The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-08-18
HOOD SCENERY
GIVEN BOOST
LOCAL MEN ON DEVELOPMENT BODY
One of First Undertakings Will Be Call
for Spur Road from Loop High
way to SnOwline

meeting held in Portland last weel
for promoting the development o.
scenic Mount Hood was attended by
the following local men: Leslie But
Ter, K. o. Blanchar. Homer A. Rogers
and C. A. Bell. The original session
resulted in the organization of tht
Mount Hood Development Association
Mr.. Butler was named chairman anC
Sidney B. Vincent, secretary.
The following are members of the
board of directors: H. B: Van Duzer
w. j. Hoffman. Eric V. Hauser, w. c.
CulbertsOn, Phil Metschan, Henry J.
Ottenheimer, Cameron Squires, George
Lawrence, Jr.. Fred II. Kiser anc
Louis A. Macarthur.
1t was decided that the first activity
would be the development of the scenic
attractions of Mount Hood and a sub
committee was appointed to take care
of the work. This committee is COM
posed of Harry Joyce, l.. r. Wheeler,
Rufus c. Holman, Thomas Sherrard,
and K. o. Blanchar.
1t is planned to have the new organ
ization work in conjunction with the
state tourist and information bureau.
The preliminary discussion dealt with
the advisablity of creating a national
park of the Mt. Hood district, and ar
guments were advanced by the mem.
bers of the committee and representa-
tives of the forestry department, Geo.
H. Cecil, T. II. Sherrard and C. j.
Buck.
1t was pointed out that any effective
development of Mt. Hood from tour
ist standpoint depends first upon the
construction of spur roads which will
connect Mt. Hood loop with the more
scenic points of the mountain.
In this connection it was shown by the
forest officials that the forest depart
ment had already made liberal pro-
posals for the building of spur road
to Lost lake and to Elk meadows con-
Meeting with the Loop highway, but
that nothing had thus far been done to
connect the Loop highway with the ac-
tual snow line of the mountain on the
north side.
1t was brought out by the discussion
that the advantages of national park
consisted in the more intensive public
ity which the national park would pro-
vide and in the exclusive privileges of
transportation and tourist accommoda-
tion, which could only be granted un-
der the auspices of the national park
system. These privileges. it was
pointed out, were almost essential to
the practical attraction of private cap
ital in the exploitation of tourist re-
sort, which would necessarily involve
considerable financial hazard. Com
parisons were drawn with the success
ful developments of Mt. Rainier Ma
tional park under private management.
Mayor Baker argued that the APP
proach to the snow line of Mt Hood
must be made more attractive if this
mountain were to compete with Mt.
Rainier in attracting tourists.
W. j. Hoffman, finally proposed that
the chairman of the meeting appoint
committee representative of the vari-
GUS agencies which dealt with tourist
and highway development to consult |
with the State Tourist association in |
the exploitation of Mt. Hood along |
with other scenic resorts. This motion |
was made more specific by an amend |
ment by Mayor Baker and j. II. Joyce |
to the effect that the chairman of the |
should appoint a Mt. Hood |
development committee whose prime |
object should be the intensive develop |
ment of Mt. Hood as tourist attrac-
ton.
1t was also moved that subsidiary |
committee be appointed to agree upon
a definite name and plan of action for
the development committee.
Adjutant General George A. White
showed that the highway from Port
land to Hood River on the lower ap-
proach to Mt. Hood is far superior to
any part of the highway to Rainier
National park.
81 came here wondering what this
meeting was all about" SAID A. j.
Bale of the Rotary club, "and doubt
ful whether the conference would get
anywhere, but the definite proposals of
his meeting is the most constructive
step have seen taken toward a very
necessary develOpment "