The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-29
DEVEL LOPMENT OF HOMES
IN THE UPPER VALLEY

three acres are In orchard, most of IL
bearing, and the balance Is In hay
land.
A. K. Nichols, who bought 20 acres
Of Mr.. Billings on the east, will be
on the new right of way of the rail-
road extension, and already has ten
acres cleared and set out to apples,
with pear trees as filters.
Adjoining the Billings place on the
south is about 3, 600 acres of fine tim
ber owned by the Oregon Lumber
Co., which will be the base of opera.
tions for their mill as coon as the rail-
road extension is finished. When the
land is logged off it will be put on
the market, and as II IL as fine orchard
land as lies in the upper valley, it
will soon be settled up and dotted
with fine homes.
Beyond the timber land OF the Ore
gon Lumber Co. about mile is the
Mclsaacs place, one OF the beauty
spots OF the upper valley. A fine
home has replaced the old log house
of the hometseader, and few acres of
bearing orchard of vigorous growth,
together with several acres of hay
land, makes the place an income pro
ducer. Mr.. Molsaaes is doing more
clearing, as his time taken up with
county commissioner and ditch man
ager will allow, and he is developing
sery valuable property. This place
joins the WoodwoIth place on the
north. A half mile sonth OF this
place is the ID. II. Miller ranch Of 50
acres, "a of which are cleared and In
high state of cultivation, being all
set out to trees, with IL acres OF ber-
lies as tillers, and the largest berry
patch in the upper valley.
Across from Mr.. Miller Ia forty
acre tract being cleared up by Rick
stts & Mcdonald, which will be set
out to apples as soon rs cleared.
Across the road east from the Wood
worth place q. q. Walton is develop
ing forty acres. He has pretty bun
galow which was built last year,
good barn and outbuildings, and 25
acres cleared, OF which II acres are
set to appl,s, with strawberries be.
tween.
South OF the Woodworth and Walton
places John Cooper has homestead
which he filed on out of the reserve
which was thrown open to settlement
couple Of years ago, and is clearing
up five acres this year.
A new road was built from these
places to connect with the new termi
nus OF the Mount Hood road, on the
base line, and EiIers and Mccormick,
Of Portland have 40 acres each on this
new road which they are improving.
Each have 20 acres cleared and set to
trees.
AT the terminus OF the railroad 10
the school house and the residencesof
Mrs. A. Ries, and this place will be
the nucleus OF trading point tor the
ranchers In this section. The
Mount Hood Railroad have se-
cured ten acres OF ground for ter
minals on which will be erected a
handsome passenger and freight depot,
roundhouse and shops foI Car repair
work. Ii 10 understood, that when
ths present extension Ia complete,
that there will be two trains per day,
leaving upper valley In the a. m. in
stead OF Hood River as a present. 1he
place being centrally located, 1t can be
reached from every direction by good
and practically level roads, and will be
a commercial center OF the newly de-
geloped district.
| Mrs. Ries Ia one OF the old settlers
In this neighborhood, and has 26 acres
lett, halt of which 10 cleared, with
seven aores In orchard. Her sons,
Emil and Henry, have each 20 acres
left, having disposed OF the balance
| OF their land.
East and joining the Ries place is the
homestead of VIM. Rodenhiser, who il
the arst settler in that neighborhood,
and has so acres cleared. Until re.
Gently lie has used the place as a stock
farm, raising considerable hay. lie
is now setting out 30 acres of orchard
and II acres of straw berries.
| Adjoining the school house on the
south Is the homestead of Ed Spencer,
lie has rs acres left,- has Euils q
fine new house and 10 putting out 50t
apple trees and four and half acres
II straw berries.
| Ii. Ii. Myers Is developing hif
homestead adjoining, has comfort
able home, and is finishing up the
clearing OF 20 acres, most OF which Ii
being set out In orchard.
| A. 9. French 10 on the Miller Muir
dock place OF 40 acres, of whici
twenty Ia In apple trees, and II
finishing clearing the balance OF th'
place. MIR. French 10 also lookinl
after the Eilers and Mccormick
tracts.
One OF the principal stations on th,
new extension Is mile north OF th'
base line, at the ii. II. TomlinsoI
place. 1t 10 on the old road ut tb'
junction where 1t goes across the Eas
. Fork to the Mount Hood postoftioe
! and the nearest point to the railroad
from the Mount Hood postottice.
depot will be erected here.
J II. H.. Tomlinson has 40 acres here
| with ten acres cleared OF which f0u
! acres are set out to apples and straw
/ berries. Mr.. Tomllnson has o fin
residence, good barn, and In con
! nection with ranching is county sur
veyor under Judge Henderson.
, Going south from there l.. W. Tom
. linson is clearing five acres OF his for
Q ty acre tract, end has erected tenn
! porary home for his family.
The Robt. Mckinney place of 6fteel
0 acres adjoining is now owned by 9
/ ID. Woods orth and is mostly cleared
8 an 80-acre tract belonging to Mr.
Flatt, of Iowa, has ten acres CLEARED
= and set to trees.
8 A. O. johnson has fine 10 acr
0 place, mostly cleared and set to az
O Piles, Eve arces being out In orchard
0 some tf theltrees In bearing, and be
Q tween three and four acres are bein
II set out to straw berries. The new SUI
O vey OF the railroad cuts through thi
q place and while It Is annoying to MI
:, johnson, 1t could not be helped.
> The Wishart homestead west froi
d here has about 30 acres cleared,
, which half are in apple trees, with
It few In bearing. Six acres are ]
II straw berries. There are 81 acres lei
is of this place, now owned and occupie
hy Jas. Wishart. The railroad wi
10 cut through this place, going With