The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-01-02


and generally to give you back your
money II you are not satisfied.
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A water grade from the city to the
upper valley, as public highway, II
being strongly advocated, and lie a
necessity. The item of hauling loads
up the mountain roads Ia prob EN-
that demands attention, and when a
grade can be cut out, II is worth con
sideration. While the bulk of the
hauling is from the country to the
city, and IL is mostly down hill
haul, yet both east and west roads
have several up grades which have to
be considered In making up a load.
Coming from the OdeIl country the
lcng Davidson hill is big item In
considering the capacity of load
which can be taken to town with one
team. A water grade along Hood riv.
or would cut out all this hill. In 60.
ing from the city to the Pine Grove
or Odell country, the grade would be
so gradual as to materially lessen the
distance as far as time Is concerned.
From the mouth Of Neal creek the
road could be continued to Tucker q
bridge, connecting with the three
roads at that place. and road up
Neal creek would come out by the old
HARRISON mill, Continuing up the
creek 1T would Join the county road
near the Stanton place, and connect
with the new road being built up the
creek to the Mt. Hood Icountry. AN
the heaviest grades In the valley
would be practically eliminated where
this trunk road could be reached. 1t
Is project that has considerable
merit, and should be pushed through.
The Importance of new CONNER
cial club building, embracing as 1t
does permanent fruit fair quarters,
a home fer the club which will Ee
commodious, homelike and pleasant,
and also of a first-class opera house,
cannot TO overestimated. The build.
ing in all Its phases interests all class
es of people. Good locations are be-
coming scarce In Hood River. The
location selected fol. this bull ling is
ideal for the main purposes for which
the building will be erected. The
time has come when fruit fair
should be held every year. 1t has cost
$500 to 5000 each time fair was held
to erect temp arary quarters, aud no
ground rent paid. II this amount was
paid tpwards a permanent, quarters,
1t could be fixed up permanently fol
that purpose, and the location secured
for all time. A fruit fair is the best
advertisement Hood River ever put
out. Il proves an attraction which
visitors come many miles to see, while
the exhibition of Hood Rivers prod
uct proves to the homeseeker who
happens to be here at the time that
we raise all that We claim to do. Such
"a building would also provide suita.
BILE place for Entertainments, conven-
tions and public meetings. The home
of the Commercial club could be made
to embrace social features which
would be appreciated by the club
members and add largely to the mem
bership. 1t would be convenient
place for the farmer to spend an af-
ternoon, for the business man to meet
his friends, and for the stranger with
IN our gates to be made welcome. 1t
will be quite an undertaking to aise
funds for the building, but when 1t is
built 1t will be paying proposition,
and the money paid for its erection
will be an investment and not a con-
tribution. 1t will take long list of
subscribers to raise the required
amount, but if we all help, it can cas-
lily be done. When You are approached
by the committee do your part,