The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-11-14
O.-W. co. ENJOINS
COUNTY COURT
PAPERS ALLEGE CONFISCATION
Ease Before Judge Bradshaw Monday
Stone UrgeSRenewed Interest in LOup
From Sandy to Lost Region


fapers OF an injunction were filed
last week by attorneys of the 0.-W. r.
q n. Co. and Served on the county
court Of Hood River county preventing
them from granting the petition of A.
.. Adams and l6 other citizens of the
Cascade Locks, Wyeth and Viento road
districts, who prayed in their petition
ior the court to establish the right of
way Of a road from Viento to Wyeth.
Ihe injunction, which is temporary. is
based on the allegations that if the
court grants the petition it will be a
virtual eonfscatioh OF the railroad COM
pany' S right of way.
The road in question is a portion of
The Columbia river highway. The
county has never definitely established
the right of way. although the road is
very nearly completed except at points
where the road will pass over portions
Of the railroads right of way. To
make the ROAD without great expense
on the part of the county, it is neces.
sarY to encroach on the railroad right
OF way, where the level space between
the Shell Rock mountain and the river
IS very narrow. The convicts working
the road this summer and using the
Benson donation fund, have constructed
the graded highway only up to these
points on the railroads right of way,
awaiting an amicable settlement be-
tween the county and the railroad Off
cials. The railroad company demanded
that the county officials sign a contract
whereby they would make the county
liable for any damages that might be
sustained either on the highway or on
the railroad at these points, the con
tract to cover longer period than that
of the construction of the highway.
However, the county refused to enter
lnto contract of this kind.
The case will go before Judge w. l..
Bradshaw, of The Dalles, Monday, if
he finds that he is able to reach il in
the order of his business at that time
Judge Geo. X. Castner and other eour.
ty officials are confident that the & a.
porary injunction will be dissolved.
Both branches of the proposed boule-
ward loup leading up to the Hood River
valley from Portland have now been
held up by injunction. Last summer
parties in Portland secured an iujunc
ton against any further work on the
road from the headwaters of the Sandy
river over to Lost Lake, declaring that
II such were opened it would pollute
the water shed of Bull Run lake, Port
lands source of water supply.
ID. /. Stone, whose home is on the
west side of the West Fork of Hood
river and who is very well ac-
quainted with the district through
which the proposed highway will pass
and where six-foot trail has already
been cut, declares that the trail does
not cross the watershed of Rull Rur
lake. Mr.. Stone believes that some
action should be taken by the people Of
the Hood River valley to set Alright the
minds of those opposing the construc.
tion of the road here.
ut is really shorter way into Hood
River valley than by the way up the
Columbia, says Mr.. Stone, "and be-
cause of the protected location of the
road it is free from snow a greater
portion of the year than one who is not
acquainted very we'll with the region
would suppose. The route as surveyed
by the government, and over which
they have already established their
trail, has at no place grade to exceed
| five per cent
Several weeks ago stranger rode
up to my place, having come from to-
ward Lost Lake. | was astonished to
see any one come from that direction,
for only forest rangers travel that
road. Imagine my surprise when he
told me that he had ridden up from
Troutdale that morning. 1t was then
about noon. He seemed to be in a
hurry and left before | could ask him
his name. He did not seem to think it
was more than 35 miles from Troutdale
to my place over the road he had
travelled
''The Hood River valley needs this
road. The government will build it, if
allowed to. and we citizens here should
get together and make every effort to
have the road constructed as soon as
possible. :"
Samuel Hill. of Maryhill, the good
roads enthusiast, is still interested in
the Columbia road. He recently made
tour over the proposed route with
the Multnomah county court. lie re-
truned to Portland recommending all
possible expedition in completing it,
saying that its value would be greatly
past present estimate. He had partic-
ular reference to the marvels of seem
cry along the Columbia-the nine
famous water falls, the ChanticIeer
group which includes Rooster Rock,
and the vast sweep of mountains and
river.
He predicted in a letter to the gov
ernor that the building of a smooth,
permanent road through the establish
ing of at least three convict camps
would bring travel of men with
money to invest that would be worth
much to the country reached by the
road.
Now he has received from A. f.
Todd, of Victoria, an illustration of
his point and a justifying of his pre-
diction. W. P. Bull, man famous in
Canadian farming, came west with an
associate to find great farm for the
Brampton Jerseys. the finest herd of
pure bred animals over which the Brit
ish flag floats. He intended to locate
on the mainland, but by means of the
Island Highway and that part of it
called the Malahat Drive he reached a
place of 1000 acres on the Vancouver
island, was charmed with it, and
bought it. If it had not been for the
road put into a condition of high efiici
ency by the minister of public works,
Good Roads" Taylor, the investment
would not have been made, and the
famous herd of Jerseys would not have
been taken there, comments Mr.. Todd.
F. w. Hayt, who purchased a part of
the Sproat orchard last year, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hayt, has left to spend
the winter at Elmira, n. Y. They will
return here next year to make their
home. They will visit in Chicago be-
fore proceeding to New York.