r 9 ■ * .J for. ■ t ;V re 7 s 'V ¿ a 4 ■ ’ ■- ■ ■ ■■ V £ Lj I t . - r - ■ ■ s c WASHINGTON ricompie!» I JMpldÂw Th* Nttiotti Pilot to Freedom and Supremacy. When smoke and steam are rising from all of the eight boilers on the fleet of scows utilised b ythe Gilpin Construction Co. on the Waukoma in­ terstate bridge, which will connect this city and White Salmon, Wash.. | there is simulation of a young factory district on the Columbia river water front of Hood River. The assembled pile drivers, floating concrete machin­ ery and other nuiaaive equipment, the heaviest that has ever been utilised on a river Job east of Portland, looms large in the eyes of motor tourists on the Columbia River highway and those who pasa over the North Bank road on the Washington shore. Indeed the Waukoma Interstate bridge la going to form a huge monu­ mental landmark on the two east and weet highways and its traffic, flowing over a flooring that will be mors than 00 feet st«».» the tow water mark of the great international Columbia and 45 feet above the highest known water mark, will be fed heavily from the Yakima and Mount Hood Loop high­ ways. The Columbia's canyon from the ramparts of Mitchells Point, six miles to the west, to a point east of Mosier, a total distance of nearly 14 miles, la fairly straight, and front every open eminence along the two highways, those who motor over the road will have a fair view of the great steel spans. Structural experts who have !■- ■pected the blue prints ot the new bridge, the 10 steel spans of which will aggregate 2.131 feet in length, declare that they have been designed to the cud of pleaaing effect without the loss of strength. Nine of the spena will be undershmg. that to, the deck of the bridge will pass along the top of the steel girders. Only the span crossing the main channel, which, too. wiU be tha longest, will have the steel work above the roadway. P. C. Fletcher. In charge of the work here for the Gilpin Construction Co., baa received a letter from the Ameri­ can Bridge (to,- announcing that work of fabricating the steel at their Arn- drMge, Pa., plant la well under way. T!>e spans will be en rente in March, it is anticipated, by way of the Pan­ ama canal. Shipment. It is expected, will be made from Baltimore. The steel will then be brought here over the O.-W. R. A N. line and hauled to a deep water landing of the Colum­ bia near the old landing place of mid­ Columbia ateawan. It has not been deterntBsd what raetimd will be used in aaeembllngtheaf^r The span* Buiy be act up on barges and floated tn to position. Work on the bridge waa started the first of last fall. It proceeded ahead of schedule until the aero weather tlw first of Janaary. This was followed by record low water in the Columbia, which made it impossible to reach the pier closest to the Oregon shore with barges loaded with the heavy equip­ ment. The low water in turn was followed by extremely high tempera­ tures on the headwaters of the Colum­ bia, with the remit that the stream rose to a stage far higher than is an­ ticipated for the season. Coffer dams were overflowed and progress of crews again halted. The river made a rise of 87 niches in a little over 24 hours last week. If the springtime is really at hand and the warm weather con­ tinues over the eastern parts of Ore­ gon and Washington and on to the regions bordering the headwaters of the Columbia and Snake riven, higli water may continue throughout the spring and summer. Mr. Fletcher says his company will wait almut 10 days. If then the river showa no signs of dropping, the coffer dam will tie spliced and the work will proceed. Of the 11 piers, six have been sealell with concrete at the top of hearing piles driven through the Aratuin of ■and on the river bottom. The forms have been set and poured in three of these to the water line. In four only the hearing piles have Iteen placed. In the other only the laminated piles for the coffer dam have been driven. The steel spans on the Oregon side of the Coiuaatota will be approached over MM feet of trestlework. Of this 000 feet will be over the shallow water on the Oregon side. On the Washing­ ton bank the length of the wooden trestle work over the water will l>e 3fi0 feet. The grade of the trestle- work on the Oregon aide of the river will be four percent, while on the Washington side, where the distance Is shorter, the grade to the steel span will be five percent. From the end of the steel work on the Oregon side to the choni channel span, the grade will be one l*«- pe^; » cent, that on the Washington win be 3% per cent. It to anticipated that the bridge will be ready for traffic the coming fall, as scheduled when work wan begun last fall. r KRESSE DRUG OBHMHY Ì n jF The First National Bank f W HOOD RIVER. OREGON ? .4» t FEBRUARY TWENTY-SECOND k NATIONALLY ADVERTISED ARTICLES “More than all, and above all, Washington was master of himself. 4f there be one quality more than another in his character which may exercise a useful control over the men ot the present hour It Is the total disregard of self when in the most ele­ vated positions for Influence and example.” — WE HAVE THEM- HOOD RIVER DRUG CO WE SERVE A MERCHANTS’ LUNCH Squibb Chemicals vi, • .* | Ladies' Rest Room Apropos of front pa^e items of the week’s . news, one can hardly escape the thought that these words were not the rule and guide of some of the Statesmen of our day and generation. I “W* are a* war to you a* yoor tehpbooe” ... ..................................... II ' ( We pause to honor the name of Washing­ ton, the Father of his Country» and for this purpose we have chosen the words of Charles Francis Adams: 7 Phone 1551 hin rerfh ................................. r Meats For Any Occasion .V We have all of the staple jueats, of the highest quality and the lowest possible prices. Furthermore we can furnish you with those little tidbits of the meat market—sweetbreads, calf brains, calf liver, spare ribs and various other items of this nature. I * Just call us for anything you desire in meats, fish or poultry. I A RE you planning to build this year 7 You will want to know, before hand, what is going into Hood River Market that home and why. We are in business not merely to sell lumber and other building material. Our bum­ BRYANT & DU ROSS, Props. TeL 4211 ness i* to* satisfy your needs thoroly, assist in plan­ ning, during construction and continually afterward. = .Sometimes home building is a problem — under the guidance of our practical service, it is always a. ^■1 S pleasant experience. Counts -n It is best to get the “why* and wherefore*” staightened out now. If you want service from a service car promptly, just call us, Our record the past year snows that we have responded and got results. Try us. fuss or obligation. Then you’ll know —without That to why you are urged to visit this office, ask questions, obtain advice and— everything necessary to assure you of complete satis-, > - »-a - rsetton. si»r» SERVICE M«>p AT TUB BRIDGE WORK PROGRESSING ’1 I His most ambitious vision of a powerful nation has been far surpassed by this country whose founding and early years he guided so well. » ♦ -M- - 'M ’S 'fe T [s: To Washington the patriot, the warrior, the first President of the United States, the ststesmsn, the private citizen, America pays the highest tribute of honor and reverence. a 4 .................... .............. ......... — e, TEMPLE’ ÌNCE ............. ■ £f j FEBRUARY 21, 1224 HOOD RIVER, OREGON» »THUR8DAT, T VOL. XXXV *> V*’M! >7 ■ « S m R . FASHION GARAGE Ask your banker. We ara ready to serve. EMR Y LUMBER & FUEL CO. AH kinds of t Motor Trouble Shooting Electrical Work a Specialty LUNCH CLUB BEARS OF THE AUTO PARK TRUE-TO-NAME NURSERY to TUCKRR’S GARAGE Phone 2133 IL &. GALUGAN, Proprietor NO JOB TOO BIG I We will handleyour «nail expraea shipments or yoor massive tonnage. We have just started moving 100 tone of barrelled strawberries here for the Hood River Canning Co. We will not allow the big deal to interfere with our smaller freight, for we have contracted with several local motor truck men to handle a part of the berries. Try us on your next shipment, either to or frotp Portland. TeL 3682. Offer* a full Hue of Fruit Tree* grown from bud* and scion* selected from our own bearing t ram and guaranteed true to name. PLANT SOME OF OUR NEW “Superb” and “J. H. Hale” Peach THE TWO BEST PEACHES GROWN. 4 TRUE-TO-NAME NURSERY WARREN TRUCK LINES PhoM «TH 7 View» on the proposition of a new automobile park on the BatetieMer property west of the city, at the Lunch Club Tuesday, formed one of the most interesting diacUMilona »roused recent ly in the organisation. With F. fl. Kelly, scheduled for chairman, a been t. Preaident Bartmeas urged member« of the Hub to give their views on the park. Sentiment was divided. One ele- ment took the view that the dty | should proceed to acquire the property at once, at a price of 112,000, trans­ ferring to the Batchelders the old city park at a valuation of 18.000. Thia element wonld make the deal at ■ w " i- SH City Attorney Smith, who declared that he felt reluctant in giving a per­ sonal opinion on the matter, declared that he felt that the city should make no conceraiMW from the offer made to Mr. Batctelder recently by wire. Ha declared it hia belief that ‘be tram ■action, aa the city’s offer stands, forma an excellent business deal for the Batchelders. “I believe it a good piece of property, Mid Mr. Smith, “but I believe.that tha city may not need it fpr 10 or 15 ydara. I wouldn't buj the property note, and spend 112,000 for tt.” A He cited that City Engineer Clark Itad mate ptaao whereby the old city park can accammodute twice as many people for the outlay of a comparative­ ly small sum. Mr. Smith dec in rod M bl» opinion that the possibility of a competing, privately owned part Hboted ho .consldared as a serteu» mnfc ter. He ended by urging more citiaens to attend the cqum M meetings. X y «fWamsaMrai. *• ___________ _____ naw member. ~ _ President Ba rtrneea. who announced that Mr. Kelly would be in charge of the meeting next week, urged that mure business men of the city be ill (crested to Joining the Hub. COMMITTEE BUYS ENTIRE COW HERD _• Four truckloaxlH of mUcb cow», a total of 26 head of purebred Jersey» nre expected to arrive here over the Columbia ltiver hi gh w ay from ForoSt Grove today. The cow» were pur­ chased last week by a committee, ap­ pointed at a recent mass meeting of growers, who at present are displaying a keen interest in the diversMkattoa oF their iudnstry through increasing their dairying activities as a sideline. All of the cows are tuberculin tested. J. P. Thomsen, Sherman J. Frank and EdWHrd E. lage formed the com­ mittee which ton red the Willamette valley in search of the cows. They were discouraged In their effort«, ox- pecting to hare to return home,With­ out additional herds, when they vis­ ited the Forest Grov» ranch af David Storey, from whom all the animate were bought. MASQUERADE PARTY WAS BIG SUCCESS Valentine masquerade party, The ■■■■ given last week by J. O. C. Devin and hts his son, Keltsle, at their Mt. Rood com­ munity hall, was a great success. Res­ idents from Mosier and various valley communities were present. The grand inaech began at 10.15, the dancers un­ masking Immediately following. The grand prise was won by Mlea Myrtle Gundry. of this city. The best cos­ tume for a lady was captured by Miss Dorothy Strauss, of Mosier; the beet coatume for a man was captured by Cecil Thrane. of Pins Grov», and a fourth, for the most comic costume, was won by Ray Ccrnick, of Mt. Hood. The participants were complimented with a free supper by Mr. Devin and son. The next dance at the Mt. Hood hall will occur February ‘20, this week's affair having been cancelled because of the numerous social attractions at other places. HOOD FOLK PERFORM AT PORTLAND SHOW Last night a plensing feature of the Out Door Life Exposition at the public auditorium in Portland was a musi­ cale by linns Hoerlefn and Otto T. Wedemeyer and s lecture on Mount Hood by Mark Weygmnt. Mr. Wedemeyer. who owns an Oak Grove orchard place, aang some of his favorite songs. He waa accompanied, by Hana Hoerleln on the Ng auditor­ ium organ. ■ — M. R. Catherwood made a hurried trip to the city from Dee, where he Is with the Oregon Lumber Co., Monday morning. Member« of CMMnlttMB aiegi -m* Lunch Club aad Cbuahgt of <3 h »> meree Were present Mto»4«y Bight. Dr. Jenktne and A. M. Cannon, of the Lunch Club commttte«, et«*e< that they wioM the eaeneU to kaaw they were anpparUng the body to nffrrti 1» acquire the property. Both h» »rr* Mr. Cannon expreaaed opposition to Ute »Ingle year reatrietton. p; 1» Tompkins, e< the irbamhar, tan, «» pressed a similar opinton. Dr. ton­ kins and Mr. Cannon finally anggaotn* • possible compromise of a three-yoar raetrlctton. 1». B. fleott anld be wtraM be willing to accept the onn-ynnr praps oaiflon and Lake dmncMi with competi­ tion. A large petition from property rant­ ers In the vicinity of Thirteenth and C street», asking for n light at the corner, wm presented by B. F. Mama and C. B. Woolpert. both, of whnra ■poke In behalf of the petition, which was referred to the fire and water committee to be reported back. I The fire and water committea, t& former meeting, recommended that the Hty make a charge of |20 per how whenever the auxiliary fire tr uth was <-alled from the city limits. The recommendation, which waa niBpin*. showed that the recommendation did not place the city In the position of being obliged to sttend fires ootabto ths corporate Undto but that it wonM lie permitted when an extra drtear was available to handle the auxiliary truck. Health Officer Edgington. In a report to the council, said that the <51 till mi J of measles which swept every aeetlea of the county eorly in the year baa nearly subsided. Only 12 fkmliiee. Dr. Bdglngton stated, new remnin quarantined for the diesnea.. With favorable weather be expects the epA- demic to end within the next week or two. Dr. Edgington stated that families with few children seemed to t o n it o c t the disease last. He attributed this to smaller chance for infection. Two cases of inntnps were reported in the county last wt^k, Dr. FMgtagtoa rejmrted. William P. Oregon State was Hecking definite Lnformattou ! I I I / 1 < » «Xmtinued » ♦ t > -V - wu .JF won ' -r ■ ' ’ - g m HM ***** '23