The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-12-17
VALLEY WILL
DRAW TOURISTS
PUBLICITY PLANS WILL ATTRACT
Leroy Armstrong Calls Attention to Prep
arRtiOns Of Railway Companies to
Handle Exposition Crowds
(By Leroy Armstrong;

(By Leroy Armstrong;
The sales agent Of the Pullman Car
| Company reports closing a contract
with the Northern Pacific Railroad
people for new cars-sleepers and par
lor cars--to cost a million and half
dollars. Every other transcontinental
railroad equipment is being similarly
increased. Oh, people are going to
California next summer
Generally they are buying their tick
cts to 60 by one route and return by
archer; so that nine out of tea of
them will see Portland as certainly as
San Francisco. Within 1915 that big
metropolis of Oregon" will have more
well-to-do strangers in her limits than
in any FIVE previous years of her his
tory. We want as many of them as
possible to come up and see Hood Riv-
or. They are the sort OF people from
whom we would select neighbors here
in the town or valley; citizens to help
us in the forward march of our COM
| munity.
And they are willing to come. They
know about Hood River. its products
and its enviable position. And they
are being invited by other towns in the
hustling northwest. Coos county is
spending $4,000 for its exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition. The eight
counties of the Willamette valley have
big common fund with which visitors
to the coast will be urged to inspect
the advantages of that very desirable
region. Washington is spending money
generously, insistently advocating the
claims of orchard or garden. forest or
farm or mill. In self defense-if there
were no better reason -- Hood River
must protect her own interests by pre-
senting at thai exposition a fair pic
ture of her inducements.
For exposltions certainly pay. They
would not have been continued all
these years, and with this boundless
magniicence of expenditure and dis
play, if they had not helped those TAX.
ing part in them. And in an especial
manner this coming year is Hood Riv-
er's opportunity. More people looking
| for homes more of the sort who have
a character right to live here will
visit the coast this year than in any
previous season of all the past, and
more than can reasonably be expected
in any five Of the 40 years to come. Ii
is proposed that this county, as a coun-
ty, and from its public funds. appro-
pirate two thousand dollars with which
to invite visitors to come here and look
over the valley, with he hope of max
ing some of them permanent residents.
Their coming would be general bene-
Ifit. Their buying land will be an ad-
vantage to every citizen of the valley.
Their help in carrying forward the de-
velopment of this splendid valley will
be gain through all the future history
of Hood River. In all fairness it would
seem that APPROPRIATION should be made.
1t certainly would be good business.
And since its results accrue to all, the
cost should be cheerfully and equally
carried by ALL
Those tourists are not going to be
deceived. | do not believe there is in
all the continent in valley offering so
many advantages, inviting with so
much that is desirable, blest with so
many opportunities, as are found IN
Hood River valley. Its place on the
mighty Columbia is unique. II is SEN
tineled by the two great snow crowned
mountains which make the limits of a
splendid picture. From the base of
Mount Hood come exhaustless waters
in abundant quantity. The upper levels
of the valley have been proved OF
splendid value. The older levels, lower
down, show proof of productivity. The
manhood and the womanhood of the
valley are of peculiarly high class
II and the best contribution the wealthy
and cultured east could make would bt
at home in such circle.
H No region is more blest with pleas
| ant climate. In none is good health
| more easily attained. In none is sick
| ness more readily avoided. Nowhere
4 does beauty of landscape so charmingll
II respond to the blessings of air an(
II light. Men may travel the wide worlC
Il over and find no more impressive seen
H cry. Whatever additions Hood Rive
H valley may gain through the influx VI
] 1916 tourists. they will profit quite al
! much by coming as we will by adding
them to our citizenship.
| 1t is the valleys big year-her un
matched chance. The valleys soil hal
been proved superior. Men have fount
the practical methods of farming ant
orchard management. Facilities TO
handling products have been perfected
The creamery opens desirable way
The canning factory provides the be
ginning of market which must prov
immensely valuable. The cider an
vinegar mill. with its government ali
in making still finer use Of apples, doe
a mighty service to the whole conimun
ity. The packing industry will be o
prime Importance. 1t is valley o
unrivaled worth, assuring progress il
| every line: and over all is spread tn
blessing of the beautiful.
II Portland will help Hood River, as
| will help every other town in the state
| Much more, Of course, because of tn
| Columbia highway. But Hood Rive
| must help itself. The people the righ
sort of people-are coming to the coas
= in mighty numbers. Some of them ar
looking for superior homes. They ca
find them here, and add their fortune
!, and their honors to those that industr
u and enterprise have established in thi
!, valley.
) II our people use we'll this year. thei
J prosperous position will be establishe