The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-09-30
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DIPPING INTO THE Future

Ten years ago it was impossible fo
US to vision the era of tourist traffic b.
automobiles that is now in effect here
Motor traffic has developed rapidly an,
despite the impedments arising from
paving operations on the Columbi
Highway, we have had thousands o
tourists here the past summer. Th'
visitors of this year, however, hav'
passed hastily. They have merely seer
the high spots of our scenic glory, anC
yet it is enough to last them for life
time. They have returned to the foul
corners of America to tell of the won
derful sights. They are going to wiz
fame in their home regions for eXag
gerative immaginations. But no ridi
cule will cause them to swerve from
their stories. They know they are
based on fact of snowclad mountain.
expanse of forest or the magic Of a
sunset on the Columbia gorge. They
will persist in their narratives. They
will yearn to return to the land Of won
derful summers, and their yearnings
will be contagious.
We wonder how many of the first
wave of motor tourists said to them
selves or to companions of their fight,
Il would like to see more of this re-
gion." That wish will persist and the
next wave will be Of visitors arrived
with the express purpose Of giving'our
region a more thorough investigation.
We are being aided in our preparation
for such an era by the new tourist no
tel soon to arise on the site of the old
Wau-Guin-Guin resort. The Loop road
and hotels that will arise beside it will
help.
We should not omit to cite as a stim-
ulus to this leisurely class of tourists
the work that is being done throughout
the east and middle west by the Pacific
Northwest Tourist Association and its
Frank Branch Riley.
The third wave of visitors we are |
going to see here will consist of pros
pective residents. If men and women
cannot resist further visits and a closer
with our Cascade natural
wonders after casual view of them on
motoring through. then they
cannot prevent their heartstrings at
Laching to the land in real love when
hey view sylvan glades or the SHIN
ner of silver waters in fir engulfed
Jorge. There comes an impulse to lin
ger and live in land so magic.
1t is not going to be so very long be-
ore we see some indications of this
bird wave. And now we are getting
lown to our little dream of the future.
LAST week golf links was uppermost
n the minds of a number of citizens.
The week before promoters of the coun-
y fair we're eager to see permanent
ome realized. 1t is probably the wish
4 all of us that we could afford both.
n few years time we will get around
o the point where we cannot afford to
Ne without the golf links and the cOun-
y fair will never be what it should un- {
ess we have some such attraction as !
aces to draw outside people. :
Our suggestion, arising to our mind i
n the little dip into the future, may
ot be practical. 1t will do no harm,
owever, for US TO pass it along. Why =
ant we set to work and combine the j
,olf course and the fair grounds? S
iother earth is rather precious around
ere. The property could be used the :
ear round for golf. and for a week in d
he fall, when days are benignly calm, 6
,hen Indian summer is tempering the
tmOsphere, giving it an exhiliarating y
ut beneficial kick, we might hold a [
Dunty fair that would draw visitors
y the thousands-th is, if we devel.
ped racing. Horse racing is called
ne sport of kings. 1t is exceedingly
to the hoi polloi. Adams
nd Hood will lean this way in excite
tent as the expectant fans hush their q
oices while watching couple Of thor t
ughbreds run neck and neck down the q
ONE stretch, or it may be sulkies 4
urtling along after swift trotters or \
acers. The environment will stimu-
tie horses, we think. We might devel- h
p a track noted for record breaking. i
Altogether it is pleasant dream.