The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-04-07
BUILDERS PRO-
MOTE CAMPAIGN
CLEANUP WEEK ALSO IN PROGRESS
Mayor Sanctions Both Movements in
Proclamation Downward Wage
Scale Revision Suggested

This is cleanup and building cam
paign week in Hood River. The civic
committee Of the Woman's Club, sew
eral weeks ago launched Oregon s ini-
tial cleanup campaign for the state.
A number Of other towns have followed
SUIT, and campaigns are being waged
in other parts OF Oregon, but the
credit for the initial agitation must go
to Hood River women.
The campaign of local lumber COM
panies, contractors ana allied concerns
is the first of it's kind in the state. Ii
will probably be followed by other
similar campaigns in other parts of
Oregon.
Both the cleanup and builders ac-
tivities are creating a widespread at
tention. Hood River is expecting the
greatest number of tourists in her his
tory this year. The stream of motor
lists has begun already. 1t is likely
that such crowds of Portland folk as
were here Saturday for the Shrine
party will come frequently during
week ends. and it behooves Hood River
to make herself a spotless town. Ev-
eryone realizes the need for homes.
Were residences available. Hood Riv-
er's population might be substantial
ly increased. The present population
needs more than rs new residences.
The two campaigns have received
official sanction. and committees of the
council and the health and police de-
partment are working in conjunction
with the Woman's Club committee
Mayor Scobee has issued a proclama-
tion, formally sanctioning and offering
support to the two movements. His
proclamation follows:
ITO My Fellow Citizens of Hood River,
Greetings: Now that our progress
i've women have launched a commend
able campaign for Clean Up Week, it
behooves us individually and collective
ly. to lend our sincere support. The
benefits to be derived from such
campaign are obvious. While most
good citizens naturally follow the aims
of the undertaking launched. there is
tendency to grow careless and to delay
in the removal of the winters accumu-
lation of rubbish and debris. Hood
River is going to be closely inspected
this spring and summer by thousands
Of motor tourists. We owe it to our
selves and to our prospective visitors
to present an attractive appearance.
Business interests, too, have sImul-
taneously launched campaign to stim-
ulate home building. The nation is
suffering from lack of comfortable
homes. Let Hood River take lead in
alleviating this distressing condition.
"In my official capacity as mayor |
commend to you both these enterprises
and express the hope that they both
may result in much benefit TO all.
The Woman's Club committee has
arranged with truck and transfer con-
Germs to haul trash and debris at a re-
duced rate Thursday and Friday. To-
day the trucks will visit the Heights
section. south of Sherman avenue.
Tomorrow the section of the city north
of Sherman will be canvassed. Fami-
lies, however, must make their indi-
vidual arrangements and pay for the
service. Debris will be hauled away
at the rate of rs cents per barrel or its
A man will be stationed
at the dump on the Columbia lowland,
and trash will be burned as it arrives.
The building campaign, it is be-
lieved, will result in no small increase
in building activity in the near future.
Lumber dealers state that they are al
ready receiving numerous inquiries on
new work. and several new homes are
already under way in the city.
The local carpenters union has for
several weeks been discussing down
ward revision in the wage scale, a
scale that would be consistent with the
general reduction in the cost of living.
1t had been hoped that announcement
of definite action might be made this
week, but the northwest council of the
labor organization is working on a
scale to apply generally to this section
of the country, and the local workmen
did not feel like taking any previous
definite action, which might prove of
embarrassment to the general council.
Such a revision, it is said. would result
in a great stimulus to building opera
tions here.