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p e n d itu re o f a n o th e r $539,600.
T he b u sin e ss o u tlo o k in th e lig ht
an d pow er field h as n ev er been b e tte r
th a n it is now an d th e rM ra o rd in a ry
b u ild in g boom th a t h a s been u n d er
w ay a ll y e a r in P o rtla n d an d v iciu ity
bids fa ir to c o n tin u e th ro u g h o u t th e
com ing y e a r an d th e com p an v is ex­
e rtin g ev ery effort to se c u re th e a d ­
d itio n al c a p ita l re q u ire d to keep pace
w ith th is h ealth y g ro w th in th is t e r r i­
tory.
T h e co m p an y is r > : '* i o i i g its sale
of seven p e r c e n t p rio r p re fe re n c e
sto ck on th e "c u sto m e r o w n e rsh ip ”
p lan fo r th e p u rp o se o f - r a is in g as
m u ch us p o ssib le of th e se fu n d s h e re
a t hom e am ong its em ployes, p s .r c n s
a n d c u sto m e rs an d f u r th e r expansion
and artd itio n als to th e p tv s ic a l p la n t
of th e com pany w ill be co n tin u ed as
ra p id ly as new m oney is av ailab le.
D u rin g th e p a st y e a r it h a s added
ab o u t 3,000 new sto c k h o ld e rs to th e
a lre a d y la rg e fam ily of s h a re h o ld e rs
an d th e p rio r p re fe re n c e sto ck is in
good d em an d b ecau se it p ay s th e
p u rc h a s e r 7.14 p er c e n t on th e m oney
in v ested , a s it is now b ein g offered at
$98 a sh a re , p a r v alu e $100.
S ince th e b eg in n in g of th e y e a r th e
com pany h as added o v er 6,000 new
lig h t an d pow er cu sto m e rs, th e to ta l
now b eing n e a rly 63,000 u s e rs of th e
co m p an y ’s serv ice.
ELECTRIC COMPANY HAS LARGE
PART IN COUNTY DEVELOPMENT
F ig u re s ju s t com piled by th e P o r t­
lan d R ailw ay L ight and P o w er co m ­
p an y show th a t th e lig h t an d pow er
d e p a rtm e n t alone, ex clu siv e of th e
tr a n s p o rta tio n divisio n s, has e x p en d ­
ed fo r new ad d itio n s, d u rin g th e past
y e a r a to ta l of 12,177.485.72. T h e m ost
g ra tify in g fe a tu re of th is situ a tio n to
th e com pany officials is th a t a ll b u t a
v ery sm all p a rt of th is h a s been sp en t
fo r th e p u rp o se of ta k in g c a re of th e
ra p id ly grow ing dem an d s fo r lig h t
an d pow er serv ice in th e n e a rly 40
co m m u n ities served by th e big u tility .
T h e la rg e st in d iv id u al item in th is
v a st sum w as $8u3,000 s p e n t on th e
p re lim in a ry
co n stru c tio n
fo r
th e
g re a t $10,000,000 h y d ro -e le c tric d ev el­
o p m en t p ro je c t a t Oak G rove on th e
U pper C lackam as, th e first u n it of
w hich w ill be read y d u rin g th e su m ­
m e r of 1924, w ith a cap acity of about
33,000 h o rsepow er. M ost of th e w ork
on th is u n d e rta k in g h a s been on th e
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Friday, December 15, 1922
co n stru c tio n of th e ra ilro a d and tru c k
ro ad from C azadero to T h ree L in k s
riv er.
T h e new steel bj-idge o v er th e
C lack am as riv er a t F a rra d a y to r e ­
p lace th e old w ooden s tru c tu r e w as
co m p leted a t a co st of $33,000.
A m ong th e o th e r im p o rta n t item s
w as th e in s ta lla tio n of new equ ip m en t
a t th e B ull R un pow er p la n t a t a co st
of $74,359.27; in c re a sin g th e cap acity
of u n its a t th e C azadero p la n t a t a
c o st of $20,000.
O ne la rg e item d istrib u te d o v er th e
larg e g ro u p of su b -sta tio n s in th e
c o m p an y 's system w as fo r a to ta l of
$341,373, fo r th e p u rp o se of ta k in g
c a re of th e in creased loads im posed
upon them .
A d d itional tra n sm issio n lin es w ere
c o n stru c te d d u rin g th e y ear a t a to ta l
c o st of $143,841, w h ile th e v a s t n e t­
w o rk of d istrib u tio n lin es th ro u g h o u t
th e sy stem w as expanded a t an ex-
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P o rtla n d
Bdwy. 2082
One of th e big a d v a n ta g e s th is lo­
c a lity h a s o v er m an y o th e rs a s a re s i­
dence an d sm all m a n u fa c tu rin g c en ­
te r is th e u n ex celled serv ice fu r n ­
ished by th e P o rtla n d G as & Coke
com pany.
G resh am and s u rro u n d in g te rrito ry ,
esp ecially on th e w est b etw een th is
city an d P o rtla n d , is fu lly piped for
g as an d ex ten siv e u se is m ade of th is
m o d ern fu el fo r do m estic and h eatin g
p u rp o ses.
More and m ore, even in farm hom es,
th e g a s ra n g e is s u p p la u tin g th e old
wood o r co al stove an d m an y a re th e
hom es t h a t ‘a re h eate d in w hole o r in
p a rt w ith ra d ia n t g a s h e a te rs o r a u to ­
m atic a lly re g u la te d g as fu rn aces.
S ev eral of th e la tte r have been in ­
sta lle d in G resh am hom es th e p ast
y ear a n d th o se u sin g th em a re e n th u ­
sia stic in th e ir p raise.
T he gas is su p p lied u n d e r p re s su re
from th e P o rtla n d p la n t and th e r e ­
s u lts a re m o st u n ifo rm an d u n failin g .
Not only is p ra c tic a lly ev ery hom e in
th is reg io n equipped fo r g as b u t also
1 m ost b u sin ess p lace s an d m any in d us-
I tr ia l p la n ts in th e city a n d vicinity.
T he co m p an y a t its P o rtla n d sto re
in th e G asco b u ild in g h a n d les all
! k in d s of su p p lie s an d also h as a local
| re p re se n ta tiv e , th e L. L. K id d er H a rd ­
w a re com pany.
L ocated about tw o m ilea w est of
G resham a t J e n n e S ta tio n , on the
e le c tric line, ia th e hom e of th e P o r t­
land G un club in w hich m any P o r t­
land m en an d a few G reaham nitnroda
a re g re a tly in te re ste d .
Not only ia th e lo catio n a b eau tifu l
one w ith its e x p an se of level ground
stre tc h in g n o rth , an d its back g ro u n d
of green, fir covered h ills, b u t th e
clu b h o u se is s u b s ta n tia l, com m odious
a n d a llu rin g .
T he clu b h o u se is fireproof th ro u g h ­
out and im posing in a p p e a ra n c e . It
re p re s e n ts $10,000 w ell sp en t. T he
g ro u n d s a re n e a tly k ept, have cem ent
firing p o sts, an d th e p u lle rs and sc o r­
e rs a re ta k e n c a re of in w ell a rra n g e d
s h e lte rs w h ere th ey a re n o t bothered
w ith b y sta n d e rs. H ere ab o u t $2000
w as sp e n t to a d v an ta g e.
T h e re is
also a sh o o tin g to w er.
H ere som e of th e b e st sh o o ts in th e
w est a re h eld each y e a r, th e Rose
City H u n d red h eld each su m m er in
co n nection w ith th e Pacific C oast
Zone h an d ica p , is p a rtic u la rly a tt r a c ­
tive.
O. N. F ord. M anager.
S uccess g e n e ra lly g a th e rs aro u n d
one m an an d in th is c a se th e m an is
O. N. F o rd , m a n a g e r of th e club. H e
not only is an a le r t an d su ccessfu l
m a n a g e r b u t is a lso o ne of th e b est
sh o ts in th e co u n try an d know s th e
tra p sh o o tin g gam e from A to Z.
F ord w as b o rn in Iow a 45 y e a rs ago
and h as follow ed tr a p sh o o tin g m ost
of h is life. He cam e w est a r d hat.
c h a rg e of th e S an Jo se. C alifornia,
G un clu b for six years. H e th en w ent
to San F ra n c isc o and ra n th e O lym pic
G un clu b fo r tw o y ears. In J a n u a ry ,
l')z0, F o rd cam e to P o rtla n d and be­
cam e co n n ected w ith th e P o rtla n d
G un club as m a n a g e r and in s tru c to r.
A h u n d red th o u san d sh o ts w ere fired
a t th e club in 1921 and th is y e a r th e
209,000 m a rk h a s been reach ed , w hich
19 a s ta te reco rd .
F ord Hold* M an, R ecords.
F o rd 's av e ra g e fo r 1922 is 97.27 per
c e n t on 2,610 re g iste re d ta r g e ts In
co m petition, w hich is th e h ig h e st ever
reco rd ed in th is sta te . H e a lso won
th e high a v e ra g e of th e s ta te in 1921,
b reak in g 96.02 p er c e n t fo r 2,240 shots.
F o rd w as th e first a m a te u r sh o t in
MRS. T. I!. McNABB
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M aytag E lectric W ashers
E lectric H e a ters
E lectric C ookers
E lectric Iro n s
E lectric V acuum Sw eepers
E lectric R eading Lam ps
F la sh lig h ts
Shears
M anicure Sets
Lunch K its
Oven G lassw are
Here Are Some Suggestions
R o asters
A ndirons
C arving Sets
K itchen R anges
F ish in g T ackle, Guns
Q uick-L ight Lam ps and
L a n te rn s
A um inum W are
A larm Clocks, W atches, Etc.
C arpet Sw eepers
Child’s A lum inum Sets
Boys’ Tool Sets
Bicycle T ires
T herm os B ottles
All K inds of Tools
S p o rtin g Goods
F irep lace Sets
S p ark G uards
S te rn o Sets
Gas H e a te rs
More and Better Fruit
Santa Says
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T h e f r u it la m uch la r g e r a n d th e
f ru it b u d a m a tu r e e x tre m e ly la rg e
c h e rrle a an d th e y do n o t fall. B ear
In m ind th a t fu lly 50 p e r c e n t of o u r
( h e rry c ro p fall« b e fo re m a tu r ity
T hin m a y all be aav ed e x c e p t for
w e a th e r cond itio n « , th e flrat y e a r by
th» a p p lic a tio n o f "M o reh o u ae '« O rc h ­
a r d In v ig o ra n t,” a p p lie d by e x p e rt
h o r tic u ltu r is t a
AJI f r u it m ad e to
’»ring fo rth a n a b u n d a n c e , an th e " I n ­
v ig o r a n t” feed s th e f ru it tw a rin g buda.
T he M-rloua b leed in g a a well an B a c ­
te r ia l O u m m o sia. In th e « h e rry noon
ov erco m e, th ro u g h th e p e rfe c t < Ircula-
tio n o f th e aati.
IU»«*« a n d a ll th e
p o w e r k in g d o m m ad e to rao p o n d w ith
b r ig h te r tin t» , a ll cereal« , v egetable«,
fo r ed in to h ea v y p ro d u c tio n
P ra c tic a l p ru n in g , « p ra y in g , b u d ­
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We will be pleased to
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make your Christmas se­
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Our prices are as low as
possible consistant with
quality. All things con-f(
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cheaper than in Portland.
All n r a v ® h a v e th e "In v ig o .-» .n '
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T h e w ild ern eee an d th e d ry lan d
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T hen th e old o rd er. “ H old on, F ord,"
cam e th ro u g h . W hen sh o o tin g w as
resum ed, F o rd cam e back in his
u su al w ell-know n fo rm —and m issed
A on H as I th n l.
F ord, long know n a s th e only
“O. N.”, is such no m ore. He now has
a riv al, (). N. F ord, ju n io r, who,
th o u g h b u t a few m o n th s old, and
(). N.'s only son, lias ta k e n up h is re s ­
idence on th e club g ro u n d s und is be­
com ing fa m ilia r w ith th e gam e. H e
a lre a d y , it is said, aim s w ith h is toys
an d goes th ro u g h th e m otions of
shooting.
Mr. F ord is proud of h is son, of Mrs.
F o rd and of the P o rtla n d G un club
gro u n d s. He say s th e g ro u n d s a re
th e best on th e co ast, o r w est of the
R ockies.
Two big to u rn a m e n ts w ill be stag ed
by th e club in 1923, th e F o u rth Rose
City H undred in A pril an d th e s p o rts ­
men of th e N o rth w est T o u rn a m e n t in
July.
O. N. FORD
F e rg u s Reddle, p ro fe sso r of th e d e ­
M anager P o rtla n d G un Club, show ing
a few of th e m any m ed als he has p a rtm e n t of d ram a and th e speech
won.
a r ts a t th e U niversity of O regon, h as
th e w orld to b re a k over 300 ta rg e ts w ritte n a p lay, "T h e R aggedy M an” ,
s tra ig h t. T h is Ire did at St. L ouis in in w hich a re p o rtra y e d c h a ra c te rs
Ju n e , 1909, b re a k in g 312 stra ig h t. In c reated in th e poem s of Ja m e s W h it­
A ugust of th a t y e a r a t D enver he com b Riley. T he play w ill be p ro ­
b ro k e 108 s tra ig h t a t a d ista n c e of 21 duced In G uild hall on th e U niversity
y ard s, w hich w as a w o rld ’s reco rd , cam pus, D e c e m b e r\ 15, 16 anil 17,
being th e first m an to b re a k a h u n ­ and w ill be th e th ird p ro d u ctio n to be
dred s tra ig h t a t th a t d ista n c e or given by th e U niversity p la y e rs since
th e opening of th e fall term.*
f u r th e r back.
F o rd ’s o v erag e fe r th e la s t e ig h t
T he them e of th e sto ry c e n te rs
y e a rs in 95.6 on over 60,000 shots.
about th e love of th e R aggedy Man
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for "Lizbeth Ann. Many o th e r c h a r ­
Man, Trophies Wen.
D uring th e p a st 21 y e a rs F ord h as a c te rs in th e Riley poem s w ill be p o r­
w on enough jew els an d badges to tray ed , inclu d in g Old A unt M ary,
m a k f an o rie n ta l p o te n ta te envious.
A m ong th em he n u m b e rs 51 ste rlin g
silv e r tro p h ie s, 40 Sheffield
and
R ogers B ro th e rs ' tro p h ie s, I t w atches,
16 gu n s, 6 diam onds, 4 In d ian b la n k ­
e ts, 4 re tu r n c h a m p io n sh ip cups, 20
m iscellan eo u s p rizes and 50 solid gold
m ed als an d fo b s; a to ta l of 209 m e­
m en to s of h is p h en o m ln al su ccess as
a sh o o ter.
B ut F o rd has had his m isfo rtu n es.
T hey seem ed a s ev er to m o st of m en,
to com e ju s t w hen he w as n e a re s t his
g re a te s t su ccesses.
“ Hold On. Ford”
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"H old on, F o rd ,” becam e Ills h o o ­
doo. H ere Is how it h appened fo u r
tim es ru n n in g , as told by P e te r
C arn ey :
S hooting a t St. L ouis he w as going
alo n g fine u n til som eone discovered
th a t th e sco re w as w rong. Of c o u rse
th e m ista k e had to be discovered as
F o rd p u t up his gun to shoot. As he
w as re ad y to c all "p u ll," th e c ry w as
h eard , “ H old on, F o rd .” T he sco re
w as stra ig h te n e d o u t and F ord shot,
m issin g th e ta rg e t. T h a t m iss co st
him a ru n of 300.
L a te r In Los A ngeles th e very sam e
th in g o ccu rred . T h e sco re w as w rong.
I t w as a n o th e r c a se of “ Hold on,
F o rd ,” and ag ain he m issed w hen
shooting w as resum ed. T h is m iss
c o st him a ru n of 309.
T hen th e p ro ceed in g s Bhifted to
Ray, A rizona
In th is shoot F ord
w as kn o ck in g o v er th e ta r g e ts b e tte r
th a n a t any tim e d u rin g th e year
Som e one p u t an 0 w h ere a 1 should
be and th e m ista k e w a sn 't noticed u n ­
til It w as F o rd ’s tu r n to sh o o t—In fact
n«Mt u n til he w as In re a d in e ss to b u st
th e d a y T hen cam e u c t th e now w ell-
know n cry , "H old on. Ford.” T he m is­
ta k e w as rectified and F ord sh o t—
and m issed. T h ia m iss co st him a
ru n of 318.
And th e high ru n of 1917 w as 284.
Do you w onder th a t F o rd ta lk s of
h is m isfo rtu n e s?
T he Jo n a h follow ed him on his 1918
tra v e ls. At M inneapolis an eng in e
pulled up a lo n g sid e of th e shooting
g ro u n d s and m ade a lot of noise hut
no a tte m p t w as m ade to stop th e
shooting u n til It w as F o rd 's tu rn .
GUN CLUB GROUNDH
L ittle
O rp h an t
A nnie, G ra n ’th e r
S q u eers and O ran d m o th er S q u eers.
A new th re e -s to ry b u ild in g of th e
U n iv ersity of O regon School of J o u r ­
nalism w ill be fo rm ally dedicated In
M arch, acco rd in g to an a n n o u n c e ­
m en t m ade by E ric W. A llen, dean of
th e school.
T h e School of Jo u rn a lis m lost h a lf
of its av a ila b le sp ace la s t su m m er
w hen one Of th e fram e b u ild in g s used
fo r offices and c la s s ro o m s w as d e­
stro y ed by fire. W hen th e new b u ild ­
ing, w hich will he of b rick c o n s tru c ­
tion, Is com pleted, th e School of J o u r ­
n alism w ill have 28 offices, le c tu re
room and la b o ra to rie s and w ill be
one of th e b e st equipped schools of Its
kind In th e co u n try . Som e of th e
la rg e r jo u rn a lism c la sse s a re a t p re s ­
e n t being accom m odated in b u ild in g s
devoted to lib eral a r ts courseq.
A pproxim ately 182,000 p erso n s have
been reach ed by th e v isu al in s tru c tio n
serv ice of th e U n iv ersity of O regon E x ­
ten sio n division th u s fa r th is y ear, a c ­
c o rd in g to a re p o rt m ade by E a rl K il­
p a tric k , d ire c to r. T w o h u n d re d com ­
m u n itie s In O regon now u se th e slid e
se rv ice of th e division, m any of them
re g u la rly , w hile 61 co m m u n ities m ak e
use of th e film service.
’’R u ral schools and co m m u n ities a re
m ak in g uso of th e slid e se rv ice m ore
g e n e ra lly each y e a r", said D irecto r
K ilp atrick , “and th is Is one of th e
m ost v alu ab le of pedagogical h elp s
th a t have been m ade a v ailab le to th e
r u r a l schools In re c e n t y e a rs ”.
T he slid e lib ra ry of th e ex ten sio n
division has been g ra d u a lly b u ilt up
sin ce 1916, so th a t only a few of th e
extension d ivisions o« A m erican u n i­
v e rsitie s have been b e tte r o r la rg e r
lib ra rie s.
Outlook-Fnlerprise «'onihlaation.
S u b scrip tio n s w ill be ta k e n fo r th e
O utlook and the O regon City E n te r­
p rise for one y e a r for $2.50.