Eastern Clackamas News
Published every Thursday at
Estacada, Oregon
R. M. Standish,
Editor and Manager
Entered at the postoffice in Estacada,
Oregon, as second-class mail.
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Thursday, March 15, 1917
The real inside reason why
Representative Stephen’s bill,
asking for an appropriation for
the East Clackamas County Fair
from the $2200. allowed by the
state for the Clackamas County
Fair or fairs, was defeated by
Senator Dimiek. was learned last
week, during a talk with Mr.
S'ephens.
This bill, which asked for but
$500. o f the entire county appro­
priation had been passed by the
House by an almost unanimous
vote, including that o f Represen­
tative Dedman o f Can by, and
would have undoubtedly passed
the Senate with equal strength,
had it not been opposed and “ laid
on the table” by Senator Dimiek.
During a conversation between
Rep. Stephens and Sen. Dimiek,
the latter offered to be guided
in the matter by the advice of
Pres. Eby o f the Oregon City
Commercial Club.
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Just why Mr. Dimiek should
refer this matter to Mr. Eby is
unexplainable, as Mr. Eby is not
a member o f the Clackamas
County Fair Board and should
have had no more say in the mat­
ter than any other taxpayer.
Mr. Eby, when asked by Mr.
Stephens, stated that if the peo­
ple o f E s t a c a d a and Eastern
Clackamas would quit their kick­
ing and get hack in line, he would
favor the passage o f the bill.
Mr. Stephens, who is noted for
an even disposition and a control
o f temper, suddenly lost both
and informed Mr. Eby that if he
or any other Oregon City man
thought that the Cascade County
adherents could he bought for
$500., he was sadly mistaken.
So the bill, for the $500. appro­
priation for the East Clackamas
County Fair, was duly killed.
In this connection, it might be
in line to quote a newspaper ar­
ticle which appeared in the Port­
land papers under date o f Febru­
ary 8th, relative to the expendi-
tures o f the $1700. publicity fund
raised by the Oregon City Com­
mercial Club. This ar ticle reads.
••Mr. Eby expressed the desire to see
the money spent within the county,
probably to aid in making friends with
the Oswego amt Estacada people, who
have shown their desire to leave Clack­
amas County” .
While the local people all agree
that better relations should exist
between the county seat and the
dissenting parts o f the county,
the desire to cement such rela­
tions will have to be expressed
on other than a cheap cash basis.
The 1917 Clackamas County
Fair will probably not specialize
on fruit exhibits, providing the
newly appointed president. Geo.
Lazelle o f Oregon City is consist­
ent, for it will be recalled that
Mr. Lazell took a decided stand
at the last Budget Meeting,
against any appropriation in the
county budget for fruit inspec­
tion.
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Your Credit Is Good
Just as long as you make it so.
I f you pay your bills in 30 days,
it is 0 . K.
If you don’ t don’ t
expect us to carry the account longer.
Last week, the publicity de­
partment o f the Oregon City Com­
mercial Club wa§ placed in the
hands o f ex Deputy County As­
sessor G. F. Johnson, who is
planning an extensive publicity
campaign for the county.
The good wishes and coopera­
tion o f this section is promised in
this good work, but we do re­
quest that if any printed litera­
ture be issued descriptive of the
Garfield and Eastern Clackamas
fruit growing sections, as has ap­
peared in former literature, a
note or post-script shall be added,
reading—
I t ’s lip T o Yo u
We still have another week o f Special Sale
on Sunkist Oranges - “ Sweet Stuff’ ’ at
2 d o z e n for 25c
L. A. Chapman
Estacada,
Oregon
“ Clackamas County, while inviting
settlers to enter the fruit growing
business, warns them, that said county
has no fruit inspector nor appropriation
for fruit inspection” .
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That honesty reaps its own
reward, was exemplified last
week in the state wide publicity
given one o f Clackamas County’ s
officials, who having had a $100
bribe thrust upon him, turned it
over to the County Treasurer, as
evidence.
Said publicity further shows
that with this $100 bribe in evi­
dence, Clackamas C o u n t y ,
through its honest official has
been able to force large discounts
on all purchases o f road machin­
ery made from the bribe-giving
firm since, amounting to several
hundred dollars saved to the tax­
payers.
While the taxpayers appreciate
such honesty in its officials, it is
doubtful if they approve o f prof­
iting b y such commercialized
blackmail.
Andr if in order to continue
the blackmail, it is necessary for
for the county to continue buying
from any firm or company that
will attempt such dishonest meth­
ods, it is possible the goods pur-
chased*may not be honest values
either.
If bribery was done, then why
not punish the guilty party in a
legal manner and cut out the
blackmail, for both practices are
on a par.
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P a r e n t s Day at the Viola
School on Thursday, March 8th,
was very well attended. Among
the topics under discussion was
the advisibility o f organizing a
P a r e n t - Teacher Association.
Thursday, March 15th, there will
be a meeting o f the parents at
the school at 3 P. M. to organize.
All interested are urged to be
present.
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Plumbing—Steam Fitting—Tinning
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Lindsey o f
East Scobey, Montana, after an
extended visit among friends and
relatives in Estacada and Spring-
water, left last week for home,
accompanied on the trip from
Portland, by Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
McCurdy o f East Scobey, who
have been spending the winter
in Oregon.
M. J. Kerkes, formerly live­
stock buyer for the Montavilla
Livestock Company o f Portland
is now associated with the Albina
Dressed Beef Company and so­
licits the buying o f live hogs, o f­
fering to call at the farm and
load the animals direct in his
auto truck.