Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-19

years and now mas q Dakery anu con-
fectionery.
J. F. Hendrick. who was In the
legislature IN 1905, has been here
since 1889. and has a meat market
and general merchandise store. He
has confidence in this section for
commercial orcharding. His head
saiesman is VIM. Ash.
Cascade Locks is In the edge o.
the Hood River apple belt. Small
orchards are being put out on the
foothills. Two old apple trees on
sullivan's Island produce bushels Of
apples every year, entirely free from
worms and scale.
G. w. Thompson, brother OF
Judge Thompson, of Eugene. is man
ager Of the Wind River Lumber
company, which employs about $50
men, is shut down at present on ac-
count OF troubles in getting logs. A
sandbar has formed outside the mill
and shut out logs until the river
rises.
August Wilson has been here
since 1881. He says there Will ney-
er be a town here as there ought to
be so long as the railroad owns all
the land the town is built on. IT,
can neither sell nor lease, and peo-
pie will not make improvements.
A. w. Meyer has been running
barbershop for nine years. He also
has cigars and confectionery and as
he is a man of enterprise, he talks
of putting in a bath tub when the
town ever has another Fourth of
July celebration. Celebrations are
held every seven years, and next
year is the time. Meyer is running
for precinct committeeman and
seems to be natural born politi-
clan. There is only one wagon roai
out of town, seven miles up the river
to Wyatt. There was once a mill
tary road to Portland, but it was
taken to build the railroad. This is
naturally fine summer resort, with
trout streams, rood hunting and sal
mon fishing.
1 met one German here. Jos.
Schmidt, who for nearly 30 years
has been on the government work
He has raised some stalwart sons
and all are Republicans.
John Dunlap handles the lumber
shipments and sells the products OF
the plant at this place. He is one
of those men without whom a saw
mill cannot be run.
N. Clay Levy is manager Of the
Wind River Lumber company store
since 1t was established seven years
ago.
A. B. Glazier has the only shoe
shop here. For over 90 years he has
made whole soles for people.
John W. Hweitt. section foreman,
has been with the o. r. & N. five
years. He was on the Corvallis &
Eastern under the old Hogg man
agement.
There is nine-grade public
school with four teachers. Mrs. ]
p. Lucas, principal Miss Bessie
Goyette, intermediate; Miss Melissa
is teaching primary; Miss Bessie
Hendricks, second and third grade.
Father Romaihe, of Hood River,
comes here once a month and holds
Catholic services. The Methodist
minister is Rev. Belts, known as the
cowboy preacher" who resides at
Lyle, Washington. Cascade Locks
has as yet no preacher
The town has great pride in It's
public schools. Sewing, drawing
and painting and music are taught
In the public schools. The school
took the prizes at The Dalles fair
for best art exhibit. Mrs. Lucas
teaches both water color and oil
painting.
V. w. Tompkins. engineer In
charge of the locks and canal, has
about 80 men under him. A crew
are dredging the upper entrance to
the canal that fills with sediment
each year. He has been on this riv-
er since 1891. The state portage
railroad has been taken up and
sold.