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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1917)
Eastern Clackamas News Published every Thursday at Estacada, Oregon K. M. Standish, Editor and Manager Entered at the poatotfiee in Estacada, Oregon, as seeond-class mail. S ubscription K ates One year - • • Six months - - - $1.00 .60 Thursday, February 22, 1917 A final attempt was made last Saturday by a member o f the Cascade County Committee to have resurrected and passed by the Senate, the bill for the cre ation o f the new county. This eleventh hour attempt was unsuccessful, only because President Moser o f the Senate, refused to lend it his support, explaining in part that he had received a stack o f letters from Oregon City parties urging him to stand against the passage of the bill and as he believed that his candidacy for the Governor ship would suffer more from Or egon City than from the voters within the proposed Cascade County, he refused to consider the action. It will be noted that Mr. Moser did not consider in anyway the merits o f the bill or the benefits that would accrue to the local farmers, but only considered his chances o f becoming the next Governor o f Oregon. Since that seems to be the at titude o f many legislators on questions o f merit, it is time the Senate was done away with and if at the next election the ques tion o f its elimination comes up before the voters, it is hoped they will do their duty and inci dentally remember the stand taken by Gus C. Moser on the Cascade County bill, when he runs for the highest honor in the state. In the past ten days, this o f fice has received two inquiries from persons desiring to ship nursery stock and rose bushes out o f the state, as to the re quirements for having same in spected according to the provi sions o f the law. As the taxpayers of this coun ty at the last annual Budget Meeting decided to do away with the office and expense of a Coun ty Fruit Inspector, it places the nurseryman in an embarrassing position and this office does not know how to remedy the condi tion, except that shipments be made with the inspection cared for at the point o f destination, if such a move is lawful. As Judge Anderson stated at the last Budget Meeting, the elimination o f a Fruit Inspector would merely mean the attending o f these duties by a state inspect or, with added cost to the county, possibly Judge Anderson can e x plain the proper means to take now under the existing circum- stances. And if the Judge will advise the News as to this important question, the News will be pleas ed to print his answer. j I WATC H | For Our Special Sales Every Saturday The News has been in receipt o f several inquiries o f late, ask ing if a special election to consid er the creation o f Cascade County cannot be held soon, under the provisions o f the present 65 %- 35% law. These iuquiries have c o m e from not only the sections with in the proposed new county, but have come from leaders in other parts o f the county, who seem confident that their districts will vote strongly for a division. In answer, let it be stated that the present law only allows o f the voting on the creation of new counties, at a regular or general election: consequently the question will have to be held up until a year from November, when in all probability the matter will come up for a county-wide vote. The parties inquiring have stated that sentiment in favor of the new county is at fever height now and fear at later date, this sentiment may have cooled. There is little danger o f a change in present sentiment, ex cepting that sentiment against the division will grow weaker, for the growth o f the movement since the vote in 1912 as com pared to the present attitude, indicates that 99% o f the local people will be for division in another year at the present rate. And now there is a strong like lihood o f a $6,000,000. bond is sue being authorized for the building o f better highways in this state. While there are many good features to this move, it is but the beginning o f such state bond ing as is staggering the taxpay ers o f California and as the road building will be done largely on main tourist travelled highways, this off-the-main-route part o f Clackamas County will get noth ing but the right to pay its share o f the taxes. Commencing Saturday, Feb. 24th and continuing each Saturday, we will place on sale some standard article or articles at a special price for that day only and the values will be such that you cant help but buy, OUR FIRST SURPRISE SALE Saturday, 24th Perfection and Snowflake Crackers O A « Regular 25c size, special Saturday only (only 1 package to a fam ily) Ld\J\j Oranges — 3 dozen for L. A. Chapman Watch Our Windows Estacada, For Displays Oregon W e are enlarging our Dry Goods stock An all new line o f Poplins, Long Cloth, Crepes, White Dress Goods Ginghams, Whipcord and Khaki Pants Fancy and Plain Work Shirts W e are Agents for the Wade Gasoline W ood Saws and have delivered two the past few See us before buying a drag saw. We still carry days. the Knox Knit Hosiery and are selling at the old popular price o f 25c per pair. Every pair guaranteed. 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BUYER Montavilli Kerkes FOR THE Livestock Company LIVESTOCK OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS Also buying dressed hogs— He below Portland market quotations. If you have any for sale, phone Henry Githens. Currinsville.