The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-06-18
SPECIAL ELECTION
SEEMS PROBABLE
PETITIONS ARE BEING CIRCULATED
Saturday Night Meeting FayOrS Accept
ance of BenSOn'S Offer Benson Do
mates MultnOmah Falls

proposed bond issue OF SiS, ,UUO, the !
funds from which will be used in com
pleting the Columbia river highway |
through Hood River county, were /
started at one of the most enthusiastic |
road meetings ever held here, when |
delegates from all parts of the com
munity assembled at the county library |
evening. Delegates to the !
were as follows:
Pine Grove district, j. d. McCully, |
NJ. Dragseth, II. NJ. Vannier, J. O. |
Mark. W. l.. DIckersOn. l.. +. Ireland,
A. F. Bickford, Frank Davidson, Ar
thur G. Lewis, A. l.. Peters, A. J.
Graft, Hans Lage; Barrett district, /.
f. Dart, j. J. Gibbons, W. G. +.
Smith, c. ID. Thompson, c. f. Neshit,
Roy d. Smith, George Sargent, c. NJ.
Hurlburt, Fred Miller; East Barrett,
f. n. Benson, X. II. Wallace, II. Nor
ton Holbrooke, Ed Winter, +. II. Shep-
ard, J. A. Epping. W. II. Furrow
Oak Grove, W. l.. Nichols, C. W.
Hooker, Charles G. Lemon; Belmont,
Prof. l.. +. Henderson. Thomas Flag
Ter, DR.. +. Z. Ferguson, Gus Miller,
Sherman Frank, l.. 5. Ainsworth, +.
c. House; Frankton. A. c. Staten, J.
r. Nunamaker, M. X. Noble, J. r.
Nickelsen: Odell, J. f. Ferguson. o.
/. Walters, Walter Kimball, J. p.
Thompson, l.. c. heiser, A. B. Cutler
East Hood River, ]. II. Koberg.
The meeting, which was called to
order by c. W. Hooker, was called for
the purpose of organizing a good roads
association. When Gus Miller, who
was asked to accept the chairmanship
of the association. declined, r. II.
Wallace was elected chairman and {.
W. Hooker, secretary.
1t was suggested that instead of
SIS. 600 bond issue as proposed, that the
issue should be for $780, However,
the weight Of opinion carried, il having
been thouhgt best that the Columbia
river road bond alone should be consid-
cred at this time. The following reso-
luton was adopted.
Whereas, the completion of the Col
umbia river highway in time for the
1915 travel to and from the San Fran
cisco exposition is of greatest impor-
tance to Hood River, and
Whereas, this can only be accom-
plished by the immediate voting of a
bond issue Of $75, 600 to open the Co.
iumbia river road through Hood River
county. and
Whereas, the benefits to be derived
for the prosperity of Hood River county
from this immediate action will war.
rant putting aside all other road mat
ters of whatever nature for the pres
ent, ard
Whereas, if we are TO expect state
aid in the construction OF this roac
! Hood River must show an inclination
to do her share therefore,
BE it resolved, that it is the senti
ment of this meeting that the county
court of Hood River county be petit
toned to call an election at once fol
the aforesaid bond issue.
Some of those present thought that
some of the funds raised by a bono
issue should be applied between Vientc
and Hood River, the provisions of the
petition for the proposed bond election
making it necessary to expend the en-
tire sum between Viento and the Mul
tnomah county line. However, after
discussion it was thought best to LEI
the petition as first read stand. Th'
money will be expended in opening VI
stretches of highway between Cacsad'
Locks and the Multnomah county lin'
and between Wyeth and Viento.
The guarantee of S. Benson to appro
pirate any additional sums needed onl
covers this portion of the highway.
One of the most enthusiastic speeche
of the evening was made by l.. +
Dart. "As look at the proposition,
said Mr.. Dart. "but few of us Hoo
River people are going to use the loa
for number Of years anyhow. Port
land people and automobile owner
from other places are going to traVt
over it, and they will see that it is pu
/ in good shape. There isn't a sectio
of the country in the United State
that can equal IN scenery the 65 mil
stretch between here and Portland.
II any Hood River property owner vote
against the proposed bond issue he
Il voting against his best interests.
/ ANY of you who have been to Cal
/ fornia know what the tourist crop II
II 1t is the best crop there is. Gentle
H men, in my Is years of experience hei
II in the west, have never seen any Of
portunity that can equal the one "
now have.
II A strong address in favor of Il
II bond issue and the highway was mac
II by A. C. Staten, who suggested thi
II S. Benson, who made Hood River cou
III ty the guarantee that SIS, 900 wou
III open the road, come here ana visit Il
II rural people of the valley and educa
III them to the needs and benefits of Il
II road. "The opposition, am sure,
II he said, will dwindle, when we con
to understand the view point OF t
u other fellow" "
whenever a visitor goes into
III country and partakes of any of its e
II cellent product" said E. II. Shepar
II "he goes away and Immediately b
III comes a booster for that communit
III And so, if we had this road open al
iii MANY thousands Of mortorists passi
through, the publicity that we wou
iii get would be wonderful. The benet
III that we would derive from the $3.50
Hi bond issue would far surpass those
iii might gain from $4,000 expended
II advertising in the Saturday Event
Ill Post.
Ill Truman Butler, who attended
II meeting called attention to the need
III capitalizing the scenery of the co
HI munity. when this road is built
Ill said MIR. Butler. ''the people Of 20
HI and will make use of it for they c
III give their visiting friends from
Ill east no greater treat than ride up
Ill Hood River. "
HI ]. A. Epping stated that he had j
iii returned from Portland. "The peO
III there are ready to look toward HI
II River now," he said. Formerly Il
VI did not seem interested in the dstrj
But hundreds of them are ready nov
n C. Z. Nesbit stated that he wal
z<8 fo,,,r of tho road hond