The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-15
GRADING DONE
ON TIME
ON MT. HOOD R. R. EXTENSION
New TOwnsite at End OF Line win
Probably BE Named
Baldwin.

flushing the grading of the new ex.
tension of the Mt. Hood Railroad
beyond Dee, and 1t Is expected that
the work will be practically completed
at that time, except for few bad
places along the line, the worst of
those being near Dee, which will
probably require a couple of weeks
longer to finish. The steel rails for
the extension are already on the road,
and with plenty Of ties at the mill at
Dee, there will be no delay in laying
rails, and that part OF the work will
not require much time to complete.
The matter of new bridge over the
East Fork has been delayed. 1t was
practically decided to put in q steel
bridge instead of wood, but that mat
ter was not decided until Friday, so
that it will require quick action to
get the bridge done In time fol the
rest uf the road.
The question of name for the new
town and station at the end of the
extension has had due consideration,
and the company have practically
agreed upon the name of Baldwin
This name Is not altogether satistac-
tory to the residents OF the upper
valley, who would like some name to
designate that part of the Hood River
valley, realizing the value of the rep
utation Of the name Hood River,
while the name Baldwin would carry
no significance to stranger nnao
quainted with the locality. IL bet
ter nome is suggested, however, the
railroad company has no objection TO
adopting It. Anticipating that there
will be a postotiice located there, a
name of one word will be chosen, as
the pcstotiice department will accept
no more names of postottlces which
have more than one name, otherwise,
the name Upper Hood River could be
used. The name Baldwin was sug
gested by the company for the reason
that 1t was the name of one of the
early pioneers OF the Upper Valley
and also for the reason that the vot-
ing precinct In thaf territory Is called
Baldwin. There will be other sidinRs
and probably one station on the
Woodworth place near Tomlinson 3,
but until that is decided they will not
be named.
A new townsite Is being laid out at
the terminal, general store will be
put in, and a resident agent kept at
that point. The company have ten
acres of ground at that point, and 1t
will te one of the important stations
on the line, probably next to Dee in
the amount OF business done. The
location makes 1t the most accessible
place on the line for the upper
country, as it Ia easily reached from
all parts of the section betwee the
East and Middle Forks, over good
roads and practically level grades.
That small town will be built here
is practically assured.
Another important project in the
Upper Valley is the incorporation OF
the Riverside Irrigation and Power
Co, with W. H. Eccles, G. [. EARLY
and II. Ii. Green as incorporators,
with a capital stock of S25, 900 1t is
the purpose of the company to take
about 2, 500 inches of water out of the
Middle Fork and irrigate 2, 300 acres
of the land on the bench between the
Middle and West Forks, opposite
Dee. The ditch will be put in opera
tion for next year, and will be of
great value to the land to be irrigat-
ed. Considerable land on this Lench
has been improved during the last
year, and 1t now has all the advan-
tages OF any part of the valley, being
located close to the Mt. Hood road,
moderate elevation and the best o.
soil.
At Odell movement has been
made to get the business OF that SEQ
tion nearer the railroad station, and
with this end IN view l. W. Atkinson,
of Pendleton, has purchased two
acres of ground adjoining the road,
on the old Davis place, and near the
Odell station. Lumber 10 already on
the ground for a new store building,
and Mr.. Atkinson has SIS, 600 stock
of goods which he will move from
Pendleton to the new location at
| 0dell.
The extension of the railroad, tap
Ding as 1t does that part of the upper
valley which was before just out of
reach, the oentering of new business
at Odell station, will result in very
large increase In business for the
road, as we'll as stimulant to greater
development along the line of the
road, especially in the upper valley.
10 will make profitable the running OF
trains on the road which will be q
letter accommodation to travellers, In
regard to time OF leaving and return
ny to the valley the same day, aud
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