The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-21
CITIES DEVELOPING
ON THE NORTH BANK

Any one who will take The trouble to
visit White Salmon and Bingen will
soon discover that our neighbois are
far fiom being asleep and that a de.
velopment is takins place in them
that Is at present having no parallel
alo. z the Columbia river.
Three years ago White Salmon con-
sisted of one or two dwelling houses
and a store. Today it has a popula-
tion of 600 OF 800 and has business es-
Establishments that most any town need
not be ashamed of. The greatest de
yelopment has taken place in the past
year and halt, or since the an
nouncement that the Portland and
Seattle railroad would bebuilt. 1t now
has stor 30 amost of every description
one of which last year did a business
of $58, 900; three hotels, modern in
every respect, two banking establish
ments, newspaper, churches, school
In which there are over 100 pupils en-
rolled with four large well equipped
school rooms and fou, teachers Dur
ing the year just closed many build
ings have been erected, among them
the one by the Odd Fellows, which
has two large stores on the ground
floor and fine lodge hall on the sec
ond and is supplied with everything
needed in the way of holding lodge
meetings OF entertaining, including a
Kitchen. Two other business places
are not in process of erection and
plans for another on the corner oppo-
site the White Salmon Valley bank
are being considered. In the largest
of the buildings which IL being con
tsr ctel a III eatre, equipped with all
the adjuncts necessary tor the pro-
duction of the average play has been
arranged for.
One of the most important events
for White Salmon Was the formation
recently of a Commercial club. Ibis
organization has taken up the work
of advertising the country and is ls-
suing attractive literature telling OF
the advantages of climate and soil.
Among the possibilities at White Sal
mon are an electric road to Trout
Lake and box factory. A company
to build the rosd has been incorpor'
ated and preliminary survey made.
Stock has been taken in it, and 1t ~
understood that If the plan is feasible
that capital for its construction can
be secured.
At a meeting which was held a few
days ago proposition to erect box
factory was discussed and favorably
considered. Fruit growers are look
ing forward to the time when they
will ship their apples and Strawberries
out by train and are figuring on the
manufacture of their own boxes.
Although White Salmon has been
very successful in raising fruit with
out irrigation land owners and grow
ere there have come to the conclusion
that 1t can be improved with use OF
water and have organized dltcn
company for that purpose. An expert
engineer will be employed to go over
the ground and devise the best plan
for constructing the ditch and it Is
expected that work will be commenced
this summer. Bonds will pe Issued TO
provide the capital necessary tor tne
enterprise and the acl cage to be lrrl-
gated will be close to 1000. :.
An important step in the history OF
White Salmon will take place shortly
wheL it's first city election VIII pe
held. A petition asking for the IN
corporation of the town as city mas
been forwarded to the SECRETARY OF
state and 1t is expected that charter
will De Issued granting permission to
incorporate by April !. At meeting
held last week to nominate candidates.
for Office two tickets we're placed ID
the field, both of which, however.
we're republican. g. M. Wclfard re-
ceiyed 10 votes as candidate Ior
mayor aud j. I. Wyers, sr., also re
cejved 10. A. Ii. Jewett, who was not
an aspirant for the office, got three
votes and one other vote was cast for
that Office. For councilmen two TICK
cts we're also nominated as we'll as ior
tine city offices, and friends OF the
various candidates are now getting
husy trying to secure their election.
At Bingen, from dozen to ntteen
new dwellings and business places
have been erected and lots there range
In price from S225 to $500. L. Suks-
dorf. who has control of the townsite,
was recently offered the latter ngure
for a corner lot neal where IL is ex
pected the station will be located ou.
refused to sell it at that price;
Portland real estate man was at Bin,
gen last week and offered to buy al
that was left of the entire townslte at
q figure that is said to have oeeh
higher on the average than the price
the lots are now selling for, but the
offer was refused.
The railfoad grade at Bingen is
about four feet below the level OF the
town on the upper side, making 1t