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6 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS PIBLUHKO WEDKBSDAV MORNING BY MOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc. Hood Rivu. Ouooa W. H. WALTON C. P. aONN'ICHSEN .... Eorro . Manages Subscription, $1.50 a Year in Advance Kntarad u aecond-claaa mattar. Feb. 10. IMS. at U peat offic at Hood KiTer, Oraron. vndar tba Act of March S. 187. Fire Protection The disastrous results of the fire last week that destroyed a half Llock of building and in which a human life was loct was not un anticipated. That the disaster was not a great deal more far reaching it largely due to the ef fort! of Hood River's tire depart ment, ably assisted by the water system, wkich it has been alleged j enemies of the company had no "pressure." The duration of the tire proved that the system has both capacity and pressure, as it is stated that the amount of water taken from the reservoir for the fire caused it to be lowered less than an inch. It will Lk remembered that after a fire which occurred last year the News advocated that steps be taken as soon as possible to place hydrants about the city as far as practicable. Efforts were also made by the officers of the fire depart ment to have this done. Their demand, however, was refused. The water fight may have had something to do with this refusal, and it may not. A short time has since elapsed to demonstrate the wisdom of having provided hydrants and the need today is even greater than it was then. There is no assurance that Hood River will have any different water eystem a year from today than it has now, and whether the city decidte to take over the pres ent system or not it MU8T HAVJS increased fire protection and hy drants, and WOW it the time to get them; not after half the town has been wiped out. By providing sufficient hydrants all the down town business section of the city could be protected and a good deal of the residence section. It Is true that most of the hill section has no protection and this fact is much to be regretted. It should have and it is to be hoped that the people will get together on this water proposition and nettle the thing for all time. The fact of no protection on the hill does not, however, make it any less imperative for a maxl mum protection from the present water eyBtem. For the information of many who think otherwise we will state that the city, apart from a chemi cal engine, doesn't own a dollar's worth of fire protection. The ap paratus belongs to the company individually, the hydrants to the business men and the water com pany, the latter having defrayed one-third of their cost, and the much-abused water which has saved the town from destruction many times over belongs to the water company also, for which, by the way, it has never ackcd nor received a cent for use as fire pro tection. Hood River cannot afford to longer remain in this position. Too much is at stake. The days when a bucket brigade was effec tive have long since passed. The firemen have proven their worth many times over, the water com pany has always been willing to give the use of its system for fire purposes; it's time that the citi zens demanded all the fire pro tection they can get at present, as soon as possible, and to pursue a course that will provide for the entire city. Deluged W ith Postals Dear News: Permit me through your coIuiudh to thank the ninny Moot Itlver friends who participated lu the birthday card nhower which overwhelmed me hint week. I plan ned when they Ix-gan coming to au- wer each one personally, hut when the number reached VYi I changed my mind. I mont sincerely thank each one who no kindly reiueiuliered rue on my natal day. N. Kva.nm, Pendleton, Ore. The New prints the correct lerry tally ticket and will fill orders on hrt notice. C, NORTHWEST NOTES C. 1 From our SattW eorreapondent. Seattle, Slay !: Because eastern railway agents do mure than any other set of men to direct new set tlers Into the western states, and Ite cause many of them possess only second band Information about the country which they describe many tlme each day to prospective home seekers and tourists, the (ireat Northern railway has hit upon a plan of sending Its eastern aeuts In pairs on visits to the aorthwest, and during the past week, S. Louuslnrry, city passenger aent for the (ireat Northern, in New York City, and (i. M. Orabell, of Boston, have leen visitors In Seattle. They will lie followed this week by U. I). Ketchell and George Ktghmy, the railroad's agents In Buffalo and Pittsburg, re spectively. Other eastern agents will come later. V. A. Uoss, assist ant general passenger ngeut of the Great Northern, Is seeing that the eastern men get a thorough knowl edge of the western liners of the (irent Northern, aud of the country In general. When they return to their posts they will be primed with first ham) data concerning the northwest states aud their oppor tunities for the homeseeker. Their conversation will no longer consist of glittering generalities, hut they will know Just how npples are grown In this section, and wheat In that, and whatever else the Interested easterner wants to know. The west ern railroads are making every effort to attract new people into the coun try they serve, and In giving Its agents a trip through the west, the (ireat Northern thluks It Is making a profitable Investment that will help draw many a new settler. The University of Washington Wo men's Debating Team, defeated the University of Oregon Team by a two to one decision lu Seattle, May VI. li.WTjnunnn RIVER SMITH MAY BE GOVERNOR Portland, Ore., May 1'4: (Special) Never dlil Oregon look so cleau, spick and span as at the present time. Eastern aud t'eutral Oregon have had rains at just exactly the right time. Western and southern Oregon are Intensely prosperous, and the carpeuter, cabinet maker, paint er, designer, laudscape artist and busy housewife have had more than they could do lu every section, for the disposition to cleau up and paint up aud put the U-st foot foremost was never more contageous than at the present time. The Marshtield Chamber of Com merce Is making extraordinary pre parations for a great business men's banquet at the hotel Chandler, on May I'Tth. Prulrle City, which will lie the new terminus of Sumpter Valley railroad withlu a few weeks, has Inaugurated a publicity movement, and at n rousing meeting every man present joined the Commercial Club. "Suuset Magazine" for June de voted Its first cover pnge and many Inside pages to the vast development that Is going on lu Oregon. "Tell ing Oregon Truths" by A. C. Jack son, was especially complimentary to the work of the Oregon Develop ment Ixngue. The (Jood ltoads cumpalgn now being conducted by Judge Lionel It. Webster, throughout Oregon, Is not only attracting an unusual amount of newspaper comment, but the Judge is convincing his lurge audi ences that only In Multnomah couuty can direct taxation be depended up on for good roads through Port land's heavy tax contribution, and The Oregonlan says that It. A. Booth, of Eugeue, ex-state seuator, and for many years active In state llcpubllean politics, has announced that he will not allow his name to 1? used lu connection with the nomina tion for governor. Many of Mr. Booth's friends have been urging him to make the race. E. L. Smith, of Hood Iliver, who was a candidate for United States senator In l'.HMi, Is now being men tioned us n possible candidate. Owing to the fact that the assembly Idea originated In Portland and be cause of a disposition on the part of some outside couuty leaders to W lleve that It Is to be operated In the Interests of Portland candidates, there is some sentiment lu favor of an out-of-town man Itelng Indorsed by the state assembly when It meets July 51. oilicers of the state central com mittee, however, are taking great cure to keep entirely out of such matters. "The ouly object we have Is making the assembly a success," said an olllcer yesterday. was somewhat arduous, as he start ed Immediately after the hardest ruin for twelve months, which had resulted In making some of the roads almost lin passable, but he was de termined to see all there was to see, and his personal discomfort was never mentioned. In every place he had something definite and decisive to say. His visit has served as a tremendous eucouragement to those Interested In the development of Oregon. S12o AN ACRE for 4-0 or 80 Icres of f irst Class Hpple Land-Uncleared It fronts on main traveled county road and is be Iota irrigating ditch. This offer is for a limited time. We can arrange terms if you haven't all cash. You can make from $50 to $75 an acre this year. 18,000 for 20 Icres Hll in Orchard with Good Improvements About six acres in bearing. $2,000 crop of apples. Only have until June 1st to sell at the price. It's a snap. Investigate it. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. The Reliable Dealers DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON The question was: "Resolved, that the United States should establish a system of postal savings banks." Washington took the aflirniatlve. The campaign for equal suffrage In Washington drew some encourage ment from a vote taken by a Seattle newspaper among Its women read ers, to find out If women reallv want the ballot. The votes were 2,21s In favor of equal suffrage, and 01 against. This Is regarded as an answer to the argument that women do not really want to vote. The suffrage workers are adding to their organization each month, and gain ing many promises of support. The State Orange has promised to furn ImIi nien to look out for the suffrage cause at the polls next Noveinler. The Senatorial situation In the state of Washington has somewhat cleared up by the withdrawal from the race of Robert L. McCorinlck, the Tacoma liimlK-rman, and Weyer haeuser, representative In the north west. King county Is naturally hop ing that the McCorinlck strength will be thrown her way, uud this will probably be the result, unless Judge W. H. Knell, or some other Tncoma man Is brought Into the rwe. McCorinlck gave us his reason for withdrawing, his poor health. At the same time, Judge Knell, who ran third to Jones and Ankcny, two years ago In the senatorial primary, announced himself as Is-lng willing to enter ttie race again, If the candi dacy were forced upon him. He and his wife had tickets purchased for a tour of Europe, but the trip Is being held In alieyntice while Judge Sue 1 1 waits to be forced Into the senatorial race. that long time bond Issues are about the only way to get good roads dur ing the life time of the present gener ation throughout the state at large. A constitutional amendment will be required to bring this about. The trip through Oregon of Presi dent Louis W. HID, of the (ireat Northern railway, has prohabl.v occasloned u greater amount of newspaper comment In the papers of the state than has been accorded the visit of any other man during the Inst ten years. Mr Hill's entrance Into Central Oregon from Khanlko Many Helps For The Busy Housewife The needs of the busy housewife at house cleaning time are surely met In every way this spring by our hus tling merchant, E. A. Fran,, ills windows have been showing almost undreamed of ways for making the housework easier. This week they suggest a few of the many uses In the home for enamels. The display has attracted unusual attention as the sample displayed Is handsomely finished and a. line example of what It Is possible to do with the goods they offer. mmmmsmmmmrmmmmHmmmBiammnmmBiwaM in All the gmt Railroad. Steamship Lino, Hotels, Etc, of the world honor and accept the "A. B. A." TRAVELERS' CHEQUES. Very ea$y to negotiate, because Klf-identifyinf. Not available to finder or thief, in case of lot or theft. Convenient denominations. Take them on your trip. Butler Banking Co. HOOD mVER ABSTRACT CO. J. M. 8CHMELTZER, 8ortary Abstracts, iDSuriDcc, coivcyinclng ia4 Surety Bids 'e'JtnvemJhe only complete set of Abstract JJooks in Hood liiver County and are in jxmtion to execute all ivork with promptness and accuracy. II 'e represent some of the best old line Fire Insurance Lorn -panics doin g business in Oregon, and can give the fire insurance obtainable for the money. 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