QPSG-ON CITY ENTEEPEISE
THIWTY-8.A fH YEAR No. 42.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1869.
COUNCIL AND CITIZENS
EXAMINE WHARF SITE
Mayor and Two Councilmen Join Citizens
Canvassing SituationGround Gone Over
Carefully, Doth Sites Given
Personal Inspection.
In
In accordance with the request by
Council, many business men of Ore
gon City nu t on tint alto of tho pro
posed n i' w public wharf, at the foot of
Eleventh atreet, Sunday, and pro.
cmnlod to rtitrnino Into tlx feasibility
of tho proamnion. Twit Councilmen
Miwara. Androson and Knapp
thin Improvement would ho but 11
p-r rent. Building thin wharf aa It
may bo built and Just about aa It
would bo built If thorn who no grade
to tako into consideration the grade
would not exceed 1" per cent.
Regardless of tho fort that certain
business men (llMrlulm any do Hire to
were thorn aa also Mayor Caufleld, discourage th building of thla pro-
Mr. Frank Hunch and a score of
olhora who havo much Interest In the
mirrom of the proposition.
Those present viewed the altuation
from tho Main street Intersection of
Eleventh street and talked of tho
feasibility of th plana under consld
ration from that vlewdnt.
City Engineer told of the grade,
which la In excess of 11 per cont. The
benefits to abusing property wre
discussed and also tho alternative of
going one at rent further down, on
Twelfth street. In cane it la found that
thn Kleventh atroet alto la Impractl-'
cable,
Tho committor then crawled down
over tho rock a and weeda to the river
level below and took up the project
from an "on tho spot" atandpolnl.
Messrs. Busch and Falrc lough, who
are well pleaited with the Eleventh
atreet alte, favored the erection of tho
wharf up against the rock a at the foot
of tho bluff that extends out into the
river at that point, t-xplalnlng iti tt thn
bluff would serve aa a protection to
any steamer that may he unloading
at tho wharf. Here the water la al
waya deep, at high or low stage of
tho river. There la also an eddy at
thla point which haa so far alwnya
kept a channel open at thla place re
gardless of how the sand may have
drifted Just abovo or below. All who
were proHcnt to consider tho subject
agreed that it wna an Ideal spot for
a wharf.
At thla point tho wharf could be
built about feet from the upper
side of Water atreet, which rnna
along th river bank at thla place. Tho
wharf can bo anchored to tho rocka
at tho foot of the bluff, for those rocka
project far enough Into the water ao
that they form a part of the river and
not a part of tho abutting lot and pri
vate property, and no necessity would
arlso for the. purchase of ground for
the, puriKmc of anchorage. Tho water
would always be deep enough at that
posed wharf, It waa easy to see from
tin conversation at thla conference,
that It waa a bugaboo to aomo for
some reason or other. It la true the
hulldliiK of tho wharf on thla alte, aa
the survey of the altuation Sunday
ahowed, will cont moro money than at i to Ita location, hut almply to the ex-
j-n laomo other alte more eBMlly approach-1 penwe that must be Incurred. And
ed. Hut the frlenda of tho project jthey further add that the city nan, no
showed Sunday that thla la the Ideal money for the Improvement, and If
site along the river for the Improve-.It la msdo Council must "anticipate"
there la no desire for a wharf and
consequently no desire to expend Bey
era! hundred dollars In Improving:
Twelfth atreet for a wharf. Frlenda
of the Eleventh atreet project aay the
Idea of switching from Eleventh to
Twelfth la simply another way to kill
the project without coming out and
fighting It In the open. And It looks
certain that auch a step will kill the
project, whether auch la the Inten
tion or not.
Fr!"nda of the movement aay that
the farmera all through thla section
who are tributary to Oregon City want
thla new public wharf from the fact
that It will offer them a way out for
their product without the necessity
of paying high tribute to the 8. P.
Tty. And the friend of the move,
ment aay that becauae of Ita popu
larity with tho farmers, whose trado
the business men who do not like tho
new wharf project want, make It a
strenuous proposition, and they dare
not come out In the open and fight,
but are doing It In a round about way
ao aa not to offend these men whoae
bualncsa looks good to them.
On the other hand the opponent of
the Eleventh street site say that their
opposition la only a to tho expense of
building and maintaining, and not be
cause they object to tho wharf, or
ment contemplated, and no other haa
lxen offered which gives promise of
meeting the demand contlngont on
such a project,
The question of substituting
Twelfth street for Eleventh waa taken
up and discussed. Tho committee
followed the river down to the Inter
section of Water and Twelfth and ex
amined the shore all along. The
Twelfth atreet approaches were also
passed over and the 'cut and fills
made necessary by aubstltutlng care
fully canvassed.
The expense of building the ap
proaches Bnd grading the streets to
the wharf, aa between Twelfth and
Eleventh, from the city's1 viewpoint.
is much less. And tho
In order to aercure funds to build It.
LITTLE GIRL
LOST IN WOODS
The 7-year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. V. 8. Blackwood of Greenwood,
In the Heaver Creek auction, became
lost Friday. She waa playing with
some little boy a and girls around the
house when she disappeared alsmt
sundown with her little dog that was
her constant playmate, and wandered
away Into the woods, where ahe lost
her bearings In a deep canyon, close
-. ,by her home. As soon as her loss
5)
me Hroper uarmeni ryes wr
Fall and Winter
Thia saeson the styles are varied. Dame Fashion kindly allows each woman to
chooso the style that hest becomes her.
3 that is ALWAYS RIGHT.
The "PALMER GARMENT"
is made in the most approved styles, and is also correct in material, fit and quality.
iQOTiTS and
SUITS...
No previous season has open
ed with so many pretty designs
in Coats and Suits. Rich plaids
checks and plain colors in beau
tiful labncs. The styles we
show you are unsurpassed and
the values sre inconiparable.
Now is a good time to select a
Coot or Suit. Don't wait too
long. The spproaching cool
weather warns many prudent
women that it is high time to
make the Garment purchase
IUI IUICI.
L Ladies' Coats $5. to $20.
''Children'a Coats . . $2. Upward
Ladies Suits $8. to $35.
SKIRTS...
4
In large assortment. Dress or
Rainy-Day Skirts in newest
(designs; msde of fine quality
of dark suitings, black serge,
(ranama cloth, trimmed with
'straps and fancy buttons, etc.
EWe are sure of pleasing the
most particular.
Skirts from $3.50 to $14.00
keeping In repair will bo leas, It lsIWB "lv'"l arching party waa I5
true. Hut It was agreed by all con
organized, and all Friday night the
s
ill si':-'"-tuif! 1
To Show Correct
Styles
is easier for us than to tell about them. Gome in at your
first opportunity, and we'll not show you a single
garment unless it is fashioned correctly.
versant with tho river and Its waya ,hunt WM W"lned., Saturday morn-
that thn building and maintaining of ."' "he lmm "r- U8lK,rn
a wharf at Twelfth was a proposition !an1 T- J' ho ha,J l'111 ,D
problematicaland one that could not, 11,0 w'arch- Thc'' hnr a d,,8 bark-
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Naturally tho crowd drifted back
to tho Eleventh street alte after go
ing over tho Twelfth street proposi
tion. Wo say naturally, for the grav
itation of conditions took them back.
Tho alto acted as a lodcstono to draw
them to It, and tho drift waa as natu
ral aa tho drifting of tho sands along
tho shore under their feet, which aro
there today and may bo miles away
after tho next rise In tho river.
Finally tho Mayor and Councilmen
present asked Mr. Husch to have the
site that la In his mind properly mea-
they camo upon tho little girl seated
upon a log. She Booms to be none the
worse for her experience. The little
dog remained her faithful compan
ion until found.
L. ADA
MS
Successor to Adams Bros.
rrj n. itii Ci l
,4 woo omen Duuamg, ivxain oireei.
UKbOUn jI II
point for the' land Inn of steamers .sured. stakes set, plans for tho wharf
without at any time a necessity arise jcompleted and a blue print made of
for dredging. Thu wharf could be
built ao aa to provide for a landing
place In both high and low stages of
water, and so far as could bo seen all
emergencies could be met at this
point.
Tho quest (on waa then one of grade
to the upper street to Main street.
Heglnnlng at tho outer or river aide
aldo of the wharf the grade would not,
from this point of start Ing, exceed
Just liow tho improvement la to atand
when completed, tho cost carefully
figured out. together with a list of
tho aubscrlbers made and presented to
Council that that body may act Intel
ligently In the matter. This Mr.
nusch agreed to do and tho Interested
citizens dispersed.
Tho aubscrlptlons for tho public
wharf have all been mado on the prop
osition to build It at tho foot of Elev-
Woodburrt Wants a Cannery.
A fruitgrowers' meeting was held In
Woodburn Monday afternoon, under
tho auspices of .the Woodburn Com
mercial Club. It was addressed by
Colonel E. Hofer, president rif the
Willamette Valley Development
League; George W. Weeks, a success
ful small fruitgrower; Professor C. I.
Lewis, of Oregon Agricultural Col
lege; C. A. Malbeen, Southern Pacific
district freight agent; County Fruit
Inspector C. E. Armstrong, and
others. Fruitgrowers are to be asked
to subscribe atock to a co-operatlTe
cannery company.
grades already established In tho city, enth street. Tho property holders
Singer Hill has a grade of over 10 labuttlng on that street are favorable
per cent, and at the starting point to the Improvement, and they are the
considered by tho City Engineer some on" who must hear the major portion
days ago ho figured that the grade on of tho expense. At Twelfth street
Farina to bo listed with us.
WHYT
BECAUSE
We advertise extensively. 4
That gives us a market.
BECAUSE
We have many Inquiries.
That gives us customers.
BECAUSE
We go after business.
That helps us to sell your farm.
BECAU3E
We are wide awake.
That brings quick returns for you.
COOPER & CO.
HITS OUT FROM
and the others pay $20 each. This
leniency must not, however, be under-
THC C11AI1I HCD stoo1 t0 apply t0 the future- To pIay
I IlL MIUULUlK poker or any other game of chance In
!a cigar store, saloon or any other
THE GAMBLERS THE FULL
LIMIT OF THE LAW.
RAILWAY COMMISSION
IS OUT FOR BLOOD
place Is just as much an Infraction of
JUDGE McBRIDE PLANS TO GIVE the ,aw as ,s Paying of any banking
1 game in the lowest gambling hell.
Now that this will be made DUblic and
everyone understand It, I desire to an-1
nounce right here that If any of these
'defendants or anv other nerson Is
Judge McHrlde has taken the gamb- ;brought (on me Qn & charge Qf
ling bull by the horns at Astoria andjb,ng he w,n be & Qf
seems determined to stop the practice. . wWch u the gnowed under
The rule laid down for Astoria will In jlne Rtate
SHIPPERS ASKED TO CO-OPERATE
IN EFFORT TO BRING RAIL
WAY TO TIME.
Killed by Falling Trees.
The remains of Chris Johnson were
found on his ranch two and onehalf
miles south of Clatskanlo Saturday.
Ho had been cnishel by a large fir
tree some time during Wednesday
morning. The body was discovered by
a neighbor, who was looking for her
cows Saturday morning. Word was
sent to town and the Coroner phoned
to, but It was found unnecessary to
hold an Inquest. Mr. Johnson '-was
burning some slashing and a couple of
large trees were burning and It Is
supiKised ho was busy working and
not noticing the trees and one tree
about three feet through came down
ana crushed him, killing him Instantly.
Theatrical Prices Advanced.
At a meeting of tho Theatrical Man
agers' Association Friday It was decid
ed to put Into effect tho long-proposed
, advance in prices of admission at the
Empire, Star, Lyric, Pantagea and
Grand theaters. This change, which
will take effect October 6, has been
brought about through the recent
all likelihood apply to the district un
der his Jurisdiction. Five hundred
dollars, the limit allowed under the
state law, will be allowed under the
Judge McBrlde, of the Circuit Court,
upon any person who In the future Is
found guilty In his court on a charge
of gambling. That was the announce
ment made by him from the bench
when imposing sentence In other
cases.
All Seafeldt and John Stephenson
"I hope,"
"that the graft trials in which It Is
Astoria salmon men, pleaded guilty j necessary for me to appear will be
to charges ' or being proprietors of concluded before the end of the third
places where gambling was conducted, jweek in November, and at the present
and eight other men pleaded guilty to 'rate of progress I think that we shall
a charge of gambling. ' i,e able to finish them 'before that
The attorney for the defense, In ask- jtlme. The Federal Government has
ing for the clemency of the court, said been pressing me to conclude the pro-
The following circular Is being
mailed to shippers all over the State
by the Railroad Commission, and Ore
gon City shippers have been asked to
co-operate:
I are being filed daily with the Commis
sion by shippers who are unable to
get care, and It Is evident from the In
formation we receive that shippers
are going to suffer far more this fall
than last from car shortage.
The Commission1 Is Investigating
Heney said Saturday, line maue'" and neanngs win be held
PROSECUTOR HENEY
Say He Hopes to Complete Timber
Thief Trials in November.
secution of the land fraud cases pend
ing against Ex-United States District
Attorney Hall and Ex-Congreessman
the proprietors of the saloons were
not Interested In the games and got
nothing from them except what few
drinks the participants might pur-ininger Hermann In the United States
chase; also that the men playing were j District Court of Oregon, but I have
in no way connected with the saloons, not been able to get away from San
but were customers, who were engag- j Francisco. I visited Portland a few
ing iu a game among themselves. keeks and talked the matter over
In pronouncing judgment Judge Mc- With United States Attorney Bristol.
Bride said In part: m was agreed that he should prose-
"There has been a radical change cute all the conspiracy cases which
here recently In regard to gambling, 0OTOe up at the October term of the
as before the order was issued by the ! United States Court before Judtre
false in wages of the stage crews, the , District Attorney to close all games) Hunt. I expect to be able to join
musicians in the orchestras and the j the clt had practically licensed gamb-1 Bristol about the 4hird week in No-
Increased cost of the acts for the ling games. I realize there may be a
vaudeville houses.
At Pantages and the Grand the law applies to all games of chance, or
prices will be 15 and 25 cents, with 50 merely to what are known as "bank
lug games,' and aa these are the first
arrests under the law, I ara inclined
cents for boxes. At the Empire, Lyric
and Star the rates will be 15, 25 and
'35 cents. At the Empire the lowest .to show leniency. Therefore, it is the
vember and will personally conduct
misunderstanding as to whether theJprosecutions of the trials of Hall and
1...., ... nil '!
Hermann.
The Mllwaukie Gran'ge will termin
ate their three days' fair with a itrand
J price for lower-floor Beats will be 35 judgment of the court that Stephenson jball at the City hall on Saturday
eunts, and Seafeldt pay fines of $25 each 'night, October 5. ,
I
at an early date with a view of as
certaining the real cause of the short
age, placing the blame where It be
longs, and securing some relief for
the shippers of this State.
In conducting such an investigation
it is necessary to have the co-operation
of the shippers and we ask that
you be prepared, when called upon, to
furnish some definite Information
covering your experience In securing
cars during the last thirty days.
You will be duly advised when the
matter comes up for hearing. In the
meantime would be pleased to hear
from you. Yours truly,
STATE RY. COMMISSION.
By Oswald West, Commissioner.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Elliott f Pow
ell Valley, are among the few still
living, who crossed the plains In the
troublesome times of 1865, six months
In an ox Wagon, inost of the time in
a fight for life with the Indians, which
waa Indeed - a strenuous time com
pared with the so-called strenuous life
of today. They are still hale and
heartly and enjoy life in Multnomah
county and love Oregon and Oregon
life.