Eastern Clackamas News
Published every Thursday at
Estacada, Oregon
K. M. Standish,
Editor and iMana^er
Filtered at the [toatoffice in Katacada,
Oregon, as aeeond-olass mail.
S l I B W 'K I M ION
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Thursday, August 30, 1917
The farmers o f Clackamas
County should raise race horses
instead of spuds, if they would
profit by the . prizes offered at
the Clackamas County Fair.
In keeping with the time hon­
ored and obsolete form of amuse­
ments, which have been current
at the Clackamas County Fairs,
this year’s show will include the
same old horse racing and proba­
bly the same old drivers from
distant sections of the country
will try to herd the same old
nags around tin* same old famil­
ial half-mile track in the same
obi time, before the same old
audience.
If cock lighting and a bet­
tingring were inaugurated, with
an o'd time bar placed in under
the grand-stand, our county fair
could be made so attractive that
not even the most industrious
farmer would take time to in­
spect the exhibits and probably
no exhibits would be made.
The idea that a county fair has
t,o be an amusement show pri­
marily’ with a $150. prize for the
winning horse, as compared with
$5. for the best display of pota­
toes, is wrong and is a waste of
the taxpayers’ money.
For instance
the winner of
the 2:25 pace will this year re­
reive $150. and the “ Best gener­
al display of late (»otatoes, at
least 30 lbs., each in uniform
boxes” will win an award of $5.
The $5. award goes to a Clacka­
mas County farmer
the $150.
prize goes into the pocket .of a
horse owner from Nevada. Flori­
da. or Timhuctoo.
There are two favored classes
in Oregon during these days o f
High Cost of Living and Food
Preparedness, namely: Indians
and Commercial Fishermen both
of whom are privileged charac­
ters during these days o f the Sal­
mon Run.
Every time “ ye editor” goes
salmon fishing, returning even
tiiue without a fish and has to
pay the grocer 25 to 35 cents per
pound can for his salmon he
gets to Ixuling over the injustice
of the present game and fish laws.
These so-called laws allow the
Indian to gaff. snag, spear or in
any other way land his salmon.
They allow the Commercial Fish­
erman to catch his thousands and
thousands of salmon in nets, tish-
wheels or o^ier contraptions and
when In* gets too many, throw
the over-supply back in the river,
to assure a good price fora limit­
ed supply of his canned product.
But we, the Residents. Ti x
payers and Consumers, who need
the salmon, especially 411 this-
time to help reduce living ex­
penses. are compelled to abide by
a fool fish law , limiting our catch
to the fish that can be landed on
a hook and line.
It is a known fact that salmon,
after leading salt w ater for their
never-to-return pilgrimage to the
spawning beds, eat nothing, al­
though once in a few thousand
times they will strike at a spoon
I or other lure, the same as a sleep­
ing dog will strike at a bother­
some fly.
It is this one chance in a few
thousand, which is allowed the
Oregon Citizen and on this chance
alone, he is dependent for his
share of salmon, unless he can
afford to pay the Commercial
Fisherman for his canned prod­
uct.
There are now lying in the pools
and riffles o f the Clackamas River,
within three miles o f Estacada,
thousands and thousands o f Roy­
al Chinook salmon, ranging in
weight .from 0 to 50 pounds.
These fish are slowly killing them­
selves in a more or less vain at­
tempt to spawn, after having run
the gauntlet o f the nets o f the
Commercial Fisherman, besides
being barred in their ascent o f
the Clackamas by the impassable
dams.
In other words, there are car­
loads and carloads o f valuable
fish food going to waste at our
very doors and being wasted be­
cause o f the present fish law,
which allows but two privileged
classes to profit.
It ist the unfairness and en­
forcement o f such laws, which
are responsible for la.v infrac­
tions and they are furthermore
against the rights o f Oregon citi­
zens. to whom the fish rightfully
belong.
Until the fish and game law’s
are fair to all, the work o f the
Ort%on Fish &Game Commission
will continue to be seriously
handicapped.
Aug. 20. 1917.
TO THE EDITOR:
Would you kindly give rhe
space in your valuable columns
to sound a word o f caution and
advice to farmers who are pre­
paring- dressed meats to be sold
in Portland and other cities with­
in the State.
A great amount o f this meat is
condemned and ordered destroy­
ed because o f reaching the mar­
ket in such a condition that it is
unfit for food. This is not only
a direct loss to the farmer who
ships it, but in such times w’hen
we are exercising every effort in
the line o f food conservation, it
is a loss to the consuming public,
ami we feel a great deal o f such
loss could he avoided if farmers
and butchers would properly pre­
pare their meats taking necessa­
ry precaution to see that it reach­
es the market in the best jx>ssi-
ble c >n lition.
Dr. E. E. Chase, Chief Meat
Inspector o f the City Health De­
partment of Portland, informs
me that during the last 16
months there ha-« been condemn­
ed 18,426 lbs., o f meat that was
killed and dressed by farmers,
and this condemnation has not
been on account o f a diseased
condition o f the meat but simply
on account o f what is termed
“ Spoiled Meat” . We feel that
if farmers and butchers will ob­
serve the following requirements,
much o f this loss can be elimin­
ated:
1st,
The carcasses o f veal
and hogs must I k * entirely free
from animal heat lx*fore being
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Our prices are kept as low" as
can he made and our service the
best we know how to give.
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We can get cheaper merchan­
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we
do not
sacrificing quality
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for quantity
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but try to live up to our motto
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“ The Best Is None Too Good For You”
L. A. Chapman
Estacada,
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Ice Cream
Soda Water • Soft Drinks * Lunches
Cigars and Tobacco
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Undertaking and Embalming
L A. Chapman
Estacada
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Store or Residence
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offered to the transportation
Take Off Next Friday
company for shipment.
Everyone in this community is
2nd — All carcases o f veal
urged
to quit work on next Fri­
should have two sticks, one in
day,
Sept.
7th and enjoy that day
the thoracic cavity, the other in
with
our
neighbors
at George, for
the abdominal cavity, so as to
on
that
day
will
occur
the annual
spread the carcass and hold it
George
Community
Fair,
to w hich
apart. In hogs weighing over
all are invited.
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200 pounds it would be well to
The
exhibits
will
be
well
worth
have them split through the hips
and shoulders, as hogs sour very seeing and the picnic in the grove
quickly during h o t w’eather. j at the noon hour is an event
Thoroughly w-ash the insi e of worth going miles to attend.
the veal with hot water and wipe All are urged to bring their
with a clean cloth until all slime lunches and the children and
and dampness is thoroughly re­ spend the entire day, including
moved; the sprinkling o f cayenne the dance in the evening.
pepper on the inside o f the car­
cass tends to prevent the work Former Estacada Teacher Married
o f flies.
On Monday, August 27th, at
All carcasses, except veal must
the home of her parents, Mr.
I k * wrapped in a clean cloth be­
and Mrs. G. W. Lilly of* Port­
fore being offered for shipment.
land, occured the wedding o f
Signed.
Miss Beatrice Lillv and Alva R.
J. D. Mickle,
Grout o f Portland.
Dairy and Food Commissioner.
Miss Lilly for the past two
years
had been a member o f the
Mrs. M. H. Evans and son Mil-
ton o f Estacada returned Mon­ Estacada High School faculty.,
day. from a week's outing at where she was a great.favorite
with the pupils and townspeople.
Seaside.
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