The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-30

L. c. Simms.
MONTGOMERY TELLS
OF HOOD RIVER
From Shelbyville. Ind, Republican,
Hood River is making growth,
rapid but at the same time Very sub
stantial and along conservative lines,
says James E. Montgomery, a resident
Of the famous Oregon town and fruit
valley of that name, who is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Mont
gomery, in Shelbyville, for a few
weeks.
"Hood River is the county seat and
the only town in the valley bearing
that name. The city has about 2, 500
inhabitants and the valley has between
5000 and 1000 more, while there is at
last 5000 more population tributary to
Hood River in the country east of the
valley and across the Columbia river
in the state of Washington.
The products Of the country tribu-
tary to Hood River last year exceeded
81, 500, 900, the principal sources of
revenue being lumber, apples, straw
berries and other fruits and agricul-
tural products. That amount will be
more than doubled in the next few
years when the apple orchards already
planted come into bearing, while the
enormous timber resources make re-
duction in the lumber output a remote
condition.
"The wealth of the water power
available in the Hood river which finds
it source in the glaciers of Mount
Hood promises to make Hood River
the location of many manufacturing
establishments. The largest electric
ally driven saw mill in the world is on
banks of Hood river. Transmission
lines run through Hood River valley
and cheapness of power has made elec
tric lights and motors common on the
fruit farms all over the valley. There
are now three power plants on Hood
river and an enormous project will
soon be completed near the mouth Of
he White Salmon river, directly across
the Columbia from Hood River. Thi'
new plant will furnish power for tn,
= city Of Portland, So miles away.
4 "Hood River valley is growing i
c favor as summer resort. 1t offers
5 diversity of interest for the touris
seldom found. The highly develope
{ orchard community, traversed every
0 where by good roads, is completed
t surrounded by mountains, in the almos
a impenetrable wilds of which may b
o found in plenty all the species of bi
G game which have ever inhabited tina
/; country. The gamiest trout are thicl
= in the cold, dashing mountain stream
I of the valley, while the Columbia rive
h at the north end of the valley is fam
T. Gus the world over for its salmon
e Cloud Cap Inn, at an elevation of al
i most 5000 feet up the side of Noun
Hood is the mecca of the most strenu
{ Gus advocates of the outdoor life
+ many of whom scale the peak of tn
/ hoary old mountain each season. Sew
e eral other small hotels furnish tn
8 tourist entertainment. When all thes
{ attractions are combined with an idea
0 climate 1t is hard to keep tourist
s away.
} "The tourist and resort traffic vii
I be much increased, it is believed, b.
the completion of the road now beini
built in the gorge Of the Columbli
river between Hood River and Port
land. This road through the Casead,
: mountains along the great stream 0
The west will be one of the hihgways 0
q the world richest in scenic splendor
At present there is but one automobil,
road which penetrates the mountain
" surrounding the Hood River valley
. ! he United States government IS open
ing another road through the fores
= reserve over the mountains betwee
!, Hood River and Portland. The Colum
y bia river road will put Hood Rive
on the main highway between Vancou
10 yer, b. c., Seattle, Portland, Sa
. Francisco and Los Angeles.
"Hood River has good transportation
4 facilities, both freight and passenger
y The Oregon-W Washlngton Railroad 4
I. Navigation Company, a part Of tn
\ Hartman system, operates seven pass
= enger trains each way daily. lhre
" of these run between Chicao and Port
land via the Union Pacific, one via tn
Chicago, Milwaukee q Puget Soun
and one between st. Paul and Portlan
=, via Canadian Pacifc-Soo line. Port
land is less than two hours ride fror
Hood River and the through transcon
tinentaI only take about two and
/ half DAYS, to st. Paul and Chicago
:, The Spokane, Portland & Seattle, th
j., North Bank road of the Hill system
n is accessible to Hood River on the OF
t posite bank of the Columbia. III
b competition of the steamers on the ca
= lumbia keeps in force low freigh
e rates.
e "The high financial returns to b
d gained and the charming rural environ
a ment have resulted in very hig
J. standard among the people in the orch
g ard business in Hood River and man
II Hoosiers are to be found here. Fran
y Potter Lucas, who is now here visitin
e his parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. N. Lucas
e owns an.orchard in the valley. Anon
the former Indianapolis people who al
now Hood River orchardists are Ere
W. WATSON, Felix Vonnegut, Angus
Deschler, Clarence E. Coffin, Henr
4 Coburn, Fred F. and Joseph McCrea.
Another sHo oosier now Hood Rive
orchardist is Ray E. Scott. Mr.. Scot
u was in the Capital National Bank {
d Indianapolis before going onto b
J. orchard in Hood River several year
e ago. For the past year he has bee
8, secretary of the Hood River Comme
IS cial club.
IS A. A. Jayne, formerly an attorne
70 of this city, who is now located
70 Portland, has announced that he is
sr favor of a general and complete revi
ion of the legal procedure of the stat
le Attorney Jayne believes that the legi
lature. should appoint a commission
make thorough study of civil al
criminal procedure and submit repo
to the next session of the legislatu