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ICXJB," The Dalles, Oregon.
TUESDAY. - - JANUARY 28, 1896
A STATEMENT OF FACT.
At a recent meeting of the county
court a lease was entered into between
the county and the Hood River Lumbor
Co., declaring Hood river a public high
way and providing that should the com
pany build a dam and boom at the
mouth of the river, it should have the
privilege of floating timber, cordwood,
etc., down the etream, subject to certain
restrictions contained in the lease. This
action of the court has caused some com
ment in Hood River, as the following
from the Glacier of January 24th shows :
We are informed by Captain Blowers,
one of the commissioners, that no fran
chise was given to this company while
be was present and acting with the
commissioners' court; that nothing fur
ther was done in the matter except de
claring the river a public highway. But
since his return home the county judge
has communicated with him over the
telephone in regard to granting this
.company the privileges asked for. Cap
tain Blowers advised against granting
iuo lease, j.i Das since Deen learned by
some of our citizens who have visited
The Dalles that the company secured
the lease of the river and have five years
in which to make the improvements.
Among the items of toll it was learned
that the company will be allowed to
charge thirty-five cents a cord for cord
wood. The lease was granted, it iB said,
by the county judge and county clerk.
These reports have created great excite
ment among our citizens, and the al
leged action of the county court is uni
versally condemned.
It is not the wish of The Chronicle
to enter into any controversy with the
Glacier, or with any people of Hood
River, but the article quoted does the
county court such injustice that in the
interests of fairness the facts in the
case are given to the public.
The request of the Hood River Lum
ber Co. was made in. open court, and by
that body carefully considered before
any action was taken. It was shown
that about twelve miles from the month
of Hood river lay a body of fine timber,
wholly inaccessible unless the river
could be improved to such an extent
that the timber could be floated. The
company offered, if the court would
grant them the exclusive privilege of
transporting the timber, to build a dam
and boom and make it possible for the
timber to be brought to market. A
lease was drawn up, legal representa
tives of both sides being present, which
provided that the company should com
plete one-fifth of the work the first year,
one-fifth, the second, and so on till the
entire twelve miles were done. Until
the twelve miles were completed the
company could not charge any toll for
the floating of shingle bolts, cordwood
and posts. Furthermore, the company
is compelled to receive shipments at any
time or accessible place. Besides these
. provisions the lease fixes the rates at
which compensation shall be charged
for the bringing of timber to market.
It is probable that the Glacier has in
correctly quoted Mr. Blowers, since that
worthy gentleman would hardily declare
that he had advised against the grant
ing of the lease, when the fact is that
his opinion was freely asked and the
giving of his approval of the matter was
conclusive to the remaining members of
the court that the proposal would be
satisfactory to the people of Hood River.
Mr. Blowers was present when the
granting of the franchise was decided
upon, as the entry in the commissioners
journal will show, and that his consent
and approval of the proposal was ob
tained is evidenced by the following
affidavit:
State op Oregon,)
County of Wabco, J sa'
I, A. Winans and I, L. Winans, being
each duly sworn, say that these affiants
presented the application to the county
court of Wasco county for the lese of
certain portions of Hood River as a pub
lic highway ; that the said affiants rep
resenting in said matter the Hood River
Lumbering Company, a corporation;
that said court was composed of Hon.
Geo. C. Blakeley, jurlgs, and Hons. A.
S. Blowers and James Darnielle, com
missioners, and all the members of the
court were present at the time said ap
plication was made, and the matter was
fu'ly discussed by the members of said
court, as well as by these affiants ; that
Judge Blakeley arid Commissioner Dar
nielle particularly consulted Capt. Blow
ers with reference to the wishes of the
people living along Hood river and the
vicinity, and particularly referred to
qim for their. information before acting;
that Capt. Blowers in our presence at
said time, and in the presence of the
other members of said court, expressed
himself personally as in favor of the
proposition and stated that it was some
thing greatly needed by the people of
that section and would meet with the
universal approval of the people there ;
that a draft was made and presented to
the court of the lease desired by said
company and an order made directing
that, thft ennntr i n rl tra u n,l tla.1r
J uJVt A. CACUUIO
the lease on the part of the court, and
Capt Blowers acted in all such matters
with the other members of said court;
that the draft nresentpH huthguoffiiniG
of the lease oronosed to be taken Vw
them for said company, was inspected
bv CaDt. Blowers fnllv
him in all respects, with one exception
only ; that exception being with respect
to the price for driving and booming
cordwood; and the price was changed
according to Capt. Blowers' suggestions.
And 1 further swear that during all
the time said matter was being consid
ered by said county court that said Capt.
Blowers appeared to be the most enthu
siastic member of the court and greatly
in fayor of entering into said lease with
said company.
A. Winans,
L. Winans,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 27th day of January, 1896.
B. 8. Huntington,
Notary Public for Oregon.
The Glacier nrobablv knows, or if it
doesn't it should known, that the county
judge and clerk can give no valid lease
of this kind without being ordered so to
do by the court, and if they did sign
what purported to be such an instru
ment, its invalidity would be so appar
ent as to cause no one any inconvenience.
The Chronicle has no interest what
ever in the matter. The issue is pnrely
local and the people of Hood River
would rather Eettle their local matters
without outside suggestion, and we are
willing they should. Whether or not
the rates allowed the company to charge
are excessive we do not know ; but if
they are they can be regulated by fu
ture action of the court. All. this paper
wishes to do is to show the facts in the
case and to make plain that whatever
was done in the matter, was done with
the full concurrence of all the members
of the county court. The county judge
has no more to do with it than the com
missioners, and the county clerk, in
stead of being a party to the making of
the lease, acted only as an attesting
officer, setting his seal, as it is necessary
for him to do upon all documents of this
sort.
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