The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1919-01-02
FREDRICY ENTHUSES
OVER ROAD PROJECT

An eloquent appeal was made al the
budget meeting last wees by j. h.
Fredricy. who has long been pro
n0ter # the highway to scenic Lost
axe. Mr.. Fredricy said
In reply To the tirade against the
Hood River County Game Protective
Association. the fishermen and the
hunter uy the gentleman who Just ad-
dressed q. / will say that II is self
evident HAT this man knows very J &
lie aboat fishing and much less shout
hunting. otherwise h. would 0r should
Su0W taat sports men never u1d game
n the woods or fish in the streams adj
accent 10 a perfectly good road, but m
tgad the true sportsman Wan0ers far
rom the beaten trails
There IS absolutely no selfish motive
h my seeking an appropriation from
the county 10 be expended IN the con-
structian Of a pasSaOle road 10 Lost
Lake, but Qul To the contrary. The
Dlea was made IN the interest of every
citizen of this county and for the bene-
lit Of the strangers within our gates.
At the present time the road INTO this
section as far as the Stone and Mark
ley places is a little better than a
trail. ana it is a tlresNne and hazard
ous undertaking for the residents of
tins county VINO spend their weeks and
or vacations in TINS locality and there
are hundreds Of them who 20 to this
section every season. Ii IS about the
only desirable and accessible locality
m our county where the virgin forest
remains and where there is an album
dance of pure. cold water. Let us get
busy and build this road and let 1t be
known all over the state that there Is
a good road to Lost Lake, and that
Hood River Is the gateway. Hundreds
Of people from eastern Oregon,
Where they have no balsam breezes
nor shady hooks.
Wild tumblng rivers nor nurmurlng
brooks,
or for that matter, people from all
over these United States, will make
this trip through our beautiful valley
and spend their vacation camping on
,he shores Of Lost Lake or IN the
woods adjacent thereto Lost Lake IS
one of the greatest scenic assets we
have, and unless this county constructs
a road to this lake soon, some other
locality will steal this beautiful lake
right from under our nose, and they
will let the whole country Know that it
is a good road from their city direct TO
the lake.
"As | stated before, there is no
selfish motive on the part of the Game
Protective Association or myself IN
proposing tins road, Last summer
some ID or 20 members OF this Associ-
alton and residents of the valley jour
neyed to this locality and worked hard
for four days improving the trail to
Cedar Springs, and these people then
and there decided that it vas the duty
of this county to provide a road into
he lake and suggested that the Game
Association take action. There fore,
true to our obligation, We have placed
the matter before you for your cousld-
Grafton. Personally am in favor of
gooi roads all over the county and
want to say to the gentleman that !
will stand squayely behind him or any
ther man who has proposition that
is for the benefit Of the whole com
munity. Also that | viii not in any
particular support any move of self
ish character.
ut IS my personal opinion that the
faster we spend our money and get all
the roads in the county constructed
and up in proper condition, just that
much quicker vii! the taxes automat-
really decrease. Every acre Of land
possible Of production should be
brought under cultivation and assessed
improved and not raw land, which
would have a tendency to reduce the
pro rata tax But these people must
have passable roads over which to hau
their products. Let's get busy.