The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-02
PORTLAND MEN
VISIT VALLEY
AUTO TOUR MADE OF VALLEY
Stag Luncheon Enjoyed at EggermOn'
and Enthusiastic Road Meeting
Held Tuesday Night


been wished for Tuesday. when Port
lands good road enthusiasts came here
and were the guests of local road en-
thusiasts.
The visiting men came on specially
chartered Pullman, which was placed
on siding in the local yards and re-
turned to Portland on the early mail
train Yesterday morning. They were
met on their arrival by delegation Of
local men and taken out for ride over
the West Side roads and through the
orchard districts. Returning from
there to the city they rode up the East
Side grade, being allowed TO get the
view of the Hood river gorge scenery.
and taken out over the East Side roads
to Eggermont. where Secretary Ravlln
and President Clark, OK the CONNER
cial club, were hosts at luncheon.
The route led out of the city over
the State road to the ranch home OF
j. w. Hinrichs. Here all left the
automobiles and walked to a jutting
point on the bluffs of the Columbia,
where a magnificent view was had up
and down the great stream. MIR. Hin
richs presented the party with boxes Of
old fashioned sweet apples, which were
delicious and caused the praise OF all
The machines then, piloted by Mayor
B anchar, turned back on the State
road and crossed over to the Belmont
district, tregersing that to the Portland
Way in Gas Grove. They drove thence
past the Ravlin (le-ne and struck the
macadam of the We. Side at the top
of the Davidson hill. The journey then
continued over that way to the city
and out over the East Side to Egger-
mont.
Here the guests and local men, as
well, had the most pleasant surprise OF
the day, when they were rendered the
luncheon by the secretary aIu presi-
dent of the Commercial club. No
sooner had the first car entered the
grove of beautiful trees that surround
the country home at the point made by
the confluence of Neal creek and Hood
river than the savory odor of fried
chicken met them and aecentuated the
keen appetites made by the ride in the
invigorating atmosphere. The luncheon
was strictly stag affair. No womer
were on the premises of Eggermon'
Tuesday, and Mr.. Clark and MIR. Raw
lin, with white aprons and coats wer'
busy in the big kitchen, frying chick
ems and fish, baking corn bread ant
preparing soup and oyster cocktails
The men who were so fortunate as t
enioy the iced will never forget II
II Someone was heard to murmur
H well. il they call that luncheon !
Hood River valley, what Will res
Il dinner be?"
i Mr.. Ravlin must have taken lesson
from q southern nanny. No one ele
/ ate more delicious corn pone. NJ
II Clark's chicken was cooked to tn
/ taste of an epicure, and his fish, brow
| and JUICY and fresh from theWest For
II of the Hood river, were ee.eelien'
II The crowd gave a curtain call for tn
H cooks after the meal was finished an
Il each was enjoying big red eheeke
II Hood River apple-just looking at 1T
II for there was no place for 1t In tn
II inner man. The apples were take
n hbaae as souvenirs.
II 4he fish were caught Monday D
II William Baker and Ivan Dakin, wh
Il made special trip to the Wess For
( above Dee for this "piece de resis'
Ii ance" of the luncheon. These youn
ii men returned home with ll5 fine trol
ii after an afternoons sport. Some
III the fish were IA inches in length.
II And Hood River men were walters
II the1 luncheon. CARRIED in whii
II aprons and coats, G. A. Bell, X.
II Scott. J. II. Heilbrgnner, Truman Blu
II Ter. p. S. Davidson and Joe d. Thom
II son juggled plates of bread and sol
II with a surprising ease. And all Il
IL time in the kitchen and out there WI
HI chatter of the wonderful scenery of Il
iii valley and what the Columbia highwi
iii would mean.
III "Say, fellows" Rsvlin was heard
iii say to the walters, as he was heapil
Ill plates with corn pone, wouldn't 1t
iii great to have a country club her
iii This kind of shows us what we cou
III do with q thing of that kind. y "Yes,
y was the concerted answer, land Ju
4 wait till the road is through and
4 will have IT,"
After luncheon the men left in t
l. automobiles for ride over the NE
creek canyon, where Mother Natu
has simply outdone herself in garbi
the Little Child Earth In a robe
purple Oregon grape and silver a
gold vine naples. From butte ne
the home of Jake Lenz, the visitt
were able to see the Upper Valley q
the stretch of orchards in the Low
Valley, looking back 5 toss the Colu
bia gorge to Mount Adams.
At 80 Tuesday afternoon puf
receution was rendered to s. Bens
whose donation of $4,000 for
work of making the road around St
Rock mountain, has been the great
boost the highway has ever h
Citizens from all parts of the val
fiocked to the rooms of the Commers
: club to rect the wealthy lumberm
The following Upper Valley delegat
II was present: John Goldsbury, Ware
Cornell, Bsrroll & Busch. and q:
= Uptegrove. No speakers at politi'
nj religious or any other kind OF ma
iii ing have been more enthuslastic'
iii received than were the Portland &
iii road enthusiasts and those from OF
iii narts of the northwest, who addres
iii the large audience. A renewed emf
iii siasm was created for the scenic II
and with a unanimity of feeling
men and women many times broke
applause.
HI 1.-THE DAYS of argument and res
tions as to good roads have passe
said Rufus Holman, Mutlnomah cot
commissioner and the first speake
the evening. "And now is the time
action. This Columbia river roat
going to be great thing for Port
and you people of Hood River val
The revenue that you will receive
HI the tourist traffic will more than rt
HI for the expense of building an e'
II lent system of highways through
community
II Mr.. Holman was followed by
John p. Hardman. president of
III Washington state good roads ass