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OREGON CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 1913.
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29 PERISH AS SHIP
CRASHES ON SPIT
STEAMER ROSECRANS SINKS IN
GALE OFF COLUMBIA; 4
ARE SAVED
LIFE SAVERS AND RESCUED IN PERIL
Place Where Vessel Goes Down not
Located Until Storm Abates
One Man Rides Plank
Seven Miles
ILWACO, Wash., Jan. 7. Twenty
nine men went to death, one who rode
a plank, was washed ashore, more
dead than alive, seven mles from the
scene of disaster, and three who clung
to the rigging of the ill-fated oil
tank steamer Rosecrans, until rescued
by the Point Adams lifesaving crew,
in a disabled craft and on a wild sea,
unable to get in, as the result of the
strike of the Rosecrans on Peacock
Spit at 5:20 o'clock this morning.
The Rosecrans is a total wreck.
Her captain, J. F. Johnson, and three
other dead bodies have been picked
up by the lifesaving crew.
For five hours after the distress
signal was flashed from the Rosecrans
the lifesaving stations at Cape Dis
appointment and Point Adams exert
ed every energy to reach the strick
en vessel, but the heavy weather and
fierce gale baffled at every turn.
The tugs Fearless and Oneonta,
with the Cape Disappointment life
savin.? crew, were forced to turn back
to Fort Canby. At 9:10 the naval
radio station located the wreck and
by radio gave the tugs the location.
The rescue work was the most per
ilous undertaken at Columbia bar in
its history. It was only when a lull
in the storm occurred about noon
that the lifesaving crews were able
to make to the scene of the wreck,
and then the gale was so furious that
it was impossible to get within 400
yards of the wreckage. In the wild
breakers three of the crew of the
Mfesavers were washed overboard
but were rescued. The men who had
clung to the mast of the Rosecrans
jumpsd into the water and were sav
ed. PARCELS POST BLOW
TO EXPRESS BUSINESS
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 As a result
of the unexpected development of
parcel post, it was said on good au
thority today that one express com
pany Iiere discharged 75 of its em
ployes. Every day since the establishment
of the new postal service a new re
cord has been established. For the
24 hours ended at midnight, January
4, 62,151 packages were mailed at
the different New York stations,
against about 42,000 packages the
previous 24 hours.
HIGH SCHOOL HUSTLER
LI
The great variety of disagreeable
weather which has 'been prevalent
the last thirty six hours has failed
to dampen the enthusiasm of any of
the contestants entered in the race
for the $1800 Howard touving car.
Each contestant knows that "every
cloud has a silver lining'' and that
the wintry weather of today will soon
be turned into the sunshine of tomor
row. The question, ".who is in the race"
has been asked many, many times
but its up to each entrant to let his
friends know who is in the contest
endeavoring to land the big black
car It is a rule that no names will
be published but from a short sketch
of some one of the contestants, some
people may guess the identity of
some cf the candidates.
A High School student yet in his
teens is No. 1 on the list. Born and
reared in Oregon City, he represents
the typical western young man of to
day a clean cut lad of splendid
physique and bright as a new parcel
post stamp. At school he is one of
the top notchers in his classes, al
ways ready for play when the proper
time arrives, and can always hold his
own on the athletic field. No. l's
hobby is machinery, in fact, his par
ents are also deeply interested in
every phase of this industry. Like
every other student, vacation time is
the big time of the year, but while
the river and hills attract the other
fellows, the whirr of shafts, belts and
pulleys prove the attraction of our
candidate As a matter of fact our
young friend stays home nights to
study pattern making and has chosen
this as his life's vocation. Read about
No. 2 in tomorrow's Enterprise.
All blue and yellow votes must be
deposited before January 15th. Hunt
ley Bros. Co. Coupon Books now on
sale, each book sold helps your fav
orite by 5000 bonus votes. See spec
ial prizes in Automobile window,
which will be awarded January 15th.
It you saw it In the Enterprise if
SPARKS OF WISDOM
FLASH FROM WIRES
VOLTAGE OF THOUGHT REMARK
ABLE WHEN MAIN TRUNK '
TURNS ON CURRENT
EACH MEMBER AN AMPERE IN SELF!
Subjects for Consideration by Organ-
I
ization Range From Railways
To Clearing River
Bank
I
Harvey E. Cross, mayor of Glad
stone; secretary of the Willamette
Valley Chautauqua Assembly; pioneer
attorney and Main Trunk Line of the
Live Wires of the Oregon City Com
mercial Club is the livest wire of
them all. He has opened his reign
auspiciously and has evolved a pro
gramme that will keep the Live Wires
busy for months to come. Last week
Mr. Cross hit upon the happy idea of
asking each member to suggest a
subject for the consideration of the
organization and these are the replies
he- received:
Frank Busch The speedy ertction
of a commodious public dock; egress
and ingress most important point in
selecting a site.
H. S. Mount Improve Pacific High
way; new bridge across the Willam
ette. T. Osmund Pure water for-Oregon -i
City.
F.'j. Tooze Operate your own elec
tric light and power plant.
L. L. Pickens Better county and i
city government. !
L. Adams If we can get Bull Run j
water, which I hope we will, I sus-,
gest we turn the water plant into a .
municipal lighting plant. j
John W. Loder A modern city hall
at the present location, with plenty I
of room for all city officials, a council j
chamber, recorder's court, vault for,
city records, a jug for the jailer, '
place for hose company and fine ap- j
paratus, booths for suffragettes, free '
reading room, combined with bureau
of information about city, county and
state. i
F. A. Olmsted Main street and the!
bridge should be much better light-'
ed and the bridge kept clean.
J. A. van Brakel Develop the civic
personality of Oregon City. ' j
Livy Stipp A better organization
of the road building system.
William M Stone Closer relation
between capital and labor. - j
A. A. Price The speedy erection ;
of the e levator, and a pure water sup- '
ply, and cluster lights on Main Street.
Grant B. Dihiick The early comple
tion of the Clackamas Southern Rail
way will do more to develop the in- !
terior of Clackamas County and im
prove conditions in Oregon City than
any other enterprise ever inaugurat
ed in his county.
B. T. McBain Complete confidence
in our city and in each other for a
Greater Oregon City and a free
freight dock. j
M. D. Latourette Pave Main Street
of Oregon City from Third Street to
city limits on the north with "hard
surface' pavement, and have County i
Court open up county road to Glad
stone at most feasible place, and
bridge the Clackamas River with mod
ern steel bridge, tnus paving the way I
for a first-class boulevard from Ore
gon City to Portland.
W. A. Shewman Cooperation with
the farmers in the propagation of the
dairy and swine industry of Clacka
mas County.
Joseph E. Hedges False standards
weights and measures too prevalent in
the county and elsewhe're, which
costs the community from $15,000 to
$30,000 or more annually.
T. P. Randall Wholesome drinking
water for Oregon City, and good
roads for Clackamas County.
O. D. Eby and W. A. Huntley The
early completion of the Clackamas
Southern Railway.
M. J. Brown The big milk plant we
might have had.
T. J. Gary Take care of our goats.
Clackamas Count)y is the natural
home for the Angora goat and long
wooled sheep. Encourage the raising
of both.
M. J. Lee Water, to drink, irri
gate, and ship our products to mar
ket. E. H. Cooper Quick extension of
Clackamas Southern to Mount Angel,
with branch line from Maple Lane
througn Elyville to connect with new
elevator.
E. Kenneth Stanton Cleaning of
river bans tor about two blocks on
each side of bridge.
E. E. Brodie Good roads leading
to Oregon City.
A. L. Beatie Dredging of the
Clackamas rapids and - making at
last a nine-foot channel at low water
from Oregon City to Portland. I
O .E. Freytag One of the best
stunts for Oregon City is to build an ,
auditorium in which to hold public; :
meetings, shows, fairs; that can also
be used for a reading room, recrea
tion room, rest room for meff 'v and
women. If every man working in the
mills would contribute a small sum
and the farmers be asked to lend a
helping hand, a building would soon
be had. , '
E C. Dye Make the '' Commercial
Club the hub of all local activities by
enpniiraiHiiP- n ovorv wiHmato man.
ner the accumulation of money by la- t0 the plant Mr- Hurst and his broth
borers, clerks, tradesmen, dealers, er- ob Te'al yeaJ? ago orSanl7'
farmers and professional men, and ed the Canby Power Company which
especially hew comers, and those supplies electricity to Canby, Hub-
needing guidance, and by looking af
ter the morals of the community, etc.
J. J. TOBIN BUYS BIG
RANCH NEAR MOLALLA
J. J. Tobin, of the Electric Hotel,
has purchased the place of A. G.
Cutting, four and one half miles east
of Molalla Corners. There are 97 1-2
acres in the place. Mr. Cutting has
bought a large cattle ranch in Baker
Countv.
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MY HOUSE AND IT BUKNt-U
GABACE AND I LOST SEVENTEEN HORSE
I THAT MONTH FROM THE EPIZOOTIC AND MY
SON MARRIED MY TYPEWRITER AND - ' r-
C" THEN MY K1FE RAN AWAY
YA3 SIX MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL BUT I FELT
BUKE. THAT MY OLD CHUM
MOLP QUI A HELPING HAND
.COPYRIGHT HARRIS AND EWING. WASH.
Louis B. Hanna,
North Dakota.
new Governor of
WATER RINGS GONG,
GIVING FLOOD ALARM
columns the Oregonian said 'TThe
, Progress and Anniversary number of
Water escaping .from an automatic the Morning Enterprise of Oregon
.,,,. . . ,. . City issued last Saturday is a work
sprinkler Monday night caused some of art pictorial and letteyr press De.
damage and much excitement at W. tails of manufacturing progress aro
J. Wilson's Implement House on low- given at length with well- written de
er Main Street During the previous MriPtioM of the opportunities of Ore-
night a large gong attached to the
sprinkling system got out 0r order magazine deserves wide circulation
and rang during most of the night, among people who are looking toward
keeping the neighborhood awake. To Oregon."
stop the gong from ringing the mech- The issue received a wide circula
anism was taken from it. About 7 tion and the forthcoming one will re
o'clock Monday evening the cold ceive a still wider circulation both lo-
caused one of the pipes to break and
the gong system being out of order
the store was being flooded when the
night watchman noticed the water on
the street at 2 o'clock in the morn-
ing. Fortunately the stock which is
composed of implements was not
much damaged.
P.
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Frederick P Hurst, prominently
identified witi the upbuilding of
Clackamas County, died at his home
in Canby at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. He had been ill of pneumonia,
contracted srven days before Ms
death, while he was clearing the
Canby Can.'il intake of debris that
nd threatened to, do much damage
uaru, mumua suu oilier towns iu tne
neighborhood. He was about 4H
years of age and had lived in Canby
three years, having been a resident
of Aurora before that. The funeral
will be held at 1:30 o'clock this af
ternoon at Canby, and the interment
will be at Zion Cemetery.
Boost your city by boosting yonr
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be In every heme.
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ILLUSTRATING-A SAD OLD STORY
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BIG NEWSPAPER
LAUDS SPECIAL
1912 ANNUAL CALLED WORK OF
ART BY OREGONIAN IN
EDITORIAL
ADVERTISING WORTH GIVEN MENTION
Forthcoming Issue to Have Wider
Circulation Than One so Enthus
iastically Praised Last
Year
Apropos of the Progress and Anni
versary Edition of the Morning En
terprise which is now in process of
publication, it is of interest to note
the . opinions expressed relative to
the 1912 Annual by people who are
best able to judge the character of
such publications.
Speaking of the 1912 Annual of the
Morning Enterprise in its editorial
tne man wno wantg tQ k, QW The j
cally and abroad.
Below is a list of the public spirit-
ed local firms and individuals who
througn their patronage are making
it. possible for this great medium of
publicity for Clackamas County to be
issued. There are many others yet
to be seen and the public is invited
to
WATCH THIS LIST GROW:
Publicity Dept. Oregon City Commer
cial Club.
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company.
Hawley Pulp & Paper Company.
First National Bank of Oregon City.
urown-cou-mDla Paper Company.
J. Levitt, Men's Clothing and Furnish
ings. Oregon City Abstract Company.
Dillman & Howland, Real Estate and
Insurance.
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
McLoughllin Institute.
George A. Harding, Drugs.
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Power.
Oregon City Transportation-Company,
Operating the Steamers "Graha
mcna", "Pomona" and "Oregona."
Ogle Mountain Mining Company.
The Northwestern Association, Real
ty Investments.
Charman & Company, Drugs.
White Bros., Architects and Contract
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ors.
Pacific Paper Company.
Clackamas Southern' Railway Com
pany. E. H. Cooper, Insurance.
F. C. Gadke, Plumbing.
Gustav Sebnoerr.
Oregon City Screen Plate Glass
Works.
(Continued oa page 3)
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VVHAT
Mr LIFE INSURANCE EXPIRED; GOT
1 1 7
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Pf!HMON!A;TWO Of MY CHILDREN HAD FITS,THE ,
, Sheriff, seized my store sold mf out i
J3KOTHt.lS. - IM - LAW FORGED MY
Major Thomas L. Rhodes, Persona!
Aide to- President Taft, succeeding
the late Archibald Eutt.
M'BAIN IS HONORED
BY
A remarkable testimonial was paid
B. T. McBain, Mill Manager of the
Willamette Pulp & Paper Company,
by the employes of the mill Ne
Year's. The following letter signed
Dy every employe of the' mill, there
being more than 600 of them, was re
ceived by Mr. McBain:
"We, the undersigned, employes of
the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany, Oregon City, Or., desiring to
show our appreciation of your many
kind acts during the past year in
aiding and assisting your employes
to better their conditions and make
life worth living and while engaged
as employes in and about your plant,
wish you a Happy New Year.
"It quite often happens that employ
ers look upon their employes as mere
instruments in the conduct of the
work in which they are lengaged, but
you have looked upon your employ-
1 - 1
BtLjEfci. -i
es in an altogether different light iunm, jonn jnsner, utto Msuer, Mr.
and have exercised your best endeav- and Mr E. A. France, Mr. and Mrs.
ors to elevate those working under Fred Schwichtenberg, Mrs. M.
you so as to make their lives better Schwichtenberger, Miss Einore
and happier by, offering substantial Schwichtenberger, Mrs. G. F. Spar
rewards for merit. row and son Harlyn; Mr. Rhea
"We sincerelv thank vou for the Francs, Misses Geneva and Geraldine
many kind acts during the past year
and sincerely hope that you will be
blest in all your future endeavors."
"I am the proudest man in Oregon,"
said Mr. McBain Tuesday, "and noth
ing could cause me to part with this
muchly finger marked evidence of
good will. Every spot upon it is
dearer to me than anything in the
world except my family."
MONDAY EVENING CLUB
MEETS WITH MISS PARKER
The Monday Evening Sewing Club
met at the home of Miss Myrtle Park-
er, Fourteenth and Main Streets, the
evening being spent sewing and at
Five Hundred, after which a delicious
luncheon was served by the hostess.
Those present were Misses Dollie
Pratt, Helen Daulton, Bess Daulton,
Nieta Harding, Winnie Hanny, Cis
Pratt, Elaine King and Myrtle Park-
er.
MILLIONAIRE ASKS
DIVORCE DISMISSED
CHARLES D. TAYLOR, RICH MIN
ER, URGES COURT TO MAKE
VOID COMPLAINT
NEW SUIT IS EXPECTED TO BE FILED
Wife SOing for $2,500 Month Alimony
and Lawyers Fee Plaintiff
Sold Mine for
$2,500,000
Charles D. Taylor, the millionaire
miner, who made his strike in Gold-
i held, Tuesday through his attorneys,
l John F. Logan and I. N. bmtth, ask-
ed Circuit Judge Eakin to dismiss
his suit for annulment of marriage
; against Minnie N. Taylor Jtidse
i Eakin took the motion under ad
i,visement. The lawyers announced
' tnat there had been no reconciliation
and tnat the plaintiff was as deter
mined as ever to obtain a decree. It
is rumored tnat he will file another
suit in either Portland, San Francisco
or British Columbia. Counsel, how
, ever, declined to make a statement
i when asked about tnis. i'legel &
' Reynolds, representing Mrs. Taylor,
declared they would light dismissal
of tne complaint until the plaintiff
had paid court costs and her attor
neys brownell & Stone of this city,
are senior counsel for Mr. Taylor.
Proably no man in the United
States has a more thrilling and re
markable career than Mr. Taylor.
More tnan 16 years of his life were
spent in the wilds of Canada in search
of an El Dorado, and' finally when it
as announced that a big strike had
been made in the Goldneld district
Mr. Taylor went there. His exper
ience of many years served him, in
good stead and he was not long in
locating one of the best properties
there. In less than two years he dis
posed of his holdings for more than
$2,o0U,0u0. He alleged in the com
plaint which he filed here in July
1910 that while he was living in Gold
tield he went to San Francisco and
in 'Jules Restaurant" met the wom
an who became his wife.
They were married August 2G,
190o. Plaintiff, as grounds for a de-
cree, alleged that the defendant had
! represented to him that she was a
good woman, but that he later learned
sue was intemeprate and led a dis
solute life. He further averred that
Frank B. Peterson, a wholesale gro
cer, 0f San Francisco, had been one
of her paramours. Mrs. Taylor mov
ed that the case be reopened, declaim
ing that she had not been served with
tbe summons. She asked for $2,500
a montn alimony, lawyer fee and that
tne defendant be compelled to pay
court costs. After "argument Judge
Eakin reopened the case the plaintiff
appealing to the Supreme Court, the
decision of the lower court being sus
tained. It has been reported that the de
fendant just before the reopening ot
the case, offered to allow her husband
a decree if he would give her $40,
000. PROMINENT COUPLE
HAVE GOLDEN WEDDING
i
One of the most pleasant entertain
ments of the new year was the gold
en wedding of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Moehnke, of Willamette, which was
celebrated at their home in that city
on New Years Day. Mr. and M-s.
Moehnke, who were both born in
Germany, came to Oregon in 1876
and settled on eighty acres at Beav
er Creek, which they improved and
developed into one of the finest places
in the rounty. Later Mr. Moehnke
disposed of this property, and went to
Willamette Fall3 where he built a
saw mill which he still owns. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Moehnke have a wide
circle of friends-in Clackamas County.
A delicious dinner was served to
the guests at 2 o'clock and light re
freshments in the , evening. Miss
Goldis Thome, Lavean Moehnke and
John Moehnke furnished the music
during the day. The house was beau
tifully decorated in gold and green.
Many fine presents were received.
The guests were: Mrs. J. A. LeBeau
Mrs A. V. Dickey and sons, Harold
and" Howard of Seattle; Michael
Moehnke, John G. Moehnke, Mrs.
Christ Fisher, Mrs. Charles Hett
man, Mrs. Fred Bluhm, Arthur
France, Miss Goldie Thoi-na, Mrs. M.
Schwartz, of Portland; Mrs. m!
Bluhm, Mr. Malvan Young, Mr. J. A.
Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. August
, Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Moehnke, Mr. and Mrs.Fred Fisher
and son Kenneth, and Miss Krma
Wolf. -
The following children of the couple
; were present: Mrs. A. J. LeBeau and
I Mrs. Flora Dickey of Seattle; Mrs.
i Ma-rie France, of Portland, and Mrs.
1 John Moehnke, of Willamette
EAGLES INSTALL OFFICERS
The Eagles installed .the following
omcers Monday evening: W. P., C.
A. Osborne; W. v P.,Byron Mays;
P. W. P., John Lowry; Secretary, A.
M.- Sinnott; Treasurer, J. T. Searle;
Chaplain, E. H. Ford; Conductor,
Clyde Dollar; J. G., A. J. Smith; O.
1 G., F. C. Drake. After installation a
banquet was served, followed by
'songs and speeches.
WATER PROBE IS
STARTED BY WIRES
COMMITTEE NAMED TO COOPER
ATE WITH BOARD AND
CITY COUNCIL
MANY PLANS GIVEN CONSIDERATION
Councilman Tooze Announces Bull
Run Water Could be Obtained
for Probably Only Two
Years
Pure water for Oregon City.
In an earnest and concerted effort
to better the water conditions - of
Oregon City, the Live Wires of the
Commercial Club consumed nearly
three hours Tuesday night in a dis
cussion of this all-important subject,
with the result that T. W Sullivan,
B. T. McBain and. William Sheahan
were appointed a committee toxco
operate with the city council and
water board in a solution of the prob
lem that reached an acute stage with
the present typhoid fever epidemic
that is gradually ebbing. The Live
Wires also recommended to the city
officials the appointment of a com-
TlfttpTlt pn?inppp fn InvacHarnfa Vi
different sources of a pure water sup
ply, with a view to its early utiliza
tion. The organization also sent a
message to the Woman's Club, re
questing its cooperation.
The city health officer and the other
physicians of Oregon City came in
for their innings and H. E. Cross, tbe
Main Trunk Line of the Live Wires,
was directed to use his good offices
to obtain the cooperation of the doc
tors of the city with the authorities.
Councilman Tooze was emphatic in -his
declaration that the physicians of
each other. "Until they do," he said,
Jregoa City should cooperate with
"a great deal of criticism for existing '
conditions should come to them."
Grnt B. Dimick's motion .urging
the city council to increase the salary
of the city health officer to $75 per
month, and also urging upon the
county court to appropriate a like
amount for the county health officer
was unanimously adopted. "The city",
said the ex-mayor, "should pay its
health officer at least as much as it
pays its policemen.''
The discussion was participated in
by F. J S. Tooze, Dr. Hugh S. Mount,
B. T. McBain, J. E. Hedges, F. A.
Olmsted, M. J. Lee, and others. Mr.
Tooze made a very comprehensive re
port, going back to the date of the
outbreak of the scourge and detailing
what efforts had been made by the
council committee on health, working
with the city health officer and other
authorities, to find some cause of the
evil conditions and then finding an
adequate remedy. He told of the
rigid examinations that had been
made of the filtration plant and the
reservoir and of the analyses that
had been made, and then texplained
the various propositions for pure wat
er that had been investigated by the
special council committee appointed
by Mayor Jones. He said the intake
pipe was in the basin at a most in
opportune and dangerous place, where
there is n0 current to carry away the
reluse, and he believed that exten
sion of the intake out into the river
and uie installation of a hydrocloride
process would do much to minimize
tne danger oi disease.
Mr. Tooze told of his interview,
along with Councilman Horton, with
Major Rushlight, of Portland, rela
tive to the leasability of procuring
bull Run water, and he shattered the
nopes oi many ot tne advocates of
that plan, when he explained that no
contract could be made for a greater
period than two years, because of
the always prevailing possibility of a
change in administration. He also
explained that the teason Gresham
had been given Bull Run water is be-
milSfi tho nino IItia i-nno thpnniyli H.i
town on tne way to Portland, and he
told of the unusual conditions that
prevailed at Linnton, where Bull Run
water is furnished at a very high cost
to the consumers ;
After discussing the various sour
ces for a pure water supply tnat had
been suggested, Mr. Tooze turned his
guns of water knowledge on the ar
tesian well supply. He said a com
pany was ready to put in a, 16-inch
wood pipe from wells about nine
miles trom Oregon City; to guaran
tee 1,500,000 gallons every 24 hours,
at a cost of i0 cents per month per
consumer, on a basis of 1200 people.
ims concern would asK lor a zu-year
franchise, giving the city the privi
lege of purchase at the end of pny
5-year period, at a price to be set
by the public utilities commission.
Mr. Tooze said the city could build its
own plant, if desired, securing the
land for $500, laying the 16-inch pipe
on cement blocks, eight feet apart, at
a cost of $30,000, installing pumps at
an expense of $5000, and drilling wells
at a cost of $2000. The operating ex
pense, he said, would be about $600
per month, including interest.
The Clear Lake proposition, by
which it is proposed to supply all the
towns of the Willamette Valley with
pure water, next claimed the atten
tion of Councilman Tooze, who has,
within the last few days, talked with
Lewis C. Kelsay, the engineer who de
vised the scheme, and who is con
sulting engineer for the State Board
of Health. This plan does not meet
with favor locally because of the fact
that five years would be required to
get water to Oregon City, whose need
is urgent. Mr. Tooze concluded by
stating that Mr. Kelsay had agreed
with the council committee to make
a complete investigation, of the var
ious water sources, and make a re
port to the city, and the committee
will recommend an arrangement with
Mr. Kelsay at the next meeting of the
council.
Dr. H. S. Mount favored going to
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