Immense Portland General Electric Power Plant Planned
The Portland General Electric Company plans a $2,000,000 power plant at Oregon City on the Willamette River Falls site. The project includes replacing the wooden dam with concrete, expanding in 29 sections to reach 60,000 HP at low flow and 40,000 HP at flood, with four 10,000 HP sections next year and further additions in subsequent years. The plant will operate about nine months yearly, with a North Portland steam plant covering the remainder, boosting total capacity to 88,000 HP when complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland General Electric Company
Regon City
Willamette River Falls
Portland
Portland General Electric Comway
Oregon City
Oregon Wate Power Company
Rich Strike at Ogle Mines Sparks Stock Surge
Director Charles Albright reports a four foot by eighteen inch ore ledge at the Ogle mines with ore valued up to 4000 per ton. I W Rivers brought samples confirming the strike. stockholders in Oregon City and Portland see rising values as mining crews plan a stamp mill and ore dumps yield 50 to 400 per ton. ACQUIRES SALEM AND SILVERTON PLANTS. Portland General Electric confirms purchase of Citizens' Light & Traction of Salem and Union Light Power of Silverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Albright
Ogle Mountain Mining Company
Ogle
I. W. Rivers
Ogle Creek
Oregon City
Portland
Foon
She Talginecing
Nignservice
Salem
Silverton
H. W. Goode
Portland General Electric Company
Citivens’ Light &Traction Compas
Union Light Power Company
Barstow & Chambers
Citizens’Light & Power Company
Provident Goode
Oregonian
Bridge bids open for Padding river span near Aurora
County court opened bids Monday for a joint county bridge across Padding river near Aurora. Proposals cited by Olds & Harris and Royal & Son include multiple spans and truss types with prices, to be reviewed by the county engineer before sending to Marion county. Lumber bids for the Big land road were also opened and considered. Fishermen in Clackamas County plan to discuss fish laws and may endorse a legislative candidate. Oregon City Courier clubbing offer promotes subscription.
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Padding River
Aurora
Marion County Court
Olds & Harris
Queen Tross
Royal & Son
J Salem
Big Land
Fred Heft
Cummings & Jones
Dix Bros
Albert Dorst
Milo Pollock
Bourne Seeks Oregon Senate Seat Champion of Statement One
Jonathan Bourne Jr a candidate in the Republican primaries for the United States Senate long term starting March 4 1907 is highlighted. Born in New Bedford Massachusetts February 23 1855 he joined Harvard class of 1877 and settled in Portland Oregon 1878. He a longtime legislator and reform advocate supports direct election of senators and endorses Statement No 1.
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Jonathan Bourne, Jr
United States
Congress
New Bedford
Mass
Harvard University
Portland
Oregon
Bourne
Panama Canal
Columbia
Willamette Rivers
Coos
Yaquina
Celilo Canal
Oregon City
Candidates by score in Oregon county primary race
Registration closes April 10 and the direct primary shapes Oregon City area politics. Clackamas county lists 30 plus petitions for Republican nominations across positions from state senator to clerk, with residents favored for multiple offices and talk of possible coalitions. The piece notes intense local interest and a shortage of justice of the peace and constable candidates, plus a push for district restructuring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olsakamas
Oregon
Clackams County
Sudong
Olackamas
F. W. Greenman
George L. Story
Oregon City
L D. Taylor
Abernethy
Justices of the Peace
Livyeur P. D Onrran
A. M. Sinnot
G. Jousrod
Fed
Sandness
John W. van Horn
H. W. Trembath
S. Mosier
H. F. Latourette
Oregon Sale
R. B. Boatie
Beaver Creek
William Shannon
J. C. Sawyer
Molalla
A. Dungan
Charles PF. Bly
J. F. Adlum
Sidney Graham
Union Precinct
Clackamas County
Salt River
Sawardnay
Charles AH. Dye
W. W. Smith
Clyde G. Bunceley
Linn J. Jones
Charles H. Dye
George Randall
Gordon &. Hayes
Henry Hi. Stevens
WB. P. Carter
Oren City
L. Erne
Toulatin
J. A. Talbert
Alackamas
Honn
Thej Party
C.B. Smith
Bage Creek
John H. Gibson
Milwaukie
Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peaple
Onstable
Jonsrad
Hie On
Sandy
Clackmas County
O. Schubel
Canby
Vonshulle
Schubel
Source of the Peace
Miss Moody Trails John Stormer in Press Separator Race
Dora Moody of Molalla trails leader John Stormer of Estacada by 150 votes in the contest for a press separator. Stormer has 776 votes to Moody's 635, with Dedman 450 and Mumpower 400 close behind. Voting ends April 7 at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Moody
Molalla
John Stormer
Estacada
Miss Moody
L. D. Mumpower
Mr. Dedman
John Damm
J. W. Stone
Orin Hammond
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Ayer
Aywr
Bude Beca
Oo Gon
Laos
Muna
Highland Road
Clackamar County
Roosevelt
L. L. Porter
Geo
Brownell
Representatives
E. P. Carter
H. Dye
Henry BE
Ovens
Harmony
Gordonki
Hayes
Hantley
Frank Jagger
Linn E. Jones
J. Ernst
Tualatin
WW. Smith
B. Smith
Eagle Creak
John Tatbert
Clackamas
Frank Newton
BR. IL
Miss Moody Close
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