The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, April 24, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textpjpu VOL. XXIV HOOD ltlVEH, OREGON, TlU'KMLYY, Al'IHL ul, j; No 47 REGISTERED Every effort that can be made to make a store a thoroughly sat-r-.. . isfactory place to deal is be- ing made here. We want ... 7 your shoe thoughts to be pleasant and to be of WALK-OVER SHOES J. G. VOGT tW'U'WWI 1 1 II I HM"H--M"M I "1 1 I 1 I I I l"!"M FOR SALE I L 30"TpSSer "CADILLAC" Fully equipped; completely overhauled and looks like new; 3 extra casings and 4 extra inner tubes; extra spring. Car may be seen at garage of Columbia Auto and Machine Company. C. C. LEMMON Phone 555 2 FAD C AT El A Completely Equipped Sawmill i'UIV OILEa 20 to 25 Thousand Daily Capacity This mill is strictly modern and up-to-date, and is as good as new. Have just completed the cut for the Northwestern Electric Co.'s construction work on the White Salmon River and will dispose of this mill at an attractive figure. . L. G. WESTFALL, UNDS?0D- Lights at Reasonable Prices The Hydro-Electric Co., does not want the consumers of electrical energy for light ing or power purposes to pay for the plant monthly, yearly or bi-annually, they only want a fair, reasonable price on a live and let live basis; and are not asking its custom ers to buy our competitor's plant, nor any one to pay them a price with which to buy our plant; all we have to sell is electrical energy. Hydro Electric Co. Phone 1171 A Home Company Third and Oak Hetty Green Said: "When the other fellow is an xious to sell is a good time for you to buy. 22. 0 Acres- Price 4iK). 4 acres trees, 4 to 8 years old, Spdie tierr, and New towns, with a lew polonizers; 3 acres, 2 and 3 year old, e!oit anil Spitzenliergs ; family orchard pear, cherries, peachci. ! cre fairly level, balance hillside; red shut toil; good spring; under the huh. Will exchange for Portland projierty. 9 Acres-Price $-',500. All in 2-year-old trees. SpitzenbertfS n! Xevu towns; red shot s il; level land; under the ditch. Reasonably mnh f,O00. ft, 000 cash will handle this proiierty. Lot 50x100 with 3 building on it, that can be made to pa' monthly income of $300. Value f.Vi.mK); fl2,5tH) ineumberance, due in 5 years. Will trade equity for Hood River orchard. 30 Acrei-7 miles from Hood River; tinder the ditch ; i good apde land. $75 an acre. This is a snap. A short time offer ior quick sa e. 160 Acres 3 miles from Wasco county. 1-15 acres under the pin. Kailroad runs through the land, making about B acres waste. A No, 1 wheat or hay land. Trice $."(,000. 10 Acres in the town of Wasco. 5-rooin cottage, hot and cold water; would rent for 1S per month ; family orchard, garden, lawn, take-ups acres; balance under cultivation. Price M.OllO. Will trade these proper ties for Hood River orchard, and assume. When you want Tire Insurance, come to ROBERTS & SIMMS SUCCESSORS TO G. Y. EDWARDS & CO. Phone 3111 Hotel Oregon Bldg. Cooper's Spray Fluids Tested practically for three years in Oregon, and clean trees from San Jose scale, fungus scab, antracnose and pear blight. PLEASANT TO HANDLE Antorito a soil fumigant, destroys insicts rpit-lllC IN GROUND. WRITE FOR BOOKLET. CHAS. G. ROBERTS. Agt. 247 Ash Street, Portland d. Mcdonald Hood River Hood River Orchards and Farms Sold and Exchanged W. H. LAWRENCE MANAGER km ml Wasiii Fruit anil Fan Lais Ci pau National Bank Building, Hood River, Oregon THE SQUARE DEAL STORE Has a Full Stock of Wagons and Spring Wagons Agent for Bean Power and Hand Spray Pumps Hose, Rods and Nozzles Bluestone and Lime Oliver Plows and Extras d. Mcdonald THIRD AND CASCADE STS. HOOD RIVER, OREGON Wanted Hood River bearing commercial orchard of 12 to "0 acres, with buildings, in exchange for unincumbered 40 acres, 2 miles from White Salmon on good road; 0 acres in 4 years old, 5 acres 2 year old and 2 acres old bearing; apples are all best commercial varieties except the 2 acres of old trees; about 10 acres good unimproved land, balance pn-ture; orchard in excellent condition; spring water piped to house ami lawn; good house, barn, etc. Fine view, excellent neighbors. Will exchange on fair valuation and assume some if your ranch is satisfactory. HOMER G. DAY & CO.. 607 Yeon Building Phone Marshall 165. PORTLAND. ORE. We are Now Taking Orders for Apple, Peach and Pear Boxes Would Advise Ordering at Onco Stanley-Smith Lumber Co. Phone 124 Hood River, Oregon CITIZENS OBJECT TO COMPROMISE COMMISSION HEARS RATE CASE Committee and Companies Agree on Rate for Lighting, but Consumers Fail to Concur-Investigation Monday At a meeting held at the rooms of the Commercial club last Thursday evening between the representatives of two putter and light roniiiaiiies tlyciro-Klei trie Co. and the Pacific Dr. M. A. Jones DENTIST FORMERLY OF HOOI RIVER Now located at 2451 Washington Street V. S. Dentist PORTL AND, ORE tin the l uer iv Light ( o., an argeement was ii Hclnl in the adjustment of the rates : fur lighting in the city. The rate , agretd upon, which will be less than tie contract schedule prices of the I H i i o- Klectric Co., is : First l." kilowatt -10 cents. ! Second 15 kilowatts 8 cents. I Third K) kilowatts 5 cents. All anove -3 cents. The commercial rate for lighting I agreed on was; For 5 kilowatts, 10 ; cents and all over, 15 cents. Ti e members of the committee of I the t'uinmereiiil club present were: H. F. llavulson, M. K. MeCartv, C. K. ! Marshall and It. K. Scott. N. 0. Kvans represented the Hydro Klectric Co. and j l di'i A. Lamg and J. K. Davidson the ! Pacific Powe Light Co. and the lluod ! Kiver (las & Klectric Co. 1 However, when Clyde R. Aitchison called the representatives of the com panies together here Monday morning, Hint it was announced by Mr. Laing, the attorney for the das & Kelectric Co., that the agreement had been reached, Jesse Stearns and A. J. Derby objected to the agreement. Mr. Steams said: "We are objecting in behalf of some of the consumers, because we do nut believe the Commission has the right to abolish the contracts that the HydroKleitric has entered into with its consumers However, Mr. Aitchi son stated that the legislature had al ready settled that question and that no company could enter in a contract at a rate other than published in its schedule, approved by the commission. The statute of Wisconsin, which was followed by the Oregon law, had in it a clause that eliminated all contracts that were existing at the time the law was passed. However, this clause was cut out of the Oregon law. Mr. Stearns then went on to state that the further objection was made that the schedule as agreed upon was not a compromise, since it was greater than the rate asked for tiy the Hydro Klectric Co. "And further," saiii Mr. Steams, "we do not believe that the committee of the Commercial club has the right to enter an agreement that will be binding on the consumers ot light here in the community." S. W. Stark also interposed an objection on behalf of clients saying that they thought the rate was unreasonable and that the Commercial club could not en ter an agreement that vfould bind the consumers. Mr. Aitchison,, before he called on the representatives to present their ai'iMi'nent as to the reasonableness of the rules, stated that the Commission would t-.ke into consideration in decid ing the rates, the schedules paid by other cities of Oregon. Albert S. Hall, manager of the Hood River (las & Klectric Co., was the first witness called. He testified I that the schedule agreed upon was cheaper in several instances than the old Pacific Power & Light Co. rate. The peak load of the company, he said, was about GO horse power. As to the in vestment of the company, it was ap proximately $187,000. Forty-live miles of distributing lines had been extended through the valley and 11 miles in the city. Mr. Hall declared that his com pany had lost one fourth of its patrons in the competitive fight with the Hydro-Electric Co. and that they had been forced to cut their rates in such degree that a total loss, net including the rental paid the Pacific 1'ower & Light Co., of $35, 000, approximately, had resulted. According to his testi mony no two rates paid by consumers were alike. The competitive system resulted in the greatest discrimination. He estimated that the gross earnings on the investment at the proposed rate would he about $25,000. Witnesses testifying in the afternoon were: J. E. Davidson, general man ager of the Pacific Power & Light Co. ; M. J. Wilkinson, traveling auditor of the Pacific Power & Light Co. ; William J. Haginah, a public utilities statician frcn Chicago; and N. C. Evans, presi dent of the Hydro-Electric Co. Mr. Evans testified that his customers had taken a great deal more light and power than they had contracted for under the agreements on the flat rate basis, making estimations on what the meter service would have been. He stated that his plant and distributing system had cost approximately $25,000, while the company had $150,0(10 invest ed in real estate, this price having been paid for the latter in stock. Mr. Evans stated that the rate offered in the old schedule of the Hydro-Electric was less than that in the rate agreed upon by the companies and the committee in a way. The peak loail of the Hydro company he stated was 210 horse power. The following is the full report of the conference of last Friday night to the Kailroad Commission: The undersigned, being a committee appointed by the Hood Kiver Commer cial club to represent the people of the city of Hood Kiver and county in the matter of the applications of the lluod River Gas & Electric Company and Hydro-Electric Company for authority to file new and increased schedules of rates for electric service to be effective May 1, 1913, do hereby signify our ap j proval of and acquiescence in the pro- ! posed schedules of rates proffered by the Hood Kiver bas & hleetric Com pany with the exceptions hereinafter mentioned, and recommend the adop tion of said schedules by both com panies with the following suggested amendments : In lieu of proposed Schedule "A" the following : Schedule "A" Residential cooking and heating rate One meter. Based on connected load Flat irons, toasters, sewing machine motors or any electric domestic appliances not included in connected load -no load to be considered less than one kilowatt. First 15 kilowatt hours, per kilowatt of connected load, 10 cents. Second 15 kilowatt houis per kilo watt of connected load, 8 cents. Third 15 kilowatt hours per kilowatt of connected load, 5 cents. Balance of kilowatt hours per kilo watt of connected load, 3 cents. Minimum monthly charge: Lightii g 11. If cooking'range is used $1 addi tional. And, that Schedule "B" he chanced so that the first 45 kilowatt hours ptr kilowatt of connected load be charred at 10 cents instead of the first CO kilo watt hours the balance of the'jse at 15 cents per kilowatt hour : the schedule otherwise to remain unchanged; And, that Schedule "K" as far as it eifects city residents be eliminated as included in the above proposed s'ctied ule "A". Signed, M. E. McCarty, 11. F. Davidson, C. K. Marshall. K. E. Scott. Sec. For the Hood Kiver Commercial club. We hereby agree that should such rates hereafter prove inadequate or in sufficient the matters abovu mentioned may again be brought before the Rail road Commission lor investigation and adjustment. Hood Kiver das & Electric Co., Hy Albert S. Hall, Manager. Hydro-Electric Co., Hy N. C. Evans, President. A number of local citizens, amor? them Representative C. II. Stranahan, art; declaring that a municipal plant will be the only ultimate outcome fur Hood Kiver people. Hood Kiver should have cheaper lights than other cities of the state, they say, because of the fa i that a limitless amount of undeveloped power is available. It is suggested that the old city spring be used for the purpose of generating energy for a municipal plant, which, it is declared. could be installed for an expenditure of not to exceed f 20,100. CELILO CANAL BOYS COOK AND SERVE DELICIOUS DINNER The boys' classes in domestic science at the Hood Kiver high school, the members of which have received their instruction for the past two years from Miss Alice Homing, who has charge of that department, have recently been demonstrating that they have become masters ol the culinary art. One of the final tests of the class of bovs is a dinner, prepared altogether by them selves, to winch their parents and friends are invited. On Tuesday evening Horace Skinner. (!len Shoemaker and George. Hragg were hosts, and no housewife could have set before her guests a more de licious and appetizing dinner. The cloth was laid in the sewing room at the high school, ami those present in addition to Miss Horning, were Prof, and Mrs. ('. I). Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. N. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. J, II. Shoemaker, Miss Ceila llugar, Miss Harriet Rruimuist, Prof. K. N. Ash man and Joe I). Thomisun. The boys served a three course dim cr. and as the hungry guests destroyed the light biscuit, tender roast bief, jellies, as puragus tips, baked apples, vegetables peaches and cream and angel food cake, the three young cooks wtte the recipients of the greatest praise. No experienced chef could have prepared neiier or more tastelul viands or past ries. T he cake was so light and good tnat a second piece could not be re sisted. Tim dinner was a grand suc cess. The other members of the senior class in domestic science are Will Me linite, Jack Dukes, Kay Gibson and, Allen liutton. They entertained friends with a dinner last week. Aitchison (ills Lost Clyde IJ. Aitchison, who had to leave this city Monday night and catch a North Bank train, that he might travel east, his presence the latter part of the week in Washington, I). C, being im perative, found that the schedule on the Underwood ferry system had been changed and that il was necessary for him to cross to W hite Salmon. A liv ery man at White Salmon was ordered by telephone to carry the railroad com missioner to the station, a mile and a half further up the river. It is supposed that Mr. Aitchison he came tired of waiting, for when the liveryman searched fur his fare fie found him gone. The wires across the river were kept hot fur a while in an effort to locale the lost commisisoner. However, it is supposed that he caught his train, for he was not seen in the vicinity the next morning. Practical Work in Agriculture In the eighth grade examinations that will be given soon over the slate, practical work in field and garden will count in '.he agrieultuiiil test. I.. K. Alderman, superintendent of instruc tion, has just issued the following plans for this examination : 1. Twelve questions will be submit ted from which the pupils may choose ten. 2. If the pupil has a garden or has done any creditable work in agrieul-j ture., the teacher may give HO per cent for such work. In this case the pupil need answer only seven questions out of the twelve submitted. 3. If a pupil falls low in this sub ject, the county superintendent may add not more than 2. tier cent for creditble exhibit at county, district or state fair. I'pper Valley I'hone Kate Fixed The Kailroad Commission Friday made an onier fixing the rates of the Home Telephone Company, of Hood Kiver at $0 per quarter for business party lines and 7.5 fur residence par ty lines in the I'pper Valley, and al lowing the company five cents switch ing charges between tie upper and lower valleys. A discount of 75 cents is allowed where the rale is paid in ad vance quarterly. Good Crop Looked For Juhn B.Castner, county fruit inspec tor, who has visited var'uus parts of the valley during the past few weeks, says that the prospects are good for another large crop of apples this year. "The buds are swelling very fast now," says Mr. t'astner, "and the blooms will he at their best, it seems, at about thejfirst of May, just about the same time of the year as on last season." Elocutionary Recital Mrs. William Basil Young will "give a recital under the auspices of the young people of the Asbury Methodist church, Friday evening, May 2. Mrs. Young will be assisted by some of the best musical talent of the city. 1'KOJEIT SIXTY UK (KM DONE The Dalles District Abounds in Indian Legend - Story Says that Rapids Were Formed by Chief Fiend Where the fiends that inhabited the land in prehistoric time used to hold their summer's conventions, as ancient Indian legend has it, the dalles of the Columbia now may be seen by passen gers of the North Hank and (V-W. It & N. Company hues, and there the mighty waters of a stream that drains a half a continent turn themselves sidewise and rush with an ungaugeable swiftness through narrow clefts of vol canic stone formations. Too Columbia pours over the Celilo Falls about 12 miles above the city of The Dalles and thence for eight miles the water ebbs and surges through these narrow chan icls, which the ancient legend says were formed by the Devil beating on the stones with his tail. It all happened, if one cares to irive credit to Indian legend, one day when me uenos were angry with some of the Devil's policies and a great conspiracy was funned against hitn. But the chief liend of them all was warned of what might befall him. He began a hasty retreat to the northland with the naek of lesser tiendsjjat his heels. He saw that they would overcome him, if he did not perform somelfiendish feat, ami forthwith with a mightv thumn of bis huge tail that had more force than the strongest pile driver developed by hu man ingenuity, made a huge cleft in the rough surface of the earth. To the east was a large body of water, an inland sea, held there bv the most easterly ridge of the Cascades. The chasm made opened the lake's shorea. anu me nrsi torrent or water poured through. But still the fiends in pur suit came on. Again the Devil'erashed through the Btones, and more of the water was liberated. Thrice his tail swished through the air, and the water was now swirling in mad rapids. His foes were undone. The waters envel oped them. Those that had been caught on the islands made amid the rapuls tried to turn back, but were caught by the Hood, and so the Devil saved himself, but lost bin tail. lhe traveler of today might imagine that 8(iiiic of the lesser fiends were at work on the south bank of the Colum bia beside the dalles and were engaged in the task of opening another chasm today ; lor hugu steam shovels and dredges are at work removing the stones and earth and sand, making a canal around the rapids for bouts, that will eventually transport giain and cat tle from the Inland Empire and the great expanses of Oregon land to the metropolis, Portland, and to other low er river points. The original act of congress for the development of the canal was passed by congress in 1SI05, and since then a slow but steady progress has been made on the great project, which, while but little has been said of it, is the largest waterways undertaking that Uncle Sam is now concerned with except the Panama canal. Tons of powder have ben used in blasting a wav through thn cliff sides, and hundreds of men have been at work. Tram trains have hauled hundreds of tons of cement from the huge rock crushers to be used in the construction of walls and locks. The estimated cost of the project was $1,854,000. The work is now tiO per cent finished. Congress appropriated $1,200,000 the first of the year, and with the proper appropriation next year, the work will he brought to com pletion by January 1, 1SI15. lhe canal will be about eieht miles long. Three locks will be constructed. or rather four; for a tandem locks will be constructed at the lower end of the canal, where each raise will lift the boats ,15 feet. At the Five Mile lock the water will be raised 10 feet. At ien Mile lock there wi II be no raise. the installation being made at this point merely for the purpose of regu lating the force of the stream durinir high water. The excavation at the tandem locks, through solid rock and 80 feet deep, has been completed, and crew of men are now engaged with putting in concrete walls. The most dillicult portion of the work now left is that of putting in walls where the canal will cross low places, fills as the engineers in charge call them. A crew of about H00 men is now engaged in the canal work. Although it is remote, numerous vis itors inspect the huge project each week. It is a wild, scenic region, there where the rapids chase through the dalles and high palisades arise on both sides ot the river. All of the dis trict abounds in Indian legend. Mema loose islands are found in the streams here, and the Indian dead lie on their andy stretches among their beads and other relics of the Red Man's age. But where once the river Mowed in its im petuous career in the otherwise silent canyon guarded by the frowning cliffs, two transcontinental railroads now pass. The state portage road, another transportation system, parallels the rapids, and a fourth, The Dalles Great Southern, penetrates a canyon and leads to the south at their west end. But the portage road will be no more soon ; for as soon as the canal is com pleted it will cease operation. It has never been a paying concern, and at the present time is used alone by the United States Engineer Department, which operates it for the purpose of transporting materials. However.ti.ey run accomodation trains for the benefit of the workmen four times each week, and these trips help pay for the ex penses of cperation. The canal work is under the super vision of Capt. Henry II. Roberts. His civilian assistant is James 11. Pol heinus. F. C. Schubert is his chief adviser, and F. W. Saunders and J. L. Brownlee are superintendents of con struction of different sections of the work. This region, where the waters of the Columbia are so imprisoned, may soon become a center of energy ; for it is proposed to construct a huge dam and powerhouse, where electrical energy enough to light the northwest will be developed. Earl J. Cummins, representing 'the Oregon Social Hygiene Society, has been here during the past week, ar ranging for a meeting of the society and a promotion of its work here dur ing the first week in May.