Ori City ERPR "I VOL. 32. NO. 31. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1906. ESTABLISHED 1866. MANY MATTERS OF MUNICIPAL INTEREST CITY COUNCIL TRANSACTS A LOT OF BUSINESS AT ONE SESSION. RAISE THE POLICEMEN'S SALARY Kansas City Bridge Mutt Be Replaced At Once Semi-Annual Report of Of ficers At tho adjoin tied mi'hmUiii of the City round), TliurHilay night of last week, a lot of liiiHirtuiit in ii 1 1 -in kept tli honorable doily tinny until It o'clock. Pollccmu'H pny was Increased 1G a liKHitti, tin) Kansas City tr l I was reported beyond repair arid It will lio replaced liy a n'w one a soon im pos sible, ordinances were pussed fr tin lirovi'itit'iit of J, Q Adams and Sixth street am) i-Htalillshlng grade of Wellington mid Sixth street, peti tion for tlio removal of the bill steps from Hlxtli to Fifth street was road, t'lty Attorney Campbell reimrted over $2200 dun city from county In division of road fund and Men taken to Hecur same, Imiik) of Jos. IS. Hedges us water commissioner approved, officer' aetnl annual report read, claims allowed, franchises granted th Oregon City & Suburban Ity. and to T. F. Ityan wero declared forfeited, IiIiIm with an thorl.ed for crushed rock. Hie O. W. IV & It. Co. wa warned to slacken npeed of Km cum on Muln street, speed ordinance for automobiles and motor cycled ordered drawn, and matter of Hired signs, lit reel nuiulierlnK, ex teiiHlott of Eleventh and Twelfth St, and repair of Seventh afreet curlin were roiiHldered. It wan lota of work for a hot night and several of the mem ber wero willing to quit long before Mr. Hand wa tliroiiKh with his note iHHlk. Wednesday night ftu the regular mooting night but the mill utOH show that Mayor Caufleld and Couucllman Aiidii'Hen wero the ouly two who could tear thcmsclvc away from the Joy (if the glorious Fourth, but on Thurn day night all showed up amuicr or lat er except Councllmen lirandt. Straight am) Williams, AlthotiKh not the moat Important matter, discussion of tho mine in po licemen pay took the tiumt time. It wuh brought tip t,y n p-tltion, Unking for the Increase, hy NlKhtwatch Shaw and Special I'ollce Cooke. They stat ed the pay wan the Mimu now aa ten years ago, $;o a month, while coHt of living liad Increased, tlu'lr duties had multiplied and the danger was great er, Couticlltnan Iigus spoke warmly In favor of Increase and moved that the puy be $75 a month. Ho mild watch men In the mill were paid $00 for work not half a dangerous or half a bard. Councilman Knapp In Second ing the motion regretted the charter prevented a almllar Increase for Chief of I'ollce Burns, lie railed atten tion to the fact that the city now re reived $24u() a year more revenue from saloon than It did when the salaries wero fixed at t'.U. In atiHwer to a question from Coun cllmiin Andrcsen. th Mayor aald he had no trouliln generally In Hocurlng good men at the old pity. Mr. Andre- hen olijecteil to till Me In making HO Important a change permanently; thought best to allow the Increase for one month and take the matter up at the next meeting. Other employes of the city would probably tie demanding more pay. Councilman JumHii put In a word In favor, while Harrington thought It ought to he postponed until all member were present. Thla start ed a luogli and Hotneotie said that meant postponing It for year. There upon NlKht wat chman Shaw, whu bad happened in, cheerfully volunteered the Information t tint Councilman Straight was In favor but could not bo on hand. Thla tacit admlMHloti by Mr. Shaw that he had been electioneering caiiHed another Hmlle. Chief Hums mild the pay of patrolmen In i'orlland wa $'.o, detectlvea $100 and captain $125. Councilman Hands aald tho present policemen were worth tho In creased pay but be didn't believe In $75 as a standing price for anyone who might bo picked up. f City Attorney Campbell suggested a way of evading the provision in the city charter. that limits the pay of the Chief to $00. He said to allow $18 or $20 a month extra for telephone ex penses. Mr. Campbell disclaimed nny deslro to influence the council but went right ahead and made a long talk In favor of tho proposed Increase, which ho said would amount to only one cent a month for erich man, wo man and child In tho city. Knupp mov ed to amend by allowing the Chief of I'olleo $15 a month for Incidentals. Thla was carried as was alHo the mo tion as amended, both ununlmously. Kansas City Bridge Rotten. Councilman Rnnds reported that the timbers of the Kunsas City bridge were rotten and not worth repairing. It Is necessary to replace It at once, tho need being so great that, the formality of an ordinance was dispensed with, and bids wero authorized by resolu tion. It is though no one will question the legality of the measure because of tho urgency of the matter. Street Car Company Warned About Speed. Councilman Logus called attention to tho great speed of tho O. W. P. & R. cars along Mnln street, far exceed ing the 7 mllo limit allowed by ordi nance. Several Hpoke of the danger and said cars nhot through town at from 20 to 30 miles an hour. The Re corder was directed to notify tho head office, and If that doe no good an example will be made. Tho aamn official wan directed to draw up an ordinandi limiting speed of automo bile and motor cycle and have same ready for next council meeting. Air ship tiro to bo left unfettered from apeed restriction, Clackamai County Owes Oregon City Over $2200. City Attorney Campbell In hi re porl to the council guvo a statement of the account between Clackamas county and Oregon City, allowing thero la duo tho city $2200.30 on 1902, l!Mt:i, uml itioi road taxea, principally tlio latter two year a ouly $1.13 la In the 1 !m2 Hat. Tho charter provide that tho city aliall receive 80 per cent of road taxea collectod whllo a aperla) law provided for but 50 per cent. Tho county official paid over only 60 pur cent during the two year atated, but a Hupremo court dedalon aaya tho city la entitled to CO per cent. Tho $2200 ropreaenta tho dlfferenco of 10 per cent and Mr. Campbell will appear be- foro tho now county court ami demand tho money. For hi work In looking up tho matter ho put In a bill for $80 which wun allowed along with the claim. Claim Allowed. C. B. IturtiH, Ch. of I'ollco ....$;o.OO E. L. Hhaw, nlghtwatch 40.00 Henry Cooke, apodal police 60.00 V. A. Dlmlck, recorder, addition al work, contract, etc 35.00 (ieo. Ilrown, special pollco .... 3.00 J. W. Alldredge, Kpeclal police.. 7.00 J. Douthlt, apodal police 8.00 I'd. HiirfiiH, Hpeclal ihiIIco 12.00 h. H. Davl. apeclal pollco 10.00 1C. I,. McFarland. Ch. of fire Dept 10.00 J. V. Campbell, 1'roa. fee, and ah- atractlng taxe 80.00 Ceo. Marley, cleaning Main Rt..C0OO Hoard of Water CotnmlaHlonera, hauling dirt 29.12 Oregon City Knterprlao, print ing .-. 25.00 I'ope it Co., flro aupplle, repair hoo hoimo and jail 11.95 K. F. Ktory, blackamlthlng .... 2.70 C. N. (Jreenman, hauling 13.75 Wllllama Ilro. Tranafer Co , hauling 60.40 I ledge & Griffith, office rent, city engineer 7.60 Adama Ilro., flag 7.60 Hruco C. Curry, aervleo In re hoiiHo numbering 5.00 Portland Ceneral Electric Co.. light, tc 185. CO Finance Committee, one Ameri can La France II. & L, truck.. 825.00 Chr. Finance Committee, pay ment Hen agalnat lota 1 & 8. hV.;. W. Hewer TM.tt. N. 2, r,&d lot 8, blk 29. Third afreet im provement 209. 4! ment 2e. 40 Jack It. Caufleld, troamirer, etc ..41.60 It. It. McAlpln. numbering plata..25.00 If. A. Hand, rlty engineer, gradeR, netting atakea 29.50 F. Ijiwrence, niiug Hawa 1.75 J. C. Hradley. Btreet Supt 52.75 David Catiflold, afreet work ....46.00 John Cleaaon, afreet work ....33.00 C. Straight, afreet work 28.00 Jamea Ware, afreet work 9.00 A. Wlckham, afreet work 21.00 l'.it., jl I1,. r..iiulrlntr nlnn t. Oregon City I'lanlng Mill Co., lum ber 284.39 Wilson & Cooke, handsaw, etc .. 2.35 C. 1J. Naah, work, team 2.25 City Finances Shown In Reports by Officials. The Troamirer, Kecordor and Iloanl of Water Commlaalonera aubmltted report. Tho latter reported total col lection during six months $0431.25 ; dUburnementa $838J.CU; warrants otit atanding $24,40K 31. Tho Recorder' report covered tho month ending July 5. Ten dollars were collected from two drunks; LouIh Wolverton paid $10 for fighting and disorderly conduct; Ed. St Ilea and Frank Drown wero arrested on same chargo but their trials had not been held. Other receipts; Cemetery lota $55; delinquent sewer assessment $21.64; Fifth street Improvement $::.r..f.3; license $478.00. Of the latter $100 wero from W. E. Wilson and Ha mho for saloon licenses. Total re ceipts $710.52. Street Car Franchises Forfeited and Repealed Ordinances wero, read first time and ordered published in the Enterprise. repealing ordinances Nob. 27ti and 293 The former was tho frnnchlse granted the Oregon City & Suburban Hy. to build lines on a numbor of hill streets, and the latter franchise granted T. F. Ryan for street car lines and ele vators. Street Improvement Ordinance. Ordinance assessing tho probable cost of the improvement of J. Q. Adams street was ordered published. Tho cost will be $1057.35 for the block between Sixth and Seventh streets, of which tho adjoining property owners must pay two-thirds. Ordinance re-establishing the grade of Sixth street between Main street and Railroad avenue, was passed; al so one establishing grade of Washing ton street from Seventh to Abernethy creek. From Tenth St. to Twelfth St., one sldo of Washington street will bo four feet higher than the other. Or dinance for the Improvement of Sixth street from Water street to Railroad avenue was passed. Want Steps at Fifth Street. A petition for tho abandonment of tho steps at Sixth street and the erection of steps at Fifth street was read, it was signed by tho following who agree to give the sums stated to ward the cost of the Improvement: Commercial Hank $20, Logus & Al bright $20, George A. Harding & Co. $20, H. P. Drlghtbtll $10. M. Justin $10, D. M. Klemsen $10, Win, J. Em ory $5. Krause Bros. $5, M. Sonor $1, A. J. Sunlmr $5, . N. Joe $1, G. Rob ensteln $2, Fair Store $1. Petition re- fern-d to committee on atreeta and public property. Names of 8treets Duplicated. Only two bid were In to furnish street algns both from F. L. Freehurg. who offered to supply a galvanized Iron sign 4x10 at $19 a hundred, or enamel signs, 4x18, for 37 cent each In lot of 250 or over, or 28 cent each for less number than 250 No action taken on bid except to refer to com mittee. Councilman Itanda reported that In drawing maps of city for numbering of houses, ho found several duplica tion of names of street, such as Six teenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth at each end of Main street. There ar also two Harrison streets, On mo tion, the Mayor appointed Knapp, Hand and Iigua a special committee to take up tho matter of renaming du plicate named streets, and oversee In Kcneral tho numbering, and to report at next meeting. Doubts City's Authority to Condemn Property. Mr. Rands' little note book in which ho Jota down street or other matters that requlro attention wa seemingly ailed Thursday night. And they wero Important matters, too, such aa tho extension of Eleventh and Twelfth streets, a very pressing and necessary Improvement aa ho polntl out. Strange to say there la aome doubt about the council' power to condemn land for street purposes though it may for most any other public purpose. However the doubt la a lawyer's doubt about construction of the lan guage of the charter, and the council will go ahead and create a district as provided by law and make the exten sion. Tho street committee wan di rected to present tho. necessary ordi nance at the next meeting. Another small doubt was raised alxmt who should pay cost of repairs of curb on Seventh street where the curb are In a dilapidated condition. Heretofore the property owners have paid and tho street commissioner was directed to notify all property owners slung that street to repair curbs. Will Buy Crushed Rock. An ordinance was read and ordered published authorizing bids for 600 tons of crushed rock for street pur pose. The disposition of tho rock pile on Washington street was discussed, and tho committee will endeavor to arrive at an understanding with Hill and Walker, who are reported aa "dis posed to do something." Liquor License Granted. The application of Wm. Ram bo foi tho renewal of LI liquor license was granted. The bond of Joseph E. Hedges as water commissioner was approved. It Is in the sum of $looo and W. A. Hunt ley and A. L. Deatle are the sureties. SOUTHERN OREGON COPPER DISTRICT BIG SMELTER IS PROJECTED FOR THE BLUE LEDGE SECTION. 1 Copper having almost doubled in price In the last five years, with tho demand so great by reason of elec trical and other requirements that many of the refineries aro behind with their orders, has given a big Impetus to the development of new copper dis tricts. Southern Oregon Is feeling this boom In copper and many prospectors are locating and developing claims in tho Takilma and other districts of tho Illinois valley and in the Applegate valley. The greatest rush is now to the Bluo Ledge district In the Upper Applegate valley, where over COO claims have been taken and very extensive devel opment work Is being carried on by many of the claim-holders. This big rush to the Upper Applegate Is large ly due to the certainty that a big smelt er will be erected on the famous Blue Lodge mine now being developed by a New . York company, which is em ploying 150 men and crowding work with the utmost, speed. A number of Spokane capitalists are also doing ex tensive work on promising copper claims In this district. The Blue Ledge district is reached by a dally stage line operated from Jacksonville. The traf fic has so Increased that additional stuge lines have been put on. The trip to Joe Par, the distributing point for the Blue Ledge district. Is made in ono day. FIX SALARIES OF COUNTY DEPUTIES REGULATION SIXTY DOLLARS A MONTH ALLOWED THREE BY , THE COUNTY COURT. Saturday evening the County Court adjourned to meet again Wednesday, July II, after transacting a consider able amount of routine business. Nu merous road petitions and remon strances were considered and in Road District No. 2, Max Webster was ap pointed Supervisor to succeed County Treasurer J. C. Paddock. The appointments of the several deputies in the various offices at tho court house were approved and the snlary of each was fixed, as follows: Shirley Buck,, deputy sheriff, $00 per month; Chas, Ely. deputy sheriff, without salary; L. 12 Williams, deputy recorder, $G0; Clara Buchegger, dep - uty recorder, with compensation fixed at $2.25 per day when at work; Mrs. Itolle A. Sleight, deputy clerk, $00. A THIEF BECAUSE HE CAN'T HELP IT YOUTHFUL BURGLAR WITH LONG ' PRISON RECORD CON FESSES TO NUMER OUS CRIME8. Frank Rlggln, allaa Frank Miller, aged about 20 year, is In Jail charged with burglary. Notwithstanding his youth, It In no new thing for lllggins to be In Jail. In fact he has spent most of bis time since ho was a boy In Jails and reform achoola aa punish ment for yielding to the temptation to take articles owned by other per sons. Hlgglna was working for Dr. Morey out in the Molalla neighborhood for a week or so until Friday night when he broke Into the home of L. M. Mor ris and atole some household goods. Constable Frank Adam arrested him for that crime Saturday and he waa being bold for examination on the 9th. Ho was locked in a room at Adams', frorn which he escaped early Monday morning about 1 o'clock, by Jumping from the second story win dow. He took Adama' horse and start ed northwest. Dr. Morey met him but the youthful criminal pulled a gun and got away. He wa captured at Carus by Charles Spence and Fred Spangler. I pen the arrival of Con stable Adams and party, who were in hot pursuit. Rlgglns was brought to Oregon City. He had not been In Sheriff Beatle'a care long when boasting of his Crimea be admitted boinK the Derson who broke Into A, N. Johnson's Jewelry store at Estacada the night of June 25, where he atole alx watches, breast pins, chains and other Jewelry. From there be went to Molalla and worked for Dr. Morey under tho name of Frank Miller, claiming to be a San Francisco refugee. Rlgslna had two of the watches when arrested. He pawned one watch to Duma, the storekeeper at Liberal, traded two to Morey for a horse and gave one to Morey 'a daughter, so all six of the watches will bo recovered. Rlgglns' criminal career la as re markable as It Is disreputable. He has served eight years in the reform school. A few months ago he was Jail ed "at McMinnvllle on the charge of burglary and while allowed out to mow the lawn he made his escape. He ii-ai Brn.-i-n.-u viucKamas eg me scene of his operations. Short shift will be given hlra here as Judge McBrlde Is expected this week and as Rlgglns saya ho will plead guilty it will soon be to the "pen'' for him. Rlgglns claims his people live at McMinnvllle. He ia undoubtedly a degenerate, morally defective. Says he steals because he can't help it. He Is a nickel library victim, that perni cious literature working on his weak nind until ho hardly knows right from wrong. There is a reward of $75 for the capture and conviction of the person who burglarized Johnson's Jewelry store at Estacada. ATTEMPTED A DISGUISE AT MO - LALLA. Molalla, July 11. Last week Luther Morris had some of his household gxx)ds stolen. He notified the au thorities here which brought about the arrest of a young lad who claimed to be 21 years of age. Constable Adams was holding him for trial, which was to take place on the 9th. Some time Saturday night the thief dressed up In Perry Kayler's long pants, shoes and hat and broke Jail and taking the Constable's best horse went down the road to Dr. Morey's where he had formerly worked and got his gun where he had it cached away. Morey tried to retain him but when the lad shoved the steel In his face he did not Insist any further. The horse-thief proceeded on his way, but the tele phone had sounchid the alarm, so two men with guns at Cams brought him under subjection, and after being brought back here and ordered to un dress, was taken to the county Jail by Constable Adams and Deputy Har less. LUMBER FOR THE NEW Mj. CHURCH E. LEHAMAN OF ROUND PRAIRIE SECURES CHURCH CON TRACT MOLALLA NOTES. Molalla, July 11. Cooler weather. Lumber contract for tho new M. E. church has been let to E. Lehaman, of Round Prairie. Austin T: Buxton and family, of Forest Grove, are visiting at Oliver Robbins, and will remain here until after the Pomona Grange meeting. The Fourth was appropriately cele brated at Wright's Springs, with many kinds of "crackers." Some hold to the idea that poor people should not invest in fire crackers. Whilst )the writer was a hoy once and burnt a great deal of powder when it was the custom to bo very patriotic and make ; fhinua nnn ho nnw wmil.t m i!lH,-,v to see all the fire crackers "cracked" In China, where they belong but so long as mo ricn ana weii-to-do young America has the undisputed liberty to j "terrify" the timid on Independence I day, by ail means accord the same liberty to the poor deserving boy if the county has to issue the tire crack- WILL BUILD ELECTRIC RAILWAY TO MOLALLA erst once a voar. this would be more reasonable than Issuing cigarettes to; the boys of America and thus encour aging them to alowly commit suicide, a aid in adding to our Kteady crowd ed Insane asylums. Last week a couple of city lads came out thla way en route for Wll holt Springs, with an old model auto mobile; they stopped at this place to fuel up and grease down. In setting the thing going It took fire and when they were directed to move, out. In doing so the crank was severed from the hTt pump. Even the small boys winked at each other "on taking In" what they termed the old fire wagon, beats any 10 cent ahow of late. MT. HOOD RAILWAY SURVEYS. Large Force of Men at Work in VI cinity of Gresham. Gresham, July 7. A large force of surveyors passed through this section Saturday, surveying for the route for the proposed Mount Hood railway. From the reservior the surveyors have been working north of the Section Line road, and will pass Gresham Just out aide the city limits, along its northern boundary. The course from here will be through the Beaver Creek canyon, striking the Sandy bluff near Lusted's where the descent will be made to a point near the mouth of Bull Run. It Is said that actual construction will begin as Boon as the surveyors and right of way Bhall have been settled. For over a year the company has had a few men at work along the proposed route, preparing for the advent of the surveyors, and there la strong assur ance that the road will be in opera tion by another summer. BASEBALL AT GLADSTONE. The schedule of the remaining games as they will be flayed in the baseball tournament at this year's Chautauqua Assembly, is as follows: Thursday, July 12. Portland Trunk Co. vs. North west Gun & Bicycle Co.; Friday, July 13, Chemawa vs. M. A. A. C; Satur day, July 14. Portland Trunk Co. vs. Vancouver; Monday, July 16, Chemawa vs. Northwest Gun & Bicycle Co.; Tuesday, July 17, Portland Trunk Co. vs. M. A. A. C; Wednesday, July 18, VanciAivpr vs. Northwest Gtn k. Bi cycle Club; Thursday. July 19. Port land Trunk Co. vs. Chemawa; Friday; July 20, Vancouver vs. M. A. A. C. Ed (Trilby) Rankin, of Portland, will be the official umpire for the series of games. DUTIES OF MEMBERS FOUNTAIN HOSE CO. ASSIGNMENT OF PLACES AN NOUNCED WET NEW HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK. At a meeting of Fountain Hose Com pany No. 1, Thursday, night, the fol lowing appointments to official places on the team were made: Al. Cannon, William Scheffer, William Peters, Charles F. Koenlg and C. Hartman, nozzlemen; R. Woodward, C. Osburn, and Al. Cox, hydrantmen; F. A. Miles, J. A. MeGlaahan, H. Emstrum and F. Schoenburn, patrolmen. The Hooks Celebrate. At their regular meeting Friday night the members of Columbia Hook & Ladder company fittingly and ap propriately celebrated the purchase by the city for this company of a modern and fully equipped hook and ladder truck. 'Addresses were made by Coun cilman Wm. Logus, Howard F. Lat ourette. Jack Keating, Jack Latour ette and others, and with seasonable refreshments and singing a most de lightful evening was passed. Gives Birthday Party. Miss Belle Cassell, daughter of Landlord and Mrs. Jacob Cassell, of the Electric Hotel, entertained sixteen of her girl friends Friday afternoon in honor of her birthday anniversary, accompanied by her mother as chap erone, the young hostess and guests spent the afternoon in the enjoyment of the many attractions at The Oaks. ENOUGH THISTLES TO SEED COUNTY I CANADIAN PEST GROWING IN PROFUSION NEAR HAILEY MUST BE CHECKED. On his return from Hailey, Satur day, County Judge Dimick said he had found a tract of one-half acre that was completely covered with that worst and most dreaded of pests, the Canadian thistle. In tho vicinity of Hailey were enough thistles to seed the eastern side of Clackamas county. Immediate steps will be taken to exterminate the pest. The owners and occupiers of the lands where the thistles are growing have been noti fied and if they don't root and destroy the weeds at once the job will be done by the road supervisor at the owner's expense. The thistles are just beginning to bbxim and no time must be lost in destroying them. AMBITIOUS PROJECT TAKEN UP BY THE OREGON CITY BOARD OF TRADE. LINE WOULD BE A PAYING ONE Committee Appointed to Canvass For Funds And Take Preliminary 8tep for Organ ization. Ex-County Judge Thomas F. Ryan, County Judge Grant B. Dlmlck and John Adams were appointed a com mittee by the Oregon City Board of Trade Friday night to arouse publlo interest and take the initiative step towards the building of an electric railway Into the rich agricultural sec tion of the country surrounding Mo lalla, via Beaver Creek. The organ ization Is enthusiastic in its support of such a road and will submit the proposition to local business men, ot whom subscriptions are expected suf ficient to begin the construction. When the building of an electric line such as is contemplated la once begun, the promoters of the enter prise are confident abundant funds will be forthcoming to complete the under taking. On an average there are haul ed over the roads between this city and Molalla, the objective point of the proposed road, 200 tons of freight daily and it Is this business that is expected to be served in the building of such a line. It is believed that such a road would be a paying proposition and there Is not the slightest doubt but it would be a great convenience from the start. It would probably have to en ter Oregon City by way of Abernethy creek. There is talk of a county fair grounds being laid out along the pro jected line, and still wilder talk of ex tending the new road south to connect with the Corvallis & Eastern that ia going to cross the Cascades at Santlam pass. However the Board of Trade Is not fathering any of that "hot air," and the committee feels it has its work cut out on an Oregon City and Molalla project. NEW BOARD OF TRADE ACTIVE IN CITY'S INTEREST. Besides the Molalla electric road matter, the initial meeting of the new ly organized board of directors of the Board of Trade was-productive of ac tion on several important matters af fecting the Interests of Oregon City. A committee, of which John Adams is the chairman, was named to take up the matter of securing for the city the sprinkling of the principal streets. It is proposed to have the business men subscribe sufficient funds to em ploy a man and team for the opera tion of a sprinkler the purchase of which will be asked of the city. It is planned to sprinkle Main street for its entire length and all of the improved streets on the hill. Another committee was named to secure if possible an adjustment of the fares on the Southern Pacific rail road between this city and Clackamas, It being contended that the present tariff discriminates against Oregon City in favor of Portland. The pres ent fare between Clackamas and Port land, a distance of 13 miles, is 7 cents while between Clackamas and Oregon City, a distance of but four miles, the passenger is obliged to pay a fare of 15 cents each way. An effort will be made to secure a commutation rate of 5 cents fare between Clacka mas and this city. It has been decided by the Board of Trade to hold one regular meeting each month, on the first Friday evening of each month at the courthouse at which it is especially urged every stockhold er attend. Special meetings of the board of directors will be held from time to time as the business under consideration may require. HOT WAVE OVER OREGON. General Summary by Weather Bureau for Seven Days Ending July 9. The first five days of the week were very warm and temperatures of one hundred degrees and over occurred in the Willamette valley, southern Ore gon and in the Columbia river counties east of the Cascade mountains. The winds during this hot spell were gen erally light and the damage, therefore, was less than otherwise would have been the case. The last two days were not so warm, although the tem peratures continued above the nor mal. Between the Coast and the Cas cade ranges of mountains dry weather prevailed during the entire week. Lo cal rains occurred in a few of the coast counties, and the weather gener ally in this portion of the state was cool, with considerable fog at night and for a few hours In the early fore noon. During the last three day3 the fv.eajh.er was partly cloudy in the eastern counties, and thundershowers occurred la many places, but the pre cipitation attending them , was too light to be of any benefit, except over very limited areas. Traction Line Plans Work. A largo force of men Is to be put to work at once by the Willamette Valley Traction company at the Salem end of the Portland-Salem electric line, with the avowed intention of complet ing the road from Salem to Chemawa in time for the State fair next Septem ber. The line for this distance will be operated with temporary equipment and travel between Salem and the fair grounds will be handled.