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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1915)
ESTACADA PROGRESS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 9. N umber 12 Taxpayers Agree Eastern Clacka.T.as. rinould Be Re-arcs nt< d In C ourt And Legisla ture E stacada , O regon , T hursday , D ecember 9 1915 Barton Meeting Appoints Committees Much interest was manifested in the road meeting held in Bar ton last Saturday afternoon, to discuss the advisability of open ing up a new road to parallel the P. R. L. & P. Co.’s line between Barton. Boring and Gresham. The question of opening a new road received almost no support, as all present favored the rebui'd- ing and repairing of the present River road, from Barton to Clack amas. A general discussion occured in connection with the Barton gravel pit, and the advisability of continuing to use this gravel for road building. A committee was appointed, consisting of E. Heiple, W. Wade, C. Johnson, G. Burnett, J. W. Reed, Chas. Duncan and others, to wait upon the county court to try to obtain county help in the repair of the River road and to obtain special prices for gravel from the Barton pit. OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY It’s Growth, Cost Anti Pr?8ant Usefulness The Public Library, located in the C. I. C. rooms in Estacada, has recently been taking account of its growth. Much interest has been mani It has been in existence about fest d by the taxpayers of East 21 months, starting with a dona ern Clackamas in the last few tion of a few dozen books by days, since tne Progress’ article members and friends of the Civic appeared, calling the attention Club. A library committee was o f the local people to the coming appointed at that time to look vacancies to be filled in the coun after the purchase and catalog ty court and legislature. ing of books and other matters Several well known local farm pertaining especially to the li ers and residents of Estacada brary and it was voted to allow have talked the matter over with $5 per month to the library fund. the editor, suggesting the names Up to this time, $115 have been o f many good men, who if they paid over in this way to the li would agree to act as candidates, brary committee and $111. have could be elected and who would been spent for hooks and maga admirably represent this dis zines. Cash donations, amount trict. ing to $15. have been received Among the names mentioned and added to the book fund. Fix for the coi nty commissionership tures and library supplies have are J. W. Reed, Albert Kitching, used a small portion of the fund Guy T. Hunt J. C. Duus, John and there is a balance on hand, Steinman, Fred Bales, H. C. available for new books, of $10.40. Stephens, J. C. Kilgore, Hal Gib To Consider County Budget Two entertainments were giv son and others. Some taxpayers A committee of representative en during this time, part of the preferring candidates for the taxpayers w'as named last week proceeds of which went into the commissionership who have had to examine the Clackamas Coun regular book fund and a part, re actual road building experience ty budget and to report on same sulting from the last entertain and other preferring men of <. at the regular Tax Payers’ Meet ment, was used to start a special broader business experience. ing, December 14th. encyclopedia fund. This fund, To date only one name has This committee met December as increased by subscriptions and been mentioned from the Spring- 8th, when they studied the esti special work done by members water side of the river, but oth mates of the county expenses as during the summer, has grown ers will probably come up later, prepared by the county court. to $25.05. There is still due $5. although the Springwater side The committee is composed of on the set of Harvard Classics, has had representation in the Harvey E. Cross, Oregon Ciiy; purchased last year on the $2. court in recent years by Ex-Com W. P. Kirchem, Redlands; C. E. per month installment plan. A f missioner Lewellen and W. H. Spence, Beaver Creek; J. L. ter this payment has been com Mattoon. Kruse, Sherwood; Frank Jagger, pleted, it is hoped the encyclo Of nine men who suggested Carus; C. H. Dye, Oregon City; pedia fund will grow more rapid candidates to represent Eastern T. W. Sullivan, Oregon City; ly and that within a few months, Clackamas in the legislature, sev John Risky, Risley Station; E. the lU ia y will offer for the use en of them suggested the same G. Caufield, Oregon City; John of everyone interested, a com man, namely H. C. Stephens of R. Cole, Molalla; Geo. H. Brown, prehensive and thoroughly up- George. While Mr. , tephens is New Era; John Ely, Estacada; to-date encyclopedia. a more or less newcomer in this W. A. Proctor, Sandy; C. N. There are n >w about 400 vol county; during his three years Wait, Canby, and A. D. Gribble, umes in the l.trrry, from 50 to residence, he has proven to be Aurora. 75 of these are always in the one of the best public spirited hands of the people. Many books boosters, hard workers ar.d capa It is easy enough to name good go into districts several miles dis ble business men in the commun men for the offices, but it is an tant In addition to this, many other thing to get the men to ac ity, a man of few words hut people who have an hour to spend cept the nomination, and yet a plenty of action and willingness in Estacada. read the books and harder matier to select a suitable to work for the common welfare. magazines in the library. candidate who ban he elected, as Mr. Stephens, when approached the county vote at large must he The magazines and papers reg on the subject, at first refused to reckoned -with. ularly subscribed for at present accept the suggestion, hut it is Several parties have asked the * are The World's Work, Review Progress to call a political mass likely that if he is shown that of Reviews, Popular Mechanics, meeting to be held in Estacada the people of this, his home ttri- The Ladies Home Journal, Boy in a short time, at which time tory, want him to represent them Life, Woman’s Federation Maga the concensus o f opinion and the at Salem, he will reconsider nis suggestions of all can be heard zine, and the Daily Oregonian. present attitude. The other two and considered. While it may be Many numbers of other maga a little early to call a mass meet names mentioned for the legisla zines are' added to the reading ing. it is never to early for East tive vacancy were J. W’. Reed table by friends of the library. ern Clackamas to get together, and Ex-Representative Guy T. Since the room occupied by the stand together and elect their Hunt, both of whom would make own representatives for the coun library is no longer a store and good candidates. 1 ty court and legislature. . $1. P er Y ear Stork Beats The Undertaker The report of the State Board of Health contains a few inter esting statistics pertaining* to C'aekamas County, although the report covers the year ending December 31, 1914. In other words, during 1914 there were 52$ births in this county, against 266 deaths, giv ing an added population of 263. Of the births, 156 were male and 110 female. Corporation Values Less The State Tax Commission has issued a notice giving the total appraised valuation of all corpor ation property in Clackamas coun ty for J915as$6,085,961.98 which is a considerable reduction under the appraised valuation of all corporation property a year ago, owing to the transfer o f the Ore gon City locks from the Portland Railway Light & Power company to the government and the dis- | mantling- of the old Crown Col umbia paper mill of Oregon City. However, owing to improve ments made in other sections of the county, the total assessed valuation of all taxable property in the county will show a reduc tion of only about $47,000 under the valuation of a year ago. The valuation of all taxable property now is $30,323,161.08, while a year ago it was $30,375,139.81. Owing to the fact that much property is tied up in the Oregon & California land grant, the coun ty can collect taxes on only about $29.000.000.____________________ is used strictly as a library and rest room, it has seemed only necessary to keep it open after noons from one till five o’clock and therefore, these have been made the library hours. Mrs. A. K. Morton has been appointed librarian and her sal ary of $10. per month is paid from the club funds. The li brary commi tee Jias recently been reorganized and increasul to seven members, including all members of the old committee, with Mrs. H. V. Adix as the new chairman. The committee eom- ! prises Mesdames Givens, Reed, Hughes, Frazier, Morton and Miss Dillon. It is hoped the public of Esta cada and surrounding country will enjoy this library arid that its usefulness may continue in the future as in the past. Any one interested in the reading matter to he found there, will find the librarian most willing to be helpful in every way possible. (Contributed)
