The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-08-03
LEAGUE Meets
AT MOUNT HOOD
LARGE ATTENDANCE OF FARMERS
Arranging for Telephone Service with
the Valley Circuit Expect
Railroad shortly.
Special Correspondence.

| Special Correspondence.
Mount Hood, Or, Aug. 2.-The sec
ond meeting of the Mount Hood De
| velOpment league convened last Sat
| urday afternoon, 1t was an impatient
crowd that awaited the call to order
| by President George Wishart. They
had left the work on their ranches and
were now ready to unite their efforts
for the advancement of their own
community. The report of the com
mittee ON constitution and bylaws
was unanimously adopted
The next committee to report was
the committee ON telephones. W. S.
Gribble and Il. Leasure of this com
mittee have been working hard to get
a telephone system. They reported
that they had made arrangements
with the Pacific States Telephone Go.
So that connection could be made at
Hood River with the valley and the
long distance phones. The people of
Mount Hood were to construct and
maintain their own line as far as Odell
and pay "a rental Of SS a month for the
use of the cOmpany's line from there
to Hood River. This would represent
a first cost of about $500 to be borne
by the Mount Hood people and in ad-
dition TO this they would have to pay
a yearly rental Of about SO for the
use of each phone
This looks as if the telephone peo-
pie wanted them to construct their
own line, keep it in repair, and then
charge them as high rental as they
charge the people of the lower valley,
who do not build and maintain their
own lines. 1t was believed that ar
rangements more satisfactory to the
people of Mount Hood could be made,
so the committee was continued and
instituted to secure better terms if
possible.
The committee on railroad reported
that they had met and talked with
the managers Of the Mount Hood Rail
way Co., and that arrangements we're
under way whereby this company
would construct its line to the heart
of the settlement. This committee did
not make "A full report, but it may be
expected that they will be heard from
in the near future. 4 railroad is what
the people of Mount Hood need and
a. /
nation to secure one.
The work of the creamery commit
tee is already bearing fruit A cream
route is established and Tuesday of |
this week the first consignment of |
cream was sent to the IIazeIwood Co. |
of Portland. Quite number of the |
ranChers here purchased hand separa.
tors and many moro signify their in
Jention of doing so. More dairy COWS
are needed, and these would be readi-
Iy purchased by the ranchers If they
could be obtained. Some one who is
an expert on dairy COWS should be se-
cured to puchaso them for the ranches
here.
A committee consisting of Il. Leas-
are, Il. j. McIsaac and j. II. Thomas
Was appointed to draft constitution
md by laws for the cemetery associa-
ion. The cemetery has been sadly ne
elected the past few years, and this is
1 step in the right direction
The Mount Hood DEVELOPMENT league
las been organized but four weeks
md has already been a great factor in
he improvement of the community.
| he people Of Mount Hood are made
If the right kiud Of stuff. 1t is action
md not talk that il needed. They
meet together, decide on course to
ollow, and then are unanimous in
out their plans. This will
pring success to any undertaking.
II. j. M.