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The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., January 3, 1907, page 8

WANT STATION AT UNDERWOOD

A correspondent to the Skamania Pioneer at Stevenson says that he has been informed that the railroad company contemplates putting in a siding midway between Cook's and Bingen such midway point coming under the bluffs far below Underwood landing. Those interviewed tell us that rather than try to get down the bluff or worry away down to and from Bingen, they will stick to the boats or ferry over to Hood River. The White Salmon brings down much timber for mills in Oregon, which timber, with a station at Underwood, would sooner or later be worked up by mills there. No one has any fault to find with the company's plan of long sidings each four miles to facilitate the through traffic, but to ignore the natural gateway of the White Salmon valley seem strange of the P. & S. management, who in time, upon finding much of that trade going to Hood River, will accord Underwood a station, when much of opportunity has been lost; whereas, a station decided upon now would settle the question of investment by those in doubt, is of vital import locally and more or less interest everyone is interested in our country and in the White Salmon valley regardless of county lines. For a station at Underwood means fruit growing, milling and trade center, drawing the major part of the support of the White Salmon valley. With a right effort made to bring the matter to the attention of the proper department of the P. & S. R.R. Co., we believe a station can be secured at Underwood landing in time to afford her people and the would-be investors opportunity to make that place the best town of the resourceful White Salmon region. It's worth trying at any rate.