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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1911.
ESTABLISHED 1861
FORTY FIFTH YEAR No. 13.
ROAD FROM CANBY
OUT MOLALLA WAY
PLANS SAID TO BE PERFECTED
AND WORK WILL SOON BE
GIN IN EARNEST
TIES BOUGHT. ALSO RIGHT OF WAY
Canby Lint Not Intended to Interfere
With tha New Road Out Mo
lalla Way From Oregon
City.
Ofllolale or tlin Ciinby C'unul Co.
are connected wllh (ho pluu to con
struct an ductile railway from Canity
lo Molullu. with fuodora extending
tu Braver Crook, Mondowbiook, Chi
ton, N..(Jy and MackalmrK. Tbla wuh
' acknowledged llila uftttrnooii by Mr.
Uorhnui, hti bnhocIiiio of tho cniicoru.
"Tint money la ready to build t b In
rond," suld Mr. Iok, "and we fully
expect to huvo Hint In operation
within alx inoutha. We have an aver
ago grade of ono-fuiirtli of olio per
(nil, ii lid u muxlmiim of one pr
rent. We huvo Hum already purchased
for tha construction of llio flrHt throo
mlha mid have pinna laid fur thu
punhitHfl of the nocowmry sieel rutin,
mid thr will bo no hitch In our ar
iBiigoini'iHH, which are practlcully
ttmtiirud,
"The publicity that has been given
our project la tery much of dis
appointment and a hlmlcrunce to our
work. For muny inontha we have
hcn working qulotly, and huvo
bought up about ttUt) acne of land
hImmU Cunby at a minimum rtgure,
acquiring the lluckmnn truct of over
300 acre for $74 un acre. Another
tract of 180 Bcr-n was secured for
i:in. With llila Information public,
we "hull probably have to pny higher
price for the land e want to obtain
hereafter.
There la no Intention on our part of
InteroTlmt with tho Oregon City pro
ject for the construction of a railway
line Into the Molnllu country. We are
working Indupondimtly of any other
plan and have no Intention of blocking
the acbemo of our Oregon City neigh
bora. There la room In tho Molalla
auction for more than one rallwuy and
there Ik business enough there for all
who want to Invent.
"When our rood I built. It will be
i., i.. ni,i,mti U'a have the power
on tup, and we shall have to Jjni,Jf
turn me uihh " ul -
running." , . ,
Tue Canby Canal Co. official luti
milled that It la by no meuna the In
tention to atop at Canby, but thorp la
n iK-Hulblllty that le road will cross
the Willamette River and connect with
the Oregon Electric at or near
nonvllle. If tbla Ih true. It only beara
nut the report that haa long noeii cur
rent that the Hill system has Interest
cd itself In the Molalla project.
Tho following apeclal from Canny
la In corroboration of the above:
CANHY, Or.. March 23. Railroad
tlea are piled high. surveyors aro here
with their triiHlta and dirt la already
(lying for th conatrucllon of an elec
tric line from Canby to Molalla. which
will be fed by branch linn from Hea
ver Creek, MeadowbrooU, Colton,
Needy and Mackaburg.
Save that Seattle capitalists are
building the road, little la known or
tho power behind tho project, an cng
neerhog,,veanou...,.orwor
projocien reinsum "T " , :.al
.. .turn That the llll
car will be run from Cunby to Molalla
In . month! la a prediction of he
mpl0ye who told .. .rt.t of je
unnamed company's bis Wlllnnieiu.
VSS ft below Canby Ilea a 400
acre tract, which has boon purch.iHcd
bv the railway men from liuckman &
Pro There, evidently, tho power
Plant of he company will bo built the
2 r!wo being on tho WIHamotte Ulver
2nd eay reach of Canby, the pro
m U main tormlmis. Tho Duckman
& Krotu trncta having boon purchaaod
V Ro-botweon the Identity of the
romotora could not be lejn'f.'"
hat source It la underatood a b R
m m wa P Id for tho land, which ta
cotiHUb red among the most valuable
of this aoctlon of tho Vulley.
That a half-year Is not an excel
tlona ly rapid tlmo In which to com
lo e the 8 mllea of rallroad-from
Canby toMolalla-lH shown by a view
of the level country which the line
SiifloSS-". at work on the road de
clare at at no place either on the
of the main road or on that of
f Si proponed branchea, does the grade
exceed one per cent and enalmM
Uow ng them figure that Mola a a
t e only point where a bridge will be
rennlred.say the engineers, and cul
"X wlil aufllce to span the few gapa
"VXZLi men are expected tar,
tomorrow to begin actual work of eon
Rtruftlon. Qraders are already in the
l Z and their work of leveling Is so
lilght that they keep np with the.tran-
8lT!os'are here In readiness for the
co l ! motion Bang and rails are ex
nected on the sanio Southern Paclllc.
fraln that will bear the first gang of
Sve wnga bs soon as the main track
K nndorway. By this means the
Z: branch lines , runnUig to I
Creek, meauowu . . - ,th
ureM. . - nmnippd wltn
and Mackshurg win he compte tea
the .main line from Canb y to i w
and If the service Is to Dcgi
montHfl the whole boney-ooinu
montna the whole ; hMey-oomu- -
farming district w n . , from
the departure oi
rHnby. . .. .in,,.
Molalla will not be ine " 1
long as the workmen in i ne e
they are nne;.TV'uTr qnrBB but to It is the intention of Mr. jaggar to BionaI drill. Tne mea is mai ine -n
oa tar as Wllholt Bpri". ,u- nvtnnalvA rnnd renalrlnz k-lalnn h lient workine under actual
the present. muntrv occu-
- -
The new me - -- . f"reraBts
pled by 10,000 people ana ir. ioi
(Continued on page 4.)
BOOSTER DAY PLANS
L
THE HORSE SHOW PROMISES TO
SHOW MANY HANDSOME ANI
MALS IN LINE FOR PRIZES.
Hans for Booster Day are being per
fected and new attraction added aa
flint aa tho proper routine can be car
ried through, There will he cbhIi
prviiiliiuis ror the horao ahnw. There
will be a big parade on Muln afreet
nt 10:30 a. tu., with entries In all
nlHmMM ' Pi-lvea will bn ulven for
double tea ma or drlvera, a;tigle drlv-
era. coachera, standard broil, flran
horKCH, jnticy atnlllona and hreedura
with their got.
An effort will be mane to nave a
tlim dlanlav and the horaemen or the
county are taking hold with much In-,
tereat. Herbert Robbing, one of the
well known breedera In the county,
tvlil iniinv nnlmala on dlKtilay.
and will appear with them In tho pa-
tade.
Vreil Miirahnll. of Mullno. also a well
known brooder, will participate.
Everybody Doom ine norae snow,
ttr aruul rtllinlilV of horaea will bo
". am 1 -
n.rlulii In draw irood CTOWd. ICveTV-
one llkea a good horao and row but
enjoy seeing a fine diapiay or una
moat noble animal.
4 ...ll nn w
BIG FIRE BURNS1
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED DIE LIKE
RATS' IN TRAP IN GREATER
NEW YORK.
FOUR UPPER STORIES SEETIHINC FIRE
Building Proved Flro Trap Only
Those Who Fled Early or Es
caped to Roof Are
8aved.
NEW YOIIK. March 25. (8pU-
Fire In tho factory of the Trlnngle
Walat Company, at 23 Washington
pluco, down town In this city, resulted
n the death or l i(t employes, moauy
women. Tho three top stories or a
en atory building was devoted to the
vork or this company and 600 peoplo
vere employed there.
No ono seems to know how the tire
started. It had scarcely got under
way until tho three floors were In
flames and -no way to get out. There
were no flro escapes above the eighth
floor and the stairways were In a well
and that a mass or flames.
The women were caught as In a
trap, mono wnQ rampuu wuio urnim
who fled within tho first few minutes.
and without trying to secure any of
...... nf ..infA (hnBA whrt 1 (1 1 OT
trap. Thoao who escaped were those
i lien eiii:iin, .i n.-.u .M.-nv.
escaped to the roof and then to in
. .1 W. I... 1 1.1 1 n rr
GIRLS AND WOMEN
ndtnlnlng building. That the population of Clackamas
Tho building wna gutted In the four fomiY increasing steadily Is evl
nniu.r noorn. to which the fire was Bl- inrt , Dm loRimnce of 7341 re-
most exclusively confined. Hundreds
Jumped from the windows, driven to
doath on tho pavement or from fire
within. Thoso who Jumped were
mntip-ieil iievond recocnltlon. In sev
.nnnHiii nn ill nav. i
eral Instances the weight of the full
broke through the pavement. It was
an awful slsht and the calls for holp
were from those frenzied with fear,
it i flio i?i-entest disaster since the
burning of the steamer Slocum some
years ago. Hundreds were Boon on the
ali-iwit am.tilllir for tldlllUS Of lOVOd
ones missing. Hundreds who were not
killed will die so severe are their jn-
Jurles,
FRANK JAGGAR. COUNTY ROAD
MASTER, PUTS BIG BUFFALO
PITTS AT WORK.
Frank Jaggar, or Carus, who Is road
mnfnr nf ninclinmiis countv. was In
Oregon City Tuesday on buslnesa mat
ters pertaining to road construction.
Mr inirirnr has taken an active Inter
est in the roads of the county, and as
the counly owns only one road roller
Mr. Jaggar finds this will not qo to no
nil tt tha rnnr! wnl-U that Is to be ac
complished, and has purchased, at. his
own expense, a zu-norsepower uuumu
Pitt road roller at an expense of $32fi0,
which Is his own, personal property,
ns he says that road work to be sat
Isractory cannot be accomplished
url.lirin. Ilinlla rrin A rollers. The roller
arrived from Portland Tuesday morn
ing, and was taken out on ine roun
near Mania Lane, where considerable
work Is being done. The machine
weighs 24,500 pounas.
In many sections of the counly
work on the roads is being done by
large crews of men. The Maple iAne
tioni. tho nlhlift nlace. the High
land road, grading on the Randall hill
nnn roan, grauing on m iiaii"
win come )n f0t the
of lmprovementlli gtone cul-
M ltlstalled along the
Molalla road, and this road will also
- ma w, af)0
De repaired In the near future.
William Kelser has a crew or men
i wrirk on the West Side doing some
expensive road work. During the
ent gprlnK and coming summer
done, and we will then have roads
nnnR mill we win hick n'o
that Clackamas county will be proud
of. Mr. Jaggar Is wen known mrougn-
t g(ate gg Mng ong of the best
roadmasters that can be secured.
.9 v. n nnn na onnn ran
ROAD ROLLER BOUGHT
AT 1 01 EXPENSE
CLACKAMAS FOLKS
HAVE READY MONEY
HUGE 8UMS FLOW SWIFTLY INTO
COFFERS OF SHERIFF MA83,
TAX COLLECTOR.
GOES TO COUNTY TREASURY QUICKLY
Interest Saved Taxpayers By Prompt
neea of ClerlcalForce Showing
Indication of General Pros
perity. An Indication of the general pros
perity of the peoplo of Clackamas
County Is shown by tho met that they
havo boon able to pay taxes amount
ing to f:tR5,970.30 within about forty
days In order to obtain a rebate of 3
per cent allowed on taxes that are
f.tllv tifiM l.nltt'An IIia flmA ttiA mil
la received by the aherlff and tho
I . r h any or Miircn ronowing.
Arifilhiir foiitur . thA enllaillnn nf
taxes this year Is that on last Satur
day morning Sheriff Mass turned
over to County Treasurer Tufts $193,
000, and baa turned over, alnce the
collection taxes was started, all but
about fxnoo of the total money col-
livleil Tho uivlnir In Interest will
run Into the hundreds of dollars, for
Mr. Ttirta anew mo money was coming
ana issuoa nnotner can lor warrania.
Interest roaslng last Friday. This
call Included all road warrants, In
dorsed prior to August 12, 1910, and
means that the county or Clackamas
Is about seven months behind In Its
road Indebtedness, while county
warrants on the general fund Bre be
ing cashed as fast as presented.
When the semiannual report of County
Treasurer Tufts Is made April 1 next
the showing of tho county finances
la expected to be the best In years,
and this la due largely, If not wholly,
to the fact that the tax money waa
not only pnld promptly, but that the
sheriffs ofrice has had such an er
riclent rorce that the money on hand
was turned over to the treasurer In
record time.
The total amount or the assess
ment roll or Clackamas County this
year was $499,1 7G.25. This was re
duced somewhat by the action of the
Circuit Court In knocking out the
levy by the Town or Wlllnmette,
through some Irregularity, and also
because an error was made In extend
ing tho roll In one school district,
where a one-mill lory was made and
the tax figured -on the bases of 10
mills.
On March 25 there had been col
lected $383,515.49. and after deduct
ing a total rebate of 111.036.01, there
Is a balance of $373,479.48 In actual
cash, and nbout $8,000 la left to turn
in ib a treasurer. Of this large
sum onlv $7,503.18 was on half pay
ments and out of a total of 7341 re
to March 25. only 399
were for naif payments. On the last
three days of the rebate period,
March 13. 14 and 15, there was $203,
f,o(; g collected, Ine Ollice ihhuiiir
284 roroptR and for the first time
WM,fc the clerical force of the
.... a. I 1 . t ft llaflB him.
fiOK TR eol ected. the office issuing
g,p( g Ollice nou oiiriui hi ..or. ......
(, hBVe taken a breathing spell
. v. . nl,iA.An Planlrnmnfl
coIptB n8 Bgnlnst f303 for the same
noi od nst year, this snows cieany
thnt the nnj i t)eng cut up Into
... tracts. The figures obtained
.. .
from the sheriff s office are gratifying
to that official, as wen as to me peo
ple of the entire county.
WANTS MAYOR PROSECUTED.
SAMCM. Or., March 27. (SpU
The T.aw Enforcement Longtie wants
the Cliv Council to act In the matter
of Mayor Lnchmtind, who It Is claimed
was taken from a saloon snturua.v
mnrnlnir after the hours when the sa
loon should have been closed. The
cliv iiHHtors are in the move to make
trouble for the mayor.
MAYOR BREAKS SALOON LAW.
SAT.imr fir. March 25. fSul.)
Charge is made that Mayor Lachmuud,
of this city, was in a saioon rriaay
nlirht after the hour for closing. With
a party of friends and thnt tne chief
nt nniim mind it necessarv 10 nine
thnm mm the bar and later to InduceJ
them to go home. No charge has teen
filed against the men, but it may ue
later.
Wagon Bridge Is Wanted.
SAI.FM. Or. March 24. (Snl.)
pinna nro nn foot amoiiE the citizens
of tho North Santlam for tho construc
tion of a wagon bridge across tne ban
tin m River between North Santlam
and Shelburn. A committee of four
has bten selected to appear before the
Marlon County court at us Apru term
to secure aid. "
DIVISION POSTS.
Brigade Training Needed In the Uni
ted states Army.
am ANTONIO. Texas. March 21.
The recommendation for the establish
ment of an army division post at some
desirable point in the United States Is
i.oino. mmlp tndav to the war depart
ment by Major General W. H. Carter,
commanding. The general urges a
permanent division post, so aa to give
iciihoh. ..i - -
U)(j troopg the (rnlnn ln thB
operation of a. division as a tactical
unit.
General Carter has suggested that
Gfin,rR, Carter has s,lgKeBted that
Fort Harrison, at Indianapolis De so-
lected. A division snouia oe aepi
there constantly, he says, with fre-
qnent changes of regiments w as to
gve every arm of the service div -
fleld conditions and that every regl-
ment undergo the discipline.
urm cuuuiuuuo uu v .
carter rutner suggesis mai miei
other division posts be established ln
iinini cinitira an mil ir niinr inn rt iiiiiii
logical points throughout the country.
T
STREAMS OF. CLACKAMAS COUN
TY TO Be STOCKED WITH
GAME FISH.
M. D. Latourette, secretary of the
Oregon City Commercial Club, re
ceived a letter Monday morning from
Oeorge Bowers, Commissioner of the
Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, D.
C, stating that the application for
Rainbow and Black Spotted trout had
been Introduced and an assignment
has been made accordingly. The dis
tribution of the flah will be made be
tween April and November, and It Is
the policy of the I'.ureau to fill the ap
plications In order In which they were
received.
It Is probable the Commercial Club
will receive the consignment In April,
and there will be about 60,000 in all,
and these will be distributed in the
streams of Clackamas county.
IS III FRONT RANK
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR BIGGER
AND BETTER FAIR THAN
ANY YEAR IN PAST.
TO BE SEVERAL DISTRICT DISPLAYS
There Will be Four Daye of Show This
Year Claaeea Promise Much
More of Interest
The Clackamas county Fair Is
known all over the Pacific Coast as
the BIO COUNTY FAIR OF OREGON.
The fourth annual Fair held last fall
was such a success and the exhibi
tors and patrons were so well pleased
that the prospects for the fifth annual
Fair, to be held the last tour days of
September, are better than ever be
fore for a banner Fair.
. The district display this year will
be one of the main attractions. This
entry will open to Granges, Improve
ment Clubs or Districts to make a
collective display of the products of
the farm and Hruinehold. Already
Clalrmont.dlstrlAs selected epace
for their big exhibit with B. Kuppen
bender as manager of the exhibit
Maple Lane Grange Is contemplating
making an exhibit and Barlow will
be In the field again. They are the
winners of first prize at the last Fair.
Gladstone has had an exhibit at every
fair so far and will probably run a
close race for first prize this year.
They won first prize two years ago.
At the last meeting of Warren
Grange at New Era. they decided to
go to the Fair with the one intention
of carrvina away first honors. The
space for the exhibit has already
been selected and the committees are
at work. Geo. Randal, Geo. Lazelle
and S. L. CaRto are looking after
the grains and grasses department,
Fred Chlnn and David McArthur will
see thnt the vegetable department is
up to the standard. Mrs. Geo. Ran
dal, Mrs. K. Spulak and Mrs. J. C.
Doods will arrnnge the household
and fancy work department and Mrs.
Joe. Hofman Is In charge of the com
mittee of decorators. W. A. Dodd is
eeneral manager.
Warner Grange Is noted for Its
business like methods and system and
everybody will know that Warner
Grange has an exhibit at the Fair.
Other granges and Improvement
clubs are expected to be heard from
soon, among these are Mt. Pleasant,
Mountain View and Willamette.
GIVE OVER FIGHT
INSURGENT DEMOCRATS CAME
OFF VICTORIOUS OVER OLD
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
FEAR OF FUSION FORCED ACTION
Republicans Held Caucus and Made
Plans to Make Overtures to
Insurgent Democrats In
the Legislature.
ALBANY, N. Y.. March 27. (Spl.)
The regular Democrats ln the New
Yoirk legislature have been forced to
abandon W. F. Sheehan as the caucus
candidate of the party for United
States Senator. This came about
through fear that the Insurgent Demo
crats and regular Republicans would
fuse, as was planned by the Republi
cans. It became evident to the regular
Democrats, too, that they could not
elect Sheehan, and many of them were
glad for any excuse to break away
from him. The Democrats, In caucus
tonight, voted to rescind the action of
the caucus ln naming Sheehan.
After Sheehan's name had been tak
en ddwn there was a hot discussion as
to whom to name for the place, but
after a long conference, and much
speechmaklng, the caucus adjourned
without a caucus choice for Senator.
The Republicans held a caucus to
day and partly ierfected plans for
overtures to the Insurgent Democrats.
These will likely prove abortive now
that the name of Sheehan has been
withdrawn.
BLACK SPOTTED TROD
CLACKAMAS EI
SHEEHAN
ORCES
IRK HAS BEGUN
ON NEW RAILWAY
FIRST WORK CLEARING RIGHT
OF WAY OF CLACKAMA8
80UTHERN RY. 8TART8
FORCE BRUSH-BURNERS TO FOLLOW
A Gang of Graders Will Begin Work
the Last of This Week or
the First of Next
Week.
The actual construction work on
the Clackamas Southern Railway was
commenced on Tuesday morning at the
corporate limits of Oregon City, and
will b pushed as rapidly as possible
toward the Beaver Creek and Molalla
country. A good crew of men are now
nrtlvnlv Aiiirneed In clearing the rleht
j i - r.
of way and burning all of the debris
so that the graaers mat ioiiow win
be able to prosecute their work as
rapidly as possible.
The company will use the very best
system possible In their construction
work, and at the end of each week an
engineer will carefully measure up all
work one for that week and compare
the expense account with the value of
the work performed, so that the com
pany will be sure to get value re
ceived for every dollar expended. The
grading work will probably-be done
by the same foreman who constructed
lha rVilumtiln Southern Railwav and
the Oregon and Southeastern. He has
made an application for the position
and hna offered to take Stock In the
company as compensation for his ser
vices, which demonstrates me raci
that he has faith In the enterprise.
The directors of this company are
men who are well known aa business
men of Clackamas county, and the ob
ligation which they are assuming Is a
comprehensive one. and they are en
titled to the unlimited support of ev
ery patriotic citizen In the county.
They have promised the stockholders
that during the construction period
that every dollar of money paid ln the
treasury for capital stock will be ex
pended in the construction of the road,
and they would give their time to the
work without salary.
There never has been an enterprise
started In Clackamas county that has
more merit than the building of this
short line of railway which would en
v.u nennlA who own nrooertv In the
Interior of the county to market their
vast forests or timber, ana aiso rur
ther develop one of the finest sections
of Oregon that nas neen so long neg
lected.
Oregon city will also be benefitted
because it will bring all or the rreigni
from that laree territory Into Oregon
City, and also make this city a great
distributing point for logs, lumDer, pu
Ine. cord wood and other freight that
will come from that rich section of the
county.
Vvarv hnAv should assist the direc
tors In their work- and subscribe to
the capital stock of the company, and
nr.! ho Influenced hv those neople who
w. tn ntnnrt around on the street cor
ners and tell others, mat "ine worn
can't be done.
ctow writer for the Enterprise
who was out on the ground Tuesday
afternoon, writes as follows conc-ru
tng the work:
AtU-a hit iMinG- onerations com
menced this morning at 8:30 on the
Clackamas Southern K. k. up'
i n o tVinnaanri feet of the
right of way has been denuded of un
iiuimiru " 1 "
der brush today by a gang oi a uu.bu
men under Mr. Swift who Is in charge
-n-nrV nt nresent.
UL l lie n'n " I
"Tomorrow morning anomer bhb
will follow from where me nrst
o,,,i tho Iocs and underbrush
will be burned preparatory to grading,
. Tha
which will be stanea next
tv .ni-v tmlnv was a lively
scene ui me "v.. . j 7 . ;
1 1 1.1 rr ntllQrt.
one. The men were an uiiMi.B
ily and the hillside became oare as
"The work of grading will be com
i, .ii- onov even for the first mile
which is the only one where there will
u m,,.,h rnoir work. The rock work
-on the first mile is through loose
boulders and offers the best hma oi
a fn.itiHntinn for a roadway wuh mini
mum of labor ln preparing it.
"A grade of one and one naif per-
t A-iu iniio the new road out of
town, starting from the same level as
the Southern Pacinc iracas. win
around the bluff beyond Kansas City
ino- the flats back of
Green. Point the road will run through
a beautiful country whien ougni w
v,n nnnninr with siehtseere as,
uciv.'ii." I' " ,
well as the people living In the coun
try to be opened."
STATE FORESTRY BOARD
Named By Governor West Will Have
Seven Members In All.
SALEM, Or.. March 24. Governor
West has announced the personnel of
the new state bonrd of forestry. He
has named L. D. Hill, at the sugges
tion of the Oregon and Washington
Lumbermen's association: A. P.
Sprague. at the suggestion of the Ore
gon Forest Fire association; A. T.
Buxton, at the request of the State
Grifnge. and George H. Creig at the
request of the United States forestry
department, as provided by an act of
the late legislature. The act also al
lows the Oregon Woolgrowers' asso
ciation to make a suggestion as to one
member and the association was noti
fied by the governor, but it has so far
failed to respond. In the event that
the woolgrowers make no suggesrion
Governor West will probably name
Dan P Smythe of Pendleton to fill out
the membership of the board. The
ac makes Governor West a member
and Also the professor of forestry at
Oregon agricultural college, which po
.i.i.. in nnnr fuipunipri hv George W.
peavy. The board will have altogether
seven members.
ENJOY TWO MEETINGS
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD, PA8T
LECTURER, GIVE8 ADDRESSES
AT MEETING8 HERE.
The Crangers of Clackamas county
held two sessions of a most enjoyable
meeting In Willamette hall on Satur
day, at which time Mortimer White
head, past lecturer of the National
Grange, gave two addresses. The lec
tures were at 2 p. m. and 8 p. tn., the
afternoon meeting being open to the
public.
There was a fair attendance In the
afternoon and there was a most ex
cellent address for the enjoyment of
those present. The speaker la well
known the country over, and"1n 'the
course of his efforts for the organiza
tion he has accomplished many things
for the Grangers In particular am, the
farming community In general.
The evening was a closed meeting
to Grangers. The attendance wai good
and the work of the evening very en
joyable. Brother Whitehead made
many friends on this visit to Oregon
City and Clackamas county.
CURTISS WILL FLYi
AT
HE HAS SIGNED CONTRACT TO
BRING HIS HYDROPLANE
TO THE CENTENNIAL.
WILL MAKE FLIGHT THE LAST WEEK
Machine Will Rise From Surface of
Bay and Circle Above Its Waters
In Full View of
Crowd.
PORTLAND. Ore., March 28 Peo
ple of the Pacific Northwest expect to
have a chance to see the Curtlss
Hydroplane at the Astoria Centennial,
for contracts have been signed be
tween the management of the expo
sition and Glenn Curtlss. He agree.
to bring his machine to Astoria during
the last week In August and give a
number of exhibition flights.
The hydroplane Is the machine that
rises from the surface of the water and
wings, its way about in the air. final
ly coming to rest again like a huge
waterfowl upon the river or lake above
which It fjies. The Columbia at Astoria
offers ideal conditions for sucn nights,
which will be the first ever given ln
the Northwest by the hydroplane.
This machine is supported In the water
by pontoons which take the place
of the wheels that serve as feet for
the aeroplane.
The hydroplane skims along the
surface of the water for some distance
before it attains sufficient momentum
to rise Into the air and the contract
with Curtiss calls for a speed of 35
miles an hour on the surface of the
river for several miles before the ac
tual flight begins. The aviator will
then circle the Astoria harbor, make a
detor over the city and then fly west
ward ten miles to the ocean and return
to the starting point. Successful
flights by the new hydroplane, the
latest thing ln flying machines-, are
guaranteed by Mr. Curtlss who wilt
send an experienced birdman to
Astoria and ln addition, a regular
aeronlane of the Curtiss type will
be circling about Astoria during the
Centennial.
ICTS TO
ON STATE ROADS
STATE NEEDS THE ROADS AND
CONVICTS NEED THE EXER
CISE OUT OF DOORS.
SAt.wr nr. March 24. At a con
ference held ln the governor's office
last night which was attended by
members of the countv court of Marion
county, and the executive committee
of the board of trade, plans were ms
onaaeA for a comnlete and extensive
system of macadamized roads connect
ing the city with the state institutions
and the institutions with each other.
Convict labor is to be utilized,
r.nvomor West called the 'confer
ence with the idea that united effort
nnn norhnna nccomnlish much towards
bringing about the desired end. The
roads leading to many or tne mstiiu
tlnno urn In a had shane. Tho State
county and city are all mutually In
terested and the governor believes the
city and county should be willing to
cooperate with the state in the mat
ter. . .
No extensive plan of boulevards is
nlnnn hut merelv cood. substantial
serviceable roads that will be of use
to everybody ln the vicinity, ihey
win nian servo as a model and a nu
cleus around which the movement for
good roads can gain strength for er
fort In other pans of the state.
The number of convicts at the peni
tentiary is growing rapidly. As the
legislature did not make adequate pro
vision for such an unexpected Increase
the problem of their retention is get
ting to be a large one. If the county
and city will provide the funds the
governor thinks the state can legally
provide the labor from the peniten
tiary. It will be a benefit both to the
state and a God-send to the convicts
to be allowed to labor in me opeu
during the summer months.
ASTORIA EXPO
IS
WILLING TO AID
EIGHTEEN CITIZENS MAKE SUB
SCRIPTIONS OF FROM 100 TO
8300 IN STOCK.
APPEAL IS TO PEOPLE OF COUNTRY
Nln Hundred Dollars pledged Friday
By Thoee Who Hunt Up Of
ficers of the Road to
Subscribe.
Officers and friends of the Clacka
mas Southern Railway Co. held a
meeting In the Grange Hall at Beaver
Creek Friday evening. The effort waa
understood to be one at which there
would be a sale of stock, with sub
scriptions to be taken for stock, so
that those present went to the meet
ing for the purpose of learning what
waa wanted, and what the cost was
to be to those who decided to give a
boost
The nad was filled, nearly a hund
red being In attendance when the
meeting was called to order. Judge
G. B. Dlmlck was the speaker of the
evening and be at once presented the
matter to those present and Invited
them to subscribe. It was shown that
a railway from Oregon City to Molalla,
via Beaver Creek, would mean much
for this city and to every village and
farm passed en route. The people
were told how It would enhance every
acre and er.ery town lot and the meth
ods to be put ln vogue to complete the
work.
Following Dlmlck Messrs. C. Scbue
bel, W. A. Huntley, O. D. Eby, Frank
Busch, George Harding, John Adams,
Dr. Wood nf Portland, and Mr. Swift.
of Portland, each told his opinion of
tne good that was to come to uregon
City and the whole section traversed.
These speakers assured the people of
Reaver Creek that the neonle of this
city were doing their share, and would
continue to do so, and askea mat tne
nwinlA out throneh the country come
in and assist as far as was in their
power, investing a small part of what
the Increased value will be to their
property.
In fact It was clearly shown the
people of Beaver Creek that the In
creased value to the property ln the
country would double or treble the
cost of the road and Its equipment,
the only thing that the people would
be required to do was to anticipate to
a degree this Increased valuation In
making subscriptions.
After the speakers from Oregon
City and Portland had told the condi
tions as they saw them Messrs.
Snenee. Harris. Murault and Hartwell,
of Beaver Creek, made short talks.
The explanation was made that
$12,000 would grade the roadway to
Beaver Creek, and that $16,000 has
been subscribed ln Oregon City. It
will then take about $4000 a mile tor
equipment. After the road has been
graded to Beaver creek an enon is to
ho miila tn continue on to Molalla. and
it is believed that once the road is
graded as far as Beaver Creek It will
be an easy matter to get money to go
on to Molalla.
There were IS subscriptions receiv "
at Beaver Creek, running from $100 to
$500. Those present seemed willing
to do their share towards this Im
provement and anxious to see the road
made a certainty. Others manifested
an Interest ln the success of the un
derralilnir but wanted to sleep once
more over the project before signing
for shares. But taning u an iu u
those who went to Beaver Creek to
interest her citizens In the project feel
well repaid for their effort In the mat
ter.
Aa n Indication of the Interest that
tho nroirnn rMtv neonle are taking we-
recite the fact that $900 In subscrip
tions was received at the otiice oi
Dimick & Dimlck Friday, without so
licitation. ThosA who are aldine ln the finan
cial management of the road are do-ino-
nit in their nower to safeguard the
interests of those who subscribe. Con
ditions are being put Into the by laws
of the road that are certain to con
tinue it an Oreeon City and Clacka
mas county enterprise, and what Is for
the good of the county will be for the
good of the city, ana vice versa.
The meeting at Beaver Creek was a
great success and assures the building
of the road in the minds of those in
terested In the project. A second
mpptine- will he held a little later and
then the friends of the road will ad- N
vance on Molalla and the citizens in -
that part of the county.
THOMPSON IS REMOVED.
SALEM, Or., March 28. (Spl.)
W. Lair Thompson, member of the
House who was an announced foe of
Gov. West throughout the last session
of the legislature, today lost his place
as land board attorney, ana win oe
succeeded by L. J. Conn.
NEW PAROLE BOARD.
SALEM. Or., March 27. (Spl.)
Gov. West has named John W. Mlnto
and James R. Linn as members of the
new parole board, created by the last,
legislature. At present there are said
to be 150 men who will be subject to
the new parole laws. The men named
are from Portland and Salem, respect
ively. Oregon Physicisfn Going to Rome,
sit EM nr.. March 24. Dr. August
M. Kinney, of Astor ', who has been
appointed by Governor West as one
of the delegates to the International
Conference on Tuberculosis, to be held
in Rome, Italy, during September, has
wrttton thA Governor accenting- the
appointment and saying that he will
attend, leaving for Rome September
1 After the conference ha will zo to
Berlin to take up further work along
this line.
BEAVER
CREEK