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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1916)
Eastern Clackamas News ! members. It costs nothing to l join, except that display of pub- Published every Thursday at I lie spirit and interest in one’s Estacada, Oregon ¡own welfare, necessitatine: the K. M. Standisti, Editor and Manager 5 taxpayers taking off a few hours Entered at the poatoffice in Estacada, each month to attend the meet- i Oregon, as second-class mail. ings. (Formerly Estacada Progress) S ubscription R atks There are some advantages gained by this community even .50 in the defeat of its candidates at j the primaries. These men w ill! Thursday, May 25, 1916 |R 1'71‘AItEI)XESS is the magic word today. It remain in our midst and with the I is on every tongue. Are you prepared for It isn’t always the big things larger and broader acquaintance- j sickness or business misfortune? Have'you enough cash to tide you over? If you in this life that count for the shiP wlth me" and Vltal ^ues- j haven’t a bunk account make up your mind most or give the most joy, as in | J h‘;y_will/^ e ^etter able to to open one todux If you have an account the instance of the donation this help Eastern Clackamas in its; decide to increase it. future work. week by the women of the Cur- The man with the substantial hank account can look rinsville Priscilla Club of five dol the world in the face. A go. >d balance in hank begets In order to show the proper confidence. It makes for independence. The business lars, towards the support of the Clackamas County spirit, a big man with a good balance in bunk always is prepared to Estacada library. delegation of people from this take advantage of an opportunity to b tv cheaply for The spirit which actuated this part of the county, should attend ready cash. gift, is composed of the real, the Booster Day, Stock Show BE PREPARED WITH A BANK BOOK FOR and Rose Festival, in Oregon boiled down essence of public City, on Saturday, May 27th. ANY EMERGENCY. spiritedness, coupled with neigh An entertaining program has borliness and a desire to help been arranged with band con along a good work. certs, ball games, dances, a wat In this instance th e editor er-carnival and other sports for knows that the joy of giving the visitors. was equal to the joy of receiving, Ask us for one of our Home Savings Banks you read the article on as parties interested on both the Before back page of this paper and sides have called attention to the hear the wail of the publisher, donation and had a few kind with his little lingo of advancing prices, etc., just stop and ask words to add. The Estacada library is an in yourself if the Eastern Clacka News isn’t worth a little stitution which will prosper, for mas more to you and your family, Leroy D. Walker, President - Thomas Yocum, Vice President it is catering to the wants of this than the $1. per year subscrip Irwin D. Wright, Cashier entire community, with its books tion price? now scattered in homes covering a radius of five and six miles in all directions. The Civic Improvement Club, while the instigators and moth ers of this movement, do not want it felt that it is a town af fair, but want the cooperation of Financial conditions, over which we have no control, necessitate a radical change in all people in this part of the coun- j our business methods and demand that we get down to a CASH BASIS; OUR ty and wish to have ail feel free BILLS are due AND MUST BE PAID every 30 days and if we fail to collect our to avail themselves of its offer- i accounts within that time we are unable to settle with our creditors and it would be ings. only a matter of time until a firm, with a limited amount of capital, would be forc ed out of business. It seemed odd to some of the ; teachers, directors and others, After June 1st the following rules will be in effect; who are in close touch with the j ALL ACCOUNTS owing the firm on June 1st are due and must be PAID IN workings of the E s t a c a d a FULL by the 15th of the month; (Bankable notes payable 60 days, will be Schools, that a demand for the accepted in cases where it is not possible to pay cash). On accounts NOT privileges o f a U n i o n High PAID by the 15th, credit will be discontinued and the account closed until School, have not already been made by the taxpayers of near such time as settlement is made. All accounts NOT paid by this time will by districts. be placed for collection after a reasonable time has expired. This can only be accounted for CHARGE ACCOUNTS will be carried until the 15th of the month following by the fact, few taxpayers stop the purchase, but NO LONGER and within this time will be treated the to consider the big advantages [ same as cash. No deviation will be made from this rule. to be gained, with the right to have a hand in the school’s man Statements will be rendered after the 1st of each month showing your ac agement, without costing a cent count to that time. more tax and at a saving for It will be our aim to make our prices such that you will readily see the benefit deriv some taxpayers, now having chil ed from paying cash and see that we are not trying to work any hardship upon you dren in attendance. but rather making it a matter of saving. Prices will be so adjusted that we are It is not likely, when the Union confident you will be more than pleased; Come in; bring your $ and see what it High School propaganda is again will buy from us; try out our new policy and see just what it means to you in launched, that much opposition dollars and cents and if you are not convinced that it is the best way, the old sys will be found. tem is always open for you to go back to. One year Six months . . . $ 1.00 Estacada State Bank 0/4. Change In Policy Money' Are the taxpayers of Eastern Clackamas County going to let the Eastern Clackamas Taxpay-; ers' League drift into oblivion? Despite the efforts of its officers and a few staunch supporters, the league will lose its value in protecting the taxpayer in this part of the county, unless en thusiasm is kept up. This en thusiasm only results from a good attendance of interested Talks This is a CIRCULAR LETTER and is being sent to all our patrons and we trust that none will take offense as we are compelled to place our business upon a solid basis and by your co-operation we feel sure that we can build up a business that will be of mutual and lasting benefit and a credit to the community. Yours for a better and sounder business, L. A. C H A P M A N ESTACADA, THE - ■ CASH OREGON GROCERY