The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-23
CAPTAIN TREIBER
TELLSDOCK NEEDS

October p, 1918.
Editor Glacier:
Hood River needs central landing |
for ALI boats and steamers to eneour-
age the river traffic, which is almost a
minus quantity at the present time |
win the persent conditions. By hav-
ing a central landing and JOINT agency
il would eliminste great deai OF IN
convenience and expense Tor Inc traV-
cling public aid freight shippers, as
NAV readily be seen without any ex-
planation. Also, with the steamboat
business. it would eliminate the neces-
sity and enormous expense OF keeping
up four landing places, which IS now
the case. and save the expense Of hav-
inc so many agents, and consequently
Give each steamer a fair show, which
r directly a benefit TO the shippers.
The Shipping to and from Hood River
| Is a very large item and is now being
praetically ali handled by the railroad
eomnanies. We must have river conf
petitjon TO keep down rates and keep
IN the service. With the opening of
the Panama canal and the Cello locks
and canal the Columbia river will be
leading outlet for Hood River produce
10 the south ard east part OF the Unit,
ed States as well as all OF the oriental
countries and we must have an etheient
landing place for all steamers.
There are three propositions TO con-
slider. First, to build jetty out from
the Washington shore about three
fourths of a mile up river troD the
White Salmon ferry landing, turning
the Columbia channel towards the
mouth of Hood river, then by dredging
ont the upper end of the bar, space
90O0 feet wide and tbree-fourths OF
mile long, with an average depth OF Il
feet from its present height. This eur
rent would keep it dredged or casheo
out. However, this being govern
ment proposition, il would very likely
he rejected because II would cause
e filling in on the Washington shore a
!, the United States dock.
J. Second. to build dock starting a
It the O.-W. R. & N. depot running north
8 east across the Hood RiVe1 nat AM
:, across Hood river and then across TN
e Button fiat to the White Selmon ferr.
+ landing and there have the dock. The
!. drejee out the river in front otoit, a
1. Il is now a dry bar about 300 yards ou
Is side of tho present regular dock, ex
y tending up river from the rock outsid
Q the ferry landing to Stanley Rock.
i The steamers run to Stanley roc
ID and then down on the inside of this ba
u. at low water but this will soon be In
~ possible as that is fast filling in.
Is Third, to build dock extendin
r. ,orth from the end of Second stree
ne from the place known as the Pom
an starting at a level with tho road ar
of running north across the bar, di
Y, tance of 5000 feet, to deep water,
be being IS feet above low. water at u
he outer end. This owill be at a pia'
in u, eauidistant from thee United Stat
dock and Uderwood dock and making
To- ferry landing for both ferries, tn
combining the traffic and making CO
III. yeyance easier to and from the face
the dock to Hood River. This can
ho done with very reasonable expense.
the driving of piling is easy and
river or creek to cross.
" The river rises and falls about
a. feet. Then this dock wQDld be c(
cred at IS feet, but at that stage
ed steamers are able to land in the mot
the of the slough and at 20 feet at the
nS mar not. The danger of damage to DC
,urt Is slight yhihe under water.
!, as This proposition would give h'
's,n san River central landing place for
Die steamers and ferries. and wodld
the tract great deal Of business to d.
River which now goes to Portland
lsed elsewhere, because of such poor
- comodations from the boat landings
town.
This is county proposition to
ice promoted by the countD and 1t 1t Il
that it can not make free dock, {
non non charge rental for each ferry
ract rae, steam boat, and even at q minim
.bly charge it would pay $ls00 per
ih 10 for rental alone. Then by making
ent, e Joint agency the steamers could OF
nth, ate with much less expense than
ears ear present with more efficient way
b Is handling freight.