THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, ArRIL 9. 1911
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HOOD RIVER ROAD
WILL BE WONDER
A
SCENIC BEAUTY OF COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE TO BE ROAD'S GREAT ASSET,
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Fifteen Miles Long, Estimated
Cost to Build Is
$102,233.
SCENERY- IS UNSURPASSED
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M u ft noma h County D"l rr Hood
Klrr t'oiny to Co-operate in
Coma root lonKoute Will I 'al
low Colombia Oorjr.
"On of tha a-randeat acinic hlthvtri
In tha world.- aaye tha board of rtaw
ra In Ita report, ncemmrwllnf tha
Hood Rlvar road batwaan Bridal Veil
and Hood RJvar aa not only faaalbla.
but also of araat atratertc and com
marcial ralua. Acting upon tha r
port, tha County Court of Multnomah
County laat Wadnaaday itrantad tha
potltton for tha propoaad road and took
tha Brat Important etap towarda th
ronatrurtlon through tha Columbia
Rlvar Korsa of a highway that will
rrtra aa tha ronnaettna" link batwaan
tha east alda and tha waat alda of tha
atate.
HtiMn Bridal Vail and tha aaat
boundary of tha Multnomah County
lino It will bo DKraMr; to build
atrotrh of road IS mtlra lone that will
root IttMas, ma astlmaiad by tha board
of t laarara.
Many natural ha tarda will hava to
ba ancountared and at ona point It will
bo narraaary to cut through aolld rork
formation for a dlatanra of nearly 100
frat to obtain a raaaonably aany (trade.
This part of tha hlchway will bo at
Kaal Craak. near tha aaat and of tha
roomy, whara tho preaant ft-rada la 1
par rnL but ran ba reduced to a 14
r-r rent rrada by tha proposed cut.
Tha work of reducing thta jrrad. It la
eatlmated. will re-iulra an additional
rost of I li.ooa.
Kxprnar I Umalrd.
In addition to thla rut the only other
plera of road that will ba expenatre
tlt extend four mllea from Bridal Veil
aaat to a point about ona mile berond
Multnomah Falls. Tha first threa
miles ran ba built at an estimated rost
of It .!. Tha fourth mlla would re
iulra rip-rap walla tha rreater portion
of the dlstanra. roatlnK I1.I0. acrord
In to tha Tlesrars' estimate. With
the exception of tha rut at Karle Creek
and tha first four mllea of road, tho
proposed hlchway ran ba constructed
at a nominal coat, ronalderinit tha char
acter of the country, and tha grade
mould not average mora than 1 per
rent.
. Although It la tha Intention of Malt
nnmab County to construct tha entire
stretch of rood. It haa been derided to
build only the first three mllea thla
rear. Thla distance would ronnert
Bridal Vail with Multnomah Falls.
County Judare Cleeton and County
Commlaalonera lUchtner and Hart are
anxloua to have tha road completed
to the east boundary of the county aa
soon as poaalble. but they hae coma to
tha conclusion that It will not be good
business Judcment to construct tha
hta-hway to the Hood Klver County line
until tha resident and property own
era of lloud Klver County deride defi
nitely to build their part of tha road
nereasary to complete tha through
highway to connect directly with the
east aide of the Cascades.
Itoad Would lie Achievement.
In tha opinion of the County Court
end the numerous signers to tha peti
tion, the opening of the road between
Bridal Veil and Hood Rler would be
one of the moet noteworthy achleTe
tnent that tha Counties of Multnomah
and Hood Biter could accomplish. The
enterprise Is regarded of such Impor
tance to the entire state that It Is
hoped by the promoters that the peo
ple of Hood Hirer County will awing
Into line and make a sufficient appro
priation to tarry on the construction
of the road to connect witn ine jiuh
nomah County project.
"I d- not believe money can he spent
to better advantage than to put It Into
this proposed Intra-state highway
said County Judae Cleeton. "It Is a
matter that Is of great Interest to the
people of the two counties and It la
bound to ba of enormous benefit to tha
majority of the rltlsena of the state.
Kver since the state was organised such
a connecting road haa been needed.
Preliminary Surveys Made.
"This highway should help Hood
'River and The Dalles as much aa it
would benefit Tortland and Multnomah
County. When we first took up the
matter last year we believed that Hood
Hirer County would look upon ' the
projevt with favor. In fact, we had
every reason to believe that we would
be met half way In the construction of
the road, and acting upon such assur
ancea we went ahead and at a larxe
expense caused preliminary surreys to
be made for the road up to the uooa
Hirer County line. We still hope that
tha people of Hood River-County will
take definite steps In the near future
to construct their part of the road.
"From a scenic standpoint It is al
most Impossible to conceive of a more
picturesque driveway than that from
Bridal Veil up the great Columbia
River canyon Into the city of Hood
River. It will undoubtedly be one of
the most fascinating spots for tourists
to h found In the United State. In
addition to Its scenic value It will be
most valuable from a commercial
standpoint."
According to County Surveyor Philo
Holbrook. who supervised the prelim
Inary survey and who collaborated with
the Messrs. Sweeney and Parmenter in
preparing the report of the Board of
Viewers, all the onstacies can no over
come In the construction of the pro
posed road and he considers the project
entirely feasible.
Road Parallels O.-W. R. X.
The road will parallel the O.-W.
R. N. right of way for almost the
entire distance of the IS miles and the
Average width of 3 feet will be main
tained throughout. Between Bridal Veil
and Oneonta the road will hug the
grade above the railroad right of way.
At imeonta It will be necessary to cross
the track and run for a distance of
about 1100 feet between the right of
way and the banks of the Columbia
River, and It will then turn back and
skirt the brow of the cliffs to the
Multnomah County line. To cross
Tanner and Kagle Creeks to tha best
advantage It will be necessary to fol
low tha canyons of these streams for
some distance, negotiating horse-shoe
curves that will add pleasing touches
to the highway.
The report of the viewers In full la
as follows:
It Is Mr belief that the sal road should
be rntef. far the following reasons:
First lractlcabllttr. While the proposed
road will be expeastve to bmlld. nevsrthc
lws thrre are no obstacles from so ensl
seerlng point of new tbst cannot resully
be erercome.
fecoad Commercial ralua. Br ceaosct- i
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ill HOV4 KIVT Junir Wln Sai noma. a
rill 1 lh only direct rod commanlri
tlon wnrng Th Ill nd Porfl4Ui.
TNr. r a mbf mt plav-i nd town t
Ions th propodMad ro4 tht bav nil or
tr rofnmanJratlon tHt waglrl b great I y
baAtt by a vigoa road outlet.
Klrrr to lie Seen.
Thirl Scwnlr ralua. The road will Pr
ariri tha O. R. N. Uallwar. paavinc
MM a -hort dutanc of terdn "raa
Pailla llultnrrm.h Kaila. Onont (Urm.
linrswtail Fails and many oihv polma f
In t !-(. Th Columbia Rtvrr w til b In
lahl tha entire diatanr. It will b-n
f tho itrtndrft aconlc mada In the world.
TMi f-aturt alono would Ju-tlfr mr
tract Ion. Not only wmtld Multtomiri
('aunty detivo much h-nflt. but tho Piat
ef 4-roffoa at lar would ahara In tho aay
a.a to on of hr natural wandvra.
Dimair. tho vliimbta Rlvor Oort.
Fourth rtimatai f root of ronii ruction.
Tho propoood road la 1 mllea Ions, laid
out In ttracvful runrM. and la to con
trttrted 2 fet wldo with many turnout.
Hoc a for road purpooea will a)av bo with.
In ar roarh. A romplelo oatlmato. Inrlud.
In? bride, rulvorta. clraHns. aruhbtnc and
asravattvtn. lvth roclt and oarth. brlncm
th tntal aatlmalo of construction up to
Ftft h H I i fwy. T ho rou n t y had a ra A
provtous to the X R N. - Railway tcnnwii
aa tho Tha I H. ilea military roal. At oomo
points tho mad rraain. but tho Q. U
N. In cor struct Ion dvatroytrd the ? tor
portion of It. Tho plats of the propod
road ohow where It La abaolutoly necsaary
to utlllaa a part of the company's fight ojf
way. Also, ine abandoned roadway nas
hn made dm of. Rut In no rase wttl
the road Injurs tha O. R- efc K.. Indeed.
since tha proposed road la located above
th O R. N. It will ho a saving and a
arcuard to tha railroad, catching many
loo bouadeva that now constantly endanger
tha present roadway.
Fmirrty Owners Favor.
Hlxth tamagra. We find thst the prop
arty-owners amng the proposed routa ara
tnoro I nan aniious to bare the road. V
id And nothing to allow damages for
In any ess.
Tho first threo mllea would reach Mult
nomah Fa lie, tha eatlmated cvet being lo.
01 4 Tha fourth mile would be the most
expensive, casting l.jTa ft would re
qulra. tip rsp walls he greater portion "f
the mile. This being hand work, It would
be an ideal place frr prison labor. I
The gradea are not greater than 10 per I
rent except at Eagle Creek, near the end
af tha proposed road. Hera the present ;
survey show a IP per cent grade
for lono fet and IT per rent for about
lui fcc. This grade can be reduced to 14 i
per rent, hut would require a aolld rock rut.
costing about $lft.tae) more.
Thla part of the roetd will not bo ron-
erntrtei oat'l tho laat. and then only If
rfood River County rnuld build to ronotct
While a 1 per rent grade ta not Impractlca
bla for automobtlra, still the reduction in
grade would Involva aoch a heavy expennl
twre It might not be ad visa bis to mmk the
rhanae. Thia is a matter to bo considered
at the proper time.
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HIUHIV.IY TO HOOD
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HOOP RIVER WANTS HIGHWAY
Proposed Route Through Colombia
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HOOD RIVER. Or, April . (Sne
rlaL Members of the Commercial
Club, who are trying to seeure the pro
posed automobile road from rortlanil.
have planned to have the question
thoroughly discussed at the regular
monthly meeting of the club Monday
night.
Tha proposed road meets with the ap
proval of many local rltlaens, who
deem It one of the greatest boons the
valley could serure.
AUTO TOURISTS AIDED
natioxaij cxvb itaxs xew ie
PARTfRE FOR SEASON.
Branches Will Bo riacrd All, Over
Country to Gather Data for
Guides) nd Map.
A new departure haa Just been In
stltuted by the Touring; Club of Amer
ica. Realising; tha fact that motorists
In larger numbers every year are
adopting the plan of viewing sections
of their own country aa well aa foreign
lands from the vantage point of their
own cars, the officers of the club nave
lust decided to open branch offices In
different parts of the country. These
branches of the Touring Club will have
the benefit of all the touring and road
Information maps and well regulated
routes which have been gathered by
the Touring Club of America at Its
headquarters, Broadway and Svsnty
sixth street. New York, during the past
two years. In addition, each branch
will supply to club members and
others desiring its service the latest
and most accurate Information regard
ing touring conditions In its local vi
cinity. In order to secure this data which
every wise motorist Is anxious to know
at the opening of the season, the Tour
ing Club will, early this month, place
several extra official cars on the road.
They will be In charge of skilled ob
servers who have had wide experience
In noting road conditions and all other
details essential to comfortable touring
and from their reports, by the end of
April. It will be possible to give the
early tourlata an accurate description
of road conditions aa they exist today,
showtng sections where temporary or
permanent repairs are being made, with
suggestions aa to the shortest ana most
satisfactory detours.
In the Eaat particular attention will
be paid toward securing reliable in
formation of all the popular New Eng
land routes, .that paradise of the motor
tourist, in addition to Westchester
County. New York, the Hudson Klver
route to Albany, and the Mohawk
Valley touring ground westward to
Buffalo. N. T paying particular refer
ence to touring conditions along the
coast and everything on Long Island.
In the West the Chicago branch will
obtain similar Information for all of
the routes leading to and from that
city. ...
Old Pay of Slow Procession Done
Away With and Spex-tatorii
Find Relief.
What would a present-day parade be
wTthout"the auto? .
When one recalls tne long, tiresome
and tedious parades given but a few
years ago In connection with any spe
cial occasion, one wonders how every
one stood the strain so welL But. nev
ertheless. It was always a trying ex
perience, both for participants and spec
tators. Those were the days when au
tomobiles had not yet appeared as prac
tical means' of rapid transit. Outside
of a few cabs, everybody was required
to walk, and it seemed that the parade
managers Invariably mapped out the
longest line of march that could be
arranged.
Tha new order of things was never
more apparent In Portland than when
the parade was glren in honor of The
odore Roosevelt Isst Wednesday. With
the exception of the Hpanls h-A tnerlran
War Veterans and the school children,
all the parade participants rode leis
urely along In automobiles. More than
100 cars carrying more than 600 people
were In the line and not one Incident
occurred to mar the occasion. Another
fart that was pleasing to the thousands
of apectatora was the short period of
time It took to cover the entire line of
march.
"The appearance of so many automo
biles In the parade and the success with
which the affair was conducted were
pleasing features of the day," said
Julius U Meier, who Is Identified prom
inently with the Portland Automobile
Club. "The auto demonstrated that It
Is Indispensable In parades of the pres-
That the auto will be In evl
on every hand during the demon-
Ions of Rose Larmval week in
here Is no doubt, and we hope
to see some of the finest automobile
features In the opening parade In the
history of the carnival."
BLACK BASS MAY BE PLANTED
Plan on Foot to Stork Cold Springs
Reservoir With Fish.
PENDLETON. Or, April (. (Special )
Black bass, the first to be Introduced
In Eastern Oregon, are to be planted
In the big Government reservoir at
"Cold Springs, if the consent of Govern
ment officials can be obtained.
The Umatilla County Fish and Game
Association, with headquarters In this
city, haa already contracted for the de
livery In the early Summer of several
thousand adult fish, as well as a still
greater number of the fry. with the
result that It is believed the big arti
ficial lake, covering 100 acres, will
soon be well stocked.
The association also contemplated
storking the Furnish reservoir at Coe
with bass, hut It was feared the new
fish would he a menace to the trout,
and this project was abandoned. There
will be no chance of escape for the fish
from the Government reservoir, and at
the same time there will be an abun
dant food supply.
Johnson Bros. Team Wins.
The Johnson Bros. baseball team de
feated the Junior Newsboy team yes
terday morning on the South Portland
bottoms, by the score of 12 to 10. The
batteries were: Johnson Bros. Wax.
Johnson and Gordon, Lewis; Newsboys
Castler. Millie, Welnsteln and Bern
stein. Millie.
The Iiondnn market for the Importation
nf plumase for women's hats Is the largest
In the world, and It la estimated that oOOO
persons are employed In tha manufacturing
and other work Incidental to this trade.
The value of the Imports Is said to be
f3.snn.non to M.non.ooo a year.
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