The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-03-18
CLUB DISCUSSES
HIGHWAY BONDS
SENTIMENT FOR ACTION Is FORMING
State Highway Department officials and
Give League Committee to
Meet Saturday

Sentiment is crystallizing throughout
Hood River county on the propositiCa
OF bonding for permanent highway In
proNement. Suggestions for voting the
limit of road bonds, plans that would
result in fund of approximately
$500. 900, have been favorably received.
Yet the lndeiinteness of the system If
roads that would receive the money so
raised Is causing many to withhold
their sentiment on the proposition.
The road bonding proposition was
discussed Monday night at meeting of
the Commercial club. when about $50
members were present. 1t is further
planned to hold general discussion of
plans at meeting next Saturday, when
committee of the Civic League,
countrywide organization engaged in
good road boosting. will hold confer
ence here with officials of the State
Highway Commission. At that time
K. h. Scott. who is now completing
survey of the valley trunkline road
that will connect the Columbia High
way with the Loop Highway, will make
definite report Of his survey. The
county will ask definite statement of
aid to be expected from the state and
federal governments in the construe-
tion of the trunk highway before final
plans for bond issue are launched.
Letters from the Yakima Commercial
club to the local club, read Monday
night, indicate that plans Of promoting
direct highway between the two
orchard districts by way Of the Simcoe
Indian reservation must be held in
allegiance until right of way can be
secured across the reservation. The
Yakima club. according to the letter,
has been unable to get any action
started toward right of way through
the reservation agent. and it is stated
that an act of congress would probably
be necessary to secure the right of
way.
The route of the proposed direct
highway would bring Yakima and Hood
River in comparative close touch. The
local club endeavored to interest Yak
ina IN a proposed interstate bridge
ros, the Columbia here by boosting
the SimcOe reservation route.
The club adopted resolution in con-
demnation of the Plumb bill and ma
tional ownership of railways. In their
resolution the club members pra sed
Representative Macarthur, of Portland.
| for mis- energetic stand taken in opposi-
tion to the Plumb movement. Copies
of the re olution will be forwarded to
| Oregon congressional delegation
AT the suggestion of G. A. Bell the
club Will take steps toward canva ing
ne ITS and ecurng li5t of ,ooms
a,alla le ior motor guests. With no.
tels ieady crowded, Hood River will
be unable to accommodate motor visit
urs this summer, unless families Of the
town cooperate. Ii is declared that as
| many as 200 rooms may be neeCSd over
week ds Citizens show wiling
ness to aid in taking care of guests un-
! I'll better hotel accommodations can be
ptOVidet. Last year many families,
over week ends, assisted the hotels in
caring for guests. Under the plan pro.
posed the hotels would recommend
guest to be sent to private families.
NJ Bell asked that the Commercial
club take charge Of the matter. He
jokingly told of an incident of last
summer.
"a sent party to private family.
he said "and only the other day | re-
ceived a bill for their entertainment.
| believe the club should handle such
matters as this. We hotel felix are
busy enough already.