The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-12-09
ROADS TO HOOD
RIVER AGlTATED
THREE NEW HIGHWAYS PROPOSED
Auto Road to P0riland-Main Highway
TIP The Valley -MOsier Wants
Shorter Road.

There are number of strong move.
ments on foot tor roads leading to
Hood River. Below will be found
an article rom the Portland Oregon
ian of Sunday concerning the propos
ed automobile road long the Colum
bia River between Hood River and
Portland. A communication from L.
+. Friday published Herewith urges
that the Portland road should be built
via Lost Lake and that main high.
way up the valley be made part OF
1t. Mosier Is anxious to get better
road to Hood liver and an editorial
reprinted below from the Bulletin
gives the views OF that place;
The constr uotion OF great state
highway between Portland and Hood
River, primarily rs an automobile
road, 10 now assured. All that re-
mains necessary to the accomplish.
ment of the project, is the raising OF
about one half OF the money needed.
J. A. Epping, of Hoou River, a
prominent real estate man and an
enthusiastic automob' list, who has
charge OF the eastern end of the plan,
WAS here yesterday, and said Hood
River would be able to meet its part
OF tue obligation within IA short time.
81 worked ~ minutes Friday"
he said land raised over $1,000. /
have several definite proposals. and /
know we will be able to raise our
S'O, 600 in very few days"
Although the plan has not been
pushed In Portland to any great
extent, yet the members of the Auto
mobile Cub, dealers and owners in
general are oonversant with it, and it
Is believed they will contribute liber-
ally toward it. Portland must raise
$40, 0OO for the project, that being its
estimted proportion of the cost.
1t Is proposed to construct the road
along the old highway built by Gen.
eral Grant before the Civil War lnis
road ran between The Dalles, where
General Grant was the oommandant,
and Portland. In Multnomah County
Il is known rs Sandy Road, coming
through the city striking East Ankeny
street at East Twenty eight street.
lhe name from East Twenty eight
street to the city limits has been
changed to Rose City avenue. 1t Ii
proposed to call 1t Gran.'s Road when
eoonstruoted, in order to preserve
Its historical Significance. This pro-
posal is a,so backed up by residents
of hose CITY Park, through which
the old road runs, and OF Belle
Crest. A petition is now being
drawn, which wilt be presented to
Mayor Simon Nhen the CITY streets
are renamed, and the system of nun
bering improved on as proposed.
President h. Henry Wemme, OF
the Portland Automobile Club, is
very enthusiastic over the prospect
tor great highway to HOOD River,
and has pledged the intiuenGe of him
self aud the association to the pro
motion OF the project.
There is no stopping us now," de
ulared Mr.. Epping yesterday. I've
propose this road shall be rebuilt,
and am confident we will have
little ditiioulity in raising the money
to do 1t with.
Mr.. Epping himself has contrib but
ed $500 toward the fund. Ihe follow.
ing Hood River men have give like
amount: John Leland Henderson,
q. ID. Wood dworth, }. H. Baohelder,
q. X. Marshall and }. X. Nunamaker.
When the Oregon Railroad q Navi-
CATION Company's line was built
al ing the Columbia River 1t usurped
this old road and never restored 1t to
public use, as provided by law. Now
it is proposed to use the company 4
right of. way around Shell Rock Noun
tain, the most difficult point IN the
route, on the new road. General
Manager O'Brien has assented 10
this-Sunday Oregonian.
December 3, 1909.
Editor Glacier Il see by your paper
that q movement IL on foot to raise
'unds to promote an automobile road
between Hood River and Portland
via the Columbia River. There If
probably no greater enthusiast over
good roads than am, and | do not
only talk, but also subscribe. While
| believe most heartily IN an automo
bile road. or any other country road
tor that matter, between here and
Portland, | 10 not believe that II
should he built alCng the Columbla
River. Since that route has been
talked of have several times passed
each particular time have given espec
ial attention to the route that road
will have to take, IL built there.
c4n not see at all how the poorest
kind of country road can be built
there for less than SS2, 900 a mile, and
there will be- 50 miles of it at least.
But poor road IL not an automobile
road, ii it Is not road to attract
tourist and Others who have money
to spend 1t is therefore safe to say
that So, 600 a mile will be necessary to
make 1t attractive, aud moreover
there will be numbe of mlles that
will require $40, 900 mile with which
to build through the rocks.
For an easy and luxurious tliI
there Is nothing about an automobile
so far that compares with trip on "
steam boat on the Columtia between
the two towns, aud OF steamboats, we
have enough But We also have d
good railroad on each eide OF the
river. This road would be Travelled
only by few who own automobiles,
But, II on the other hand the road
we're built from Hood RIVER south
through the valley into the upper
valley via Lost Lake connecting witt
one OF several Mutnomah County
roads into Portland, and having {
branch from Lost Lake to Mount
Hood, then, think, there would bt
something doing. Portland lies i
miles south of straight line running
East and Vest through Hood River
A road then via Lost Lake is the pro
per one to Portland II nothing elst
were said In favor of it. Traveller
over the Columbia River road woulC
no mere see the valley, than th'
millions who for the last 30 years hav,
travelled by US over the y. k. 81 N
But over the Lost Lake road VI
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