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WIFE SCOLDS; H1
LEAPS TO DEATH
Newlywed Husband Bids Fare
well and Jumps From Haw
thorne Bridge.
IS SEVENTH TO TAKE LIFE
Knllcmins Quarrel Midi Sjiouse
Grover Tow nsend, 23, Commit
Suicide. Adding to Total of Six
Such Deaths la 'Week.
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Tuesday. Jn- IT. Jotin Christian
son, janitor, shoots self with revolver
In drag store at 110 Sixth aire!.
Tuesday. Jan. 17. Unidentified
man found In yard at Twenty-second
and Nlrolal atreeta. with un In band
and bullet In bead.
Wednesday. Jan. li. William
Cramer found dead In bed at Cos
mopolitan Hotel, with revolver In
hand and bullet la head.
Thursday. Jan.' . Man leaps
front Steel bride and. refustnc all
ofrera of help, la swept away by
current. .
Saturday. Jan. 21 James A. Prown.
Insurance acent, takes cyanide, of
potassium In presence of wife, at
Fucklnham Hotel.
Sundav. Jan. 12. Vnanown man
or woman Jumps from Steel brides
and la drowaed.
Tuesday. Jan. 24. 3rover Town
send, aged St. jumps to death from
Hawthorne-Avenue bfidc In pres
ence of his wife. Body has not been
recovered.
Kissing- his wife farewell, Grover
Townsend. who lived at. 1779 Kaat Fif
teenth street. Fellmood. Jumped from
the Hawthorns-avenue bridge yesterday
afternoon at :30 o'clock, and was
drowned before assistance could be
riven. The act followed t quarrel
which had lasted for several days be
tween man and wife. Late last night
the body bad not been recovered.
He waa the first to commit suicide,
from the new span and the seventh to
take h!i own life within as many days.
Townsend'a act was premeditated.
When he and Mrs. Townsend were ap
proaching the bridge from the West
Side the husband handed his wife his
watch and 14 in money. Thinking
Townsend to be taking precaution
sea I net highwaymen while crossing the
structure. Urn. Townsend accepted the
s-tlrles and did not suspect any act of
v lolence.
Husband Bids Goodbye.
When the middle of the draw had
been reached Townsend auddenly em
braced his wife and shouted "Good-by.
clear." and leaped to the rail Ins;. He
first pushed his wife's umbrella Into her
face, evidently to conceal from her eyes
M deed. Mrs. Townsend shouted for
Kelp and F. J. Meyer, a ajateman on the
brlda-e. ran to her assistance. He
reached the scene Just as Townsend was
righting the attempts of his wife to pre
vent Ms leap to the water, and caught
hold of his clothing, but could not hold
the man. This waa on the south side
of the bridge.
With a splash Townsend struck the
flooded Willamette River 40 feet below
and sank from eight. Mrs. Townsend
and Meyer ran to the other side of the
bridge and saw the struggling man
wept down stream. Meyer shouted to
the watchman of Kelloggs boathouse.
below the bridge, and a skiff was di
rected to the scene. Before It arrived
Townsend had gone under the last time.
In a state bordering on nervous col
lapse Mrs. Townsend hurried from the
scene and waa found by Policeman Hill,
who escorted her to police headquarters,
where she told her story. In a semi
hysterical condition Mrs. Townsend.
who Is only 24 years old and who had
been married to Townsend but three
months, apprised Sergeant Colts of the
circumstances of the tragedy.
Quarrel 1 Over Money.
"Graver and I had quarreled last Sat
urday over a piece of money, which he
aid he had lost." essid Mrs. Townsend.
"and he left home. Itetns; gone for three
ilam I went to his place of employment
and asked him to go home with me. He
a treed and- we were walking across the
brills to catch a car when he Jumped."
The suicide waa 23 years of sge and
was employed by FVeXer At Mllbt. con
traitors, at Twcnty-nrst and Washing
ton streets.' His parents live on a farm
near Holbrook. Or. On his arrival In
Portland several years ago he fir met
Mrs. Townsend. who was then Anna Gar
rison, a Philadelphia glrL They were
tnarrSed here receutly and have resided
with Mrs. Townsend'a parents In irell
wood. since.
Portland, fc apparently in the throes of
a suicidal mania: for seven persons have
taken their lives In seven days. Three
of these chose the river a the method
of s-lfHlestructlon. Two persons, un
identified, leaped from the Steel bridge
and their bodies have not been recovered.
Although the harbor patrol boat Elidor
searched the river's surface after each
suic'.de no trace of any of the bodies)
could be found. With such a strong cur
rent running in the river. It Is the belief
of the Coroner -that the bod es will be
swept to sea.
ALLEGED SLAVER JAILED
Girl In Case bent to Insane A)lum
for Treatment.
Nick Cosmos, alleged mhlte slaver,
was arrested at Medford last night by
one of United States Marshal Colwell's
deputies. Cosmos Is accused of having
violated the white slave law In buying
a ticket for Minnie Hill Illegally to
transport her from Keddlng. CaL. to
Medford.
Charles Peters, accused of the same
offense, was arrested recently and
lodged In the County Jail. Minnie Hill,
the glrL was sent to the Insane Asylum,
and Dr. & K. Josephl. who examined
her. said her nerves were In bad condi
tion. He thought a few weeks of good
care and treatment might result In bet
terment of her physical condition.
SEWAGE CAUSE OF FEVER
tprlnrield fcewers Koiptylnjr Into
W lllamette Endanger Kujenc.
SPRINGFIELtJ. Or- Jan. H. (Spe
cial.) A question of engineering In re
gard to the city sewsr outlet that has
bees bothering the City of Sprlngneld
for the past few years is again before
the city authorities to be solved.
Now the city sewers empty onto a
gravel bar thst extends along the river
for some distance In front of the city.
This bar is only covered by water in
the high stages of the river, and for
the greater part of the year the sew
age accumulates In a stagnant pool at
the foot of the city.
The accumulation of sewage endan
gers the health of the City of Ktigene.
It Is believed this alone lias caused the
typhoid epidemic in thnt city.
There are three systems proposed.
The flrst Is to tunnel through Kmer
ald Heights and empty the sewers at
the northern corner of the city. A sec
ond is to run a pipe close to the bank
of the river channel, for a few hundred
feet below where the present outlet
Is to where the bank becomes solid
rock. Here an open sewer can be cut
that will extend beyond tho gravel bar.
The third plan Is to construct each year
a temporary pipeline across the bar.
This problem must be solved at this
time, before some three miles of new
sewer mains, which were ordered by
the City Council a few days ago. can be
constructed.
8-HOUR BILL IS FOUGHT
r.VI'KIl MILL employes see
I.XGEK IX MEASCRE.
Meeting to Be Held In Oregon City
to Dlsonss Thasea of Proposed
1-aw by Senator Dlmick.
OREGON- CITT. Or Jan. I4.J-(Spe-clal.)
The eight-hour labor bill Intro
duced In the State Senate by Senator
Plmick promises to provoke an interest
ing discussion In this city tomorrow
night, at a public meeting to be held at
the Commercial Club at 7:30 o'clock.
The "Live Wires" Informally talked
over the proposed measure at their
weekly luncheon today.
There aeems to be a wide difference of
opinion over the merits of the bill. Its
framer is said to have promised the la
boring men of Oregon City to do his
utmost to secure the passage of an
eight-hour law! providing be was elect
ed to the Senate.
The btl is now In the hands of the
Senate committee on labor Industries,
of which Mr. Pimlck la a member, and
may be reported to the Senate this
week.
The measure provides that no em
ploye of a concern operating 22 hours
a day or more shall work more than
eight hours In any one day of 24 hours,
and It la generally considered to be
aimed at the paper mill Industry. In
Oregon there are four paper companies
three at Oregon City, employing 1000
men. and one at Lebanon, where nearly
all of the employes and all of the busi
ness men yesterday signed a protest
against the bill and sent It to Senator
Miller, of Linn County.
Offlclals of the paper mills here say
the bill Is purs class legislation; that
the paper mills should not be singled
out for attack, and that the bill would
not be constitutional.
It la strongly Intimated that if the
paper mills are -forced onto an eight
hour basis. In competition with the
Washington mills, which run two shifts,
that wages will be out to meet the al
tered conditions.
Senator Dlmick has been Invited to be
at the meeting and present his argu
ments for the enactment of the pro
posed law. Paper mill representatives
will also be there.
GRANTS PASS WIDE AWAKE
Active Publicity Campaign Launched
at Rousing- Meeting.
C. C. Chapman, manager of the Com
mercial Club promotion committee, who
went to Grants Pass yesterday to at
tend a big Commercial Club rally, tele
graphed his office la night that the
gathering developed such an outpouring
of public spirit as) seldom has been
equalled in any part of the Pacific North
west. A "Red Letter" luncheon was given by
the Grants Pass Commercial Club and
waa marked by a large attendance. Al
though the banquet hall seated 440, mem
bers and guesus had to be seated In
relays. Prominent business men waited
on the tables, the ladles of the city at
tended and music was furnWied by the
Commercial Club band.
A mass meeting at the. opera-house fol
lowed the luncheon and the hall was
crowded to overflowing. - Mr. Chapman
delivered an address. Grants Pass was
aroused to a high pltcliand under the
leadership of Its Commercial Club wlli
launch a promotion campaign that will
place It In the front rank of progressive
Oregon communities.
Jury Allows Vale Man Wages.
VALE. Or, Jan. 24- Special. W. R.
French, of Portland, loot a civil case
today when the Jury returned a verdict
In favor of the plaintiff. V. l Dlven. who
sued Mr. French for V2.S0, balance due
on an account of wages.
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Union Favored but Method Is
Lacking and Pool" Plan
Brings Protest.
SELLING SYSTEM OBSTACLE
Delegates Front Three States Name
Committee to Draft Plan Hood
Itlver Editor Opposes Combi- '
nation for Distribution.
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aroused some applause when he snid that
he was asked to speak on the subject of
"Will It Be a Trust or Bust?" "Well."
said the speaker, "if It Is a trust it will
bust, according to National law, but to
handle commerce these days It must be
a trust, bust or no bust, .
"It Is my conviction, with the enormous
increase in the apple crop likely to take
place, something must be done In the
way of united co-operation to bring about
a profit to the fruitgrower. Not only is
the selling end of the business In dire
straits, but we have an equally serious
problem In handling the railroad rate
question.
"I sold, last year. 16 cars from my own
orchard. My freight bill was large, but
I make no complaint on that. I re
member of shipping two cars, one to
Chicago and the other to St. Louis. In
each case the cars were 24 days making
the trip and the apples were baked, ut
terly worthless, and I lost the sale. I
shipped a car to Dallas, Tex"., of the
very choicest of spies, and they were 28
days on the trip. Of course they were
practically worthless and all that I
could get waa 40 cents s box when sold
to peddlers. I could get nothing in the
way of redress from the railway.
"I am told that the railways figure
that the wheat area Is worth $14 an acre
for tonnage purposes: lumber is worth
flJS per acre and when the acre Is con
sumed Its productive power Is gone. Or
chard land Is worth (22S per acre and
good for all tttn. It would seam from
this srgument that the railroads should
do everything they can to encourage the
Industry from a tonnage hauls. Now I
lost, during thta past year, from 300 to
11000, due to delays In handling the pro
duce; delays which were absolutely un
necessary. This I cannot afford. Nor
can any producer, for it will soon put
him out of business. I remember read
ing that a railroad president, when cross
examined In a hearing before a commis
sion, stated that It was absolutely Im
possible for the railroad to avoid giving
the Standard OH Company the best of
service, for they had men at every di
vision point tracing their own cars."
Conditions Are Changing.
"I am of the opinion." said Judge
Fremont Wood, of Boise, Idaho, -that
the apple-growing Industry of the North
west Is In danger, so far as profit-sharing
Is concerned. Not less than 10,000
cars of apples were shipped out of the
Pacific Northwest during the past sea
son. That represents 6.000.000 boxes.
President Elliott has declared that the
output of the Northwest alone in the
near future will be 100.000 cars. This
means 60.000.000 boxes, which equsls the
entire output of the United States at ui
present time. Such conditions are cer
tainly productive of the question on the
part of the grower. 'What of tho fu
tureT "I am not making these suggestions
as the result of a pessimistic view, but
rather to encourage the idea of prepar
ing for changed conditions.'- Fruit-growing
Is to be the big Industry of the
Northwest. It is a known-fact that our
crop Just harvested was the largest and
the finest ever produced In. the United
States. The conditions for a rich har
vest were Ideal yet It la a well known
fact the market for barrel stock had
been good and the mafket for boxed
apples for various reasons, has been
hammered down by auction 'oferlnga of
the highest classes and sold st ruinous
nrlces. Some way must', be . provided to
keep our goods away from " the auction
blocks In the congested .centers.
By-Producta Give Opportunities.
. "There Is a great opportunity for tho
production of 'apple by-products.' and I
believe that the fruitgrower qan better
devote his time to creating revenue
out of this end of his 'business rather
than Bhlp his Inferior apples: to- the East.
Unless the fruitgrowers, devise some
method for the disposing' of his product
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I feel certain that the fruit Industry is
not what he has pictured it.
.'I also consider the restoration of ths
distribution rate, especially upon tho
transcontinental lines, a matter of vl
ttl Importance to the Northwest states.
Severa. years ago a distributive rate waj
given over the Union Pacific system
west of Omoha. This enabled some of
the growers in Southwest Idaho to go
into the territory west of Omaha and
dispose of tthelr car lots In the smaller
towns at the Omaha freight plus a small
switching charge. In the year of 1908
ths rate was not published or given.
Some of our growers came to me, as the
presiednt of the local fruitgrowers
union, and asked me to apply for a re
storation of the rate In order that they
might dispose of their-fruit. The rer'.y
1 received was somewhat startling. The
first plea, of course, was the Interstate
commerce act. This would have been
satisfactory had not the railway com
pany come back with tho answer that
they hoped we would patch it up with
the Omaha Jobbers. In other words, !f
we would sell through the Jobbers It
would be fixed. But if we did we would
make no profit."
Among those who are attending the
meeting are:
D. S. Cascade. Felida. Wash., Felida
Trune Growers' Association.
William Nelson, North Yakima, Wash.,
Yakima Horticultural rociety.
F. A. Wallace, McMlnnvllle. Or., vice
president McMinnvllle Fruit Growers' Asso
ciation. C B. Clark. Wenatchee. Wash., Wenat
chee Valley Fruit Growers' Association.
J. W. Baxter, Jr.. Vnlon, Or., manager
Farmers' Union Exchange
John F. Forbls, Erllloy. Or.. Washington
County Fruit Growers' Association.
Fred W. Basser. White Salmon. Wash.,
White Salmon Fruit Growers' Union.
A. F. Helllnwell. White Salmon. Wash.,
White Salmon Fruit Growers' Association.
J. W. Schneider, Rldgefleld, Wash., Wash
ington Horticultural Society.
M. C. Martin. White Salmon. Wash
White Salmon Fruit Growers' Association.
Willwiam Ralslger. White Salmon. Wash..
Whits Salmon Fruit Growers' Association.
Sherwood Williams. La Grande. Or., La
Grande Fruit Growers Union.
E. Meacham. Walla .Walla, Wash..
Washington Horticultural Society.
M. Walton. Portland, Mount Hood Fruit
Growers' Union.
J. D. Holt. Eugene, Or., Eugene Fruit
Growers I'nlon.
8. S. Miller. Medford. Or.. Railroad
Freight and Passenger Association.
H. C. Randall. Medford. Rogue River
Fruit Growers' Association.
H. E. Bacon. Spokane. Wash.. Spokane
County Horticultural Society.
N. C Richards.- North Yakima. Wash..
Taklma Valley Fruit Growers Association.
George P. Kaston. Granger. Wash.. Yaki
ma Valley Fruit Growers' Association.
A. O. Whltcomb. Estacada, Or., Estacada
Fruit Growers Association.
W. R. Stokes. Estacada, Or., Estacada
Fruit Growerr Union.
H. O. Rambaugh. Albany, Or.. Albany
Fruit Growers' Union.
K a. Sears. Dufur, Or.. Dufur Valley
Fruit Growers' Association. .
George C. Howard, Ashland. . Or., . Rogue
River Valley Association.
F. Boise. Bolsa. Idaho, "Sols Fruit Grow
ers' Union.
John O. Jeffry. North Yakima. Wash.,
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers' Association.
J. II. Sprague, Cashmere. -Wash., Cash
mere Fruit Growers' Association.
E. J. Collins. Dufur, Or., ' Lufur Fruit
Growers Association.
A. C. Whlsler, Clagstone. Idaho. Lawis
ton Fruit Growers' Association.
Mllea Cannon, Wslser. Idaho, Welser
Fruit Growers' Association.
O. C. BealL E. E. Evans. D. 8. Circle.
Felida, Wash.. Felida Prune Growers' As
sociation. Frank W. Powers. Portland. Oregon State
Horticultural Society. .
E O. Morris. J. W. Schneider. Rldgefleld,
Wash.. Rldgefleld' Fruit Growers Asso
ciation. H. E. Bacon, Spokane. Wash., SpoKins
County Horticultural Association.
R. 8. Roe. Canby. Or., Canby Fruit G reiv
ers' Union.
Wesley M. Nelson. North Yakima, Wash.,
Yakima Valley Fruit Growers Assoclstion.
C. E. Whlsler, Medford. Or.. Rogua River
Valley Fruit Association.
C L. Smith. Spokane. Wash.. Spokane
County Horticultural Society.
W. A. RIts. E. C. Burllngama. Walla
Walla. Wash, Walla Walla Fruit and Vege
table Association.
E. J. Collins, Dufur, ' Or., Dufur Fruit
Growers Union. '
F. W. Bates, Estacada. Or., Estacada
Fruit Growers Association.
H. C. Atwell. president; Oregon State Hor
ticultural Society.
C. H. Sprout, Hood River, Or.. Hood
River Apple Growerr Union. .
E. H. Shepherd. Hood River. Or., editor
of Better Fruit.
j. w. Baxter. Union. . Or.. Union Fruit
Orowets Association.
C B. Clark. Cashmere, Wash., Cashmere
Fruit Growerr Union.
J. J. Baxter, Cashmere, Wash., Cashmere
Fruit-Growerr Union.
E. F. Benson. Tacoma. .Wash, North Yak
ima Fruit Growers' Association.
E. D. Hart. Sandy, fruitgrower.
W. H. Lilly. Portland, fruitgrower. ,
J. O. Knighton, fruitgrower.
J. Baatnlskl. Wenatchee,- Wash.. Wen
atchee Fruit Growerr Association.-
F. W. Frans. Sutherlln, Or.. Sutherlin
Fruit Growerr Association. , ' , '
W. B. Lamhan. Clagstone. Idaho. Clag
stone Fruit Growerr Association.
L. Thomson. M osier. M.osier Fruit Grow
ers' Union.
W. M. Richards. Seattle. Wash., Wash
ington Horticultural Society.
W. N. Irish. North Yakima. Wash., Yaki
ma Valley Fruit Growerr Union.
F. TCT. Hawley. Goldndale.-Wash., GoldDn
dale Fruit Growers' Union.
Robert M. Ross, M osier. Or., Mosler Fruit
Growers' Association.
A. P. Bateman.- Mosier.-Or..' Mosler F.-ult
Growerr Union. ,
H. M. Gilbert, North Yakima, Wash., Yak
ima Valley Fruit Growerr Association.
Fremont Wood, Boise, Idaho, president
of Boise Fruit Growers' Association.
H. W. Otis. Peshastin., Fruit Growerr
Association. J '
D W. Roderick.' Wenatchee. Wash., We
natchee Fruit Growerr Union.
C. D. Donnell. Portland, fruitgrower. ,
Miles C. Moore. Walla Walla. Wash.,
Walfa. Walla Fruit and Vegetable 'Associa
tion. '
CONVENTION, WHICH PLANS TO
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FINAL WIND-UP SALE
Men's Overcoats, Suits
and Raincoats
Our January Clearing Sale is nearing- the' end. Our stock lias
.been neatly reduced this month. Now we offer the best saving
opportunity your choice, while they last, of $20, $2o and M
Suits, Overcoats
All sizes and a splendid variety of patterns are represented in
this lot, as displayed in our large center window.
LION
J. II. Stone. H. D. Lamb. H. C. Lamb.
Milton. Or, Milton Fruit Growers Union.
W. S. Hunt. Prosser. Wash.. Washington
State Horticultural Society.
William Goldman. White Salmon, T ash
White Salmon Fruit Growers' Aoclotlon.
Irene C. Mclndoe. Sunny Slope Ranch,
Yakima County. Wash.
Miss E. Cameron, White Salmon, Wash
fruitgrower. !,,..,
J. G. Tate, Hood River, Or.. Hood River
Apple Growers' Union.
C. L. Dick. Salem. Or., manager of Salem
Fruit Union.
S. C. Zlgler. George L. Aggers. V. hits
Salmon, White Salmon Fruit Growerr
UIW.D"k. Newell, Gaston. Or, Gaston Fruit
0laHr" chapman. Woodland. Wash.. Wood
land Fruit Growers' Association.
cT McKnlght. Marshflcld. Or.. Marshfleld
Fruit Growerr Association.
MARRIAGE HIS ONE MANIA
Young Man, Otherwise Sane, Violent
In Proposing to Girl.
Unbalanced on the subject of mar
riage, Thomaa J. Murray, a pressman
living at 410 Going- street, went to the
reception hall of the Young W'oman's
Christian Association building; early yes
terday afternoon called for Miss Annie
Houser, an employe of the place, and
became violent and was overpowered by
half a dozen young women and matrons.
Christ has given you to me for a
bride we are to be married tonight,
Murray Informed the startled girl as he
dropped on hla knees to propose.
Her cries of alarm brought others Into
the room and Murray was pounced upon
as he was seeking to get hold of Mlsa
Houser. He struggled desperately but
the women proved more than a match
for the madman and clung plucklly to
him until two officers arrived from tho
Sheriffs office. The officers had a tus
sle before they got Murray out of the
building.
Murray's case proved an unusual one
for when ho was later examined by Dr.
Williamson, the prisoner was rational
on every subject excepting that of mar
riage. His memory was excellent and
all his faculties seemed clear until tha
topic of wedding bells was brought tip.
Then, he would soberly insist that Miss
Houser ha,d been assigned to him for
marriage. '
He had met the young woman on'y
once and that was at a dance. She said
she danced with him twice and then
forgot about him until he appeared yes
terday with his proposal.
Murray had only 35 and no job, but
said he thought money was of no con
sideration in affairs-of the heart. He Is
24 years old and' came here from Den
ver five months ' qgo. Hla father Is
Thomas F. Murray, a Denver florist.
OFFICER IS FOUND GUILTY
Second Lieutenant Xorton Shown to
Have Beea' Drunk.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash
Jan. .24. (Special.) Augustus Norton,
Second Lieutenant. In. the Coast Artil
lery Corps, has been court martlaled
and'eonvicted of being- drunk and other
offenses, and sentenced to be confined
to -the limits of the post for three
months and to pay a fine of $150.
Tredwell Moore. Major In the First
Infantry, was president of the court
and First Lieutenant Leo L Samuelson,
was judge advocate.
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NEWBER6 HAS PROTEST
COMMERCIAL- CLTB IS OPPOSED
TO BUTTE VILLE BRIDGE.
Organization Asserts Structure
Should Be Built at Xewberg
and AdTances Arguments.-
NttWBERG, Or., Jan. 24.-(To the Edi
tor) It has been reported through the
press and by Will K. Purdy. the pro
moter of the Buttevllle bridge project,
that many of the business men of New
berg are In favor of a wagon brtaSa
acrosa the Willamette River at Butte
vllle This is not correct. The business men
of Newberg are not in favor of k bridge
across the river at Buttevllle, but are
in favor of and are working hard lor
a bridge across the Willamette River at
Newberg. Through various represen
tations and persuasions the shrewd Mr.
Purdy, a fellow townsman, procured
Newberg names to the little member
ship card to his Trl-County Push Club,
and is now using the names bet"
the Legislature and County Court with
out leave or license and contrary to
our wishes and desires and for the
purpose of defeating the bridge at
Newberg, because two bridges cannot
be built so close together. "
That a bridge should be built across
the Willamette River at a point be
tween Salem and Oregon City that will
accommodate all is certain. The
county will not Join In the. erection ot
a bridge at Buttevllle, and it would
not be to the advantage of either or
the other counties to build there, lor
the location is at the extreme end or
each county. " .
So all that has been favorably sa d
of ths Buttevllle location rhay be said
of Newberg. and much more, viz.: The
bridge, when built, should be erected
at such a point as will accommodate the
greatest number of people. Newberg
being the largest city along the river
between Salem and Oregon City, a city
of some 2500 people, " good stores,
schools. Including complete high school
and college, and shipping facilities and
other conveniences, makes tho location
one far superior for the accommodation
of a greater-number of people; the dis
tance being about equal between Salem
and Oregon City, and good roads lead
ing in all directions to Newberg and
good roads in Marion County leading
to within a short-distance of Newberg,
are other great advantages. As stated,
the roads on each side of the river
lead directly to Newberg, as there is
already a ferry about two miles below
and another ferry about the same dis
tance above, and the travel which is
already largo through these ferries, can
and will be accommodated at Newberg
bridge.
Already the people on the west side
of the river at Butteville do most of
their business at Newberg and need
no bridge, while those at Buttevllle
have good roads to Newberg's location
and can be accommodated at that site.
At the west side of the Butteville site
the Chehalem Mountains come near the
river, making the roads either moun
tainous or. if following the river, there
are ravines to cross, and poor roads
the greater portion of the year.
At Buttevllle the people are only a
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short distance from the Oregon Elec
tric, while the people at Champotg and
St. Paul and Fairfield are nearer New
berg and are denied the advantage ot
the city by reason of the river.
The highest estimate of the (New
berg bridge is the same as the Butte
ville, and with the advantage ol rail
road track to the site, close to saiil and
gravel and a sawmill, the brldgfe can
probably be built much cheaper. The
time Is here for a bridge at such point
and it should be built. There ar two
places being considered Newberg ami
Buttevllle and now which of tha two
places Is the most feasible? '
The estimated cost of a bridde at
each place is the same. So far we (have
seen but three arguments by Mr. Piirdy,
who Is the leading spirit and the vhoie
push in the Tri-County Push Club., viz.:
Higher banks, and that it would not
be necessary for a draw at that v ace.
and that tho bridge could be bul t at
that point at a smaller cost by the tirce
counties, Yamhill, Marlon and jCla ka
mas. As to the first argument, it. cai ho
said of the Newberg location I th it
has as high a bank on the "i'arihill
side and that on the Marion County tide
the location is good and can be -readied
by an approach which is included in the
estimated cost of the bridge, wliicl is
no higher than the estimated jcost of
the bridge at Buttevllle; second, tllora
will be no draw in the Newberg britee.
It be'ng high enough above the water
to do without draw: third, Tantihill
NEWBERG COMMERCIAL (fLUE
NenbMK and Buttevllle Brldare
SALEM. Or., Jan. 23. (To the fEditlr.)
You will kindly, through Thei Ore
nlan. allow me to answer an article lu-
pearing Monday, with reference to pile-?
pie having Joined the Push -lub in
Newberg. I do not wish to s ly an y.
thing harsh, nor to crltici3 th peoj ie
of Newberg in any way, shape tor ma
ner. but would like to see evrythli ll?
with reference to the bridge at Butt
vllle, or Newberg, to be on the squat e
As there were misstatements In this a ..'
tide, and no name signed to the sam
i sam ,
whlc
of tli
h Club
edgin t
jge aU
I wish to state the plain factsL whl
are these: All but six or seven
members of the Trl-County Pufeh
In Newberg signed a card riledgl
themselves to support the bridge
Butteville. not more than two inionthL
ago, and the sidewalk that they speaU
of in this article was built a yar ag
They did not contribute In any wayi
shape or form to this sidewalk. JAII but
two or three were taken Into tjhe clulj,
as honorary members, for thej reason
that they were In a position to lhelp thi
club in advocating and procuring thai
bridge at Butteville. I wish to ay far-i
ther that all of the members frokn
here- are intellisrent business nite
a rluh card was laid before therrj, which
they read and signed their namek there
to, and the pledge each took wks this:
"We want a bridge at Buttevillf, and I
pledge my support to this enterprise."
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