The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-06-28
BUILDING OF
THE MILL CITY
BIG MILL AT DEE IN OPERATION.
Twenty-Five More Men With Families
Can Find Steady Employ
ment There.

ment There.
The building of cities and the ex-
pansion of great commercial centers,
is heralded abroad in big red lines by
the papers of the city; the erection
of massive and imposing structures,
the building of bridges, the opening
of streets and avenues, these are all
daily commented upon by press and
people, but the development of the
interior, the falling of forests, the
creation of productive fields, harness..
ing the mighty power that siumbers
within our streams, with which to
produce and transport to the centers
that which make cities possible and
country great, all this seems to move
forward with such little note that only
IA few realize the great strides that are
being made in the advancement of
our civilization. We're IL not for the
laundering blasts that rend the rocks
and tear the mountains down, few Of
us would realize that another great
transcontinenta line is building along
the Columbia, and only few of us
are aware of the operations that have
| been carried on in the Hood River
valley during the past few months.
The Mount Hood Railroad Com
pany has constructed line almost to
the mount, dams and mills have been
built, the ak, the saw, the shovel and
pick, with wOOf of iron and warp of
steel, have been quietly weaving a
commercial fabric the value of which
to our town and country will only
be realized only as we journey through
the future.
Taking the early morning train we
are carried up through the pictur-
esque canyon, and few miles
brings us to Powerdale, the first dam
on Hood River, from which the power
is obtained to drive the dynamos of
the Hood River Electl ical Co.
Thence on along the stream, the
waters of which are churned into a
milky whlteness as they leap over the
rocks, then melting away into eddes
of blue, cool and refreshing. We now
ascend the switchback up 100 feet out
of the canyon into Hood River valley,
which stretches away for miles ON
either side.
An hours ride through fields of
grain and forests of orchard takes us to
Dee, the present terminus of the road.
Here is located the mill of the Oregon
Lumber Co., which has just been
completed and put in operation.
Here, too, Is scene of general activ-
ity. The main line is being carried
on to the mount, logging roads are
being constructed, the mill is cut.
ting lumber for its yards which are
being built, large commodious
boarding house has been erected, 100
tents nra up, ground il being cleaned
and every preparation making for
building the mill city and for the
transaction of an extensive numbering
business. Here again the waters of
Hood River have been caught and
trained against a cylindrical water
wheel of 1000 horse power which
operates a Bullock alternating current
generator by which the various mo-
tors throughout the mill are driven.
A Sturgess water wheel automatic gov
ernor keeps the current constant and
adjusts the power to the needs OF the
The mill Is equipped with II induc-
tion motors, the largest of 100 horse
band saw. The saw on this machine
Is IA inches in width. Two motors of
ll5 horse power each are used in oper-
ating the edgers, and two of 80 horse
power each to drive slasher saws, cut
off saws and conveyors. A 80 horse
power motor carries the logs from the
dam or pond into the mill, while sew
eral smaller ones are used In driving
various parts of the mill machinery.
The mill and yards will be lighted
with incandesent and arc lights, and
as soon as full crews can ba secured
will be operated day and night.
Twenty five more good mill men, with
families, can find steady employment
here. The mill is equipped through
out with the best and most modern
machinery and is especially arranged
for the quick handling of work. The
electrical machinery Is from the Allis-
Chalmers Co, of Milwaukee, and was
installed under the supervision Of
Robert Ii. McKibbin, the electrical
engineer of the Oregon Lumber Co.
improvements are going on all
along the line. Section crews are
ballasting the track, sidings are being
being done in substantial manner.
The road, although in operation but
a short time, is doing good freight
and passenger business. New summer
cars have arrived and will be put Oh
the first of the week. An excursion
train runs Sunday mornings, returning
In the evening, and he who takes this
ride out through the valley, and notes
the changes that are takirg place will
see a brighter future for our country,
brighter future for our city, and
will be better able to adjust himself
to the new conditions which are
bound to come TO Hood River through
this developement of the great aud
varying resources with which we are
so generously surrounded.
There is no need worrying along in
discomfort because of disordered diges-
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the worry out of your stomach. Sold
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Trout Lake to Celebrate.