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Most I m p o r t a n t o f all u t h a t th *
10 m illion d o lla r f la h e r t e a I n d u s t r y
of O re gem a n d W a s h i n g t o n w a t c h t h e
c o u n t d a i ly a n d t h e e n t i r e f u t u r e will
be b a s e d on t h e i r c o u n t
It is t r u e
It la a m i g h t y I m p o r t a n t j o b a n d la
b e in g well d one
P o rtlan d B idder
In w On Barrack*
♦
Roe* It
H a m m o n d c o m p a n y of
' P o r t l a n d s u b m i t t e d th e low bid f o r
c o n s t r u c t i o n o f th e
barracks
at
M r C h o r d field, t h e n e w a r m y a i r
field a t T a c o m a . It w a a le a r n e d h e r e
I y esterd ay
T h e local c o n t r a c t o r ' s
bid w a s $789 l if t
P l a n s ca ll fo r c o n s t r u c t i o n of b a r -
i r a c k s at t h e field to h o u s e I2h5 m e n
R e u b e n H o rw itx vice p r e s i d e n t o f
t h e c o m p a n y , w a s In T a c .r m a f o r
I th e o p e n i n g of th e p r o p o s a ls
u tility d i s t r i c t c o m m is s io n
il tic I n w sahington h i \ .*
A d m i n i s t r a t o r J D B o s s to
'■nd a f » t r p r ic e to o f f e r t h e
P o w e r a n d L ig h t U m o p a n y
e l e c t r i c a l f a c iliti e s m tlieir
are a
!• pi o m t a t l i o s f r o m C la rk . s k a -
' i K llcktt it, B e n t o n a n d F r a n k -
■ ti co u n tie s g a t h e r e d in P r o s s e r i*n
l lies.lav to
fo rm
th e
S outheast
W .1 uigto n
U tility
C o m m is s i o n e r s
\ - ci.itton, a n d u n a n i m o u s l y v ote d
to n c . o t m t v f o r p u r c h a s e o f th e ex-
g en eration, tran sm issio n and
li-Ai h .iion s y s t e m s in t h e i r d is t r ic ts
tto** T o > n in e
Hie B o n n e v I I I e A d m ln s t r a to r
* creed to I n v e s t i g a t e t h e v a l u e ot
the P a c ific P o w e r nnd L ig h t Com -
t**n> pixqiertles a n d s a id he would
try t,> su b m it h is r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to
ttie u tility d i s t r i c t s w ith in tin d a y s
He e x p r e s s e d th e Indlef t h a t the
itockholdor* n nd b o n d h o ld e r s would
consider a f a i r o f f e r f o r t h e i r h o l d ­
ings B o c e n tly t h e W eal C o n s t P o w e r
C om pany a g r e e d to sell Its d la tr lh u
Hon s y s t e m to th e to w n of C a s c a d e
I cks u n d e r t e r m s fixed by th e A d ­
m in is tr a to r . a m t In N e b r a s k a s i m ­
ilar r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s o f Mr K.taa
hav e been a p p r o v e d by d i s t r i c t s an d
pow er c o m p a n i e s alike
T he B o n n e v ille c h ie f u r g e d the
W a s h in g to n c o m m is s i o n e r s to avoid
building c o m p e ti tiv e lines
A policy
o f u n e c o n o m ic d u p lic a tio n is h a r m
fill both to th e d is tric t a n d p riv a te
u tility In v e sto rs, fee point«»! out. T h .
p o w e r o f c o n d e m n a tio n should he
e x e r c is e d only a s a laat reaort. he
lenid, a n d should not he used a s i
th reat
t ntfhxl T u re lia * e Ileal
In p u r c h a s in g th e p o w e r lines
A dm inistrator
Boss
rec o m m e n d e d
t h a t t h e distric ts a c q u ir e th e I'nctflr
P o w e r nnd Light C o m p a n y p r o p e r
Ilea n s nn In te g r a te d s y s t e m
'I; li
p o o r policy to c hop up i u tility net
w o r k , " he said
“ I believe som*
p la n m i y I»* w orke d out to p u r c h a s e
ill o f t h e co m p n n y 'a fa c ilitie s th a l
c o m p r i s e a single unit
A d jo in in g c o u n ties In O re g o n *erv
ed by th e P acific P o w e r a n d I.lghl
: C o t n p a m nr.- flood R iver. W a s c o
S h e r m a n . Gilliam, M orrow , C m atill«
l a n d W nllnw n
A d m in is tr a to r Itoa.
a l s o m e n tio n e d th a t th.* N o r t h w e s t ­
e r n E le c tric C o m p an y , a n affilia te
o f t h e P acific s y s te m , o p e r a t e s Ir
P o rtlan d
T h at city at p r e s e n t hai
a n o p tio n to p u r c h a s e th e N o r t h w e s t
e r n factliti.-s he said a n d ft mlghi
be poaslhlc to n e g o tia te for th e en
t i r e n e t w o r k a* n unit
It.*» em ir It..nils I <ted
T h e It o n n e v I 11 e A d m in la tr a to i
p o in te d out that It w o u ld tie »«slat
t o f i n a n c e the la r g e r s y s t e m
li
W a s h i n g t o n rrv.-nuc bonds, payable
so le ly fro m ele.-trte rec eip ts , w ould
be u s e d f -r the p u r c h a s e
The pres­
e n t O re g o n d istric t law d<>ea nol
a u t h o r i z e such l».nds. but the Irgla
l a t u r e will consider a p r o p o s a l tf
p e r m i t t h e i r iss u an ce
P u r c h a s e ol
t h e e n t i r e p r iv a te s y s t e m
would
a llo w th e distil ' s to b o rro w money
f r o m t h e Itural E le c tr if ic a tio n Ad
m i n i s t r a t i o n to I-.ltd lines to serve
farm ers
now
w ith o u t
e l e c tr i c it y
f l u r h f u n d s a re a v a ila b le a t th e low
(C ontinue d on p a g e His)
Pioneer R r x i d r n t
Taken hv Death
♦
I-Oiils Clark one o r t h e o ld - tim e
r e s i d e n t s of C a s c a d e lax-ka died at
( h e h o m e of his son F r a n k . W e d n e a
day
Mr C!»rk who w a s S3 y e a r s
old f ir s t p - i m a -e d p r o p e r ty in C a s ­
c a d e I / v k i in tkrwi s h o r t l y a f t e r
< c o m i n g o»i* of A la s k a
In th o s e
e a r l y d a y s he r . n sc o w s o f c o r d -
" i s s l fro m Ca*<»de l^ teka to T h e
f >al lea
H e Is survive,) by hla w ife R o t -
e l l a . d a u g h t e r Mrs, H e le n H o p k in s ,
• n d g r a n d s o n C lark H o p k in s , all .if
W e n a t c h e e son F r a n k « nd g r a n d
dau g h ter
Matty J e a n , o f C a s c a d e
Locks
Heevtcea will be held to d a y in P o r t
la n d a t th e M iterxiew Abbey