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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1916)
EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County V olume 9, N umber 51 LOCAL FARMERS RECEIVE $35,394.00 FOR HOGS Estacada Yards Handle 2776 Hogs In Past Twenty Months It is no matter of ancient his tory, nor does it require the hark ing back to long ago, to recall when the Estacada Stock Yards were established by the P. R. L. & P. Company, at a cost of about r $ 200 . N 4 Few people at that time realiz ed the value and profits to be made by that small industry, in fact the general feeling was rath er antagonistic to the marketing of livestock on the hoof; while today, less than twenty months later, the proportion of dressed livestock marketed from this com munity, is too small to be con sidered. The following figures deal only with that part of the local live stock buying and shipping con sisting of hogs and it is a safe as sumption that twenty-five to fifty per cent added business was done in the traffic in cattle. During t h e twenty months, from the starting of the Estaca da yards in December 1914, up to September 1, 1916, 2776 head of hogs have been bought and shipped from Estacuda. Basing an estimate of the gross weight of the animals at an average of 1 <0 pounds, it means that about 471,920 pounds of hogs have been bought and shipped. With 7j4c as an ave age price per pound paid; therefore it means that over $35, ,91.00 has been paid to the f a r m e r s of this community through this one agency in the past twenty months. Added to this an amount of not less than $10,000.00 h a s been paid to the growers for cattle bought and shipped. Hogs Carloads 1915 152 Jan. 2 117 Feb. 2 132 Mar. 2 64 1 Apl. 107 May 2 43 June 1 88 1 July 52 Aug. 1 24 Sep. 1 290 3 Oct. 155 5 Nov. 163 2 Dec. 1357 20 1916 198 2 Jan. 96 1 Feb. 324 4 Mar. 264 2 Apl. 185 2 May 114 1 June 59 1 July 179 2 Aug. 1419 15 Concluded on page 3 E stacada , O regon , T hursdav . S eptember 7, 1916 W . W. Dillon Leaves For M exican B order With the expectation of being absent until Spring, W. W. Dil lon of Garfield left Wednesday for El Paso, where he will be as sociated with the Y. M. C. A. work on the border. Prior to coming to Garfield, Mr. Dillon had spent many years as a successful Y. M. C. A. worker, being in charge of field work in Illinois. Now, with the Young Men’s Christian Association ex pending thousands of dollars in special work among the troops stationed on the border, Mr. Dil lon has been asked to again join in the work, which demands the services of experienced organiz ers. During his absence, which will probably be until Spring, the Garfield ranch will be in charge of Will Howland. Mrs. Dillon and family later contemplate re siding in Estacada, where t h e children will attend school. C urrinsville And E atacada C hurches Join At the annual conference of the Estacada M. E. Church last Wed nesday, definite action was taken by the members of the Currins ville branch church to hereafter join with the Estacada chi rch, in holding regular Sunday ser vices. This action has been forthcom ing for sometime and may ulti mately extend to the two Garfield churches. This change will take place at the commencement of the fiscal year, October 1st, although Sunday School will probably be held Sunday afternoons in Cur- ' rinsville. With this plan completed, both morning and evening services are promised at the Estacada M. E. Church every Sunday, with the services in the Garfield churches conducted in the afternoons. Next Sunday morning, special services will be conducted by Mr. J. S. Hammond of Portland. Mr. Hammond is an old soldier and wants every boy and girl in this community to hear his sermon on “The Drummer Boy of Gettys burg.” In the evening, union services will be held at the Christian Church, with several speakers appearing on the program. All are cordially invited to these meetings. $1. P er Y ear ! TO BUILD NEW ESTACADA BRIDGE Court and P ro p erty O w ners C ontem plate New Roads While the announcement of plans to build a new bridge at Estacada, especially of a newly located bridge, may be rather pre mature, the News aims to chron icle co itemplated developments as well as present conditions, thereby allowing the taxpayers an opportunity to discuss them pro and con. There is a movement now un derway to abandon the present Estacada bridge crossing. the Clackamas and the building of a new structure farther down stream near the narrows in Esta cada Park. As the present bridge has about seen its day of usefulness and safety, a new steel structure is needed and the suggestion to have it lead more directly into Estaca da, with more direct road connec tions built from Springwater and other points, is a worthy one. The formulative plans also com prise the establishment of a main road, following an easy grade up the hillsides leading towards Vi ola and Logan, which route would be of immense value to all resi dents in those sections and would materially aid Estacada as a trad ing center. Last week, surveying work was further done on the road leading from Garfield into Estacada, via Cazadero. Among those interest ed in the survey were Engineer Ewing of the P. R. L. & P. Co. and County Engineer Cobb. The County Court has partially promised its support to the open ing up of a good road between Garfield, Cazadero and Estacada, providing the Garfield property owners can definitely decide on which route they prefer, as two routes are beingoffered; one lead ing past the Elmer Davis ranch 1 and the other being a continuation of the road from Log La Barre, | past the Ed Linn property, down I the canyon to Cazadero. Livestock S hipm ent 18th Buyer Givens of Estacada an nounces t h a t another carload shipment of livestock will take place from the Estacada yards on Monday, September 18th. The market price for hogs now is about the same as paid on last shipping date, namely 9c anil con tinued good profits should accrue to the farmers who have stock for sale at this time. Popular G arfield Girl W eds O regon City Boy At the home of the brides par ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Tracy of Garfield, last Sunday afternoon their daughter, Miss Hazel, was wedded to Anthony A. Alf of Oregon City. The ceremony, which was per formed by Rev. Spiess of Estaca da, was conducted in the presence of a small gathering, comprising the immediate families of the bride and groom. • Following the wedding, the young couple left for Oregon City, where they will make their home, and where the groom holds a responsible position with the F. R. L. & F. Co. The best wishes of their friends are extended the newlyweds and the groom is to be congratulated upon having won one of the most popular girls of Garfield. Schools O pen W ednesday Prin. Guthrie of the Estacada Schools is now busily engaged in work preliminary to the opening of the schools on Wednesday, the 13th. Registration is now underway, with the majority of former stu dents returning as well as many new ones. The outlook for 1916- 1917 season is a bright one, with an increased attendance and the addition of new lines of work, in cluding manual training. | Aged Woman Fractures Leg Mrs. Julia Califf of Garfield, while in the fields near her home last Friday, stepped into a post- hole, resulting in the fracture of her left leg above the ankle. The sufferer, who is an elderly woman, close to seventy years old, was immediately taken to a Portland hospital, where follow ing an X-ray examination, the broken bone was set, but owing to the advanced age of the pa tient, it will be slow in healing. Special R ate and T rain For Friday Circus For the accomodation of peo ple wishing to attend the Bar- num & Bailey circus in Portland, Friday, the 8th, the P. R. L. & P. Co. will operate a special late car leaving Portland at 11:35 P, M. and going to Cazadero. For that day, there will also be a special 75c round trip rate from Estacada.