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TWICE A WEEK
VOL. 3.
G resham O utlook
NO. 17
GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON
TUESDAY,
APRIL 28,
1914
RIVIR ROAD
BRANCH ROAD CANNERY MEETING
COMMITTEE NAMED
TO HAVE DOCK MAY BE BUILT
T h e re is a g lo w iu g p ro s p e c t in
s ig h t fo r a ra ilro a d to th e m o u n ta in
re s o r ts
b e fo re sn o w
fa lls a g ain .
T h e re is a lm o st a c e rta in ty t h a t th e
P. R. L. & P. Co. w ill b u ild a b ra n c h
fro m B u ll R u n to W elch es d u rin g
th e co m in g s u m m e r a u d fa ll an d
t h a t it w ill no t p ass th r o u g h th e city
o f S an d y .
T h e p ro p o sed ro u te fro m B u ll R u n
to S an d y is a b o u t 20 m iles in le n g th .
It w ill go up th e S an d y riv e r, c ro s s ­
in g th a t s tre a m n e a r R e v e n u e ’s, th u s
le a v in g th e to w n o f S an d y a b o u t tw o
m iles aw ay.
To c o m p e n s a te S an d y fo r th e
s lig h t it is p ro p o sed to g iv e It a r a i l­
ro a d o u tle t fro m a n o th e r d ire c tio n .
T h e re w ill be a ro a d fro m a p o in t
n e a r A n d e rso n to S an d y , so th e r u ­
m o r s ta te s , w h ich w ill be o p e ra te d
in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e O. W. P. T h is
w ill g iv e th e p eo p le o f S an d y a m o re
d ire c t o u tle t
and
q u ic k e r se rv ice
th a n if th e B ull R u n b ra n c h p assed
th r o u g h th e to w n .
T h e B o rin g -S a n d y p ro je c t is still
h a n g in g fire b u t it w ill p ro b a b ly n e v ­
e r be b u ilt. It w ill n o t be n e e d e d if
a lin e is b u ilt fro m A n d erso n .
I t h a s been a little m o re th a n a
y e a r sin ce th e C o m m ercial c lu b of
F a irv ie w , a ss iste d by th e O u tlo o k
a n d a few b o o ste rs from G re sh a m b e ­
g an th e ir e ffo rts to get a ro ad w ay
e p e n e d fro n t F a irv ie w to th e C o lu m ­
b ia riv er.
T h e c o u n ty c o m m issio n e rs to o k
th e m a tte r in h a n d a n d th e ro a d w as
a u th o riz e d . T h e p ro p e rty o w n e rs
g a v e th e r ig h t o f way a n d th e ro a d
w as o p en ed but n o t im p ro v ed . I t is
now
to
be
g ra d e d
and
m ad e
p a s s a b le fo r its e n tire d is ta n c e of
o n e a n d o n e -h a lf m iles, th e co u n ty
c o m m is sio n e rs h a v in g a p p ro p r ia te d
$4 000 fo r th e p u rp o s e to w h ich w ill
be a d d e d so m e p riv a te s u b s c rip tio n s.
I t is now re p o rte d t h a t th e Sun
D ial ra n c h o w n e rs w ill b u ild a dock
a n d p ro v id e fo r a b o a t la n d in g . T h e
r iv e r en d o f th e ro a d is o n ly tw o
h u n d re d y a rd s from th e s te a m b o a t
c h a n n e l a n d th e r e is p le n ty of w a te r
fo r an y s te a m e r on th e u p p e r riv e r.
T lie Sun Dial peo p le n eed a sh ip p in g
d ock fo r sto c k a n d w ill b u ild it th e m ­
selv es.
T h e re a re g r e a t p o ss ib ilitie s fo r
th e riv e r fr o n t o v e r th e re . It w ould
m a k e a sp le n d id s ite fo r a su m m e r
r e s o r t, a n d it w ill afford a c o n v e n ie n t
la n d in g fo r a fe rry to C a m a s w hich
w ill b rin g th e tw o sid es o f th e riv e r
c lo s e r to g e th e r a n d be of g r e a t h elp
to th e p eo p le o v e r th e r e a s w ell as
th o s e o f E a s te r n M u ltn o m a h .
A nd
It w ould o p e n up a new r o u te fo r a u ­
to m o b ile s fo r an a fte rn o o n sp in from
P o r tla n d by w ay of V an co u v er.
It
w ill be g re a t.
ROAD
N o r is th e r e a n y p ro s p e c t t h a t th e
p ro p o sed ro a d fro m C o ttre ll to S a n ­
dy w ill e v e r m a te ria liz e , a lth o u g h th e
rig h t of way h as been c le a re d a n d is
re ad y fo r g ra d in g . T h e e v id e n t d e­
te r m in a tio n of th e P. R. L. &. P. to
b u ild fro m A n d e rso n to S an d y h as
effe c tu a lly s q u e lc h e d
th e C o ttre ll-
S an d y e n te r p r is e a s tw o ro a d s in
su ch a sp a rse ly s e ttle d
te r r ito r y
w ould n o t pay, n o r w o u ld b o th of
th em be n eed ed .
An e x te n s io n of th e B ull R u n ro ad
to W elch es w ill o p en up a new t e r ­
rito ry th a t is g ra d u a lly g ro w in g in
im p o rta n c e a n d w ill b eco m e o n e of
th e ric h e s t fields fo r traffic b u sin e ss
in th e n o rth w e s t. T h e ra ilro a d w ill
h e lp to m alfe th e m o u n ta in re s o rts
m o re easy of access an d w ith th e d e ­
v e lo p m en t of m o re fa rm s a n d d a iry
ra n c h e s th e r e is s u r e to be an a w a k ­
en in g th a t w ill p lace th e S an d y d is ­
tr ic t a n d th o s e b ey o n d it in th e fro n t
ra n k as d e s ira b le p laces fo r in v e s t­
m e n t an d resilien ce.
WORKERS
FROM GRESHAM
S a tu r d a y ’» good ro a d s e x c u rsio n to
th e sc en e of th e C o lu m b ia riv e r
h ig h w a y
w o rk ,
w as a tte n d e d by
tw e n ty -fo u r fro m G re sh a m .
T he
tr a in t h a t le f t P o rtla n d w as m ad e up
o f th ir te e n
co ach es,
th e v a rio u s
w o rk in g c re w s b e in g co m p o sed of
m an y of th e le a d in g b u sin e ss m en of
th e city as w ell as city a n d co u n ty
officials. T h o se fro m G re sh a m w ere
in c h a rg e o f G eo rg e W. S ta p le to n as
fo re m a n , a n d th e y did as effective FREE
LECTURE
w o rk as an y of th e crew s.
T he
AT THE LIBRARY
o th e r s w ho w ent a lo n g w ere C h a rle s
Dr. C. J. B u sh n e ll, p re s id e n t of P a-
C le v e la n d , G eorge F. H oney, M ax­
w ell S c h n e id e r, O. A. E a s tm a n , H. E. •ific U n iv e rs ity , w ill a d d re s s an au -
D avis, D. M. R o b e rts , M. O. N elson, lien ce a t th e lib ra ry n e x t T h u rs d a y
W illia m T h o m , B en j. C a m e ro n , L. L. n ig h t, A p ril 30. H is s u b je c t w ill be
P lay G ro u n d s a n d Civic Im p ro v e ­
K id d e r, J o s e p h P a te n e a u d e , Dr. R.
All. T o d d , R ay 11. T odd, R. R. C a rl­ m e n t," ilu s tr a te d w ith m an y s te re -
so n , F re d F ie ld h o u se , R ev. M. T. ip tic o n view s. T h is w ill be fre e and
W ire , J. T . S tillio n s, 8. S. T h o m p ­ all p a re n ts an d c itiz e n s a re in v ited ,
so n , J a m e s L a w re n c e , Ed. A y lsw o rth , 'n d e r a u sp ic e s of P a tr o n -T e a c h e rs ’
W . F . H o n ey , J. F . Jo n e s , M. C. K ing asso c ia tio n .
Dr. B u sh n e ll w ill also a d d re s s th e
T h e p a rty r e tu r n e d a b o u t 6 o ’clock
h a v in g d o n e a good d a y ’s w o rk an d . h ig h sch o o l s t u d e n ts n ex t T h u rs d a y
“ T h e C h a l­
h a v in g e n jo y e d th e ra r e e x p erien ce m o rn in g a t 9 o ’clo ck .
len g e o f th e T w e n tie th C e n tu ry to
o f w o rk in g on th e g re a t h ig h w ay .
h e Y o u th o f A m e ric a ,” w ill he his
su b je c t.
V isito rs a re in v ite d .
REPUBLICAN RALLY,
GRESHAM. MAY 5
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A re p u b lic a n ra lly h a s been a r ­
ra n g e d fo r to be h eld a t th e ( om -
m e rc ia l c lu b h a ll on T u e sd a y e v e n ­
in g , May 5 a t 9 o ’clock.
T h e p rin c ip a l s p e a k e rs a n n o u n c e d
a r e A r th u r
L a n g g u th ,
re p u b lic a n
c a n d id a te fo r s t a te s e n a to r a n d D. C.
L ew is, a s p ir a n t fo r th e lo w e r h o u se
O th e r s p e a k e r s a re ex p ected to a p ­
p e a r in c lu d in g G eo rg e W. S ta p le to n
w ho is s e e k in g th e n o m in a tio n fo r
c ir c u it ju d g e ; also on e o r m o re of
th e c o n g re s sio n a l c a n d id a te s .
Ev-
e ry o n e is in v ite d to be th e r e , la d ie s
e sp ecially .
A ndy M atson, a P o rtla n d long-
s h o re s m a n , is c o n te s tin g th e la b o r
v o te w ith O. P. Hoff fo r fa c to ry In ­
spector.
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it.
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an d m ove on an d up to so m e­
th in g b e tte r
I t ta k e s fo re ­
s ig h t, re s o lu tio n a n d p e rs e v e r­
ance. T h e se w ill h e lp y o u win.
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ta k e n up, a n d th e m a tte r w ill be d e f­
in ite ly s e ttle d at a n o th e r an d final
m e e tin g to be h eld n ex t M onday n ig h t
T h e p ro p o s itio n co m es fro m H. A.
L ew is a n d Mr. H u tc h in s w ho a r e th e
p rin c ip a l o w n e rs of th e c a n n e ry a t
B ro w n sv ille a n d w ho a re a n x io u s to
m ove th e e s ta b lis h m e n t to G re sh a m .
T h ey e s tim a te th e p ro p e rty to be
w o rth $ 13,000 as it now s ta n d s b u t
re c o m m e n d a c a p ita liz a tio n of $2 0.-
000 fo r G resh am , so a s to h av e a b o u t
$ 7000 as a w o rk in g c a p ita l.
T h e p ro p e rty
at
B ro w n sv ille is
W’o r th s o m e th in g lik e $3500 a n d can
be so ld fo r th a t m uch. T h e m a cb ln -
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R e g is tra tio n o f v o te rs fo r
th e May p rim a rie s w ill clo se
on F rid a y e v e n in g . T h e re a re
m any w ho h av e n o t re g is te re d
a n d th o s e w ho do n o t do so
w ill lose th e i r v o tes u n le ss
th ey a re sworn, in a t th e pollB,
w hich is in c o n v e n ie n t a n d
o fte n e m b a rra s s in g .
R eco rd -
e r R o b e rts a n d J u s tic e R o llin s
w ill be g lad to r e g is te r all ap-
p lic a n ts up to th e h o u r of
clo sin g .
ery is w o rth b etw een $4000 an d
$5000 a n d m ay be m oved. It w ill go
’w ith th e p la n t. T h e good w ill an d
e x p e rie n c e , in c lu d in g o rd e rs fo r th is
y e a r w hich a re la rg e e n o u g h to keep
th e c a n n e ry g o in g a re w o rth $2500.
I t is p ro p o sed to c a p ita liz e th e co m ­
p a n y h e re w ith $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 .
Of th is su m th e r e w ill h a v e to be
$1.50 PER YEAR
$5000 used to b u y o u t th e B ro w n s­
ville s to c k h o ld e rs , as m u ch m o re may
be in n e g o tia b le p a p e r.
M r. L ew is
a n d M r. H u tc h in s w ill r e ta in $3000
in th e b u sin ess.
I t is p ro p o se d to c a p ita liz e a t $20,-
000, w hich w ill le a v e a b a la n c e of
$7000 fo r a w o rk in g c a p ita l u n til r e ­
tu r n s c an be h ad .
T h e m e e tin g w as a d d re s s e d by se v ­
e ra l s p e a k e r s a n d a ra p id c ro ss fire of
q u e stio n s w as a n s w e re d in re g a r d to
th e b u sin ess.
It w as e x p la in e d t h a t th e m ain o b ­
je c t in m ov in g is to g e t c lo s e r to th e
m a rk e t a n d in a c o m m u n ity w h ere
th e r e is p le n ty of p ro d u c e , w hich la t­
te r is la c k in g a t B ro w n sv ille. T h e
b u sin e ss h as been c o n d u c te d fo r s e v ­
e ra l y e a rs a u d th e p ro d u c ts of th e
c a n n e ry a re e a g e rly s o u g h t fo r by
th e w h o le sa le rs, th u s a s u r in g a read y
d isp o sa l of all p ro d u c ts.
It w as a g re e d th a t th e r e is no q u e s ­
tio n a b o u t ra is in g e n o u g h of ev ery
co m m o d ity h e re to keep th e c a n n e ry
g o in g to Its g r e a te s t c a p a c ity ; th e
only q u e stio n is o n e o f finances.
It w as fu lly d ecid e d th a t only a co­
o p e ra tiv e p lan w ill be a d o p te d if th e
e n te r p ris e is to com e h e re . T h e m a t­
te r of m a r k e tin g g re e n f r u it w as
sp o k en of a n d th a t fe a tu r e w ill p ro b ­
ably be a p a rt of th e p la n , as it w as
sh o w n th a t w hen p ro d u c ts a re high
it is b e st to se ll th e m in th e fresh
s ta te . T h is p a rt of th e b u sin e ss can
easily go w ith th e c a n n in g p ro je c t
an d becom e a p a r t of th e e n te r p ris e .
S u b sc rip tio n to th e c a p ita l sto ck
m ay be b ased on th e n u m b e r of a c re s
a m an h a s in c u ltiv a tio n . I t w as th e
id ea th a t $25 w ould re p r e s e n t on e
a c re an d th a t th e s u b s c rip tio n could
e ith e r be p aid in c a sh o r in p ro d u ce,
to be d e d u c te d fro m c o n sig n m e n ts.
N one b u t s h a r e h o ld e rs m ay p a r tic i­
p a te in h a v in g th e i r p ro d u c e ta k e n
f u r ( s h i p m e n t o r c a n n in g , h i l t t h e
m a n a g e m e n t m ay buy fo r ca sh if
a v a ila b le sto c k s a re offered fo r sa le
by o u ts id e rs .
W. W. C o tto n su b s c rib e d $100 in
cash p ro v id ed th e c a n n e ry com es
h ere, a n d th e r e w ere o th e r s u b s c rip ­
tio n s a m o u n tin g to n e a rly as m uch
m ore. All a re c o n tin g e n t on th e r e ­
p o rt o f th e c o m m itte e a t th e m e e tin g
to be h eld n e x t M onday e v e n in g .
H y d ro -e le c tric a l e n e rg y fo r m u n ic ­
ipal p u rp o s e s is an a b s o lu te n e c e ss i­
ty th e s e d ay s, a n d it se e m s r e m a r k ­
a b le th a t ev ery city d o es n o t a c q u ire
its ow n m e a n s of p ro v id in g it. E le c ­
tric lig h ts a n d p o w e r a re a b s o lu te ')
in d isp e n sib le . T h ey h a v e s u p e rse d e d
all o tiie r k in d s of lig h ts a n d all o th e r
k in d s of en erg y fo r m a c h in e ry . G as
p la n ts a re s till in o p e ra tio n In tlie
big c itie s , b u t a r e m o re used fo r
h e a tin g th a n fo r lig h tin g . T h ey w ill
re m a in b u t a re n o t so n ec e ssa ry as
th ey w ere b efo re e le c tric ity becam e
so u n iv e rsa l.
F o r s t r e e t a n d office
lig h tin g th ey llave been re le g a te d to
th e p a s t; fo r re s id e n c e lig h tin g tliey
a re y e t in sm a ll d e m a n d , b u t ill a
few m o re y e a rs th e y w ill be e n tire ly
o u t-c la ss e d an d o b so le te . In fact th e
use of g as fo r illu m in a tin g p u rp o se s
will soon becom e a tr a d itio n , except
as g a s m ay be su p p lie d fro m c a rb id e
o r g a so lin e p la n ts fo r lim ite d use.
T lie s ta tio n e ry s te a m e n g in e is a l ­
so g o in g th e w ay of th e g a s p la n t. It
is ra re ly seen n o w -a-d ay s ex c e p t in
so m e of tlie la rg e s t m a n u f a c tu r in g
p la n ts, a n d even D iere th e use of
e le c tric ity w ill be m o re com m o n a s
Die y e a rs ro ll on a n d as m o re e le c ­
tric a l e n e rg y is p ro v id ed .
W ith su ch an a d v a n c e in tile uses
of e le c tric ity it is a s to n is h in g th a t
e ach city a n d to w n , w h e re w a te r
p o w er is a v a ila b le , lias n o t ta k e n Die
first s te p to w a rd p ro v id in g its ow n
e n e rg y . W ith tile p ro v e rb ia l a p a th y
of m u n ic ip a litie s D iere a re very few
c itie s D iat a re m a k in g an e ffo rt in
Diis d ire c tio n . T h e w a te r p o w ers of
th e c o u n try u re b e in g ta k e n up and
o w ned by c o rp o ra tio n s .
C o n se rv a ­
tio n by th e U n ited S ta te s lias h eld
o u t a few fro m th è s p e c u la tiv e g ra f t,
but th e y a re few .
T h e re a re . h o w ev er, a g re a t n u m ­
b er o f a v a ila b le fa lls a n d ra p id s, in
O reg o n e sp e c ia lly , D iat m ay be liar
n e sse d fo r lig h t a n d pow er.
Many'
of th e m a re very sm a ll but th e r e ar>
m any sm a ll c o m m u n itie s ifid tov.iv1
th a t tliey w ould se rv e .
It is u sto n
•sliing t h a t Die sm a ll c itie s of O reg o n
h av e n o t ta k e n a d v a n ta g e of th e ir
o p p o rtu n itie s In t i l l s d ire c tio n .
T h e re Is h u t o n e c ity in O regon
w hich lias hud Die f o r e th o u g h t
to
p ro v id e its e lf w ith a w a te r pow er, it
Is E u g en e. T h e p eo p le th e r e have
p lace d a n e te r n a l g rip on a se c tio n
of ra p id s th a t w ill giv e them lig h t
a n d p o w er fo r a ll tim e.
AUTO TRUCK WRECKS
GRESHAM ATHLETICS
BRIDGE ACROSS SANDY
HAVE WALK AWAY
A n il th e in it ia l cost was o n ly five
d o lla rs .
T h e c o u n ty b rid g p a c ro s s th e S a n ­
dy r iv e r a t th e A u to m o b ile c lu b ­
h o u se, on th e B ase L in e ro a d , c o l­
lapsed u n d e r th e w eight of a five-
ton a u to tru c k on S a tu rd a y .
T he
tr u c k
an d five m en w ere d ro p p e d
th r o u g h in to th e riv e r, p n e of th e
m en, C h a rle s B ra tn h a ll, h a v in g an
a m i b ro k en .
T h e ro a d h a s been closed to tra v e l
an d a new b rid g e w ill be b u ilt.
It
w as th e in te n tio n to re p la c e th e old
s t r u c tu r e a n y w a y , as it w as a b o u t
20 y e a is o ld . o u t of d a te a n d u n safe.
F o r th e sa m e triflin g su m G re s h ­
am m ay do th e s a m e th in g
F iv e
d o lla rs w on’t h u i’ l a p la n t a n d b rin g
e le c tric ity in to Die to w n , h u t it w ill
pay fo r th e cost of filing on a s p le n ­
did w a te r p o w er o n ly five m iles aw ay ,
w hich in tim e w ould be th e g r e a te s t
a ss e t o f th e tow n.
T h is s to ry is w ritte n w ith th e id ea
i h u t th e m a tte r w ill be ta k e n up.
G resh am m ay be th e p o ss e sso r of a
w a te r p o w e r r ig h t a lm o st fo r th e
a s k in g .
T h o se w ho a r e in te re s te d
can ea sily g e t th e n e c e ss a ry in f o rm a ­
tio n as to th e m e th o d s o f p ro c e d u re .
D esp ite th e h e a v y r a in f a ll on S u n ­
day a g a m e of b a se b a ll up to six in n ­
in g s w as p lay ed b etw een sh o w e rs by
th e G re sh a m A th le tic s a n d th e S an dy
team . G re sh a m w on by a sc o re of
23 to 4.
W h ile s lid in g to seco n d b ase E a rl
Ila m m o n d slip p e d on th e w et tra c k
a n d s p ra in e d an a n k le .
N ext S u n d ay
th e A th le tic s w ill
p lay a r e tu r n g a m e o n th e G resh am
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
FOR AID SOCIETY d ia m o n d w ith th e St. M ary ’s o f P o r t­
la n d if th e w e a th e r is fa v o ra b le . A
F o llo w in g is th e p ro g ra m o f a fine clo se g a m e Is p re d ic te d .
e n te r ta in m e n t to be g iv en a t th e
C o m m ercial h a ll on F rid a y e v e n in g
May 1, b e g in n in g a t 8 o 'c lo c k u n d e r MEAT ORDINANCE
MAY BE AMENDED
a u sp ic e s of th e L a d ie s ’ Aid so ciety
of th e M e th o d ist E p isco p al c h u rc h .
A 'n u m b e r o f a m e n d m e n ts to th e
S electio n
H ig h S chool O rc h e stra
M ale Q u a rte t, "O ld K e n tu c k y H o m e” p ro p o se d m e a t in s p e c tio n o rd in a n c e
C. E. L in d sey , G uy Jo n e s ,
of P o rtla n d p re p a re d by th e
city
A. K L in d sey , J. Jo n e s.
h e a lth b u re a u to m a k e Its p ro v isio n s
V iolin so lo
..................C. A. P rice
V ocal so lo
M rs O. J . B row n m o re specific a re b ein g w o rk e d o u t
by C ity
C o m m issio n e r
B re w ste r.
R e a d in g , " S e t ti n ’ w ith P eggy
M cK eag ” M rs. C. M. Z im m e rm a n W hen h e c o m p le te s th e w o rk th is
L a d ie s' c h o ru s , "W e lc o m e P re tty
m e a s u re a n d th a t p re p a re d by J o h n
P r im r o s e " .....................................
F . L o g an a n d D an J . M a lark ey will
M rs. O. J B ro w n . M rs Ja m e s
be s e n t to th e co m m issio n fo r final
E lk in g to n , M rs. M y rtle M yers
M rs. E. A. L e o n d a r, M rs. J . N.
c o n s id e ra tio n .
C la n a h a n . M iss T ow le.
Mr. B re w s te r is in s e rtin g in th e
P la n o d u e t, " R a d ie u s e "
M isses A da a n d F lo re n c e H oney m e a s u re specific s ta te m e n ts as to
w h a t c o n s titu te s bad au d good m eat.
S w iss Y o ed lin g , c o stu m e so n g
L illie a n d J a c k L u s c h e r In s te a d of th e p ro p o s itio n of c o n ­
V ocal so lo , " I h e a r a T h ru s h a t
E v e " ..................... M rs E m il O sw ald d e m n a tio n b ein g le ft to th e ju d g m e n t
o f th e m e a t in s p e c to rs o f th e city and
R e a d in g , “ A W o m an T h is an d a
W o m an T h a t" M rs R. L an sd o w n fe d e ra l g o v e rn m e n t it Is p ro p o sed to
D u et, “ V oices o f th e P a s t” .....
s e t fo r th th e v a rio u s th in g s fo r w hich
M rs M y rtle M yers a n d C E. R u s h e r
m e a t can be co n d e m n e d .
C o rn e t so lo , “ A w a k e n in g of
As th e o rd in a n c e sto o d b e fo re th e
S p rin g ”
O. I. N eal
R e a d in g " L a d le s ’ A id "
in s p e c to r w as in a p o sitio n to c o n ­
............................................ G len R u sh e r d e m n m e a t on th e g e n e ra l b ro ad
D uet, " W h o K n o w s"
E ch o a n d J a c k s o n Jo n e s p ro p o s itio n of Its b e in g “ u n w h o le ­
s o m e .”
G ood N ig h t so n g
M ild red M etzg er. M y rtle R u sh e r.
M a rjo rie S tillio n s . Jo y c e K id d e r
W ANTED— FARM S
AND SMALL
M a rg a re t St. C la ir.
TRACTS.
S electio n ............................. . O r c h e s t r a
L is t y o u r fa r m s a n d »m ail tr a c ts
w ith us.
W e a re w ell e q u ip p e d to
T h e C a lifo rn ia -O re g o n P o w e r Co. h a n d le y o u r s a le s , e x c h a n g e s an d
is s e e k in g fr a n c h is e s in
Douglas re n ta ls . L e t u s h e a r fro m you a t
once.
c o u n ty .
Sale o f Srt H e a d o f R e g is te re d
H ig h G ra d e Jerseys.
and
T h e E u g e n e s t r e e t e a r sy s te m is to
be e q u ip p e d w ith $4 0,0 0 0 p ay-us-you-
In th e n e a r f u tu r e O. W T a r r will e n te r earH.
sell h is e n tir e h e rd o f cow s w ith o u t
re s e rv e a t a u c tio n on b is place Q
H om e In d u s try w on o u t a t E u g e n e
m ile e a st of G resh u m on th e S ection
L ine ro ad . W ith o u t d o u b t tills is th e by an o r d e r of th e city g iv in g all o r ­
finest b u n ch of m ilk cow s in M ultno d e rs fo r s e w e r p ipe to th e E u g e n e
m ah c o u n ty as p ric e s h a v e n o t sto o d C o n c re te w orks.
in th e way of b rin g in g th is h e rd to ­
g e th e r. S om e of th e s e cow s h a v e a
T h e g ra n g e in m an y p a r ts of tlie
m ilk reco rd o f 11,000 lbs. of m ilk a
s
t
a
te is re fu s in g to s u p p o r t th e e ig h t
y e a r w ith a b u tt e r fa t re c o rd of o v e r
p ro p o s itio n s
500 lbs. P eo p le w a n tin g good cow s h o u r law s au d o th e r
sh o u ld w atch fo r th e a n n o u n c e m e n t e m a n a tin g from L a b o r u n io n s,
of th is sa le .
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O
g
P la n ts fo r S ale.
fi
I w ill be in G re sh a m w ith b e d d in g
O
p la n ts, h a n g in g b a s k e ts , p la n ts fo r
porch boxes a u d tu b s , on T u e sd a y s
an d F rid a y s e a c h w eek d u rin g th e
seaso n .
W atc h a n d
w a it fo r me.
P rices re a s o n a b le .
•2 2
J . G OU LD , F lo r is t.
W ith th e n e x t Issu e of th e
T h e V a n co u v er b rid g e a c ro s s th e
O
u
tlo o k , a n d o n c e e a c h w eek
C o lu m b ia is to be on th e d ra w o r
b u ilt o f O reg o n f a b r iia te d steel.
d u rin g th e s u m m e r, o u r re a d
Enlarged Outlook |
T h e N yssa c h e e se fa c to ry on th e
S n a k e riv e r in M arch m a d e 12,233
p o u n d s of ch eese.
e r s w ill he g iv en a lti-p a g e il­
Z e ro lln e , th e b e s t a u to m o b ile o il;
sold In an y q u a n tity a t S te rlin g
&
K id d e r's.
fa r m life, so c ie ty , fa s h io n s,e tc .
An ad. In the local newspaper la
■ good Investment that all mer-
kants can afford to make.
a n d g ive o u r re a d e r s m o re fo r
lu s tr a te d
s u p p le m e n t,
fu ll of a rtic le s on
b rim
hom e and
T h is w ill e n la r g e o u r p a p e r
th e ir m oney.
GRESHAM REAL ESTATE CO.
Utah Land Plaster.
Labor union and closed shop poli­
Good stock on band at warehouse
cies on the Portland water front are la Gresham.
Metzger Bros.
An $8000 meat packing plant is driving shipping more and more to
A new Christian church has been
Puget Sound on account of high cost
being erected at Burns.
dedicated at North Bend.
at loading and unloading veeeele.
*
Tint
your w alls with Standard
Best $6.00 Lawn Mower In town
The Springfield cem ent block fee-
Kalsorolna. Sold by Sterling A Kld-
lö p v 1« w n r l i l n
at
Sterling A Kidder's.
dsr,
W ashington population 1,250,000.
! Oregon 700,000. What's the matter?
Phone 701
HYDRO ENERGY ACTIVE WORK
FOR CITY USE IN TWO WEEKS
FOR INVESTIGATION
C o m m e rc ia l c lu b
h a ll w as w ell
filled la s t n ig h t w ith in te re s te d p eo ­
p le a ll o f w hom w a n t a c a n n e ry in
G re sh a m , b u t o n ly a few w ere re a d y
to ta k e up th e p ro je c t o f g e ttin g one
w ith o u t f u r th e r in v e s tig a tio n .
T h e re s u lt o f th e m e e tin g w as th e
a p p o in tm e n t of J a m e s S te rlin g . D. E.
T o w le a n d M. O. N elson as a c o m m it­
te e to go to B ro w n sv ille to m o rro w
a n d in v e s tig a te th e p la n t w h ich is
o ffered fo r Bale. U pon th e ir r e tu r n ,
if a s a tis f a c to r y re p o r t is to be m ad e
th e m a tte r of s o lic itin g sto c k w ill be
“Ever at Your Service ’
We
tio n .
w ant
your
s u b s c rip ­
P ay up, re a d up, lift up.
Get It — Read It
G re s h a m ’s a u to m o b ile fa c to ry is
going to be th e sc e n e o f a c tiv e o p e r ­
a tio n s w ith in
tw o
w eeks.
M ore
b u ild in g s a re to be e re c te d a t once
th e re p o rt say s tw o— o n e fo r a d m in ­
is tra tio n an d office p u rp o s e s, th e o ili­
e r us a n e le c tric g e n e ra tin g s ta tio n .
T h e g ro u n d fo r th e a d m in is tra tio n
b u ild in g
w as s ta k e d off last w eek
and it w ill be b u ilt as soon us possl
ble.
E le c tric e n e rg y Is to t o su p p lie d
from th e tr a n s f o r m e r s a t M ain a n d
D ivision s tre e ts , fro m w hich u d ire c t
w ire w ill e x te n d to th e facto ry . W ir­
ing fo r e le c tric lig h ts an d fo r p o w er
p u rp o ses is now u n d e r way a n d tlie
b u ild in g s w ill be fu lly eq u ip p e d fo r
o p e ra tio n s in th a t re s p e c t as so o n as
w ork is re ad y to begin on a c tu a l a u ­
to m o b ile c o n s tru c tio n .
T lie m a c h in e ry
Is in
P o rtla m !
read y to be se n t lu re fo r in s ta lla tio n
W illi a solid c o n c re te floor a n d th e
im m en se w eig h t of th e m etal c u ttin g
m ach in es th ey m erely h a v e to he set
on th e rig h t sp o t, re a d y fo r o p e r a ­
tion. M ateria l fo r a u to m o b ile s Is
read y to b egin w ork upon a n d tile
crew o f e x p e rt w o rk m e n h a s been
se le c te d fo r a b e g in n in g .
T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t th e c o m ­
pany w ill build a p o p u la r p riced c a r
lias b ro u g h t in m o re o rd e r s th a n can
be filled th is y e a r, o w in g to th e la te
s ta r t in
g e ttin g
re a d y . T h e new
m odel w ill lie p ra c tic a lly a 1915 c a r.
It w ill hav e all th e e q u ip m e n t o f th o
h ig h p riced B eav er Six, b u t w ill be
on Im p ro v ed lint's th a t w ill req u ire,
hut slig tit m o d ificatio n to m a k e it tlie
m odel fc r n e x t y e a r.
It is expected to b egin w ork w ith
a b o u t tw enty-five m en a u d to In ­
crease tlie n u m b e r as tlie c a p a c ity fo r
tfiore c a r is p ro v id e d
It is th e c o n ­
fident p re d ic tio n of th o s e w ho k n o w
Diat w ork will n e v e r sto p , on ce It h a s
b eg u n , and Diat th e r e w ill be ten fac-
lo rv b u ild in g s in s te a d of o n e b e fo re
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tw o y e a rs.
REQUEST »ÍADE FOR
MARKET MELTINGS
C. D. M inton, c h u irin a n of th e
public m u rk e t c o m m itte e , is a n x io u s
to hold m e e tin g s in E a s te rn M u ltn o ­
m a h so us to m eet th e fa r m e rs und
tell th e m a b o u t th e p u b lic m a r k e t
plan.
T h e fo rm a l o p e n in g of th e m a r ­
k e t w ill ta k e p lace on May 16, w ltli
a p a ra d e a n d o th e r e x ercises. T h e
lo catio n is Y am h ill s tr e e t b e tw e e n
T h ird an d S ix th , w h e re th e g ro w ­
ers m ay m eet th e b u y e rs a n d sell
th e ir p ro d u c e in s te a d of p e d d lin g it
o u t o r tu r n in g It o v e r to th e c o m m is­
sion m e rc h a n ts .
Mr. M inton in h is e ffo rts to g e t th e
m a tte r b efo re th e c o u n try p eo p le h a s
s e n t o u t c ir c u la r le tte r s to s e v e ra l
in w hich he sa y s:
" I t Is o u r d e s ire to m eet th e f a r ­
m ers in y o u r v ic in ity a t an fiarly
d a te a n d ex p la in s th is m a tte r fu lly
to th e m .
“ It Is th e d e sire o f th e p ro m o te rs
of th is m a rk e t to b rin g th e p ro d u c e r
an d c o n su m e r to g e th e r a n d th u s e li­
m in a te th e profit o f a b o u t th r e e o r
fo u r m id d lem en .
" I t is th e hope o f th o s e w ho h a v e
th e w ork in h a n d to h av e n o t le ss
th a n 15,001) p e rso n s in th e p a ra d e ,
all of w hom w ill be b u y e rs .”
P re v io u s to Die c a n n e ry m e e tin g
last n ig h t th e a u d ie n c e w as g iv en a
ta lk on public m a r k e ts by J . T. C a r-
ro ll an d C. F. E a s tm a n of P o rtla n d .
T hey u rg ed Die a s s is ta n c e of e v e ry
p ro d u c e r as it m e a n s b e tte r p ric e s fo r
w h a t th ey hav e to se ll an d lo w e r p ric ­
es fo r Die c o n su m e r as th e m id d le ­
m an is p re v e n te d fro m g e ttin g (lie
p ro fits th a t he m a k e s u n d e r th e p r e s ­
e n t sy stem .
J. F re d L a rso n w as p re s e n t a n d
s ta te d th a t th e P. It. L. fit I’. Co. w ill
o p e ra te a se rie s of m a r k e t c a rs If th e
plan is a su ccess a n d w ould d isp o se
of th e p ro d u c e fo r s h ip p e rs a u d m a k e
re tu rn s .
C o m p e titio n w ith h u c k s te rs w ill
not be allo w ed a t th e m a r k e t. E v ery
s e lle r m u st be a p ro d u c e r o r h is d i ­
re c t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e a u d m u s t sh o w
deed o r lease to g e t th e p riv ile g e s of
th e sy stem .
All th e g ro c e ry m e n o f P o r tla n d
a re h e lp in g , a lso th e ra ilro a d c o m ­
pan ies. T he g ra n g e s a r e g iv in g a il
a s s is ta n c e a n d th e a c tiv e c o -o p e ra ­
tio n o f e v ery fa r m e r is re q u e s te d . T h e
m a rk e t w ill o p en on M ay 16.
The Sm ith-Powers logging road Is
to be completed south to Myrtle Point
Merchants and farm ers plead the-
rtght of their sons t«j learn trades
from which they are Suet out by the
apprentice ruling of the minimum
wage commission.