The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-09-24
nardships they had gone through during

snow kept coming. Next morning il
was still coming down, and kept com
ing. Ii piled up till 1t shut out the
light from one low and solitary win
dow of the cabin. The deep snow kept
the family etfectuslly housed Up for a
month or more, which seemed 10 them
an age. When the glad chinook came
and the boats were again plying upon
the Columbia, the family made its way
to the boat landing. Thus ended the
experience of my friend Lockwood and
his family with Hood River. His wife
ever after failed to grow enthusiastic
over the beauties and grandeur of old
Mount Hood.
The experience of the Lockwood
family with hard winter in Hood
River valley is not much unlike others
that preceded him and still others that
followed. IL all who ever located in
the Hood River valley, thinking 1t an
ideal spot, had remained to this day,
what a dense population the valley
would have. But it was not alwoys the
hard winter that drove people away.
Before we had an irrigating ditch
(thanks to Frank Davenport, Sr., who
built the first one. and others followed)
we who have stayed with the valley
can remember family after family who
located here, probably in the spring
time when every prospect pleased. put
In crop and then saw il fail to ma
ture for the want of moisture. Becom-
ing disheartened they would pull up
stakes and leave land that has since
sold time and again for move than one
thousand dollars an acre. OF the few
who stayed with love for and abiding
faith in Hood River, some have become
wealthy while others Of US are still
hclding our own, about as rich in this
worlds goods as when we first were
charmed with the delightful scenery,
pure air and healthful fruits and wa
ters of the valley.
Along in the early nineties of the
past century in the winter time, some
of you will remember, 1t was a fav0rite
pastlme for the loafers seated around
the big warm stove in Geo. 2. COwell' s
store to plan building an irrigating
ditch. Robert Rand had made a pre-
liminary survey and found the project
feasible. At one time we got so far
along as to organize and elect officers.
The board of directors levied an assess
ment of about five per cent on the
stock subscribed. This killed the prof
ect. Only two stockholders were able
to meet the assessment. with cash. But
times changed. The irrigating bitches
came. and with them came an influx of
people who saw the possibilities of the
valley. A revolution has taken place
that transformed our cattle ranges, our
wheat and corn fields into thrifty orch
ards, and Hood River valley has become
known for its fruits throughout the
civilized world.
OF the old timers, the pioneers who
came so, 40 or 30 years ago, but few
are left. The young men of those days
are now old and grizzled, but their
hearts are still young. If Pioneer
Turner was to turn loose with his fiddle
and give the old Tennessee tunes some
would no doubt feel like shaking their
feet to the good old time music.
This short address is intended as
prelude to something better which is to
follow. Several pioneers are loaded
with "reminiscences of ye olden time.
In the language of Davy Crockett, or
some other noted character, 'On with
the dance Let joy be unconfined. +"
Addresses were delivered by s. +.
Blythe. f. l.. Smith, d. A. Turner,
Geo. T. Prather, Mrs. John Marden,
Mrs. Kittie Coe, William Boorman,
Mrs. May Booth, Robert Rand, Mrs.
Eleanor Potter and Newton Clark.
Mrs. Potter, who formerly owned a
place in the Belmont district, stated
that she had not been in the city for
eight years. | was surprised at the
wonderful changes, she said Here
in your town, where steep hills for
merly existed. smooth boulevards have
been constructed. and now motor ve-
hicles roll along"
Secretary Howe's list of thoseswho
registered includes the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. K. H. Husbands, Miss
Esther Husbands, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Mcfarland, Mrs. Eleanor f.. Potter,
now of Portland, Lyman Smith, now of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. S. +. Blythe,
L. l.. Smith, Mrs. Elmer Rand, Mrs.
j. f. Watt, Mrs. VIM. Stewart, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
l.. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. |. Howe,
Misses Helen and Marion Howe, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Howe, l.. II. Nichols,
Robert Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Clark, MIR. and Mrs. j. j. Gibbons,
Mrs. Kittie Coe, MIR. and Mrs. Hans
Lage, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lage, MIR. and
Mrs. Ben Lage, MIR. and Mrs. William
Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Slocom,
now of Porland Mr.. and Mrs. John
Koberg, Mrs. N. A. Monroe, MIR. and
Mrs. Edgar Locke, Mrs. John Marden,
now of The Dalles, Mrs. W. +. Hanson,
Mrs. Laura d. Baldwin, Mrs. Maria
Mcclure, Tom Wickens.sMr. and Mrs
A. b. Jones, Mrs. Matte Zane, now Of
Portland, Mrs. Eleanor La France, now
of Portland, Mrs. o. E. Seymour, now
of Portland, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.
Sherrieb, Mr. and Mrs. 7. X. Coon.
now of Portland, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T.
Prather, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Scobee,
Mrs. M. Sue Adams Armstrong, Mrs.
Alma Howe, John Kroeger and daugh-
ter, MIR. and Mrs. Milton Odell, E.
Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Boorman.
MIR. and Mrs. d. A. Turner, Geo. W.
Dimmick, Mrs. Mary Booth, MIR. and
Mrs. William Foss, Mrs. Phoebe Foss.
Prof. l.. F. Henderson, Indian George,
Walter Hinrichs, Mira. J. W. Hinrichs.
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