▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁During ▁R owe ' s ▁term , ▁Port land ' s ▁first ▁Board ▁of ▁Park ▁Commission ers ▁was ▁established . ▁R owe ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Fire ▁Commission ers ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Water ▁Committee . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁developing ▁Oregon ' s ▁scen ic ▁attra ctions ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁reducing ▁city ▁exp end it ures . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁R owe ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁rail road ▁industry ▁after ▁his ▁term ▁as ▁Port land ' s ▁mayor . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁bank ing ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁indust ries . ▁R owe ▁later ▁went ▁into ▁business ▁with ▁Lee ▁Hold en , ▁a ▁former ▁Port land ▁Fire ▁Chief . ▁R owe ▁and ▁Hold en ▁constructed ▁the ▁Rh od od end ron ▁Inn ▁near ▁Mount ▁H ood ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁post ▁office ▁was ▁established ▁nearby ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ; ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁christ ened ▁" Row e " ▁in ▁his ▁honor , ▁but ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁eventually ▁changed ▁to ▁Rh od od end ron , ▁Oregon . ▁R owe ▁died ▁on ▁March   2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁of ▁heart ▁disease ▁at ▁a ▁du ck ▁farm ▁he ▁owned ▁on ▁Sau vie ▁Island . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁L one ▁Fir ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1