The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-11-11
SINNOTT WILL WORK
FOR The LOOP ROAD

The proposed locp highway to be
built through the national forest around
the east and south base of Mount Hood
will serve both Hood River and Wasco
counties, according to Representative
in Congress Sinnott. of The Dalles. who
was in the city Tuesday. Because Of
misunderstanding. when the road was
first proposed, people of The Dalles
feared that no connections would be
formed with highways leading to Dufur
and the Wasco county seat.
when in Portland recently" said
Congressman Sinnott, 81 talked with
members of the forestry service, and it
seems to me that the surveys they have
made should be satisfactory to all con-
cerned. Side surveys to country ac-
cessible to automobiles from Wasco
county will be made, and it will be
possible to reach Look Out mountain,
where grand view is obtainable, from
the main line of the survey"
MIR. Sinnott says he has tramped and
ridden horseback over the entire coun-
try through which the proposed roads
will pass, and knowing the scenic beau
ty they will make available. he is an
ardent supporter of the movement in
augurated to secure funds for their
construction.
"Under existing federal law" says
Mr.. Sinnott, leach county in which
forest reserves are located IS entitled
to 10 per cert of the proceeds of timber
sales, the funds to be used in the con-
struction of roads. 1t is proposed by
the forestry department that in the
present case the money be advanced
for the purpose of constructing the
road, in anticipation of future sales
of timber. consider this good plan.
Many of the counties having located in
their bounds these forest timber lands
are badly in need OF highways at the
present moment. We are going to put
our backs to the wheel and endeavor to
do all we can toward backing up the
forestry department, but since the pol
icy will be q new one and knowing as
do the depleted condition of the treas
ury and the need for raising revenue 1t
is difficult to tell how the matter will
be received by Congress.
MIR. Sinnott, who will leave today or
Saturday with his family for Washing
ton, was in Hood River last Saturday.
He passed many friends but was not
recognized.
Thereby hangs an interesting story.
Accompanied by Judd S. Fish, mana
ger of the Hotel Dalles, MIR. Sinnott
was motoring to Parkdale to call on
constituents, when his automobile be-
came stuck on the Neal creek grade.
The two men worked for hours in the
mud and slush of the road. At one
time. when Mr.. Fish was trying to pry
the wheel out of the mudhole while
MIR. Sinnott was at the wheel, the for
mer gave the signal for full speed
ahead. The wheel began to spin with
great velocity and mud plaster was
hurled in the face of the hotel man.
Gagged by the mud he could not coun-
termand his order and Mr.. Sinnott al
lowed the wheels to spin until he con-
sidered the task vain one. When he
did look around MIR. Fish was covered
with mud from hat to;shoes. The east
ern Oregon congressman few mo-
ments later spoiled freshly pressed
suit by falling in the mudhole. They
were recognized in Hood River, after
they had finally released the car from
the mudhole by but one man, G. A.
Bell. MIR. Bell kept their secret and it
was not known until Tuesday, when
Mr.. Sinnott came to town and told the
story, that the two men were here Sat-
urday night.
Mr.. Sinnott, his car having been left
at local garage Saturday night,
motored from here to The Dalles Tues
day.