The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-01-13
CLUB MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
PLANS FOR 1916 ARE OUTLINED
Dues Of Country Members Are Cut in
Half-Butler is Hopeful Over Out.
come Of Highway

With the largest number Of members
present at a meeting during the past
two years on Monday night, the Com
mercial club was given stimulus for
active participation in local devevlop-
ment during the coming year. One Of
the first acts of the club members at
the initial meeting of the New Year
was to adopt an amendment to the by
laws Of the organization cutting the
membership dues of country members
from the regular assessment of $i2 per
year to Sc. By this action the Com
merciai club plans to become the hub
for activities not only of city people
and a few interested rural residents,
but of the entire valley.
A motion, providing for meetings in
the following rural districts, was car
ried: Parkdale. Pine Grove, Odell and
Oak Grove. According to the plans at
least rs members of the Commercial
club will attend these proposed meet
inRs, aud while the program will be
filed with musical numbers and other
things of lighter vein, an effort will
the work for the future proposed by
the organization.
1--WE wish to show every man in the
county," says R. E. Scott, "that the
city of Hood River cannot exist and
prosper without development of the
entire valley. that every bettermeDt In
the country will result directly in a
benefit to the business houses of the
city.
"Better roads to Hood Rivers points
of scenic interest" will be slogan for
the club during 1916. As was pointed
out by E o Blauchar. to draw motor
tourists from Portland aud other neigh.
boring cities, it will be necessary that
passsble oahs be extended to such
placeo as Lost Lake ana the base of
Mount Hood. The club will center en-
deavors in securing the completion of
the partially finished road to Lost
Lake.
As a result in the cut in the rates Of
dues for rural members, l8 applications
have already been received by the club.
II is expected that more than so new
members will be added as result Of
the decreased dues.
On N ndsy evening. January "a. the
club will give the first of series of
social evenings for the members of the
the organisation and their wives and
lady friends. The assembly hall will
he cleared for dancing and the parlors
will be prepared for card playing. Re-
freshments will be served. All mem
bers planning on attending the meeting
are requested 10 notify the secretary.
The anxiety that has been felt among
Hood River citizens over the recent
letter received by County Judge Stan
ton from e. |. Cantine, state highway
engineer, was expressed by DR.. j. NJ.
Waugh, who asked for information as
to the status of the Columbia river
highway, Mr.. Cantine's letter having
stated that hereafter the county would
be expected to pay costs of upkeep and
maintenance.
Leslie Butler, a member of the ad-
visory board of the State Highway
Commission. who was present at the
meeting, while he declared that he
knew nothing of the Commissions &C.
tion except what he had gathered from
Mr.. Cantine's letter, said that he did
not believe that local people need worry
over the status of the Columbia river
highway. Mr.. Butler thinks that
eventually the state will take over the
road, but that such a step is impossible
at present because of lack of funds at
the disposal of the commission.
Because of slides during the past
wiGter, the Columbia river highway at
the present time is impossible through
Hood River county. While the county
court does net look favorably on the
letter received from MIR. Csntine, they
will proceed to clear the route in time
to accommodate the spring automobile
traffic.