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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 12
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1911
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HOOD BIVER
Pacific Light
Plans for Greatest Extension of Electric
Power Line in Oregon Washington
Also to Be Tapped With Cable Across
Columbia Here and at Umatilla Work
To Be Started Immediately and Com
pany Will Spend $1,000,000 On Project
Guy W. Tulliot, president of t tit
Pacific Unlit and Power Company,
announced lit Hood Klver Friday
the most sweeping extension of elec
trie power linen Unit hit yet taken
place In Oregon. The extension uIho
InclinleH the largest territory In
Wellington that ha ho far lieen
inaile tributary to electric power.
Mr. Talbot's annoimceinent 1h In
connection with the Hood Klver and
The Dalles power plant, which have
recently iH'en taken over ly the big
company. The scoie of the exten
mIoii on the Oregon nlde of the Co
lumbia river IneludeH a high teiiHlou
line from here to I'matllla, thence
across the Columbia river and up the
north bank to Kennewlck, Wash.
Mr. Talbot also states that In all
probability a Hue will lie constructed
from Euzcn, Wash., across the Horse
Heaven country to connect with n
main transmission line of the com
pany at 1'roMncr, Wash. Mr. Talbot
ays that the company lias juHt com
pleted Its line from Priest Knplds.
WiimIi., to Kennewlck, and that
when all these linen are completed,
the company will have all of Its
water and steam electric plants tied
Into each other.
The first line will lie commenced
lietwecn Hood Klver and The Dalles,
which the company ban already au
thorized and which It Is stated will
Ih- cotiHtructcd JiiHt ait miun an ma
terial and men can be gotten on the
ground. The Hood IMver Improve
ment IncludcM a high tension cable,
which will lie stretched ucross the
Columbia river between Hood Klver
and White Salmon.
The Pacific Company has filed on
the water power In the White Salm
on river from Its head to the Colum
bia river, and power from It will
form a part of the big chain of elec
tric power which the company will
operate. The plant nt Hood Klver
Ih to be IncreiiHed from UK) to :i,(MHl.
horsepower, and the plant the com
pany Iihh on the White river above
The Dalles will lie developed Into
much larger capacity.
The extension from The Mullen to
I'liiatllla will lie conHtructed thin
Hummer, and the development of the
WORK STARTED
ON HUGE STABLE
Work wiim commenced on the foun
dation of the new Htable for the
Fashion I J very Co. nt the head of
Oak street laMt week, ami from all
nppearanceH the building will lien
whopper.
While the structure will be of
wood the f ii ii 1 11 1 1 ii h are being laid
In concrete. The building will be
three stories high w ith a rear en
trance on the tiaMemcnt floor. It will
ll'ive n wide frontage on Oak Htreet
In w hich t he main entrance and otll
cch will be Hltuated. The carriage
room will be on the flrHt floor off
Oak Htreet and the Htablen under
nealh with a warehouse In the base
ment. W hen Completed the Htable will lie
one of t he largi'Ht In Hie state and
Mill be equipped with modern con
veniences for an eHtabllHliment of thin
kind. It Im expected that It will In
completed by May l."th.
CONTRACT LET FOR
REFRIGERATING MACHINE
At a meet I iik of t he board of direc
tors of the Hood Klver Apple Grow
ers' 1'nlon bids on t he new refrlger
ntlriK machine, w hich the union will
Install, were opened and Hell V Wild
man of Portland were granted the
contract. The new machine w III be
of 50 toim capacity and Increase the
Htoragi1 ("ipaiity nlnioHt four times.
The building will not be enlarged
this year unless t he apple crop proven
to be a record one.
UiATILLA
& Power Company Perfect
power along the White Salmon river
Is also scheduled to take place this
year.
The big power obtained from the
Hood river, White Salmon and
White rivers and other territory cov
ered by the project. It In titated will
be uned for any purpone that It In
needed for, from electric rallroadu to
supplying power for pumps for Irri
gation projects. The power linen
will cover a distance of J00 miles on
each side of the Columbia, extending
back 30 miles In the Hood Klver and
White Salmon valleys.
The Mosler country will be reached
Kansas Globe Trotter
Tells Story of Trip
Gives Oregon People Place of Honor for Hospitality
Says Scenery is Unsurpassed---Has Thrilling
Experience in Blue Mountains
J. M. White of Fort Scott, Kan.,
who Is on a (ledestrlan trip around
the world arrived here Monday. Mr.
White has had some thrilling exjxTl
ences since he started out. In an In
terview with the News lie said:
"My entrance to the great state of
Oregon was In a blinding hiiow
storm on Washington's birthday,
when I took the train for t he first
time on my trip, nnd came Into
Huntington, leaving there the next
day I was sent seven miles off the
mail and had fourteen miles moun
tain climbing to do.
"My next adventure of Importance
was In the I'.lue mountains, near
(illilioi), where I started to walk to
Pendleton after a train ride from
Meacham, the snow being so deep
that I had to ride. lielow Thorn
Hollow I left the railroad, trying to
go to the wagon road and getting a
good wetting twice. At last I met
an old squaw and after trying En
glish In vain I used the Chinook with
good effect, she then showing me a
road over the mountains that short
ened the way. The sun was getting
low, but up the mountain I went,
arriving on the summit too late to
see the settlements below and with
the moonlight and my thoughts for
company I followed the fences until
I found a way Into the valley which
must have been lielow Cnyuse.
Dragging my wet nnd weary limbs
to an old house I shut the doors nnd
lay there until daylight, when I
Events of iVorld Wide Interest Victured For
PfiMF0Mt)Aysm-V$ptZl MMOyl CW5e WASHINGTON HuAfrSa
News Snapshots
Of (he Week
serious Illness of President Dial the United States government dispatched W.non troops under command of Major Oeneral Carter to the Mexican frontier
ostensibly to tw ready to protect American interests. Warships also have boon ordered to Texas waters, the armored cnilser Washing-ton l sing one of
the favored few.
POWER LINE
on the line between Hood Klver and
The Dalles, and operations will also
Include a wide circle about the Wasco
county city. The Hues will reach all
the towns along the Columbia from
Hood Klver to Umatilla, on the Ore
gon Hide, and eventually take In all
those on the Washington side, with
a double connection across the Co
lumbia at Hood IMver and I'matllla.
It Is stated that the abundance of
power will throw open an Immense
territory which can be Irrigated by
pumping systems, In addition to
the other features of development,
such as light and transportation.
found the settlement and got a ride
part way to Pendleton.
"My trip through the mountains
the last three days has been a source
of wonderful pleasure and the people
have treated me with the greatest
kinduiss. For line scenery, good
land, hospitable people, Oregon lients
all the states I've traversed, passing
through Kansas, Colorado, Wyom
lug, Ftah am Idaho, ami now I
wish to spend two weeks In beauti
ful Portland and visit the seashore
further on. Although very sick I
will keep on until the book of useful
knowledge I am compiling shall be
launched upon the sea of public opin
ion. "I shall give Oregon the place of
honor. While I have not made the
money hen I have elsewhere, the
goodwill and hospitality of the peo
ple have been a light to my path nnd
strength to me when life seemed al
most gone. I use no liquors, drugs
or narcotics and have never had to
violate the law, although sorely
pressed by dlfllcultles."
Special Rates for Rose Festival
Special fares have liecn made by
the railroads for travel to the Port
laud Kose Festival, June 5-10. a rate
of one nnd one-third the usual tariffs
for the round trip having lieen agreed
upon by the various lines. Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and British Co
lumbia will get the benefit of these
reduced fates.
Joseph W. Pulley of Texas resigned from the Pulled Stntes senate In a hufT. A few hours Liter he withdrew resignation.
President Tuft appointed Walter I,. Fisher. Chicago lawyer, to succeed Klehard A. Italllnser. ho resigned as secretary of
the Interior. Premier Monls of Franco, who HUi'ccedid Hrland. Is mooting with much opposition by the Kepuhllfans. Howard
Flliott, president of the Northern Piuille railroad, refused to invent irosldoticv of the Missouri Pacillc. Owing to rumors of
Heights IWass Meeting
Would Amend Charter
Push Club and Civic League Hear Address by Attor
ney A. J. Derby Who
Now Appointive---Evans Offers Resolutions
A largely attended Joint meeting
of the Heights Civic Improvement
League and Push ( lub was held
Thursday evening at the Ilaptlst
church for the purpose of dicusslng
proposed amendments to the city
charter. J. T. Ilolman was selected
an chairman of the meeting and N. C.
Kvnns as secretary. Mr. Ilolman,
after stating that the object of the
meeting . was to consider a proposal
to amend the city charter.lntroduced
A. J. IH-rby, who had been Invited
to address the meeting on the sub
ject. Mr. Derby stated among other
things that the present charter had
lieen drawn when the city numbered
.TOO Inhabitant and that the popula
tion had now out grown It. The
tnntter of street Improvements which
are at presentcauslng litigation were
deemed unnecessary at the time the
charter was adopted, but the city
had developed to such an extent
that conditions now demanded a
new charter In keeping with more
progressive Ideas. Mr. Derby urged
every citizen to procure a copy of the
charter which could be obtained for
2."i cents, and to make a careful study
of the sections they thought ought
to lie amended.
He believed, he said, t hat one sec
tion of the charter that ought to be
amended wus that relating to city
officers, which should provide for
making the offices of city attorney,
city surveyor ami city marshal elec
tive Instead of appointive.
Mr. iHTby explained that the pres
ent method of levying street assess
ments by the front foot, as the char
ter now stands Is nianadatory. This
method, he said, hail proven burden
some to some of !ie property owners
MEXICO LOOKS GOOD
TO HOOD RIVER MEN
A. A. Jayne, who has been spend
ing several months In Southern Cali
fornia and Mexico, arrived home
Thursday and assures his friends
that the great amount of puhlldty
he received on account of the fear
that he had been lost In our sister
republic was needless. The belief
that he and J. I). Woodworth, who
accompanied him, were lost was oc
casioned by their going several hun
dred miles further into Mexico than
they had anticipated, and the failure
to get weird to their families.
Mr. Jayne says that a rumor
which seemed to be current during
his absence that lie was going to
give up his law practice here Is mi-
true ami tnai ne nas no intention 01
doing so. He states that he Is as
much Interested In Hood Klver and
Its welfare as ever and expec ts to
continue his residence here and the
practice of his profession.
Mr. Jayne and Mr. Woodworth
were so Impressed with the posslblll-
ties of agriculture In the section they
visited that they Invested In a good-
sized tract there. The Hood Klver
attorney says that large Investments
are being made In Mexico farm lands
Advocates Electing Officers
' and should be changed to allow the
council to levy assessments In ac
cordance with the lienefits derived
by the property owners. Mr. Derby
said the provision In thecnarter lim
iting Its Indebtedness to $."i000 should
also fie changed as this amount was
too small for the city's needs. He
reviewed the recent Injunction suit In
the federal court against the city at
some length with the exception of
the proceedings of the Ketier Bros.
with the council. In concluding he
earnestly urged that the citizens
take action to amend the charter,
asserting that It contained many
things which hampered the progress
of the city.
The chairman then extended an
invitation to any others who had
views on the matter to speak, and
Attorney S. W. Stark, who was pres
ent, stated that the suit commenced
by the proerty owners, for whom
he Is attorney, was not for the pur
pose of holding up street improve
ments, but for equitable relief from
the present method of assessment.
A. C. Staten also addressed the
meeting at some length, urging that
action be taken by the committee
looking to the amendment of the
charter.
Resolutions were then offered by
N. C. Evans, endorsing the action of
the city council and containing sug
gestions for the amendment of the
charter. Mr. Kvans stated that
w hile he had n it written the resolu
tions, he had helped prepare them.
Some dllliculty was experienced In
reading the resolutions, but after va
rious corrections made by Mr. Evans
they were finally presented to the
meeting and read, and the gathering
then adjourned.
by Americans, nud that while there
he met many who were Investigating
the climatic, soli and other condi
tions. Among them was a party
from the White Salmon valley.
In addition to being highly pro
ductive, t he section w hich the local
men were In. and which Is near the
sea coast, has an equable climate.
On his return. Thursday, Mr.
Jay tie was accompanied by his son,
Maurice. Mrs Jayne Is expected to
arrive here this week.
HOOD RIVER TO HAVE
AEROPLANE CONTEST
A. L. Crocker announces an ama
teur aeroplane meet, which will lie
held during the latter part of April.
S entrh
have so far lieen made
and It Is expected that there will be
j several others. A number of Hood
j Klver l,,,.v ,",VJ shown decided
. genius In constructing aeroplane
models and the meet Is exerted to
very Interesting,
j It ""1 ''' held on the sand bar and
j "3" n,lllt f"r those who wish to
: enter has tieen tixed nt twenty years,
1 Prizes will be given and entries can
!'' made with Mr. 'rocker, who can
lie found at the Hotel Oregon.
'Busy 'Readers
Celebrates Now Life
With Fine Banquet
rierchants' Association Takes On New Life at Annual
Gathering Finances in Prosperous Condition
And $150 Donated to Fire Department
The annual banquet of the Hood
Klver Merchants' Association, held
Thursday evening, was successful In
getting together again the local busi
ness men, and the organization was
given renewed life and vigor.
Previous to attending the banquet,
a business meeting of the association
was held at the Commercial Club
rooms, where the merchants assem
bled. President K. E. Krayford was
In the chair, and J. M. Wood, the
newly elected secretary, assumed
charge of his duties.
At the business meeting the good
of the association was discussed by
a number of speakers, among whom
were It. IJ. Itragg, C. H. Vaughanand
E. O. Hlanchar. Itjwas stated by
Mr. Bragg that residents of the val
ley had obtained a wrong Idea of the
organization, many of them thinking
that It was for the purpose of raising
prices, when such was not the case.
Its purpose, originally, was to ad
Just unnecessary competition among
business men and also for their pro
tection against bad accounts. It
had. In addition, taken up matters
for the lieneflt of the community that
were thought to come under Its
province. He believed that the as
sociation should be kept in existence
for the good of the business men and
the community at large.
Mr. Vaughan, ex-presldent of the
association, said that so little Inter
est bad lieen shown In attending the
meetings of the organization during
the latter part of 1'JlO that It seemed
as If It would Imj Impossible to carry
It on. After three attempts, how
ever, enough members had been got
ten together to elect a new set of
officers, and new Interest, he thought,
would now carry It along success
fully. Owing to the fact that most
of the business men had Joined the
Western Protective Association,
which had branches In all the towns
throughout the state, the local or
ganization hail decided to drop the
protective feature and allow the gen
eral association, which wis more
effective, to take charge of that
work.
Mr Klanchar, In his remarks, said
that the good showing made by the
meruliers In attending the banquet
satisfied him that they were In favor
of continuing the 'work, and he be
lieved they ought to. He thought
that the association would lie able
to accomplish good work, particu
larly along lines that could not le
handled otherwise. Personally, he
said he was willing to do anything
In his power to help maintain the or
ganization nnd make It the success
In the future that It had lieen In the
past.
It was then suggested by J. M.
Wood that Inasmuch as the associa
tion had f JC In the treasury, more
money than It really needed to carry
on its work, that the dues be sus
pended from Decern lier 1. to
March 1. lull. This met w ith favor
anil further action was taken, stat
ing that delinquents lie notified and
those who did not pay up back dues
lie dropjied. A motion also pre
vailed providing that any metnU r In
arrears three months be deemed de
linquent. A communication from the Hood
Klver lire Department was read, at
the request of W. H. Metiulre. asking
the association to appropriate
from Its fund for the purchase of an
additional hose cart, as It now had
sin) feet of hose which could not be
used except by being taken to a tire
in a dra v. On motion of I.. Y
I'.lowers. the motiev was quickly
voted.
The assemblage then marched to
the Mt. Hood hotel, w here It entered
the banquet room to the music of
the Mandolin Club, which pluved j
throughout the feasting. The menu
was the most elaborate ever fur
nished at a local banquet, being
served In many courses, all of whli li
were excellent. ,
When cigars were lighted. Presi
dent P.ra.vford. as toastm.ister. made
a strong plea for energetic action
and harmonv throughout theve.ir.
stating that since Hood Klver I1.1I !
the reputation of having the best
local association In the state. It
should continue to live up to Its rep
utatlon. It was ban led together,
he said, for good, not oppression
A. . I. lira ha m was net called on
by the toast master, followed by Fx
Mayor McDonald. 1 he litter was
Introduced as the man who could
make a speech. Mr. McDonald said,
that the statement was a mistake.
He wished to say, however, that he
had lieen Interested In the associa
tion from Its start and knew that It
had accomplished much good and
could accomplish still more In the
future.
Councilman Henry Howe, the next
talker, gave an Interesting talk on
the development of the mercantile
business In Hood IMver, sat Ing thnt
he believed he wns the first clerk In a
store here, having acted In this ca
pacity for E. I.. Smith thirty years
ago, when the stock was limited to
a barrel of sugar, a side of bacon
and some flour. In a room about
10x12. tioods were brought up from
Portland on the boat and landed on
the sandbar. Since then many
changes had taken place and wo had,
he said, reached the day of organisa
tion In every line. Therefore he be
lieved a good, strong organization of
business men at Hood Klver was not
only desirable, but necessary, and he
was satisfied It could lie had by
everybody putting their shoulder to
the wheel
Dr. E. ). Dutro, In answer to the
toastmaster, made a few amusing
and Interesting remarks, saying that
he was satisfied that a professional
man could not make a business ad
dress to business men. He wound
up by telling the story of a Jew who
had appendicitis and who was asked
by another Jew, when told that his
appendix had to lie removed, why h
hadn't put If In his wife's name.
E. O. Klanchar responded to the
toastmaster' s call and again urged
the memlsTs to build up a strong
association and maintain It.
The next response was made by J.
It. Hargreaves, pastor of the Papttst
church, who made an eloquent talk.
Mr. Hargreaves' point was that this
wns a business age, In which men
were being educated In the higher In
stltutions for a business life. Busi
ness, he said, was on a much higher
moral plane now than In years gone
by, and the business man was much
more greatly concerned In doing
good. He thought Hood Klver was
to be congratulated on Its high type
of business men. whom he found ever
ready to help in good works; but he
believed that still greater good could
Ik" accomplished by harmony and a
union of Interests between the hill
section of the city and the down
town section. It seemed now, he
said, as If there were two cities when
there should be but one. The Inter
ests of all were Identical. The dis
sension that had arisen over the
water trouble ought to be done
away with. What we needed, he
thought, was more water on the
hill and less gas below It. and com
plete harmony of business and other
Interests.
The concluding talk was made by
C. II Vaughan. who said he had
little to add to his former remarks
other than that he thoughuthe slo
gan for the association should be
"Harmony and Push." with push
spelled 111 capital let ters.
HOOD RIVER P. 0, FIRST
TO CLOSE ON SUNDAY
The Hood Klver postofhVe wa
closed for general delivery and nt the
carriers' Indows for the first time
In Its hist,. r. Sim lav, .tu l apparent
ly with 111 iiicoiivi-n'eiiee Patron
had been notified to s. tic extent by
a n dice pos'e.l on t he do. ,r and io
I y rural carrier
The otli.-e will he open as 1 1 -ual for
those having hov-s in I for tie- pot
lug of letters iii" closing of the of
lice Is due to the lust ruii huts from
the postotlice department and Hood
Klwr h is the ,h-tl:,rtlon of being the
tirst In t h. state t close , 11 sunda v
HOOD RIVER NOW HAS
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