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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1896)
5cod jjiver Slacier. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, IS96. In another column will be found the Jeuse grunted by the county court to the Hood River Lumbering compauy, of wuich Mr. A. Winans is the head and fr;nt. : We congratulate Mr. Wi nans ou the success of his bold scheme, The lease, it seems, was granted Jan. 16th, about a week before the Glacier heard of it., It is a great scheme for the H. R. L Co. It gives them com plete control, a monopoly of the river, whiclf'H fa practically perpetual. ' It gives fori tro I of one of the grandest water powers in the state. The. com- pany cmi Interest capital to build mills at the' tiiouth of the river, furnish power for t'W-lrlo lights here and at The Dalles or elsewhere, or they can ait quietly jlown. and , not spend a dol lar till ihey can sell their valuable franchise to capitalists, mere is notn lug In the lease specifying what the ''improvements" shall consist of. The company owns a. largq body of timber land lying 'in the forks of the river, 10 or 12 miles above its mouth. It also .' owns or controls the land for some distance along the river in the town, where theboom, lands cord wood and timbers .floated .down the stream. The lease gives the compauy the exclusive privilege to float their own timbers to the railroad, as the' rates of toll allowed will shut out all other timber land owners on the stream who have been driving the river for yeare.- Cordwood has lieen driven down this river for 60 cents a cord;' It wll coet 75' cents a -ord to let the coifipany transport the wood, if they choose to handle it atall By shutting out all others who have been in the wood business along the river, the price of cordwood will have a ' chance to advance. It will cost the owners of saw log timber, above the land owned by the company, aboul $4 per thousand feet to float their logs to the town, according to the tolls al lowed. Yes, it is a great scheme. Mr. Winans, since his success in manip ulating a county commissioners' court, should try his hand on the legislature or congress. .He is too big a man to confine his, operations to this little neck of woods. Hood River is proud of him, and, would be prouder, still if his operations this time included some vt her river or section of country than our'owu.' ; -.;- ; -t , ; It is encouraging to note by the mar ket reports ' in Portland papers that Hood River, 'apples fere selling higher than apples from any other part of the . Northwests 'It is not only' -that 'our fruit has a good reputation, but it sells on Its merits. The apple crop of the United States for 1895 was the greatest known for years, but the price of Hood .River apples keeps up and Is probably higher this whiter-, than usual,; - .A 11 . of wblcti is very encouraging to our . , citizens who have gone into the busi uess of raising apples. Some of our " farmers who, are now offering to sell good apple land at from $10 to $50 an acre may be surprised some day to see tills same land sell for something like the prices obtained foi'or&nge orchard land in California. - The p-oixt annle land in Oregon is limited now to the foot-hills of the Cascades!1 In the Will amette valley, where the apple is at tacked by so many pests, the growing of this crop, is po, more profitable. In . this valley we are blessed with just the right climate for growing the apple, and besides, we are fortunately sit uated in regard to transportation facil ities. TheOregonlanofFeb.lstsaysiA " jiroryman yesterday called attention to the fact that he' had paid $1.25 a box for a lot of choice Hood River apples, while California naval oranges had been selling tor $1.15 per box. , He said the apples would readily sell in au Francisco' ftm $175 per box, . which would make' the 'difFerenre hetwenn oranges and apples ! there much more than herejj, 'On ; the strength of these prices he claims, that good, land for raising apples', either at Hood River or any wherej along the foot-hills , of the Cascades, t at '.sufficient elevation; , Is worth more than ground suitable for orange orchards in Southern California. It is uo doubt a fact that a man plant ting an apple orchard In a favorable lo cation in this state Is more likely to make money than one who plants an orange orchard lu California, and he does not require.so much capital to etart withjand will not have to wait so long for returns." ; . ; ; ' The senate. freercoinage substitute for the house bond bill passed the senate last Saturday by a vote of 42 to 35. Senator Mitchell voted for the substi tute and Senator McBride against it.. The senate has labored with this free coinage measure for a month or more, and every member, knew all this time that it could not pass the house, and - that if it did, the president would be sure to veto it7 But the free-coinage senators were anxious t6 ao something that would place themselves on record for free silver, and they. have doue.it. The tlme'may come for some of them In the near future when they will wish their records were not so plain. The Dalles Chronicle calls upon as piring candidates for the legislature to place themselves on record in regard to some of the important questions now agitating the people of Oregon, among the most important of which are the reforms suggested for reduction or fixing of salaries of state and county officials. The suggestion is a good one. The columns of the Glacier are open to Hood River aspirants. The republican friends of J W. Mor ton will present his name, to the repub- nca n convention for nomination as a candidate for the legislature. ' Mr. Morton failed by one vote of getting the nomination for joint representative from Tillamook and Yamhill counties two years ago, and that one vote elect ed Guild and defeated J. N. Dolph's re-election to the senate, . ' Capt. Blowers' Letter. We copy the following letter written -by apt. Blowers to The Dalles Chron-; Icle. This letter shows that, the lease of Hood river was granted by theeouri ty court-after "it ' had adjourned-the contract being closed by the judge and county clerk. And it answers the Chronicle wherein it stated that the Glacier ought to ;have known the lease could not have' 1been'granted by the judge and clerk alone. It will also be noticed that the difference between the statement made by the captain in this letter and the report of hia position In regard to the lease published in the GlAcier two weeks ago is vey slight, Captain Blowers, says he was not op posed to granting the lease, but was opposed to giving the company a mo nopoly, The lease was granted and itj is a monopoly. Webster defines mo 1 . t i t . ... 1 nopoly: "Exclusive possession; as mo nopoly of land." In this case it Is monopoly of a river. Here is the letter: "Hood River, Jan. 29, 1896. Edi tor Chronicle: Having just read an affi davit from "Winans Bros, and, an ex planation in your issue of todayjn re gard to the action or .tne couitty.court at its last session in declaring, HHjod River a public highway, etc., feel that in justice to the other members of the court I should be heard in the matter The affidavit above men tioned is of course true, and so is your statement, so far as it goes; but to make matters plain to Hood Riverites I.yi'411 explain fully. When Mr. Winans 'Ap proached me in regard to .the matter I was much pleased with the Idea.knowr ing that the opening of the river and building and operating "mills here would be the making of our little city, besides bringing a large amount of tax- able property into the1 county and mak ing large and almost endless forests of timber tributary valuable, whereas it is now comparatively worthless. But knowing the propensity some of our good ' citizens have for kicking, I ad vised Mr. Winans to go, down and see how they felt In regard to the matter: which he did. " ' Upon his return he re ported everyone In favor of the project, and those along the stream willing! to sign away their rights to the bank for the purpose of making improvements. Being very favorably impressed with the proposition myself, and believing that all my neighbors felt the same as I did, I,' of course, favored it.' , Mr. Wi nans did not hand in his contract until a very few minutes before court ad journed, when we looked hurriedly over it, but had no time to take action, and left the matter as it was unset tled, so far as the contract was con Cerned; nut had declared the river a public highway several days prior to that time. "Your article would lead readers to believe that the whole matter was set tled together and at the same time, which was not done, except so far as the court was unanimous, as I . stated before. But upon my arrival home I had scarcely stepped off the train until I was besieged with all manner of ques tions, and was informed that a report was being circulated to the effect that this whole scheme was being carried out on the part of Winans Bros. , and myself to thwart and prevent the building of a proposed ditch or canal; besides any amount of other nonsen sical rumorsi In : fact, I found that, after talking so favorably , to Mr. Wi nans, through the workings of out chronic kickers, an entire change of reeling in regard to tne- matter had been effected.. The next day. Judge Blakeley called me to the' telephone and informed me that Mr. Winans was there to close up the contract. I sug gested that the , .matter lie over ,un til our next session,' but he informed me that Mr. Winans was anxious to close it up, and that the judge and clerk could legally close it up, whereupon I advised nim to be : very careful not to give a monopoly whereby Interested parties could be injured, etc. Later that evening the iudtre called me again and told me had Attorney Dufur draw ing up a contract which he would sub mit to me for my opinion or sanction, which he did on the succeeding day. when Mr. , Dufur, " through the tele-, phone, gave me an outline of what he had written, which was virtually in accordance with your statement of the conditions of the contract in today's paper, nut in addition thereto lie said they were 'bound to interfere in no way with any riparian or irrigation rights of any one. taking water from river.' - I then told the judge that I could see no objection to the contract and thought it all right, since which time I have heard nothing further. I did not know the' contract was signed until this morning, but supposed ,it was. .'vc- - "I write this long explanation to justify myself, for during the two or three days time in which the mai tier was being arranged between the judge and Winans Bros.,. I-consulted with the people here and told them the con dition of affairs, and thereby got their opinions and several suggestions, which I communicated to the judge. But, now, taking your statement that the matter was all closed up before court adjourned, it appears as if I had been simply 'trumping' up telephone mes sages to make the people here believe I had nothing to do with it. Judge Blakeley, Mr. Dufur, Winans Bros, and the operator at this end of the tel ephone will all agree that my state ments are true. I cannot understand why you make the statement that the matter was all closed up in open courts when it is not the truuv It i were in polities and this came from my oppo nents, i would Know wnat it meant, but coming from supposed friends, I hope it is a mistake on your part. ; "I have done nothing since I have been county commissioner that I am ashamed of, nor have 1 ever shirked my responsibility. My official acts are public property. AH I ask is that the whole truth and nothing more be told. I am always ready to abide the conse quences of my own acts, which have always been in the interests of the tax payers of Wasco county, as the records will show and the present price of coun ty warrants prove. A.fcS. ulowers. ';,;.' The Lease of Hood ItiTer. Memorandum .of agreement made , and en tered Into tills Kith day of January, 1806, by and between Wasco county, a munic-. vi lpal corporation p the state of . Oregon, party of the first part,' and the Hood ' River Lumbering Company, a corporation Incorporated and organized under the laws of the state of Oregon, party of the second part, wltnesseth: X That for and in consideration of the agree ments and covenants herein made and here after to be performed by the party of the sec ond part, the party of tne first part does here by lease for the term of five years from (he date hereof to the party Of the second part.the main stream known as Hood river and the west fork of Hood river, "'the same being a branch of Hood river; from a point where said W7 uul C (A It .wiaoan . Vi .1 tnvn.hin Una tiatnuk1 townships 1 north and 1 south, range 8 east. W M to the place where It Joins said river; Also, the East Fork of Hood river -from the point where the same crosses the east line of section 18, township 1 north, range 10 east, W, M., to the point where it joins said Hood river. Also, the Middle Fork of Hood river from the point where it crosses the base line between townships 1 north and 1 south of range 9 east,fl w. M., to 'where it joins Hood river; and does hereby grant to the party of the second part the use of said highway for said period, with the right to collect , tolls for rafting, floating and booming logs, timber and lumber thereon at rates of toll for transporting and for boom-. Ing, which are fixed by the court as follows: For transporting saw logs from a distance of 12 miles up the river from the town of Hood River to tho town of Hood Elver (the distance to be measured by the meandering of the stream ana not in a straight line), si per LUiousand feet; and for, each additional mile further' up the stream, 23 cents per thousand feet in addition. " '. "... . For booming saw logs, $1 per thousand feet. For transporting piling,' telephone and tel egraph poles, 2 cents 'per lineal foot for said first 12 miles and cent per lineal foot addi tional for each additional mile further np the stream. . : Forjboomlng plllng.telephone and telegraph poles, 2 cents per lineal loot. t, , ..... 7 For transporting cordwood and shingle bolts, 85 sents per cord for said first 12 miles and 10 cents per cord additional for each addi tional mile further up the stream. - For booming cordwood and shingle bolts, 40 cents per cord.., -.-'' - - , : "' V",' . For transporting fence posts, 1 cent each for said first 12 miles and cent additional for each additional mile up the stream. '.'For booming fence posts, 1 cent each. ; Bald party of the second part shall make no additional charge and Soliept uo additional toll or rates for floating any logs, timber or material of any kind herein speoifled ; above the line of its actual and substantial improve ments on said stream, nor be, allowed to,ol lect any rates or toll at all for transporting posts, shingle bolts and cordwood until the boom ' intended 'to be constructed near the town of Hood River Is fully completed and 12 miles of said stream has been Improved by aid party of the second part, and said party of the second part has declared said portion of said stream open for the reception and transportation of such logs, timber, wood and posts, except said second party may collect booming rates after the completion of Its said boom. - . The said party of the second part hereby undertake and agree that it will secure the right of way and other necessary rights from the ' land owners along said several streams, in so far as said several streams are Included within this lease, and will within five years from the date hereof make all nec essary Improvements for the successful carry ing on of said business and use of each of said streams for said Intended purposes on and along the first 15 miles southerly from the town of Hood Klver, and will improve not less than one-fifth of said twelve miles each year, from the signing and delivery of this contract, which shall Include also the con structing of the boom near said town of Hood River, and will make all such necessary. Im provements fot ;the. remainder of the. dis tances specified in this contract within ten years from the- date hereof. t . r .- -: - The said party of the second part ' hereby undertake and agree that It will at all times during the term of this lease accept for trans portation and booming, and Avlll transport and boom, all kinds of floatable timber, logs, poles, bolts, ties, wood and lumber for all per sons paying the tolls herein before provided, without discrimination, subject only to such7. reasonable regulations and conditions as the.' party ot the second part shall make to govern1! aiuu reguiuw me eonaucroi HSDURiness.pro vlded, however, that all- sawed lumber or, tim bers shall be transported and boomed only at J the risk of the owner thereof as to breakage: and damages occurring while being trans ported and boomed. -, .'':, ' , In case of accident to the dam or boom which the party of the" second part proposes to construct at the town of Hood River, the said party of the second part shall have one year in which to rebuild the same, during which time It shall have the right to refuse to receive any materials for transportation." ';'-, The party of the second part expressly re serves the right at any time to abandon such Improvements and said business, and in case of such abandonment this lease shall at 'once terminate. i -,',';'- .':.--;.,.. -.. bald party of the second part further agrees that it srlll make all of said Improvements without any expense to the county, and when completed will keep the same in good repair during the period of this lease, subject to the right of abandonment as herein before speci fied. . . ' , It Is further expressly understood that this lease contract confers no rights to said party of the second part so as -to exclude or Interfere with the use of water from said stream and branches by any other person, company or corporation for irrigating purposes, or power for operating machinery of any kind. . It Is further expressly understood that at any time after January 1, 1908, the party of the first part shall have the right upon a proper thowing to change and regulate the maximum rates and tolls to be thereafter I charged for floating and booming logs and other timber material us perciU and before i mentioned, but not below what Would be a lair interest and profit on the amount then invested by said second party, taking Into consideration also the amount of business transacted and the expense of operating the same, provided that such showing shall be made at the January term of the county court, and when so changed the rates fixed shall not again be changed during the next succeeding one year. Besides the above body of the contract, the court approved the contract and authorized the county Judge and clerk to execute said contract. It .being further ordered by the court that said lumbering company furnish a bond approved by the court, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract in the sum of 2,500. The lease was given for fifty years, as every body understands it, but our reporter,in copy ing from the records, found it said five. Look Up the Law. Epitor Glacier: Perhaps it would be of Interest to parties who are inter ested in the leasing of Hood liver to read pages 103, 106 and 107 of the ses sion laws of 1889, which will show that the county court was governed by the law in the matter. I also suggest that parties note carefully the provisions of the ; contract made with the Hood River Lumbering Co. in reference to irrigation and water to drive machin ery, Which disproves many falce state ments that have "been made by parties 'who criticise the acts of others'withdut knowing or caring what, they say or 'who they slander. . ' ' Justice.'' . Vi '' Some Queries. , - : , Tucker, Or., Feb. 4, 1896. Editor Glacier: If the county court has de clared -Hood river a public highway and then leased it to a company of hoarders, ' giving them a monopoly, what are we going to do ' about , it? Have the people no rights left. ' Can a set of men incorporate a company and get exclusive control of a river that has been used as a public highway by our people for floating our' cordwood and other timber to market for years? Can the county court lease any part of the Columbia river or any part of the roads in our valley? W7e say po. ;. .V -. , Mortslih. Apples of the best grade are now briiiKing good prices in Portland. .Messrs, Frank Chandler and W. A. Slmgerland of Hood River have been disposing of a good many apples in this city recently at satisfactory prices.. For choice Bwaars and Bpitzenbergs the leading grocers have been paying them $1.50 per box. - These varieties are now at their best, and neither variety can easily be surpassed as a dessert fruit. It is said the Bwaar is the choice of a ma jority, but both are so good that there is little to choose, between them. Of course these apples for which the gro cers are paying $1.50 per box are perfect specimens, carefully packed and of al most uniform size.-Rural Northwest. '.;'..:', Electric Bitters. -'' Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more gen erally heeded, when the languid,, ex hausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a ftonio and alterative is felt. A prompt fuse of this medicine has often averted long; and perhaps fatal bilious" fevers. No medicine will act more .surely in counteracting and freeing, the system from the malarial poison. Headache, indigestion.constipation, dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. Fifty cents and one dollar a bottle at Hood River Pharmacy ',(. Bucklen's Arnica Salve.'- The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcere, salt rheum,' fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos itively cures piles, or no" pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac tion or money refunded. Price, 25 cts per box. For sale at the Hood River Pharmacy. For Rent. j, STRAWBERRY LAND In Hood River aiiey, aDom-one mile irom aepox, in excel lent conauion ior putting oni plants tins spring. Running water for Irrigation. Will rent on reasonable terms. Address -. . WILEY & CLARK, f, J31 Cascade Locks, Or. The Dog Ordinance: Notice is hereby given that the ordinance relating to dogs will be strictly enforced after the 1st of February, 1898. ;. . - - - : 1 v E. B. OLINGER, ' -. .. . . City Marshal. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. " Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, Jan. 28, l8(Hj.-1-Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his lnten- iiun fio maKe nnai proof in support 'of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore Register and Receiver (it The Dalles, Ore gon, on March 14, lh9, viz: X : ; MILTON O. WHEELER, I. Hd. E. No. 3524, for the southwest section 81, township 2 north, range 10 east, v . M. . .He names the fwllowine witnesses to Drove "his" continuous residence upon and cultiva tion oi, saia lana, viz: . , ' U'm liiilih-t nnrt fe W U'lnani nf VlnnA River. Oregon, and J. IVBhsktrk and A. Wi nans oi rneuaiies. Oregon. . .'ii - ' Jitfm . . ... JAS. b MOORE, Register. Water Notice. "Notice Is hereby iven by The Water Supply lmpany or iooi tuver valley to old pa trons ot the Company, that their applications 25, 1896, in order to have prior rights. Also, notice Is hereby given to all applicants for water that the directors of the company will meet In Hood River on February 8, 189, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the. purpose of considering applications for -water, contract ing and approving securities for payment of same. 1 . -;;!... By order of the president. ''J 10 :. , WM. DAVIDSON, Secretary. ior WRifir musr.. ne rRMi vm n nr nmnrM.ian Strayed. One yellow steer, 4 years old; one light red heiter, 2 years old; and one cow, deep red,with a few white spots, about 4 years old. All are branded "J. K," on left hip and left ear cropped. The cow is supposed to have a young oalf. I will pay a reward for information that will lead to their recovery. . JOHN KROEQER, , - J8 . Hood River, Or. Lost. A bunch of keys on a leather string. They were lost during the week of the bazaar at the LangiHe house. Kinder will please . leave vijh Tr-C, DuiUiK. .'.;." .-, . .',.. ,. DEALERS IN- Dry Goods, Clothing, ' Boots, Shoes. Hats and Caps, ; Staple and Fancy Groceries, FLOUK, FEED AND SHELF HARDWARE. The Largest and Most Complete Stock IN HOOD RIVER. FREDERICK HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Crayon Work and Enlarging at Moderate Prices. "mh MOUNTAIN STAGE AND LIVERY CO. OF HOOD RIVER.SOR., WILL CONDUCT GENERAL v H Comfortable conveyances to all parts of Hood River Valley and vicinity.' Heavy dray ing unoj translerring done with care and promptness. Also, dealers in . AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS , And Vehicles of All Kinds. ' ' - ' - Call and see our stock and get prices; they are interesting. . v WEST KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND Choice Fresh Meats, 7 ' Hams, Bacon, Lard, , " . And All Hinds of Game. " ' , ALSO, DEALERS IN .? T ',.V ' i ' ' t.V, .., FRUITS AND HOOD RIVER, - r - - - WE HAVE ADOPTED THE . , C -.SIEi 'BASIS!! And shall endeavor to merit enstom by QUALITY as well as QUANTITY. WILLIAMS Hood Blrer C. M. WOLFARD, . DEALER IN ' ' -i ,,v Sells only , We Invite trade of close buyers. ' WE WANT YOUR TRADE. UNDERTAKER AND EMB ALMER ofAKufiding ' Vatekri2h." Wall Paper, Paints, Oils, etc., etc. Agent for the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. Fruit N All the best variety of Apples, Including Yakima, Gano, Arkansas Blmik, etc., and all,, other kinds of nursery stock kept constantly on hand. Prices will be made satisfactory. Buy" your trees at the home nursery and save expense and damaee. We are here to stay. . H. C BATEHAM, Columbia Nursery. GEO. P. CROWELL, Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House luthe valley. , DEALER IN ' ' ' Dry Goods, Clothing, AND- , General Merchandise, Flour and Feed. Etc.. HOOD RIVER, - - - OREGON. I. HUBBARD, Ja24 BEOS., LI VEGETABLES. - 1 OREGON. & BROSIUS, Ela-araacLSLQi1 for CASH at . . . Administrator's Notice. TO CREDITORS. ' i - . ' Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed by the honorable countv court of Wasco county, Oregon, ad ministrator of the estate ot Martha Purser, de ceased. All persons having claims against said estate arti notilled to present the same to me In Hood River, Wasco countv, Oregon, within six months of the date of this notice. Dated November 11, 18Uu. A. 8. R LOWERS, . Admlnistratorof the Estate of Martha Purser' deceased.' nlMia Bargains in Land. 200 acres of unimproved land for sale. on the East hide, 6 miles from town, g7 to 910 an acre. Other land, about half cleared. $20 an acre. Well Improved land, H) an acre. Plenty of water for Irrigation. Will sell In 20 or 40-ncre tracts, inquire at Ulacicr odloe. Jvtt , nil y" '- ' 's.'S .(!-. - U Si .-...Ttio ; 'i J-f,--(.lv!,3' i ' J