The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-21

which Mr.. Hall-Lewis is completing
the plans for is the home of c. w.
Thompson, of Cacade Looks, vice
president of the Wind River Lumber
Co. 1t 10 to be q house Of "a rooms,
at an estimated cost of els, 600. 1t
will be 50 feet long and so feet wide
in the. greatest width. Twelve sleep
ing rooms, four bath rooms, ten fire
places, school room, large play room
for children, library, elaborate dining
room and kitchen, with a very large
living room, are among the details Of
this magnificent country home. 1t
will be located on q very slightly. bench
south OF the mill of the company, and
just far enough back 90 that the mill
on the bank of the Columbia will not
be visible from th , rooms, while tosthe
north, across the mighty river, near
the summit OF the Cascade mountains,
looms up the north abutment Of that
curios rock formation, the q arden Ct
the Gods. The view from this place
Of river and mountains cannot be ex-
celled. II will he a home that should
surely make life worth living.
The largest building project which
Nh. Hail-Lewis has under considera.
tion, and what is probably the larg-
est contemplated tor thi' locality for
the coming season, is that for which
he recently sent sketches east.
These plans call for an all year
round hotel building, "T" shaped in
plan, l25 feet, 10 inches long, and 81
test, 8 inches deep, 2la stories and a
basement s feet, 9 inches, 8 feet, 6
inches, 10 feet, 8 inches and 8 feet re-
spectiveiy in height.
In this building will be eighty
sleeping rooms, l6 private baths,
houset eeper's quarters, In the upper
quarters, and occupying portion Of
the ground floor. The hotel parlor
will be on the second floor.
On the ground floor will be the foy
or, with large grilled alcoves for Office
writing room. and waiting room, a
ladies' reading aud retiring room,
dining hail, two private dining
rooms, smoking r ,oIn and buffet COM
bined, and 4 sleeping rooms en- suite
with two baths.
Around three sides OF the ground
door there will be sixteen foot ve-
randa, which by an unique arrange
ment Of large openings In the walls Of
the foyer, can be combined with the
latter for such occasicns as hope, and
entertainments on festival occasions.
This will admit of dancing In the
open air, yet under roof In the sum-
mer, and within the glass enclosui es
In the winter. Floors of foyer and
varandas are to be flush, so that there
will be no "trip" over thresholds.
The kitchen and pantry arrange
ments Con the ground floor) are an
adaptation of the very latest princi-
pies OF convenience and ventilation, In
vogue throughout the great resorts In
the east, where Mr.. Lewis clients
are interested heavily.
The basement will be given over to
billiard loom, house laundry, steam
and storage plants, and servants
bsths, fuel, etc.
On the second floor, over the foyer,
here will be sun parlor, steam heat
ed In winter, aud in sup4mer this will
be enclosed with netting, as may alsc
be the lower verandas.
The servants sleeping quarters will
be in detached building, IN which
space is provided for sample rooms
aud some machinery.
There will bi q stabl, In c0nnec-
tion with the hotel, large enough to
1at st,a q atvsn fa tn n
may develop, In which will be quar-
tered all the male help, and the teams
required to operate the stages to The
mountain lodge, aud the auto which
will be used for depot service.
The mountain lodge, log building
A feet by 60 feet. will be erected In
the vicinity OF Lost Lake, and the
management plopose to run tally
10" ,tr ps regularly between the hotel
and the lodge where sleeping aud eat
ing and stabling accommodations will
be providedl, thus enabling their
guests to see the rare scenery OF the
mountains and valley. Et3
The plans contemplate an outlay Of
something like 60,0O0 to s65, 900 for
building alone, and 1t lie hoped to
have the woi ks completed and opened
TOR business for the season OF 1908.
MIR. Lewis declines to divulge any
names, or the definite locations Of
thehseveral buildings. being. forbidden
by bis instructions, until the final
negotiations for property, ETC., have
completed.
The hotel is 80 planned thas por-
tion of the rooms, Il not equired fol
winter busines, can be closed up, the
heating and plumbing pipes drained,
and the working size of the hotel re.
duced to meet the business in sight.
The sites selected as alternative foi
the hotel lie both within fifteen min.
utos motor ride from the o. X. & N.
depot, and each embraced several
acres, ano the site for the mountain
lodge, is upon a l60 acre tract OF pic.
turesque timber, overlooking Lost
Lake, and tut short distance theie.
from. 10 reach this considerable new
road will have to be built, and al
soon as the snow leaves those alti
tudes, Mr.. Lewis 10 going to taokl,
tie problem of feasible grade from
point on the present road and il
ooklng forwa'd d gleefully to the out