The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-04-20

through a resolution. unanimously
adopted by its membership. action
tended to stimulate development of the
scenic area around the north base Of
Mount Hood in the vicinity of Cloud
Cap Inn. The resolution primarily was
directed at alleged inertia of Homer A.
Rogers, pioneer resort man who found
ed Mount Hood Lodge and who three
yearg ago leased the Inn.
w. A. Langille, VINO introduced the
resolution, declared that this section
bids fair to lose federal allotment of
about $25, 600, to be utilized in building
a spur road from the Mount Hood Loop
Highway to the Inn section, unless
some assurance is given those who ad-
minister the forest funds that Cloud
Cap Inn will be developed TO the point
of taking care of tourists who will use
the new road. Several speakers were
frank in their discussion of Mr.. Rogers
management of the hostelry proper
ties. 1t was declared that he was in
no position himself to meet require
ments asked by the forestry service
and that he made it impossible for
statewide hotel interests to buy him
out by placing an exorbitant price on
his property.
IL do not want to criticise Mr.. Rog-
ers or place single straw in his way,
said c. A. Bell, "but it does seem to
me that he has feeling now that he
has the key situation TO Mount Hood
and is trying to get an enormous sum
of money out of it. We have built a
Columbia River Highway and Mount
Hood Loop Highway. all of these works
ultimately looking to development of
Mount Hood. We need to hasten pro-
gress on this matter 1t would be
catastrophe to lose this federal appro-
priation."
1--WE have Frank Branch Riley lee
turing in the east !" said Mr.. Langille,
land his lecture contains much OF
Mount Hood. We are inviting people
here and have no place to entertain
them" The resolution in full was as
follows:
Whereas, 1t appears that the state
Of Oregon, cooperating on an equal ba
sis with the state of Washington and
the province of British Columbia. is
expending large sums of money adver
tising the scenic assets of the Pacific
northwest; that the state of Oregon
has within itself created tourist bu-
reau for the dissemination of specific
information and bringing to the atten
tion of the travelling public the many
scenic attractions of the state; that
the federal government, the state and
its counties have appropriated and ex-
pended large sums of money in devel-
oping roads and highways that tend to
make our scenic assets available to the
public and it further appearing that
Mount Hood is one of the most adver-
tised and easily the most prominent
natural scenic feature of the state
that it is readily approachable over the
now world famous Columbia River
Highway through Hood River county,
and
Whereas, Mount Hood is largely a
part of Hood River county and the
county's scenic pride: that the county
has bonded itself for a considerable
sum that is being expended. n, develop
a highway system that interlocks with
forest roads and will, with an addition
al spur road, make the northwest spur
of Mount Hood readily accessible to
the tourist and sightseer, and
Whereas, IL further appears that
the forest service, upon whose pleasure
the extension of this road to the snow
line is dependent. and that certain in
dividuals are hindering the construction
of this proposed road by reason of their
not developing, and Withholding from
development by others, this prominent
and historical point that is pride of
Hood River county, and, it appearing
that this question of dealing with this
anomalous situation is entirely in the
hands of the forest service, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the forest service
be requested to take such immediate
action as will make this snow line To-
cation on Mount Hood at once available
and usable for auto and other tourists
by making it possible to provide suita-
BILE and ample accommodations for
their comfort and convenience at this
point.
"To this end the Hood River County
Commercial Club pledges itself to ex-
tend to the forest service any support
that il may consistently render, ana
respectfully requests such definite and
clear cut action in this matter as will
assure to the public that these accom-
modations, in keeping with the times
and the prominence of the place, will
be provided without further delay or
hindrance by anyone, and be it further
"Resolved, That copies Of this reso-
luton be sent TO the Portland, Oregon,
Chamber of Commerce; Portland Hote
Mems Association and other civic or
ganizations Of nearby cities.