Eastern Clackamas News
Again, there are two sides to
the question and in Order to make
the program doubly interesting
and fair, the merchants should
be allowed to not only defend
their actions and town, but
should be allowed to present a
few helpful criticisms of the
farmers.
It is to be hoped that such a
meeting will be held and that
both sides will enter into the
spirit of helpfulness intended.
Published every Thursday at
Estacada, Oregon
K. M. Standish,
E ditor and M anager
E ntered a t the postoffice in E stacada,
Oregon, as second-class mail.
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Thursday, April 12, 1917
Isn’t it barely possible that
some of our epidemics of mild
contagious diseases are due to
lack of a proper sewerage system
in Estacada?
Today, there are dozens of cess­
pools within the city limits, which
are not only running over and
polluting the nearby ground, but
are bubbling out of the ground
with disease laden, filthy gases.
Estacada should not wait until
it has a fatal epidemic before
coming to its senses. We spend
$25,000 for a well ventilated and
up-to-date high school for our
children, but rather overlook their
healthful environment when out
of school.
Just as long as you make it so.
If you pay your bills in 30 days,
it is O. K.
If you don’t—don’t
expect us to carry the accoupt longer.
I t ’s Up
Too much credit cannot be giv­
en to those boys from this com­
munity, who have already an­
swered the Country’s Call to
Arms.
These boys in many ways de­
serve more credit than those who
may enlist lacer, when more seri­
ous conditions arise, for the boys
who take up the colors now, do
so from a strong sense of duty
and patriotism, without that hys­
teria and frenzy which always
comes when an emergency or
actual fighting begins.
At a recent meeting of the
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Club it
was suggested that a “ Knockers’
Program” be held in the near
future, at which meeting, the
rural residents are to be invited
to present their “ k n o c k s ’ ’
against Estacada and its business
men.
The idea waa originally sug­
gested as a joke, but may become
a reality, for such a meeting of
the farmers and business men
might result in an interchange of
good suggestions, which would
be of value, and again, it might
end up in a free-for-all-fight, all
depending on whether the pro­
gram was properly planned in
advance and tactfully presented.
The Portland Chamber of Com­
merce has placards on its walls
inviting all members to offer
“ constructive criticism ”, which
is what the Estacada business
men would welcome, if the criti­
cism was presented in the form
of “ beneficial knocks” .
Estacada realizes that it has
much room for improvement and
is steadily striving to develop
along closer and better business
relations with the farmers, but
much still remains to l>e done.
Your Credit Is Good
,
Ye Editor got a little hot un­
der the collar a ta recent meeting
of the Farmers, & Merchants’
Club and possibly said a few
things he had’nt oughter,
All was going along rather
peacefully, with the subscriptions
for stock in the cheese-factory at
a standstill, when one or two out­
siders insinuated that a few of
their neighbors objected to Esta­
cada business men being stock­
holders, for fear ultimately said
business men would obtain con­
trol of the industry.
Ye Editor had heard similar in­
sinuations before and felt it was
time someone championed the
cause of the business men - so
th at’s how it happened.
For these insinuations are an
insult to the business men of Es­
tacada and are absolutely unwar­
ranted.
If a cheese factory is establish­
ed in Estacada, it will but indir-
ect'y benefit the local business
men, for while it would help
build up the community, it would
carry no payroll.
So when the Estacada business
men offéred to subscribe for stock,
provide a building site and other­
wise furnish a bonus, they did so
with a view of helping the farm­
ers primarily. It is silly to ac­
cuse the merchants of wishing to
dominate the business if estab­
lished, for each and everyone has
his hands full conducting his
own business.
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Our rural neighbors must re­
member that these are the same
business mer> with whom they
are daily having business and so­
cial transactions; the same men
who in the past joined hands in
the fight for Cascade County and
who are continually working for
better roads in this community.
These are the same men who
are willingly contributing from
their slender profits for every
worthy cause, from financing an
industry to aiding in charity.
These are the men who seldom
refuse to buy tickets to the hun­
dred and one local and commun­
ity entertainments; contribute to­
wards the churches or the relief
funds; outfit the baseball team
and each year charge off to profit
and loss the amounts due from
unfortunate customers who are
unable to pay.
These are the men who prac­
tise their full share of unselfish­
ness, who freely donate their
automobiles with themselves as
chauffeurs and who do more for
this community at large in one
minute, than all of the million
dollar capitalized mail order hous­
es in the world combined.
These are just a few of the rea­
sons why Ye Editor flew off the
handle a little bit.
To
You
We still have another week of Special Sale
on Sunkist Oranges—“Sweet Stuff” at
2 dozen
for 25c
L. A. Chapman
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