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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, No. 16.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1 92 1 .
ESTABLISHED 1866
10U
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POST ROAD PLAN
1$ ENDORSED AT
CLUB MEETING
County Judge Harvey E. -Cross was
- elected chairman and Dwight Seely,
of Wilsonville, secretary, of an organ
iaztion formed today for the purpose
of furthering the Wilsonville-Pprtland
post road project. Preliminaa-y dis
cussion of the matter was held at the
Live Wire luncheon at noon, when
representatives of the county courts
of Yamhill, Multnomah and Clackamas
counties were present, together with
delegations from Wilsonville, New
berg, Lad Hill and other districts af
fected by the proposed road, were
present as guests of the Commercial
club.
The first step in the procedure to
secure appropriatioa from the govern
ment to build the post road was ex
plained by District Attorney Walter
Evans, of Portland, who suggested
that a committee bftjdelegated to pre
sent the matter to tie state highway
commission for their endorsement.
Members of this committee, which
will meet the highway commission in
Portland Friday afternoon, will com
prise Judge Cross and Commissioners
W F. Harris, and W. A. Proctor, of
this county; the county court of Muit-
nomah and the court of Yamnm
county; the district attorneys of the
three counties interested and the fol
lowing representatives of the Commer
cial clubs of the various districts, R.
J. Moore and S. L. Calkins of New
berg; Joe Thornton and Graham Read
of W&lsonville; C. W. Kruse and W.
B. Cook, of Oswego; C. C. Loucks,
and C. A. Allen, of Ladd Hill and O.
D. Eby, and Mort Latourelte, of Ore
gon City Live Wires.
Plats and maps o the proposed
road, will be prepared for submission
to the commision. The route as out
lined follows the river road from New
berg toward Wilsonville, thence
through Stafford to the bonded high
way through. Clackamas county to
Oswego. A portion of the road will
be over one of the routes to be hardj
surfaced under the count- ondiT.
act, and the funds available, at. ex
plained by Livy Stipp, district attor
ney, should be ample to take care of
it. According to Stipp's statement,
the county funds available' for that
portion of the road lying in this coun
ty, under the terms of the bond issue,
will be $132,000. Added to this is
$22,000 special tax from the district,
which makes the total $154,000. This
sum is to be matched by the state
highway commission, and the amount
of the total doubled by the federal
government. Thus, it was stated, th
sum of $616,000 would be expended
on the road.
That the road would open up a
giieat country from an agricultural
standpoint . was voiced by Homer
Kruse, Henry Aden, R. J. Moore, L
L. TVorter and other speakers. The ad
vantage to Oregon City would be great
said the speakers, as the West Linn
city council has authorized the con
struction of a connecting link be
tween the city limits of Oregon City
and the western end of their city. Bo-
fore adjournment the proposed road
was endorsed by the Live Wires.
Wardens On the Job
One Night, Anyway
for Smith Proves It
Clifford Ball, formerly of this city,
but now of Portland, and ' Ock" Smith
local net fisherman, staged a stunt
Saturday night to the amusement of
several local sports, who happened to
be on Main street at about 11 o'clock
on that evening.
Ball and Smith were discussing the
alleged violations of the laws pertain
ing to the catching of salmon in the
Willamette river at this point. It is
reported that in the course of the r-
ROAD BONDS UP
FOR SALE BRING
SLOW RESPONSE
About ten days ago the county court
put up for sale a block of $250,000
worth of road bonds out of the $1,700.-
000 issue, and asked for bids from the
various sections of the county at par,
The bids were opened Tuesday, and it
gument, Ball made the statement that waf found that out of the total put
anyone could float down the Willam
ette here with a net at night and
would not be caught by the fish war
dens. Smith challenged Ball to come
out on the river and they' would float
down at any point that Ball picked,
with one of them going through the
motions of letting out a net in the,
river, and find out if the wardens
would nab them or not.
Ball accepted the challenge, it is
up for sale, only about $67,000 worth
were bid in, most of the bids with a
string tied to them. In practically
every case, the bidders asked that
certain sections of roads be built wfth
the money in the neighborhood of
where the bonds were bought, and in
several cases certain kinds of hard
surface and other materials for roads
were asked.
However, the Sandy section put 1n
said, and both men got out a boat at bids through the Clackamas County
about 11:30 p. m., and started to row
down from the ssupension bridge.
Ball rowed, while Smith stood up in
the boat and went through the motions
of putting out a net. Just as the
boat got even with the Busch dock,
out popped the wardens' launch, and
caught the two men, pronto.
CLACKAMAS CO.
BUSINESS MEN
FALLING TREE
KILLS MAN AT
EAGLE CREEK
David Lindgren, a woodcutter on the
Matt Glover place in the Eagle Creek
country, was instantly killed Mon
day morninabout 13:30 o'clock when
a tree which he was cutting crashed
to the ground, striking Lindgren cn
the head and crushing his skull. Lind
gren and his brother, both bachelors.
who made their home on the Glover
place, had a contract for cutting wood
and were completing the cut when the
accident occurred.
The deafd man came to this country
from Sweden in 1871, and had lived
in Clackamas county for the past 13
years. He leaves his brother Charles
Lindgren. The body was brought to
the parlors of Holman & Pace, this
city, and later taken to Portland in
charge of the Forresters lodge, which
organization deceased was a mem
ber. The remains will be interred in
the Rose City cemetery, Portland,
Wednesday afternoon,
years of age
He was 67
LOCAL BANK
OFFERS UNIQUE
CATTLE TRADE
Bank of Sandy, with no strings at
tached, as it were,- and was willing
to take the bonds at par without stipu
lations as to where the money was
to be spent. The bids turned in ask
ed for around $4000, in smaller denominations.
The largest amount of money put up
for a block of the Donds, was that
trom the Monitor section, totaling in
the negihborhood or $24,000. Two
factions in this section were soliciting
for bond monev. and it was videnoer1
ORGANIZE ASSN. that both factions would get togeth
er ana wore in complete narmony ov
er the' subscriptions. The Monitoi
people came through with a total sub
scription on one hand of $23,300 and
the court said that if they would go
back and raise $8000 more, the latter
amount added with the $23,300 and
the $4000 block from Sandy would
complete the 3 Vi mile stretch of road
asked in that section north towards
the Barlow road. This stretch will
be constructed with what is known
as the penetration method of paving.
The delegation went back and propos
ed to raise the needed $8000 and re
port to the county court soon.
Following the the majority of sub-
criptions from the different sections
and the names of the subscribers:
Monitor State Bank, $2000; R. F.
Watts, $2000; J. P. Jenson, $1000; Ole
Skei, $1000; Ed. Pederson, $1000; H.
J. Andersoq, $1000; S. R. Taylor, $2,
000; Hattie Taylor White, $2000; W.
H. Livingston, $1000; Arthur A.
Schneider, $1200; Hano Jenseu. $2000;
P. J. Scheneider, $1000; Albert Ped
erson, $1000; John L. Leinhardt, $500:
A. G. Hyek, $500; F. E. Granam, o00;
Geo. C. Purdue, $500; J. W. Exal. SoOu;
N. R. Graham, $200; Hans Westburg,
$500: R- Peterson, $200; T. 1. iSym-
onds, $200; A. P. Schneider, $200;
Al Livingston, $200; R. YV. Watts,
The Oregon Iron & Steel company
of Oiwego, rut in a bid for $11,000 for
one block of bonds. The company
specified that concrete or bithulihic
pavement be laid on, the Boones fer
ry road running west of Oswego. They
offered a premium of $.! per thousand
The Waluga section asked that the
money from that section be usa.l for
onoicte pavement, 16-foot wide and
a depth or six mones irom tne Mult
nomah county line on the Boonos Fer
ry road towards Lake Grove. The
bids were by the following subscrib
ers: s. is. Vincent. ?juu, oiierm
premium 1 per cent; J. W- Stone,
$100, offering 1-8 per cent premium;
Chas. Reedean, $1500; J. "V. Swan,
$500 J. W. Kruse, $500.
The Farmers- Bank of Wilsonville
asked for $100 block of the bonds cf
the longest maturity available, at par
with accrued interest.
Judge Cross, in reviewing the mat
ter of the bids, said that not a single
dollar from Oregon City people was
offered on the bridge bonds of $1C5,
000 put up for sale, and alleged that
plenty of talk and shouting over the
new bridge across the Willamette here
was made, but a lack of loyalty to
wards the . venture by local interests
in making bids for bridge bonds was
evidenced.
Clackamas County farmers who are
Interested in developing the livestock
industry are facing a unique offer of
the Bank of Commerce of Oregon City.
The institution has Just made ah offer
to exchange a pure bred Guernsey
bull for a scrub animal, with no charge
for the exchange. The bank has on
ly a limited number -of pure bred bulls,
sired from imported Guernseys. "We
pioneered in the bettering of livestock
in this county," said John K-. Hum
phreys, cashier of the Bank of Com
merce, "and this exchange for the
elimination of scrubs will not cost
a cent to the fanner who benefits."
The Clackamas County Business
Men's association was. organized Fri
day night at a dinner at th Commer
.'.al club, with members from every
st-. uoc of the county. L)nn E. Jom-s,
of the Jones Drug company, was el'ct-
e.i : evident; James Brad- of the
Brady Mercantile company, vice-presi
dent and Ben Harding, of the Hardins
Drug store, treasurer. Five directors
were elected as follows-: W. B. Per
ry, Milwaukie; J. H. Frommyer, Glad
stone; Everman Robbins, Molalla; W.
A. -Huntley and Clarence P. Fair, of
Oregon City.
A secretary will be selected by the
directors, and meetings will be held
once a month. The association be
comes automatically affiliated with
the Oregon State Retail Merchants
association, and cooperation from the
state office will be accorded the new
organization. Edward A. MacLean,
secretary of the state association; A.
C. Marsters, of Roseburg,, president o'
the association; W. W. Hill, of Port
land, a former president and J. C
Mann, president of the Portland Retail
Grocers' association, were present to
assist in the organization and made
splendid talks on the value and benefit
of cooperative activities. D. R. Nor
ton, head of the insurance . bureau of
the state organization was also pres
ent and told of the workings of his
office. Through a connection with
a northwest mutual concern, the as
sociation represents them as agent In
Oregon, and the members of the vai
ious local organizations are given the
benefits of lower insurance rates, in
the shape of a large return of divi
dends.
Clinton C. Fleet, secretary of the
Greater Clarke County association in
Washington spoke comprehensively
on the credit situation and explaine0
the plans followed out by other or
ganizations in handling the financial
policy. Credit control will be one
of the principal features of the new
association, with a development of
trade at home campaigns, social acti
vities and various other projects as
supplementary lines of endeavor. Price
control, or combinations to regulate
selling quotations, will not be taken up
according to President Marsters of
the state association, as 'this has prov
en a difficult thing to do. Coopera
tion with other clubs and organiza
tions is part of the program, and
meetings from time to time will be
scheduled in different localities
throughout the county. Regular meet
ings will be held the third Tuesday
1 neach month, with the board of di
rectors meeting on the second Friday
The first regular meeting will he held
at the Commercial club next Tuesdayl
evening, and President Jones will ap
point a membership committee to in
vite all the business men eligible to
attend. Any firm or business house-
doing a credit business is entitled to
membership, according to the consti
tution.
Aljout fifty men attended the meet
ing, ana many local speakers were
heard. Endorsement of the plan was
universal, and it is felt that a per
manent and much needed organiza
tion has been formed.
Rural Immigration
Oregon has no cause to rejoice over the census re
port for 1 920. Figures show that the average density
of population throughout the United States was 35.5
persons per square mile of land area. California has
22 per square ' mile, Washington 20.3, while Oregon
has only 8.28. The rural population of Oregon in
1920 was 392,370, while that of the neighboring state
of Idaho was 312,829, but the gain in Idaho for the
past ten years was twice as great as for Oregon. In
other words, this state, which is second to none in ag
ricultural possibilities, is actually losing ground in rural
immigration, compared to adjoining states.
The editor of this newspaper 'has visited 21 states
during the last two months. Without reflecting in
any way upon the particular advantages of this or that
state, we are emphatic in our opinion that Oregon
ranks them all, not only as a pleasant place to live in,
but as a state where conditions are ideal for the rural
inhabitants. Climatic surroundings are supreme, our
road program is far and away in advance of most of the
other states in proportion to our population and valu
. ation, and recent state and federal legislation has been -enacted
to the advantage of the man on the farm. But
we cannot assume and maintain a smug attitude, with
a knowledge of the wonders of our own state, and it is
evident, therefore, that the problem of the future devel
opment of the state is a problem of sufficient advertis
ing only.
The Oregon State Chamber of Commerce has
evolved a plan that carries with it a promise of increased
rural population of the better sort, and proposes to send
to the middle west advance agents armed with data on
the agricultural and industrial resources of the state.
These men will personally interview the farmers of the
different communities and will gather together a large
group who will move to Oregon in a body upon a fixed
schedule. This party will be conducted in automo
biles over the entire state and every effort will be made
to direct the party to the exact localities in which they
are most interested.
The principal object of suh trip, of course, is to
show the middle western farmer what can be raised in
Oregon, the cheapness and fertility of the land and the
potential resources of the state. It would naturally be
to the advantage of local commercial organizations to
cooperate with the state chamber, and each community
would endeavor to impress the visitors with the attrac
tions they have to offer.
The plan is novel, it does noi depend upon beauti
fully illustrated literature and it undertakes to make
possible a direct examination of the resources and pos
sibilities of Oregon. This county should benefit to
the maximum, but it must cooperate in the plan pro
posed by the state chamber.
SOUTH END HIGHWAY
UP TO OREGON CITY
That It is Oregon City's move In the
south end highway game Is the state
ment of F T. Young, resident engin
eer for the state highway commission
who would . like to see construction
start on the new route as soon as possible.-
The building of the road would do
much to alleviate the unemployment
situation, Young suggested and he is
authority for the statement that the
matter Is strictly up to the city coun
cil of Oregon City to do- its share in
raising funds for the construction.
The highway commission has tenta
tively agreed on the upper route, leav.
ing the main part of town at Fifth
street, going under the Southern Pa
cific tracks and ascending the hill at
a 5 to 7 per cent grade. The descent
to the present highway would be made
about midway through the village of
Canemah with a grade approximately
the same as on the other side. The
railway company and the state public
service commission it is .understood
have decided that the route outlined
is better than the one following the
river along the foot of the hill.
According to Young's plans, the
routing of the highway should lead
from the east end of the' bridge across
the Willamette, straight up Seventh
street to Railroad avenue, thenc&
south to Fifth, east under the railroad
tracks, and south again over the hill
past Canemah park and into the main
highway. The crosing at Fifth street
would be widened to 30 or 40 feet,
with a 45-degree curve and a traffic-
divider in the shape of a concrete
projection rising in the middle to pre
vent collisions. 1
Action along the lines of getting the
city to cooperate will be taken by Wal
lace Cauifeld, chairman of the Live
Wire committee.
WIRES PREFER
CLASS A BRIDGE
ON WILLAMETTE
WORLD FAMED
POET TO VISIT
OREGON CITY
Two More Portland
Anglers Fined $25
Two more Portland men were ar
rested on the Willamette river at
this point Thursday morning for fish
ing for salmon without the proper li
cense. Game Warden Meades. made
the arrests and J. G. Gross and W. J.
Lester were fined $25 and costs for
forgetting to secure the proper au
thority to fish for the Royal Chin
ook. C. B. Caldwell was also arrest
ed and accused of fishing with two,
lines, and pleading not guilty, he will'
have a . Jury trial this afternoon in
Judge Nobel's court. j
Edwin Markham, world-renowned
poet, born in this city 69 years ago,
will again visit the scenes of his child
hood in Oregon City about May IS,
when he will be entertained by the
literary people of this section and the
general public. . Mr. Markham is
known throughout American and Eu
rope as the man who wrote "The Man
With the Hoe," and several other po
ems that brought world-wide recogni
tion. He comes tc this city not only
for a visit to has birthplace, but to
give a lecture and attend a reception
in his honor. Probably no other celeb
rity jU'ing the past ten years, who has
visited this city has attracted so much
comment and recognition as will
the visit of Mr. Markham.
A committee headed by F. W. Park
er, local poet, is arranging for the
reception and affair in Mr. Markham's
honor, and it is reported that the Bap
tist church rooms will be used for' the
public reception to be held upon the
noted man's arrival in Orpgon City.
TWO HURT WHEN
ELECTRIC ENGINE
HITS MACHINE
BOY SCOUTS
MEET MONDAY
IN CLUB ROOMS
An enthusiastic meeting of the Ore
gon City Boy Scouts of America took
place in the Commercial club parlors
Monday evening, and business pertain
ing to the organization was transact
ed. John R. Humphrys was elected
temporary chairman and John R. Bow-
land, temporary secretary. It was
voted to hold a big meeting of the Boy
Scouts in this city at a near date
when the Boy Scouts field executive.
R, K. Warne, will be present. At this
meeting, the annual election of of
ficers will take place and it is expect
ed -that a large attendance will be re
corded.
Teachers Vote
for Three-Day
Institute Here
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Irene Yandle has entered suit for
divorce against James W. Yandle 0:1
the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment, according to the complaint
filed Monday. The couple was mar
ried at The Dalles August 9, 1920.
The palintiff asks the court to restore
her maiden name, that of Irene Moore.
As it has been customary during
the past few years to hold a three
weeks' summer school in Oregon City
when teachers of various sections of
the county attend, a vote was canvass
ed as to whether the summer school
would be continued or to go back to
the former three flays institute, U
be held in the fall, after the com
mencement of school. The count
school supervisor found that the ma
jority of the teachers prefor the three
days' institute, and the result of the
vote taken resulted, 223 voting for
the institute and 24 for the three
weeks' summer school. The decision
was announced by me District Boun
dary board Monday.
The institute will be held next fall
and enables county teachers to en
joy a vacation without being compell
ed 'o come to this city to take up
studies during the hot weather.
FINED $25
C. Simonson, of Portland, paid a
fine of $25 and costs in Judge Noble's
court Tuesday afternoon for catching
trout out of Johnson creek under the
limit of six Inches as prescribed by
law. Came Warden Joe Craig made
he arrest. .
D. Witt received two broken lioa,
and . Miss B. Bedford severe bruises
about the body and head, when an el
ectric switch engine on the P. R. L.
& P. company's line crashed into -
Witt automobile Monday afternoon at
the electric crossing on Arlington av
enue, Gladstone. Mrs. Witt, who was
riding in the back seat of the mach
ine when the accident occurred, es
caped injury. The machine is a- to
tal wreck.
, Dr. Witt, accompanied by his wife
and Miss Bedford, the latter a train
ed nurse, all of The Dalles, were on
their way home from, California.
wheie they had spent several months
touring that state by auto. Witt, the
driver, was going towards Portland,
and as he neared the crossing at
Gladstone, he did not see the oncom
ing swatch engine, which was travel
:ng at a good clip and which was then
in the center of the Clackamas river
bridge. Too late, Witt saw tne en
gine approaching, and in order to keep
from having his machine hit in the
center, he steered the car to the left,,
towards the river. However, he wis
j too late in making1 the sharp turn,
and before he could drive out of the
way, the engine hit the automobile a
glancing blow, literally tearing out
the engine from the machine.
The impact from the collision threw
j Witt up against the steering wheel
of the car and pressed him so hard
against the wheel thit his rib broke.
Miss Bedford, who was riding in the
front, seat, was thrown forward with
terrific force, cutting her head and
bruising her body. The right side
of the automobile which was a seven-passenger
Moon was completely
demolished, the front wheels on the
right side shattering from the blow
of the electric engine.
Mr Witt and Miss Bedford were
brought to the officea of Dr. Huycke.
who gave medical attention. Both ct
the injured tourists left for Portland.
The accident happened about 1:30
o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Witt is
a prominent and wealthy stockman ci
The Dalles, and has been gone from
that city for a tour lasting several
months. The automobile was brought
to this city a complete wreck.
FIVE TRUE BILLS
ARE RETURNED
BY GRAND JURY
Five true bills and one not-true bill
was handed down by the Clackamas
county grand jury, which completed
a two-days' session ending Thursday
afternoon, and which ends the Novem
ber term, a new jury to be selected
from the list for the April term. The
indictments found, follow:
Axel Kyllo, accused of rape in tho
Wilsonville neighborhood; now in tho
county jail awaiting trial.
James Steele and John Mabus, ac
cused of the robberies of the Estacada
stores on the night of February 23
now in jail.
Helmer Bloom, charged with seduc
tion; lives in the Colton neighborhood
and how out on' bail.
Chas. Schreck, charged with forgery ;
resident of West Linn and is now in
the county jail; pleaded guilty Thurs
day shortly after the indictment
against him was returned and will bo
sentenced some time this week by
Judge Campbell.
A not-true bill was found against
Prank Huffman, Oswego councilman,
arrested and charged with assault and
battery on an officer of the law at
Oswego. This case attracted consid
erable attention, and resulted from an
attempt made t o arrest his
young sen on some cha-ge. and when
the constable arrived, it was charged
against Huffman that he struck the
officer.
Declaring their preference for the
construction of a bridge across the
Willamette river at Oregon City of a
type recommended by the state high
way commission, the Live Wires ol
the Oregon City Commercial . club
Tuesday, by resolution, opposed the
construction of a cheaper structure.
The organization favors the original
type of a concretehencalped steel
bridge.
The Wires also adopted a resolution
in opposition to a proposed jitney
franchise between Portland and Ore
gon City and laid on the table until
next Tuesday a resolution setting out
the route of the Pacific highway
th rough Oregon City.
Tuesday was election day for the
Wires and the following candidates
were successful:
E. E. Brodie, main trunk line.
Willard P. Hawley, J!r., sub-trunk.
W. B. Cook, transmission wire.
D. F. Skene, guy wire.
H. G. Edgar, insulation wire.
The resolution relative to the type
of bridge to connect Oregon City ana
West Linn follows:
Whereas, Business men and resi
dents of Oregon City have been vari
ously quoted as favoring divers types
of construction for oar new Oregon
City West Linn bridge, and
Whereas, Some concern has been
shown by certain interetss to change
the type of bridge from that origin
ally specified by the state highway
engineers, and
Whereas, A recent bond election
taking care of the bridge financing
was carried after advertisements had
been repeatedly run showing pictures
of the proposed concrete encased steel
bridge with results clearly indicating
the preference of the voters, and
Whereas, Our local conditions de
mand the construction of a type of ,
bridge that will withstand the effect
of the exceptionally strong mill gases
with the best engineering talent fav
oring the concrete encase 1 steel type
of bridge, and
Whereas, We, the Business men and
residents of Oregon City desire that
we be not misquoted in the matter,
now therefore, -
Be it resolved, That this Live Wire
organization go on, record as favor
ing the original type of conerete-encas- .'
ed steel bridge according to plans.
specifications and pictures shown, by
the state highway engineers, provid
ed it can be financel. The matter
of financing, we are informed, has
been already cared for through the
close cooperation of the cities of Ore
gon City and West Linn together with
the state highway commission and
the county court of Clackamas county,
and
Be it further resolved. That copies
of this resolution be sent to the sec
retary of the state highway comis
sion, the cities of Oregon City and
Wept Linn and the counfv conr
Clackamas county.
The jitney resolution dpriares that
the local traction company is going
to operate anew bus on the Moun
tain View line, and says:
WILSONVILLE TO
URGE POST ROAD
AT WIRES TODAY
To decide on the proposition of the
Wilsonville-Poirtlaud post road, a
meeting of officials from Clackamas.
Yamhill anl Muutnomah counties, sup
plemented by interested citizens from
the districts affected, will be held at
the Commercial club at noon today,
in conjunction with the Live Wiro
luncheon. A delegation from Wil
sonville will be present to urge the
phanzfl to a nost road for the route
and they will be backed ,by the Wires
who have endorsed the plan.
It is understood that if the Wilson
ville people are granted the right to
make a post-road they will withdraw
their objection to the Jiard-surface
bond issue in the county. Otherwise
a special election will probably be
called to allow the diversion of the
bond issue money from strictly hard
surface to macadam or gravel Toads.
The usual business session of . the
Live Wires will be held, enlivened
by the quarterly election of officers,
The Pacific University Glee club, of
eighteen men will sing at the Con
gregational church next Sunday morn
ing and eveniDg. President Clark
will preach in the morning and pic
tures of the school will be shown In
the evening.
jtCLlJ
a.
Fire Girls
to Hold Cake Sale
The Camp Fire Girls, under the di
rection of Mrs. F. D. Ellis are to have
a cake sale at the Hur-tley-Draper
Drug store Saturday, April 15.
The girls who will preside over the
tables are: Miss Dorris Reddick,
and Elizabeth Moore from 11 to 1
o'clock; Mildred Marley and Violet
Fair from 1 to 5 o'clock.
towards the fund of the organization.)
Whereas, Application has been
made to the city council of Oregon
City for a "Jitney" franchise to Port
land from Oregon City, and
Whereas, Portland Railway Light
& Power company is at present giving
to the patrons of its lines on the Ore
gon City division good and reliable
service, , and
Whereas, said P. R. L. & P. C,
states that it will on May 1st, 1921,
place a new 30-passenger bus line ou
the Mt. View run at a cost of approx
imately $7000, and
Whereas, said P. R. L &' P. Co. is
the heaviest tax payer in Clackamas
county and contributes towards the
schools, roads and gives employment
to thousands of people and pays to
Oregon City a large sum of money per
year for the privilege of operating on
Main street, besides keeping that por
tion of the street in repair, which it
occupies, ana
Whereas, said jitney will contribute
nothing to the welfare of the com
munity as has been proven hereto
fore when said operation was per
mitted,
Therefore Be it Resolved, that the
Live Wires of the Oregon City Com
mercial club go on record as oppos
ing the issuance of said jitney fran
chise from Oregon City to Portland,
and request the council committee to
report unfavorably on its report and
to further request the city council
to turn down the proposed franchise.
Further Resolved, that these reso
lutions be spread on the minutes of
the meeting and copies be presented
to the city council committee, to the
city council and to the press.
This is the resolution that met with
opposition, and on account of lack of
time - for debate and consideration,
was laid over until next Tuesday:
Whereas. A Question has arisen rel
ative to the favor of the Oregon City
business men with regard to the south
end outlet for the Pacific highway
through and from Oregon City, and
Whereas, A real problem arising
from traffic congestion now exists on
that portion, affected of our Main
street which with the assurance of a
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