The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-11-03
CLACKAMAS MULTI
NOMAH ANNEXA-
TION ASSOCIATION

To the Voters of the State of Oregon:
You are urged to give careful consid-
Grafton to the following statement Of
reasons for the annexation to Mul-
tnomah County Of that portion Of
Clackamas County which lies north Of
the Clackamas River, as described in a
bill on page IS Of pamphlet of initia-
tive petitions and bills. An examina-
tion of the county map of Oregon will
show that Clackamas County is four
and one half times as large as Multi
nomah Co., and that after the pro-
posed annexation is made it will still be
much larger than the latter county.
The Clackamas River is the natural
boundary line; and it. with its can
yons, and intervening ranges of hills,
presents serious obstacles to those in
the Eastern part of the district to be
annexed who desire to go to the pres
ent County seat. The wagon roads
and the road grades in that part Of
Clackamas County to be annexed all
lead down the Clackamas River and
on the ridge between the Sandy and
Clackamas River and connect with the
roads which have their terminus at
Portland, Oregon.
The people in said district who would
go to the present county seat to tran
sact their legal business, find it more
convenient to take the car to Portland
and transfer to the Oregon City line !;
and, since Portland is their base of
supplies and the market for their pro-
duce, they want it for their seat of
County Government, and this can be
attained only by the proposed anneXa-
tion. The old boundary lines were
made in Pioneer days and to suit the
conditions of thinly settled commun-
ity. The conditions have changed and
require a change Of boundary lines TO
meet new conditions. 1t would be a
great saving Of time and money to
have the property records kept in
Multnomah County and to do the legal
business, for the portion to be an
nexed, in Portland where the CONNER
cial business is done.
The sentiment in this district is al
most unanimous for the annexation,
and if left to the people in the terri
tory to be annexed, annexation would
carry by an overwhelming majority.
We ask the voters of the state at
large to support this measure, with
the same energy that they would a
bill in which they were locally inter
ested and wanted.
The people in the district to be an
nexed seldom go to their county seat,
Oregon City, except to attend to bus
mess before the Courts, matters per-
tanning to the records, and to pay
taxes, the latter principally.
Consult the map Of both Clackamas
and Multnomah Counties and note that |
the proposed change is based on natu-
raj conditions, equitable, and fair to
all concerned. None of Clackamas
Counties factories, mills or power
plants are set over into Multnomah |
County by this change, but remain
with the old county.
Those principally opposing the an
neXation are few office holders, poll
ticians, abstract companies, lawyers
and professional men of Oregon City. |
The proposed change is one of con
venience and of benefit to those inter
ested in the territory to be annexed |
and is just correction Of an error
made in pioneer days, The change in
jures no one except the Clackamas
County abstract companl es and attor-