The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-06
Improvements at White Salmon.

White Salmon is all right yet. The
company that as been formed to put
In the electric light plant Will Put in
a large plant to furnish power for
other industries and there will be
other industries that will need power
all right. The proprietors of the
meat market have organized com
pany to put in an Ice plant and we
understand this company has pur-
chased property on which tc locate
the plant. capitalist was up from
Portland few days alo to see about
tuilding a trolley line from the dock
via the depot to White Salmon, and
made the proposition that If our citi-
zens would take 5000 worth OF stock
it would be put in. The amount was
subscribed in half al hour. Ii seems
at this time that all these improve
ments are ctlalIy assured to us and
that they will actually be put In dur
ing the coming summer. With these
improvements completed and some
work on the stree 9, which must be
done anyway, White Salmon will be
fairly up to date town In another
year Not only are these imI rove
ments to Ee made during the next
year, but the town is going 60 have a
more rapid growth than ever before.
At least two new stores, carrying
dilfere lines OF goods from any we
now have, will be esth blished here
in the nesi future, two or more new
brick buildings are now assured.
With all thest things in sight and the
completion OF the North Bank rail
road near al hand, the future looks
very bright to the people of this COM
muDity, In spite OF the predictions Of
hard times, which seem likely to be
verified In the eastern part OF the
country. In tact this place has but
little to fear from a pei iod OF depres-
sion, even should 1t extend over the
northwest, which seems unlikely.
Agricultural regions, and especially
fruit sections, are always thu least
affected by such occurrences. There
is always a heavy demand for high
class fruit, and White Salmon pro-
duceI the best that can be raised.
AS the town Is supported by the
great valley behind 1t, there is no
danger Of a slump In real estate, or Q
cessation of building activity here.
Ia fact it looks as though White Sal
mon is going to have more rapid
growth than ever before during the
coming spring and summer, and
many of our optimistio citizens con-
fidently predict that the population
of the town will reach the one thous-
and mark before smother year, and
that In short time 1t will become
what its natural advantages and the
progressive spirit of it's citizens en-
titles 1t to be--the metropolis of the
north bank. White Salmon will be
the first town Of it's size 10 this sec
tion to have first. class electric light
system and should the trolley line TO
the depot he built, which it undoubt-
edly will in another year or go at
least, We will have transpui itation fa
'ilities fa- superior to any other place
along the river. With ell these things
in sight there is no reason to feel
pessimistio aud the number oI knock
ers in the community IL growing
steadily less Enterprise.
The best re edy known today for all
stomach troubles is kodol, which is
guaranteed 10 give prompt relief. 1t is
natural digestaLt; it digests " hat you
eat, 1t is pleasant to take. Sold by