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FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR No. 39.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1 92 1 .
ESTABLISHED 1866
OR
DOCTOR ASK
THAT HEARING
6ECANCELLED
PREJUDICE IS CHARGED
BY PHYSICIANS
Accident Commission Will
Not Hold An Unbiased
Hearing, Claim
Alleging that their contentions at
a hearing before the State Industrial
Accident commission will not receive
fair consideration, the eight local
doctors who protested against the con
tracting of medical work for the local
industrial plants have asked the com
mission to cancel the public hearing
that was scheduled to be Hield hero
uext Thursday.
The doctors recently asked the com
mission for its reasons for contract
ing for all the medical work of tne
Cron-Willamette and Hawley paper
mills In answer the commission
scheduled a public hearing for last
Thursday, which was later postponed
for a week Under - the contract, all
of the work is done by the Doctors
Mount, and the employees cannot go
to any other doctor iu the: city, it
they wish to have the bill paid by
the commission.
System Held Unfair
In the letter which was forwarded
for the doctors to the commission
Tuesday, the statement is made that
the commission refused to put the
proposition up to a ballot of the em
ployees affected, and that any men
who would testify at the hearing
against the contract system would
lose their positions in the mills.
In protesting against the system as
in force here, the doctors state ihat
a monopoly on- the greatest part of
the medical work in the city is form
ed in favor of the Doctors Mount.
Doctors Ross Eaton, M. C. Strick
' land. O. A. Welsh, V. E. Hempstead,
W. H. Meisner. A. H. Huyke, G. E.
Stuart and C- E. Stuart art repre
sented the protest to the commis
sion. They feel, according to their letter,
that "the attitude taken by the com
mission in answer to their informal
request is such that they will not re
ceive adequate consideration at. a pub
lic hearing and do not desire such
' hearing under present conditions."
Private Treatment Precluded
They contend further that the agree
ment now in forco prevents many of
the men in the mills from asking
treatment from their private physi
cians in the event of injur', due t
the fact that no medical fees are
paid other than the salary to Doctors
Mount under the agreement.
They contend further that the sal
ary of $4,000 being paid for the ser
vice to the Crown-Willamette is ex-
horbitant as under a former contiact
basis, the sum of $500 was paid. They
further contend that the contract
system was abandoned some time ago
due to its :nefficiency and the men
allowed to ask treatment from any
phvs,ician in the city, fees being paid
by the commission at a standarad
rate.
Say Employees Overlooked
Thus, claim the doctors, the inter
ests of the employees are at prefent
not served to the best advantage, "un
til the commission considers the em
ployees of enough importance to give
them some rights in regard to the
services to be rendered by the phy
sicians when tney are injured, and
due to the fact that the employers
have caused the feeling to aris;
among their employees, that if any
of the employees appear at the hear
ing opposing the present system, they
would lose their positions- in. the mill,
it appears to the physicians of Oie
gon City, that it is useless to hold a
hearing to hear the views of the em
ployers and Dr. Hugh Mount," they
contend.
The "principle cr taxing the em
ployees and then giving them no voice
in the expenditure of their money and
barring them from giving testimony
at the hearing unless they are will
ing to lose their positions," makes it
impossible, the doctors claim, to hold
an impat"Mal hearing at this tima.
System is Defended
In discussing the situation. Doctor
Hugh Mount said that the system of
employing a physician was instituted
by the commission in order to in
crease the efficiency of their opera
tion here, and in order to lessen ex
penses. He points out Mil uuuer me
salary system, the state is called oa I
to pay an actually less amount than j
under the svstem where individual
doctors were paid fees for the work.
Whether or not tbe hearing will be
held as scheduled has not been as
certained. As the request of the dor
tors for the cancellation of the pro.
posed session in no way binds the
commission, definile information as to
the disposition of the matter is await
ing their official action..
DECREE IS ISSUED
Judge J. U. Campbell yesterday
granted a divorce to Emery A, from
Hilda Reams.
ROBBERY AT STATE
FAIR IS PREVENTED:
4
BANDITS ARRESTED
Woman Gives Information
Which Saves $19,000
in Treasury Car
SALEM, Or., Oct. 1. State fair of
ficials o e a cent of gratitlde to a
Salem woman who informed them of
a plot to rob the "treasurp car" which
transports the gate receipts from the
fair offices to a downtown bank.
Prompt work bio'"-" tl plot ai.'d
saved the state $tS,000 to $19,000 in
cash, the average receipts for the
past two days.
This woman, whose name is with
held from publication by the author!
ties, learned that four men were
plotting to pull of? a holdup.
She notified the state fa-.r secretary
A. H. Lea, Tuesday.
One of the men, who is now under
surveillance, wis an employe at the
stat j fair. He was to learn the time
the "treasure" auto was to leave ihj
grounds.
Three Others Implicated J
Three other men were implicated
in the plot. They were tc drive two
cars. While the state autc was on its
way downtown to the bank, two other
cars were to follow in n casul way
and gradually pocket it, so that there
woul be an auto with bandits on each
side. The holdup was then scheduled
to occur.
After the authorities were notified
they took extra precautions.
A? a result two men were arrested
last night on suspicion. A grip h
been found at a checking stand which
contained two masks, a revolver and
a slingshot. When the two men claim
ed it last night they were taken in
custody. Their names arc C. A. Hen
drick and H. L. Allen. Both deny con
nection with the plot.
The third suspect may be arrested
soon in Salem.
One Disappears
' A fourth man, who is suspected
has disappeared
It is believed that the pot was
formed by a trio of men who have
been following: the various fairs . in
the Northwest, pulling off petty holl
ups and thefts and that they planned
for a grand coup at the State fair
which would have netted them $18,000
or $19,000 if It had been successful.
An early report had it that the plot
was to cut into the State Fair office
and rob the safe, but there is little
basis for this.
RIVER FERRY
COST IS NOW
PARAMOUNT
Unofficial discussion of the pro
blem of maintaining a ferry between
Oregon City and West Linn during
the time that the new bridge is under
construction, centers not largely upon
the matter of cost.
With a conference to be held be
tween the county court and the re
presentatives of civic and commercial
bodies next weeV. the way seems
cleared for a definite settlement nf
some means of keeping travel open
during the approximate year which
Oregon City will be without a bridge
No definite proposition hs yet
been outlined, although several pro
posals as to method- have been made.
County Judge H. E. Cross, computes
that the expense of operating a ferry
during the year's time, will amount
to approximately $30,000. These fi
gures are based upon the cost of op-,
eration of the boat that was offered
by Multnomah county at a rental of
$159 a month.
Unofficially the proposition of nut
ting a toll ferry into operation has
been talked, but it is understood that
no serious consideration will be given
this metod of keeping traffic open,
due to its patent injustice to the ni'm
employed in the mill across the river
and those who live upo?i the West
side and who are employed ir. Oregon
City In addition to being of an im
practical nature, the toll boat solu
tion is meeting with general ill favor.
Because of tbe rapidity with which
bridge work is being pushed the pro
blem of securing an adequate means
of transportation is becoming' rela
tively important, according to those
who are working with the situation
The bridge, under the contract is to
be kept open until January 1. 1922,
but the delay attendant upon the se
curing of a ferry, or the placing in op
eration of some other plan, makes- it
imperitive, they say, that action bo
taken wit the least possible delay.
It is generally understood that
whatever plan is adopted, will in-
elude some method for keeping vehic-
ular traffic open. Not only is this
desired by those whese business ne-
cessitatea passage for their macinea
but such an arrangement will, under
the agreement of the state highway
commission, clinch te paving of the
3000 feet of thehlghway from Bolton
to the bridge which was not included
in the contract on the West side
which has just been, completed.
Boy Arrives at Prange Home
Congratulations are being extended
to Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Prange over
the arrival of a son at their home at
610 John Quincy Adams street Sat
urdav afternoon at 2 o'clock.
TAX PAID IN
CLACKAMP
COUNTY H
PER CAPITA LEVY
BELOW AVERAGE
Rate at West Linn Found 3rd
Highest in State; Other
Cities are Low
The tax levy in the cities of Clack
amas county is-considerably be!ow the
average assesed over the state This
comes to light in the compilation of
data upon the per captia levy in all
of the counties in Oregon.
The average per capta tax in th!
state is $46.69. In Clackamas coun'y
it is $30.47. These figures, compiled
by the Oregon Voter represent tint
gross assessments for city, school,
coumy.and state purposes this year.
Clackamas is represented by one
city ;n the list of the ten paying the
heaviest per capita tax, and by two in
the ten paying the least. The city of
West Linn pays the third largest tax
in the state, being $70.S5. The heaviest
tax in the state ii paid by Warren
ton, which is $216.48. In comparison
with, this the per capita tax of Oregon
City is $37.22. The reason for tho
heavy taxation at West Linn, accordin
to Recorder L. L. Porter is the large
amount that is being spent for school
construction. West Linn has throe
school districts two grammar schools
and a Unon hich school. These fori-n
a considerable drain upon the taxpay
ers.
The city of Oswego has among the
lowest per capita taxes in the stajte.
It is $14.40. Sandy has a slightly
higher tax, but i3 within the lowest
ten with a per capita levy of $15.44
Per capita taxes in other cities run
Aurora, $31.43; Canby $27.02; Glad
stone. $17.09;- Milwaukie, $32 83; M'-
lalla, $24.58.
According to the tabulations the as
sessed valuation of these nine cities
is $8,141,967, and their total tax which
is paid this year amounts to $4S?,353
The assessed valuations Is given in
the individual cities, together with
the levy in mills, as: Aurora. $li9,-
901, 45; Canby, $326,132, 70.6; Estaca-
da, $183,841, 50.7; Gladstone, $330.-
567, 52.1; Milwaukie, $555,275, 69.3:
Molalla, $220,890, 55.2: Oregon City.
$3,623,509, 58 4; Oswego, $529,971,
49.4; Sandy, $59,783, 62.5; West Linn.
$2,132,092, 54.1.
Tbe amount of taxes paid by the in
dividual cities, is ,-lven af follows-
A-irora, $7,196; Canby, $23,025; Es-
tacada, $9,321; Gladstone. $18, 26"'.
Milwaukie, $38,481: Molalla, $12,19:';
Oregon City, $211,613; Oswego, $2-.,
181; Sandy, $3,737; West Linn, $U:',-
346.
Tbe tabulation s-hows a total tax
paid by te cities and towns of Oregon, j
containing 62 per cent ot te popula
tion, of $22,055,202. The per capita
taxts ranged from the $216.4-! paid by
the city of Warrenton to the $4.11 for
Canyonville, in Douglas county.
Tax Levy Campaign
Chairman for 1925
Exposition Chosen
PORTLAND, Oct. 3. (Special).
Appointment of Ora F. Powers of this
city, as chairman of thi- campaign
committee which will have charge of
the special election here next .Novem
ber at which the people will vote up
on the first tax to ensure the holding
of the 1025 exposition, was announced
by the directorate today.
Mr. Powers is to select a group of
men thruout the city as hir- assistants.
A campaign of education will be out
lined' so that the public can cast an
intelligent vote on the project.
The November lection will be nr
exposition purposes only. A tax lev
of 2 1-8 mills is proposed upon the as
sessed valuation of all the property
within the city limits, which accord
ing lo the present assessment roll t
tals $314,000,000. This levy will con
tinue for a. period of three years ail
will raise $2,000,000 toward the capi
tal r'ock of the exposition. This means
that when the vote is ossurred the
sum of $2.12 cents will be required
as a payment 'or each $1,000 asses.-v-ment
or a total of $.40 ovtr the three
year period.
After many months of preparation
the f inance committee hasdouted tne
taxation policy as the most efficient
and equitable system to acquire the
capital stock for the enterprise. The
payments are distributed over a period
of years so as to make the burden a?
light as possible. The resources of
the exposition are estimated far greit
er than the expense, thus making ihs
exposition tax an investment to the
cityand, state, and not a liability.
Mrs. Williams Arrives--
Mrs. Louis D. Williams, nee Elaine
King, of Astoria, has arrived in Ore
gon City, where she is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. King, of
Mount Pleasant. She will remain
ere for aTv-mt; a wogtr
E. Brodie
S
Named Minister to Siam
LOWERING OF TAXES
IS ASKED BY SCHOOL
DISTRICT AT CARVER
Division Requested by Union;
Taking of Annual Census
is Commenced
A petition from 33 taxpayers ia
Carver School District number 30, lvas
been presented to the district bound
ary board, asking the reduction of the
taxes there by $1400 from the levy :U
lowed at the budget meeting.
The reason given for this request is
that when the budget was made out,
that sum was allowed for the pur
chase of a four acre tract Plans have
since been changed and the ground
is not going to be bought.-
At the meeting of - the boundary
board at one o'clock this coming Sat
urday, the petition for the division f
Union district 36, into two school dis
tricts will be heard. '
A petition signed by 44 taxpayers
has been received by Superintendent
Brenton Vedder, asking lor ihe divi
sion, and - a remonstrance has bem
presented 'which is signed by 66 tax
payers. Union has at present a two
room school, which is setvlng the en
tire district. Contenders for both th-5
division and the continued single unit
will be present to present their con
tentions at the meeting.
Superintendent Vedder has sent out
census supplies to all of the district
in the county, preparatory to the tak
ing of the 1921 school census.
Under the law a complete list is
tak'in of all of the children in the
districts over the age of four nnd un
der ihe age of 20. The survey is to
be completed by the last week i n
October, and is to contain a list "f
all those of school age actually resid
ing within the district on the 25tb of
October.
E. G. OSBORNE FILES
CROSS SUIT ASKING
SALEM, Oct. 3. Alleging that AMI
coliit Ramp through can-dessne-ss, was
responsible for the accident on the
Pacific highway near Brooks early in
July in wbich two lives were lost, E
G. Osborne. Portland tire salesman.
Saturday filed a cross complf.int in
the' suit brought by Ramr against 0-
borne, in which he seeks to recovdi
damages aggregating $'3,626 fr ok
Ramp.
Osborne alleges that Ramp was
driving at a speed of 30 milej an hour
when he entered the Pacific highway
and that he failed to observe propor
caution.
In the crash Rudolph Samuelson of
Cahby, an occupant of tba Osborne
car, and Mrs. Roy Westerly of "
Johns, an occupant of Ramp's car,
wera killed. The Ramps have brought
three suits against Osborne for dam
ages aggregating $9900. Osboni.j
faced a charge of reckless driving.
Institute Plans
Near Completion
Plans for the) teiacher's institute
which is to be held in Clackamas
county November 2, 3 and 4 this year,
are rapidly nearing completion.
Altho the list of - instructors who
will have charge of the sessional here
Is not yet entirely filled. County
School Superintendent Brenton Ved
der announces that a number of the
best educators on the coast have ben
secured :.
The three day session will con
sider many of the problems attendant
upon the work in educational insti
tutions and a number of specialists
in different lines are to be here to
conduct sessions in their special line
p
E.
BRODIE NAMED
FOR MINISTER
POST IN SIAM
OREGON CITY EDITOR
GETS BIG JOB
Nomination Sent to Senate by
President; No Plans Are
Made at Present
WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 4.--
(Special). Announcement of the sc
lection of E. E. Brodie, of Oregon City
as minister to Siam, was made at the
capitol today His name has beeii
sent to the senate by Presideut Hard
ing for confirmation.
Following the presidential election
Mr. Brodie became a candidate for
the position to which he has been ap
pointed, and has had the support of
Senators Mc-Nary and StanfielJ for
the position.
E. E. 'Brodie, publisher of the Morn
ing Enterprise at Oregon City is the
president of the National Editorial
Association. He is a director of the
National Association of Newspaper
Executives, and is ex-president of the
State Editorial Association.
Mr. Brodie is also vice-president of
the State Chamber of Commerce, and
a director of the .Northwest Tourist
association. He is a director of the
1925 exposition .
For the past three years b.e has been
chairman of the Clackamas county
Republican central committee. His
newspaper experience dates over a
period of about 30 years, and for the
past 20 he has been in Oregon City
He' started here in the employ of the
Enterprise and 13 years aigo he be
came the owner of the paper.
Because of the diplomatic nature r.f
the' appointment, Mr. Brodie has noth
ing to .say concerning his plans. Ho
is awaiting official notification ot" his
appointment from the state depart
ment. .
He will be the third Oregon news
paperman to represent . the United
States as minister to Siam John Bar
rett and Will H. Hornibrook have oc
cupied the post
The position carries $12,500 a year,
Mineral Resource
Development, Need
of Ship Plants Here
The solution of the shipbuilding
problem on the Pacific coast lies in
the development of local iron pro
duction, to overcome the freight
charges on raw material, in the opin
ion of James Farrell, of Vancouver,
who visited in Oregon City Tuesday.
Mr. Farrell, who as an accountant
has been connected with the Standifer
Shipbuilding company, which recent
ly suspended Operations gained an
intimate knowledge of the business
during the war period. The greatkst
reason, he says, why the Pacific coast
is not on a competing basis is that
it must pay so heavily to get steel
from the east, that by the time the
material is here the cost of the ves
sels runs considerably higher than
the average shipping firm is willing
to pay.
Mr. Farrell 'came here accompanied
by hfs wife. He visited with W. W.
Woodbeck, of Jennings Lodge. Mr.
Woodbeck was formerly a neighbor
of tbe Farrells at Vancouver.
The ship building industry is not
flourishing at present, Mr. Farrell
says, because of the condition of
commerce and the fact that the de
mand for bottoms at the present prices
is not strong enough to warrant their
construction. The Emergency Fleet
Corporation has still a number of its
ships undisposed of and Is selling
them at prices far below actual cost
to get rid of them.
The war, he believes, demonstrated
the fact that the wooden ship is a
thing of the past. The Standifer yard
turned out both wood and stall ships,
but it was demonstrated that the steel
ship could be built faster, coald be
made larger and would last longer
than the wooden vessel.
The Pacific coast, says Mr. Farrell.
presents ideal conditions tar the man
ufacture of bottoms with the excep
tion that the raw material is not at
hand Climatic conditions, making
possible aH-year-round work are a
great advantage over the east. But
as n example of the handicap of the
lack of iron, mines and steel plants
here, he cites the fact that the freight
on the steel for one vessel built at
the- Standifar yards, ran to over
$70,000.
SMASH BRINGS FINE
R. Harris, arrested yesterday by
Constable Ed. Fortune was fined $13
in Judge Noble's court for running a
into a machine with a motorcycle. The
accident happened near Clackamaj.
The machine, which was struck was
driven by R. Harms. The damage
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
CLUBS SCORE 2ND IN
STATE FAIR CONTEST
Highest Individual Record is
Made by Local boys
and Girls
Clackamas county scored second in
the btate fair exhibits of the Boys' ana
Girls' club work.
Mrs. L. Parcel!, county club leader.
Tuesday made out the complete list of
the awards to local club members. The
list shows a record of ten firsts, and of
a total or 84 points scored. A prize
of $100 is awarded to each county for
the scoring of more than 64 points.
Clackamas county, , though beaten
by Multnomah, scored more points
than any one club division under one
leader. There are two divisions in
Multnomah, each under a separate
leader. Their combined score com
peted against the scores of the other
counties. .
The exhibit made by the county.
boys and girls, Mrs. Purcell says, was
very creditable this year. Consider
ing the fact that a number of classes
were not covered by the -local exhibits,
the record of the county in placing
second is evidence of the standards t.-f
club work that are being maintained
The list of awards at the state 'air
follows :
Poultry, Division I ,
Jack Weigle, Hoff, 3rd; Edith F.en
dleton, Molalla, 4th.
Poultry, Division II.
Margaret Kleinsmith, Hoft, 4ih
Elwyn Newell, Molalla 5th.
Poultry, Division IIL
Leonard Marshall, Mulino, 1st,
Poultry, Division IV.
Billie Pen-In, Oregon City, 1st; Earl
Heft, Oregon City, 4th. .
Pork, Duroc Jersey, Division ii.
Melvin Stuart, Oregon City, 1st;
Adrian Jones, Oregon City- 2nd.
Pork, Berkshire, Division III.
.Richard Gwilliam, OregonCIty, 4th.
Pork, Chester White, Division I. -
Theodore Rusch, Aurora. 2nd.
Chester White, Division lll-
Melville Richey, Boring 1st: Theo
dore Resch, Aurora, 3rd.
She?p, Division I
August Jaeger, Sherwood, 2nd;
Gladys Harms, Aurora, 4th; Roy
Harms, 5th.
Sheep, Division II.
Walter Wendt, Aurora. T-rd.
Sheep, Division III.
Walter Jaeger, Sherwood, 2nd; Wil
mer Harms, Aurora, 5th.
Calf, Jersey, Division I.
Jean Skene, Oregon City, 1st; P.u
dolph Hanson, Boring, 2nd; Mildred
Anderson, Boring, 3rd;. John Lehman,
Oregon City 4th.
Calf, Guernseys
Div. 1 Icelia Hughes, Oregon City,
1st. Div. 2- Francis Hughes, Oregon
City, 1st. Div. 3 Kenneth Hughes,
Oregon City, 1st. '
Canning
Elanche Jones, Oregon City. 2nd.
Home Making
Lois Pegenkopf, Oregon City, lst
Sewing, Division II.
Blanche Jones, 1st.
Milk Goats
Carl Staats, Oregon City, 2nd; Mar
garet Staats, Oregon city, 3rd.
Special
Margaret Kleinsmith, best pair bar
red locks, three years subscription to
"Poultry Life."
County Court to
House Machinery
The county court has purchased a'-i
acre of the Gustav Englebrecht tract,
on tbe Abernethy roacL.and will erect
a frame building, the first unit to oe
6Qk100 feet, for the storage of county
implements. ,
The county has over $100,000 invest
ed in implements that will be brought
:n to the central plant for storage
and repairs during the winter months.
The road machinery of the ecuiity has
heretofore been left throughout the
winter months exposed tc the ele
ments with the exception of some in
a few small sheds Expensive steam
rollers valued at $25,000 have stood
out through the entire winter.
The loss sustained has been heavy,
and when County Judge Harvey E.
Cross made his campaign for election
he outlined his plan for caring for
the county property. The purchase of
the tract and erection of the building
is the fulfillment of the pre-election
promise. -
During the winter months the ma
chinery will be. gone over, painted, re
paired and placed in readiness for ser
vice when the spring season opens.
AVashington county with such a plan
in operation keeps five men employed
in her repair shop during the winter
season. .
HEALTH INSTITUTE PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D, C, Sept. 29.
Announcement was made by the
United States public health servfea
today of a series of institutes to be
held . throughout the country begin
ning in November Dates given for
Portland were April 10 and 11 and
MARKET ROAD
program roe
YEAR NEAR END
PRO JECTS INVOLVED
TOTAL 55 MILES
Outline for 1922 to be Made
Soon; Appropriation
from State Big
The market road program in Clack
amas county for this year is practic
ally completed, and although the ac
tual construction work is not finished
all of the roads are well under way.
No new projects will be instituted
this year, according to County En-.
gineer D. T. Meldrum. The engineer
ing work is practically complete ou
all new routes that have been decided
upon this year.. Plans are already be
ing made for the Innaguration o f
next year's program. Mr. Meldrum
expects to have a number of tentative
routes to open up new districts out
lined by the first of the year, as well
as th improvement of existing roads.
State Gives Funds
This year, the county received from
the state $129,000 for its market road
worfc which was turned over to the
county completely and Mr. Meldrum
has been in charge since the middle
of June. During the yearnearly 55
miles ot road has been improved un
der this program. This is inclusive
of new roads that haij been built
and existing roads that have been
straightened, graded and put into
shape.
The standard roadbed that Mr. Mel
drum Is placing is 24 feet wide "with
a surface of either crushed rock or
graver as the territory permits.
Market road number 1, in the vi
cinity of Col ton Mr.-Meldrum reports .
is within a half mile of completion.
Market road number 2 in the Estaca
da country is completed except for
a few minor changes. Market road 3
in the Eagle Creek district was com
pleted last year, altho this year somo
grading Is being done in the line cf
further improvement.
Tualatin Road 'Graded
Market road 4, from Willamette
toward Tualatin is being graded. Unit
one of this road is finished, and the
crew is now working on the second
unit. Considerable, work is to be done
near " the Eagle . Creek canyon, and
grading is still in progress between
the Oswego-Dutchtown road and Wil
lamette.
The survey on Market road 5 has
been completed, and the grading of
Everhart hill, which is the largest
piece of work on the road, is under
way. This road, extending from here
to Silverton is ten and one-half miles
in length.
Market road 6, from Wilsonville to
Ladd Hill ha been completely sur
veyed, and work will not be taken up
until the plana are aproved by the
state highway commission engineer
ing department. This road, six miles
in length, extends through the Wil
sonville .and Ladd Hill country. Mr.
Meldrum expects to have this work
practically completed this year.
The Carver-Barton road, Market
road 7, will not be started this year.
The survey has been made, but there
is some engineering work yet to be
dona before estimates are completed,
ft is expected that this -.ill be well
under way by next fall.
The Boone's terry road, near Oswe
go is now within a mile and a half of
completion. This portion of the road
is being rocked at present, prepara
tory to the laying of a hard surface ,
pavement. About a half mile of
gravel is still to be placed and there
is some grading yet to be done. This
work was delayed due to The- fact that
the Kruse rockcrusher in this district
was out of operation for some time,
when it was wrecked by a blast. The
speed with which this section will bs
completed is largely dependant upon
weather conditions. Mr. Meldrum say?.
The program for next year, Mr.
Meldrum says, will depend largely,
as far as market roads are concerned
upon the ' state apportionment of
funds.
Clackamas county will liave some
mone yleft from the amount appro
priated this year. As the apportion
ment is based upon valuation it is ex
pected that the funds available in
1922 will be approximately the same
as this year.
Billions Available
For Highway Work
It ia estimated by the Associated
General Contractors of America that
the total funds available for high
way construction for 1921 amount to
$1,394,000,000, or twice as much as in
1920. Of this sum, state bond issues
are responsible for $543,000,000 Coun
ty bond issues furnish $362,000,00p,
and direct levies and other revenues
will provide $200,000,000, if is esti
mated. The Federal aid appropriation
is $275,000,000, and there is a further