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About The Bonneville Dam chronicle. (Bonneville, Or.) 1934-1939 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1937)
T H E F R I » XV, JA N U A R Y ?9, 1937 Inland Chief Set to Make River History With his firm ’s new riverboat, the Inland Chief, successfully launched Seattle, Jack L. Hvneman, man ager of the Inland Navigation com pany, arrived in Portland Monday to pave the way for inauguration of tiie vessel’s service on the Upper Columbia and, eventually, the Snake river. The commercial rediscovery of the inland Empire drew further atten tion with announcement by Colonel Thomas M. Robins, division arm> engineer, that a hearing has been slated, to be held February 16 in Eewiston, to review engineer reports which have opposed extensive navi gation improvements on the Snake river. lt O N N E V 1 i. L E died in the grainhouse. It is 10 feet long. 32 feet wide and 9% feet high. Besides the vessel s own space, she has enough power to push five barges, capable of hauling 975,000 gallons of oil or 25,000 tons of wheat. May Operate at Once Through operation of the Inland Chief between Portland and The Dalles, to have been started when the craft comes to Portland, will be delayed until late in the year by closure of the Bonneville dam ship lock for installation of permanent equipment. There is a possibility, however, that since the boat has its own power to pump oil and wheat she may go as far as the dam and pump her cargoes around the struc ture to up-river craft. Hyneman would not comment on that possi bility, but said he planned to confer with Colonel Robins in connection with the closure. The public hearing in Lewiston, Colonel Robins said, is in accordance with a senate commerce committee resolution of June 10, 1936. None of the engineers’ reports to be reviewed have favored building dams in the Snake river. Few have recommended expensive improvements on the grounds that prospective commerce does not warrant the outlay. Following the hearing, a new re port will be made to the chief of engineers which, after reference to the board of engineers for rivers and harbors, will be submitted to con gress. The meeting will be at 10 A.M. in the Lewis & Clark hotel. Persons and organizations interested in the improvement proposed are urged to attend or be represented. Indian Custom Observed Two tugs pulled the Inland Chief » n ice-coated ways in Seattle Sat-j «rday noon, shortly after Princess Tadle-Wee-Tonk-Mi christened the «vessel with a bottle of champagne and shot a good-luck arrow over the craft. The arrow was in accord with •customs of her Cayuse tribe fore fathers. Hyneman said formal dedicatory aeremonies will be conducted in the ¡local harbor when the vessel arrives here in two or three weeks. Princess Talle-Wee-Tonk-Mi, a Itarmer Pendleton Round-Up queen, ri a great granddaughter of the late •Chief Joseph and a niece of Chief PR O PE LLE R CLUB PLANS Red Hawk. Her part in the cere U. OF O. ORGANIZATION Under tentative arrangements the mony was arranged by Henry Col- Portland Propeller club plans to aid Sns of the Continental Grain com in forming a University of Oregon pany, Portland. Following the launching, the In- port Saturday evening in Eugene, Sand Chief was towed to Smith cove, according to Kit C. Conyers, presi •here cranes lowered her two 600- dent of the local organization. Captain F. E. Lovejoy, Seattle, horsepower diesel engines into place. Her builders expect to have her com Northwest vice president of the na pete in every detail and ready for tional Propeller club organization, her journey to Portland within two and Professor J. F. Gould, faculty adviser of the University of Wash weeks, Hyneman said. ington port, have been invited to Inland Chief 190 Feet Long take part in the Eugene rites and, The Inland Chief is 190 feet long, if they should be unable to attend has a 38-foot beam, draft of 6 1-3 Saturday, the date will be changed. Teet and is said to resemble a cross It is estimated that between 35 and "between the Civil war. vessel Merri- 40 students in foreign trade classes mac and a pie plate. Her appear of Professor Alfred L. Lomax will ance, however, is due to the fact she become members of the new club. ia of semi-barge type and combines r£ie latest features of riverboat con Red Cross Aids struction. Under present plans she will haul Flooded Areas petroleum products in her 300,000- More than $160 was sent to Red gaflon capacity tanks on up-river Cross headquarters in San Francisco irips and wheat in her 810-ton ca this week by Ed Steele, chairman of pacity deck grainhouse on down- the local committee which Monday river voyages. She conforms to the took up contributions in the Hood latest federal offshore tanker rules River business district to aid flood and is the first approved by Pacific sufferers in the east and middle Coast inspectors, her owners report. west. Bulk or sacked grain can be han- Any residents of the valley of Hood River who wish to make fur ther contributions may leave money either at Steele’s market or at the First National bank. FO R F IR S T CLASS Ontario has set the 1937 Owyhee stampede for September 4, 5 and 6 Cascade Locks and let the rodeo contract to a Blackfoot, Idaho, firm. MIKE'S Barbering S20 Locks High To Display Paintings With an eye to raising money to purchase or make a sinking fund for the purchase of new pictures for the high school, the student body of the Cascade Locks high school will pre sent for the general public an exten sive display of fine art prints on Friday afternoon, February 5, from 2:30 to 5:30 P.M. in Room 1. The girls’ league will serve tea and have charge of the musical pro gram. The admission charge will be nom inal and all of the proceeds will be held by the school for this purpose. This collection consists of 150 mas^ terpieces representing the French, Italian, Flemish, English, Dutch, Spanish, German and American schools of art. Famous portraits, landscapes, marines and pastoral scenes in the colors of the original canvasses will be on display. N IN E Smith Worried by Current at Bonneville A problem which bothered engi neers at Bonneville last summer may prove even more serious with the completion of the dam, thinks C. T. Smith, riverman of The Dalles, as reported in a recent issue of The Dalles Optimist. The problem is created by the cur rent which swept down through the power house at one stage last sum mer, and which will go right on sweeping when the turbine gates are opened for generation of power. This current cuts across the upstream end of the navigation locks, and eddies around the downstream end, in such a way that Smith thinks vessels will have a tough time getting into the locks from either end. Smith said he brought up the ques tion, now “ while there is time to do something about it,’’ overlooking the fact that the power house and locks are virtually complete, and that in stalling the locks on the north bank, as he suggests, is a physical impos sibility under the present setup. Wiesendanger To Return March 1 The Chronicle this week received a short note from A1 Wiesendanger, senior forest ranger in charge of the Eagle Creek recreation area. A1 has been spending the winter months speaking before the schools of Seat tle and Tacoma in regard to forest fire prevention and general forest Information. Last week in four days he gave his illustrated lectures before the students of 16 schools in Seattle. With a program as intensive as that he is on the move most of the time. He anticipates moving back to Eagle Creek around the first of March. CASCADE LOCKS CHURCH January 31, 1937 Morning sermon, "Rich or Poor Which?" Evening: League leader, Archie Holden. Story, “ The Love Bug Bit Him.” __ _ TR E ATE D M ILK CONTROLS BAD CALF, LAM B M ALADIES Pacific States’ Lumber Importance Shown One of the most common diseases of young farm animals may now be Washington, Oregon and Califor easily controlled as a result o f the nia produced nearly 42 per cent of discovery of Di. J. N. Shaw and Dr. the total lumber cut of the United O. H. Muth of the Oregon State col States in 1935, according to prelim lege veterinary department that inary figures of the Bureau of the acidophilus milk will control lamb Census, the Pacific Northwest forest dysentery and calf scours. experiment station announced this This treatment was first explained week. Of the 48 states Washington to livestock men of the state a year ranked first in lumber production ago and proved so immediately suc with a cut of 3.452,527,000 board feet, cessful that the facilities of the de Oregon second with 3,145,237,000 partment were taxed in supplying board feet, and California third with the demand for this special milk. As 1,355,713,000 board feet. Production no other source is available, ar for Oregon and Washington showed rangements have now been made for an increase of 21 per cent above it to be prepared by the dairy de partment at the college, and it is be 1934. The total cut for the United lieved that enough can be made at States in 1935 was 19,158,601,000 board cost to supply the demand. The milk feet. may be ordered direct from the | With the exception of 1914, Wash dairy department at the college, and ington has ranked first in lumber it is believed that enough can be production every year since 1905, the made at cost to supply the demand. experiment station points out. Ore gon has held its present position The milk may be ordered at $1.50 since 1923. per gallon. Of the national cut in 1935, south ern pine lumber totaled 5,741,117,000 . E X A M IN E R COMING board feet, Douglas fir 4,772,421,000 ponderosa pine 2,525,949,000 C. M. Bentley, examiner of oper and ators and chauffeurs, will be in board feet. Since 1899, Washington has ex Hood RiveT Tuesday, February 2, at ceeded all other states in shingle the court house from 9 A.M. to 5 production. Of the total 1935 output P. M., according to a recent an of 4,407,898 squares, Washington pro nouncement released from the sec duced 3,554,639 squares, or 80 per retary of state’ s office. A ll those wishing permits or li cent. Total lath production in 1935 was censes to drive cars are asked to get in touch with Mr. Bentley during 617,651,000 pieces, of which Washing ton produced 159,524,000 and Oregon these hours. 126,340,000. With less than three per cent of the nation’s population, Pacific Northwest residents use six per cent of the nation’ s annual output of elec tricity. S.Í&8&» o O Just Call Hood River 1351 if you wish anything in the toiletry line. Why not take advantage of our rural and city deliveries? With no inconvenience to you we will send purchases on the first mail. » » O i n l - M l l IlCM AM feC m e For 35 years we have been do ing this phone and mail order business. Why don’t you who live away from town take ad vantage of this handy service? KEIR’S DRUG STORE Hood River, Oregon There Ain’t No Icicles Hard work and no play may make a dull boy, but he usually winds up with money in the bank. in our fireplace. Come on in and thaw out. W e ll be delighted to serve you a hot sand wich and coffee, too! Over 2,000,000 pounds of soya bean oil from 10,000 acres go into the mak ing of the long-wearing enamel used on 1,000,000 Ford V-8 cars. Bonny Villa Tavern Hal Rolf Jimmy Ford V-8 buses operated by the iDetroit Street Railway run over 1,000,000 miles each month. TO BE GIVEN AWAY at LAKESIDE HOTEL Friday, Jan. 29 I) A M C H R O X I C L K 10 P. M. McMulItnVs Mt.Hood Tavern ON THE LOOP Open All Winter 24 Miles from Hood River; 24 Miles from Government Camp Cottages Furnished and Heated COFFEE SHOP AND DINING ROOM Famous for Food . . . AU-Da> Service at Moderate Prices PROGRESS A slogan to attract tourists and industries alike is being sought by the Chamber of Commerce of Cascade Locks. Don’t be backward with your ideas — a stray notion may assure the future of your city. O West Coast Power Co.
