The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-01-26
WHINE
FOR HOOD RIVER

Sucn IeafIul SODS come from lne
Dalles when the people up there think
they are about to lose the best part oi
the county. Here is the way the re-
monstrance runs that was sent to Salem
last week with the names of l20 business
men of The Dalles:
To The Honorable Legislature of the
State Of Oregon; We, the undersigned,
residents and tax payers of The Dalles,
have heard that bill is about to be in.
troduced into the legislature cutting of
from Wasco county territory which
will comprise Hood River valley and the
county west of Hood River to the west
ern line OF the present Wasco county,
and we hereby express ourselves as
earnestly opposed to any such division.
The town OF Hood River is located
% miles west Of the present county seat
and there are now three passenger trains
day between Hood River and The
Dalles and daily boat, and at certain
seasons of the year, several daily boats,
and from the most remote section OF the
proposed new county, at least as far as
the same is settled or will probably ever
be settled, the residents can reach the
present county seat by conveyances and
train in from five to six hours and it is
not impossible for them to make such a
trip at the present schedule of the trains
from their residences to the county seat
and return in one day. That it is no in
convenience for the people OF Hood
River valley to come to The Dalles for
the purpose of attending to matters be.
fore the county and circuit courts and
other county business.
That there is already bill introduced
in the legislature cutting off the southern
end OF Wasco county for the purpose OF
forming jefferson county, and if the
proposed bill for the setting off of Hood
hiver valley from WasCU county is
passed it will work great hardship on the
territory which will be left in Wasco
county. That as taxpayers we can zee
no reason why said county division
should be made to set off Hood River
valley from the present WasCO county,
and earnestly ask OF the legislature that
such bill not be passed.
Such misleading statements demand
Areply, The Dalles might just as well
ne fair in HE matter, but like everything
else i'll her relations with Hood River, it
.5 impossible for the conceited Dallesites
10 concede anything Ol the truth TO the
western end OF the county.
Fhe idea that the residents OF the
Mount Hood settlement can leave their
farms, make the trip to the county seat
in five or six hours and return to their
homes the same day is indeed absurd.
On the contrary, they are compelled
to leave their work at noon on the day
that they start for The Dalles, spend all
night in thatcity ofpoor accommodations
and if the train is on time and their
business permits them they get back
here at three o'clock the next day. Then
it means that in the winter months they
must spend the night i'll the town of
Hood River, an Is or 20 mile drive after
night not being the pleasantest thing
for even those who are used to it. By
the time they get home it is noon the
next day-a loss of two days because
they had to make trip to the county
seat, not to consider the railroad fare,
meals and two nights hotel expenses.
We're the county seat at Hood River,
one day would be ample for Mount Hood
farmers to make the trip. They would
have no hotel expenses to pay. They
could come down with their own con-
veyance, bring lunch and return with
out any money expense. How absurd
to think The Dalles is so convenient for
the people of Hood River.
For people of the city, it is very diff
cult for them to transact business at The
Dalles and return on the same day. If
t ley 90 up at noon there is tut one hour
10 complete their work at the county
seat, the very hour that all officials are
at dinner, and county officials are not
to cnt out their dinner hour
because a humble taxpayer wants
little work attended to.