The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-06

is clear, aud made refreshing by the
snow peaks Of Hood and Adams, and
is free from all germs Of disease or
malaria.
The different fraternal orders are
well represented, and there are lodges
of nearly all the different order,
Large and commodious halls are
owned by the Masons, Odd Fellows,
knights of Pythias and United Artls
ans. The Grand Army Of the RepuD-
lie has one Of tho strongest posts on
the coast
There are two banks-a private cor
poration and national bank. A saw
ings department has recently been
added to the latter. The Glacier,
published weekly, Is considered one
of the best local papers in the state
1t has large ciTcultiOn, and copies
Of each issue are sent East to iHquir-
ing immigrants Two rural delivery
routes supply the residents in the sur
rounding country with a daily mail
The valley is well supplied with tele
phones, and altogether there are
over 500 In use. Two iirst-clasa hotels
the Waucoma and Mt Hood hotel-
cater TO the wishes of the travelling
public. One is a three story bliCb
with electric lights and bot and col
water in every room; the other q larg.
frame building, which has ever
modern convenience that tie mos
fastidious could desire.
The climate is very hoaitbful ano
the rigors Of the Eastern winters are
unknown, and the summer days lack
the extreme heat Of the Mississippi
valley or Atlantic seaboard. The an
nual precipitation is from 80 TO 81
inches, and it Is heaviest during the
winter and spring months and lgast
| in midsummer.
There ia a fine belt Of Llmbcr tribu.
tary to the city, and there are three
lumber mills turning this into the
finished product. The Oregon Lum-
ber company's mills capacity is $50.
600 feet per day; the Davenport Lum
ber company, 70, 900, and the Henow
inee mills about three and "A half miles
| from the city on the Columbia, about
the same output. There are two OF
more mills in the mountains, but tho
capacity of these Is limited, The pay
| roll of the first named sends about
| $40, 900 in circulation every month.
and each OF the last two about 5000
The Cascade FIGURING Mills, Of ~
barrels capacity, Is new industry.
1t is about to be enlarged to another
| 100 barrels, making its capacity Z2J.
This has tho very latest machinery
aud full roller process. The supply
Of wheat Is drawn from Eastern ore
gon and Washington.
There il cold storage and ice
manufacturing plant now in opera.
tion, and this will be great conven-
ience for shippers. A new three-stOry
brick building has been erected fof
this purpose. Mr.. II. r. Davidson T.
the manager Of this plant.
Hood River valley has more Christ.
ian denominations represented than
any place Of its size ON the coast, and
nearly all of these have ediflces in
which services are held every Sab.
bath. In the city the architecture 0i
tho churches Is Of the latest designs,
and throughout the valley they are
quite attractive and furnish good
setting for the cluster Of beautiful
homes, being 80 close together in
neighborhoods as to appear at dis
tsnce like hamlets
A railroad is now being built IL
one half miles from the city TO the
timber belt. Considerable grading
has been done, aud rails will be laid
at an carly day. When completed
this will be used for bringing logs to
the mills, and also for transporting
the fruit in the upper valley to the
station. IL IL capitalized in the sun
of $3.50, 900, the stock heing principally
owned by the Oregon Lumber com.
pany. An electric line for the west
side is now under consideration
There are three public school build
ings, with the fourth In course Of
construction, II teachers employed,
and 55l pupils enrolled. Throughout
the valley tho school system is excel
lent, and the schools are graded and
rank equal to any in the country dis
tricts of the state.
The facilities for distribution Of ths
products OF the region are uuWr
passed, there being five lines of trans.
continental roads available. Frui.
from Hood River can be shipped tc
Alaska, Europe or the Orient and
other countries with as great facility
as from any other portion Of the
Northwest.