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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1934)
The Bonneville Dam (elebration July 1,2,3 and 4 promises to be the greatest event in the Pacific Northwest, this Fourth. It should draw 20,000 people to ( ascade Locks. But it is going to require the cooperation of every man, woman, hoy and girl. The Committees are working night and day. They are shouldering the bulk o f the labor, and will do their share. However, there is a tremendous lot of work ahead. Volunteers lire needed. If you are willing to help put the (elebration over in a manner that will make the whole State talk about Cascade Locks, tell Vernon C. Henderson, at Fourth of July Headquarters. He will have a place for vou. And in return you will have the liveliest Fourth in the history of the Mid-Columbia District. HE DAM CHRONICLE V' »I I Ml ( ASCADK UM KS, ORFIGON, I COMMISSIONERS ■ AGREE TO HIRE DEPUTY SHERIFF NUM BER 8 F R ID A Y , M AY 25, 1934 GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT BONNEVILLE TO CHAMBER OPENS FORMALLY OPEN FOURTH OF JULY ITS NEW CHURCH HEADQUARTERS In Juno and July the government will be putting hun- tlreds of men to work on new contracts at Bonneville dam. These men, selected from among unemployed, must sup C o u n ty C o u rt T e ll» C a p ta in port their families in Portland and pay board on the job D e d ic a t io n S e r v ic e s to B e F e a V e rn o n G H e n d e r s o n to G ive tu re d b y S p e c ia l M u s ic at L N cU o n It W ill C o n tr ib u te Full T im e to D e ta ils o f O r unless houses are built in Cascade Locks in sufficient num $Sl) P er M o n th to O ff» c c r • S a la r y I Rivrf county oimmiMHinm •t r<l to mniriliutr SSO a month to |t r «alary il 4 deputy »hrriff, who tv II l>r tvitioiird in ( i K id r I** Ics be fining June I I I hr ctrthl for obtaining 4 deputy ■I ild go to l .i|»t ( h a flo Nrlwin, A jgu»t Peterson ami \\ J Carlson, ■ h o ate memtx-rs of a lomnuttrr ap |> iintrd by I'rrMiirnt I'rank Hull id 0 t IV» citili to take I hr matter id ^■■Inr proirttion tip with county of* H i lalt 1 t .ipi.iin \ rlv .n . chairman id thr ^fcmnuMrr, nude repeated trips In fi id Riser Hr met with mrml«rr> •I thr court some days ago and came •» y with 4 signed agreement I hr t) iff and prow» tiling attorney at ^pndr»l thr cnnfrrrncr and t •murre»! thr pro|»>sition which thr court ^p.tdr to Captain Nrlson It watt a «?m l in thr ton frrrm r i.it thr sheriff * o ffu r would actrpt h i . ode 1 * *» ks for thr |x»»ition condition that thr srlrttion mrt ith thr a|iproval of tlir people in ir lower nul id thr county. Whrthrr thr businrss mrn td this will . ntnliulr a* id it I* • c t. 1 1 in.*ii s to bring thr salary up to $100, endurar somr person who may lie hililif t«' W"ik trmpoiaril) t t h r that has I wen madr availablr by county court, is a matter that hi t U- threshed out b) the- people 01 < 4M .»li l inks man [IRE PLUGS ASSURED IN BUSINESS SECTION I (trough efforts o f William K«*elrr, rnt for J. B. L i k r , Main street ill l*e Muddl'd with firr hydrants, put in practically the whole of day obtaining pledges from prop- tv owners who agreed to put in or more plug« each. - \ i Stewart m ting ior in- totlni A. L. Stewart, announced he would Wit in six fire plugs, to I k - tapped ^ H im In organization * «.iter mains T l i- means that sufficient hydrants Will I m - s|mtted along he highway to Ren i from a point near the Bridge of the (»ods to thr ( raigmont hotel. ■ A \V. Meyer, owner id the water Rtiims in the up|wr end cd town, has volunteered to provide water free of cost in event of fire. The Stewart organization will do the same. With ample hose connections available, and the use of the forestry service fire truc k from Herman creek ranger SUn ion, the town will lie in position to fight quite a fire. The forestry fjv\icc has an abundance of hose and the pum|M'r will throw a stream a Buflu lent distance to give residential |»erty close to the highway some _____protection. K irvey t'arc-y of the Service Shoe is building a nice business hy < people living in the Bonneville •nj e ,jay n.|Ujr s,.rv» r ►Mi.m.1 ,(ri().v , |e |us "K stations along the highway. C o m m u n ity H o u se S u n d a y A ft e r n o o n . bers to care for them. Inexpensive cottages will pay themselves out in two or three years. They should be built by the government. A revolving fund set up for this purpose would trickle back into the national treasury in the form of rent. The government is paying its unskilled labor only $15 a week. That is not enough to permit them to support a family in reasonable comfort after paying living costs at the dam. If the government declines to act, private capital must be induced to step into the breach. But we are con fident President Roosevelt would order cottages erected if made full yconversant with the facts— and the faacts should be brought to his attention. 73 Years In C e le b r a tio n . ' The people of Bonneville have la The movement to make the Bon bored long and hard to develop a neville dam celebration in Cascade community church where services can D»cks a statewide affair got into I k - held every Sunday for the benefit high gear this week when the Cham- of the men employed on the dam and lier of Commerce opened Fourth of for the residents o f the Bonneville July headquarters with Yemon G. clam area. Henderson in charge. Mr. Henderson Sunday the church will be dedi- will lie on salary and devote his entire c.tie»l with a|>propriate exercises. The time t odirecting activities incident dedic ion services will lie held at to putting the celebration at Cascade 4:30 m the afternoon under auspices Dxrks on the map in a big way. of the Portland Council of Churches, Committee meetings are being held the Oregon Council of Home Missions almost nightly and liefore the end of and the Bonneville Community another week the general committee Church Board. The committee on ar hojies to have all expenses connected rangements is coni|M»sed of Samuel C. with the celebration underwritten. Lancaster, Rev. A. k. Davis, (»eorge Plans for the celebration are rap \tkinson and Dr. WeMerlund. idly taking form, with new committee Ruth Bradley Reiser will direct lx-ing appointed almost daily by "Jim' the music and Rev. Milton A. Marcy, Merrill, chairman of the general com D. I)., will deliver the semton. Other mittee. to look after details. A pro speakers will include Rev. Perry C. gram fo r raising funds with which Hopfirr, I). II., and Rev. G. A. Pol- to earn- on an extensive advertising land. Rev. K. C. Farnham, D. D.. ex and publicity camfiaign throughout ecutive secretary o f the Portland Oregon. Washington and Idaho have Council of Churches, will preside. 1 been formulated. Special music has been provided Biggest problem to date has been for the occasion. This will include a the matter of accomodoting visitors vocal solo by Miss Scott and a chorus who will wish to drive in long dist of children's voices. ances and spend two or three days 'The community church occupies sight seeing and participating in the the community house, which has been carnival o f fun. A committee on built through the coojterative efforts housing the visitors is already at of many people, but is a tribute, in wtirk on this problem. They probably large measure, to the untiring work will endeavor to solve it by establish o f Mr. Lancaster. ing free camping grounds. Features of the celebration will in- 1 elude a jitney dance running 24 hours a day. beginning Saturday night; Igtse ball games morning and after- The Columbia and Snake rivers are n»Kin: a street carnival; water sports; cafiable o f generating more electricity log rolling contests wrestling matches than is now use»! in the United States and boxing matches; horse shoe pit H. A. Martin, division manager o f ching tournaments; and a daily pro the West Coast Power company, told gram o f contests. the Cascade Dicks Chamber o f Com Led by the Blue Knights orchestra merce at its weekly mxinday lunch. of Ho»xi River and Samuel C. Lan Mr. Martin, who has charge o f his caster. a deligateion o f 35 men and company's Oregon and Washington women front the Cascade Locks (»roperties, predicted rapid expansion Chamber of Commerce invaded Port in the Bonneville »lam area during land Monday to ask the Portland the next few years. He told the Chamber to join in making the four- chamber that his company would be day Bonneville dam celebration here lilac! to cooperate in obtaining infor F’ourth a statewide affair. mation and facts which am id tie After the noonday luncheon at the used to attract industries to this sec | Portland hotel a committee called on tion. Walter May, secretary of the Port- W«*dnesday's meeting was held at land chamber, and formally asked the W e-Ask-U-Inn. Thirty-five mem- Portland's whole hearted support and I xts were in attendance. Membership cooperation. He said the matter would cards were signe»! by the president be laid before his board o f directors an«l distributed to all who were pres and expressed the opinion that the ent. Next week's meeting will be held celebration would draw large cr»>wds at Otto Becker's new Blue Moon, from Portland. iust below the Odd Fellows hull. Following the meeting at the Port More and more people are joining land chamber's forum and the con the chamber an«l indications are that ference with Mr. M ay, a truck carry the membership o f 100 will lie reach ing the orchestra and bearing banners ed earlier than anticipated. Invita announcing the celebration was put tions are Ix-ing extended to all busi on the streets. The trucks paraded ness men an«l women in the B«»nne- the streets, attracting much attention. Seated at the speakers’ table at ville dam area to attend the luncheons William Keeler, chairman o f the the luncheon forum were Mr. I.an- chamber's h»»ard of directors, reported caster, Presitlent A. W. Meyer, Sec that the state liquor control board retary Vernon G. Henderson ant! Wil had agreed not to issue any more beer, liam Keeler, chairman o f the board licenses without the chamber's con of directors. .Mr. Henderson and Mr. Lancaster spoke. sent. Ca Locks BY J ACK Met K \KY Civil war was breaking upon the c ountry and gold seekers were swarm ing up thr rivrr, rnroutr to thr mines in Idaho, when my father brought he« family to Cascade Locks in the early part of 1861. Hut they didn'd call the town Cascade lawks in those days, for there was no town. It was known to everyone as the l'p|>rr Cascades The ground down where the government reservation is now was covered with an Indian village, and there were only three white families. I here must have lx-rn 1500 Indians. They lived in hark houses, laid out in a long street. The three white families live»! in Irani houses that stood about where thr highway runs through town, down aliout Cold- felter s store. One family was named ( hitman. Then there was "Jim " Thompson and his family and Amos Cndrrwood and his family. I was nine years old when we came up the Columbia (tom Fort Van couver, where I was liorn in 1852. 1 will I k - 82 years old the second clay of June, and as I have lived here for nearly 75 years I have seen the town grow from almost nothing. M y father was Richard McCrary. Hr was liorn in Kentucky in 1794. As a boy of 16 he left home to l*e- com r a hunter and trapper.He worked for years for the Hudson's Hay com pany after coming out to the Oregon country more than 100 years ago. I was third in a family of nine children. There were four brothers and four sisters. M y father married twice. In the first family there were seven children. Of the 16 children I am the only one now living, and I almost the last of the M cCrary’s I was liorn on the military reser vation at Fort Vancouver. As a boy I grew up among soldiers and fur traders. The Hudson's Hay company was winding up its affairs on the Columbia in the early (>0 s and father decided to find work up around the Cascades. He employed Joe Latourrll, a French Canadian, for whom Lat ourrll falls is named, to bring our g a n iz a tio n f o r F o u r -D a y household giHKls and thr family up thr Columbia. In those days the l»oats could only get as far as the Lower Cascades. The Lower Cascades were at Bonne ville. There was a wiHxlen railroad running from Ruckle creek to the I'jtper Cascades. I he (mats would transfer their cargoes to the railroad and other Ixiats would pick up the cargoes at this end. There was a small -team engine on thr run between Ruckle creek and Bonneville, put the cars were hauled the balance o f the distance by mules. Bradford A Ruckle had a sawmill on the Washington side of the river, opposite Cascade Decks. "J im " T h o mpson had a little mill that stocMl just luck of where the W e-A sk -l' Inn now stands. Then there was a third mill, cutting about 50,000 board feet a day, at Utgle creek. All three mills were run by water power. I here were no stores, and few sett lers on the Oregon side of thr river. John Andrews ran a store on the north side of the river, near the Brad- lord »V Ruckle mill. I town opposite Bonneville, at what they called l as cade, was a garrison of soldiers, who had lK-en stationed there after the Indian war of 1856. A Jew by the name of John Jagey ran a store near this garrison. Our family fixated on a place two miles alcove Cascade Decks and my father got a job with one of the saw mills. There was no schexd and no churches. All travel was by the river and it was about as easy to go to 1 he Dalles as to Portland. The Civil W ar was just getting under way and the new gold mines over in Idaho were attracting a lot of attention. The States Rights Demo crat had Ix-en established at Albany. It was the Ix-st Democratic newspaper in Oregon, while The Oregonian was the leading Republican newspaper. Nearly everybody read one or the other o f the two newspapers, but my father subscribed to both of them. (To be Continued) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS SPLENDID MEETING July