Esta.ada Progress
or as the name
implies
merely
(iNOORPORATKll)
recommendations.
If the court
decides
not
to
buy
the Canby
Published every Thursday at
Fair Grounds, it will not be with-
lis tacada, Oregon
R. M. Standi-h,
Editor and Manager out a precedent, for the court in
the past has used its own discre-
Rntcre' l at the poatoffice in Estacada, j tion regarding other recommen
County Has 1303 Miles Of Highway
Of All Sorts And Kinds
County Judge H. S. Anderson
has ju st prepared a summary o f
the reports of county road super
visors for the year 1915, which ,
shows the class o f highway and
the work done on the roads d u r -!
I Irejfun, as aerond-i'latts mail.
dations.
ing the past twelve months. The
j The Progress fi-eis real hurt at report shows 1303 miles o f road i
S u b sc r ipt io n K a tk s
$ 1 . 0 0 the claim that it would be better altogether, composed o f the fol-1
One year
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Six months
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pleased to have the county fair lowing varieties:
miles
staged at Estacada or Barton.
¡ Gravel or rock road redress, 58
Thursday, Jan. 20. 1916
All the Progress has urged is a j Plank Road
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fair deal and that means locating Ï Gravel Road
185
the
The following letter from
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the annual fair in a centrally lo- i Crushed Rock Road
O r e g o n Agricultural College eated place alon#fgood transpor-1 Bituminous Macadam Road
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should he o f interest.
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cation facilities.
Plank Road built in 1915
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Mr. R. M. Standisti,
Last week, Governor W ithy- j Gravel Road built in 1915
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Publisher Progress,
combe declared the charters of a Crushed Rock built in 1915 20 V?
. Estacada, Oregon.
My Dear Sir:
j list of corporations, among them Bituminous McAdam
2
built in 1915 ___
VVlirn we were at your insti - 1 being the Clackamas County Fair,
tute a few months ago there were some forfeited; owing tO failure to Sllb- I GraVel ° r R<xk R° ad mlreSS, 58
questions asked regarding the eradica-,
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278 cement and iron eulverts
tion o f ferns from some o f the lands in i ni t an annUal , e P0 r t t o r t h e la8t ! have been installed in 1915, tak-
the vicinity o f Estacada.
I have re- t w o y e a r s ,
i ing the places o f that number of
cently receiveil from the Department o f | This last move forces the fu- plank culverts or bridges.
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., a bill- ture o f the county fair into the I There are reported in the coun-
letin No. 887, Farmers’ Bulletin, deal
hands of the county court and : ty 512 bridges.
ing with the eradication o f ferns on some .
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The reports show further that
lands in the Ün.ted States.
I thought t h e r e 18 n0 l l m e llk e th e h r s t o f
has , been
that those who wish to read this bulletin ! the year to get busy at it; first 32 miles
, . of new | road
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G aye dm
year, and that about $9000 has
been donated in labor or cash for
road improvements.
In road machinery owned by
the county, the principal items
are: 5 road rollers, 11 rock erush-
|ers, 1 gravel screening plant, 1
road oiling and asphalt heating !
outfit, 34 road graders, 40 road
drags, 79 wheel scrapers, togeth-1
iness matters, in a recent letter with a long list o f slip scrapers,
to the Progress, states that he is piows and other small tools.
Under the heading "D isg ru n t
thoroughly
investigating t h e
led” , the Canby Herald last eastern market conditions, es
Does it not seem odd that j
week handed out the following:
pecially as to the demand for Clackamas County, which De
Oregon
apples,
prunes,
logan-
‘Speaking of the recommenda
cember 31st last, bragged of the
tion of the recent County T a x -! '»errie« and small fruits,
fact that the prohibition law
payers’ Meeting that the county j Re >’eP°rts a good demand for w'ould close but seven saloons in
could get a eopv gratis from the De- decide where it will be held; then
....
,
,
partment o f Agric ulture, so that you
appoint a lair board early.
could probably publish in your paper
the name artfi number o f this bulletin.
To Attend
Trusting that we may be able
to be (if some assistance to you in any
matter pertaining to vegetable garden National Cannera’ Convention
ing in your community, I am
R. C. Deming o f Garfield, who
Sincerely Yours,
j is now' in New y ork , visiting his
A. G. B. Bouquet,
folks and attending to some bus
A ss’ t Professor o f Vegetable Gardening, i
make herewith an a n
nouncement which will
be of importance to all
people in every walk
of life.
Estacada State Bank
j ° P en et^
purchase the fair grounds at this d ^ T n V
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A ?-oh? > !to ^ ? ro?i:i:
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p
----- ------- — prunes, but to date ate the sum of $3,000. from the
place, t h e Estacada Pi ogress i the loganberry has not met with
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says:
Under t h e conditions, j popular favor among eastern con- prohibition law'in this county?
the court has no alternative but sinners, although the loganberry
As near as we can ascertain, j
to do as instructed, but Commis juice seems to be gaining popu but one other county in the state j
larity.
appropriated any extra money for j
sioner Mattoon for one, says he
Mr. Deming intends to return the enforcement of prohibition, I
will not sanction the purchase,”
to Estacada next month and en- not even Multnomah County.
etc., etc. Looks as though Mr. route will stop at Louisville, K y .,
Are the taxpayers getting a
Mattoon deliberately and arbitra w here he will attend the sessions
good economic run for their mon
o
f
the
National
Canners’
Assn.
rily says in effect that he will not
ey, under such circumstances?
obey the law as it is generally
recognized.
Furthermore t h e
Progress, inasmuch as it is speak
ing in condemnatory terms o f the
action o f the taxpayers and cites
Mr. Mattoon’s position in fur
therance o f its view, it in sub
stance commends a public official
for his announced intention to
disobey the law.
The Progress further charac-j
W e Recommend
teriz.es the proceedings of the
Taxpayers’ Meeting in part as
■foolish recommendations
that!
were enacted by county seaters I Shady Brook Alfalfa Meal and Molasses - $ 1 .5 0 for 1 0 0 11, sack
an d th e
Canby delegation. ’
Doubtless if those ‘County seat-,
ers and the Canby delegation’
had recommended that the coun
ty fair be moved to Estacada o>-
Barton the Progress would have
been better pleased.
It still remains a question with
many taxpayers as to whether
the so-called recommendations of
the Taxpayers' Meeting are law
In a short time we will
tra o v n. W AtkfR.
THOMAS
VWIIM.
P re*i«ie«i
Vic*
P re«.«lrn l
IRWIN D. WNil.III. Cashier
Interest paid oti time deposits.
C. E. Lucke
Livestock Buyer
sf
Hogs, C attle, Sheep
AU shipment* made from
Estacada Stock Yards
Winter Rations
Phone W . Givens, Estacada agent,
for the Dairy Cow
for sale, and I will call and
Plain Alfalfa Meal
and advise him of what you have
arrange
for
purchase
and s h i p m e n t .
Bran and Shorts
(W e have just received a complete new stock of the above!
When
Trees, Shrubs, Vines
in need o f
Finish or Dimension
Lath,
Shingles,
Lumlier,
Sand
or
Flooring,
Gravel — see
Order NOW Before its too Late
t
Estacada Lumber
E. D. Allen
&
Produce Co.
W. J. Samson
Write, Phone or Call on
Sam J. Howe - Estacada