THE
S IX T E E N
B O N N E V I L L E
Mid-Columbia Groups
To Ask for Free
Bridge at Hearing
Hood River. White Salmon, Bingen
RESOLUTIONS
and Underwood not only want the i
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from Page One)
present bridge retained, but theyj
want it made free, delegates to a| traffic will be enabled to reach as
hearing at the Hood River Chamber far inland as The Dalles; and
of Commerce declared Tuesday.
WHEREAS the improvements here­
The meeting was preliminary to a inafter mentioned will raise the pool
hearing called by the army engineers level of the Columbia river so that
in Portland today at 10 A. M., when the Bridge of the Gods, at Cascade
the local brief will be read. The Locks, will afford insufficient clear­
Bridge of the Gods at Cascade Locks ance for the passage of ocean going
is also affected.
In calling for the hearing, the en­ traffic; and
WHEREAS
the
improvements
gineers asked that (at local residents
hereinbefore
cited
have
created the
show the desirability for maintaining
a navigable channel up the river; conditions necessitating the adjust­
(b) they show the necessity for a ing of said bridge level to afford
bridge at this point; (c) they recom­ adequate clearance for sea borne
mend means of financing alterations traffic; and
made necessary by raising the river
WHEREAS such adjustments were
level.
at the time of construction not within
Chief snag seems to be who shall the realm of reasonable probability;
finance the alterations on the sec­ , and
tions of the bridges above the ship
WHEREAS the construction of
channel — the government or the said bridge was largely in anticipa­
bridge companies. There is a distinct tion of the development and the in­
possibility that the bridges will be crease of population in this area; and
wrecked, which the engineers have
WHEREAS the present revenues
authority to do, if the companies are
unable to pay for the alterations, and of the bridge company are inade­
local communities fail to show suf­ quate to meet overhead anil operating
expenses; and
ficient cause for their retention.
WHEREAS the financial condition
Both the engineers and their su­
periors in the war department appear of the operating company at present
to be reluctant to put money into is unequal to bear the heavy cost
the bridges to the advantage of that compliance with the U. S. En­
bridge owners, according to state­ gineers requirements involves; and
ments made at yesterday's hearing.
WHEREAS the bridge referred to
Senator McNary has prepared a is a public necessity and convenience,
bill which will authorize and direct there being no other bridge available
the government to acquire the bridg­ to cross the Columbia river between
es, but doubt was expressed at the Vancouver, Washington, and Cas­
meeting as to whether the bill has cade Locks, Oregon, a distance of
becen introduced.
over 45 miles; and
Following were some of the facts
WHEREAS the labor and expense
brought forward wrhich support te- involved in the reconstruction of said
tention of the bridges;
bridge is a direct public benefit, and
1. Tourist tra'vel is greatly stimu­ in harmony with the President’s plan
lated by presence of the bridges, and of creating employment, through
would be stimulated even more if the PWA or other like agencies; and
bridges wrere made free.
WHEREAS in the judgment o f this
2. Local residents and business chamber, the United States has cre­
firms, particularly lumber compan­ ated the condition necessitating this
ies, are heavy users of the bridges. heavy outlay of money, which the
In 1936 ‘14,500 passenger cars and bridge company is unable to meet
17,800 trucks used the Hood River- without the aid of the federal gov­
White Salmon bridge.
ernment ;
3. Stnge travel between the north
THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED
and south banks is dependent on at THAT THE ASSOCIATED CHAMB­
least one bridge, as is private traffic ER OF COMMERCE, comprising the
betwreen central Washington and towns of North Bonneville and Ste­
central Oregon and northern Califor­ venson, on the ‘Washington shore,
nia points.
and Bonneville and Cascade Locks,
4. A free bridge here would make on-the Oregon shore, go on record
possible unified terminal facilities for as favoring the acquisition by pur­
the Hood River-White Salmon area chase by the United States govern­
in ease river steamship lines patron­ ment of said Bridge of the Gods.
ize this district following completion
Bonneville Chamber of Commerce
of the dam.
Cascade Locks Chamber of Commerce
5. The newly inaugurated mail
North Bonneville Chamber
service between the north and south
of Commerce
bank would be upset by destruction
Stevenson Chamber of Commerce
of the bridge here.
Those at the meeting pointed out
NEW’ USERS
that ferry service could only par-
Folks aren't all moving away from
tinIIy answer the need filled by the
the dam area these days, as some
bridge.
rumors have it.
A committee composed of Earl Coe,
In fact, there are a lot of people
Bingen, Bernard Pollard, White
Salmon, and A. S. Kolstad, mayor moving in, as W. J. Carlson, water
superintendent at Cascade Locks, can
of Hood River, was appointed to
draft the brief to be presented at prove by his records.
According to Carlson, 15 new hook­
Friday’ s hearing, embodying the
ups
have been made since March 1,
facts brought out at yesterday's
which isn’ t bad at all in a community
meeting.
Roderick McRae, new Hood River where everybody is rumored to be
chamber of commerce president, con­ on the march.
ducted orocedings.
RISE IS SLOW
Besides members of the above com­
The big stream, known colloquially
mittee, those present were C. F.
Brennnman, president of the White as the Columbia river, was pouring
Salmon ohnmbor of commerce; Jim 83,700 cubic feet of wafer per second
Anthon of Underwood; Theodore seaward Wednesday, with an ex­
Suksdorf of Bingen; Mr. Henderson pected drop to about 78,000 second-
of Bingen; Guy Wade of White j feet due Thursday morning. The
Salmon; and Harry DeWitt, C. M. big spring rise has not yet begun,
Hurlburt, N. E. Nelson and Minor but is waiting only upon a few warm
weeks somewhere in the interior.
Gorman of Hood River.
PROGRESS
Keep Hammering!
That’s what the water-grade highway committee has
been doing, and what it must keep on doing until the last
square foot of paving is completed.
DAM
FRIDAY,
C H R O N I C L E
Eagle Creek
MARCH
16,1 »37
portance was western red cedar, with
INCREASE SEEN IN
N. W . LOG SHIPMENTS 7 million board feet all destined for
Log exports from Pacific North­
i V H W V W W W W W W W W H V H i west ports showed another increase
Mis. R. ,S. Checketts spent the week in 1936, in spite of unfavorable ship­
end at the Checketts’ ranch near the ping conditions created by the mari­
Mount Hcod loop highway above time strike, according to Portland
Parkdale. Mr. Checketts and two sons and Seattle merchants exchanges
compilations recently summarized by
are busy there at the family saw­ Dr. J. Elton Lodewick of the Pacific
mill and lumber camp, producing Northwest forest experiment station,
Portland.
about 4000 feet of lumber per day.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Blevins made I Douglas fir logs with 54 million
a trip to Cannon beach last week­ board feet (Scribner scale) made up
approximately half the total soft­
end.
wood log strtpments of 109 million
Miss Frances Bellstrom of Port­ feet. Approximately 35 million feet
land came up Saturday to spen.l the of Douglas fir went to Japan; about
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Irving 6 million feet to China; and 2 million
to Australia and New Zealand. The
Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fied Snider spent remaining 8 million feet were high
last week-end in Portland. Mr. and grade veneer logs shipped to Europe,
Mrs. Charles J. Johnson plan to South Africa and the Philippine Is­
spend the next week-end there also. lands.
Mrs. C. L. Griffith and children
Hemlock logs ranked second in vol­
Dickie and Caroline and Miss Lor­ ume with nearly 33 million board feet,
raine Smith, all of Portland, are vis­ of which Japan took 29 million and
iting the Clarence Smiths h^re.
China the remainder. Third in im-
Japan. Port Orford cedar log exports
totaled 6 million feet, of which Ja­
pan took 98 per cent. Other soft­
woods shipped were Sitka spruce
with 3 million, and western white
pine with nearly 2 million feet.
Of hardwood species shipped, cot­
tonwood comprised 6 million feet,
mainly going to China and Japan.
Other hardwoods such as ash, maple,
madrone and walnut for furniture
and veneer, totaled 150 thousand feet.
LOGAN LEAVES
Chas. R. Logan, certified public
accountant, has completed his audit
of the books of the city of Cascade
Locks, after spending a week in the
city, at the Lakeside hotel. The
boks of the treasurer, recorder and
marshal were all checked and found
in good shape.
A detailed report will be in the
hands of the council at its next meet­
ing April 12. The report will cover
the period from incorporation to De*-
cember 31, 1936, a total of 16 months.
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