The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-05-22


grow luxuriantly on the Upper Valley
and Mount Hood soil. A clover plant
dug from the Uptegrove, Cornell q
Mason ranch last year was six feet
long, had 100 stems and AIS blossoms.
A number Of the ranchers of the dis
trict have recently been agitating
creamery for the Mount Hood district.
The soil here is especially adapted to
the raising of hay and dairying. The
early pioneers constructed a ditch that
has its intake near the point where the
East Fork Bonded District ditch has its
source and the community is well sup
piled with irrigation water, which is
practically free. 1t is proposed by
those who would have a creamery here
to manufacture butter and supply the
valley with the product, the greater
percentage Of which is now shipped
into the apple raising district.
lrrigating water is cheap in all of
the communities of the Upper Valley.
The residents on the west side of the
community are supplied with water
from the Middle Fork ditch, owned by
cooperative company, which supplies
all of the water needed at a cost never
exceeding $3.50 per inch. The Glacier
lrrigating Co. supplies the ranches of
the west side Of the Upper Valley.
This system, the fumes of which were
completed last year, takes its water
from the 1illie Jane creek.
The opinion that orchardists should
produce such products as milk and but
ter on their places is becoming more
widespread in the Upper Valley every
day. Mr.. Thompson says he is able to
grow his own pork and chickens and
produce his milk and butter and always
has surplus to sell to the local store.
Last week he showed to the Glacier
representative, who was in the upper
community to gather facts of develop
ment, an average monthly statement
| received from the store. A gratifying
balance was on the credit side. His
surplus of butter, eggs and bacon had
far more than Offset the total Of the
prices of articles that he had pur-
chased.
Since the Mount Hood Railroad
has been built into the heart of the
Uvper Valley to its present terminus
at Parkdale, the commercial interests
of the entire district above Booth hill
which were centered at Mount Hood,
have gradually moved to the rail-
road station. The town of Parkdale is
growing rapidly. Where but a few
years ago tall frs and pines grew, the
general merchandise store of X. J. Me-
Isaac d Co., a commodious schoohouse,
union church, blacksmith shop,
handsome railroad station and hotel
| and numerous residences have been
constructed. New homes are rising at
the station each year and Parkdale is
becoming thriving village. 1t is here,
IN the hall above Melsaac's store. that
the Upper Valley Progressive Associa-
tion presents its lyceum course during
the winter months for the entertain
ment and education of its residents.
However, none of these presentations
are more interesting than that of the
club itelf, the members of which annu-
ally prepare a play. Some excellent
musical talent is to be found in the
district as well as histrionic ability,
and the amateur theatrcals always at
dents. About a mile north of Parkdae
is the store of W. H. Roderhiser, who
does general merchandise business.
The Union church movement has
taken a strong hold of the Upper VAL
ley residents. The district has two
churches. one at Mt Hood, and the
other, the latter built as a union
church, at Parkdale. Rev. w. l.. Van
Nuys, a Presbyterian minister, VINO
was formerly resident of Pendleton,
is in charge Of beth churches and
breaches alternr ely at Mt. Hood and
! Parkdale.
One of the features of the Upper
Valley is its many young bachelo g.
| Probably in no other rural section of
| Oregon in so small a section can so
many unmarried men be found Within
radius of but little over three
miles, ty-seyen young men are
enjoying single bles sed ess, doing their
household work aud performing culin-
airy feats daily within their Kitchens.
The most Of these youthful bachelor
men are graduates of eastern colleges.
1t has been suggested by residents
there that families with marriageable
daughters who are seeking homes in
the west might form the foundation for
pleasant task for cupid by moving to
the Upper Valley. The little Love
God has already been busy in the dis
trict, and number of young bachelors
have become Benedicts after having
been captivated by the charms of
school mlstresses in the district.
A detailed list of some of the i'm
provements that have taken place in
the Upper Valley in the past two years
and that are now under way follows:
New blacksmith shop and residence
built by c. A. Clark at Parkdale.
New implement warehouse construct
ed by X. j. McLsaac & Co. at Parkdae.
New home erected by j. G. Craven
at Parkdale.
Mt. Hood Milling Co.. new mill about
mile south of Parkdale.
New residence built by Hugh Dixon,
south of Parkdale.
New home by j. S. l.. Peironnet.
Addition to home now being- COM
pleted by Charles Steinhauser.
improvements to residence made by
II. w. Steinhauser.
w. II. Tobey, new home.
New residence by Nj. o. Boe.
All of these orchardists have made
extensive cIearings and improvements
on their tracts.
G. DuVal, jr., aud G. Wertgen have
built a new home and have cleared q
acres of their land, which has been set
in orchard. Mr.. DuVal came to the
Valley from Baltimore. NJ Wertgen is
former resident of Bremen, Ger
many.
Henry S. Grouse has cleared four acres
of orchard during the past year.
II. w. Riekman, a capitalist of Chad
ron, Neb.. has had tract of 40 acres
cleared and set TO trees this spring.
The place adjoins that of A. B. Coul-
ter, who las superintended the work of
clearing.
London & Powers have cleared small