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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1934)
HE DAM CHRONICLE V O U 'M K I CAM A HE LOCKS, OREGON , F R ID A Y , A P R IL 13. 1V14 N UM BER 2 BASEBALL FANS CASCADE LOCKS WILL LABER WILL RENT PAYROLL AT DAM ORGANIZE TEAM CELEBRATE FOURTH LOTS FOR TENT TO BE INCREASED TO JOIN LEAGUE IN GRAND MANNER COLONY IN LOCKS BY HALF IN MAY Buaini-a» Mi n Protm ac S u p p o rt f ie ld B e in g L aid Out on L o ck a R c a e rv a tto n ( .iM.nlr I< m L» 1» going to have a I m -H m II Irani thi» season, and if it« application 1 « .uirptrd will occupy a liriih in lhr Mid Columbia league A clarion call (or plavei* ha« la-rn souodrd .util \iglla.*itr« arc Imw rn gaged III «ran hing ihr M ood« h»f iilrnl, rrjmttrd to lir mi|i|oynl on numerous contract« Itrrr and at Ron lurvillr, I m n u l «it*|m looking to ih r org.in- M M lb n of a 1 luh w rrr lakrn j'u rv la v «»lien a KroM|i of interested player«, fan« and liuicinr«« ntrn rnrt in Ihe high m hi ad auditorium J N M rm ll, (■ •pillar proprirtor of Merrill « Mar lircur. a .1« iho«eii (tfrnidriil of tier d u ll. In K hul«om wa* named treasurer Superintendent Vernon (» llrn d rrv iii of thr city achool» wa* made secretary and manager of t hr tram liudnnw men around tonn have chown much m iriest in huddmK a MronK tram and will provide thr nrcr%«*ry financial »upjiort to equip thr (»layer* with natty uniform*. 1 hrough thr rffort* of frank Itrn- rtrtt, proprietor of the Ham Inn. thr frdrral government ha» iwen induced to let the chili play on the govern- rnent reservation, Iwtwrrn the rad road track» and the lock». The ground* are level and will (irovidr c>nr o( thr hr»t diamonds in the Mate. Work o( MnootlmiK out thr ground 1» already wrll under way. train« already In the Mid-Colum- lita IraiMir incltldr I h r I »«Hr*, If««*! i\ rr, White Salmon and Washougal ■ k it h . > which -u.- r\[»r«lri| !>• ■ ■ it.d • up 1 tir circuit Mill m all J>r..!• gbility, l>r ('.mui«. < a«cadr I <*k» ami K n rth Bonneville Stevrnwm I hr p ilf- rit> of thr other tram« i* urnri T a in . Su|»rrintrndrnt HriMlrr«*m ha* a ■ V i,| t-,»^| p!»\ct> alrradv rr >>-'ing for p r . i i i u r and 1» iww rn eavoring to get in touch with other player* « 1 " wish t" t r j out f"t pot* ■ lio n » I hr opinion prevail* (hat thrrr H r a num lirr of former profe**ional mi d *emi-pr*de«ainnal* rngiigril in W-irk at the- dam and every effort Will l»r made to (m et them out and it them into Cascade lanks unl l.cjH-rietHid pi.«>cr in n J h ir s t c d to communicate with Mi f l i ndrr*on or get in touch with l ’rr»i- dmt M rrrill | B t H<l hand« who have atutwrred thr Call include Hd! Brink, lir«t baseman; Addison Harrison and Frank Harder, Sr. iiid ba«emen; Boh Woodward, shortstop, Harry Cramhlett, (lib H itriMin, Clyde Foulkr* and Jim Stuhhlrlirld, outfielder*. Fred (irey, w h o ha.* played semi-pro ball with Canadian league*, chiefly with Ed monton, looks especially good as a fly chaser. Jim Fdstmm, formerly a at or outfielder with Albany college, i* also rxjieclrd to do some stuff in thr garden. Johnny Woodward is being counted on to some catching, and Bud Wot k Iward may la* induced to show a few tricks in the middle pasture. So far the pitching problem is more acute than any other place on the Irani. Krwin lirolliar, who has pitch ed ^ome mighty nice hall on former l .1-1 ade Links teams, may l>e rx- p* . ted to give a little time to httrliing activities. Joe Miller, who dishes ’em up with either hand and a former tmi pro player from Portland, may able to help some, while Tom tuhhlefirld, a Hurler of considerable pule from Portland district' and a (in ham high star, looks especially gpod as a right hander. Control, speed and a fast stepper are the main at tributes of Stubblefield the elder. Can ade l.oc k» i* going to (tut on an old-fashioned Fourth of July cel ebration Plan» lor the celebration are fa«t taking *ha(>r I hry have (>ro- grr-!«ed to a (Miint where the town is prr|>aring to a»k neighboring town» from Portlaiul to Pendleton and « 011 th to Klamath Falls to join in making it a gigantic affair. I rank Bennett ha« l*-rn a|>|>ointed chairman <d the general committee by the C ivic club with jxiwrr to apfioint chairmen of »ub-iommittee» Hr has |iromi«rc| to make hi» committee ap pointment* public within the next Tentative plan* for the celebra tion include dancing, wrestling ¡tout* tiUM-hall game«, street concessions, music and fireworks at night. ih r o|iininn prevails that thou sands of (iroplr desirous of visiting the Bonneville dam for the first time since work got undrr way will be attracted to Case adr Locks. For that 1 ravm thrre 1 » considerable talk ol making thr celebration a two-day a f fair T n r Fourth falls on Wednesday, and while the date is not so satis fice tory as a weekend it is not an- ticipated that difficulty would lie rx- lirrirncrd in attracting huge crowds on the night of July 3. Business men a|»f>rar agreed that a gigantic celebration would have the result ol giving Cascade Dicks wide spread publicity by drawing profile to town from Portland, Spokane and other northwest cities. M eans Found o f A iding D am C o n tr a c ts on N ew P r o je c t s W ill E m p lo y e s to C ut T h e ir P ro v id e J o b * fo r 7 0 0 L iv in g E x p e n s e s M ore W o rk e r s ( iround space for the building of Hundreds of additional men will a tent colony in Cascade Locks to lie put to work within the next four house- rmpi iyes of the Bonneville or five week* at Bonneville dam, thus clam is to be made available imme increasing the payroll from 1300 to diately at reasonable [«rices by J. B. more than 2000 employes if current lacber, owner of large property inter calculations of the army engineers e s ts here, it was announced yesterday work out. it was announced Thurs by his agent, William Keeler. Water day. will lie pijied to the lots and later- I’radically all of the new work ines will la- erected. which is being started on the <lam is lew d g y * The lots to b t utilized for the on the Oregon side of the river. As a lice Mib(ect of (lie Fourth of July summer tent colony are located on result it is expected that demands for celehration wa» brought up at thr the hills and are covered with trees living quarters in Cascade Locks can ia»t meeting of tl»e Civic club. They lay above the main business not lie met unless provisions are made President Frank Hall aid that Hood district and command a splendid to take care of the new crowd of River agreed last year to join ('as- view of tlie Washington side of the workmen. cade lank« in making a gala occasion river. Engineers and draftsmen are giv of It>dr|iriidaiKr day this >rar Rent ha« been fixed at $5 per ing first attention to the preparation for a lot. The family occupy of specifications for the main spill $25 000 IS BEING SPENT 32 BUNKH0USES AT DAM month ing a lot will lie expected to furnish way in order to get that Job started ON BRIDGE CF THE GODS BEING MOVED TO LOCKS its own tent. If desired, inexpensive just as early as possible. Meantime lumhrr may lie obtained for a floor work is to be commenced on the P a in tin g and R e flo o rin g o f th e B u ild in g s U sed by O cner& l Con it is anticifiated that probably a power house and lock masonry, the it r u c t io n C om pany R e p o rte d S tr u c tu r e E x p e c te d to K eep majority of the renters will desire to approach canal and excavations for 8 o ld to F o rtn e r Arm y C rew o f Men B u sy T h is not only lay floors but to build side- the lower lock. Bids on these jobs O ffic e r S u m m er walls for a few feet. Two or more are to be called for first, probably The 52 bunk houses utilized by the tents may lie used. before the end oi another month. Work of reflooring and (lainting the Bridge of the teal», which links (ierw-ial Construction company in Every effort will be made to re Bids on the construction of the 20 C.i«c adr Lock» to the Wa«hington housing employes while building thr strict use of lots to heads of families residences have been asked for by the war «d etrim en t, and within a »fjorr, 1 » progrrs-ing «te.idily under first cofferdam at Bonneville are rr- who are employed on government short time bids will be called for on direction of Su|w*rintrndrnt F W. I work; to Portland [teopJe who may (Mirted to havr been purchased by a Johnson. wish to »(»end the summer vacation the moving of the Spokane, Portland I he W’auna Toll Flridge company, former army officer, who plan» to period in Cascade Locks where they & Seattle railroad tracks owner of the property, ¡» »(lending knock them down and remove them can enjoy an outdoor life at small Work of shifting the railroad $25,000 on the work It i* employing to ( a s s a d r L o c k s . Negotiations are cost, and to newcomers to Cascade tracks which parallel the river on the a crew of four men, whom it will »aid to lie tinder way for use of the locks who cannot obtain living quar Washington side of the Columbia keep engaged throughout the »firing old sawmill property. The construc ters elsewhere. The restrictions will will employ 200 men ami is expected and summer New flooring of heavy tion coni|iany abandoned the bunk lie imposed for the purpose of keep to start in May. A new roadbed timlier», laid on edge, will cover the bouses after the upprr or first coffer ing out itinerants and others who must be built for a distance of six dam. linking Bradford island to the might wish to profit by the low rent. entire length of the bridge miles. The new grade starts about Miiminum (unit will lie .qiplird to mainland <m the Oregon side of the With 550 men living in bunk five miles below North Bonneville thr entirr superstructure It will la river, was carried out by high water. house« at Bonneville and more ex- and extends east to a point about the first complete (Mint job that the When work of knocking down thr |iectcd as the damend for labor in Fort Raines, a mile we*i of ihe bridge ha» received »incr it wa» built bunk house* begin* it must la* hur creases. it is reasonable to believe Bridge of the (¡ods. ried through to completion, as the right year« ago. that a large number of the employes There is little or no heavy con Business ha.« grown better every j buildings must lie off the ground they will wish to bring tlieir lamilies up struction work involved in the shift occpy in a short time. It is said the morth since construct ion of Bonne Pom Portland and live in Cascade ing of the railroad tracks on the ville dam wa« authorized Increase in pun baser is to lie given ten clays to Locks. Common labor is paid only Washington side and the bulk of the toll» ha« riiablrd the comfiany to pro finish the job. 515 a week and the double expense labor will consist in making cuts and ceed vcith reflooring and (tainting of keeping a family in town and fills. When the new grade is finished New E le c t r ic S h o p . without drawing too hravtly on re (laying tx»ard and room at the dam the tracks will be well above the high serve* Jack Kimer. a skilled electrician, site is more than many wish to c a rry .1 water line. Neon *igm have been ordered for has settled in Cascade Locks and Hundreds have already found houses Army engineers anticipate that it lioth etui* of the bridge, and some will engage in electric contracting. or have built cabins. is going to be late summer before days ago thr company increased the Because of thenew building under they can begin the task of moving time whic h may elapse on round-trip way there is every indication that he Demand for telephone service in the Union Pacific tracks on the Ore loll«. I he toll of 50 irnt.» for an au will have plenty of work to keep him Cascade Locks is keeping pace with gon side of the river. It is looked tomobile, irrespective of the numlirr busy. He has leased quarters for his growth of the town, and long dis upon as a highly important engi of passengers, has (Mipularized travel | shop and office in Mrs. Sam Hill's tance calls from here have trebbled neering job. owing to the character over thr brulge. Motorists formerly building, across the street from the within the (vast (»0 days. The tele of the ground between Bonneville were aliowrd two horns cm a round- meat market. Mrs. Eimer arrived phone comfiany is now employing a and Cascade Locks. The job will trip toll, Now they are given three fmm Ventura, Calif., Tuesday to join district lineman who is serving Cas employ a large force for several cade Locks and Bonneville. hours. her htisliaiid in their new home. months. Benefits from construction work at the dam this year and next are expected to accrue largely to Cas cade Locks. The bulk of the em ployes will be engaged in labor on the Oregon side of the river and un less there are special reasons why they should reside on the Washington side, will have no occasion to ccoss With completion of Bonneville dam Cascade Locks will nestle at the edge the Columbia. Of the 1300 men who are employed on different jobs in of a lake 50 miles in length. The town's position on the lake promises to make connection with the dam work, prob ably not more than 550 are actually it one of the most popular summer resorts in the west. Portland people and living on the government reserve at others will want summer homes here. For that reason an investment in Cas Bonneville. The others are living in Cascade Locks, North Bonneville anil cade Locks property is a permanent investment. in cabins on the highway. SUMMER COTTAGES Why not begin a campaign to encourage people to purchase lots and build cottages immediately? The owner's would not wish to occupy the cot tages as summer homes until the lake is created, but meantime they could keep them rented for three or four years to families of men employed on the dam. Rents obtained over the three or four years would pay the cost of the buildings. The problem of getting fresh milk each day is no problem in Cascade Locks, for Roy Sinner, popular young driver for the Brandes Cream ery, Inc., comes into town daily with a cargo of grade A milk and cream. He makes the run out here from Portland every morning and accord ing to all reports is enjoying a splen did business. We mention this be cause we know mothers want to hi certain of the purity of the milk which their children are drinking. * I