Friday, December 15, 1922
GRESHAM OUTLOOK, HOLIDAY NUMBER
¡w h ile th o se be had tra in e d in hts
m eth o d s still rem ain ed in office.
T h e co u n ty w as ad m in iste re d by a
co u n ty c o u rt, co n sistin g of a judge
i an d tw o co m m issio n ers, an d th e re w as
no re g u la r tim e o r m eetin g p lace of
th is a d m in is tra tiv e body ex cep t th a t
' and th e o p p o sitio n said he w as crazy. by law th ey should m eet on th e first
W ednesday of each m onth. No a c c u r
| T he in te rs ta te bridge w as b eing a d a te re c o rd s w ere k e p t of th e ir p ro
I vocated by som e fa r-sig h te d —b u t a t ceed in g s T h e re w as no o rd e r o r re g
I th e tim e th o u g n t v is io n a r y —people. u la r m ethod of doing th e co u n ty b u s
1 T he c a re of th e in d ig en t p o o r an d th e in ess
W h ereu p o n , th e le g isla tu re of 1913
im p o v erish ed ill, both in o u r in s titu
a u th o rized th e e re c tio n of a b o ard of
tio n s au d th o se a ssiste d by w h at is co u n ty co m m issio n ers to a d m in iste r
know n a s o u t-d o o r relief, w as being th e b u sin ess of th e co u n ty as a se p
c a rrie d on, a fte r a fash io n , in th e a r a te fu n ctio n of g o v ern m en t from the
sam e u n m eth o d ical, u n scien tific way c o u n ty c o u rt, w hich should a d m in is
te r p ro b ate an d s im ila r ju d icial m a t
th a t had p rev ailed alm o st w ith o u t a l te rs . T he new b o ard of co u n ty com
te ra tio n fo r th e p a st h a lf-c e n tu ry , ex m issio n e rs b egan its lab o rs u n d er
c e p t th a t som e p ro g re ss h ad been w h a t I believe w ere v ery difficult co n
m ade in th e tre a tm e n t, u n d e r sev ere d itio n s on a cco u n t of th e sin is te r in
h an d ica p s, of th e p a tie n ts a t th e m is fluences w hich th e old p ro fessio n al
p o litic ia n s s till ex erted , an d p a rtic u
e ra b le co u n ty h o sp ital.
la rly th e c o n tro l w hich th e ed ito r of
T he c o u n ty w as being b led to th e th e O regonian trie d from tim e to tim e
e x ten t of te n s of th o u sa n d s of d o lla rs to e x e rt o v er th e m em b ers of th e co m
T h en follow ed a sto rm y
a n n u a lly fo r ad v e rtisin g th e d elin m issio n
tim e fo r th o se in a u th o rity in M ultno
q u en t ta x -lis t in som e, b u t p a r tic u la r m ah co u n ty w h ile th ese fo rces w ere
ly in one, v ery g ra sp in g a n d p a ra s iti b ein g o v erth ro w n , an d co m m issio n ers
cam e an d w en t b u t th e w o rk w en t on.
cal P o rtla n d Daily.
T h e new co u rth o u se an d th e new My idea w as to in tro d u c e ac c u ra te ,
scien tific m eth o d s of a d m in is tra tio n in
c e n tra l lib ra ry building, w hich is also p la c e of h a p h a z a rd g u essw o rk .
a co u n ty s tru c tu r e , w ere ju s t being
T oday th e au to m o b ile is th e ru le
co m p leted . T h ere w as n o t a public an d th e h o rse-d raw n veh icle is the
c o m fo rt-sta tio n w ith in th e e n tire city ex ception. A new k in d of ro ad h ad to
of P o rtla n d . T h ere w as a salo o n on be b u ilt for th e new kin d of traffic u s
m an y of th e p rin cip al c o rn e rs of ev ing it and th e re a re now a p p ro x im a te
ery city, to w n and h am let w ith in th e ly 100 m iles of paved ro a d s in the
co u n ty an d m ost vile an d d iso rd erly co u n ty , a ll located upon p e rm an en t
ro ad h o u ses h e re and th e re an d ev ery g ra d e and alig n m en t. No lo n g er Is a
w h ere ab o u t th e county. T h e m oving ro ad b u ilt in M ultnom ah co u n ty by the
J p ic tu re th e a te r w as in its in fan cy and ru le of th u m b , b u t befo re good m oney
th e show s w ere inclined to be n a u g h is sp e n t fo r c o n stru c tio n th e co u nty
ty. The m oving p ic tu re th e a te r w as ro ad is p lan n ed ju s t as a h o u se is
in its in fan cy and ih e sh o w s w ere in p lan n ed befo re its c o n stru c tio n and
clined to be n au g h ty . T h e p o litical m ap s and b lu e p rin ts a re p re p a re d and
boss of 'h e old conven tio n d a y ) wa-- follow ed. W hile th e first co st of lo
still e x ta n t and w as y et a pow er. c atio n is m ore, by th is p lan , it is th e
la s t co st; co n seq u en tly , in th e end,
it is in fin itely th e m o re econom ical
m ethod to follow . T h is is th e g re a t
lesso n ta u g h t in th e co n stru c tio n of
th e C olum bia riv e r highw ay an d its
v a lu e to O regon is a t le a st as g re a t as
th e a c tu a l u se an d p o ssessio n of th is
g re a te s t of a ll roads.
And th in k w h at an ach iev em en t the
b u ild in g of th is ro ad w as for any a d
m in is tra tio n an d w h at an aw fu l o p
p o sitio n th e r e w as to it a t th e tim e:
b u t a t la s t th e vision of S am uel H ill
b ecam e an acco m p lish ed fact, th a n k s
FI LLY GUARANTEED
Ps to th e m any good m en w ho len t th e m
selv es to its ach iev em en t and to the
good people of M ultnom ah co u n ty w ho
Shell Gasoline
th ro u g h th e ir tax es w en t deep down
in to th e ir p o ck ets to pay for it.
T he in te rs ta te b rid g e h as been b u ilt
an d is serv in g a u sefu l p u rp o se and
u n ite s so u th w e s te rn W ash in g to n to
AU Good Goods and
P o rtla n d , an d M ultnom ah co u n ty , in
S tan d ard
d u stria lly , co m m ercially , an d socially,
to th e g re a t ad v a n ta g e of all of us. It
\ ULCANIZING
not only pay s all its o p e ra tin g e x
All T ire W ork G u aran teed
p en ses and m a in te n a n c e ch a rg e s, the
in te re s t on th e bonds and re tire s the
bonds as th ey fall due, b u t Is acc u m u
la tin g a han d so m e s u rp lu s w hich w ill
ra p id ly in c re a se in th e fu tu re a s the
in te re s t on th e bonds d e c reases w ith
th e ir re tire m e n t, and traffic o v er the
Main S tre e t
G resh am ¿Sc b rid g e in c re a se s w ith o u r g ro w th in
1 p o p u latio n .
T oday th e n e w sp a p e r g ra ft in cid en t
Ito a d v e rtisin g th e d e lin q u en t ta x -list
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HOLMAN REVIEWS WORK OF 10 YEARS;
MANY PUBLIC BETTERMENTS FURTHERED
1
T h e la s t ten y e a rs h av e p assed so
q u ick ly th a t I can h a rd ly believe th a t
it lack s but a tew w eeks o t a decade
sin ce I w as first elected by th e legis-
la tu re to sertfe a s a co m m issio n er of
M ultnom ah county. Do you realize
th a t w ith in th is s h o rt p erio d a rev o lu
tio n h a s ta k e n p lace in th e m an n er of
doing m any every-day th in g s and p a r
tic u la rly in o u r m ean s of tr a n s p o r ta
tio n , th e effect of w hich h as g re a tly
ch an g ed o u r m a n n e r of liv in g ? A nd
do you re a liz e th a t th e a d m in is tra tio n
of M ultnom ah co u n ty h as k ep t p ace
w ith th is rev o lu tio n in o u r d aily h ab its
b u t only a t th e n e c e ss a rily tre m e n
dous e x p e n d itu re of tax -m o n ey ? T h e
sin c e re c ritic ism w hich th e m em b ers
of th e b o ard have had c o n tin u a lly to
b e a r h a s a ris e n b ecau se even m o re
im p ro v em en ts w ere n o t u n d e rta k e n —
n o t b ecau se so m uch h ad been acco m
p lished, a lth o u g h th e c o st h a s been so
g re a t.
A p p aren tly , a t tax -p ay in g
tim e only, is th e c o st of p ublic im
p ro v em en ts realized by th o se d em an d
ing them .
T en y e a rs ago. th e h o rse -d ra w n ve
hicle w as th e ru le an d th e au to m o b ile
w as th e exception. T h e re w ere no
paved ro a d s in th e co u n ty except an
e x p e rim e n ta l tw o-m ile s tre tc h on th e
L in n to n road w hich w as little m o re
th a n a re d re ss of an old m acadam
road w ith W a rre n ite . T h e C olum bia
riv e r h ig h w ay w as only a d ream in
th e m ind of one m an . S am u el H ill,
KENYON |
CORD TIRES |
30 x 3 J fo r
$ 1 0 .9 5 g
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The 1923 SUPERIOR MODEL Chevrolet
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Is by far the Biggest and Best Car Value Ever Offered to the
Motor-Buying Public
Tn it are offered many improvements over last year’s car. Gasolene tank in the
rear, with vacuum feed to carburetor; high hood, giving better streamline appear
ance; curtains open with the doors and fit tight, making it warm and comfortable,
eliminates breaking of curtain lights; and there are many other added features
that make it the best car of the famous 490 model ever built. And no advance in
price. The Chevrolet sells at Gresham for:
663
642
877
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Sedan ........................
Delivery....................
$1055
1065
627
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plates with wood separators between them will make a battery. But it will not hold
a candle to the battery that has rubber insulation between the plates. There is only
one batten’ with threaded rubber insulation and that battery is W ILLARD.
“ THE GRESHAM” TIRE?
Made in Gresham
Cord or Fabric, 30 x 31/2
Unlike other tires—Special feature. Anchor Bead
Come in and let us tell you abput the Still-Better Willard.
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These tires are not an experiment but have been
tried out and are equal to the best standard make
tires. Only the very’ best material is used and the
workmanship is guaranteed.
This is a Gresham enterprise and invites your
co-operation.
You are invited to call at our factory’ and inspect
the tires, process of making, and get our prices.
Gottlieb Fudickar & Son
South Roberts Avenue
Gresham, Oregon
Phone 314
is no m ore an d th e to ta l co st of no-1
tify in g th e d e lin q u e n ts by p o st-card
w ill not exceed 1400 for th e c u rre n t
y ear.
T he co u n ty farm is no lo n g er th e
aw fu l in s titu tio n it once w as, but is a
c re d it to th e county. T he infirm ary
d e p artm en t is In c h a rg e of a train ed
n u rs e a ssiste d by p ra c tic a l n u rses,
and n u rse s in tra in in g , and th e re a re
no longer scen es of b ru ta lity or the
sly p e rsecu tio n of an y of th e inm ates.
T h e farm d e p a rtm e n t is in c h a rg e of a
re a l fa rm e r w o rk in g in coo p eratio n
w ith th e co u n ty a g ric u ltu ra l ag en t
an d th e O regon A g ric u ltu ra l College,
a n d a very c re d ita b le d airy herd of
re g iste re d and high g rad e H olsteins
h a s been developed in place of the
m ise ra b le scru b s w hich once co n
sum ed th e hay and feed to no purpose.
In ste a d of the farm division being an
ex pense It h as been able to provide
w holesom e farm p ro d u cts to th e sev
e ra l count? in s titu tio n s th e p ast five
o r six y ears at an a n n u a l sa v in g of
sev eral th o u san d d o llars.
T he co u n ty o ut-door re lie f is now
ad m in istered by th e tra in e d w o rk ers
of th e public w e lfare b u re a u , a ctin g
fo r th e co u n ty in an advisory capacity.
W ith Buick your Christmas will stretch out over
T he object now is to a tte m p t to cu re
years,
with every day a day of pleasure.
th e condition of poverty in w hich the
a p p lic a n t or su b ject of co u n ty re lie f
FOURS AM ) SIXES
is found, ju s t a s o u r c o u n ty h ospital
staff endeavors to c u re th e m en tal and
bodily ills of its p atien ts. An effort is
m ade to o rg an ize t h e financial affairs
of th e indigent and d irect h is energ ies
so th a t he may no longer he an in
d ig en t but w ill becom e a se lf-s u p p o rt M
M ain St., G resham
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ing and self-reo p ectin g citizen of our
com m onw ealth.
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T he new county h o sp ital building Is
n e a rin g com pletion and w ill he occu
pied e a rly next y ear. I am proud of th e re fo rm e r by th e g ra fte r, th e Idler AUTO LICENSES IN
th is e n tire p ro ject and w ill tuke all and th e incom petent.
WASHINGTON INCREASE
I leave th e board of county co m m is
th e re sp o n sib ility for its location, con
stru c tio n and re la tio n to th e U n iv ersi sio n e rs w ith th e best of good w ill for
T he W ashington s ta te license de
ty of O regon M edical school. As tim e my su c c e sso rs; w ith a g ra titu d e to
goes on it w ill he realized by th e peo 'h e people of th e countv ■••ho su p p o rt p a rtm e n t h as recen tly given out fig
ple of M ultnom ah county w h at a ed m e in my efforts to serv e them u res on auto m o b ile licenses for th a t
w o rth y in stitu tio n th is is and w hat w ell; w ith an ap p re c ia tio n ui Ihe fine s ta te for th e y ear 1922, w hich show
g re a t ad v a n ta g e s th e r e a re in its lo ca frie n d s I have m ade, and w ith a s a t
th a t 243,167 licenses have been issued.
tion an d In th e proposed a rr a n g e isfactio n th a t th e re n eve'- h as been
m en ts for Its o p eratio n in close r e la anyone betw een m e and th e people of T his is an In crease of 31,311 over th e
tio n sh ip w ith th e U n iv ersity of O regon Ihe co u n ty w ho could m isd irect my p receding y ear. L icen ses for p riv ate
M edical school. T h ese th in g s a re not en e rg ie s or d iv e rt my efforts or c a rs Increased from 164,239 to 176,-
now u n d ersto o d by m any people, be th w a rt my purp o ses to be of serv ice 074. T ru c k s in creased from 27,739 to
c a u se th e re h as been so m uch m is to them . 1 believe I can tr u th tu L y
F o r-h lre licenses d ecreased
re p re se n ta tio n of th e facts by th at say th a t th e re h as been, w hile 1 had 31,941.
n e w sp a p e r w hose finances suffered th e ho n o r to serv e M ultnom ah county. from 2454 to 1945 and stag es from
m ost from th e ab olition of thA g ra ft "S o m eth in g atte m p te d an d so m eth in g 927 to 756. D ealers d ecreased from
in cid en t to th e ad v e rtise m e n t of the done.”
I w ish to ta k e th is o p p o rtu n ity to XI1 to 712 and m o to rcy cles from 3913
d elin q u en t tax -ro ll, and th e re fo re de
sired to d isc re d it m e p erso n ally , and th a n k th e G resham O utlook for th e to 3X46. T ra n s fe rs of licenses d u rin g
has ta k e n th is m eans, am ong o th ers, en co u rag em en t it h as alw ay s been to the y e a r In creased from 13.233 to 19,-
m e and to all o th e rs w ho w ould keep X69.
of doing It.
T h e lim its of sp ace w ill not p erm it fa ith w ith th e people.
m e to go fu rth e r Into d e tails of co u n
Nome People Believe This.
Knew Ills Place.
ty a d m in is tra tiv e refo rm and ach ie v e
A m an w as zigzagging hom ew ard.
m en ts d u rin g th e p ast decade b u t ev
S is te r S a ra h w as called upon for
"W h a t’s th e m a tte r w ith th a t fel
ery step fo rw ard w as accom plished testim o n y in a rev iv al m eeting. She
low over th e re —th e one th a t's h o ld
only a t som e sacrifice. T h e people
had to pay for th e Im provem ents, and hum bly declined In th ese w ords;
ing o n to th e lam p po st Just now ?
" I hav e been a tra n s g re s s o r an d a D idn't you see him try to w alk along
th o se co m m issio n ers w ho bore the
b ru n t of th e b a ttle fo r reform in co u n black sh eep for a good m any y e a rs, u w hile ag o ?”
"W ell,” said th e policem an, " th e re
ty a d m in is tra tio n have had to en d u re and have only re c e n tly seen th e lig h t.
th e p ersecu tio n of th o se w ho by th e I believe th a t m y p lace Is in a d a rk l w as a tim e w hen I w ould have said he
refo rm s lost th e ir p e rso n al d irectio n c o rn e r behind th e door.”
w as d ru n k ; b u t now I suppose h e's
over th e county a d m in is tra tio n , as
B ro th e r Jo n es w as n ext called u p re h e a rsin g th e m em ories of th e p a st.”
w ell a s a dim inution of th e ir p erso n al on. F o llow ing S is te r S m ith 's m eek
rev en u es.
Would You Nny He’s Alive f
exam ple, he said :
T h is one fact is Indelllahly Im p res
He (w alk in g by a g ra v e y a rd )—
” 1. too, have been a s in n e r fo r m o re
sed upon my m ind— it Is som ething th a n fo rty y e a rs, and I do not th in k "W o u ld n ’t It be g h a stly If all th e dead
th e p a rlo r re fo rm e r never re a liz e s— I o u g h t to stan d before you as a people h e re w ould com e to life
th e p rice of p ro g re ss and re fo rm In m odel. I th in k my p lace Is behind a g a in ? ”
th e public a d m in is tra tio n Is th e e v e r th e door, In a d a rk c o rn e r, w ith S is
She (y a w n in g )—"No, lndeedl
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la stin g and u n re le n tin g p e rsecu tio n of t e r , S m ith .”— E xchange.
w ish one of them w ould.”
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