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Oregon City Enterprise is
second to none. A small
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today and watch tha results.
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Clackamas county thor-
mshly. Live correspondents
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FiFTY-SIXTH YEAR. No. 8.
OREGON CITY,' OREGON. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922.
ESTABLISHED 1866
OWGON
CITY
EEWEKPR
S
MEW LIGHT TO BE
CAST ON OFFICIAL
ECONOMY PLANS
Inauguration of Washington
Administration Code for
State of Oregon Looms as
Important Political Issue.
COMMISSIONS HELD
TOP HEAVY SYSTEM
Curtailing of Expenses by
Increase of Efficiency Is
Advocated by G. B. Dimick
That political issues this year in
volving the gubernatorial candidacy
and parhapg seats in the state senate
will see a new light upon the age old
question of administrative economy
is indicated by Grant B. Dimick who
for a lumber of years past has been
prominent in state political circles.
While not a candidate for any office
himself. Judge Dimick is actively in
terested in the question of taxation
, and is making an exhaustive research
of conditions throughout the state.
Th issue this year, the judge
point out, will probably involve a
fight en the basis of the adoption of
soot definite scheme for the "reduc
tion 0I state overhead. "In the past,"
he says, "there have been general
. promises of economy. What is want
ed nov is a definite system for the
reduetiom of expenses. It is not more
taxes that should be raised, rather
the Gutting of governmental costs."
Washington System Advocated
Tba plan which will probably be
advocated this year perhaps even as
a campaign issue, is the system put
into vogue by the state of Washing
ton. A total of 72 commissions and
boards were reduced to 10 in num
ber. This efficient control system re
sulted in the saving of $2,600,000 in
a year' period. . The plan was to re
duce the expenses of the institutions
'. of th state 15 per cent, but, says the
judge, the method was so efficient
that it was cut 25 per cent.
In the elimination of cumbersome
administrative machinery lies the
possibility of reduction of state ex
penses, says Judge Dimick. He points
to the large number of boards in com
missions in the state, formed of ex
officio members and business and
professional men who hold seats up
on them as honorary positions. Sub
stitution of a business system through
an administrative code adopted by
the legislature as was done in Wash
ington state, is presented as a proven
workable remedy.
State Institutions Are Costly
As an example of the waste under
the present regime, Judge Dimick
quotes authentic figures which show
the biennial cost of the industrial
school for boys is $128,000 with but
141 inmates. Buildings are furnished
by the state and not included in the
figure. In addition the inmates con
duct their own farms and raise their
own. tock, practically producing all
that is needed for their sustenance
during the year.'
Another example of this condition
is in the cost of $1,601,495.50 for the
upkeep of the two insane hospitals,
one at Salem and one at Pendleton.
Other costs such as $105,850 for the
care of an average of 101.6 people in
the deaf and dumb school are cited
by the judge.
Unified Control Is Solution
There are 39 members on the three
boards of regents for the state col
lege, university and normal school.
Most of these me nthrou'gh profes
sional duties are not in active con
tact with the work of the schools,
which Mr. Dimick points out results
in constant reliance upon the heads
of the institutions for practically
everything while the division between
the boards causes friction and dupli
cation between the institutions. In
contrast to this the Washington code
provides for a board of education
composed of three men, in touch with
all conditions over the state, with the
result that far better results are ob
tained at a much smaller cost to the
state.
In the advocation of the Washing
ton system. Judge Dimick points out
that it will necessarily be rearranged
to fit the individual needs of the state.
A number of the present boards are
created by the state constitution and
legislative action could not abolish
them. It Is understood however that
a concerted effort toward unified con
trol of those departments within the
power of the legislature is to be made
with the view to making the charter
changes later after the system has
been proven.
$250,000 PLOT CHARGED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 The sen
ate farm bloc has set out to expose
what it charges is a plot against the
farmer with a $250,000 war chest
back of it.
Before a sub-committee of the sen
ate agriculture committee, testimony
was to bo taken today concerning an
organization to combat and defeat the
legislation the farm bloc wants and
to break up the farmers' cooperative
movement.
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Addition to Henrici Is Made
By Taking Three-Eighths
Section from Beaver Creek.
A small addition to the Oregon
City school district from district 69,
Leland, was ordered Monday by the
district boundary board. The terri
tory annexed involves an 80 acre
tract belonging to George Busch in
the Howland D. L. c. and Lot 1 in sec
tion 17, T 3 S, R 2 E. '
The change is made for the pur
pose of accomodating several fami
lies who are nearer to the Mt. Pleas
ant school than the Leland building.
Mt.. pleasant was recently taken into
Oregon City.
Change in the boundaries of Beaver
Creek school district vas also author
ized. Three-eighths of a section was
annexed to Henrici. The additions
are the N. E. quarter of section 22 and
the west half of the N. W. quarter of
section 23 in T. 3 S., R. 2 E.
During the hearing there was con
siderable argument of a personal na
ture regarding the change.
STORY OF REFUSALS OF
That no definite action has been
taken by the county court in the mat
ter of outlining the road program as
it involves the combination of market
and bond funds, was the statement
made Monday by County Judge H. E.
Cross and Commissioner W. W. Har
ris following the publication in a
Portland paper Monday afternoon of
a report to the effect that petitions
for a combination of funds on certain
roads had been refused.
The market and bond road problem,
according to Judge Cross, remains in,
the same position as it has been for
the past weeks. Many of the peti
tions for the use of market funds to
aid the bond road work have been on
file for nearly a year, the judge points
' tl i
th.,o' r.rr,mi,or
Harris both voice the unofficial opin
ion that there is a strong possibility
for the combination of these funds,
although the two commissioners some
time ago were opposed to the project.
Their change of view has been due
to the improvement of several very
necessary arteries which has thrown
an entirely different light upon the
program in general. There is a feel
ing that as a matter of general prin
ciples the market road funds should
be used for t'ne improvement of tri
butary roads, but the opinion of the
court is that if the bond program is to
be put into action, the only solution
developed so far is the use of the
market funds to put the base In con
dition for pavement.
The county court however, has in
dicated that if any action in this "re
gard is to be taken, H will include a
general order covering all of the bond
roads in the county. ,No Individual
petitions will be allowed, it is said,
but if the combination of funds should
be adopted as a regular program, to
be carried out over a period of years,
those districts which have already
asked for such action will be taken
care of. Among the market roads
which the court was petitioned to
designate as bond roads were the
highways from Wilsonville to. Oswe
go; Monitor to Barlow; Marquam to
Canby, and Oregon City to Redland.
BOOZE PLANT IS FOUND
AT
What is believed to be one of the
most complete outfits for manufactur
ing moonshine ever found here, was
discovered Saturday at 3 o'clock
by Constable Lowe and deputy sher
iff o J- Long, when Tony Novak and
Mike Mitchv were found operating
the still in a small shack at the rear
of their barn about two and one-half
miles from Clackamas station on the
banks of the Clackamas river and
about eight miles from Oregon City.
The men were placed "under arrest
and taken, to Milwaukie, where they
were given a hearing" before Judge
Parry. Mitchv was fined $500 and
Novak $150. Mitchy paid his fine, and
Novak was brought to Oregon City
by Long and placed in the county
jail to serve his fine out at $2 a day.
From the indications of the premi
ses the two men have engaged in the
manufacture of moonshine for several
months, a building having been
especially constructed for that pur
pose. Here was found a 40-gallon
still, 90 gallons finished moonshine,
and 300 gallons mash.
CIVIL WARFARE FEARED
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 18.
The sheriff of Baker county appealed
today to Duval . county authorities to
help in coping with a situation at
MacCleny, thirty miles west of here,
'which, he said, threatens to develop
into civil warfare as the culmination
of the shooting and seriously wound
ing there this morning of Jako Wil
kinson; the kidnaping last week of
Mannix Robinson and the recent mys
teries disappearance of .T. R. Hen
derson, former, banker and wealthy
naval stores operator.
OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY REALTY BOARD
FOR COMING YEAR
S. O. Dillman Will Succeed
O. E. Freytag as President;
Wallace F. MUler Elected
As First Vice-President.
TWO NEW POSTS ARE
CREATED BY BOARD
Inauguration of New Multiple
Listing System Is Projected
By Association This Year
S. O. Dillman was elected president
of the Clackamas County Realty
Board at a special meeting held here
Monday night. Mr. Dillman succeeds
O. E. Freytag, of Gladstone, who has
been president of the board since its
formation nearly a year ago.
Wallace F- Miller, of Stanley, was
elected first vice president, succeed
ing Mr. Dillman. Two new offices,
second and third vice president, were
created, which will be filled during
the coming year by Minnie E. C.
Youngs, of Risley, and Gordon J. Tay
lor, of Molalla, respectively.
T. F. Meeds was re-elected secre
tary and Mrs. Maggie Johnson was
re-elected treasurer.
A. L. Ritter, president of the Port
land Realty Board Association and
Fred O. Brockman, secretary Of the
Northwest Realty Association, spoke
at the meeting upon lines of organiz
ation and legal forms in real estate
work.
The first regular meeting for this
year has been called for Monday
night, at which definite plans for the
proeeedure during the coming period
are expected to be outlined. The lo
cal realty board has become interest-
listing system, a new method for cq-
operative handling of real estate sales
which 'has proven successful in other
counties and .states It . is indicated
that the program for the coming year
will include a concerted effort toward
the adoption of this system over the
entire county.
POSTAL EXAMINATION IS
SLATED FOR GLADSTONE
WASHINGTON D. C, Feb. 17.
(Special). A competitive examina
tion at Oregon city is set to fill the
existing vacancy at the Gladstone
postoffice, which is declared official
ly open. The position is being filled
by Carrie N. Parker at the present
time.
As the examination is conducted
under a special order rather than civil
service regulations, the .outcome is
not necessarily binding, but from the
list of applicants will be filled any
further vacancies which might occur,
The salary at Gladstone, which is a
third class office, is $1,000 a year.
TAX COLLECTION TOTAL
$5,038 FOR FIRST DAY
Tax collections in Clackamas coun
ty for Monday, the first day which
the 1921 rolls were opened, amount
ed to $5,038.23, according to I. J.
Taylor, head of the tax department.
A total jf 95 receipts were issued
during the day, and the largest
amount of tax paid by any one per
son was $dst.t3. tub smallest re
ceipt issued was for 7q cents.
TWO ARE FINED $25 ON
ES
Jake Boylan ana Pete Perdosite
were fined $25 in the recorder's court
Monday on charges of being intoxicat
ed. Boylan, who is known as the
"Cabbage King" of West Linn was
taken into custody by Officer Titus
Saturday night at a local barber shop
when he attempted to secure a shave
and haircut on 28 cents. He was
found to be drunk.
Patrolman Hemmingway arrested
Perdosite Sunday night, when the
proprietor of a local pool hall found
the man in an intoxicated condition
and put him out of the place. In the
mele, a glass door was broken.
Both men pleaded guilty.
6000 KLANSMEN PARADE
FORTH WORTH, Texas, Feb. 17,
Led by a klansman bearing a flaming
cross and an American flag, about
6000 members of the Ku Klux Klan
paraded the streets of Forth Worth
late last night. Banners proclaiming
that the klan stands for Americanism
and law and order were carried.
About 100,000 persons witnessed the
procession. All traffic was suspend
ed on the main streets during the parade.
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The photograph was taken of the
ington, D. C, after a record flight through a fierce gale from Langley Field,
Virginia. It was making a trial flight preparatory to a demonstration trip to
prove the Army Air Service's contention that the semi-rigid airship is highly
efficient. Officials say the accident
aviation on a large scale.
RECALL FAILS
TO OUST MAYOR
AT MILWAUKIE
Snyder Wins Election b y
Margin of 18 Votes Out
Of Total Ballot of 388;
Pelton's Candidacy Lost.
CITY OFFICIAL WINS
IN MUNICIPAL SCRAP
Inefficiency Charges Are
Denied; Action Vindicated
By .Voters i.oll Is. Large.
MILWAUKIE, Feb. 16. (Special).
J. M. Snyder is still mayor1 of Mil
waukie. By a margin of 18 out of 388 votes
cast in the recall election here Thurs
day night, he was retained as a city"
official, and the recall measure, to
gether with the candidacy of G. C.
Pelton failed.
mThe vote cast, as unofficially re
ported last night, was: Precinct 1.
Snyder, 115; PeltesS, 110. Precinct
Snyder, 88; Pelton, 75. The poll is
considered very large.
Some fourteen or fifteen ballots,
which were incomplete or not marked,
were thrown out by the election
boards.
The recall movement was started
here about a month ago when charges
amounting to official inefficiency were
launched. Snyder denied the accusa
tions and stated that he would stick
and fight the issue. Pelton, candi
date for the position, was formerly
mayor of the town.
In their campaign, Snyder's
opponents had charged that his
Main street property became a
possession of the city when he failed
to meet the assessments; that the
mayor himself tried traffic violators
last summer and retained fees; that
contrary to the mayor's assertion that
the boxing matches have paid for the
paving of two streets, the town still
owes $4000 for the paving and has
received only $2500 from arena bouts;
that Snyder has neglected to make an
annual financial eport; that permis
sion to inspect the boxing commis
sion's records has been refused, and
that the mayor was prime mover in
the sale of the old car barn wnicn, ac
cording to reports, was to be used for
uncensored pictures and Sunday danc
ing. .
FARMERS PLAN
BIG POLITICAL
ORGANIZATION
CHICAGO, Feb. 17. A national
farmers' organization, built arouna
the "farm bloc" in congress, was in
process of organization here today.
Belief -of farmers taat tne oniy re
lief from resent conditions is thru
politics caused the call of a meeting
of representative agrarian leaders or
the nation. The conrerence was can
ed by Benjamin C- Marsh, managing
director of the Farmers' National
Council, who arrived today.
Only the conservative rarmer ele
ment will be included in the organiz
ation, authorities said. Members of
the national Nonpartisan league,
American Farm Bureau and the Unit
ed States grain growers will be active
in the conference tomorrow .
There will be no new or radical
plans come out of the farmers' con
ference, it was said. The new organ
ization will be formea aiong lines al
ready attempted by conservative
farm leaders.
BOARD AL-OWS OVERTIME
Chicago. Feb. 20. Train dispatch
ers were allowed overtime pay after
the ninth hour of work by a decision
of the United States railroad labor
board today.
Roma arriving at Soiling Field, Wash
cannot be held as an indictment against
POLITICAL ISSUE
AS YET CONFINED
TO REPUBLICANS
Clackamas county's political pot
which is sizzling upon the primary
fire is as yet devoid of party entangle
ments for but one clan is' represented
on the lists.
Some fifteen candidates have either
declared their intention to seek office
at the hands of the people or are sus
pected of serious designs, but so far
the race has been confined purely to
Republicans and the Democratic
ticket which will probably spring up
before May 19 is as yet an enigma.
The announcement of I. C- Bridges
at 'present a local councilman, that
he will seek a Republican nomination
for the lower house in the legislature
makes four who have cast their pro
verbial headgear in this particular
ring. Phil Hammond, present incum
bent, will be a candidate to succeed
himself and M. J. Lee, who once be
fore sought the nomination, will make
a second attempt to fly the G. O. P.
colors in the November election.
George Randall, a prominent granger
of the .New Era district will also seek
the nomination. Clackamas county :
has three representatives at Salem, j
Treasurer Job Lures j
The senatorial race in the county
looms as probably one of the husky
frays of the primaries. With Senator
Thomas F. Ryan a candidate for the
office of state treasurer the seat
may be hotly contested. William
Stone who is at present in the lower
house and R. E. Cherrick, of Barlow,
are the only ones to definitely an
nounce their candidacy. It is expect
ed however that George Randall will
try for the office. Linn Jones, form
er mayor of Oregon city is mention
ed for the position, but last night de
clined any definite statement regard
ing his probable action. Grant B.
Dimick, former county judge was
rumored to be grooming himself for
the senatorial run, but emphatically
denies' that he will seek any office.
John F. Clark is also mentioned but
has come out with no definite state
ment.
Only one candidate for joint repre
sentative from Clackamas county has
appeared on the definite side of the
line. He is Fred J. Meindl, of Port
land, who up till some time ago re
sided in Clackamas county.
Relection Is Sought
The county commissionership may
also develop a husky fray. W. W.
Harris, county commissioner at pres
ent will seek re-election. He has
served for four, years. W. A. Proctor,
the other commissioner has two years
of a four year term to serve while
Judge Cross has four years of a six
year term before him. E. D. Olds, of
Oak Grove, and Henry Kruse are the
only ones who are to run against
Harris so far. Kruse however, has
not definitely decided.
One higher judicial office, the posi
tion of circuit judge, is to be filled.
It is expected that Judge J. U. Camp
bell will succeed himself upon the
bench, without opposition.
Although no Democrats or other
candidates than the Republicans have
been announced, there is considerable
time yet for the revision of the slate
and the entire aspect of things may
change. " For -state offices, such as
the legislature, candidates must file
before April 14, or 35 days before the
primary election. County office seek
ers have until April 19, or 30 days be
fore the election to declare their in
tention of seeking office.
RAWSON IS NEW SENATOR
DES MOINES, la., -Feb. 17.
Charles A. Rawson, of Des Moines, is
tha new senator from Iowa. An
nouncement of the appointment of
Mr. Rawson who is state chairman
of the Republican state central com
mittee, t succeed William S. Kenyon
in the upper house of congress, was
made by Governor N. E. Kendall today.
W. C. T. U. ACTIVITIES IN
COUNTY ARE INCREASING
Drive for Funds Progressing;
X.T lt! A T- JT-
new unions -vre rormea
Farm Home Is Supported.
The vigorous campaign which the
W. C. T. U. has conducted through
out the state for the past year has
resulted in the establishment of
number of new branches. One of the
chief projects of the society is the es
tablishment of a children's farm home
at Corvallis, the grounds ' for which
have already been purchased.
Mrs. E. B. Andrews, ot this city,
state organizer of the W. C- T. U. or
ganized branches at Gladstone and
Clackamas last week. The meeting
at Gladstone was held at the home of
Mrs. Charles Moran, the following
officials were elected: Mrs. Annie
Butler, president; Mrs. Charles Mor
an, vice-president; Mrs. Grant Olds
secretary Mrs. T. E. Gault, treasur
er. It was decided to hold meetings
of this branch on the first Tuesday
of each month.
Talks Are Planned
Mrs. Andrews is also chairman for
Clackamas county for the proposed
children s home and visited Estacada
Stafford, Eagle Creek, Viola and Gar
field in the interest of this fund. To
day she wil laddress the Women's
community club of Oak Grove and in
the near future plans to speak before
the woman's club and the grange at
Oswego. In the districts visited by
Mrs. Andrews she has appointed
number of ' deputies to assist in the
raising of theCIackamas - county
quota towards the farm home.
Of the $3200.00 needed a total of
$1,000 from this county has already
been subscribed and word has been
received from Evergreen, one of the
smallest unions in the state, that they
have succeeded In costributing $200,
the amount needed to purchase one
acre, to the fund and are contemplat
ing further efforts in an endeavor to
get a second $200.
Much Aid Is Given
Individuals and organizations thru-
out the state are responding to the
need for this home by purchasing
one acre or more of land. The Ash
land W. C. T. U., one of the first con
tributors, bought five acres and was
given, the , honor, of, making the first
payment on the site. Yamhill county
last week sent in money for seven
acres. Among the subscribers to tne
fund is W. P. Hawley of this city.
The farm home is for care of the
many children in the state, who are
without home or care, it is pointed
out. The home will be conducted on
the cottage plan, with a "mother" in
charge of every 12 or 15 children. In
home surroundings, the children will
be given Christian training and the
preparation for life, to which every
child is entitled.
The farm which has been chosen
by the board of directors, is three
miles east of Corvallis and contains
245 acres. Nearly all the necessary
buildings, except those for housing
the children, are at present on the
site. - It is hoped that sufficient funds
will be available, so that the home
can be ready to receive children by
early summer.
MURDER IS THOT
TO BE CAUSE OF
STRANGE DE4THS
CHEHALIS, Wash., Feb. 16. J. H.
Jahne, deputy prosecuting attorney
of Lewis county, today took active
charge of the investigation into the
deaths of the five children of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Rhodes from poison
last Saturday. Following announce
ment that the package supposed to
contain pure Epsom salts contained
lo per cent of poison, Mr. Jahne ex
pressed the view today that the poison
was placed in the salts between the
time they left a Tacoma wholesale
house and the fatal event. Investiga
tions have snown that the salts were
jmre when sent out from Tacoma, Mr.
jnane said.
"I am working on the theory that
some one deliberately put the poison
in the package to kill some members
of the Rhodes family," the deputy
prosecutor said.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes were called
to Chehalis today and went over the
case with the investigators. Mrs.
Rhodes said the package was ordered
from the general store at Curtis by
telephone, and was sent to her by
mail, and that she opened the pack
age Saturday, the day after its ar
rival. Mr. Jhane said that no investigation
has yet been made as to how or when
the poison was placed in the salts.
ARMY CUT IS RUMORED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. In line
with Secretary Denby's recent declar
ation that reductions of the naval es
tablishment beyond those he had sug
gested must of necessity be made
primarily in the navyyards and sta
tions, cutting the army below its
present authorized 150,000 enlisted
strength; 'undoubtedly would Te re
flected in abandonment of olefc army
posts over the country.
Exhaustive study of the problem
has been made in the war department
It was prompted both by the desires
of Secretary Weeks to co-operate
with congress in Its economy cam
paign and also by rumors of impend
ing efforts to chop the army as low
as 75,000 enlisted total.
PHflML
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i- K-t u u m lain
ovV I Lll IIL11L 11 If I
TO BE REDUCED
Public Service Commission
Issues Blanket Decision In
Upholding Raise Granted
Company Just a Year Ago.
ORDER IS BASED UPON
REHEARING LAST JULY
Present Rates and Service
Held Equitable; Charges
On Portland Calls Stand.
Telephone rates in Oregon will not
be reduced, and present toll charges
between Portland and Oregon City,
Oswego, Milwaukie and Oak Grove
will stand as the result of an order
issued by the Public Service. Commis
sion Tuesday afternoon.
The order, based upon a rehearing
last July and August completely re
affirms the order of the commission
of February 28, 1921 raising the rates
form 30 to 100 per cent, depending
upon the various types of service.
' According to the commission's or
der, both the .charges of the company
and the service are entirely satisfac
tory. The following rates for Oregon
City, which- represented a straight
rise of 75 cents, are reaffirmed:
Charges Are Listed
One "party business
Wall $4.50
Desk r 4.75
Two party business .
Wall 3.75
Desk . . 4.00
One party residence
Wall 3.00
Desk '. .... 3.25
Two party residence
Wall 2.50
Desk 2.75
Four party residence
Wall . 2.25
Desk -, 2.50
The local consumers entered a pro
test regarding . the service and - the
rates, while the residents of the out- .
lying towns complained of the toll
service to Portland. In this regard.
the commission gives the following
opinion.
"Discriminations have existed be
tween communities as well as classes
of patrons. Communication from Oak
Grove and Milwaukie to Portland has
been permitted without charge, a
five cent toll rate being required in
the opposite direction. The latter
charge was frequently evaded by pre-
arrangement of calls. Subscribers in
these towns thus received what was .
virtually Portland service. They re
ceived it for less than Portland rates.
though the cost of giving it was more,
on account of distance. Under the
present tariff a five cent toll rate is
charged in each direction and the ex
change rates have been slightly de- -
creased.
Portland Service Asked
Milwaukie now proposes that it
pay the Portland rates and be includ
ed in the Portland primary rate area,
arguing that it is only a mile7 outside
the city limits. Oak Grove amends
by proposing that the area be extend
ed to the Clackamas river. The
Clackamas river is just outside tha
city limits of Oregon City, so it would
be unreasonable to resist the claim
that Oregon City, too, should be in- ,
eluded with Portland. .
"The size of the primary rate area,
as well as the number of users in it,
is an important factor in cost, and
consequently in rates . The boundar
ies of the primary rate must be re
stricted as much as practicable in the'
interest of the subscribers. Inclusion
of Oak Grove and Milwaukie would
mean that the extra cost of serving
them would be laid on the Portland
rate area. The line must be drawn
somewhere and we can see no other
place as suitable as at the city limits.
City Plan Followed
''In large cities, like New York and
Philadelphia, it has been found ad
visable to establish separate rate
areas within city lines. These zones
may be separated only by the center
line of a street which is solidly built
up on each side, yet toll rates are
charged for communication between
areas.
"It was shown by the company at
the hearing that the total of the
charges to the subscribers in Milwau
kie in the month of April at the Port
land exchange rates would have been
more than the charges actually paid,
toll and exchange combined. With a
toll charge of only five cents, it is
not conceivable that any necessary
messages were not .sent, although
doubtless much unnecessary conver
sation was eliminated. It is evident
that if Milwaukie were included with
Portland at the request of a few
whose total charges would be lower
ed, there would be at once a vigorous
protest from the larger number whose
charges would be increased.
Oswego Ruling Made
"All that has been said of Milwau
kie and Oak" Grove applies with even
more force to the situation at Oswe
go. This community of less than two
hundred subscribers is separated
from the Portland exchange area by
several miles of almost wholly un
occupied territory. Isolated as it is,
it is not practicable to serve It except
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