The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-10-10
GRAND DALLES LAND
MARK DESTROYED

The old shoe factory at Grand
Dalles was entirely destroyed by lire
Saturday morning. The origin of the
Ere is unknown.
At eight o'clock the old land mark
across the river at Grand Dale )
known as the old shoe factory caught
fire supposedly from spark from the
pipe or cigarette OF one OF the labor
erst here, as the fre started on the
second floor and in short space OF
time had spread to all parts OF the
building, onveloping the entire stluc,
ture In sheet Of flame. No effort
was made to save the building as there
was no effective means on that side
OF the river for fighting oonflagra'
tion and in course of halt an huor the
ola shell, evidence Of the days when
O. d. Taylor, the speculator and
wildcat financier, was In his glory,
gas burned to the ground.
The building itself, which consisted
OF three wings, 36xo0, 37xSo, 36x5oo
feet, respectively, was valued 1t
$1,000, but this was not the greatest
loss, Twohy Bros, the contractors
for the North Bank road, had stored
extras for their machinery and mater
inl used in construction work on theit
contract with Jim Hill, in a shed just
north of the factory. This she'd
caught fire soon after he main build
ing aud the entire contents, amount
inc to about $1,000 with the exception
of a few pieces II casting which we're
isolated from { f, rest, Is a total loss,
Fortunately, there was no wind,
aud by copious applications OF WAGER
the book houses and commissary we're
saved.
The old building was built l6 years
ago under the direction OF o ID. Icy
lor. who fathered the Grand Dalles
scheme, Mt cost of Sl4, 900. That Ia
to say tEara was that amount OF ma
i. rial and labor put into the building,
though the greater portion was never
mid for. Famila to all readers who
have been residents OF this city fol
the l6 years pest is the audacious
manner in which Taylor promoted hii
worthless porperty across the river,
now he employed fake expert pho
tographer who made fictitious photo
graphs of the great bridge which wal
represented as spanning the liver be
tween Grand Dalles aud this place
and how these pictures sent east tt
real estate spectators aud evt II across
the Atlantic to England and the OLE
Scotch harons who invested theil
spare pounds in Kiickitat lava. 1hel
came the retribution when the mulct
cd investors awoke from their dream
to the fact that their money had beei
swindled from them and that litiga
tion was their only recourse. Thous
ands of dollars WEI spent by specu
lators in trying to retrieve their los
coin, and though they were rewarded
by judgments against Taylor, the ad
venturer being "broke" could not 10
fund. Taxes bsing delinquent th
shoe factory end the % lots 1T occu
pied we're taken by the county. Late
they were put up for sale and j. L
Rorick, the present owner, bought th'
property.
Since this time nothing has beeI
done with the property which had be
come the rendezvous for tramps
With the advent of the constructlo oi
crows Tor the north bank road AL Mel
son put in bar in portion OF tn
TACT ,ry, but this was removed abou
the middle of last month. There wa
no insurance either on the building
or on the shed which contained tn
property of the Twohy Bros. -Chron
icle.