EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests o f
Eastern Clackamas County
Formerly Estacada Progress
V olume 9,
N umber 42
ANSWER THIS QUESTION NOW
What Are Your
Orchard-Run Apples Worth?
Recently, a business man, indi­
rectly identified with the Estaca­
da Cannery, asked the following
question o f the editor. “ What
do you believe would be a fair
price to offer the farmers o f this
district for their orchard-run of
apples this year, for use in our
evaporator?
This question was o f too much
importance to the people o f this
section and too broad a one for
the editor to try to answer and it
seemed as though the best w ay
to obtain a comprehensive an­
swer, was to put it up to the
growers themselves.
It will provean important mat­
ter, if the farmers will take the
trouble to see that the News is
advised o f their ideas on the
price which should be paid for
orchard-run apples, especially as
the evaporator man will be guid-
to a large extent by these replies.
By orchard-run apples, is meant
the thousands o f bushels o f mis­
cellaneous varieties o f apples
which are now raised in this
country, in the home and some
o f the commercial orchards, be­
ing fruit that is not up to the
standard which will allow o f its
being packed in boxes and sold
to the retailer, hut o f such a
grade as would make good vine­
gar stock.
In answering this query, dont
quote the price which you would
like to get. but stop and figure
© it what would be a fair price
l or your apples, delivered in Esta­
cada. in wagon boxes, bags or
any easy way o f handling same.
Figure your price on a ton basis
and also consider whether the
price you quote would be so high
that it would be impossible for
the evaporator to make a fair
profit too.
The question o f prices and mar­
keting are all important ones to­
day, especially to the grower and
possibly some good substantial
results may come from the farm­
ers stopping to answer this ques­
tion, which the buyer wants to
know.
It is possible that if more
f r i e n d l y b u s i n e s s relations
were attempted between the pro­
ducer and the buyer or middle-
man, that less friction and hard
feeling would result and with
more profit accumulating to all.
Orchard-run apples in this part
o f Clackamas County have been
a drug on the market and only
used for "h og stomach aches" in
years past and here is an oppor­
tunity which should not be over­
looked.
So figure this question out and
let us know your answer soon and
figures and prices will be quoted
in a later ¡ame.
E stacada , O regon ,
WEATHER PERMITS
BIG CELEBRATION
Estacada Draws Thousands
George Celebration Hindered
By Rain
With two weeks o f rain pro­
ceeding, the weather man grant­
ed a beautiful day’ s respite on
July 4th, for which the public
generally is thankful, but with
especial prayers o f thankfulness
arising from the members o f the
Estacada Volunteer Fire Depart­
ment, who up to Monday after­
noon feared a financial loss from
their coming celebration.
As usual, Chief Gunner John
O s b o r n o f the organization,
touched off his annual patriotic
dynamite s a l u t e at daybreak,
which also as usual, raised half of
Estacada’ s inhabitants out o f bed,
shook the windows and awaken­
ed the youngsters to a realization
that the glorious Fourth o f J uly
was at hand.
While at some former celebra­
tions, larger crowds have been in
evidence, not less than 2500 peo­
ple spent the day at Estacada
and a more orderly, good-natured
crowd never assembled here.
From seven o ’clock on, hun­
dreds o f residents o f nearby com­
munities began arriving, some
by train, others by wagons and
hundreds by automobile.
Not
less than fifty auto loads o f pic-
nicers came from Portland, with
the machines parked all about
the city’ s streets.
Beginning with the parade, all
events on the program were car­
ried off on schedule, excepting
the baseball game, which had to
be postponed until the afternoon.
The Garfield Band, which led
the prize auto parade', was much
in evidence during the day, giv­
ing enjoyment to all, with plenty
o f music at ball games, in town
and in the park.
The judges in the prize auto
parade were taxed to the limit to
decide the winners o f the four
prizes, but their final selection
1 met with general approval. -The
i 1st prize w a s awarded Dave
Eschleman; 2nd, C. I. C .; 3rd,
Estacada Schools and 4th, Will
Dale. The judges were R. G.
Palmateer and Ralph Lemon of
Garfield and W. C. Whitfield o f
Estacada.
Besides other attractively dec­
orated cars in the parade, were
such novel features as youthful
buccaroos on prancing mustangs;
Concluded on page 6
T hursday ,
J uly 6,
1916
MOGER FANS FIFTEEN
Estacada Plays
At Gladstone Saturday And
At Estacada Sunday
The July 4th game on the home
grounds against the Fulton Greys
o f Portland, besides increasing
the average o f the Estacada team,
up to 778, with seven winnings in
nine games played, also brought
out a new pitching star, John Mo-
ger, the southpaw, from Spring-
water.
Moger pitched eight innings of
as pretty ball as ever was wit­
nessed here, with all batters re­
ceiving the s a m e treatment,
namely the privilege o f taking
three strikes at the little ball as
it whizze by. Fifteen o f the
stickers were cleanly struck out,
while occasionally a scratch hit
was obtained.
With the addition o f Moger to
the Estacada team, it looks as
though the big money from the
Chautauqua series was sure com­
ing back to Estacada, as the team
now has three or four first class
twirlers.
Estacada has probably seen the
last o f the Fulton Greys, whose
championship aspirations a n d
claims, have been badly shatter­
ed hero in the two games played.
Tuesday’s little affray allowing
them the short end o f an 18 to 3
score.
The local boys, headed by Roy
and Doc Douglass, and Art Smith,
all o f whom knocked out home-
runs, did their regular heavy hit­
ting, with heady work on bases
and even faster work on the de­
fensive.
Owing to the absence of the
Bronson brothers, the line-up
was altered, but apparently not
weakened, as Heck Hewitt of
Garfield strengthened the infield,
and the others played their places
as well as ever.
The first game o f the Chautau­
qua series will be next Saturday,
July 8th at Gladstone, when Es­
tacada will tackle the newly or­
ganized Clear Creek Creamery
nine. A bunch o f fans will prob­
ably make the Gladstone trip and
expect to witness a winning.
Estacada will play on July 8th,
12th, 14th and 17th at Gladstone,
with the contending teams being
Clear Creek, Wilsonville, Redmen
and Canby, in the order named.
All Chautauqua games will begin
at 3.30 sharp.
On Sunday, the 9th, the Esta­
cada team will play on the home
Concluded on page 5
$1. P er Y ear
COUNTY DIVISION FAVORED
Other Parts
OF Clackamas County Dissatisfied
The commercial bodies o f Hills­
boro and Forest Grove and simi­
lar organizations from parts of
the northwestern s e c t i o n of
Clackamas County are now work­
ing for county division.
The idea seems to be f o r i he
segregation o f parts o f Clacka­
mas and Washington -©unties
and either the forming of a new
county, or the addition of part o f
Clackamas to Washington Coun­
ty.
The words “ County Division"
stir up old memories in this sec­
tion o f the tall ferns, with faint
recollections o f a lost cause, call­
ed “ Cascade County.”
Can it be possible that other
parts o f Clackamas County are
not perfectly satisfied with the
management o f this county, as
administered by Oregon City?
Can it be that there are taxpay­
ers in other rural sections, who
feel that for their best interests,
it would be advisable to establish
a county seat nearer tbe s*ene of
activities and have a rural county
handled by a rural county seat,
with rural officers?
The coun y division movement
is underway also in many other
sections o f Oregon, which indi­
cates that better and more econ­
omical government can he ob-
I tained by creating smaller coun­
ty units and doing away with the
county boundaries which went
into effect when Oregon was
granted statehood.
Chautauqua Opens Friday
Beginning at 1:30 next Friday
afternoon, July 7th, the annual
Willamette Valley Chautauqua,
will open at Gladstone Park, con­
tinuing through July 16th.
An attractive program has been
arranged, including musical, ed­
ucational, amusement and sports
features, the latter part includes
the baseball series, with the fast
Estacada team as a strong con­
tender.
For some reason or other, the
News has not been advised o f the
full program and possibly the
need o f publicity throughout the
eastern part of the county is not
felt. Nevertheless, it is a safe
assumption that we are all invit­
ed to attend and it is a safer bet
that we will all be there, to help
root for Estacada during the base-
| ball series.