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About The Dalles daily chronicle. (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1921)
JHI DALLES DAILY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1121. PAtE SEVEN DALLES-MOSIER . (ConOnuet .It-oai Pi 1.) of the highway is visible as the road gradually climbs to a point high above the .Columbia, wast of Rowena. The open river can be plainly seen( for miles in each dlrectjon, the view ob tained from the summit of the grade surpassing In many respects that at. Crown Point. The, grade then .winds gently down ward, across the new arch -'bridge spanning Mosler Creek and into the little town of Mosler. The entire distance of the Rowena Mosier tretch, starting at the marsh pits, is being covered with a fine macadam surfacing, in anticipation of allowing the road to stand over an other year before paving. This stretch is under contract for paving, how ever, and it is possible' that it may be paved this year, should the hilly grade become sufficiently settled. Between The Dalles and Rowena, work is virtually completed in the laying of a smooth surfacing, which permits easy travel by automobile. It is expected the work on this section will be completed by Saturday, thus making a Sunday trip to Hood 'River over the Columbia highway a pleas ing possibility to- local automobile enthusiasts. The A. D. Kern Construction com pany has contracted for paving the highway between The 'Dalles and -Hood River, and 1b at the present time constructing a big rock crusher and a paving plant near Mosier, in anticipation of starting paving in the near-future. It is planned to pave be tween Mosier and Hood River and be tween The Dalles an Rowena this year, work to start within 30 days. The road will only be closed durin? working hours, after paving haa been started, as the contract calls for the road being open, to traffic after work, ing hours and at noon. If the usual schedule of working hours is follow ed, this clause will mean that travel will be permitted before 8 o'clock in the morning and after 5 o'clock in the evening and during an interval of one hour at noon. Bast of The Dalles, the Columbia Klver highway is passable as far as the Five Mile eddy, although a bit rough in spots. Travel further than this point is absolutely precluded by the rough condition of the road, and, a little further on, an incompleted tunnel. The old road from The "Dalles to the Deschutes river is in good condi tion, however, having only recently been graded and worked. Beyond the Deschutes river, the highway is virtually completed to Pendleton, with a macadam surface rivaling anj- boulevard in the world. A fair road extends from Biggs to Wasco. Other roads In Wasco county are generally in good condition, especial ly the main traveled highways. Al though starting to cut up slightly in spots, The Dalles-Dufur road is stilt in excellent condition. From Dufur to Maupin the road la generally good, J although rough In one or two places. BUY.A-TAQ DAY (Continued From Pge 1.) cllltles, is what the auto camp -site' committee of The Dalles-Wasco Coun ty Chamber of Commerce is working for. And it is in line iwlth this plan that the committee Js going to stage a tag day Saturday. The committee realizes that a real ly beautiful park has trees; trees of all varieties and all foliages. Flowers and shrubbery help a lot, but jtrees, lots of them, are the main ingredients of any city park, whether It be simply a little green nook in the heart of the city or a big open park and camp site, such as is planned for The Dalles, committee members say. And trees they are going to have. The trifling sum of 25 cents will buy a young tree, If the trees are bought a thousand in a lot. (More than 100 treeB have already been set out it advantageous points aboujt the park, and the committee wants to plant more; lots more. And so Saturday every cltisen and citizeaess in The Dalles is going to be solicited to buy a tag. The 25 cenw paid for the tag will b added to all the other 25 cent pieces received and the grand total spent for assorted 'quick growing trees. Boy Scouts, high school students, business men and women and every person with a few spare moment's will be drafted aturday. Work in improving the auto camp grounds has been quietly going on during the last several weeks, until now quite a creditable allowing has been 'made. All work is under the direction of H. E. Burdette, Portland landscape artchitect, assisted by Gor don' Stewart. It Is planned to divide the city ground alloted for use as a park Into sections, eaeh section numbered, in this manner the complete improve ment of the park can be done one sec tion at a time, as finances permit, with each section a complete unit m itself. (Shelter houses are now being put up, together with camp ovens, for use by tourists in cooking. A commodious -outbuilding will be constructed ot stone. Numerous little lakes noW standing will be connected with an in dependent water source, in order that they will not dry up in the sum mer. A crew of men was put to work yes terday at the construction of an auto mobile road to the park. All mem bers of this crew were formerly en gaged in work on the Columbia high way, and are experienced in roart-.building, Lyon & Healy Auto Polish -IS- I especially adapted for restoring and preserving original lustre on high grade pianos, phonographs, fine furniture and your auto surface. There is no equal. CORSON THE MUSIC MAN CHEVROLET "The Product of Experience" CHiv4oLET7 1$ Owners of Chevrolet Model "T" One-Ton Trucks are constantly finding new uses for its ability. And the more ways in which its use fulness is applied the more valuable an invest ment it becomes. 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