The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-05-15
CLUB MEMBERS
DESIRE DOCK
MANY ATTEND MONDAYS MEETING
Announcement Made of DunCan'S Appoint.
ment to Fish Commission Plans for
Fourth of July Celebration


hurried through with a number of mat |
ters, taking action that will result in |
great benefit to the local citizens. !
Chas. A. Bell called attention to the
need of wharfage facilities during the !
nigh water period. 1--WE have no idea,
said Mr.. Bell, "of the traffic between
here and Underwood and White Salmon. |
The ferrymen have done a great deal to
bring business to this city from points
accros the river by keeping the ferry
service at the best, and we owe them
aid in getting a site that is convenient
in high water.
On motion of Mr.. Bell, c. o. Huelat,
Frank A. Cram and Carl II. Vaughan
were appointed on committee to 60
before the council and ask that the city
aid the ferrymen. This committee re-
turned with a report before adjourn
ment. when they declared that the
council had taken immediate action,
having given the finance committee
power to act in the matter, which
would be taken up with the river boat
companies and their aid and coopera-
tion secured. Capt. Treiber, of the
Underwood Hood River Ferry Co., who
was present, stated that he had re-
Gently talked with Superintendent Nc
Donald, of the Regulator line Co., who
had refused point blank to pay the
heavy sum asked by the Hood River
Terminal Co., which owns the property
desired. However, MIR. Mcdonald will
aid in securing the wharfage facilities.
Chas. 7. Early, manager of the Ore
gon Lumber Co., stated that he would
be willing to allow the ferry companies
the use of their property between the
bridge of the O.-W. X. q N. Co. and
the wagon bridge across Hood River
free of charge. However. Mr.. Ireiber
said it would be impossible to make
use of this after July !.
d. G. Cruikshank, who was mem
Der Of the committee appointed by the
Merchants Association to confer with
the Commercial club as to a Fourth of
July celebration, declared that the or
ganization considered that it would be
better to have the latter organization
handle the celebration, since all of the
valley interests, and not the merchants
alone, would participate in it. A mo-
tion that the club assist in the celebra-
tion and that committee be appointed
was carried.
j. II. Heilbronner reported that the
meeting of the Automobile club Satur-
day evening had failed to accomplish
anything because of lack of quo
rum. Mr.. Heilbronner urged that the
Automobile club be merged with the
Commercial club and that a larger
automobile c0mmittee be appointed tC
conduct such wosk as properly belongs
to an automobile club. An invitation
was extended to the members of the
Automobile club to come into the Com
merCial club.
Mr.. Hellbronner stated that G. X.
Narshall, the county's road master,
haG recently made an inspection Of the
,outs of a road up the river to Moser.
While tie time is not ripe for such a
highway vet, Mr.. Marshall thinks il
feasible. Mf. Koherg has offered a
right of way NJ 20 feet through his
farm. However, the county can only
take a r4gi3t of way of 40 feet. 1t was
suggested dat an efost be msdeLto
Get the road between hers and The
Dalles on the mag However. b. f.
Duncan and c. 4. Roberts were ~ the
opinion that those who travel the rpad
in its present condition will not be
grateful to those who are responsible
for the publicity Of the road.
Ray +. Scott told the club meRlher'
of a letter that has been written to thC
Oregonan in protest to the action o'
the Portland water board, which is at
tempting TO secure the passage OF bills
in congress to prevent the building oi
a road over h,e Lost Lake reserve.
w, l.. Clarh. president of the club
said "Hood Rl9ar has good stronl
protesa TO make asiae from the road
| For 80 years the peope residing il
that vicinity have been using the can
Won of Jones Creek to geI over thu
summit and to roads leading down th'
Sandy valley. If the reserve is close
, they must trayei for may miles over I
=, rcuitous and hazardous road to reacI
fbe, r destination. And Portland ha
tale, in the summit of HBckleberr.
monnts N in her reserve. This is Il
Uood ri,. er's watershed and the sum
m;t ~ this mountain is the objectlv
MONT Of tba greater portions Of tn
peonle wbo to,n ney to Lost Lake.
"port rtiand hsa undertaken a bigge
iob tbsn she can ae complish. If fr
were to start in the reserve they woui
not know how to fight IT, SO greae
the territory that thsy are 'iy ,,'g ;
patrol. Every summer trHVeieIs 81 sil
through the reserve over tbe hl1le nv nv
den passages, despite the GUARDS ,l tha
are kent there. If the city would a'io'
the main roads, which you'd not COZ
taminate their water supply, traVeiei
would be. kept off of the hidden ana re
mote parts of the watershed. lnsteaa
of keeping them on the beaten lracf
however, they are now scattered
Chas. r. Early made the motion thi
committee, headed by PTesluei
Clark, take a contour map Oh the a
gion and visit the Portland Wat'
board.
&. f.. Duncan, the newly appolntt
member of the Game and Fish Con
nilsson. was given an ovation. M
Duncan said that while he considers
the appointment an honor, he was gli
that a Hood River man had received
/. because of the prestige it would gl'
the county more than for anythlI
else. at will help US in getting son
of the things we want" said Mr.. Du
can. 1--WE should organize Gun a.
Rod club, in order to better go aft
necessary improvements on the rive
lone thing that is badly needed
the Hood river is fish way over I
dam of the Pacific Power & Light [
The company will do the right thin
if We urge them. AS 1t is now,
large fish are going up the la9G
there, and the only steelheads ana y
hooks that have been reported Il
yearshave been caught below the da
The club endorsed Mr.. Duncan's 81
gestions as to the Improvement IN
ladder. and committee was appoint
TO assist in securing action on the m
ter as soon as possible:
The city council adjourned its me