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G resham O utlook
NO. 13
GRESHAM. MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1911
MODERN CONCRETE
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] Season and Causes
Alarm.
Vary as to Extent
Damage to
Fruit.
re s u lt of W e d n e sd a y n ig h t’s
been le a rn e d fro m se v e ra l
aged In f r u it ra is in g an d
to th e e ffe c t t h a t th e fr o s t d am -
w idely d if f e r e n t, ac c o rd -
to a ltitu d e . II. E D av is, o n th e
rm a b o u t o n e m ile w est of
■ rn s»J p ru n e s a n d
p lu m s a re
S lia p stly »polled. T h a t th e d a m a g e
cherri- s w ill c u t d o w n th e co st
o O ll per oeat.
^ ^ ■ S in ilh
o f th e S m ith L an d
m ad e s e v e ra l te s ts y e s te r-
say s fro m w h a t
h e can
tb, d a m a g e to c h e rr ie s is n o t
pet- cen t.
H e a ls o stated
I L ^ ^ B i i s o p in io n th is w as a bciie-
iah to th e cro p in a s m u c h a s th e
tr e e a lw a y s o v e rb e a r s a n d
10 p e r c e n t of th e b lo sso m s
th e re m a in d e r o f th e f r u it
■ la rg e r a n d b e tte r.
M M iller o f F i r G ro v e F a rm
[to w n y e s te rd a y a n d sa id up-
in a tio n h is c h e rr y tr e e s h ad
som e fro m th e fr o s t b u t
id w ith M r. S m ith in sa y in g
«■ crop p e rh a p s w ould a m o u n t
fc u c h in p o u n d s a n d q u a lity
d th e fro s t n o t com e.
Jo h n C onley, a n old re s id e n t of
llitric in ity is q u o te d
as
h a v in g
want to t h a t fro m s e v e ra l te s ts h e m a d e
we*H Black R e p u b lic a n s c h e rry blos-
ms he fo u n d t h a t v e ry few
h ad
b la s te d by fro s t, a n d if an y
only th e v e ry f i r s t o n e s in
| Lx>m. H e said a ls o t h a t th e cold
• -II
ra in w as m o re to be fe a re d
h o r tic u ltu r is t in th i s v icin i-
n th e fro s ts . D u rin g
h is
y e a rs of e x p e rie n c e h e re
he
is a r a r e th in g fo r fro st to
spoil th e c ro p o f f r u it, al-
i m any a r e sc a re d a n d th in k
re o f cro p is in e v ita b le .
’. S m ith o f th e E a s tw a rd N u r-
say s th e d a m a g e to th e f r u it
as been s lig h t. T h e b lo sso m s
it o u t fa r e n o u g h to be b adly
S m all f r u it h e th i n k s is n o t
1 ex cep t e a rly
s tra w b e rrie s ,
dge p o ts h a v e n o t y e t been
n th is lo cality b u t a re co m in g
se in H ood R iv er a n d s o u th e rn
11 w ith su ccess.
In th e p ist,
jeting fr o s ts h a v e been
less
But h e re th a n in th e lo cali'.ies
I.
rail
W ed n esd ay m o rn in g w o rk on th e
new M ain s tre e t block s ta rte d w ith
ren ew ed en e rg y an d a la rg e fo rce
o f m en. C o n tra c to r R eg n er p u t a
g a so lin e flu sh p u m p to w o rk w hich
soon e m p tie d th e b asem en t tre n c h e s
of w a te r, filled in by th e
re c e n t
ra in s, an d th e larg e c o n c re te m ix er
was fired u p an d p u t in m o tio n . A
n u m b e r o f m en w ith w h e e lb a rro w s
a re d u m p in g in an d ta k in g aw ay th e
g ra v e l an d sa n d w hich
is m ixed
w ith a c e rta in p o rtio n of cem en t.
T h e w o rk so f a r h a s been m erely
fillin g in th e tre n c h e s to a level
w ith th e b asem en t flo o r. If m en can
be se c u re d it w ill only be a s h o rt
tim e w hen th e fo u n d a tio n of th e
b u ild in g w ill a ssu m e p ro p o rtio n s to
be n o ticab le.
i t h a s been e s tim a te d th a t th e
new D o w sett & F a te n e a u d e
block
w ould be re a d y fo r o ccu p an cy
by
J u ly , b u t of c o u rs e , th is d e p en d s
e n tire ly on th e w e a th e r co n d itio n s
an d th e n u m b e r of m en w ho can be
k e p t o n th e job.
0 5 0 B arrels o f C em ent.
In a n in te rv ie w w ith C o n tra c to r
R e g n e r c o n c e rn in g
m a te ria l
an d
o th e r p o in ts it is le a rn e d t h a t
in
th e c o n s tru c tio n of th e
block 650
b a rre ls o f c e m e n t a re to be used
The
c o n c re te
w ill m e a s u re
660
y a rd s. T w e n ty -e ig h t to n s of s tru c t-!
u ra l ste e l w ill be used in s tre n g th -
in g th e co n crete.
F ro m tw e n ty -fiv e to th ir ty
m en
w ill be em p lo y ed on th e w ork
W hen th e c o n s tru c tio n re a c h e s
a
c e rta in p o in t a crew of a b o u t tw elv e
o r fifte e n b rick m aso n s w ill be em -
plov»d. T h e e n tir e b u ild in g to be
faced w ith p ressed brick .
T h e d im e n sio n s in fe e t a re 75x
90, tw o s to rie s h ig h . On th e firs t
flo o r w ill be five ro o m s an d th e sec­
ond flo o r w ill be d iv id ed in to tw e n ­
ty -n in e room s.
T h e B an k of G resh am w ill occupy
th e c o rn e r room , W . H. B ach m ey er
a n d S te rlin g & Jo h n s to n , th e tw o
s to re s o n M ain s tre e t, an d th e tw o
ro o m s on th e sid e s tre e t w ill be oc­
cu p ied by W. H. C ongdon fo r a ho­
te l o ffice, d in in g ro o m an d c u lin a ry
d e p a rtm e n t. H e w ill also
occupy
th e tw e n ty -n in e ro o m s on th e sec­
o n d flo o r fo r sle e p in g a p a rtm e n ts .
W hen th is h an d so m e s tr u c tu r e is
co m p leted G resh am w ill h av e so m e­
th in g to be ju s tly p ro u d o f as
it
w ould n o t be o u t classed in a la rg e
city .
T h e m e rc h a n ts w ho w ill occupy
th e s to re s in te n d to p u t in
first
class fix tu re s an d u p -to -d a te sto ck s
o f g o ods w hich w ill e n a b le th e m to
in c re a se th e ir tr a d e
an d
e a s ie r
h a n d le th e b u sin ess.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
DECIDE.
Grain, F lour, F eed, Etc.
, th e P e rc h e ro n s ta llio n , w ell
in G re sh a m a n d v ic in ity , w ill
W H E A T — ’.T a c k prlc*-c
Blue-
th e se a so n a s fo llo w s:
8 7 -8 8 c;
C lub, 8 3-84c; red
^ k n t a y , a t liv e ry b a rr. a t S an d y , ste m ,
^ f c s d a y , a t E . F . D o n a h u e 's R u ssia n . 83c; V alley , 83c; 40-fold,
B o rin g .
83c.
d n e sd a y , till T h u rs d a y noon, B A R L E Y — F eed ,
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to n ;
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b rew in g , n o m in al.
day a n d S a tu r d a y , a t
hom e
M IL L S T U F F S — B ran , *23.80 p er
a t C o ttre ll.
to n ; m id d lin g s, * 3 1 ; s h o rts , *25 50;
S trau s Lumlter Co., O w ners.
ro lle d b a rle y , *28-29.
F L O U R — P a te n ts . *4.75 p e r b a r
re l; s t r a ig h ts , » 3 .8 5 ; e x p o rts, » 3 .8 0 ;
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by
c a r r ie r p ro m p tly v alley , »4 8 0 ; g ra h a m , »4 5 0 ; w hole
|h c r e In G re sh a m . See B u rto n
w h eat, *4 80.
c a rr ie r,
tf
I C o rn — W h o le, * 2 8 ;
c ra c k e d ,
*28.50 p e r ton.
E g g s f o r S e ttin g .
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HAY — T ra c k p ric e s. T im o th y ,
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E a s te rn O reg o n , No. 1, »20-21 to n ;
»1 6 -1 8 ;
a lfa lfa ,
»1 3 -1 5 ;
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clo v er, * 1 1 .5 0 -1 2 .5 0 ; g ra in h a y ,»13-
t »00;
5 y e a rs o ld ;
m ane
15.
bi- d b u t
long. I n f o rm a tio n
Dairy and Country Produce.
l u g to r e tu r n w ill be re w a rd e d
PO U L T R Y — L ive h e n s, 21 cts.
R o u te
b ro ile rs , 30c a p o u n d ;
tu r k e y s ,
tf
21c; d u c k s. 20c-23c; g eese, 12c-14c;
■ .allies' O rc h e s tra .
d ressed tu r k e y s , cho ice, 23c-25c.
1 fo rg e t th e so cial d a n c e a t
EGG S — O reg o n ra n c h , 20-21C,
tg e r's h a ll by th e L a d le s
or-
p e r d o zen .
tr a , S a tu rd a y n ig h t, A p ril 15.
C H E E S E — F u ll cream , tw in s,
cla ss m a n a g e m e n t a n d a good
14 i^ c ; p e r lb. y o u n g A m erica, 15 Ui
13
c e n ts p o u n d .
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My
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of
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s a t S e lfe r s ta tio n , a b o u t fo u r 1 a n d 2 p o u n d p rin ts , In boxes, 28c
a h a lf a c re s im p ro v e d , lo c a te d p er p o u n d .
o ^ re a is c s o u th of s ta tio n .
L an d
P o rk -—F a n c y . 10-1 O ^ c p er lb.
in s t a te fo r e it h e r f r u i t o r ce-
V EA L — F a n c y . 85 to 125 p o u n d s,
crop.
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new llc - 1 2 c .
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V E G E T A B L E S — C a rro ta
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:
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T h e B ask et B all g irls ‘’s a t "
fo r g am es
T hey won fro m E sta c a d a ,
th e ir p ic tu re th e o th e r day an d th e tw ic e ; from T h e D alles, once from
O u tlo o k p re s e n ts to its re a d e r s one C am us, once.
T h e p la y e rs an d th e i r p o sitio n s
of th e v iew s ta k e n at th e tim e. T h is
i
on th e te a m a re . M a rg u e rite M ichel,
one w as se c u re d u js t
b efo re
th e c e n te r; M aud M ichel, fo rw a rd ; L o t­
c a m e ra b ro k e. Mr. S c h n e id e r h as tie D avis, fo rw a rd ; M a rg a re t S ch an -
o rd e re d a new o n e so th e r e w ill be tln , g u a r d ; E velin M etzger, g u a rd ;
no d elay In h is b u sin ess.
O live M errill an d E th e l W ilk in so n ,
T h e g irls won fo u r o u t of seven sii bst itu te s .
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
AND THEIR WORK
Timely Thoughts from an Address by Richard B. Watrous,
Secretary American Civic Association.
T h e b o ard o f tr a d e , c h a m b e r of
co m m erce, o r by w h a te v e r d e s ig n a ­
tio n it m ay be c a lle d ,if it is th e k in d
o f an o rg a n iz a tio n It o u g h t to he, is
looked u p o n by th e e n tire c o m m u n i­
ty It re p r e s e n ts as th e h ead c e n te r
of its m u n ic ip a l a c tiv ity . It is co n ­
su lte d b e fo re city o ffic ia ls a re , an d
its ju d g m e n t a n d c o n c lu sio n s a r e u s­
u ally accep ted as m o re re lia b le an d
w ise th a n th e ju d g m e n t a n d c o n c lu ­
sio n s o f th e o rd in a ry city e x e c u tiv e
an d le g isla tiv e bodies.
It o u g h t to
be th e s tro n g e s t o rg a n iz a tio n In a
city. It sh o u ld lead a ll civic u n d e r ­
ta k in g s ; a t le a s t it sh o u ld be read y
a t a ll tim e s to re sp o n d to c a lls fo r
a ss ista n c e ,
m o ra l a n d
fin a n c ia l,
w hen th e c a lls a re w o rth y ones.
N eed o f P lan s.
T h e e x te n t
to w hich c itie s a re
re c o g n iz in g th e n eed o f c o m p re h e n ­
sive p la n s by w hich th e y m ay p ro ­
ceed In te llig e n tly an d s y s te m a tic a l­
ly In th e -g re a t w o rk of p ro v id in g
all th e c o n d itio n s n ecessary fo r liv­
in g on a h ig h p la n e o f h e a lth , com ­
fo r t, b e a u ty an d h a p p in e ss, p re s e n ts
to th e s e le a d in g In d u s tria l a ss o c ia ­
tio n s a n o p p o rtu n ity to ta k e a new
an d m o re c o m m a n d in g place fo r th e
b en efit o f th e ir c o m m u n itie s th a n
h a s e v e r b efo re been o ffered th em .
C ity p la n n in g is by no m ean s a
sm a ll u n d e rta k in g .
It Is th e crys-
ta liz e d p ro d u c t o f y e a rs of e ffo rt in
c o u n tle s s lin es
of
Im p ro v em en t
w ork. I ts m o st a rd e n t
ex p o n e n ts
a d m it th a t th u s fa r th e s u b je c t is
still In Its In fan cy , an d th a t m any
p ro b le m s re m a in to be solved.
But
c o m p re h e n siv e
city p la n n in g
h as
been su ffic ie n tly te s te d to
prove
its re a l v a lu e, a n d to p o in t o u t th e
w ay fo r th e noly p e rfe c t an d cotn-
c o m p le te d e v e lo p m e n t of Ideal co m ­
m u n itie s. T h ese v ery fa c ts ad d to
th e Im p o rta n c e o f ap p ly in g to th e
s u b je c t
th e
b e st
th o u g h t,
th e
g re a te s t e n e rg y a n d th e m ost e n ­
th u s ia s m in m a k in g o f city p la n n in g
a scien ce p e rfe c t In e v ery d e ta il.
C onsider th e In vestor of Capital.
All k in d s of a llu rin g o ffera a re su b ­
m itte d to him .
H e Is p ro m ised low
tax ra te s an d in so m e In s ta n c e s a s ­
su ra n c e s a r e g iv en t h a t ta x e s w ill
be re m itte d on h is
m a n u fa c tu rin g
p la n t fo r a tim e.
B u t w hen a c ap ­
ita lis t go es to a city h e is th in k in g
a b o u t som e o th e r th in g s th a n am p le
sw itc h in g fa c ilitie s, p le n ty o f t e r r i­
to ry fo r d e v e lo p m e n t, ch e a p w a te r
ra te s a n d
fu el s u p p lie s
If he
a lig h ts a t a d in g y ra ilw a y sta tio n
w ith d in g ie r s u r ro u n d in g s , he m ak es
a m e n ta l n o te o f It. If he becom es
m ud b e s p a tte re d
o r d u s t litte re d
he is lik e ly to m a k e m o re th a n
a
m e n ta l a c c o u n t. D oes he look In
vain fo r s tr e e t
sig n s, fo r sh a d e
tre e s , fo r good p a v e m e n ts, fo r r e s t­
ful b re a th in g sp o ts?
He Is th in k ­
in g of Ju st a few o th e r th in g s th a n
th e o p p o rtu n ity to m ak e m oney e a s ­
ily. H e is, o r o u g h t to be, w o n d e r­
in g how w ife an d c h ild re n w ill ta k e
to th is p ro p o sed new h o m e
He can
If he m u s t, put up with bad condl-
tio n s, a lth o u g h o th e r th in g s b eing
e q u a l, he p re fe rs th e su m e p le a s­
a n t c o n d itio n s th a t he d e m a n d s fo r
th e fam ily he s u p p o rts.
T he L aboring Man.
So m u ch fo r th e in v e s to r of c a p i­
ta l.
How a b o u t th e In v e s to r of la b ­
o r? H e Is In v ited by th e th o u s a n d s ,
an d he h a s been le a r n in g th in g s , too
an d is lo o k in g fo r s o m e th in g b esid es
good d a ily w ages.
He h a s a fa m ily ,
u su ally a la r g e r o ne th a n th e c a p i­
ta lis t, a n d h e is a m b itio u s fo r th a t
fam ily, l i e w a n ts h is boys to g et
o u t of th e w ag e e a r n e r s ' c la s s a n d
in to th e c a p ita lis t o r p ro fe ssio n a l
class. T h e g r e a t
m o v e m e n ts
de­
sig n ed to s tim u la te th e m a sse s of
tile people to seek fo r h ig h e r p la n e s
of living
have
n o t been w ith o u t
th e ir fr u it.
T h e city t h a t w a n ts to In c re a se
its
p o p u la tio n by a tt r a c t in g a d d i­
tio n a l la b o rin g m en ,
sk ille d
and
u n s k ille d , m ust liuve sp ecific
ad­
v a n ta g e s to o ffe r In liv in g co n d i­
tio n s. S ch o o ls a n d sch o o l te a c h e rs
a re n o t e n o u g h ; th e r e m u st be p la y ­
g ro u n d s an d p la y g ro u n d
d ir e c to r s ;
th e r e m u s t lie p a rk s , c le a n ,
w ell
sh ad ed s tr e e ts , a tt r a c t iv e re s id e n c e
c e n te rs, w ith h o u se s to re n t an d fo r
sa le w ith in th e re a c h o f th o s e of
lim ited m e a n s , h o u se s t h a t a re w ell
c o n s tru c te d , n e u r p a rk s ,
p ro v id ed
w ith good w a te r, sa fe s e w e ra g e an d
a m p le p olice an d
fire
p ro te c tio n
W ith o u t th e s e a c c e ss o rie s , no m a t­
te r how fa v o re d a city
m ay
be
w ith ra ilw a y a n d w a te r s h ip p in g f a ­
illit les, w ith a re a s fo r fa c to ry d e v e l­
o p m e n t, w ith a b u n d a n t s u p p lie s of
raw m a te r ia l, it c a n n o t h ope to a t ­
ta in to th e g re a te s t
h e ig h ts
In
co m m e rc ia l a n d m a n u f a c tu r in g
In­
d u strie s .
H av e c o m m e rc ia l o rg a n iz a tio n s a
sp ecial fu n c tio n to p e rfo rm in m ak -
th e ir c itie s a ttr a c tiv e to th o s e tw o
c la sse s of In v e s to rs ?
If th e i r a c tiv ­
itie s h av e p re v io u sly been o n e sid e d .
It is tim e fo r th e m to tu r n a b o u t
an d g e t in lin e w ith
th e a d v a n c e
g u a rd . T h e d ay h a s p assed
w hen
co m m e rc ia l a ss o c ia tio n
can
say
"That w o rk is fo r o th e r s to d o Im ­
p ro v e m e n t so c ie tie s,
p h ila n th ro p ic
men a n d w om en a n d e n th u s ia s ts In
th e c u ltiv a tio n of th e b e a u tifu l." I
say It Is d is tin c tly th e b u sin e ss of
th e la r g e s t and s tr o n g e s t c o m m e r­
cial o rg a n iz a tio n of a n y city.
S ta n d in g a s it d o es, o r sh o u ld
sta n d , a s th e
o rg a n iz a tio n of th e
city to w hich Its b u sin e ss m en look
fo r re s u lts , th e
C h a m b e r o f C om ­
m erce sh o u ld h av e w id e st ra n g e of
a c tiv itie s a n d lie in a p o sitio n to re ­
p ro m p t se rv ic e In a ll of th e m .
It
sp ond to c a lls fo r
e ffic ie n t
and
is not e n o u g h to be a c le a rin g -h o u se
o f in fo rm a tio n on In d u a trla l s t a ti s ­
tics, to be a p ro m o tio n a g e n c y ; ev ­
e ry th in g t h a t r e la te s to m a k in g th e
city g re a t ric h e r in Its reso u rc e s,
m o re w idely know n fo r Its b u sin e ss
a d v a n ta g e s , an d d is tin g u is h e d
fo r
C o n tin u e d on p ag e tw o
A m o v e m e n t h a s b een s ta r te d to
fo rm a d a ir y m a n 's a s s o c ia tio n an d
a s G re sh a m is a so m e w h a t c e n tr a l Making Progress More Rapid
p o in t on th e d a ir y in g d is tr ic t e a st
—Large Crew Building
o f P o rtla n d , a m e e tin g
has
been
Line Near Lusteds.
ca lle d to be h eld in th e G ra n g e h a ll,
G re sh a m , T h u rs d a y , A p ril 27. All
d a iry m e n n e a r P o rtla n d a r e u rg e d
Bridge Across Sandy River
to be p re s e n t. O ne of th e le a d e rs
Will be Completed in
In th e m o v em en t to fo rm a c o -o p e r­
a tiv e a s s o c ia tio n is C. E F rltx w ho
May.
h a s a fin e d a ir y fa rm in th e
M el­
rose d is tric t. T h e re a r e o th e r s In
T h e Mt. H ood R a ilw a y
com pany
th is d is tr ic t, s till o th e r s in th e C ol­
h a s a la r g e fo rc e o f m en now
at
u m b ia S lo u g h a n d o th e r s a t o r n e a r
w o rk re p a ir in g th e d a m a g e d o n e by
D am ascu s
T h e se d a iry m e n
a re
th e re c e n t ra in s . T h e h ig h w a te r
se e k in g b e tte r m a r k e tin g fa c ilitie s
d id u n e x p e c te d d a m a g e in
s e v e ra l
a n d a b e tt e r price. T h ey
b eliev e
p la c e s, w a s h in g aw ay
m o re
th a n
th e y can get th is by fo rm in g a n a s ­
4 0 ,0 0 0 cu b ic y a r d s o f d ir t.
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so c ia tio n .
cost th e co m p a n y fro m * 1 5 ,0 0 0
to
T h e firs t s te p s to w a rd th is w ere!
* 2 0 ,0 0 0 to re p la c e It.
ta k e n a b o u t a y e a r a n d a h a lf ago. !
A fte r th e tie s
and
r a i ls
a re
A m e etin g w as th e n h e ld a n d te n t a ­
placed on th e e m b a n k m e n t a n d th e
tiv e form o f o rg a n iz a tio n d ra w n up
b a lla s tin g is p u t d o w n , d a m a g e fro m
W h e th e r th e p ro p o sed m e e tin g h a s
th is so u rc e is le ss lik e ly to o ccu r.
an y re la tio n to th e fo r m e r o n e
is
P ro v isio n s a ls o w ill be
m ade
to
not k n o w n , but 1 tis b eliev ed th e r e
h a n d le th e w a te r In th e e v e n t o f f u ­
a r e en o u g h w ho see th e
n e cessity
t u r e flo o d s. A s soou
a s th e m en
of such a m o v e th a t a p la n w ill now
c o m p le te tr a c k la y in g o n th e
m a in
be a g re e d u p o n w hich w ill be of
g ra d e th e y w ill be p u t to w o rk on
b en efit to a ll.
th e w a sh e d -o u t s e c tio n s.
I t w ill re ­
q u ire th e i r c o n s ta n t e f f o r ts
u n til
n e a rly In May to c o m p le te th e ta s k .
DR. BELT RECEIVES
b e r g e r, e n g in e e r
of
THIRD INVITATION c o n E. s tru R. c tio E n , rn s wag
p re se n t
a t th e
e n d o f th e c o m p le te d tr a c k w hen
Dr. W . C. B elt Is In re c e ip t of th e new p ro c e ss o f tr a c k la y in g w as
U n d e r h is d ir e c tio n
th e
a n In v ita tio n fro m th e P a c ific C oast s ta r te d .
a
L o g g e rs c o n g re s s to d e liv e r a n a d ­ crew la id 2000 fe e t o f tr a c k in
d re s s a t V a n c o u v e r, B. C ., J u n e 22. h a lf d ay w h e re w ith th e o ld sy ste m
Mr. B elt d e liv e re d h is firs t a d d re s s it to o k th e m tw o d a y s to do
th e
fo r th is o rg a n iz a tio n itt S e a ttle d u r - sa m e w o rk .
W ith th i s new sy ste m
Ing th e S e a ttle
Y ukon
e x p o sitio n th e th r e e a n d a h a lf m ile s o f tr a c k
tw o y e a rs ag o .
L ast y e a r th e con- y et to be p u t in w ill
he fin ish e d
g ro ss c a lle d on h im to
d e liv e r a n th is w eek , w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th o
a d d re s s in th o F o re s try b u ild in g a t s tr e tc h of tr a c k a c ro s s th e S an d y
P o rtla n d . T h e fa c t th a t th e Log- riv er.
g in g c o n g re s s has_ fo r th e th ir d tim e
P ro g r e s s on th i s in s u r e s its corn-
c a lle d on M r. B elt fo r a n a d d re s s p le tio n e a rly in May. A la r g e fo rce
c le a rly sh o w s t h a t h is
a d d re s s e s of m en now is
w o rk in g
on th e
a re a p p re c ia te d .
s tr u c tu r e . I t c o n s is ts o f th r e e H ow e
A t th e c o n g re s s in V a n c o u v e r, B. tr u s s sp a n s tw o of ltit) feet e ach
C., Mr. B elt h a s s e le c te d a s h is su b - a n d o n e 140 fe e t In le n g th .
In a d ­
je c t, " T h e Man In th e M a c h in e ,” d ltio n to th is th e r e a r e 1360 feet of
a d e m o n s tra tio n o f how m an Is a tr e s tle w o rk b u ilt on p ilin g m a d e
p a rt of a m a c h in e , by w hich
th e of n a tiv e sto c k a n d d riv e n d eep In to
g r e a t w h e e ls of c o m m e rc e a r e m an - th e e a r th .
T. A. L aw so n h a s been a p p o in te d
ip u la te d .
c o n s tru c tio n tr a in m a s te r o f th e Mt.
lfood lin e, a n d h a s a c tiv e c h a rg e of
POWELL VALLEY
th e m en.
H e h a s h ad m any y e a rs
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o f th e
e e re a l c ro p s In th i s s e c tio n of th e
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is good,
and
th e
fin e
w e a th e r th is s p r in g haB h ad Its ef-
feet In a d v a n c in g th e g ro w th
be-
yond fo r m e r y e a rs .
H en ry S ell o f P o w ell V alley sa id
In an In te rv ie w w ith a n O u tlo o k re -
p o r te r th a t th e c ro p s o f h is p la c e
w ere fin e a n d b o th o a ts a n d w h eat
p ro m ise a h e a v y y ield th is y e a r. H e
s ta te d th a t th e only th in g th e f a r m ­
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w hich w ould be d a m a g in g to th e
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fo rm e rly
w as a s s is ta n t g e n e ra l m a n a g e r.
l'n -
til re c e n tly h e w as w ith t h e H a rrl-
m an lin e s in O reg o n .
As soon a s tr a c k la y in g
east
of
G re sh a m is c o m p le te d , th e co m p a n y
w ill p u t Its m en to w o rk
on
th e
ro ad b etw een G re sh a m u n d M onta-
villa, th e g ra d in g fo r a ll o f w hich
h a s been d one.
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DAN STREBIN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
W e d n e sd a y
a fte rn o o n
nt
tw o
o ’clo ck
at
h is borne a b o u t
fo u r
m ile s
n o r th e a s t
fro m
G re sh a m
D aniel M. S tr e b ln d ie d a t th e a g e
°f
y<’HrB
H e htt<1 Buff‘,reil fo r
th e p a st e ig h t y e n rs fro m tu b e r c u -
losls of the hips.
A " W e lc o m e ” p a rty w as te n d e r-
ed Miss Is a b e l M etzg er, w h o h a s re-
tu r n e d to G re sh a m to
live
The
a f f a ir w as a c o m p le te s u r p r is e
to
M iss Is a b e ll.
H er f r ie u d s g a th e r e d
a t th e h o m e o f M iss V elm a M etzger.
G am es a n d m u sic w ere e n jo y e d by
th o s e p re s e n t u n til a la te h o u r,w h e n
d a in ty r e f r e s h m e n ts w ere se rv e d .
T h o se p re s e n t w ere M isses P e a rl
F le m in g , U arly n W irtz , V iola
and
C leo M a tth e w s, J e n n ie , E lsie
an d
V elm a M etzg er, H elen M oss, M abie
B u rs h ,C ris ta B u rk h o ld e r . O live M er-
rill, K a tie a n d B essie C am p , B essie
H o w ltt, R u th a n d M aggie W in te rs,
V era S m ith E m ile A n d e rso n , A rlie
G lbbs an d
M innie l^ aw ren ee. Mes.
s e rs C h e a te r D ailey, E a r l S ta n le y ,
H u g h W a lk e r, R a y m o n d P a ltn q u is t,
W illiam R a n e y .
F lo y d
M etzger,
M elvin S u n d a y , H a ro ld K e rn , Hoi-
a n d K rls a n t,
E m il O sw ald ,
F re d
W a g n e r, R u ssel an d L o n a rd P u g h ,
M a rsh a ll F le m in g ,
C la u d e
S m ith ,
O ren J o h n s o n a n d Roy P e te rs o n .
Mr. S tre b ln w as h o rn
In
P e ru ,
In d ia n a , M ay, 1 8 6 2 , a n d s p e n t h is
ch ild h o o d in th a t s ta te , c o m in g
to
O reg o n th i r t y y e a rs a g o
F ir s t Mr.
S tre b ln lo c a te d
In P o r tla n d , an d
H iere ho w as m a rrie d to M iss L u la
M enzies. Soon a f t e r t h l t Mr. a n d
M rs S tre b ln m oved to E a s te r n O r-
k«n w h e re th e y lived till te n y e a rs
w hen Mr. S tre b ln re m o v e d
to
th e borne w h e re h e p a sse d h is la s t
y"<‘ r*
D eceased w as w ell a n d
fa v o r-
a b ,> k n o w n In th e c o m m u n ity , b u t
,,n a c c o u n t o f h is long Illn e ss d e a th
w as n o t a s u r p ris e .
B esid es th e w idow , tw o so n s, A r-
, b u r - “ ked ¡ 2 ; C a rllto s , a g e d 6; a
b ro th e r,
8 am S tr e b ln , a
n e a rb y
n e ig h b o r, a r e le f t to m o u rn th e loss
o f “ lo v ,n K h u s b a n d a n d f a t h e r
T h e f u n e r a l w a s h e ld to d a y fro m
,b e u n d e r ta k in g p a rlo rs o f
R
R.
C a rlso n In th i s city .
R ev. D u n lo p
o ff ic ia tin g
T h e In te rm e n t
to o k
p la c e a t th e T r o u td a le c e m e te ry th is
a fte rn o o n .
B lood P olson T h reaten ed ,
Geo. C h ris tia n s e n , th e b la c k s m ith ,
w ho w as k ic k e d by a m u le S a tu r d a y
at Ed O s b u r n 's sh o p , h a s a lm o st r e ­
co v ered fro m t h a t p a r t o f h is tr o u ­
bles. Now co m es a w o rse m alad y .
A s h o r t tim e a g o he c u t h is h a n d
w h ile w o rk in g a t Ja a . G iM tdfellow 's
sh o p
T h ia h a s been
g iv in g
hint
m uch tr o u b le a n d It w ill
p e rh a p s
tu r n to
blood
p o iso n . T h e beat
m ed ical alrl h a s been s e c u re d still
Mr C h ris tia n s e n s u f f e r s g r e a t p a in
FOR SALE
the
Anchor
Gresham
E m p ty
b a r r e ls
at
s to re ,
M ain s t r e e t.
F O R S A L E U n im p ro v e d lan d in
tr a c ts o f 20, 40 o r 80 a c re s
Four
m ile* fro m
G re sh a m
S om e Im­
p ro v e m e n ts
on
e ach tr a c t. Also
h o rse s,
w a g o n s a n d h a rn e s s
fo r
sale. S m all b u n ch o f A n g o ra g o a ts
E asy te r m s
For
p a r tic u la r s
ad­
d re s s P II R o o rk , G re sh a m , R o u te
2.
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