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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1910)
9 9 BORING A Thriving Town on the O. W. P. Boring is a thriving village 21 miles east from Portland, and 9 miles southeast from Gresham on the sun.- .it of the O. W. P. line. It > the center of a large farming, dairying and lumber industries. Three-fourths of a mile from here is the large 400-acre dairy farm of the Damascus Creamery, with its fine herd of cattle and large barns. R. L. Sabin has just finished one of the finest barns in Clackamas county for the housing of cattle, it having cost $3500. Milk and cream in large quantities are shipped from here on the morning express. The milk wagons coming from miles around before daybreak to enable them to get their milk to Portland in the early part of the day. The soil here is specially adapted to fruit and vegetables. Many cars of the finest potatoes grown in the state are shipped from here annu ally. This is also the railroad point for everything east to Mount Hood, a stream of teams coming and going all day bringing ties, lumber, wood and potatoes, and hauling back mer- 11 BEAVER STATE HERALD Year End Edition, 1910 9 9 logs per day, which are sent to the Portland mills. The Unique Brick company also has a large brick plant about one mile north from Boring, where a fine quality of brick clay is found This is also the transfer point for resorts at the foot of Mount Hood. Through stages leave here every morning for Welches. During the summer months auto stages are run to take care of heavy travel. This district is advancing verv rapidly. Several large tracts are be ing cleared and placed on the mar ket. The 100-acre farm of Mr. Ellis, west of here, is being cut into five- and ten-acre tracts. Mrs. A. Vester has placed 160 acres ad joining Coolridge homes addition io Boring on the market. It has been cut into ten-acre tracts and name.I Fairmount Orchards. Several homes have been built the past few months. J. W. Roots has also built a $2500 addition to his store building, giving an up-to-date general store. The Boring postoffice has grown very rapidly, having three rural routes, covering a large territory, and a Stir route, being the distributing office, of A. The O. W. P. has a steam plant here which is used for furnish ing power in an emergency. The railway company is also making ar rangements for the erection of a new depot. During 1910 there were over 946 cars of wood, 723 cars of ties and eleven cars of potatoes shipped from Boring, and over 50 cars of feed shipped in, and over 2000 tons of merchandise. Wm. Morand. R. E. JARL Dealer in General Merchandise Dry Goods, Groceries WEAR American Gentlemans SHOES BOOTS and SHOES WEAR American Ladv’s SHOES FLOUR and FEED BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES KELSO, OREGON J. W. ROOTS & CO. General Merchandise DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES, BEDDING FLOUR, FEED, SAND, GRAVEL SHINGLES, PAINT Boring, Oregon Powell Valley Public School chandise and feed for the merchants at Sandy and points beyond. Boring is the principal tie and wood shipping point on the O. W. P. line. Several cars of ties and wood are shipped every day. It is no unusual sight to see from 15 to 20 cars waiting to be loaded with ties, and the same number of wood cars. The Olson Lumber company, the Strauss Lumber company, The S. P. H. company, the Firwood Mills and Jansrud Bros., using this as their shipping point. The loading and inspection of the ties is done under the supervision of F. M. Mor gan. Several carloads of feed are shipped in here every month for the use of teams and the dairyman. Three-fourths mile to the north are located the camps of the Bramhall Logging company. They have a spur track running back two miles into a fine belt of saw timber and operate their cars with a steam engine. They also have severa’ Donkey engines and employ about 40 men, loading five to six cars of •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••a Stage leaves Sandv for Boring at 5:45 supplying mail for Sandy, Bullrun, Dover, Cherryville, Brightwood,Mar mot Rowe and Welches. It is also an international money order office. It has recently been moved into new quarters, giving the patrons an up- to-date office, with Amy L. Morand and Wm. A. Morand as postmistress and assistant. David Wolfe, R. D. Carrier No. 1, Wm. E. Child, R. D. Carrier No. 2, and Sarah E. Frank, R. D. Carrier No. 3. We also have a good school, with Miss Hansen and Miss Lovelace teaching 80 pupils; a Methodist church, Rev. A. B. Calder, minister; and several business firms—J. W. Roots & Co., general merchandise; è S. £.. Cord, grocer; L. Ritzer, con fectionery and cigars; M. A. Hum fleet, confectionery and bakery; E. F. Donahue, livery and stage line; R. S. Smith, blacksmith; Pearl Wal lace, barber; and the Boring Hotel. Several lodges have been organized, Boring Assembly, 270, United Arti sans, which has a good member ship. and Boring Camp 7713, M. W. R. S. SMITH a m. and 2 p. m. Leaves Boring for Sandy at 8:03 a m. and 4 p.m. At Sandy makes connections with the Salmon and Welches Mail Stage, also makes connections with Aschoffs. GENERAL BORING-SANDY BLACKSMITHING Repair and Wood Work EXPERT HORSESHOER Customary Prices OREGON BORING. ••••••••••••••••••••••»••• STAGE LINE First-Glass Livery and Feed Stables at Boring and Sandy Transportation of all kind« of Baggage to Sandy and interior points . . . . For further information phone or write E. F. DONAHUE, Prop. Boring, - - Oregon a