The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-11-05
PROSPEROUS WHITE SALMON CITY.
Thriving Community on the North Bank of the
Columbia---A Town of Handsome Residen-
ces, Metropolitan Business Houses and an
Industrious, Intelligent People.


A Glacier man visited White Salmon
last week and was surprised to see the
evidence OF prosperity on every hand.
Within the past six months town has
sprung up, and there are at least doz-
en- new houses in the town of White
Salmon. And the dwellings are all of a
good class. Frank Groshong, the vii
iage blacksmith, has the most imposing
dwelling house in town. G. f. Waldo
has probably the best finished house,
which is supplied with every comfort.
7. A. Trana is building a house to be
occupied by himself and estimable wife,
that will, when finished, be second to
none in completeness. He has finished
the living rooms, which he now occu-
pies while completing the balance of
the house, doing all the work himself.
As he is a first class mechanic in that
line he will have house to be proud of.
Mr.. Trana was the first to demonstrate
that Strawberries could be grown at
White Salmon without irrigation. On
the place he sold to J. P.Jensen, last fall ,
he marketed from one acre of land in
one season, 295 crates of straw wberries.
This sold his place for good figure,
and real estate jumped up so per cent
in price. He now has two acres in
cherries, growing strawberries while
the trees are young. Cherries are
proving to be a sure and profitable crop
at White Salmon. G. F. Waldo is set
ting his ten acres mostly to cherries. S,
w. Condor is doing the same, and there
are others going largely into the grow
ing of cherries, Strawberries are grown
between the rows of young trees, and
without irrigation.
c. NJ. Wolfard & Company have en-
larged their store, and have branch
store at Trout Lake. Mr.. Smith, Mr..
Wolfard's partner, has charge of the
store at the Lake. This store in White
Salmon employs bookkeeper and
cashier and two clerks besides the SER
vices rendered by Mr.. Wolfard and
members of his family. MI. r.Wolfard, by
his business tact and affability, has
built up trade that in other communi-
ties of like size is generally shared by a
half dozen competitors. His store is
country store OF the first class, depart
ment store in fact, He has the auto
matte cash carrier system, which simpli-
iies the work of the salesman and as.
sures accuracy in keeping.
Our old friend, Bro. Harlan of the En-
terprise was visited. He had Just gotten
out his paper for the week and was con-
graduating himself that the Enterprise
was six months old. He recounted the
hardships and trials the Enterprise had
gone through with, which we're but a
repetition of the experience of all coun
try newspapers for the first six months
of their existence. Having overcome all
difficulties in the way of publishing a
country paper for six months the editor
ct the Enterprise will find it easier sail
ing, Here's hoping that he may.
Among the new enterprises at White
Salmon should be mentioned a meat
market. c. s. Bancroft is building a
house for the purpose of opening a mar
kct. He will deliver meat to the logging
camps and farm houses, and Frank
Groshong is building a suitable top for
his delivery wagon.
Kreps Il Wyers run daily stages to
Trout Lake and Gleuwood. The com.
pany had a big run OF travel during the
past season. One day they took out IS
passengers. R. NJ. Kreps is building a
neat cottage; c. Mickelsen Of Husum
and q. Il. E,inger Of Hood River doing
the carpenter work. Mr.. Mickelsen also
hnjlt Frank Groshong's house.
The Glacier man swung around To
Bingen on his way home. Here he
found jo,ia' John pcthman, proprietor
Of the Maple hotel. Mad thman hauls
sll the freight from the Bjnlen landing
TO his warehouse, wlRre it is loaded