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OREGON CITV, OBEOON, Fill DAY, APRIL 14, 1011.
Established ms
FORTY-FIFTH YlARNo, 15.
"fliCOIMIT BOOSTER MYCONK
EVA F. WASH READS INSTRUC
TIVE PAPER BEFORE PAR
ENTS AND PUPILS FRIDAY.
CHILDREN ARE ENTITLED 10 PRAISE
CommandfNon Rightly Olvan la In
tractive, and Opens Mind of
Child to What la Wantad
of Tham.
Tba word encouragement meana to
put heart Into. No work can be well
and ucecnfully dona unless tha do
rr a heart la In that work. Tha great
achievements of the world, Ibo great
Inventions, tha ureal victories of war
hve been poaalblo because men a
hearts wcra In their work to aurh an
extent that they were willing to make
any sacrifice of self In order thut their
heart's desire mlKht be accomplished.
In noma rare c'-aracters thcie la no
need for encouragement from without.
They can work on with tha same dili
gence and enthUHlaHm whether tnelr
fellow men show Interest and approval
of wbnt I hey aro doing or whether
Ihey are mm wlih crltlclam or dull dis
interest. To moat of iia, however, there must
rome much encouragement from with
out If we are to put our hearts Into
our work to aurh a degree lhat 1 1 h a
work nmy reach Ita highest possible
urf-ia.
Perhaps the boat way to encourage
a discouraged or disheartened man r
woman I" l ahow him that their work
haa good polnta-aa all work muat
have that It la worth while to thorn
mid the world and to remind them thai
work fiilthfully completed alwaya
brings Ha reward.
No other work demand ao many
sacrifices, aurh complete giving of a..lf
and heart na does motherhood. May
I offer to you mot bora a few words ot
encouragement? Your work la the
moHt beautiful and wondcrfu work
In the world. It la of far more Import
ntice to the world than the painting of
beautiful plcturea. perfecting great In
ventions or leading great armlea o
vtnorv. It la tha work of moulding
rhuractera. We tearhera are ao often
reminded of our opportunity to In
fluence the Uvea of our pup la. tl
our opportunity are aa nothing com
pared with youra. During the Aral six
vears of the-cntlda llfe-the year,
when hla little mind and heart are ao
open to lessons of love, bravery and
. u.hfloHK-you have him clone m,.
,lor your loving and watchful care.
Kven after he a.arta to achool the time
spent under home Influence la much
greater than the time spen In school.
There aro nlnely-elght waking houra
In the aeven day week o( the average
l"lW of theae only thirty are spent
, school. Therefore no matter how
we teachers may strive and long to
,m,ld up beautiful characters In the
Uvea t our puplla. you mothert have
the advantage over ua.
It la moat wonderful what a mother a
love and teaching may do for a child.
I heard a wonderful man who hold
gr'at audlencea epollboumi I.I bow
hla "Mammy" bark In .Jog cabin In
TonneHBOe went barefootod that he
mlKht have booka and Bchoollng; 1
C kept the cabin with Ua dirt floor
and scanty furnlablnga aa cheery aa
poaalble that he might love hla home,
now oho talked to him and Md him of
her hopea that he might grow up. to be
a good man. .
You will not need to go barefooted
to help your children but you are
culled upon to make many sacrlflcca
of time and aelf for their aakea. And
your reward will come (o you Jimt bh
surely bb It came to that mountaineer
mother. Heaven Itself cun offer no
sweeter reward than tho Joy of l,Rr
out over a boh or daughter grown to a
perfect, well rounded manhood or wo
manhood. . . , . , '
After William McKlnley hnd taken
the oath of office as President of the
Culled StatoB ho turned to his wrink
led gray haired mother and kissing
her tenderly aald, "Thla la all your
doing, mother."
Abraham IJncoln said "All that I
nm or hope to be I owe to my angel
mother."
Your nori nmy never be President
and your daughter probably novor will
be but whether the aon be a merchant,
carpenter or mill hand and the daugh
ter a teacher, clerk or houaewlfe, If
they can look back and aay, "I owe,
th best that la In me to the leeching
of my mother," then dear mothers all
your ij:icrlflces and cares and years of
anxious hopes have been amply repaid.
The thought of encouragement must
be coiiHtantly In the mind of the pri
mary teacher. Tho flrat year of school
work Is moHt Important in forming
right habits of doing work. If the
child cbh learn In the flrat grade to
put his heart Into hla work, that a les
aon that la atudlod half heartedly Is
pretty apt to be a failure, then he has
learned one of the moat Important
lessons not only of school but of all
life. ,
lint the beginning of things la often
hard. The first efforts are often times
crude. So the teacher must alwaya
be ready to encourage, to find some
good points In the halting reading or
the funny scrawllngs the child bo fond
ly thinks are beautiful writing.
The parents may help teacher and
child very much If they will encourage
the little one by finding something
good to say about his efforts to rend or
write. One of my tiny tots said one
day, "My mamma sinks I'm dens doing
fine," and then how she did study her
lesson to prove to me that she was
"doing fine!" I winder If you realize
how much you can encourage your
children only by taking an Interest In
their achool work. Ask them to bring
home their readers and read a lesson
for you or do some work In arithmetic.
The first time or two you may be dis
continued on Page 3.)
PROGRAM ISSUED AND PROMISES
MADE ARE FOR A BIO SHOW''
THAT DAY.
M. J. Ijuselle, secretary for the
Itooater Day and Horaa Bbow commit
lee, has Just Issued neat program for
that occasion. It contains 'all the In
formation needed concerning the en
try of horses and will be sent on ap
plication, The classes of animals are
specified and the premium that wilt
he given In each class. In addition
are the rulea to govern the entries
and the granting or premiums.
Itooster Iay cornea on Saturday, Ap
.. M. t. ...... . u . .1 - u ih.l tell lh. liirl
Til it. nai a i" u; iui
lid lassies should lay aside their la-
. . v . . . 'liw in inn
nors ami comr i tjn-u v...
the sights and enjoy the pleasures
provided for the day. The Carnival
. ... 1 .1 I. lunla Thiim.
people win eroci iubu uh
day and will atay In tho city for three
days but Ihey promla to be at their
. . .. fluttirHnV Anrll
uesi on mo
22.
O.C. LUMBER PLANT
ON SALE APRIL 20
ASSIGNEES WILL RECEIVE BIDS
FOR THE PROPERTY UP TO
THE DATE OF SALE-
OPERATED AT LOSS FOR SOME YEARS
New Clackamas Southern Railway
Will Maka it Poiaibl to Build
Up Big Buslnsss
Her.
All of the pioiM-rly of the Oregon
City lumber I Manufacturing Co. la
to be aold by J. Y. Morfnti aim j. J.
Cooke, assignees, who will receive
Mils n n to noon of Thursday. April 20.
The property will be aold In three
parcels, the equity In the macninery
purchased from the Northern Califor
nia fn. the oroiiertv covered uy a
chattel mortgage held by the Flrat
National Hank of Oregon City, and the
property on which there la no incum
brance. It la expected that the final
sale will be followed by a readjust
ment nf the concern 'a affalra and that
the piirchasera will buy with a view
to renewing operations ac mo pisni,
which haa not turned a wnoci in more
than a year.
Tim nreenn Cltv Lumber I Manu
facturing Co. succeeded the Oregon
City Mill Lumber Co.. which was
financed largely by Oregon City peo
ple. Tho business was conducted for
a year or ao without profit, and finally
the Itohn InteroBts took hold and ad
ded tho sawmill machinery at Alla
paugh to the modern planing mill
plant at Oregon City. The mill Blurted
with apparently glowing prospect, but
tho expenae of towing and the difficul
ty of holding logs whs a heavy Hem,
and finally the company got Into finan
cial trouble, and the plant wrs shut
down. A brother of president Holm
came out from the East and attempted
reorganization. Guaranteed 6 per
cent, preferred Block was UBiied to the
creditors, hut affairs drifted along un
til a abort time ago when Mr. Wunell.
an Eastern timber man, came out hero
and put up a check for $50,000 for the
purchaao of the plant and land upon
which It stands In the north end of
Oregon City on the river. The ground
is owned by the Crown-Columbia Pulp
& Paper Co.. which refused to make
a Bale for 12,000, which would have
eft S8,0()0 for the creditors, and the
deal waa off, aa Mr. Wenaoll .declined
to operate the plant on leased ground.
The First National llank has a chattel
mortgage for $10,000 and the Pacific
Machinery Co., of Seattle, has a claim
of $ii000. There are many minor
claims.
With the const ruction of the Clack
amas Southern Railway into the Im
mense timber belt of Clackamas coun
ty the plant could no doubt be operated
at n profit, and It Is believed the prop
erty will be acquired by lumber men
who will arrange to resume operations-
J. L. STACER COMES HERE FRESH
FROM CONQUESTS ON HILL
RAILWAY.
The Clackamas Southern Railway
has secured a new engineer to take
charge of the work of constructing Its
lino out Reaver Cjeek way. His name
Is J. L. Stacer. und he comes here
fresh fiom conquests along the line
of the new Hill roads In Central Ore
gon. He was one of the engineers en
gaged In building through the Des
chuttes Canyon, where there were en
gineering difficulties Innumerable, and
where he and his associates surmount
ed them all.
There are few difficulties presented
In the building of the new road out
Reaver Creek and Molalla way, bui
the company feels that In getting a
good man there will be no possibility
if failure, or error In construction,
and the directors want the new rail
way to go ahead with the best results
and the least possible coal. Mr. Stacer
Is In charge of the work and will soon
have mattera In hand so that rapid
progress can be made at the minimum
cost.
CLACKAMAS SOUTHERN
COUNTRY "MILKED"
SYSTEMATICALLY
CONGRESSIONAL SINECURES RUN
INTO THE THOUSANDS
EACH YEAR.
"SOFT JOBS" BY THE SCORE GIVEN
Prattnt Democratic Congress Has Cut
, Tham All Orf Soma Hava
Bn Daad for Many
Years.
WASHINGTON', April 10. How the
country lias been systematically
"milked" for year through congrea
alonul sinecures is shown today In
Congressman Palmer's seclal report
on "soft Jobs" In the house, most of
which have been cut off by the new
Democratic regime.
Palmer's report shows that a girl of
13 years, trie daughter of door-keeper,
was on the payroll for $1200 an
nually; that 38 policemen, appointed
during the Spanish war to watch for
plotters, who were said to be likely to
attempt to dynamite the capltol, were
still on the payroll at a cost of $39,000
a year; that two tolcgraph operators,
at $1400 each, who were long since
dlsmlHsod, were still drawing their
salaries,
It further shows that.$00o0 could be
aved by cutting off the $0000 a year
for a clerk'i document room, which
had not been In existence for 16 years,
and that an equal sum could be saved
by abolishing expenses for an "em
ployes capital library" which In faci
was removed from the capital years
ago.
SHERIFF MASS A8 JllDGE.
Gives Possession of Sandy Store and
Stock to trie Plaintiff.
A sheriff's Jury was called Wednes
day to try the rights of property In
the case of R. U Sabln vs. George
Keith. A stock of merchandise was
attached at Sandy and the property
was claimed by one C. Stnibln, who
had purchased the stock on February
21. 1911. and was In possession on
the' date of the attachment.
The claimant was represented by
Attorney Grant D. Dlmlrk and the
Jury, after hearing all the evidence
and arguments gave the claimant a
erdlct for the return of the property
attached
ATHLETIC STUNT SAVES LIFE.
SAI.EM. Or, April 7. Councilman
A. F. Ijifkey, of thla city, had the
presence of mind to Jump straight up
In the air when he realized he could
not escape a swiftly approaching auto.
When the chauffeur stopped his ma
chine, the Councilman waa found
porrhed upon the hood, expressing his
opinion In forcible language of the
carelesa manner In which the chau
ffeur ran upon him. Lafkey was an
gered at being compelled to Jump for
his life, but suffered no Injury.
NEVV- ELKS HOME SITE
W. P. HAWLEY PROPERTY ON
MAIN STREET PURCHASED
BY LOCAL LODGE.
The Oregon City Elka Lodge, one of
the BtrtingeBt. and most aggressive or
ganizations In the city, has purchased
tho W. P. Hawley property on Main
street between Tenth and Eleventh
streets, the property lying almost op
posite the Congregational church. It
was formerly the Clras. Albright prop
erty and was acquired by Mr. Hawley
four years apo nnd la now occupied
by George Pusey.
There are three lots and a house
nnd the lots front on Main street nnd
also on the Willamette River. The
Elks made the purchase wlh a view
to erecting a handsome and commodi
ous lodge home some time In the fu
ture, and the site will be an Ideal one
for that purpose. At the polr.t where
the lots border the river It la an Ideal
spot for a wharf, for the landing of
boats, nnd In case the lodge erects
handsome quarters It will be possible
for the members to take advantage of
the possibilities presented by the riv
er for boating and bnthlng. The loca
tion on the river makes an Ideal out
look up and down the stream.
It Is said the lodge paid Mr. Hawley
$8000. which Is considered chuap for
the property. Mr. Hawley If, said to
have paid a little less than $5000,
which would figure out an advance In
the property of CO r cent In four
years. All of which speaks well for
the-advancement In Oregon City prop
erty within the past four years. And
It Is to be noted that this property is
outside the "rush of business" zone,
so that the advancement cannot be
charged up to the advance that has
come to the heart of the town real
estate.
The club will take possession of the
home In the rear future and will fit
It up for the use of the club until such
time as it la decided to erect the hand
some structure contemplated.
Busy Session Gladstone Council.
Gladstone Council met In regular
session Tuesday evening and listened
to the report of the afreets and public
property committee, "there was also
a proposition for water works submit
ted that the City Fathers will give
further consideration. The new chart
er Is receiving consideration but It
will take several more evenings before
it is ready for final passage.
ACQUIRED
LOCAL OFFER BETTER
E
OREGON COMMISSION CO. OETS B.
KUPPEN BENDER'S POTATOES
IN COMPETITION.
The oft repeated story that farm
produce brings more In Portland than
at Oregon City waa eiploded again
last week, when Hen Kuppenbender,
of the Oregon City Fruit A Produce
Hnlon, went to the metropolis with
tha Intention of effecting the aale of
150 sacks of fine potatoes. Mr. Kup
penbender wss disappointed at the
price offered In Portland and he re
turned to Oregon CUT Bnd visited the
depot of the Oregon Commission Co.,
where he waa offered a larger price
than he could otaln at Portland.
The local commission concern se
cured the potatoes without question.
It has often been reported that top
prlcea are not paid here for all kinds
of products of the ao'L but this Illus
tration la only one In many that the
managers of the Oregon Commission
Co. have to give to those Interested.
LIVE WIRES MEET
J. E. HEDGES IS ELECTED MAIN
TRUNK FOR THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS. '
A VERY ENTHUWIC GATHERING
Monday, May 15, Chosen as Oregon
City Post-Card Boost Day, at
Suggestion of Major C.
8. Noble.
J. E. Hedges will guide the destinies
of the Live Wirea for the next three
months, succeeding W. A. Huntley,
who has been Main Trunk of the or
ganization since its formation alx
month ago. Roawell L Holman suc
ceeds Dr. U A. Morrla as Sub-Trunk.
M. J. Lazelle Is the new Transmission
Wire, and Theodore Osmund is Guy
Wire.
These officers were elected last
night at the quarterly meeting of the
Live Wirea In the parlotf of the Com
mercial Club. The attendance was
not large, proving conclusively that
the Wires work best In the light of
day. during the feeding hour. Dut
what the meeting lacked In numbers
ir mnro i him nm do mi In earnestness
and the third quarter starts ausplcbua
ly with a luncheon next luesaay noon
in the Masonic Hall by the grace of
Feed Wire Tom P. Randall.
I'nder a resolution proposed by Ma
jor C. S. Noble, the Live Wires will
father a movement to observe Monday.
Ma v 13. as "Oregon City Post -Card and
Roost Day." It Is proposed that all
business mn, public-spirited citizens
or visitors having an Interest In the
town and State, should send to those
they deal with, their acquaintances,
i datives, friends and other persons
throughout the United States and Eu
rope, postal cards, pamphlets and
newspapers containing views and arti
cles specially descriptive of Oregon
City and immediate vicinity.
The Live Wires believe that all
those interested in the development
and growth of this prosperous city,
.nir mid 3tHtp should make a spe
cial effort to cause its manifold ad
vantages to be known to tne outsine
world.
M. .1. Lazelle, secretary of the pub
licity department of the Commercial
rinii umw inst nleht appointed a com
mittee to direct a campaign of educa
tion along the lines suRgesiea in aiajor
Noble's resolution.
SUIT TOR DAMAGES
JOSEPH CONNELL SAYS TRAM
WAY WAS DEFECTIVE AND
CAR KNOCKED HIM OFF.
Suit for $13,000 damages was flleii
here Monday by Joseph Connell
against the Puget Sound Bridge &
in-edging Co., for Injuries aald to have
been sustained while he was working
for the company at River Mill on the
Clackamas River, where the concern
is constructing a dam for the Portland
Railway Light & Power Co.
The company has built a tramway
from a concrete mixing machine to a
derrick. Connell siys this tramway
was dangerous', thonph he was not In
formed of It. He further says the car
on the tramway waa defective, was not
equipped with brakes and there was
no way of slopping Its apeed. Con
nell -nas directed to walk along a
plank on the side of the tramway and
to hold back on the car to keep It
from running down the gTade. He
was unable to do so, and the car
struck him, throwing him from the
track. His left leg and ankle were
badly injured, his back and spine
were wrenched, and he received per
manent injury to his stomach and
bowels, besides sustaining a severe
nervous shock.
Msrrled By Squire 8amson.
F. C. Aldrlch and Lena Oik, both
from Wllsonvllle, were married Mon
day at 2 p. m. by Justice Samson. The
ceremony waa witnessed by -a few
friends of the contrsrting parties anj
was performed in the office of the
officiating Justice, in iM city.
THAN PORTLAND PRIC
CHOOSE
OffiEB
1510
SUPLT.J.
GARY
ANNOUNCES BOARD
APPOINTMENT MADE OF 8CHOOL
SUPERVISORS AS REQUIRED
BY NEW LAW.
TWO SUPERVISORY DISTRICTS HADE
Men Appointed Are Those Who Havo
Had Experltnc In School Mat
tera for Several
Years.
County School Superintendent T. J.
Gary Saturday afternoon announced
the appointment, under authority of
an act of the legislature of 1911, of a
board of supervisors, to serve with the
County Superintendent In the direc
tion of the county schools, It being the
purpose of the legislature, at the sug
gestion of L. R. Alderman, State sup
erintendent of public instruction, to
provide for looking more closely after
the rural schools. The personnel of
of the new beard follows:'
John R. Cole, of Molalla.
Harvey G. Starkweather, of Mil-
ankle.
Henry Babler, of Logan.
Edward E. Brodle. of Oregon City.
T. J. Gary, County School Superin
tendent. In this board is vested he appoint
ment of at least two supervisors, who
shall receive a salary of $100 per
month each for ten montha of the year,
and who shall work under the direc
tion of the County Superintendent of
schools. The main duties of the sup
ervisors will be vUltlng the rural
schools and co-operating with the
teachers with a view to eecurlng bet
ter resultB and to keep more closely
In touch with the educational work
of the county.
The recent legislative act providea
that In counties that have GO or more
schools, there shall be a supervisory
board, consisting of the County Super
intendent and four others appointed
by him. The county la divided by the
board Into dlstricta, with not less than
20 nor more than 50 schools In each
district There shall be a supervisor
In charge of each of these educations!
districts, and there shall not be less
than three supervisors, the County
Superintendent acting aa one of the
supervisors.
There are 121 districts In Clackamas
county, and seven Joint districts. This
means that at least two supervisors
must be named, and the maximum
number In Clackamas county ahall be
seven. It Is probable, however, that
for the first year the supervisory board
will not appoint jnore than the mini
mum number of supervisors.
Of the new appointees, Mr. Stark
weathei la a director and Mr. Cole,
Mr Babler and Mr. Brodle are district
clerks in their respective localities.
All of them have been connected with
school boards and have taken an act
ive Interest In educational work for
many years.
ieSISal
biggest ever held
THE COMING ROSE SHOW PROMI
SES TO BE THE GRANDEST
SPECTACLE YET OFFERED.
PORTLAND. Or.. April 10. A bril
liant historical street pageantry de
veloping the growth and progress of
Northwestern civilization since the
empire was first discovered, is the
unique and novel feature which the
thousands of school children of the
city will add to the program of the
Portland Rose Festival to be held here
the week of June 3-10. This public
street procession will supplement
another strikingly elaborate spectacle
also of historical purport which will
take place on the new Moltnomah
Club Field.
These two events wnl be novelties
which will be a part of the continuous
program for the six days In which
there will be parades, decorative for
the davtime and illuminated for the
night. ' All told six such street pa
geants will be iven In what Is by all
means aolldest and heaviest week of
n.ollmd amilKAniOn t. entertainment
and education ever held In the Pacific
Northwest if not in the West.
No like celebration has been favored
bv the railroads with such generous
rates and combination of selling-dates.
This applies both to through trans
continental fares and rates from
points In the Northwest.
The Rose Festival visitor will have
the opportunity to any number of side
trips, and in fact many inquiries have
ben received at Festival headquarters
from all parts of the country Indicat
ing that a goodly number of Eastern
era expect to see all they can of the
matchless scenic beauties of this ter
ritory as well as to look for desirable
Investments.
Even New Englanders and people
from the South are making such In
quiries. , .
Of especial Importance will be the
Festival rates this year because with
a 90-dav return limit, the Easterners
will be" able to spend that time on
the Coast, seeing the Rose Festival
l.i Portland In June ana me
Centennial- celebration in August.
Never before have the communities
of Oregon had such an opportunity for
getting the Eastern friends, business
men and Investors Interested In local
enterprises, for two such attractions
as the Rose Festival and the Astoria
celebration are bound to induce thous
ands of strangers to come here that
would not otherwise do so.
DRILL AT STONE WELL
IS DOWN 1360 FEET
CABLE GIVES WAY AND A NEW
"one IS SECURED IN
PORTLAND.
STONE, Or.. April 11. (Special.)
There haa been little headway made
here within the past 48 hours for the
reason that the cable used In the
drilling gave way and It was neces
sary to go to Portland for another.
This wa secured and put In place to
day and the drill has again started
downward.
The drill Is down about 1360 feet,
and la now and haa been for 24 hours
In a bard atone formation that goes
very slow. General conditions about
the well are about as reported at the
last time, but the formation In which
the drill la working now Is very hard
and makes drilling very alow. At that
every day shows some progress, which
keeps up the Interest of those closely
associated with the work.
LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
8T0CK ARE BEING MADE
DAILY.
TO
DIRECTORS MORE ENCOURAGED DAILY
Money Being Well Spent In Making
the Roadbed and Care Being
Taken That no Waste
Occur.
Notwithstanding the Inclement
weather, the work Is still progressing
on th erade of the Clackamas South
ern Railway line, although yesterday
oniy a tew men were uraving tne
storm.
Tha directors are very much en
couraged for the reason that people
wno do not even live in tne count;
are subscribing to the capital stock
as an Investment. Also, a large num
ber of our most" Influential farmers
and thuslnesg men are suu". .Tlbing for
stock In the company, believing that
they are making a good investment.
The directors of the company are
all well known business men, and they
are employing strict business methods
in prosecuting their work, which will
greatly lessen the cost.
The company haa secured a good
first-class engineer, and also a thor
oughly competent foreman, and they
are using their best endeavors to get
full value for every dollar expended.
The par value of the stock of the
company Is $100 per share, but In the
pioneer work, the company la selling
the stock at $50 per share.
The directors feel that a large part
of the work in this great enterprise
can be accomplished by subscriptions
to the capital stock of the company,
and those who subscribe will be mak
ing a good profitable Investment.
The first twenty miles of the Sump
ter Valley Railway in Baker county
waa built and equipped by subscrip
tions to the capital stock, and when
completed, there was not one dollar
of Indebtedness against the corpora
tion, and we have every reason to be
lieve that the country traversed by tne
Clackamas Southern Railway is far
superior to the territory traversed by
the Sumpter Valley Railway, and the
passenger and freight traffic in our
home territory is more inviting.
The , directors of the Clackamas
Southern Railway Company have
agreed with the stockholders that they
niii not incur anv Indebtedness what
ever, unless there la cash In the treas
ury to meet every obligation, ana tnev
are pursuing that course for the pur
nnna of nrotectlne the stockholders.
and they have also agreed with the
stockholders that every iloliar paid in
for the capital stock will be expended
.Ao rnmmtint workmen in the
building of the road, and not c.e dol
lar of this money win De pain to
officers of the company.
The dlrectors'of this company great
lv desire that every citizen of Clacks
mas county should assist In this great
work and they must help in order to
insure the success of this enterprise
One-fourth of the amount subscribed
can be paid May 1, one-fourth June
1, one-fourth July 1 and one-fourth
August 1. This gives those who wish
to make a liberal stock subscription
an opportunity to pay for It by degrees
and without too much of a sacrifice.
GIRLS WILLDEBATE
AT CLASRMONT APR. 19
WHO MAKES THE BETTER HUS
BAND. THE CITY OR COUN
TRY BOYT
Even the girls ot Clalrmont are get
ting awake, which is a good sign in
any community. As a result there will
be a debate In the echool house In
Clairmont on Wednesday evening, Ap
ril 19, at which time only the ladies
will be given a chance to talk. The
subject to be debated will be, "Re
solved, lhat the Country Boy Makes
a Retter Husband Than the City Boy."
This is a sequel to the recent de
bate on the question aa to which
makes a better wife, the country or
city girl. As soon aa the girls are
picked f r the debate there will be
some hard study put upon the subject,
and the debate will be well worth g--lng
to hear.
WORK PROGRESSES
ON NEW RAILWAY
WORRY OVER NEW
RAILWAY PROJECT
NO HOT AIR IN THE SCHEME OR
THE STOCK SIMPLY COLD
CASH.
PLAN TO BUILD SLOW AND SOLID
Investigations Made By Portland "In
trsts" Fall to Get Men
Far From City
Desks.
Aa soon as the officers and pro
moter! of the Clackamas Southern
Railway Co. began to make a move
towards building the proposed railway
out Beaver Creek and Molalla way,
hot air artists began to exploit pro- ,
Jects that they hoped might be made
to pay them an "honeat penny" or two
and began to print and circulate
stories of how the Hill interests and
the Seattle Interests were bouad to
build into the rich timber and farm
ing sections of the county.
There were no people of perception
who took any atock In theae stories,
for people recognise that 11 takes mo
ney to build a railroad aa those who
are being asked to help build the
Clackamas Southern are discovering
at this time.
' Aa an evidence of the volatile na
ture of the schemes we will print an
excerpt from the columns of the Port
land Telegram, which shows how o
pie who live near the centers of fi
nance feel in the matter. It rouows:
TntAf-A?a Mont I fled with tha various
large railroad corporations in Portland
have Investigated to a point when?
they are satisfied that the proposed
dlating from Canby and Molalla, are
what may be called "flyers m me
H world. That Is a group of
nrnmnisn hn secured certain rights-
of-way and other concessions, has done
Borne preliminary work, ana expects 10
spll out to some of the big fellows if
the big fellows will bite.
i nn Honied that the territory
. H rnvareit with lines, according to
published statements of the promoters,
Is capable of supporting mucn urnim
transportation facilities than now are
afforded. Should the projects ever be
completed they would make excellent
feeders lor tne several iruun-uuo
road that center In tjils city. Much
doubt is entertained here that the
present promoters have the financial
u.iin. m itevolon their Dians aa out
lined. It is said, however, that the ac
quirement of land tracts neeueu iui
.iiuf.win has boon eolne on in
termittently for the last few months.
Some steel, also, nas Deen mm. diw
i the Hill Interests, who have
u n,ntinnei nosslble backers
UCCU , .
of the scheme, one of the prominent
local officials said yesterday:
nebulise we have been doing rail
road development work In Oregon on
a gigantic scale for the last two years
i Men that It is OUT ln-
tentlon to cobweb the whole North
west with main lines ana ieeu,
., nmiDfi that is exploited
carries with It the hint, at leaat, itaat
the Hill people are behina it. i
checked over a list of the schemes
.Are fnaterlns- all the pro-
jects that we have been accused of It
would take iou.uuu.uuu w w
out That Is for Oregon alone."
m. ohnvo aro facts concerning
what Is going on among men who are
... .lete In an effort tO Start
something in the hopea they may get
an opportunity to rane ou
i.i hen the rieht time comes
But that Is not the way things are be
ing done in Clackamas cuumj
from Oregon City.
un.A the mnnev is helnz raised to
build the road, and at the same time
the road Is being bunt, inero is i
v. vie flnrrv nf stock selling at a
few cents on the dollar and a bonding
of the road at several times mo
-i i ..ie The Hnllara raised are to
be used In building, and no money la
to be wasted, and then wnen tne ru
is in operation there will be but a few
,i,. invested and when a fair
lliuuouuua
amount of freight and passengers are
hsndled there will be a profit for the
stockholders.
There is no hot air in the Clacka
mas Southern project, and the pro-
. . ther ohall h none, while
muicm on L.. . t, .... , . ....
It may take twice the time to build.
when the road is nnisnea u
owned by local shareholders and not
v. the hen.u nf men living many
ue in i" " - - - . .
miles away and caring nothing for tne
property but as to tne aiviueuu i j
L. t ioiH Thla is one railway
ue uiouc " j. v.... .
protect In Clackamas county that is
not hot air, out siuw, ui
forward from now until the road is
completed. ;
No "large raliroaa wieiesi uo ...
,estigated the Clackamas Southern,
or it would not make such a report
the reporter who wrote the story nev
er stepped more than five blocks away
from his desk.
Would Stop Erection of Cottage. .
The Gladstone real estate associa
tion Thursday filed a' suit to enjoin
D K Bill from erecting a $400 house
on two lots at Gladstone. The prop
erty was deeded by the association to
T M- Cross, and the deed contained
a 'clause preventing the construction
of a structure under $1000 In value.
Cross later transferred the property to
Mr. Bill, who Is now erecting hla
building.
CLACKAMAS CITIES.
The population in the various citle
and towns In Clackanas county la
given by the census 'oureati, aa fol-
Bar?ow 63 Oregon City. .42ST
Canby 587 Oswego 527
Estacada 425; Willamette . ..o27
Milwaukie 860;