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THE OISEGON DAILY ' JOlTItNAIj, VOUTtJ . SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 0, 1904. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiixiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinxiiixiiiiiiiiiiiiiiixiixxiiixiiix mmmmmmy f nmxnrnnnmnminmininmnnimn X " COMPLIMENTS OF THE Oregon Water Power Townsite Company ' Estacada, Oregon; January 12, 1904. Wanted 'at, Estacada HE mmmm MA MM A) - - A PET! Nearing the End COMPLIMENTS OF THE Oregon Water Power Townsite Company 1 " ' Estacada, Oregon January 12, 1904. x (Mi Mr.. Mr.r iMt t - ' ' . 1 T Ik WML . .... : n X SMI 4 4 X Ml Ml Ml Ml 4 4 3 k4 Address. .State. You are entitled to an undivided interest in a BUSINESS LOT which will be given away today. CLACKAMAS RIVER RAPIDS, ESTACADA AH kinds of mercantile establish ments are desired t Estacada, This includes dry goods, clothlngr, millinery, furnishing goods, grocery, hardware, tin, confectionery and other- stores. Some fellow, wearied Of "soMttchlng'' along In the city will establish a stationery and news store at that place. A butcher will be needed at once. Somebody will And ic profitable to start a bakery there. A restaurant ; will be needed within a short time. ,; In fact anything that will pay anywhere will pay at Estacada. The surrounding population is large now. ' , - j Part of the townsite Is upon a BO-year-T5tcTTaTTHr TheTBrJs-a-targe-Biid-tli.rtftT-orchard upon that farm. The owner did not wax wealthy because he had no means of transportatin his products to a healthy market, ; ; ' But that: drawback no longer exists. The railroad is there not "going" to be there. , Its immense capital is there not "going" to be there. It is engaged In erecting the largest electric power plant In the Pacific sec tion of the United States not "talking" about erecting it. It has bullded a sawmill that will rhelp out" the settlers not "promising" to construct one. Its railroad is standard gauge, ac commodating the locomotives and trains of other railroads in no sense a puny "street" railway, as the ordinary street car line is commonly thought of, , , While Us trains will be propelled by electricity. Its passenger and freight cars are of the same excellence as those of the' transcontinental lines. New 60-foot vestlbuled passenger coaches are being built, and will be placed upon the line within the next six months. Its present coaches are the best in, Oregon. The fare will never be greater than 2 cents per mile. Therefore those who buy and settle at Ktitacada NOW, will derive all the benefits to be secured from Its speedy progress to metropolitan proportions. . upenaous mm f Auction . . . ' .j I . . . : ; . f , .....,,.,.:,.....,..;.:. ale.of the Mos Upon Mag the7Market on Tremendous water power available all . the year round. An electric power plant costing's . Portland, and palatial trains will carry passengers from 6 -I i 5 I' i lie9- V 5 .1' r M . - v,'- . - i - SALMON ISLAND, CLACKAMAS RIVER, ESTACADA The cable in the illustration was stretched by a citizen who rides down to the river in a basket suspended, from the wire rope, When he hat loaded up with mountain trout and salmon the family hauls him up again and his household is supplied with delicious fish food for a month or two to come. .... . . . , . ? READ THESE REASONS. Why Estacada Vast Be As Important City . Zt Has Cost Biff Money to round the Town wm Be rushed f a rtolsh. It has cost b'lg money to bring to Estacada the factors bound to make of it an Important city. It cost the Oregon Water Power Railway Company five million dollars to stretch. Its railroad line across the .thirty seven miles of country that Intervenes be tween Portland and that immensely fertile and resourceful region, pefore an inch of this track was laid before a .shovelful of earth was removed the company had the section between the two points cruised. Every atom of information favorable to the construction of the road was carefully complied; every opposing influence was given that considera tion always accorded projects that call - for large expenditures of money. . . It was well known that it was not a trivial undertaking that was proposed. The Immensely fertile farm lands were ' taken into account. .Their broad grain fields and extensive orch ards had due recognition. The great timber belt had important influence In settling the proposition. It was determined that years would be consumed in the depletion of these forests, and that thousands of woodsmen would find employment among these timbers and trees for all this time. The stupendous water power afforded by the Clackamas river at the present townsite of Estacada settled the question of manufactories. It was known that it would be only necessary to erect the plants for the sawmills, planlng-mllls, sash and door factories, flouring-mills. etc., harness the turbulent waters of the river and set the wheels In motion. The propelling force for these concerns would never cost a cent. Adja cent hardwood areas would induce furniture manufacturing, , and altogether the prospect for a smart city at the Junction of the railway and the river appeared so brilliant that the great capital necessary to launch the scheme of building the railway and Improving the water power was speedily secured. This ac complished, the management wisely secured the services of Mr. W. H. Hurlburt, the prac tical genera) passenger agent of the Oregon Hall road & Navigation Company, to assume charge of . the work of . railroad building, with the result that he, as president of the Oregon Water Power Railway Company (the name given the new corporation), com pleted the road to Estacada about two months ago. The company, immediately erected a sawmill for Its own use, built large boarding houses and began the construction of the largest electric power plant in Western Amer ica. The cost of this enterprise will be three quarters of a million dollars, and it will be' operated by water power. Its electric wires will not only supply the, . necessary power to operate the company's cars on all Its lines, but its force may be used to advance manu factures at Estacada for those who do not care to dam the river and thus create power for themselves. Thus it will be seen that this one company is interested in that locality to the extent of nearly six million dollars, a sub stantial indication that the townsite to be offered to the public, at auction sale next Tuesday is not the offspring of the breeses of fertile imagination or an agile brain. It Is a spot selected by wise heads for a bustling city. It will be pushed to this climax wltu every energy at wealth's command. BIG PROFITS FOR THE EARLY BUYERS f Act quick! Don't wait! The time is today ! Here is the greatest real estate proposition ever offered the lot buyer. Any one of the fifteen corners nearest the big hotel I will be bought back, if the 'purchaser, desires it, one year hence, at an advance of $500 ! This certainly indicates our - TaitH in our own property 1 No other auction sale of lots will ever take place , at Estacada, so get in now while they may be had at your own price. Special Round Tri (GOOD FOR Ji NOW ON SALE AT SEV! Accommodations for sheltering and feedinir five thnnsjinrl nAnnU ul ; . i . . , . 0 . 0 .... (wwtv one of which the sale will be conducted, under the other the mult' online uicgicu saic win ruoiiivcLi uuee piacc it will nevd Estacada never so long as the world shall last THE Further Information Cheerfully Furnished by Room 5, Oregon Water Power and RaiW OREGC Or by SHARKEY CSV MORROW, Agents, Alisky Bu . i ' i I i ' - if " Opportunities of engaging In business' In new localities under favorable aus pices are quickly coming , to ah end. There Is no longer a "frontier" In the United States. The immigrant will soon have to be content to "squat" himself 'down among the "sooners" and cheer fully partake' of that which he can rake from ground that has been raked before.-' , But here Is a chance to get Into a rich Held on the ground floor.' There will never be another Estacada . in Oregon, And there never will be another auction Baje of lots at that place, so readers of these ltne will subserve their own Interests by accepting the Invitation. given in this advertisement to ride out to the charming spot next Tuesday and secure for themselves a piece of prop erty that wllf livf forever as a monu ment to the buyer's wisdom. , ' Estacada cannot be other than a splen did manufacturing center. Its massive water , powers (there are several of them) and monster electric power plant 'will afford every facility for the manu facturing vt anything made from Ore gon products at comparatively little cost. ' Oct aboard 'the train next Tuesday and A see for yourself that every word pub lished in The Journal concerning the de lightful townsite has been nothing but the truth.- See the roaring waters of the river! See them tumble from rock to rock. See the mighty water powers they create, See the big timber belt. . See the fruit lands. See the, fine farms. - Sea the prettiest townsite in. the world, See the handsomest summer resort, too, for that matter, west of the Rocky mountains. Feast your eyes, as well as your stomach, for at least one day, There will be ample accommodations for 5,000 people. Plenty to eat, and shelter for all. . 1 -, Address. .State. You are entitled to an undivided interest in a RESIDENCE LOT which will be given away today. , , a$ lf Hi 4 Mm IS' i -ft .hi- f. (' A THE CLACKAMAS RIVER SHOOTING THROUGH THE NARROWS, ESTACADA ' -, nificent North Faeilie City Pi v boast perty liver. Placed ;;en hundred and fifty thousand dollars nowin process of erection. Thirty-seven, miles from a PinritA thP AthofiTiMthin i tfUHo mnra -f-Hn-t-fc -i-i hmif'n -fi-tn-i f wxwjr w uiv w uAvi vviuun a uxxxv muiu tiidix cui iiuui .o tixixu "V -i t" ,'4" ,' ' , i " s ' ' ' " . f .... .... - jw ; 1 ' THKrfESTACADA A modern hotel building, now being erected by tht Oregon Water Power ' Townsite Company, will be completed about April IS, 1904 Excursion Tickets JARY 12 ONLY).. TY-lFIVE CENTS EACH .... been- provided for. Two mammoth tents have been spread, under i will be fed.. None need fear inclement weather, and RAIN OR ;ke place again. There' will be no other auction sale of property in DON'T 'NEGLECT THE CHANCE. . , . asMaasM . . . Dont Be'the Hossbaek Who te the Tears to Corns Will Be Telling Sis Aooualntanoes of What Xe "Hlght" Bare Done. v We have put considerable unction into the advertisements which have appeared in The Journal from time to time. We have em ployed strong language In depleting the re-' sources of Estacada and In predicting its future. There may be those who, on reading what has been printed, will say that we havo been too prolific in our imaginings and beliefs, but to these we would say that sober consider ation has entered into every sentence given to the world. The tremendous expense that has attached to constructing the railroad, and is being now further augmented by the building of the gigantic electrlo power plant, ought to settle the question of Estacada's Importance in the minds of all who. give the matter that consideration demanded by Its Importance. Railroad builders are in no wise fools. We have known them throughout all time as care ful, calculating persons. They do not spend millions for the mere pastime of reducing their accumulations. They do not end rail roads on barren plans. There must be in ducement offered or railroads are never built. Then there mast be a visible permanency of income assured. In other words. It's business with railroad, men. S There Is no sentimentality about these poo pie. They don't care a continental for any thing, but business. And these considerations decided capital to construct a railway to Estacada, at an expend of $6,000,000, and there the terminal town will be bullded and a volume of business trans acted that will feed the property with its plentiful exportation for all the seasons and years to come. Had this not been apparent from the very inception of the proposition, money would not have been forthcoming to construct the line. Railroads are never built for fun. . .. If moneyed men, therefore, saw sufficient in the future of this locality to warrant the out lav of so vast an amount of money, it surely ought to be taken for granted that the most substantial reasons exlxt for the spprehenslon that . unwavering efforts, unyielding energy, will be put forth to establish at the railway s terminus a mercantile and manufacturing de pot that can be perpetually depended upon to enhance the interests of the Investors by pro-; vidlng their road with freight and passenger traffic that will demonstrate the wisdom of the great outlay that has been made. . Of course, the line would not have been com menced at all if its promoters had not been convinced that their money would be profit ably employed. - And now a few words to the cltisens of the Fsoltlo Northwest. An Investment in Estacada at trjls time will be a thing of profit so long as the world shall stand, and if it be not embraced, then the neglectful reader will have only himself to blame, r .. . When' the town has grown to a place of 10.000 souls within the next ten years, prop erty Will be property and pricea will he prices there, tf the population be not SO, 000 at that, time, then the best predictions will be greatly' at fault.'-. . Fortune Is now knocking at e,very Journal reader's door. Who will bo" so obstinate or so blind as to not admit him? 1 . " -4 . 7 , 7 v if":; :.; -4 S CLACKAMAS RIVER BRIDGE, ESTACADA . . f ' .. Two bridges epan the river within a mile of each other, the upper one having been built by the Oregon Water Power and Railway!, Company. The one shown la located at Estacada, and leads to Springwater, three miles distant, the center of a rich and broad farming . region. 'Both roads will direct a large population to Escatada, the natural trading and market point for that wide and thrifty section. 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