and South- Q
em Pacific, whereby the former secures an El Pano Q
coast line and the more recent contract which will en
able tho Frisco to reach New Orleans without bin d
ing a line from Memphis. Tho future development of
the western country may be such as to invite the con
struction of one or more additional trunk lines, but
trunk line construction east of the Mississippi river
will probably never bo revived.
DRUGGIST can do more harm or good than most
Tt Pcplc 've mm credit for. There arc different
qualities in drugs just as there arc in dry goods,
and to the outsider all qualities go by the same name. The
difference between pure, fresh, high-grade drugs and old,
cheap, inferior drugs of the same name means the difference
between keeping sick and getting well. When a doctor
writes a prescription he means DEST quality. When some
druggists fill a prescription they think only about DIG
PROFITS. Don't take chances you know how dangerous
errors are. Bring your prescriptions here and you will be
sure of accuracy We do our own work, no boys behind
our prescription counter. Only the best and purest drugs
are used and our charges are based on what the drugs are
worth not what we think you will pay without protest.
If we have your prescription business and are saving you
money, why can't we save you more money by selling you
your patent medicines, toilet articles, druggist sundries and
in fact every thing you need in our line.
We are offering this week special prices on a big ship
ment of hot water bulb syringes and Rubber Goods just
received from A. M. Foster, Philadelphia, and thoroughly
guaranteed. Get our prices.
We Sbljt Agaifv. CKoose
Yor IDrtxggist Carefully
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HOWELL St JONES
RELIABLE DRUGGISTS
CHAMBERS HOWELL LINN U. JON LIS
lOREGONHHJOURNAL
When T ftmr fhrm:
When you buy rh-eae. hear In mind
that all good rheee Hi mellow to
the touch, yet firm. The rliirt will he of
a wren tint, elastle and fre'from puff,
an! a aaniple will reveal a firm, clow,
buttery grain of a nntty flamr. Chcrse
wkWi feels so hard that ynn raunnt
dot tt wrth your firmer tips on the rind
la either sour, salted too heavily, aklin
med or rooked too mnch. On the other
haod. if the. rind hreaka upon premnirr
or does not aprln hark rendlly when
the flnijer I withdrawn thl Indicates
an orei-soft artMe. mused by the hIhcU
coollns of the rnrd or a want of arid.
At nest tt will hare an Insipid flavor
and will "go off" a It sues.
Confidence in the recent disclosures in the Ogle
Creek mining district has found expression in the an"
nonncement that the Molalla Central Mining Com
pany, of this city, will at once install machinery and
proceed with the development of its properties. As
says thus far made of ore taken from the claims at
Ogle Creek have been very satisfactory and with the
prosecution of the plans already formulated, it is con
fidently believed that in the future mining will consti
tute one of the leading industries of Clackamas county.
A record was made by Clackamas county this year
in the sale of property for delinquent taxes for the
year 1002. On a roll that originally represented
$170,000, there remained unpaid taxes when the roll
became delinquent, of only $300". The sale of this
property by Sheriff Shaver required but two days and
every parcel was sold and the interest bidding ranged
as high as fifty per cent. The success of the sale
may be attributed largely to the thorough advertising
it received through the columns of the Enterprise.
Many new comers are locating in Clackamas county
each week. The movement of real estate is active and
general conditions are improved. With its extensive
resources that have been practically undisturbed,
Clackamas county is bound to experience a wonderful
growth within the next decade. This assured expan
sion and development of the county can be best stimu
lated and promoted through the agency of a Board of
Trade located at Oregon City.
The Enterprise is gratified with the splendid work
of its able corps of correspondents throughout the
county. Because of the thoroughness of the weekly!
reports of these correspondents has trie enterprise been Aver's Pilk nrr onnd livpr
enabled to furnish the people of Clackamas county ! ri"s arVg02i? "ver
the b. -at county paper that was ever published at Ore- P,,,s; lu nW that. I he DCSt
City. ' ?Lmilyt laxative you can buy.
1 1 uey fctep me dowcis regular,
Here's success to the young beneficiaries who will Cure Constipation.
tonight receive diplomas of graduation from the Ore
gon CUy public schools. May they , as successfully
mount and master every obstacle in the business and
professional world as they have mastered their text
t ooks.
To Dc lleat'lir He Practical.
Theoretically, every ndull person of
any IntelllKenre wishes to bp strolm
aud healthy. Prn.-th-ally, a majority of
Ui.-in wish nothiiK of the a..rt. 1 U.-y p 1 ,.1 fnrl,nr VnTrC
would like to be ell enniic.li. but nreR JU llltUNLl lltHO
not wIIIIiir to pn the price, though It
rrnllv rnst not ill 11..'. When II tlinn K''l"
out of
something
he' ran continue '.he fiMilMi UiIiikh
which have caused hi brnl condition
hence the almost universal row
druif treatment Instead of the im
AL0 WEEKLY AND SEMI-WEEKLY
IN TIIK
COI IKIIllllltf. nurilll Minn I 1 T 1
health he ,:.lly want to r t j OrCffOIl DailV JOlHTial
ilnit to "patiji blin up" ao t tint I J J
IhliiKS I
Htlon: y-yvrS; jH omitted which concern
rt to I I ,H intereat o( bnveis and mllnra in
,,,,r"'14 the live atock, jjraln, proviaiotia,
means of restorltik' and maintaining
health and strength. If n mini Is realty
dMirom of lielng iibi irally vmnd mid
healthy he will try to atw'y out the
means of becoming o. Thene menus
are all Included In i.e seven founda
tion principles of pructlcal hygiene
namely. exerr, rest. nlr. light, food,
drink and bathing.- Coiklng Club.
Psrelf Coenll.
"Afatha." aald hr mother. "I don't
rftt to hear a daughter of mine tell
even a conventional lie. You know you
can't bear Aunt Becky, and yet when
he came the other day you nald.
'Auntie, how glad 1 am to ace youT "
"That wasn't a lie. tiuimnia," answer
ed. Agatha. 'That win an exclama
tion." Chicago Tribune.
Mnrrrlna; For Moa7.
"I married for lub d fuht time," aald
Ebenezer Snow, "but dls time I mar
ries for money, an' don't, yoti forget It"
"Your bride elect has money, lias
"her
"Yes. KUb. I:it girl bus no lestt da
$31.78 In di: savin's bank, for she
ihowed too do book." iH'trolt Free
Tress.
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Want your moustache or beard
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