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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1889)
V" 3iooi Iiver Slacier. HOOD RIVER, OR., AUG. 31, 1889. A SENATORIAL VISITOR. , Hon. J. II. Mitchell visited The Dalles Wednesday for the purpose of exatnin ing .his political fences.. ; Our reporter interviewed him on the matter of open ing the Columbia "and the forfeiture. of the' Rands' held, .out 'for the Northern Pacific. With regard to the locks, the Senator spoke ,' very hopefully, and ' thinks the fact that many Eastern con gressmen have visited this section dur ing the summer will open their eyes to the , magnitude of the river, and the country tributary to it, and that a large appropriation can be secured. Of the forfeiture question he said: "For sev eral sessions the senate has passed a . bill forfeiting the lands from Wallula to Portland, but the house has always re- , fuBed to pass the bill, insisting on for feiting all that portion of . the grant, through which the road was uncom- , pleted during the time prescribed in the granting act." He further stated that he thought tho bill would be passed by the senate the coming session, and was of the opinion the house would yield the point and pass it. He stated ' very frankly that he was opposed to forfeiting any of the lands where the road was completed as it-was contrary to law, and he said it in such a frank, plausible way that looking in his pleasant eyes we were almost tempted to belieye that he believed what he said. It may be true that the forfeiture of lands along the completed roads would not be sustained by the U. S. supremecourt,' but if this is the case, the laws are interpreted one way for the settler, and another for the corporations. ' Time was of the essence of contract as muqh with the building of the railroad, as it is with the perfecting title by the settler. The Senator's time was well taken up, in cheering the weary hearts of impatient office seekers, and from the number gathered -around , liim,, we judge our neigboring city in '. tends -to- furnish- material - for all - the offices in the state and Alaska. They were thicker than flies around a molas ses barrel. IRRIGA TION. So far the irrigation question has de veloped three sides, one being firmly In favor of it, another against it, and tho third what might be termed a mugwump, taking a little of both, and that judic iously. In the meanwhile no steps are taken towards gecting a supply of water, and the chances are that the three theories will remain for some time at least, incapable of demonstration. We have Bpent the larger portion of our life in a country where irrrigation was practiced, and our experience satisfies us that irrigation will not produce ma laria, that if properly managed it will liot 'produce a premature or too abun dant growth, but that if will .'aid in every instance, both trees ' and small fruits, as well as grains and grasses. One thinz is certain, that by the aid of irrigation, alfalfa can be produced in abundance, at least three crops a year, and the comtnon red clover will produce almost, if not quite as well,' if properly irrigated. " It is true, that the injudicious use of water will, injure fruit trees and that it will ruin an alfalfa patch quicker tban. anything else, but that is not the fault of the system, but the faultiness of the application of it. Because one case of injudicious application of water has produced , an oyergrowth of wood; is no more proof that the system is at fault, than is the fact that an unwise overloading of opes digestive organs with unripe plums proves that plums are unfit for food. TLe only hing to fear in the matter of irrigation is scar city of water,, as a little experience will convince anyone that properly used,' the benefits derived from being able to fur nish your plants with water when they need it, are incalculable. ' . s THE G LACIER. V The burning'of the bridges between here and Portland has delayed the ship ping of our material, and we will be unable to get it here before next Wed nesday or Thursday. This will compel us to print the nexfr issue, as we have heretofore, at The Dalles, Should no other unforseen accidents occur, how ever, the number after the next will be printed on our own press at home. As soon as we get straightened around a little we intend to make the paper six columns. We have been at a big ex pense to put the plant here, as weLave in printing the paper " heretofore, nor is there any prospect of it being self, sustaining for some time yet, and we therefore ask our subscribers to be as prompt in paying for the paper as possible, ..The individual amounts are small but in the aggregate will go a long ways towards putting us on a sound financial basis. We have castour fortune among you, and shall endeavor to do all in our power to advance .the interests of Hood River and vicinity. Whatever benefits this section, benefits us as well as every, other, citizen, and we feel that in laboring for the advancement of all we are working for ourselves. 'A FLUME AND MILL'. Mr. Stoddard proposes to extend his flume to this point and put up his plan ing mill herej provided the right of way for his flume is secured to him. It strikes us that there would be little or no difficulty in procuring' this, and we should make an earnest endeavor to ac complish it at once. ; In the near future, one, and perhaps two sawmills will be erected here, and the lumbering indus try will be a ' very important one. l!et us assist in making Mr. Stoddard's the beginning of our manufacturing indus tries.' The river will bring the forest from its headwater's to our doors, but the Stoddard ffunie will make the west ern side of the valley tributary to this point. Besides all this, the concentra tion of toe lumber shipments of this sec tion at Hood River, will give it a repu tation, ' and add materially to its ad vancement and prosperity. ' It is to be hoped that the O. R. & N. will see the necessity of making some ar rangements for loading wood on the cars here. At present this work is only ac complished with difficulty and requires a strong ignorant man to do it; strong to stand it, and ignorant to stay with it, either this or untoward "circumstances, Over which a man has no control, are re quired to do the work. Very soon the post drive will be here and 60,000, posts will have to be loaded on the cars here. This"iS quite ajob at trre'best, trat with the present facilities, will require double the work it should. And while the com pany is '.making this improvement it should also get rid of that miserable lit tle disgracing sand bank by the depot. It is the only spot of sand in the neigh borhood, and is situated just where it shouldn't be. THE WASCO IAIR. Few people, even of this county, have any idea of the Hood river .valley or its resources. ?A good exhibit, such as wo can make easily, at the coming fair at The Dalles will be the best advertise ment we can make. To make the -exhibit a success every farmer should send something. The pavillion is large and room abundant, so no fears need be entertained that the exhibit will be too large. Make up your mind now that you will send some of your products to the fair, and then send them. . We ven ture the assertion that several hundred dollars in premiums would come this way, enough to more than pay all ex penses, and we get' the benefit of the advertisement besidep. .. . - It is high time a ferry boat be put on here to accommodate the public. That the recent effort in this line was a fail ure is not positive proof that it is impos sible to build a ferry boat. There is much trade awa;ting us across the river if cheap and speedy means of crossing the Columbia can be obtained, and as we are the parties lo be benefitted by the trade, it behooves ' us to make another effort to establish a ferry. . . The fight between Jack Dfempsey and La Blanche came off at San Francisco Tuesday, resulting in Dempsey being knocked out in the thirty-second ronnd by a blow on the nose. As La Blanche weighed 1G1 pounds the fight was not for the middle-weight championship, wtiich, therefore, still remains: with Dempsey. ! i , ' '., The Dalles Items. - , Wasco Sun. Monday morning a bridge and trestle near Wyeth burned, and since then passengers and baggage . have been transferred by boat. . It is reported that another bridge was fired between the trestle and bridge that were burned Monday night. It will be several days before the trains are again running on time. ; : . .' . The flour from the Curtis' mill, named the Diamond mills, is on the market and is of excellent quality. The baker; ies are using it and are much pleasea with it, as their customers are with the bread. Mr. Keller says that as soon as the flour gets a little age it will be equal to any made on the coast. Our citizens ard doing thei duty and the grocers tell us every order for flour calls for the "New Mill" brand. ''."'.' NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . v J. J,:; LUCKEY, . BLACKSMITHING;:;' 211 WAGON REPAIRING ' 1 I am now prepared to do all' kinds of Blacksmithing and Repairing at the i ur.i-.' ': LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES. ' Call and see me, west; of Middleton's store, Hood River, Oreqosj. ' , CITY MEAT MARKET, HOOD RIVER, OR Gerdes & Jackson, Proprietors. We are now prepared to fill all orders for meats on short notice, AH kinds of meats constantly on hand. Geo. P. Morgan, In.1 Late Chief Clerk : ) S. LAND OFFICE. : Land Lan Specialist, j : ROOM NO. 9,-- :. ( : Land Orhce Building, : ) " Tlie Dalles, Oregon. --MATHIAS& CLARK- House Painting and Paper Hanging Done in City Style at Lowest Prices. Wagon and Carriage Painting a Specialty. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. THE GLACIER Gran Evans, Propr. Second St., near Oak. - Hood River, Or. Shaving and Hair-cutting neatly done, v Satisfaction Guaranteed.. 40-Acre Farms. 5 and 10: Acre Tracts , ONE MILE FROM TOWN. -CHOICE- FOR SALE BY CR.BONE,t , Cor. Oak and Second Sts. , HOOD RIVER, OREGON. BarberShop Business Residence LOTS. DEALER IN Groceries, Boots and Shoes. itoves am Flour and Feed A General Assortment of such as ; is usually found 7 in a country store! HOOD RIVER, OREGON. MIDDLETON, i ; i