The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-12
TOURIST WILL BE at
TRACTED, SAYS STONE

The committee Of citizens appointed
to solicit members to the proposed
Hood River Golf club. at a meeting
Monday, announced that 50 signatures
had been secured, signers agreeing to
subscribe an initial 500 toward financ-
ing the proposed organization. At a
meeting last week, it was declared
that at least so signers should sub
scribe to promote the new organization
before definite steps were taken to tie
up property west of the city. The can
vassing committee consists of the fol.
lowing: A. w. Peters. E. r. Pooley,
b. II. Snow, Truman Butler, A. w.
Stone. f. A. Cram, F. S. Kelly, j. W.
Critics. c. N. Ravlin, E. o. Blanchar
aud H. T. Dewitt.
At a meeting of the committee Mon
day it was decided to increase the
number of signers to at least 100
we are promoting this golf club"
said Mr.. Stone, not merely for the
purpose of securing place for recrea.
tion for some of US men who like to
play golf. We are looking on it as a
business proposition. A golf club
should and will become one of the
greatest assets Hood River has ever
had in drawing to our hotels and in
keeping within our borders for a long
period tourists who will be in position
to spend literally. Because of this
phase of the situation we are going to
seek the support and active affiliation
of every Hood River business concern,
no matter what it is. If we can get
this support we feel sure that the golf
club can be carried to successful ma
terialiZation and that it will prove of
exceeding benefit to the community. |
If we do not have this business support
we are going to be badly handicapped. |
I'VE are not proposing any extrava-
CANT course here, but we do want to |
make our club grounds sufficiently neat |
and attractive to draw many here to
play. II we can get the support from |
all citizens and their working coopera-
tion. we will be enabled to reduce an
nual dues to a point where everybody
can afford them"
"Our proposed club.is not to be con-
sidered as an exclusive organization, 4"
said Mr.. Kelly. Indeed, we want
everyone in the valley who takes an
interst in golf itself or the phase of
the club as mentioned by Mr.. Stone to
affiliate. Our committee has, probably,
been unable to see everybody. But we
want everyone to feel, whether he has
been called on or not to feel free to
see US and offer suggestions and to be-
come one of US. Golf has reached the
)olnt where many cities have made ap-
)roprlatlons to maintain municipal golf
courses. They have invariably been
,ouad paying institutions.
Below is the document subscribed
o by the so who have signifed their
Intention of aiding with the proposed {
'lub and the names of these citizens:
!, the undersigned, hereby apply for /
,harter membership in proposed /
COUNTRY Club Gncluding a golf course). |
o be organized in Hood River county, Z
oregon. And in the event that said
lub is organized, agree to pay as a a
harter member. one hundred (SlO0) {
Iollars, payable as the same is called a
or by said club, with the understand. h
lg that there shall not be called to ex- t
eed twenty (S20) dollars of the said I
mount OF one hundred ($l00) in any s
alendar month.
The amount agreed to be paid as
toresaid will be deducted from the
nnual dues of each member signing
MS az BlOCHHSlltt dJ LHe Idte OI twenty '
S2O) dollars for each calendar year.
IL: For the years 1924. 1925, 1926 u u
927 and 1928. q
1t is understood and agreed that said I
ountry Club will not be organized +
ithout first securing at least fifty (5O) i
narter members: 81
Truman Butler, A. w. Stone. F. S. p
ely, +. X. Pooley, Frank A. Cram, r
N. Ravlin, A. w. Peters, Joa. w. II
est, c. A. Bell. b. H. Snow, Banks
ortimer. j. W. Critics, George r.
ilbur, T.. o. Blanchar, K. l.. Nc
lain, Jr., j. r. Nunamaker, C. H. b,
aughan, j. G. Vogt, J. R. Nuna- NJ
aker, j. w. Swope, John Baker, c. "
. Hurlburt. Carl Epping, A. C. -
ofts, DIR. V. r. Abraham, DR.. l.. l.. -
urphy. DR.. C. H. jenkins, Dir. j.
. Sifton, c. W. McCullagh, r. w.
ELY, II. Jones, F. Olmstead, DR.. H.
W. Pineo, Earl Shank, x. w. Sin
air, A. S. Kolstad, J. II. Fredricy,
5. George, f. +. House. n. T. De
1T, +. b. Kimball, Leroy Childs, w.
knight, A. F. Bickford, Nelson
nry, j. M. Culbertson, h. A. Dick
n, S. j. Moore, Mae Davidson.