The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-28
SUNDAY GIVES
ROADS A BOOST
EVANGELIST TALKS TO COM'L CLUB
A Water Grade Road Should be Built.
He Says Suggests that Roads
Should be Oiled

At gathering of Hood River e;ty
and valley folks here SATURDAY aftary,
noon at the Heilbronner hall. with the
building packed and men and women
linlng the stairway leading to the cmb
rooms, Billy Sunday, the noted evan.
gellst, who has his summer home here
IN the Oell section. delivered an adj
aress on the Identification of the val
icy and the building of better roads
although good roads talks are freouent
mere, none have been received with
such enthusiasm, and when Mr. SIM
Gay, IN his vehement, characteristic
way told the ranchers that they sbonid
construct water grade highway along
Tue hood river gorge into the heart Of
the Valley, the house rang tn cheers.
ana am not handing you bunch of
not ar SAID the evangelist. dropping
slang expressions as is his wont. dfnr /
am ready to dig own into nv norket
and help along with anything Won do
here that is for the good of the valley
We can make this valley a show nlace
why look at Europe. How many
Americans leave every summer with
Their families and automobiles for the
good roads across the pond? But did
you ever hear of any one from Europe
bringing his car over to America? No.
Tor we have proverbially bad roads.
Next summer | am going to have a
road commissioner come out in front of
my place and grade my road properlv.
Then am going to buy oil and mt an
L. think all of the people in the val
ley should be willing to Law the dust
that will settle on their trees bv mr.
'hasing little oil, The county | am
'ure, will apply the oil.
Let's keep the weeds cut. let's
the right kind, when we build
bridges. We have got more water
lere than we know what to do with.
let's use it toward identifying our
Mr.. Sunday paid compliment to the
management of the East Fork Irrigat-
ng Co. Mcdonald is not letting anv.
ne want for water on the East Side"
g SAID 'and that is the way we
Mould nave things. God gave to us
ountltully. We have all the water of
ID Mount Hood to draw from"
Mr.. sunday showed that during his
taY here he has gathered the knowl-
dge that would make him practical
rchardlst. II like it, too, :" he said
and | have been plowing in my fields
his year. have gained ten hounds
lnce began the work. F"
lie urged a cooperation of the people
business way and more social in
1T is the age of progress,
shouted IN his persuasive way, "and
e must live and build as progressive
zen should. We no longer have the
d fashioned print shop, where the
10ze histlng printer held sway. but
le type today is set by machinery.
Verything is on the move. bigger.
'ander, better. Let us build here,
'mly and for beauty. You are going
need bridge across the Hood river
wn here some day. Put up one that
III be source of pride. "
AT the close of the address Mr. and
RS. Sunday met the people assembled
the Commercial club rooms.
AT the close it was announced that
e women of the town and valley
luld entertain at luncheon rs children
ON the Boys and Girls Aid Society
ON Portland Thursday. Get to-
ther and show those kids a good
ne. cried the evangelist. IL notice
e women have called for donations of
ut. haven't any fruit, but | will
We cash. Place the little fellows six
,hes from the table and let them eat
| they touch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday have left for
mona. Mimi, where. as Mr.. Sunday
vs., William j. Bryan and he will
lfer on some matters of the Bible
d Missions Association of that city.
:. Bryan is president of the commit