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VOTI FOR CHANCI AT ANNUAL
TAXPAYERS' MIITINQ TUES
DAV OVERWHELMING.
1900 ITEM FOR COMMISSIONERS
LEADS 10 DAY'S WARMEST TALK
TPrr Bolus to Sanction Estimate
So High II Would Pay Two Mtnv
btrt County Court tor Con
Unl Strvlctl All Voir.
CUi kmima county by an overwhelm
I UK vole of the tuipsyert at tbe annual
meeting to paa iixu the liuilitrt i-stl
mates, went definitely cm record Tuea-
duy fur permanent road construction
by directing tli county court to make
a levy of too mills for hard surfaced
roads In 1 !1 fi.
Tho levy lll produce alxmt $GO,oOO
mi a valuation of $.!0,OUO.ouO. am) It Is
expected that at least flo mllci.of bard
surfaced roudt will bo constructed with
the money.
Clackamas county baa been Mylng
eight niltla annuully for many yvitr
past for general roads, and under the
law enacted at the taut session of the
legislature, 70 n-r cent of thn general
road money must be expended within
thn district where It la collected.
Under a ri'aoltitlon adopted Tuesday
the county court will levy five mills for
m-neral road, one mill for brnmea anul
' two nillla for bard surfaced roaila. or a
total levy of eluht mill for roads and
brtdxea.
The rcaolutlon respecting the bard
surfaced roads levy follows:
Resolution It Passtd.
"Unsolved, that tho taxpayers of
Clackamas county, Oruon, at the an
nuul bwliiet moetlnn thereof held In
Oregon City, Oregon, on December H.
I9I&, hereby recommend and the coun
ty court of Clackamas county, Oregon,
la hereby InMructcd end directed to
levy a tax on all taxable property cov
ered by tho 191 A tax roll, of two mills
on the dollar, the money to be raised
therefrom to be expended In the con
struction of recoKtilxed standurd hard
surfaced roada In 1916, on such main
trunk roads aa shall bo elected by the
court court of until county, and wo
recommend that such roads bo not all
constructed In one locality, but that the
saino be distributed In different por
tions of the county, to the end that
tho sum may be traveled by the great
est number of people,
"Wo further recommend that no sub'
stltutn, such at bituminous macadam,
aaphaltlo macadam or any other types
of macadam be used.
BUtt Qrangt Matter Urgot Plan.
llarroy B. Cross. O. D. Eby. T. W,
Sullivan and Charles K. 8pen.ee wore
among the stronKest sup wr tors of the
resolution. Mr. Eby led the fight, and
Mr. Spencc, who it muster of the Ore
gon State Orango, said that the time
had come for something better than
tho macadam road. He argued for a
hard surfaced road not to exceed 14
feet In width to tho end thut the road
mlleago of Clackamas county demand
ed as great a length of permanent road
at it is passible to secure. Ho also
urged the establishment of a system
of maltitonanco of tho roadB now exlnt
Inn. An effort of Robert 8chuuhol, a road
supervisor, to amend the resolution,
did not meet with a second, and Schuo-
bcl, In angur, denounced tho opponents
of tho present system and said ho
would try to Hociiro an Injunction to
restrain tho court from making a levy
for hard surface.
Deputies' Salaries Raitod.
Tho taxpayers mcotlng ran along
smoothly as tho various Items for the
county offices wore passed upon, the
recommendations of the taxpayers com
mittee of 15 bolng adoptod In almoBt
every Intitaiire, lis ngrflnst tho publish
ed budget referred by tho county court.
The meeting muda a cut of $200 In the
Held deputies for tho county assessor's
office and n cut of $100 for extending
the tux roll. The salaries of two depu
ties In the assessor's office wore In
creased from $55 to $00 a month, to
place tho snlarles of these deputies on
a par with the salaries of deputies of
other county officials.
The budgot estimates for supplies,
stationery and stumps were takon out
in every instance and placed In a sep
arate budget, and the taxpayers adopt
ed b resolution taking the purchasing
power out of the hands of the Individ'
mil officials and placing it in the hands
of the county court.
Cuts Are Many.
In the sheriffs office the estimate for
a special deputy was cut from $76 to
$00 a month, and the estimate for the
Investigation of crime was reduced
from $1200 to $1000. The meeting oIbo
made a cut in the estimates for clerk
hire in the tax department. In the re-
eonler's office a reduction of $30 was
made for extra clerical assistance, and
In the office of the treasurer art esti
mate for permanent steel fixtures was
(Continued on Tage 4.)
TAXPAYERS VOTE FOR
AT CANBY FOR FAIR
ALTHOUGH OPPOSED BY COMMIT
TEE OP 1. LITTLE OPPOSITION
DEVELOP! TO PLAN.
foppoallon for onil term. He it
The purchase of tint i-minty falrj t tic present bead of Cluck jinaa I'oniona
grounds at Canliy for Ilia total of tl j Cmmce and baa alaya Ixin staunch
oiilnlaiidliig iiinrlitaKi't against It j (. imMlran. Ho ha a strong personal
approved by thn tupcr at tlm an-1 following and U ex pi ted to muke a
tiiliil liuik'i't iniM'tliiK tii-lil Tuesday at formidable candidate,
the ronrt house. Tlx. vote for tho pur-j ,,. u 0mun. 0f Oregon City.
.huM'l.y the county was decisive. fu lM) IIH1,mK., connection with
The mor.RaKt-a outstanding ak'siiml ; ,, ,, )l6 C(),iu-rluif. the
llie itroiiniia ioiui i,y.,u. wnun la mil
lia t-rai opposed the pun hunn of the
property frulu the roiinty fair aaaorlu
tlon, on airniint of tho fai l that the
county won lil prohulily be railed upon
to aeltle any ilclli It thul mlKht follow
the oeralloii of the fulr under county
lonlrul
The ptirrhakn of the fair Tounda by
the county will be followed by tbo
county court taking over Renera! cou-
trul of the fair with a county fair board
and an active aocretary hnndllnf the
juiaiiu.
xhe Item of $1000 to arnilat the dla-
trlcl attorney In the enforcement of
tho atatewlde problhltlou law wa
paaaed with a dis lalve majority. Tbli
item waa a Mo approviMl by the tai
liayera' conmilttee.
Tho rraulutlon rerommendlng that
the county clerk h-ep a aeparale ac
count for each Item In the biiduct and
for each of the county off iceo punned.
Several of the reaolutlona pnaned by
the committee of IS tuxpayera were
not broimht before tho nHtlnn.
E
COUNTY COURTS OPPOSE BING
HAM LAW JUDGE ANDER
SON 18 SPEAKER.
rOHTLAND, Ore.. Doc. 9. With
their heaviest business crowdod into
the late afternoon of their last day for
regular sessions, It was nearly 6 o'clock
this evening when the Btato Associa
tion ot County Judges and Commission
ers finally adjourned, .to meet again
in Portland at 10 a. m. on the aecond
Tuesday In December, 1916.
lief ore adJurnliiR the county courts
unanimously adopted a resolution
which putt them on record against the
Illngham tax law passed by the last
legislature. This law limits each year's
taxes to a 6 per cent increase over the
highest tax of the two preceding years.
Without dissent the Judges and coin-
missioners also expressed themselves
ngulnst the present system of state
laws regulating the construction of
rouds. A committee will be appointed
by President llolinan to draft now road
laws to he submitted to the 1917 lcglB
lutlvo assembly.
Judge II. 8. Anderson, of Clackamas
county, called attention to the fact that
his county, situated Just south of Mult
nomah, is in a hard position with re
ward to roads.
"Multnomah county bus an assessed
valuation of $.'100,000,000 In round num
bers," he said, "nnd we hove $30,000,
000. And we have four timet the road
mileago of Multnomah county. This
makes our handicap In the ratio ot 40
to 1."
JUSTICE COURT SUITi
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF $20.10
WHICH WAS AMOUNT OF
FERED BY DEFENDANT.
Effie Pool secured a verdict ot $20.10
In a Biilt for $108 against Linn Broth
ers, proprietors of a sawmill, in a suit
In Justice Blevera' court Thursday.
Linn Iirothers bad offered her the
amount of the verdict, so that the costs
of the action fall upon the plaintiff.
The case was tried before a Jury.
The plaintiff ran a cook tent for
Linn Iirothers and claimed $103 was
still due her. Tho defendant, however,
alleged that a part of her toork was
'In settlement of an account.
George C. Drowned appeared for the
plaintiff and C. Schuebel for the defendant
- - ". mutter. Many ot ma irienui u
to Ik. considerably less (bun the prop- ,.,, ul,1) hm lo rulli ullt
.rty U worth. Tho rominltt.w of 15Mmn ,mi , y,.t ,.,,. , d--li
HOLALLA ill IS
CANDIDATE FOR
II
W. W. EVERHART, R. L. MOLMAN
AND R. I. WOODWARD MAY
RUN FOR THE IAME JOB.
J. 0. SIAATS OR G.F.
UM DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
East Clackamat County Hat Many
Prospective Candidal! for Elec
tive Offlctt, According to
th Eaticadt Progress.
W. V. Everliart of Molull la tun
dilute for roiinty iwnmr. Ilu but
t,i i n mayor of Molulla for that last year
fwl was n-i li l IimI tills luolltll without
,.,, u.,,, 1,1. frlenda here have
Mr. Hut-
lalon. It
C0UNTYASSESSOR
B. Woodward, of Oregon City, Is an;(,0 (urmer should mortgage bis farm
asplrunt for the place and will be a
candlduto on (be Kcpubllcati ticket
for the nomination at the primary.
The iN-mocrutlc candlduto will be
either J. O. Htaats, or (). V. Johnson,
the present chief deputy assessor. It
Is not considered likely that both men
will become candidates for the Demo
cratlc nomination.
Bust Clackumat will have Itt share
of candidates on the ballot, according
lo tho Kstacada Progress, which this
week prints the following list of pros
pective candidates:
"Among the names mentioned for
the county commissioner-ship are J. W.
Heed, Albert Bitching, Guy T. Hunt.
J. C. Duus, John Btelnman, Bred Uatea,
II. C Stephens. J. C. K'Jporu, Hal Olb-
son and others. Some taxpayers pre
ferring candidates for the commission
ershlp who have bad actuul road build
ing experience and. others preferring
men of broader business experience.
"To date only one name has been
mentioned from the Sprlngwater side
of the river, but others will probably
come up later, although the Spring-
water aide haa bad representation in
the court in recent years by Ex-Cora
mislsoner Lewellen and W. H. Mattoon,
"Of nine men who suggested candl
datea to represent eastern Clackamas
in the legislature, tevAn ot them sug
gested the tame man, namely H. C.
Stephens of George. While Mr. Ste
phens la a more or less newcomer In
this county; during hit three years res
idence, he has proven to be one of the
best public spirited boosters, hard
workers and capable business men In
the community, a man of few words but
plenty of action and willingness to
work for tho common welfare.
The other two names mentioned
for the legislative vacancy were
J. W. Reed and Ex-Representative Guy
T. Hunt, both ot whom would make
good candidates.
REDUCTION IN STATE
TAX RATE IS MADE
CLACKAMAS COUNTY IS CALLED
UPON TO RAI8E $93,929 FOR
STATE PURPOSES.
SALEM, Ore., Deo. . Tlte annual
levy for 1916, as prepared by the active
members of the state tax commission1,
calls for a total of $2,550,000 In taxes tor
the support ot the state government,
This assessment, which 1b $562,000
less than that fixed a year ago, is based
on a valuation ot $9.14,495,032.25, the
assessment last year bolng $3,112,000.
Last year the average rate was fixed
at 3,33 mills, and this year it 1b 2.73
mills.
This levy will be considered at
meeting of the full board some day
this week, It Is expected. The meeting
would have hoen held today but for the
absonce of Governor Wlthycombe and
State Treasurer Kay. It is not expect
ed that changes of any importance will
be made.
The principal reason for the decrease
over last year Is the right given the
commission by the 1913 law to antici
pate expenses of the state and appor
tion the levy accordingly.
Clackamas county is called upon to
raise $93,929.25.
RAILWAY MORTGAGE APPROVED
The Portland 6 Oregon City Rail
way company was Friday granted per-
mission by the Portland city conncll
to give a mortgage to the Security
Saving & Trust company of $.150,000
on the railway lino the company is
building between Oregon City and
Portland. Right to make the loan bad
to be secured from the council under
the provision of the company's franchise.
!C. L SPEfiCE SPEAKS
BEFORE LAKE GRANGES
STATE MAITIR IAVS TENANTRY
AND INDEBTEDNEIION FARMS
ARE INCREASING.
KL'OKNK. Or, ! j -Tenantry
sod Indobladness on farina io tbo I' lil
ted Htatet bavt Increaard alarmingly
during tbo last ten years, according to
C. K. Hpenro, of Oregon city, master
ot tbo ttata grange wbu Is In KugciM
and plans to addrvaa aovvral of tbo
granges In Lame county.
Mr. Hpenro favort a ostein of rural
credit that would enable the farmer to
borrow capital on long time at a low
Interest Ho claims smb a system
would reduce tho tenantry and Indebt
edness on tbo farms. It has worked
exceedingly well la iH-naitrk, Ireland,
Ormany and Australia, bo aaya. Im
migration from the countries bat
fulli-n considerably wllhin tlie last few
years due to better farming conditions
at home, be added.
Mr. H pence Is not entirely In favor of
a farm credit bill to be introduced In
congress by ItepresentatHo Hawley, of
Oregon. Mr. Hpence claims (bat the
rate of interest Is too bkh and will not
meet the requirements In time of panic.
With reference to Mr. i In ley's meas
ure, Mr. Hpcnce alio believes (hut
there would not be enough money for
the farmers to borrow In time of panic.
Mr. 8pcnce favors the Idea that the
money should be borrowed from tbc
state or federal government and thut
for approximately 50 per cent of its
valuo. Tbla would allow tbo farmer
enough money to drain the land and
make Improvements, according to Mr.
Bpence.
The rate of Income from the average
farm It not sufficient to warrant the
farmer to pay over 4 per cent Interest
on borrowed money, according to Mr.
Spente. He believes that the ttate or
national government should loan mon
ey to the farmer at from 4 to 5 per cent
and the capital and interest to be paid
back by yearly payments covering ap
proximately twenty-five years.
CONTRACTS B. LET.
FOR 2 BATTLESHIPS
ONE WILL BE BUILT AT MARE
MARE ISLAND AND OTHER IN
NEW YORK YARD.
WASHINGTON", Dec, 9. Contracts
for the construction of battleships 43
and 44 today were awarded to the gov
ernment navy yards at Mare Island and
New York.
Mare Island's bid was $7,413,156, and
New York's $7,069,925.
The bids do not Include armor or
armament
The names ot the vessels will be se
lected later.
At Mare Island additional facilities
requiring the expenditure ot half a mil
lion dollars will be necessary. The ma
terials for the construction of these
wilt be expressed immediately. The
cost will be defrayed from the battle
ship appropriations, congress having
authorised expenditures ot $7,800,000
for each battleship.
It la planned to lay the keels of both
vessels by August or September.
The navy department today asked
for bida for the construction of tyro
fleet submarines, designed as numbers
60 and 61, authorized by the last con
gress. Tbey will be the Bpeediest ever
constructed In the United States aa a
surface speed of 25 knots la required
' RESIGNS CITY OFFICE
GLADSTONE COUNCIL NOW FACES
PROBLEM OF ELECTING MAN
TO FILL HIS PLACE.
Henry Streblg, who was elected a
Gladstone councilman last Monday,
Thursday declared his intention of re
signing because of his inability to es
tablish his citizenship.
Mr. Streblg came to the United
States when a small hoy with, his par
ents. He has found tnat nis rather
took out his first papers, but Is unable
to establish beyond a reasonable doubt
the fact that his father took out second
papers before he was of age.
F. E. Goodman was the next highest
man on the ballot lost Monday and as
serts be has some claim to take the
place to which Mr. Streblg was elected.
On the other hand, the Gladstone char
ter provides that each councilman shall
serve until his successor is elected and
qualified. F. T. Barlow is the retiring
councilman and could probably con
tinue to hold the office, but he, too. de
clares that he will resign. The council
will probably be called upon to elect
a member to take Streblg's place.
Salem Hunt Brothers cannery ship
ped a carload of loganberries to Chi
cago, bringing $3600.
PRESIDENT
SAYS
WORLD IS BEING
BETTEREDBYWAR
MR. WILSON PREDICTS TRIUMPH
OP JUSTICE AT END OP
EUROPEAN CONFLICT.
BUSINESS KEM ARE URCED TO
CAM RICH IDEALS ABROAD
Chief Eaecutlva Dtfsndt Maxlcan
Policy and Ooclarot Nobody Should
"Butt In" Restoration of Mr.
chant Marlnt Domandfd.
COLl MItl'8. O., It. 10 'resident
Wilson expressed tbo opinion today
thul there would be no "paUbvdup"
prare following the Buropran war. In
an address before the Columbus Cham
Iht of Commerce bo urged American
business men (v, mobilize Ihelr ro
ourres so the I'nlted States might be
prepared to play a more Important part
In the world's affairs and to bring
about Justice after tho present war.
The president spent IS hours In Co
lumbus, during wiibb he was active
every minute.
In tbe Chamber of Commerce ad
dress tho president defended hit MeiL
can policy and said so long at be was
president nobody should "butt in" to
alter the Mexicans' government tor
them; urged business men to pay more
attention to foreign commerce and to
be more self-reliant; demanded the
restoration of the American merchant
marine, praised the new banking and
currency law, and touched on the atti
tude of the United 8tatet toward the
European war.
"When the present great conflict In
Europe Is over, the world it going to
wear a different aspect, Mr. Wilson
declared. 'In don't believe there Is go
ing to bo any patcned-sp peace. " I be
lieve that thoughtful men ot every
country and of every tort will Insist
that, w hen we get peace again, we shall
have guarantees that it will remain.
'1 believe that tbe spirit which has
reigned hitherto In tbe hearts ot Amer
icans, and In like people everywhere in
the world, will assert Itself once and
for all In international affairs, and that
If America preserves her poise, pre
serves her self-possession, preserves
her attitude ot friendliness toward the
world, she may have the privilege, in
one form or another, ot being tbe me
diating influence by which these things
may be induced."
"So 1 challenge you," he continued,
"and the men like you, throughout tbe
United States, to apply yonr minds to
your businesses as If you were build
ing up for the world a great constitu
tion like that ot the United States; as
If you were 'going out In the spirit pf
service and achievement the kind of
achievement that comes only through
service, the kind of service which is
statesmanship, the statesmanship of
those arrangements which are most
serviceable to the world."
.(
COUNTY WILL COLLECT
TAXES ONS29,180,000
OVER MILLION IN ASSESSED VALU
ATION IN COUNTY TIED UP
IN LAND GRANT.
Clackamas county will, collect taxes
on $29,180,411.98 next year.
This sum, however, is not the total
appraised valuation of all the property
in the county as over a million dollars
Is tied up in the Oregon & California
land grant. A summary ot the figures
follows:
Local assessment $24,242,550.00
Corporation assessment
(made by tax commis
sion) 6.0S5.961.98
$30,328,511.98
Oregon & California land
grant 1,148,000.00
Total assessed valua
tion of all property on
which taxes will be
collected $29,180,511.98
The county court Wednesday began
its task of working out the state levy,
the general county and the high school
tuition fund levies.
CANBY ELECTS OFFICIALS
In the Canby city election last Mon
day, there were no defeated candidates
for the simple reason that one one
name was on the ballot for each va
cancy. Several names, nowever, were
written In on the ballot. W. H. Hair
was reelected mayor wiin j votes,
while nine wrote In the name of Mrs.
O. M. Ogle and three, Andrew Kocher.
pe Erlckson was elected treasurer and
the new councilmen are P. O. Stacy,
George Dates and C. G. Combs.
LARGEST HILL Ofc
coast mat
T
PLANS TO BUILD UP
CUSTOMS OROP tS2.000.000 DURING
YEAR INCOME TAX SOUGHT
AS PROBLEM'S SOLUTION.
WAKIIINOTON'. 1. 15 Tbo ad
ministration bill, proposing extension
of (he present war emergency tales a
year In Ihelr present form, Wat Intro
duced today by Majority leader Kllcb
lu. He desires a vote thereon tomor
row. In presenting tbe measure, Kltchln
(Kilnted to IosM-t in customs revenue
amounting lo $s2,0o0.o00. and In to
bacco and liquor to $:5.0O0.OV0.
Taxation of rich men's Incomes it a
plan to which the wayt and meant
committee It turning to secure reve
nues to meet Increased preparedness
charges. A Democratic faction now
threatens lo opose any taxes for pre
paredness except on Incomes and in
heritances, unless the government mo
nopolizes the msklng of munitions.
BEAULEAU WIN VERDICT
A Jury in Justice of tbe Peace Sie-
vert court Friday returned a veroici
of $10 for A. C. Reameau In bis suit
against Gut Scbinnet. Ileauleau sued
for $10. alleged to be due as bouse
rent after Schlnnes moved from the
property, but before a lease bad ex
pired. Schlnnes declared that he had
secured the consent ot Ileauleau before
be moved. The case was tried recent
ly, but (be jury was unable (o agree.
C. Schuebel appeared for the defend
ant and Judge Grant B. Dimlck and
Will Mulvey for tbe plaintiff.
1915 WHEAT CROP IS
A
CORN PRODUCTION ALSO SHOWS
MARKED GAIN OVER
VIOUS YEAR.
PRE
1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The 1915
wheat crop will total 1,011,505,000
bushels, valued at $930,302,000. against
891,017,000 In 1914, valued at $S78,6S0,
000 the department ot agriculture an
nounces today In Us estimates
The corn crop Is 3,054,535.000 bush
els, worth $1,755,859,000, against 2,672,-
804.000 bushels, worth $1,722,070,000.
while cotton is 11,161,000 bales, against
16,135,000 the past year.
The apple crop was placed In today's
figures at 76,670,000 barrels, valued at
$156,407,000.
These remarkable figures total up to
$3,600,000,000 tor the wheat corn and
smaller crops.
Taken in conjunction with Secretary
Houston's annual report these figures
mean that the American farmer's pock
ets are bulging, that the old sock be
neath the mantelpiece is overflowing,
and that the bank account Is fat and
lusty.
Houston's report told of an estimated
value ot $9,873,000,000 in 1914, a record
breaker, which soared nearly $83,000,-
000 above the 1913 mark. At the same I
time, he showed particularly heavy
agricultural exports for the first part
of this year.
Enterprise Commercial club cele
brated opening of Eastern Oregon Lum
ber company's mill with big banquet
MAXWELL VIETOR IS
L
LOCAL NEWSPAPERMAN WRITES
ACCEPTABLE STORIES FOR
EASTERN MAGAZINE.
' Cougar" is the name of a clever de
tective story in a recent number of
Popular magazine from the pen of Max
well VIetor, a local newspaper man,
who writes under the name of Victor
Maxwell. Mr. VIetor has had wide
newspaper experience and has been
writing short stories for some time,
and struck a popular note in his de
tective story that made It aceptable to
the magazine. He received $150 for
one story, has had another accepted
and a third is being considered. Mr.
Vietor Is news editor of the Oregon
City Courier.
A!l OF COMPANY
WHEN DEVELOPMENT IS COM
PLETED 1000 MEN WILL BC
EMPLOYED BY PLANT.
SALE Cf nLTERC;C PLANT f OR
520,000 KECCSSART CI PLAN
Incrtato of SO Par Cent In Output to
Bo Mtdt and 200 Mors Man Put to
Work WMn First Unit Com.
pitted. If Offtr Acctpttd.
A paper mill employing one thousand
men the largest plant of its kind on
tbe Pacific cosw( is being p'aned by
tbe Hawley Pulp at Paper company.
de lured W. P. Hawley rir, president
and manager of the company, Thurs
day.
As the first step in the erw tlon of
this big plant, tbo company plans to
beicln early next year to build a mill
3S6 feet long, extending south ot Third
street and between Main street and
tbe Southern Pacific tracks.
The company now operates three pa
per machines and a fourth one would
be Installed In the new building. This
fourth machine, however, would be tar
larger than any one ot the other three
and would mean sn Increase of 60 per
cent In tbe capacity of the plant
Total Cost $500,000.
Eight beaters, used In tbe manu
facture of pulp for the paper machine,
would be Installed as well as all tbe
other machinery necessary for the com'
plete paper mill . Owing to the amount
of steam from a paper machine, and
tbe necessity for direct ventilation, tbe
section ot tho plant in which the ma
chine would be located would be one
story and basement Tbe rest of the
structure would be two stories and
basement
The building planned is of reinforced
concrete and steel and of the highest
type of construction. Tbe complete
cost of tbe building and machinery is
estimated at $500,000.
The plant now employs 325 men and
works 24 hours a day, year in and year
out With this new structure com
pleted at least "00 more men would
be employed steadily while during the
time It was being erected there would
be work for about 350. It would take
between 12 and 14 months to complete
the structure.
Mill Hss Many Options.
Mr. Hawley now holds options on all
the property south ot Third street and
between Main and the Southern Pacific
tracks to his present sulphite mill
roughtly the site of the proposed build
ingwith the sole exception of two
tracts owned by the city. One ot these
pieces of municipally owned land, 150
feet by 60 feet is the site ot the filter
ing plant which was used before the
South Fork pipeline was built and the
other is a tract on the corner of Third
and Main streets now occupied by a
firehouse.
For the site of the Alteration plant,
situated several blocks from the busi
ness center of town, Mr. Hawley offers -
$20,000. He is willing, however, to give
tbe city space In bis new building for
two pumps to be used to supply the
reservoir with water from the river
in case of extreme emergency.
In case the city accepts the offer of
$20,000 for the filtering plant site, the
Hawley company will make a second
offffer tor the site ot the firehouse. It
the firehouse is purchased, Mr. Hawley
is willing to give the city sufficient
room for a hose cart and other equip
ment in the new building.
Water Right Excluded.
The price does not Include any of
the water rights now held by the city.
Mr. Hawley put his offer before the
council Wednesday night by asking for
a 60-day option. He is willing to make
the erection of the mill, the employ
ment of 200 men regular:y after the
completion of the plant and tbe free
renting of space for a pump, provisions
in the option and in the contract of
sale, If a sale is made.
This property for which the city Is
now offered ,$20,000 was bought only a
few years ago for $1500.
Matter Rests With City.
Mr. Hawley said that the arrange
ments for the new mill had reached
such a stage that he could say, al
most as final, the erection of the new
mill if the city sells the property. It 1b
absolutely essential that the company
take over the city's property to erect
the new plant.
The half-million dollar mill now
planned by Mr. Hawley, however, Is
only a part of the great expansion he
proposes to make. "My plans are com
pleted for a plant that will employ one
thousand men," he declared.
Americans' Employed.
Seven hundred more working men
in Oregon City will mean 1000 more
people in Oregon City. Mr. Hawley
employs only Americans wherever pos
sible and his lowest wa'e is $2. Tbe
erection of the first unit of bis enlarged
plant would add to the monthly pay
roll of the town to the extent of $1 5.0(H).
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