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About The Dam chronicle. (Cascade Locks, Or.) 1934-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1934)
THK PAM O f RON U 1L 73 Y e a r s In Cascade Locks S Cascade Food Store, «• BY JACK McCRARY ' 1! you , will LOCATION Our »lore w u destroyed in Monday night’» fire, but we will have a bigger and better one in Ca*cade Locks. Meantime, we have a temporary location in the lobby of the Lakeside Hotel, where we are prepared to fill prescriptions. Cascade Drue Company FREE 1 JBEER h**« is going to be a hot time in the old town at our grand opening Wednesday Night “ Everybody is invited to attend—and that goes jf; I'tr folks on both side* of Lite riv r, fyos* er tn Portland. ' • e h ye just installed a ne' ar m the public room, wnere we will have YVeinhard Beer on tap. Two kegs of beer will be tapped—and while they last the drinks are on the house, so come Splendid Floor yW study old pictures now r i m Good Music PARK Your family at the HOTEL Mrs. May Silvia, Manager L SEND THE CHRONICLE TO YOUR FRIENDS IN THE EAST (N ear Hood River) And commute to the Dam—only 18 miles. 9t h jM * Cascade Locks Lumber Co. The CASCADE LUMBER CO. has a big fire hose hanging on the wall for protection in case the building at the lumber yard should become overheated. We carry a stock of— SHINGLES s C as All grades of Cedar and Composition o pAiMT *n i t . that l»*1 a lifetime. Our PAINT will make your oud shack look like a newborn babe We carry a large assortment of— LIME CEMENT PLASTER BUILDERS’ HARDWARE DRESSED and UNDRESSED LUMBER ROOFING and BUILDING PAPER DOORS and WINDOWS Y °u may be looking for . ROUND POLE for your curtain, or clout. We have a large a,,ortment of MOULDINGS ’ee our SMALL STEP-LADDERS for u.e «round the hou.e Ol.o le e d ."* * ‘ m<l ’ t0ck ° f ,RONING BOARDS for your preuing OWEN. Local Manager 151 IT PAYS TO PAY CASH kins (or many years superintendenl April, and an engine, known a» t t ol the locks, you Will olwerve tlu t Daniel »radioed, was brought out there was quite a community direc tly Iron. New Jersey and |*ut (to ru e i across the river Iron, the present l a v A year ear he. the He«un Mr a cade Locks in the early 60s- And .1 Navigation conqany had bought an you will study pictures made ol the sogute t.uilt in Sin ranclsco, ktw»wi Oregon shore Irom the Washington as the Oregon Pony, lor «he run be side ol the Columbia you will ob twrrn Bonneville ami l ascade Lock» serve that there were three or four It was the lust railroad engine in houses and James Thompson’s « w (Hcgon and ,ws>ple living in I t.elUru mill, in what is now Cascade D aks. and down the Willamette valley had Lawrence Coe and K K. Thomp to come up the gorge ol the ( dum bia son h.ul come to the Upper C ascades,to hear a ..motive whistle Ihc with the Bradford brothers in the cascades «>1 the Columbia had lK-en 50s. They became interested in river the key to the river in tbe fur trading transportation ami in the early ’60s I day» ami it was to remain the key completed the short piece of railroad until the railroad built through in from The Dalles to O h io . 1*7» ansi unlocked the |>aa» The tramway between Bonneville Alter the standard gauge trask anil Cascade Locks had been awn- built on the Washingon sulc ol he pleted about the time we came up river opened to trallic the Oregon here in IS o l. In 1862 it was taken Steam Navigation company )**«•• over by the Oregon Steam Naviga- .ally discontinued the use <d the tion company, which was gradually nanow gauge on the Oregon side It obtaining control of the river. About kept it in rrjvair and usesl it v illi that time the interests ol the several ciently to maintain Us m«nof>..|y hut individuals M the river were merged the bulk <’l the bu and a corporation formed. This cor- by the line on the Washington shore poration took in Coe and Thompson 1 hr company had a roundhouse in and the Bradfords, Captain Aim- Cascade, oppwute Bonnrullr and an- worth and others. They set up a other near the Bradford mill Go monopoly and held it lirmly in hand across the nvrr ami l«»*k lor the ruins for years. They took toll Irom pass of the towns that stood at either end engers and shippers on the river ami ol the railroad 70 years ago They are grew rich and powerful, in time they gone, hardly a trace left Ami yet became factors in building the Ore- thr\ wrtr livrU m their time ‘ gon-Washington Railroad & Naviga- i The Bradfords sawed lumber, built tion company. Hie Old Oregon Steam | boats, wrre influential men I heir Navigation comjiuny was a Washing name, like the names of other earl- ton corporation, authorised to do bus- .lay pioneers, remains and is on the ¡ness in Oregon. tongues of the jwesrtit «lay generation In 1863 the company laid steel but only the Ainsworth fortune re rails on the Washington gyle oi the mains intact. * Back in the ’60s the settlers nude their purchase» at the stores which had gTown up at either end ol the DO YOU WANT TO portagr railroad, ami one would have MAKE MONEY? guessed that in time these tiiwns Residence lots for sale, lease or would have dominate.I the mid C o l trade in Cascade Locks. Sightly umbia district. Fort l.ugrnbeel, on Drain w .11; plenty of trees. the hill immediately back ol the Fishing, bstliing boating, moun Bradford mill, dominated the land tain clin.bing, '.orseback, riding •rape when my father brought his j wonderful clim a.«; Iinest spring family up the river Irom Fort Van- i wa’n . rouvrr. The site is marked by a See or Write sign. It stands east >>f the toll bridge A. W. MEYER and can lie seen from the highway j C ascade L o c k s , O regon Made of logs, it stood two stories in height and housed the soldiers who guarded the cascades district from the Yakima and Klickitat Indians Bridge ot the Gods Hotel fir hum brhr* N“t»h won oi Postmaster Frank, to the »radian! «»mill. » Aiuam* in posasssion lined them them Irom (runt V. the in who obtained *• W. ” • Tom ol ■ •** " m " .le> " I he line * « opened ,i„. f r e d e l iv e r y s e r v ic e Portland Telephon« AT 6524 Now Lumber Yard Opens The Central l.umlier conquny, which ha* just conqileted work on the first unit of its new |dant, im mediate! west <»f the We-Ask-U-Inn, has startrrl work on new sheds. The plant wlie nfinished will run the lull length of the lot. w . C. Anderson, president of the company, is in thargr ol operations in Cascade Dicks. The cnmpiny h.i j several yards in the Willamette valley , I he yard 4s now ojien and actively i engaged in selling lumber. CLASSIFIED SPECIALS FOR FRIDAY and SATURDAY MILK br*ndl 4 ,or ........... $ MARSI IMAI LOW S ,»-,b "k«* d L A R D ,,ou,ul id [‘O I A LO CHIPS ''" b “ bulk lk 2V Uk y ■ *&***,'& 4 9 J MAPLE LEAF FYR U P """• V. p ‘ " * $ll\ CI GARETTES r It’» • h ea lth fu l c o r ra l for the ludl dies •* lim es. C o m e in and |r| •ample« S a tu rd a y . ^ >1 y\ > Package« And N ow We Oiler Men's! FINE S U IT S OF VIRGIN WOOL $22.50 to $35 You art going to drau up for tin Fourth. Wt ho y«>U will look .it thiv'i- hcfori* buying ( -mr ¿1 . . . . bring the wife if you wi»h. You will iiei I>ri«e<l to note the quality, the workmanship, style. These suit are made by the Pendleton W oo > • I hey are all wool . . . anti well at price» no higbfl than you would pay in Portland. And rememhir-J we guarantee a fit. THE M EN’S SH O P Hundreds F U R N IS H E D cabins for rent. 2 rooms; new; running water; $12. Dregon-Washington Fox Farm. . FOR REN T-Furnished cabin. Has light and water. Tooth Rock Gar age, Cascade Dicks. FOR SA L E Very reasonable, good pool room equipment. Three tables, show case, cigarette case with a lower shelf case; National cash register; cues, pool balls, chalk, retipping outfit and other sufiplies. lo lie sold for storage. Write or impure at Washington Printing Co., 404 Washington St., Vancou- \ ver, W’ashington. 3t of Home Builders have already used our products . . . . You. Too will be perfectly satisfied with our Fair Prices High Grade Lumber Fast Delivery Serivce B i l l Vfll T lltR (Everything to Build Your Home) Bridal Veil, Oregon. Tel. 150 FOR SALE-— W'estern electric vac uum cleaner; slightly used. Inquire at Moore's Garage. L A R G E two story building; lights, water, garage. Can house Bonne ville dam workers. Address Web ster, Stevenson, Washington. PIAN O M U S T B E SO LD for bal ance due. We have left on our hands a beautiful high grade p ian o ,1 Balance due $8 3 ; no down pay ment ; you take over contract at $6 a month. This piano cost $550 ( when new. The condition of this i piano is like new and fully guar anteed. For full information and where it mav lie seen, address Mr. I i milts n u n hue in New Faat Auto ’I ruck Service between Portland a cascade Lock«, Bonneville and Bridal Veil. LMVinp^ tr 10.00 !li A. m M. • 6:00 l\ M. U ave (.ascade Locks — J:30P.M . 10:00 P. M. Ar- Caicade |. «A j» 9;30 p «. i'„rtle* 4:30 P M- Midnight Portland Office— Ninth Avenue and Irving Stn Telephone BRoadway 0441 Cascade Locks Office— Across street from fl»** i - 25 ' RAISINS 4 lb p‘,,# TOM ATO ES No 2 c*n PE A N U T BUTTER "* •
