The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-11-03
75 BUSINESS MEN
SEE UPPER VALLEY

Monday afternoon rs business men
of the city were the guests of General
Manager Charles 7. Early, of the Mt
Hood railroad company, on special
excursion to Parkdale, Boneboro and
Dee in the upper valley, and the trip
was highly enjoyed by the Hood River
people, many of whom had not an op-
portunity to keep in close touch with
the wonderful development which is
taking place in the upper country.
The crowd gathered at the depot at
1880 responding to the invitation of
Manager Early, and got aboard the
newly equipped train of the Mt. Hood
line. The new locomotive and coach
represent quite an improvement and
the special train was taken to Park
dale in the fast time of one hour. A
surprise was in store for the party
when they saw the thriving start
which has been made by the little
village at the terminus of the line
which has only been in operation to
Parkdale for a few months.
The large store and hall of r. J.
McIsaac & Co., are a great credit to
the upper valley section. The visitors
went through the McIsaac store and
the proprietor passed the cigars emong
them. The excursionists were grouped
in front of the store for a photograph
and later visited the hall upstairs,
which had been handsomely decorated
for Halloween party, which was to
be given that evening. In the hall a
lively entertainment was furnished by
the famous long and short vaudeville
team, Vogt & Dumble. Joe Vogt and
DR.. II. l.. Dumbe attempted to eat a
couple of apples. The eating took
more team work than they were able
to get without considerable practice,
and the result was that the apples
were not badly scratched.
The new depot, which is Just being
completed by the Mt. Hood company
at ParkdaIe, is a very handsome little
structure, and the same building
will contain hotel with accommOda-
tions for about 20 guests. The hotel
will be great advantage to the upper
valley section, and will be opened in
the spring. Then persons wishing to
investigate the upper country will
have a public stopping place where
they can go and spend any length Of
time. Other buildings are projected
for Parkdale, which bids fair to be a
thriving little village.
After spending about an hour al
Parkdale the party was taken aboard
the train and to the station Of Bone
boro, from which they went to the
Boneboro orchard tracts, where ex-
tensive development work is going on.
Manager Charles r. Bone, of the
company, was on hand and showed
the visitors the extensive methods
which a~e being employed in clearing
up the tract. An exhibition of jerk
ing out stumps, yanking big logs
about and pulling over large trees was
given with the 30 ton donkey engine,
which is being used in the clearing
work. The Boneboro company is doing
extensive work and by the end of the
season they will have cleared up about
lao acres this year. The plow is
following after the big donkey and
the ground is being rapidly prepared
for setting trees.
The excursionists returned to the
train from the big orchard project anc
travelled down to Dee, where a stor
was made to inspect the large saw mil
of the Oregon Lumber company. The
mill was in operation and the electri
cally driven saws were eating up The
fir logs in quick fashion. The visit t
the mill town was the last stop of the
party and quick run brought then
into Hood River by about five o'clock