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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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A Reminder
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L ife is la rg e ly w h a t w e m ak e
it.
Y ou can g ra s p an o p p o rtu n ity
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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tunities are to be found.
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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.