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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 3
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
MAYOR'S MESSAGE IS
Report Is Made of City's Condition and Recommenda
tions Are Offered As to How Improvements Can Best
Be Accomplished Municipality's Debt Is Reduced
About $5,900 In 1911 Would Hasten Street Paving
and Does Not Favor Underground WiresCharter
Revision Urged and Construction of Waterworks Sys
tem Is Discussed Would Improve East Side Grade.
At the first meeting of the new
council Monday evening Mayor
Wright submitted his message hh
follows:
"Taking up the financial depart
ment of our work (or the year 1112,
1 II nil an Indebtedness of approxi
mately $I7(H). On January 1. 1'Jll,
the council hud overdrawn Its debt
limit ationt $5KH), making a total In.
debtednes of Its road and general
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that our city delit ha leen reduced
since Jan. 1, last year, aliout f.V.HK).
However, vim will please lear In 1
mind that we have only about $"im
available f.ir the next three month'
expenses. '1 his amouiit will no
doulit Ik replenished slightly by
money collected from linen, licenses,
etc., during the next three monttiH,
nt which time we will begin to real
ize from our lull tax levy. Having
ho little to draw from for these three
month. It In necessary that you
hold the exH'HHcH down iih dose an
possible an we have no authority to
Issue warrant against the general
and road fund to exceed a $.MX) debt,
except fur actual emergencies.
"Receipt for the year 11)11 amount
ed to about $1.").X"J. Warrant have
lieen Issued against these funil to
nliout $'.MH). Since Jan. 1, l'.tll, our
tax money and other receipt thN
year, according to our December
levy, will be about $ls,0lMI. During
the years P. toll ami 11(10 about ?simhi
of general fund money was used for
purchase of the Tucker Spring and
sites, rights-of-way, etc. This money
lll be returned to the general fund
an kiiiiii iih the $:(. imhi issue f bonil
lii lcen Hold, which will In all prob
ability Ih done within the next four
or live month. Thl will give iih a
total of about SJU.noO available f ir
general line thl year.
"I would recommend that a sufll
clent amount of till money lie ued
on the east nidi' grade to make a nafe
double track roadway. Thl work
I badly needed for the safety and
convenience of our citizen In town
and In the country.
"There ban been a great deal nald
recently about changing the cant line
of the city limit to the Hood river,
leaving the.east Hide grade for the
county to Improve. Thl I do not
Isdlcve would be good policy. If we
are jM'rmltted' to proceed we are
amply able to take care of our Im
provement, nnd will dolt.
"We have a greater work before
n thl year than nt any time In the
history of the town. If the tire and
water committee's work I continued
with the name effective diligence nw
In the pat year, the city will mum
be able to claim It water system
clear of litigation and without com
petition. We Hhould then Hiirely
have no trouble to dlpoe of the
$!MI,000 bond lue and proceed at
once with the contructlon of the
new .waterworks system Thl will
open the way for the long-nought
and badly-needed Improvement of
our Htreet, street light, and a doner
co-operation between the citizen of
Hood I liver.
"Street paving In the (Ire limit
ha been provided for by ordinance
and nhoiild be taken up In early
Hprlng and pushed lgoronly to
completion. I would niiggent alno
that the follow lug named ntreet be
milled by either hard surface paving
or macildam: State ntreet from the
Clint line of Front ntreet to Ninth;
Ninth from Oak to Eugene; Eugene
from Ninth to Twelfth; Oak from
Ninth to Fifth, all of w hich nhoiild
lie provided with concrete sidewalks
where not In place. Sherman and
Cascade avenue nhoiild In-Improved
thl year. Thl will divide the went
nlde trntllc, which I now thrown
entirely on State ntreet. There are
liunieron other ntreet which nhoiild
be provided with concrete nldewnlkn,
more especially thone leading to the
school building.
"It I nn embarrassing fact that It
I necennary to go Into the country
to llnd a road which I In proper eon
illtlon for trallle, and if we are not
held up too often thl year with In-
Junctions, let us Improve this condl
tlon, eHpeclally thoMu street leading
to the surrounding country.
"I Is-lleve we are all agreed that If
the price of lights hIioiiM be reduced
to a rate within our means we will
provide a few lights ulong our
street. 1'he proposition of lighting
the Htreetn ly power from the city
lK " l" """"'-
1,v committee In ehurgeofthat
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work.
"Shall the wire within the tire
limit be ordered under ground?
Tht I a ijiii-Htlon which nhould be
Hettled Immediately, a It would lie
a very dlllicult and expensive Job
after the hard surface paving I done.
I'ernonally, I think the heavy ex
pense of making the change I too
Mayor J. M. Wright
great for the nmall leneflt to be de
rived from It. I would recommend,
however, the pannage of an ordi
nance requiring all electric light
wlren to be placed on the name Hue of
p'llen, and that the name be done
with all telephone linen, but on oppo
nlden of the ntreet.
"A few month ago a committee
win appointed for the purpose of re
vising our city charter. Thin com
mittee no far ha failed to report. I
would niiggent that a new commit
tee Ih appointed and that thin work
be taken up at once. The charter
under which we are working wan
approved by the governor of the
ntate on February L's, l!ul, when the
population of the town wn about
VHI people. It I now nearly :HHK,
and the condition of the town have
undergone a decided change. It I
decennary, therefore, that the charter
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Of the Week
named ns n possible siicce.tsor to the Inte Justice Harlan of tlie supreme court, nnd Charles Nagel was also conildered
children in many American cities uckuowlcdged the new republic of China hy saluting, the ting.
OPTIIDilSTICm,TcSL
be brought up to date, and to the
demand of tne present condition.
"The problem of how we are to
handle the old water nyntem, as well
a the new one, 1 one which should
have careful attention To continue
the management of the old By stein
a ha been arranged by the council
of the past yeur should prove satis
factory. There ha been considera
ble discussion during the past yenr
a to the feasibility of constructing
the new system according to the
plan and specification prepared by
the linn of Newell, Cosnettt & Walsh;
or should we necure t lie nervlces of
an expert waterworks engineer?
Having given thl matter considera
ble thought, I have reached the con
clusion that while the best I none
too'good, we may spend a great deal
more money for the expert and get
no better service In the end than.to
tine the plan drawn by Mr. Newell.
There has been a warrant drawn In
favor of Mr. Newell for "khp for hi
services a consulting engineer which
w ill lie sacrificed If these plan are
not used. A good, practical man
employed to superintend the cou
st ruction of the system will cost
probably $."H), Including such help an
he would require. The expert would
cost, according to the figure already
nnbmltted, more than ink). Thin
figure would include new plan and
npecltlcatlon and hi nervlce for
superintending.
"So far the city Iih etijoyed the
nervlce .and protection of a voluu
tecr tire company w hich han rendered
valuable nervlce In many case and
1 would ask Unit the fire and water
committee secure If possible a report
from tlie tire company of their stock
of equipment, enrolled inemlHTslilp
financial condition, etc., and If In the
judgment of the council and lire com.
pany the council can assist them in
their woik. It should be done.
"There are a few ntreetn In the city
where sidewalk have been ordered
In uu which owner of property have
refused to otiey tlie ordinances.
These people, In all fairness to their
neighbors, should be forced to com
ply with tlie laws.
"And while It Is not reasonable to
expect tlie approval of all, It Is to be
hoped that the city's work will be
conducted In such a way thin year an
to have the approval of the business
like, thinking cltltlzen, and to create
a more friendly feeling among the
citizens who a re striving for h cleaner,
better and more prosperous city.
"Kesi ect fully submitted,
"J. M. WnioiiT, Mayor."
Kev. J. II. Parson will preach and
conduct evangelistic nervlce In Hoi
man hall next Sunday night at 7:.'il)
o'clock.
EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS
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Mnie. Curie, the famous I rencli scientist nnd
President Tnft declared that lie was in the fight for tlie presidential nomination "to the death " Congressman IjifTerty of Ore
gon Introduced n hill In the house urging nation wide woman's suffrage. Hear Admiral lioblcy I Evan, tlie hero of many
engagements nml known the world over n "Fight in ltol" iliisl smlilenlv of indigestion. Judge Swavzo of New Jersey was
Jerome li. Mason, father of A. 1.
Mason, died Monday morning, death
coming from the Infirmities of old
age and an attack of pneumonia. In
the paslng of Mr. Mason an eventful
life was ended. When hurdly more
than a boy he enlisted as a memlcr
of the Secoud Missouri Cavalry and
served with distinction throughout
the Civil War. At , the time of
his enlistment he was barely old
enough to shoulder a musket.
At the conclusion of his three-years'
enlistment he re-enllsted and saw the
bitter struggle end. He was wound
ed In a saber tight In the course of
the struggle. Afterwards he became
a pulnter and later Joined tlie St.
Louis police force, serving for
forty-one years. He resigned his
position there two years ago In or
der to spend his declining years with
his son here. During the entire peri
od of his service as a police officer he
was retained by the successive nd
mlnlntruttons, who recognized his
worth. This, too, although he was
at all times a consistent Republican
The funeral will be held this after
noon at two o'clock from the I'lne
Grove church. Kev. C. M. Carson
will odielute and the local li. A. II.
will have charge of the services.
Heavy Masses of Snow
Crush Many Buildings
Couple at flitchell's Point Are Buried Under Tons of
Snow in Big Slide Woman Is Injured In Upper
Valley Barns Collapse Captain McCan's Barn
Destroyed Farm Animals Have Narrow Escapes.
The heavy fall of snow, followed
tlie last of the week by rain and
warmer weather, resulted In a num
ber of burns and packing house In
the valley collapsing beneath the
weight of the water soaked suow.
One of the most serious accidents
was reported from Mitchell's Point
where Mr. and Mrs. iW'uggeman were
awakened Sunday night to find their
home burled lieneath an avalanche
of snow and earth. The structure
was pnrtlulU crushed and Mrs.
BruggcmuQ sustained Injuries from
falling timber. Aside from minor
bruises Mr. Pruggeman escaped un
harmed. Captain McCan's garage on Tip
Fop Kanch was one of the buildings
which gave in under the strain. The
roof was a flat one and carried tons
of weight. It collapsed, falling on
four automobiles which were ntored
there for tlie winter. Captain McCan
dug them out Monday and found
the machines were not damaged.
The large packing house ow ned by
the Apple Land and Orchard Com
pany and located on their ranch In
tlie Willow Flat section wa crushed
The building wa about 4iiM) and
wa comparatively new. It wa
empty at the time.
Jasper Wlckhiim wan also one of
the victim. Ill ranch barn, con
taining four horses nnd two hogs,
besides a quantity of hay and farm
Implements, wa crushed. Two of
the horses extricated themselves be
fore morning. The other two were
burled under the haymow and were
unhurt, while the two hog. although
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recipient of the Nobel prize for chemistry, was stricken with nppeuilieitK.
TRAMPS SUSPECTED
OF FIRING HOUSE
Supposed to have caught from a
fire built by vagrant In the base
ment, a five-room vacant cottage,
the property of Drew Taylor, on
Taylor street In the heights portion
of this city, burned to the ground at
about " o'clock Sunday morning. A
number of people of the neighbor
hood have found that their henroosts
were entered Saturday night, and It
Is thought tramps stealing the chick
ens built a fire In an old stove In the
basement of the building to cook
them.
The flames were lirst discovered by
Frank Smith, whose home Is nearest
to the burned cottage. The reflec
tion of the Haines as they shot from
the basement windows shone upon
the wull of hi bedroom and awoke
him. The whole structure was a
mass of flames before the volunteer
fire department could respond, and
the firemen used their endeavors In
saving adjoining property.
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burled alive for a few hours, were
unscathed
In the I'pper Valley
bulKHug went dow n,
wa the Mount Hood
belonging to Wm II
a number of
Among them
hall. lSurus
. Edlck and
Messrs. Wood worth and Helmers
weut down, us well as a small pack
lug house lielonglng to D. E. Miller.
Most of the buildings can be easily
replaced, so that the damage was
not considerable.
A barn on the property belonglug
to Mrs. W. (i. Pond, south of the
Lutheran church on Davidson hill,
wan caved In.
Across the river the roof of the
barn owned by tlie White Salmon
Dressed Meat Company, situated
near the slaughter house on the bank
of the river, at P.lugen, gave way
under the weight of snow. The barn
contained several head of stock and
some hay In the loft. It wan found
that while some boards and consid
erable quantity of hay rested on the
backs of two of the homes, none of
tlie animals were hurt In the leant.
This Is remarkable as the roof was
:!0x40 feet.
Orchardlsts were alarmed for a
time Friday morning when condi
tions were favorable for a silver
thaw. In the nfternoon, however.
It grew warmer nnd the Ice on the
tree melted. Little damage has
been done to the orchards, only a
few limbs being stripped from the
yearling tree.
Mr. nnd Mrs
Mondav from
land.
C. H.Castner returned
a short visit to Port-
by Taft for the position. Chinese
Wenatchee Refuses to
Consider Selling Plan
Proposition Now Under Consideration Here of Com
bining "Big Four" Fruit Districts Meets Little
Favor Hood River Men Investigated Northwest
Exchange in Portland Last Week Soon to Report
At a meeting of Wenatchee fruit
growers and business men held the
last of the week the plan of uniting
the "Dig Four" fruit districts of the
Northwest In a co-operative selling
agency was rejected:. This I the
plan which Is now under considera
tion by the local Fruitgrowers'
I'nlon, representatives of which
were In Portland the latter part of
the week Investigating the North
west Fruit Exchange which It Is
proposed be purchased. The local
committee will report Its findings
and recommendations to the stock
holders of the union at the meeting
to be held on the 27th.
At the meeting of the Wenatchee
growers K. S. Miller, manager of the
Itogue Itlver Fruit & Produce Associ
ation, explained the plans of the
Northwest Fruit Exchange for mar
keting the fruit of the four big fruit
sections of the Pacific Northwest,
the Wenatchee Valley, Yakima Val
ley, Hood Hlver and Rogue River
Some twenty-five of the most promi
nent growers and merchants of We
natchee listened to the plan of the
Rogue River man, and, one after the
other. Informed him that the system
would not meet the needs of the We
natchee Valley.
Judge C. Victor Martin. A. Z. Wells,
(ieorge R. Fisher and other speakers
found many flaws In Mr. Miller's
plan. H. W. Otis, the PehaMtln
grower, was the only individual
present who favored marketing
through the Northwest Fruit Ex
change. Mr. Miller declared that the YakI
ma Valley growers stood ready to
Join with the Hood River and Rogue
lilver growers in the purchase of a
controlling Interest In the Northwest
Fruit Exchange. He asked that a
committee from the Wenatchee Val-
Uey visit the Portland office of the
Northwest Fruit Exchange and sat
isfy .Itself by Inspection of the ex
change's books that It wus doing
business and could market the crop.
To this request the Wenatchee Val
ley growers practically turned a
deaf ear. In the opinion of several
speakers, an Inspection of the ex-
Referendum Is Invoked
On Electric Ordinance
Petitioners Seek to Have Law Compelling Extensive
Changes In Wires Referred to the People Council
Will Hasten Election Eight Bids Received On
Waterworks Bonds Other Business Transacted.
The new council met and organized
Monday evening. Counellmen Strati
nlian and Staten took their seat
an 1 Mr. Howe assumed the duties of
recorder. Mayor Wright submitted
his message and announced hi ap
pointment of committees a given In
another column. A feature of the
meeting wa the receipt by the coun
cil of a referendum petition asking
that the ordinance recently passed
and ordering changes made In the
stringing of electric and telephone
wires lie referred to the people at the
next city election to If held Decern
ler .1.
The companies affected by the or
dinancethe Pacific Power nnd
Eight Company nnd Home Telephone
Company would otherwise have
been liable for tlie payment of a large
tine by non-compliance with tlie or
dinance. Thirty day were allowed
by the council In which the change
could be made. Thl period will ex
pire tomorrow. The referendum
having been Invoked, however will
hold up the ordinance until the vote
has been taken.
Sixty names appeared on the pe
tition, this number constituting
considerably more than the ten
per cent of the legal voters re-
inlred. Hy request, all the name
were read. .Several or the council
men discussed the matter, some de
claring that In their opinion thirty
davs wa too short a time in w hlch
to demand the change, while other
stated that the companies should
have shown some Intention of com
plying by starting w irk Council
man Proslus moved that the in itter
lie referred to the judiciary commit
tee with Instruction to bring it t'
fore the people a soon as possible,
change's books would leave them no
wiser than at present.
To the request that Wenatchee Val
ley should put up some $H,iNX) as Its
share In the purchase money for a
controlling Interest In the exchange,
more vigorous objections were made.
The meeting seemed to leave the
Wenatchee orchardlsts convinced, as
they have leen for some time, that
organization for the purpose of mar
keting frutt was an Imperative meas
ure awaiting action very soon, but
that this section would fare Iietter
by perfecting Its own organization
and doing Its own marketing than It
could fare by Joining with any organ
ization seeking to embrace four fruit
sections widely separated both geo
graphically and In Interests.
Those who were In Portland last
week representing the local union
were C. H. Sproat, P. S. Davidson,
A. I. Mason and W. 1$. Dlckerson of
Corvallls.
DEATH OF MRS. E. J.YOUNG
COMES AS SHOCK TO MANY
The sudden death of Mrs. E. J.
Young, which occurred at an early
hour Wednesday morning, came as a
shock to a large circle of friends.
Since coming to this city about five
years ago, Mrs. Y'oung had endeared
herself to many, and especially
among the younger set had she
gained many warm friends and ad
mirers. L'p to the time when Ill
health prevented, she had taken an
active part In the social life of the
community. Her death, although
not entirely unexpected, came more
quickly than had been anticipated,
as she bad been planning to take a
trip, with Mr. Y'oung, to her former
home In Erie, Penn., as soon as the
recent storm passed.
A short funeral service was held nt
the residence Thursday morntng.
conducted by Rev. Edmund T. Simp
son of St. Mark's Episcopal church.
Mr. Young left with the remain on
the noon train for Erie, where Inter
ment will be made.
Mr. Young was 4t years old. She
Is survived, liesldes her husband, by
two sons and a daughter, Lynn and
Wlllard Young and Mrs. A. J. Ierby,
not waiting until the IK'cember
electlou.
Eight bids on the flir.'J'it) water im
provement bonds were received and
opened. Par. accrued Interest and
substantial premiums were offered
by several of the bidders. These bids
were referred to the fire and water
committee with . Instructions that
they be tabulated and submitted at
a special meeting to be held this
week
Councilman Robertson, In behalf of
the retiring tire and water commit
tee, read a concise and comprehen
sive report showing the receipt an 1
expenditures In the water depart
ment during the three months preced
ing January 1. The committee rec
ommended that the system tie placed
under the direction of a water com
mission. The report showed that
the profits accruing from the system
during the three months averaged
$M:i per month.
After the mayor had announced Lis
appointments, the council reelected
Councilman i'.roslus president of the
body. The mayor's message wis
distributed among the vrrbui com.
mtttees with Instruction that tln-v
bring In report on the recommend. i
tlons referring to their departments
at the next meeting
Arthur Clarke appeared In behalf
of .the firemen. II-stated that the
membership had dwindled for the
reason that tiny Mi l iioi havemiv
room In hlcli to uitvt. lie reported
that the equipment ,f the ) . nth
let le ass. u ! 1 1 Ion had l--a purehased
and asked that the eoiin, provide a
room In which memlicrs can ni'. i
l ids matter was referred to the lire
and water committee with In-tr'e
tloll to Use their best i l., ill ors to
comply wllli the request.
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