The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-06-08
THIRTY-THREE YEARS OLD

Valleys pioneer paper was distributed
Geo. T. Prather was the original pull
Usher, having initiated among progrei
sive business men the fruitful activity
The late John H. CradIebaugh, one G
Oregon's most gifted newspaper mer
was the first editor. Mr.. Cradlebaug
was a unique genius, one Of the mos
picturesque figures Of the states frs
ternity of the fourth estate. He die
several years ago while engaged i
newspaper work in Salem. In 19l
he issued book of poems, "Nyeen
Kloshe IIlahee, which, translated froT
Chinook jargon, means "Songs of tn
Good Country" The Hood River Val
ley, to Mr.. Cradlebaugh, was one o
the most beloved spots of the goo
country Of Oregon. After the first fev
issues of the pioneer paper Mr.. Cradle
baugh took entire charge. In 1889 b
turned the publication over to s. F
Blythe, dean of Northwestern printers
who came here after various enter
prises in pioneer publishing in Port
alnd. The present owner, A. d. Moe,
bought the paper from Mr.. Blythe ir
1904.
Somewhere in the New Testament we
are given the apostolic advice to forget
the past and strive to make the most
Of the future. AS for US, we prefer to
study the past. in order to gain inspir-
alton for the future. We like to look
back over the progress of the Glacier
of the old days, and in so donig we be-
lieve we are able to proceed with bet
ter spirit to serve our clientele, the
people, of the Hood River Valley.
The most of the foregoing informa-
tion is not new to Hood River folk, but
we like to have our readers recall it
with us on our birthday. We believe
that relatively few of Glacier readers.
however, know just how the paper got
it's name. A day or two before the
publication was to make its debut,
crowd of enthusiasts over the venture
were visiting one late afternoon in the
store of G. r. Bone. They were sug-
gesting names. The conventional titles
did not seem TO fit in this region of
mountain grandeur. AS they talked,
l.. H. Adams. Portland man. who was
experimenting the construction Of a
trail to the snow line and the site of
Cloud Cap Inn for the Ladds, entered.
"How's she coming?" somebody
asked him.
"We'lI reach the Glacier tomorrow, "
he replied, meaning that the trail would
be cut through to the foot of Eliot
Glacier.
We've got it." cried Mr.. Cradle
baugh, who was present at the store
conference, slapping his thigh with his
open palm. eth be The Glacier"
In passing it is interesting to note
that the winter of 1889 was much less
severe than that just past. Let as hope
IL will be another S3 years before we
have one as terrific. 1t is certain that
trail builders will not be able to do
much on the side of Mount Hood so
early in the season this year.
If The Glacier had come into being
some 10 years later. its name might
have had the flavor of strawberries or
apples. In those days every man had a
bad case of the fruit fever. They
haven't entirely recovered, for Hood
River still takes lead in world fruit
marts. But Hood River valley folk
have come to realize that the God
given spires Of eternal snow set amid
emerald forests, down the vistas of
which living watersscascade and chat
ter on their way to the sea. form the
basis for new business inspiration.
Human kind hunger for natural beauty.
They will travel from afar to see it,
and Oregonians have been set 10 the
task Of making available the natural
assets of Mount Hood.
The Glacier has ever aided with the
upbuilding Of the valleys horticultural
interests and has been a proponent of
cooperative sales institutions among
growers. 1t recently expressed the
belief that apple sections Of the North
west should lay aside the jealousies
and sectionalism reared in boom DAYS
and undertake a fuller development Of
the recently launched new movement
for an inter-district cooperation.
But Il is a little significant that the
Glacier received its name through a
chance incident Of the pioneer develop
ment Of scenic attractions The pa
per, whether the name had anything to
do with it or not has been consistent in
its promotion Of highway construction
In the mid-Columbia cascades. Hood
River has been dubbed as the hub Of
scenic district that has no superior
anywhere On the globe. Is this not
literally tr1e7 The Columbia River
Highway stretches to the west on down
to the pounding waves Of the Pacific.
It leads OF TO the great expanses q
eastern Oregon. The Mount Hood
Loop Highway viii soon be completed,
a new spoke penetrating the grandeur
Of the Witch mountain. The Yskims,
GlenwOod-White Salmon road viii be a
reality, we think, in the not distant
future. Is the town Of Hood River not
thus set ss the hub in a scenic para
dise7 And the valley7 Let Mr.. Crs-
d,sbsugh describe il:
Far as the Rlsddened eye can see,