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CASCADE LOCKS CHRONICLE
AND T H E B O N N E V IL L E DAM C H R O N IC L E
Cascade Locks Case Headed for Supreme Court
Vol VI. Number 1
CASCADE LOCKS
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Factory Site Purchased at Cascade Locks
7. 1939
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Pierce Measure Remains a Threat
Actual sale has been made to the
Pennsylvania Salt Company of lit*
acres of land at Cascade Locks, for
the purpose of a factory site. This
information was received h e r e
on Monday, from Fred Shane-
nian. manager of the Pennsylvania
Salt Company for the stute of
Washington.
Shaneman stated that the com
pany has acquired the property for
the purpose of erecting a $750,000
plant for the manufacture of chem
icals in which cheap power is an
important element.
"Plans have been under way for
buildings and negotiations regard
ing power are pending with the
Bonneville authorities," Shaneiuan
said. "However, both have been
suspended until it is known what
net ion Congress will take on II. R.
196, a bill introduced by Congress
man Pierce of Oregon, proposing
the manufacture of one of the chief
chemicals, which the Pennsylvania
Salt Manufacturing Company con
templated producing."
It is understood that tin« entire
Haskins holdings in Cascade Locks
is include«! in the purchase, with
the exception of tlw land within the
big hoard fence now used as a fox
farm.
The agreed case on the status of
the Cascade Locks bond issue for
the purchase of the West Coast
Power Company holdings in the
Bonneville Dam ar«u* is on its way
to the Supreme Court of the State
of Oregon.
On Monday Judge Fred Wilson
in Circuit Court issue«! his divrea
and the cas«> is now being propare<l
for the Supreme C«»urt.
The city of Cascade Locks, in
financing the purchase of the West
Coast Power Company's proper
ties by the issuance of revenue
bonds sold at a private sale, is
setting a prwodent that «»ther
cities throughout the state may
follow in the future.
I he city of Ashland at one time
financial irrigation works through
the issuance of revenue bonds, hut
this case is not altogether similar
to the local situation. In order to
satisfy the bond buyers that: (1 )
the Chart«»r Amendment and reso
lution 40 is valid and binding: (2)
the issuance of revenue hotuls is
lcga«l in the state of Oregon for
this purpose; and a(S) the bond*
may In- sold at n private sale,
these points must he approve«! ns
constitutional by t h e Supreme
Court of the Stat«< of Oregon.
In order t«> hasten this ease to
the Supreme Court as soon as pos-
sible the attorneys for the city and
the attorneys for bond huy«>rs «le-
cid«>«| on what is known in legal
terminology ns an "agreed case,
without action." In this manner
th« friendly suit is institut«<«l in
the circuit court with all parties
agn-ed on the points to he «ti'cidisl.
I.ast week tin- "agreed suit" was
started with City Recnr«ler W J.
■Carlson refusing to sign a pauer
authorizing the issuam-e of the
bonds. The city imm«>diate|y fi|«»«|
suit against Carlson to for««- him
*«> sign. The matter was brought
b««fore Judge Fred W. Wilson Mon
day in Circuit C«iurt in Hood River.
Tennis Wyers represented the city
and Celia L. Gavin of The Dalles
representeil th«> r«>cor«ier.
The decree which Judge Wilson
remlered follows:
That the Pierce bill, proposing a
government chlorate plant at Bon
neville, and introduced on the eve
of the signing of a contract for
power by the Chipman Chemical
I ♦
Hoffman Construction Company Company and the Pennsylvania
is finally getting under way on the Salt Company for operation of a
addition to the powerhouse ami will privately-owned plant, still remains
apparent!'- be going full blast a threat, was inferred last week.
when kigh water troubles hit them A telegram was received in Hood
♦
in May and June, according to River from Senator Charles L.
McNary telling of «he status of the
Tarnished and dull, encased in statements of observers.
a leather sheath, the key to the old
The forms are all set for the hill. It seems that the bill is in
Cascade locks came to light this pouring of the west wall which is definitely in committee where it is
week from its resting place in the being thrown up rather hurriedly feared it will remain to represent
lock office in Cascade Locks. to keep the tail water from coming a constant hazard to the plans of
Major Weaver instructed that it in on this side. Work has had to a private company for a Bonneville
be polished and a case made for it, be halted, though, due to reinforc chlorate development.
so now it rests in all its historic ing steel not being on the job and
The McNary communication fol
glory on the wall of the new civic is not expected to arrive before the lows:
12th of the month.
“ Pierce Bill H. R. 11*4$ has been
auditorium nt Bonneville.
The key is silver plated and is
A whirley has been set up on the referred to Congressman Flanni-
about 30 inches long with a flat east wall of the powerhouse and is gan as subcommittee of house com
blade about two inches wide and busy lifting out loads of mud ami mittee on agriculture. A day ago
N*-in. thick. It apparently fitted debris front the four turbine holes. the chairman of the committee re
in a slot which, when operated, Crews working in two shifts nre ceived an unfavorable report from
moved the locks for the first time, busy cleaning out these holes pre Department of Agriculture. This
paratory to pouring concrete.
probably will result in an indefinite
on their completion in 1896.
On the blade is engraved the
postponement of the bill provided
SI N I* V A t 1.1 II HE \HS
following inscription:
the subcommittee’s report is un
OF FREEDOM OF PRESS
“ Presented by W. P. Lord,
favorable. which is likely, in view
♦
Governor of Oregon,
I'd the attitude of the Department It) III-! \I» OF RE \
E. P. Hoyt, publisher of the of Agriculture.”
to
♦
Oregonian, was the speuker of the
W. L. Fisk.
W ASH ING TO N. April 3 — In
evening last Sunday night at the
Captain of Engineers, USA,
formed Iversons said Monday John
meeting
of
the
Sunday
Evening
At the opening of Cascade Locks
M. Carmody had de«:)ined appoint
Club at its regular gathering last
November 5, 1890“
ment ,.s Bonneville [siwcr adminis
Sunday evening at the Bonneville
trator, hut that President Ivooso-
Auditorium.
G R AN TS PR IVILE G E S
vclt had b«*«,n ask«-d to prevail upon
Mr. Hoyt trealed his subject of ♦
TO V ISITIN G CARS
the rural electrification chief to
“
Freedom"
of
the
press
from
the
♦
Long cedar poles, which will change his mind.
No longer will motorists from angle of the subscribers’ "Right carry Columbia river electric power
Seer« tary lekes, nominal head of
out of town receive warnings or to Know.” Following his prepared 1 through the \\ illamcttc valley, will the big public power project on the
be hailed before the police judge remarks he held open forum at ! begin to point skyward this week Columbia river, offer«‘«l Carmody
for parking overtime on Camas which time several members of the on the Bonneville transmission the post shortly after the death last
streets. Instead, police will place audience questioned the publisher line near Eugene.
month of Administrator J. D. Ross.
courtesy tags, designed to make a tin various subjects.
As tower excavations were begun
Should Carmody finally refuse
good impression with the visitor,
The Bonneville quartet, made up today near the Eugene substation the post it was said Ickes might
behind the windshield swipes of of Van Baldwin. Murray Marquis, site, officials of Parkcr-Schramm turn to some official within the
IN TH E C IR C U IT COURT OF
visiting cars.
Ed Sieffer and Jim Jolliett, direct I company, contractors, d e e I a r e <1 present Bonneville setup.
The
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On the front of the card it reads: ed by Roland Miller, and accom they expect soon to lx> erecting 50 preseht acting administrator, C. K.
THE COUNTY OF II O (T|
“ Welcome Visitors!
Camas, ‘the panied by Mrs. Margaret Marquis, | poles a day along the southern Carey, has been recommended by
RIVER
Friendly City,’ home of the world’s rendered several selections which section of the line.
Oregon members of congress and
largest specialty paper mill, ex were well received.
CITY OF CASCADE LOCKS, i
Copper transmission cable will Portland civic organizations.
tends to you a cordial welcome and
Community singing was led by be strung after several miles of
municipal corporation,
hopes you will return often." Mr Fraser and Reverend Winfred poles have been set probably be TE LE PH O N E CO M PANY
•Plaintiff,
Visitors in search of information of Cronk gave the invocation.
vs.
ginning next month.
P A Y S $3.112.10 TAX E S
any kind are ref rred to police
W. J. t ARLSON, Recorder of th
Meanwhile, with the delivery of ♦
ROAD MEN HERE
headquarters.
Real and personal property taxes
City of Cascade Ixx-ks,
Bonneville power scheduled for
The forces of Martin Conley, mid-autumn, n number of Willam for ll<>«xl River County totaling
On the back of the card this mes
Defendant
contractor on the surfacing of the ette valley communities speeded $3,142.40 with the discount for
sage is printed:
This matter coming on to b
“ This card entitles you to park Cascade I.ocks-Eagle Creek section preparations to receive it.
prompt payment, were paid last heard as a controversy suhmittei
your car as long as vou please in of the Columbia River Highway,
Resolutions approved last night week by The Pacific Telephone and without action as set forth in th
Camas. Wash., NEVER M I N I ! arrived in Cascade Locks last week by Salem's city council call for a Telegraph Company, according to agre.d case filed herein, the plain
TH E TIM E LIM IT .
(But please under the direction of his son. Jim survey of private utility holding I. D. Winslqw, district mansger.
tiff appearing by Teunis J Wyer
be reasonable.) Please do not park Conley, who will handle this job.
Total operating property taxes and the dcfrrxlrnt appearing b
values, and plans for reserving a
The preliminary crew of 10 men block of Bonneville power if a now being paid by the Company in Celia L. Gavin, and the Court hav
in safety nones or near fire
staying at the lakeside Hotel, Salem municipal system is set up. Oregon are $81*6,725.78, which, with i ing heard the arguments of eoun
hydrants.”
At the bottom this is printed: where the Company has its head
The city of Eugene— with the federal, frunrhise, social security sel and being fully advised in th
quarters. will be augmented as lowest rommereial power rate in and other miscellaneous taxes, premises,
“ For out-of-town motorists only.”
No action has been announced as soon as the work gets underway «he nation already has askvd for makes the Company’s tax hill on
to issuing tags for speeders in the with about 40 local men.
Bonneville power, as has the Canby its 1938 operations total $1.332,889.
It is expected that the work will municipal plant.
Camas city limits. Motorists have
or more than 78 rents |>er telephone
often learned by the experience take about 90 days to complete.
The Woodburn chamber of com per month.
"I.
That Chapter 10 of th
route that the discrete thing to do
merce has Ix-en busy investigating
8« RIBE HERE FOR \ ISIT
charter of the city of Cascade i^wk
is drive slowly through the Wash
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RELICS
Bob Stevenson, former writer of the possibilities of a municipal
ington city.
The dam area is more than well lis constitutional an«i valid and thn
the Bonneville Dam Chronicle, was system and a public ownership represented at the annual Hobby Resolution No. 40 as amended o
a dam area visitor last week. Bob progrnm is being organized in Week display nt Meier and Frank sai»| city as s«"t forth in the ubov
BIDS CALLED POE BRIDG1
Washington county by a group of
Bids for a new lift span for the left the ( hronirle to be with the Hillslxiro residents.
in Portland this week with C. R. cause is constitutional and valii
Bremerton
Sun.
From
there
he
Oregon-Washington b r i d g e be
Grim's
famous collection of Indian and binding.
Although t h e I’arker-Schram
went
to
the
Seattle
Star.
Nearly
"2 That the bonds provided f«>
tween White Salmon and Hood
company's plans rail for steady relics on exhibition.
River are to be opened on April 25. 18 months ago he entered a T.B. progression of construction work
Although Mr. Grim say* that he in said Chapter 10 of the eharte
The new big job. to be paid fop by hospital and was confined there for north from the Eugene area, de does not ex|MTt to hn ve the entire and said Resolution No. 40 a
the federal government and is to 11 months. Two months ago he lays in removal of existing tele collection «*ut this time, he will amended are not within the limi
cost about $200,(8*0. involves con was released and exjiects to be able phone lines along the Oregon Elec have about 500 to 6(8* pieces of it. tations provided in Section 56 2301
Oregon Code 1935 Supplement be
verting the present span into a lift to return to work late this year.
tric railway right-of-way to make Th«1 Grim collection is considered cause said bonds nre proponed t<
span, to permit passage of sea
one
«if
the
largest
private
collec
way for the Ronneville line may
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III
be issued for power and light ini
going vessels up and down river.
M. L. Morgan of Cascade I^ocks result in attacking the job from the tions in the world. The arrowhead purposes as provided in said stat
s««cti«m of the collection numbers
Plans have already been approv was last Thursday night elected Vancouver end also.
ute.
1700 different specimens.
ed by the army engineers, and the District Deputy Grand Master of
” $. That the defendant shoul
federal government will reimburse the Odd Fellows Ixalgc for the
not
be required to execute sai
BY-PASS
PHOGREHtt
PREPARING FOR SOFTBALL
the bridge company for the cost of coming year and was alao elected
Barnburn Brothers, contractors b«inds and a preemptory writ o
the work, under a special authori to the Grand Lodge convention at
The
Mid-Columbia
softball
on the Tanner Creek Hy-Pass and mandamus shall n«»t issue in lh
zation of congress. The new lift Klamath Falls in May
league is getting under way this
the brxlge over the fish ladder on al*ove cause for the reason tha
span will be electrically operated.
week with the railing of a gen the island, are roming along in sabj bonds have not been ad vet
It will be recalled that when the
( l-ARA W I 11»
eral meeting for Wednesday
great style. The finishing touches tis«*d for sale pursuant to the nre
ocean-going freighter Charles L.
Of interest to the readers of the
night at the Bonneville \uditor-
are being put on the bridge and the visions of Section 56-2307 193
Wheeler visited The Dalles last Chronicle is the marriage of Clara
ium of representatives of all in small rat is started to fill In the Supplement to the Oregon C**|e
summer, the water level in the Co Nix and A r c h i e Stephens of
terested ball rlubs.
south approach. Forms have been
"4 That if properly advertise
lumbia river above Bonneville had Eugene, who were married at
Invitations were sent out to removed from the east entrance to an», regularly issued pursuant t
to be lowered to permit the ship's Stevenson last Thursday afternoon. Hood River. I'arkdale, The Dalles,
saxi < hapter 10 «if said rharter an
masts to clear the bridge structure. We were tempted to write It up Wyeth CCC, White Salmon, W il the small ladder.
said
rharter and said Resoluti«,
Inst week but were afraid if the
lard and Stevenson. The meet
Mr and Mrs. Charles f'hristen- j No 40 as amended and advertise
C KBNTVAL POSTPONED
groom's car had broke down on ing has been called for 7:30 p. m.
son and Mr. and Mrs W A. Mc and sold pursuant to said Sectio
The Cascade I. o e k a ilirh
the way here we would have been
Collum and son were Sunday vis ■56-2307, the said »lefendant shoul
School Carnival has been post doing a Walter Winchell.
The
Miss Helen Young, who has been itors of Mr and Mm M I-. Mor execute and assist the other offk
poned for one week. It will be couple left Saturday for Utah employed at the Cascade I-odge. gan of Ca«c*de l.«*ck«
McCollum
held Fridav night. April 14. at
where Mr Stephens has employ left for H'«>d River where she will is secretary »if llassalo Ixulge of ers of the city in the preparstioi
executxm and delivery of sai
the High School.
ment.
work at the Columbia Gorge || Ael. the fkid Feltaws
(Continue«] on I'a g e fo u r*
New Work at Dam Started
Old Locks Key
Put on Display
I* \M BID DECLINED
Contractors Busy
On Eugene Line
NOW. T II E R E F O R K. IT L
HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDG
ED AND DECREED, as follows;
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