The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-05-04
GOOD ROADS
DAY OBSERVED
CREWS CARRIED TO WORK IN AUTOS
Columbia River Highway is Now in the
Best Condition Since Route was
Opened Last Year

When the sun set in the Columbia
river gorge Tuesday evening a string
of score of automobiles, loaded with
about so Hood River business men and
orchardists from all parts of the valley.
rolled over the Columbia river highway
from the Multnomah county line to this
city. the occupants Of the cars nursing
sore muscles and blistered hands and
at the same time congratulating them
selves on their accomplishments of the
day.
The Columbia river highway Thurs
day night was in better condition than
at any time since it was opened. The
crews of amateur road men, armed with
rakes, hoes and shovels, have covered
every portion of the road. Every loose
stone, such as might cause injury to
the tires Of an automobile or that
might cause discomfort by humping the
occupants of car. has been removed.
Ali ruts and holes have been filled and
crews of men under supervisors, S. W.
Curran, W. d. Trotter and Warren
Miller, of the districts of the county
through which the Columbia river high
way passes, trimmed down the most
difficult rough points.
The road work was conducted on the
old principle of ride and tie, used by
pioneer travellers in early days. Where
two travellers had but one pony. one
would ride two miles and tie up the
horse, which would be mounted by the
pedestrian on his arrival at the point
were the nag was hitched. The latter
would then overake his partner, ride
ahead of him about mile and tie up.
beginning again his walking. The first
automobile load of road workers stopped
just outside Of the city limits. The
second proceeded for another mile. and
so on until all we're busy. When the
first machines workers had come to
the point where the second had begun,
the machine was sent ahead again to
the vanguard of the good roads day la
borers.
When the first carload of tired road
men reached Cascade Locks they were
given an ovation by the people of that
little town int the midst Of the Cascade
mountains with the abutments of the
Bridge of the Gods arising on either
side of the Columbia. The Cascade
Locks people, too, were out in num-
bers, assisting in the improvement of
the road which after period of 25
years has again given them an outlet
to the outside world by wagon road.
The following citizens furnished au-
tomobiles: DR.. F. C. Brosius, d. 6.
Cruikshank. A. C. Keir, P. l.. Tomp-
kins, Ted Serr. William Stewart, c. E.
Coffin, Leslie Butler, DR.. E. o. Dutro.
X. W. Sinclair, K. W. Birge, r. E.
Scott, W. J. Filz, H. NJ. Holbrook and
DR.. W. r. Collie. Among the other
workers were the following: G. A.
Molden, Earl Weber, R. D: Smith,
Will Mcclure, C. A. Bell, II. S. Fields,
F. H. Blagdon, Gus Miller. W. IF.
Wahrer, W. J. A. Baker, Rev. G. E.
Heinsck. C. N. Clarke, F. Davenport,
Jr., Marsh Isenberg. 7. J. Kinnaird.
s. F. Blythe, M. r. Noble. l.. La
Franque, A. W. Isbell. c. A. Reed and
A. Palmer.
Substitute paid workers were furnish
ed by the following: Columbia Auto
& Machine Co., 2; Gilbert & Dewitt. 2:
Mrs. Alma Howe, /; Howe & Ipgalls.
l; Foust & Merle, /; Geo. R. Wilbur.1.
While great deal larger crowd could
have been secured. the crowd assem-
bled was sufficient.
Perigo & Son. Of the Star Grocery,
furnished the workers with coffee.