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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1915)
Many Growers Disappointed H o w ’s Your Roof? Repair It During The Dry Weather Shingles — Mountain Cedar $2. per M. Cascade Roofing Paper $1.25 per 108 sq. ft. Elastic Roofing Paint - 75c per gal. N o. 1 No. 2 Portland Flooring at $25. per M. ” ” ” 20. ” ” N o. 1 common $12. — $13. per M. Shiplap Boxing and Dimension - $11. ” ” We also have a fine assortment of W indow and Door Casings, Trim and Mouldings. No. 2 Doors • $1. each Lathes - - - $2. per M. Complete stock of Hay, Feed and Grain Fresh Supply of Sand and Gravel Estacada Lumber & Produce Co. E. D. Allen W. J. Sampson The Best Is the cheapest in the long run Dodge Bros Automobiles have the best o f materials, workmanship, and comfort. You start everything the engine, lights and car—from the seat. A starter that starts, lights that light and only a slight finger press does it. They climb any hill and go up to 60 miles. The DODGE BROS, have millions back of them and are the oldest automobile part mfgrs. in the U. S. The DODGE has been tried out under all severe tests for two years before being put on the market. REMEMBER that TIM K E N BEARINGS are on the best cars made and the Dodge has them throughout. A demonstration anytime gladly given. Clackamas Garage Local Man Ships Estacada, Oregon J. R . Morrow, Prop. Eastern Clackamas To Be Advertised A. A. Scott o f Springwater shipped a carload o f cattle last The Portland Railway Light & Monday from the Estacada stock Power Company have this week yards. The car contained a few reserved a space at the coming Manufacturers and Land Prod- animals belonging to other par- , . ; ucts Show to display the agricul- ties, all of which were being sent tural products of this part of the to the Portland yards to be sold, county, adjacent to their lines. As this is aiiout the first ship- This show opens Oct. 25th, con- ment on the hoof of livestock tinuing until Nov. 13th, and made from this section by private thousands o f people will view the For the past three weeks the i | Progress office has been in re- i i ceipl o f many calls from the grow- j i ers of livestock in this vicinity, | I asking when the next carload would be shipped from the Esta- | eada yards and when Buyer Lucke Made no . 333792 i would call on them. It is a discouraging condition of — Junior Heifer — affairs at present and the raiser of first class livestock has to suf- Owned by Mrs. Lucy Ewalt & Sons ! fer owing to the scarcity o f simi- j lar grade ttock among his ntigh- . bors. Over 200 head of hogs, cattle and sheep were listed in the past at the East Clackamas County Fair two weeks and Buyer Lucke was unable to obtain a sufficient num This heifer was fed on Dried ber of good animals to make up Beet Pulp for a period o f about a carload. The majority o f the two weeks previous to the fair cattle offered were below par, be ing largely dried-up milk cows and showed a marked increase and in the few cases where the at every milking. cattle were satisfactory, the mar Mrs. Ewalt is very enthusias ket price was too low to interest tic in declaring that “ un the seller. Fully 50% of the hogs classed below par and with the questionably it was the present low price of $6.15 for tops DRIED BEET P U L P ” f. o. b. Estacada, many raisers naturally preferred to butcher, as the market for dressed pork has Dairymen Attention! i f you been better for the past two would be successful with Y O U R ! weeks than the live market. herd and receive the largest returns Many growers are greatly dis- on your investment feed D R I E D sapointed at this condition, hav- BEET PULP, Its not only better ! ing held their stock over for two weeks awaiting a shipment and but cheaper than other feeds. cannot afford to hold them longer. Ask forour free booklet “ Profitable Feeding” . There is no one to blame and the Progress, which was instru mental in locating the stock yards here is especially dissapointed Now and will welcome suggestions as to a remedy for this state o f af fairs. is the tftne to buy your winter’s supply of The buyer can only pay accord ing to the Portland market and Flour* when the market is glutted with undersized and underfed pork, while you can still get it made from the price suffers accordingly. As to the cattle market, it is in the the old wheat. In addition to such same condition as all other mar well known brands as D EM EN T’S BEST, kets, namely the first class prod W H ITE RIVER and BEST EVERETT, which uct brings the top price and in we handle. We have just taken the agency ferior stock brings little profit. for the Columbia Milling Company’s celebrat Our neighboring section of Molalla is today considered one ed W H ITE M O U N TAIN brand. We guaran o f the best hog raising sections of tee tnese to be four o f the best brands on the the Northwest and shipping from market. that point and Canby has been Our present price on any o f the four brands. brisk, with three to halt' a dozen Sack, $1.55; Barrel, $6.00. carloads per week o f high grade SEE US FOR SPEC IAL PRICES ON Three, hogs. One solution o f this condition is Five, or Ten BARREL LOTS. for the growers o f swine to get together at a meeting, through their Grange or other organiza tion and arrange to shut up and fatten their hogs at the same time, then a sufficient number of first class hogs can be gotten to we handle Allen & Lewis, PREFERRED gether at one time to fill one or STOCK, which means the BEST to be had in more cars. Groceries. I f you buy in quantities and will Concluded on page 5 let us figure with you we guarantee to save you money. individuals, the results are await- L S i s i^Oregom ‘° ° k' ed by many stock growers and . , v, ' •„ L , , i the railway company wishes the Progress will be pleased to to have the cooperation o f the give further space to the ship- residents o f this territory in mak- ment, if the shippers will advise >nK' this exhibit a success. Agri- this office. cultural products will be needed at that time, as the produce now Tie Between Eugenics Babies b.e l!1K shown the county and ... , . , „ state fairs will be worthless by Word was received Tuesday the time this show opens, afternoon that an error had been p t c . j j made in the measurements o f ¿L ¡ t it? cadS and Wallace J. Guthrie of Estacada Cree$ “ m at the euirenics contest last w e e k charge o f this display and will and“ S T S ! “ connect m e S -Kgestions, exhibits. | inents recorded, it gives him a ------- *■ percentage o f 98 being tied with A . J. Brown of Alspaugh has Victor frorman of Barton for first greatly improved the appearance Place. This correction was made 0f his home by the addition o f a through Mrs. Bayley of Portland, wing, including two rooms and a who was in charge of the meas- thorough painting of the build- W. urements. ings. I Dried Beet Pulp Julia o f Eastview Winner of the Butter-fat Contest In Groceries W e have just received a carload of Apple Boxes and 50 lb. Prune Lug Boxes from the Oregon Box Mfg. Co. Let us supply your needs. SAMSON " A Satisfied Customer is the Best Advertisement” TRACTOR TRACY & GIVENS 575 $ . R. Reid & Sons Distributors Estacada, Oregon Estacada, - Oregon.