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FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 50.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922
ESTABLISHED 186
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INJUNCTIONS MAY
BE USED TO FIGHT
HIGHWAY ROUTE
Public Service Commission
Is to Be Prevented from
Improvement of Basin or
Of Railroad Avenue Line.
SUITS READY TO BE
FILED SAYS SCHUEBEL
Litigation Promised Here if
State Body Attempts to
Commence Condemnation.
Establishment of any route for the
Pacific highway through Oregon City
other than the Fifth street line, will
be met by injunction proceedings, ac
cording to Chris Schuebel, attorney.
Schuebel has prepared two injunction
suits for filing in the event that either
tho Railroad Avenue and Seventh
Street line is used or the basin route.
Remonstrances against the vacation
of Third street and lower Main street,
containing 1200 names and said to list
SO per cent of the Main street business
men are in Schuebel's hands ready
for filing if it is found necessary to
prevent the contributions of the cor
porations to stop the use of any rout
ing other than. Fifth street. .
The state highway commission is to
meet today, and the Oregon City prob
lem is to be taken up in probably,
final consideration as the commission
is said to ba anxious to complete their
plans here before a new body of men
take over the work under Pierce's ad
ministration. Excess Cost Scored
The Seventh street line, Schuebel
objects, would impair depot facilities
and endanger traffic to the municipal
elevator, in addition to causing an ex
pense of more than $50,000 for the
building of two blocks which, he de
clares, practically parallel a line at
present ready for use.
Under the agreement the highway
out of Oregon City is to be financed
by the P. R. L. & P., the Hawley
Paper company, Southern Pacific and
Crown Willamette. The Southern Pa
cific has agreed to bear the entire
cost of constructing the underground
crossing at Fifth street, which will
entail the expenditure of approximate
" ly $40,000, which is considerably more
than their original portion of the im
provement. According to the estimates of the
highway commission, the cost of the
remainder of the road within the city
limits is $"9,404. The $35,000 con
tribution of Hawley, $30,000 from the
P. R. L. & P., and $10,000 from the
Crown Willamette leave $4404 above
the original agreement which the trad
tion company and Hawley have agreed
to meet.
Condemnation Feared
The corporations, according to W.
P. Hawley, will under no consideration
agree to make any additional contri
butions toward the cost of improving
Railroad avenue, which the commis
sion's figures show will cost $13,150
not including the cost of condemning
the property and securing the right
of way, estimated at between $40,000
and $60,800.
Under section 4436 of the Oregon
statutes, passed in 1919, the state
highwav commission has unlimited
authority to begin condemnation pro
ceedings to secure the right of way,
begin construction at once, and assess
the bill against the county. No court
order can prevent this being done,
Schuebel states. The only means of
preventing the highway commission
from taking this action would be to
prevent the council from making the
5 concessions to the corporations upon
which their contributions are con
tingent, he says.
The vacation of Third street so that
it would revert back to the adjacent
property of the Hawley Paper com
pany has been arranged so as to allow
an alley for foot traffic, and the va
cation of lower Main street to the P.
R. L. & P. for trackage purposes will
be extended from the end of the pres
ent pavement to the basin wall to
avoid complications with the city's
water rights and the pipes of the
mills.
Final Action Scored
Before the council takes final action
to this affect, if the agreement with
the highway commission is not suit
ably made, the remonstrances will be
filed and the vacations enjoined,
Schuebel says. He declares that the
use of the basin route can also be pre
vented .
"The entire matter," the attorney,
declared, "is ready if the highway
commission will take the only route
which is open and agree to .build the
road. Local matters have been ar
ranged so that the work can be com
menced." The city council has scheduled " a
special meeting for December- 13 at
which the vacation ordinances are
expected to pass first reading. No ac
tion was desired by the city until the
attitude of the highway commission
wag ascertained.
POTATO PROGRAM WILL
BE GIVEN AT DAMASCUS
Farm Bureau to Hold Session
To Discuss Production of
Crop; Specialists are Listed.
The Damascus Farm Bureau has
completed arrangements for a com
plete potato day program. December
15th has been set for the event, which
will begin at 10:00 A. M., with a potato
grading school conducted by E. R.
Jackman, crops specialist from O.- A.
C. A mechanical grader will be . in
operation, and there will be a com
plete discussion of potato grades and
market requirements.
A hot lunch will be served at noon
by the Home Economics branch of the
Damascus Farm Bureau.
Following this S. B. Hall, county
agent and potato authority of Mult
nomah County, will address the meet
ing on the subject "Seed potato pro
duction in the lower Willamette Val
ley." In this subject lie the greatest
possibilities of the potato grower.
For those interested in the work
ings of a highly organized and success
ful farm community there will be a
report of the past year's work of the
Damascus Farm Bureau.
The subject of potato marketing will
be discussed by Walter A. Holt, Clac
kamas county agent.
There will be an exhibit of the var
ious potato diseases as they affect
both plants and tubers, and charts will
be used to stress other features in the
growing of more profitable potatoes.
All types and kinds of the latest pota
to machinery - will be included in an
exhibit that will be featured by farm
machinery dealers and manufacturers.
Sheriff Is Sued For
Execution of Lein;
,8100 Damage Asked
Suit against Sheriff W. J. "Wilson
for $100 loss occasioned by the hold
ing of an automobile here upon at
tachment was filed in the circuit court
yesterday by the Palmer construction
company. Recovery of $360 damages
additional ia case the machine Is not
returned is asked.
Suit to collect upon a lein of $739.
95 was filed in the circuit court by M.
Lonsberry against Jake Moss.
Suit to cancel a contract of property
trust was filed against Grant and W.
B. Nash by Anna E. Nash.
Suit against Mrs. Willard G. Bena
wa to recover $350 payment on con
tract for delivery of certain goods was
filed by the Perry Granite company.
Divorce suits filed in the circuit
court during the past few days are:
Virginia vs Roderic C. Miles, Vera vs
A. Letheiser, Beulah B. against George
W. McCollum, B. Leona against
Charles B. Reynolds. Fred B. against
Esther Sweeney, Grace L. against
Walter Brown and Eugene R. against
Amy Van Cleve. Divorce decrees
granted are in the cases off" Peter
against Elizabeth Bath, Maud XL
against Cecil Crawford Lenore M.
against Hermon Parr and Wallace N.
against Maude E. Blowers.
In the probate court yesterday let
ters of guardianship of Kenneth and
Elizabeth Ross were granted to Bessie
L. Swift.
Bounty of $4 on two bobcat pelts
has been paid by the county clerk to
Robert Schoenborn, of Canby Rt. 1.
Car Shortage Is
Nearly Overcome
Says Commission
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 9. In the last
two weeks there has been a notable
relief In Oregon from the car shortage
situation, and as far as perishable
fruit is concerned there is complete
relief, with scarcely any shortage of
refrigerator cars.
On November 9 the Southern Pacific
shortage of closed cars ranged from
850 to 1050 daily. On December 2 the
shortage began to diminish, according
to records of the public service com
mission. On that date there wag a
shortage of 700 cars, but by December
7 this had diminished to 334. A simi
at the commission because of a large
lar condition exists for open cars.
Some criticism recently was directed
number of bad order cars in the Brook
lyn (Portland) yards of the Southern
Pacific company. The company ex
plains that the toad order cars were
sent to Oregon for repair and that as
rapidly as they are repaired they are
put into active service to relieve the
shortage. The company Increased its
working force in the Brooklyn yards
by 225 men and sent 440 bad orders
cars there for repairs. They are be
ing rebuilt at the rate of about ninety
s. month and those with only minor
defects are being put into service very
rapidly.
On the Oregon-Washington Rail
Road & Navigation lines there is no
shortage of refrigerator cars east of
Portland, and the apple situation at
Hood River and in Eastern Oregon is
said to be amply cared for.
On all other roads, the Oregon Elec
tric, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle,
the Oregon Trunk and the United Rail
ways, it is claimed there is now no
shortage and there is even a slight
surplus.
CONTEST OF VOTE
AT ESTACADA IS
WON BY J. K. ELY
Two Ballots Thrown Out by
Covp-t; Election Results
Unchanged by Action; Lot
On Recordship to Hold.
PERIOD OF RESIDENCE
IS BASIS FOR SUIT
F. C. Bartholomew Loses in
Effort to Get Position;
Decree Issued by Campbell.
J. K. Ely will remain recorder of
Estacada, Judge J. U. Campbell de-
I creed in the circuit court - here in
deciding the case brought by F. C.
Bartholomew, contesting the recent
election. Although two votes were
thrown out during the recount, upon
the motion of the contestant, the final
tally was still a tie between the two
aspirants. The vote had originally
been declared a tie by the election
board and Ely was elected by lot.
Judge Campbell held that in as much
as Ely had originally won the lot, and
a tie was rightfully found to exist,
the election should stand.
Bartholomew filed his contest suit
here December 1, alleging among other
things that the votes of George Jack
and Clara Nelson were illegal because
they had not resided in Estacada for
six months, the period set by 'the
charter a9 the minimum for residence
to allow ballot upon a city election.
These two votes were cast out. It was
then found that the election board had
made an error of two votes and that
a tie still remained. Other matters
contested, including the failure to an
nounce beforehand that the polls were
to be closed were ruled out by the
court.
CONSOLIDATION BILL IS
El
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 9. A consolida
tion bill which would eliminate seven
state officials and put five in office
to take over tfee functions now per
formed by the seven Is said" to be
brewing for introduction at the com
ing session of the legisature.
This plan, it appears, is being cook
ed up in Eugene. The departments
that are the target of -the move are
the state industrial accident commis
sion, the state public service commis
sion and the state labor department.
The proposed measure would cre
ate a board of five officials, to be
known as a board of governors, to
take over the work now done by the
three accident commissioners, the
three service commissioners and the
one labor commissioner. The five
would be appointive by the governor
of the state. It is rumored that the
primary object back of the measure
is to create more patronage for the
state executive and to build up a
Ku Klux machine, and, since the move
had its inception in Eugene, this ac
tually may be the scheme.
The proposed board of governors
would have a well paid secretary.
It is said that Ed Trumbull, a news
paper man of Eugene, is slated for
this position should the program go
through.
The three members of the present
state industrial accident commission
receive salaries of $3600 a year each,
the three public service commission
ers received $4009 a jar each, the
secretary receives $3000, and the com
bined salaries of all officials and em
ployes in the department Is about
$39,000 a year, according to the Oregon
Blue Book.
The state labor commissioner re-
ceives $3000 a year and $4750 an-1
nually for one deputy, traveling ex
penses, additional clerk hire, print
ing and other expenses.
What the salaries of the proposed
board of fie governrfe would be
has not oeen made known.
Steamer lone Badly
Damaged by Blaze
PORTLAND, Dec. 9. Fire of unde
termined orign which broke out on
the river steamer lone, tied up at the
foot of Washington street, at 6 o'clock
this morning swept over the super
structure of the boat, damaging her to
the extent of probably $4000, and de
stroying part of a cargo of paper
worth all told about $15,000. It is es
timated that the total loss will amount
to over $10,000, depending on the
amount of paper that can be salvaged.
The lone is engaged In river traffic
between Camas and "Vancouver, Wash.,
Portland and way points, making the
roud trip daily. She arrived here
late Friday night and the fire broke
out only a few minutes before remov
al of her Portland bound cargo would
begin.
C. H. NELSON ARRESTED
BY LOS ANGELES POLICE
Man Wanted Here on Charges
Of Defrauding Woman Is
Taken; Extradition Sought.
C. H. Nelson, wanted by the au
thorities here for defrauding "the
guardian of a minor for whom he was
bondsman, was arrested Saturday in
Los Angeles, according to word re
ceived by Sheriff Wilson.
N Nelson, who is- the son of Wm. Nel-1
I son of this city and formerly a part
ner oi wm. weismanaei in the nrm oi
Weismandel anl kelson, was bondsman
of Mrs. Mary Grisco, guardtfan of
Julia Rinkus. The woman charges
that Nelson forged her name to a
cnecK oi ?9D on uie gin s iuuus in a
local bank and that he used the money
to leave the state.
Extradition papers were granted to
day by Governor Olcott and Deputy
Henry Hughes left for Los Angeles to
bring Nelson here .for trial.
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR DEDICATION
OF NEW BRIDGE
The complete program for the ded
ication of the new Willamette river
bridge has been arranged by the com
mittee, it was announced yesterday.
With a semi-official holiday to be ob
served in Oregon City and West Linn,
the ceremony will extend during the
morning with the actual dedication of
the bridge at high noon.
The program is:
9:30 A. M. Band Concerts on j
Street.
10:00 A. M. Crowning of Queen.
10:30 A. M. Reception at Commer
cial Club for guests.
11:30 A. M. Parade.
12:A. M. Ceremonies for opening of
Bridge on new Bridge.
1:15 P. M. Banauet at West Linn
Inn. (300 guests)
The executive committee is compos-
ed of M. D. Latourette, Chairman; T.
W. Sullivan; O. D. Bby. Treasurer;
E. B. Charman. Secretary ; - H. E.
Greaves: Chas. Shields; John It-
Reams; Wm. Andresen.
The general committee: comprises.
M. D. Latourette, Chairman; O. D.
Eby, H. S. Mount, T. W. Sullivan.
Wm. Andresen, Jos E. Hedges, E. B.
Charman, Hal Hoss, G. L. Hedges, H.
A. Kirk, R. iA. Furrow, Harry E.
Greaves, James Shannon, Chas Shields,
J. W. Moffatt, John R. Reams, John
W. Draper, H. E. Cross, W. A. Proc
tor, W. F. Harris, W. L. Little, C. P.
Farr, I. C- Bridges, R. L. Hohnan.
Queen contest . committees are:
West Linn Queen, Chas. Shields,
John R. Reams, Harry E. Greaves.
Oregon City Queen. James Shannon, !
O. D. Eby. Wm. Andresen.
The Master of Ceremonies is Jos.
E. Hedges, President of Commercial
, .ko R,.nj i. t.m!
J. IT. OamibelL Aida are John J.
Cooke, Postmaster; L. L. Porter, Rec-
.rdr weat l.inn. The Toastmstei- of !
rhe hannuet will -be Franklin T. Orif-!
fith. Music is under the direction of !
Mrs. Neita Barlow Lawrence.
REAL MARRIAGE
WILL BE PART OF
SPAN OPENING
A real marriage ceremony symbolic
of the joining of Oregon City and West
Linn in a closer bond of friendship. Is
to be solmenlzed upon the opening ot
new bridge across the Willamette riv
er between the two cities. In con
sequence the committee is searching
for two people, one from each city, who
are willing to set the date of their j
nuptials for December 28,
Plans for the ceremony are to be
formulated in the immediate future. It
is expected that a wide range of wed
ding gifts will be offered by the mer
chants of the city.
The ceremony, according to M. D.
Latourette, chairman of the commit-
tee ia to be removed from every
thought of burlesque. For the past
six months, it is explained, there has
been little " traffic - between the two
cities, due to the closing of the bridge
and the marriage is to portray the
reopening of mutual civic anjd com
mercial activities.
Queen Harriett, Oregon City's can-
didate for the regal roges at the dedi- j
cation of the new bridge, took a wide ,
Jump into the lead last night when
the official votes are counted. After
leading for two days, Queen Vena, of
West Linn, dropped nearly 1,000 be-J
hind. The vote yesterday was
Miss Barnes -. 16,525
Miss Phipps 17,335
Officers Named By
. Knights of Pythias
At a meeting of Cataract Lodge 76, i
Knights of Pythias, officers elected for 1
1923:
Kaiptv o. smith, c. C; Aaron i
Thompson, V. C; Phillip Young, Pre
late; I. T. Williams, Mat A.; O. F.
Johnsen, K. of R. and S.; Harry Peck
over, "M. of-T.; John Crawford, M. of
W.; Clifford Williams, I. G.; J. W.
Tlxon, O..G-; Tom H. Smith, Trustee.1
NATURALIZATION
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DECEMBER 18TH
Final Papers Are Requested
By Thirteen Aliens; Full
List of Names Is Compiled
By County Clerk Miller.
THREE GERMANS ARE
a rvwA A rri a iutc
AMUINVa ArrLlLAIN 13
Enfirland. Switzerland. Russia
Among Nationalities Cited.'
, . , i T? 1 A
Holland and Belgium Are
. ,
Thirteen aliens will be given their
final examination for admission to
citizenship at the naturalization hear
ing in the circuit court here (Decem
ber 18. The list includes three na-
I tives of Germany, three of England,
two each from Switzerland and Den-
marlt and one representing Russia,
Belgium ana uoiianu.
The list prepared by county clerk
Fred A. Miller follows:
Gustave Ratke, Russia, Parkplace.
Paul Hopp, Germany, Oregon Cjty.
John Nelsoa McKillican, England,
West Linn.
John Gottfried Sauter. Switzerland.
Milwaukee.
Solomon Stenberg, England, Boring.
Rasmus Petersen, Denmark, Wood
burn, route 3.
Peter Nelson, Denmark, Oregon City,
route 2.
Frank Buret, Switzerland, Oregon
I City.
j Robert Alexander Waddell, England,
! Oregon City.
! Cornelius Geeriigs, Holland, Milwau-
r "e-
Joseph
Schmidt, Germany, Hoff.
route 1.
Archie Nelrynck; Belgium, Boring,
William Otto Herzog. Germany, Ore
on City, route 2.
! NEW TELEPHONE LINES
CONNECT TO PORTLAND
Five additional long distance lines
between Oregon City and Portland
were completed Saturday by the Pa
cific Telophone and Telegraph, comp
any. Fifteen main lines are now in ser
vice betwee the two cities.
The frst call over the new lines was
sent through from the news desk of
The Morning Enterprise Saturday af-
ternoon to C. W. Godlove, chief clerk
in the manager's office in Portland.
congratulating them upon the comp-
u7' efforts toward continued
im-
The new lmea were erected at a
cost of about 5,000 and five additional
line are be installed in the near
future'
Work upon the laying of the tele
phone cable between Oregon City and
West Linn is being rushed by V. N.
Drake, superintendent of the local
plant, in order to have the work com
pleted by the time the bridge is open
ed. The new cable will have 200 pail'
of wires, doubling the capacity of the
present cable to West Linn. Willamette
and Bolton. It will rovide service for
700 subscribers.'
The local company is installing a
complete cable line system in the
plant of the Crown Willamette paper
company, embracing 30 stations. The
old open wire system is to bedone
away with.
Recently- two new switchboards
were installed in tha local office, which
according to Manager T. V. Yanney
are sufficient to take care of the
growth of the exchange for some time.
Removal of duplication in the exter
ior lines - and in improving the sys
tem is hearing completion.
Former Oregon City
Residents Go Thru
Astoria Holcanst
There is no city in Oregon which is
not directly or indirectly affected to
more or less of a nersonal degree by
the catastrophe in Astoria. Among
the former Oregon City people who
suffered property damage is Ray Scott,
son of E. W. Scott of this city, who
was night manager of the Farr Drug
Company, formerly owned by the late
j Ress Farr, brother of Clarence Farr
of this city. Mrs. Ross Farr was In
Oregon City Thursday visiting with
her sister in law Mrs, Dr. C. A. Stuart.
On Thursday evening she went to Port
land preparatory to closing a deal for
the sale of the drug store, -but this
morning was notified by wire that the
building i an entire loss.
Ed Eby. John Lowers- and Al Funk,
local men, were in Astoria employed
in construction work on the new hotel.
George Hisloo. formerly connected
with Price Brothers was operating a
store in Astoria, which la believed
to be in the area Included in the fire.
The breaking of wire connections with
Astoria has prevented further infor-
mation from reaching here.
FIRE DAMAGES
SHOP AND
$3800 Loss Is Caused by I
Hot- Furnace in Basem- a,(
Of "The Falls'
Damage estimate" 2jkc. M)0 was
done Monday evenii.?,' fire origi
nating in the baseme. ' of the Falls
restaurant, Seventh and Main streets.
The fire Is believed to have been
I started by an overheated furnace
! flue.
i The flames did not break through
the floor though the underpinning was
badly charred. The damage was
i largely the result of water.
The fire was discovered at 5 o'clock
" when smoke was seen coming through
tTiA wtetftllrant flnnr Tho fii-A ifaiurt.
ment encountered considerable diffl-j
culty in extinguishing the flames due I
to dense smoke. A hole was made j
in the floor of the O. K. barber shop i
M.-1 CUAU Cfr -J V WGU. FW U
ing a stream into the basement.
The damage is estimated at $3000
to the fixtures and stock of the res-
taurant ana xsuu tn the Darner snoo.
Chief, of the fire department Wm.
Priebe said last night that consid-
erable difficulty was encountered terests to the municipality, was the
through, the failure of the crowd to j statement made yesterday by L. A,
keep off of the street. The next fire j Henderson. Replying to Chris Schue
where the people surge about the en-1 bej-g arguments for the use of the
gine and the burning structure, tne
department will be forced to clear the
way by the use of a hose line, he said.
HAWLEY DENIES
RUMOR OF MILL
IN WASHINGTON
The Hawley Pulp and Paper mills
are planning no extension outaide of
Oregon City, W. P. Hawley. president
of the company stated Friday in denial
of rumors and published statements to
the effect that a new plant in Washing
ton was contemplated. Information
from Clancy M. Lewis, secretary of
the Seattle Manufacturer's association
to the effect that a new mill at Olym
pia was to be built by the Hawley in
terests, is said by the president of ,
tne local concern xo De uni-anuea. -
A concern known as the West Coast ' mJssIon to a direct route through
Pulp an Paper company ia said to.be; onr cUy for nighway. traffic. The
planing rebuilding an old brewery , commission ha3 required that this traf
at Tumwater. a suburb of Olympia; ac en through the city with as
Rebuilding the plant at a cost of more mtle inconveniences as possible to
that 11.000,000 Is accredited to the new both th throueh traffic and to our
firm. The Hawley Pulp and Paper
company has no interest in the new
company, Hawley stated, and is look
ing for no locations outside of Oregon
City. Unfounded rumors of the ex
pansion of the local concern at points
along the coast were spiked by the lo-
cal mill men. Whatevec additions are
io ob maae are to ne to tne local
plant, he said.
Hawley and his associates Friday an -
nounced completion of negotiations
for the purchase of the Wilcox Estate
interest in the local mills. The con
sideration is said to be around $1,000
000. - "
53RD ANNIVERSARY IS
CELEBRATED BY COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, of this
city, celebrated their 53rd wedding an
niversary at their home on Thanks
giving day. The wedding anniversary
of thesA neODle is alwavs looked for-;
ward to with pleasure, although no.lleve that there is not need for more
euests wer m attendance, the coume streets below the bluff? We have had
enjoyed the dinner prepared by Mrs.
Brown. Their marriage took place at
Plymouth, Mass., Mrs. Brown's maiden
name being Augusta Shute.
Mr. Brown, who is still active, be
ing a contractor, is a native of Bris
tol, N. H., and his wife a native of
Bridgewater, N. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown came to Clacka
mas county 19 years ago, coming from
Massachusetts. For a brief time they !
resided at Clackamas station, and
then moved to Maple Lane, where Mr.
Brown engaged in farming on ten
acres of land. Three years ago he
rtisnosed of this and nurchased oroD-'
erty iu Oregon City, where he erected j
two houses, one of which he and his !
wife are occupying.
While iesiding at Maple Lane Mr.
Brown was master of the Maple Lane
graiige for some time, and was one
of the oldest masters in the state. I never De any less in tne ruture, ana
The couple intend to dispose of their lf We nave a chance now, as the ar
property in Clackamas county" and re-j Pen 11 for you' ani of course none of
turn to Massachusetts, where their i e new street, "then I say let's get it
daughters. Mrs Walter Evans: of Bos-
ton, and Mrs. Harold Ardway, of Hud
son, reside. There they have n
grandchildren, seven of whom they
have never seen,' and are anxiously
awaiting the time when they are to
arm e in their old home state to spend
their remaining days.
Red Men Elect For
Coming Year's Term
At the meeting of the Improved Or
der of Red Men held at the Moose hall
Thursday evening Carl Schultzer was
elected sachem; Willard Montgomery,! any Place in the west of its size and
senior sagamore; Ray Rierman, Jan-' supposed importance,
ior sagamore; Milton Nobel, chief of, "I have been accused of having
records; Lo)ula Nobeju collector f private interests in this matter of
wampum; Chris Hartman, keeper of)''Penin6 Railroad avenue, but I defy
wampum; Harry Williamson, trustee. I (Continued on .rage 5
IMPROVEMENT OF
Ti RAILROAD AVENUE
iiELD NECESSARY
Opportunity to Open Added
Thoroughfare Is Declared
At Hand; Statements Made
By O Schuebel Answered.
HIGHWAY BODY RIGHT
.SAYS L. A. HENDERSON
Use of Fifth Street Line Is
Declared Short - Sighted;
Cost Is Said Up to County..
That tha action beinsr taken bv some
r .hose interested in the Question
of routing the Pacific highway, to
force the use of Fifth street, and fail
ure to consider opening Railroad ave
nue is not conducive of the best in-
Fifth street routing and his state
ments on the impracticability of the
Railroad avenue line, Henderson ad
vances a number of reasons for the
consideration of the latter thorough
fare. - "I have, read the article appearing
in yesterday's edition as to why Rail
road avenue should not be opened to
travel, said Henderson, "and I can
think of no more fitting answer to
make than Inconsistency, Thou Art a
Jewel. If we hark back a few months
we will remember that some of our
prominent business and professional
men advocated opening Railroad ave
nue with great gusto, but now the
talk has switched from Railroad ave
nue to Water street, we need Water
street opened but there is no use of
opening Railroad avenue. It appears
to me that the reason for this weaken
ing of heart Is because we have been
t ronnjT- W ?iaia ttiov nnm.
own congested one-street city. It ap
pears to me. and I believe also to a
number of men looking to the future
of Oregon City, that the request of
the commission is not out of the way.
I have studied the traffic question on
Main street and there is not the least
i doubt to my mlnd but that the people
who look at front of our wooden
j shacks instead of going off Main
; street and looking at the back of the
shacks, will be. in the future some
of the first to ask the commission to
take the traffic off Main street so
that thel farmers and citizens can
shop and walk our streets with
safety.
"The matter of danger to the ele
vator traffic I believe to be all bunk.
With proper doors in the elevator,
taking care of traffic on the sides as
it should he, instead of allowing the
people to wander up and down Seventh
street, I can see no danger. Besides,
I hope the city will grow so that we
will not be compelled to carry our
entire hill population up and down the
lift.
"Can any broad-minded 'man be-
four f ires to he past few months, all
on the west side of Main street. The
water mums are on tne east siae or
Main street, hence all traffic has been
held up more or less. Last night
there was no possible way for traf
fic to get through. We should either
put in more water mains or build
streets so that traffic will not be so
held up. We ask the highway to come
through our town, and then we sit
complacently and say go right down
our on street, and if there is any
thing the matter with that street
wait until we get ready to let you
through,
"The matter of expense is stated as
an impossibility at this, time, yet these
same men who argue about the ex
pense are those who advocated some
time ago opening more streets. It
Js surely a fact, that the expense will
et quick. It is really a coun
ty matter anyway as much as a city
undertaking.
"About the only objection I can see
to the opening of Railroad avenue is
that the commission has come in and
said "You open that street or we will
opn it for you,' and of course none of
us like to be ordered to do anything;
on the other hand, It would appear -that
we need some broad minded men
to tell us to do something to improve
conditions in Oregon City. We-have
certainly the most backward city in
municipal improvements, and we cer
tainly have the most consistent set
f knockers" for civic betterments of "