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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1915)
CI I- I CI VOL. XXVII HOOD KIVEK, OREGON. TIIUIISDAY, JI XE .1. l'Ji:, No. 1 he III 1' tl'W ' rilfT The flight ji nine qu should an wno ) work to put 1 earnings in the Bank; U All your labor proves profitless unless you have some thing to show for the time you have toiled. 11 A Bank account is the best record of industry and worthiness. It is easy to start and the best friend you have. It is a stepping stone to success; an honor to the possessor and the envy of the spendthrift. We help others save, why not you? Begin with $1. 4 Interest Paid on Savings FIRST NATIONAL Capital $ioo,.oo BANK Surplus $36,000 Bank Advertisement No. 54 "Blessings on the man who smiles! I do not mean the man who smiles for effect, nor the one who smiles when the world smiles. I mean the man whose smile is born of an inner radiance, the man who smiles when the clouds lower, when fortune frowns, when the tides are adverse. Such a man not only makes a new world for himself, but he multiplies himself an hundred fold in the strength and courage of other men." George L. Perin. One of the watchwords of our office force is cheerfulness. It is our aim to perform any duties entrusted to us by our customers faithfully, cheerfully and efficiently. We. have a Savings Department in which we pay interest at the rate of 4 and we are prepared to do well all the things that are done by a well regulated country bank. Our best advertisement is our long list of sat isfied depositors. BUTLER BANKING CO. Get on the Safe Side It is a good deal better to be safe than to be sorry. That is why it is good to be on the safe side by sav ing a little money. It often happens that a little sav ings account at the bank has carried people over times when they would have been mighty sorry without it. No matter how small your earnings, pinch out a little and put it in the bank. It will grow and you will take pride in seeing it increase and thankful that you started Hood River State Bank FORD. THE UNIVERSAL CAR Barring the unforeseen, each retail buyer of a new Ford car, between August 1914 and August 1915, will receive from $40 to $60 as a share of the Ford Motor Company's profits. For strength, light weight and dependable power, the Ford car is without a peer. Economical, too, averaging two cents a mile for operation and maintenance. On display and sale by Columbia Auto & Machine Co. LONG TIME credit houses must get long prices. Goods sold on twelve months time must pay two or more profits. List up $50.00 you have paid such house? and compare with our prices. We Offer You 60 Days Credit Because that is best we could get. We Offer You 5 per cent for Cash Because that is what we get plus the insurance, ex pense of bookkeeping, stamps, etc. We Charge Interest if Over Time Is Taken Because we cannot borrow money without paying interest. The net result after three years is that the increased percentage of cash received creates a change in ratio of turnover that enables us to reduce price level, while the 5 for cash is always that much less than you are buying for. Let us show you the facts and the goods. Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co. IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN IT ISN'T A KODAK. IF IT ISN'T A KODAK, IT ISN'T AUTOGRAPHIC IF IT ISN'T AUTOGRAPHIC, IT ISN'T Hence: UP-TO-DATE. IF IT ISN'T AN EASTMAN, IT ISN'T UP-TO-DATE All 1915 Folding Kodaks are Autographic Let us furnish and finish your Autographic Films Kresse Drug Company Store Victor Victrolas and Records Satisfactory Titles arc demanded by the wise buyer. Our work in untiuatioiiei1 and guarantees protection. Satisfactory Insurance is deemed a necessity by the wise property owner. Wo represent 10 strong companies and have millions of insurance in the Valley Satisfactory Bonds may sometime be required of you, contract, court or security. When in need of such service inquire of uh. Hood River Abstract Company If Your Apples Have Scab Get into the dairy business. We are in the market for more cream. We can also use a limited amount of whole milk. Our CREAM CHECKS are mailed to reach our customers the fifteenth of each month. Last month we sent out over eighty. This month they will go over ninety. You should have one also. We made 5,000 pounds of BUTTER IN APRIL lacking one pound. In May we made over 1,600 lbs. a week and we are selling every pound we make. If we made more we could sell it also. We want to make more. Will you help us? Hood River Creamery Co. Tht Best Coffee on Earth Sold only at The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son "GOOD THINGS TO CAT" IS EXPRESSED S1EG ISSUES BOOKLET TO GROWERS Co-Operation and Common Sense Distri bution are Advised by Sales Manager Last week a circular booklet, written I by Wilmer Sieg, entitled "A Few I Thoughts From the Sales Manager, With an Urgent Request for Your At tenion," was distributed to the grower ! members of the Apple Growers Associ j ation. Significant extracts from the ' booklet appear lie low. I 1 am truly grateful for the confi ! donee expressed in me in calling me back to Hood Kiver to takecharge of i your sales interests. 1 have the feel I ing that Uood Kiver has the best op I portunities ahead of it for the future; opportunities unequalled by any other section of the northwest. 1 was per fectly willing to cut loose from all alli- lancea, burn my bridges behind me and link my future with yours. My furni ! ture is here; 1 have gone to housekeep ing and want to be a permanent citizen of Hood Kiver, realizing fully that my future can be just what you help me to make it. My .whole time, thought and attention will be devoted toward trying to solve the mighty big problem that confronts us, and the only help I want in .solving this problem is your cooperation. An experience of nearly 30 years in marketing fruit products, together with a constant study during the lust three years of such points as would concern your interests, prompts this circular at this time. In the first place, let me say that from a logical standpoint there never should be local competition in the hand ling or marketing of Hood Kiver fruit. I take the stand that we have in flood Kiver, to a degree, a special product, the distribution of which cannot be competitive with the northwest in gen eral, because our main varieties (Spit- zenburgs and Newtowns) as grown here are not produced to equal advant age elsewhere. With this feeling that we produce a special product, we of Hood Kiver need not worry as to crop conditions of any section. There is al ways room at the top, there is always a market for a specialty, provided we make it a specialty by adopting'the two cardinal principles; first, monop oly of product; second, common sense distribution. It is very regrettable therefore that the only harmful competition we have comes from among ourselves and 1 am in hopes that the sun will soon shine bright enough to let us see the error of our ways. 1 start the season with the warmest feelings tuwards all shipping organiza tions in the northwest and with a will ingness to cooperate with them in any and all ways that will best protect your interests. We intend to market our products di rect because we feel that the maximum results can be secured for Hood Kiver through the medium of direct attention and direct sales service and this can only be attained by direct etTort under your own guidance. It is our purpose to specialize Hood River fruit every day in the year and we are building up a sales force in ev ery portion of these United States that will work for Hool Kiver superiority. You have at the present time facili ties sulhcient at Hood Kiver to properly house such proportion of your crop as should be held here. The duplication of expense of building new warehouses at this time is unwarranted and means only unnecessary debts that you must pay in the future. You have at your command now the finest terminal facilities in the north west and I do not know of another sec tion in these United States that offers the producer the same chance for pro tection at the same light expense. Your own interests are founded on economy of handling and results se cured fur your product. The protection of your own interests demand closer co operation at home and the full use of your own warehouse facilities. iiood Kiver is practically the small est apple section in the northwest. This valley can never be greater than the counties that nature gave it. In years past you have built up a recoid for quality that is still an asset to you. No other section can steal your name, and with the advantages that i'rovidence has given you, if you cannot monopolize your pioduct and obtain the commercial advantage that lies at your door, our hopes fur the fu ture must te founded on sand. I come to you a a specialist to diag nose your trouble, to locate the weak spots and stop the leaks. Sales service is not the only cure we need, but we must blame a lax inspection for a cer tain share of our evils. 1 have been at both ends of the line. I know the evils at home as well as i.i the market and if I cannot change these conditions 1 will have failed in my duty. There has been a period of demoral ization and we want to profit by exper ience and not experiment. There are too many in the field trying to feed on the dissatisfaction of the grower in all sections. The medicine must tit the disease. Don't look to short crop sea sons for your salvation because shot t crops are only periodical, and if we de pend on them our orchards will have little or no value. Persistent organization, cooperation at home and common sense salts meth ods are j our safeguards for the future. Another important fact to be taken into consideration is that the brands we are building up are your brands and can never be taken away from you be cause we specialize Hood Kiver exclu sively. No matter what may happen ' to the Association in trie future, its method of work and its established ' brands will all innure to the benefit of I Hood Kiver in general. The brands others are putting out mean nothing to I you because you do not control them. ; Should any occasion arise wherein oth ers would not continue to enter into the marketing of your fruit, these brands could be taken away and other sections ! with even moderate amounts of the same variety of fruit.would profit from j your work. Think this over; it's worth while. I T he season past was full of disap pointments, but the Apple Growers As sociation, box for box and grade for grade, will return more net money to its members than any other organiza ! tion in the northwest. If you can ac complish this result when working jointly with the entire northwest, can not you figure out the benefit to be derived when working alone and spe cializing our product. When it comes to handling a tnnr.agu such as Hood Kiver can f urtnh, and when we can figure for all time to come j that the biggest percentage of our product will be Spitzetiburgs and New i tons. 1 believe I am in position to know j positively the value of a local organiza tion as compared with a general organ ization. The hbIcs etfort we put fotth on the main varieties we specialize will certainly show a beneficial effect as well on the several hundred cars of odd varieties grown here that aret.ecis sarily competitive with the same vane ties grown here that are necessarily competitive with these varieties grown elsewhere in the northwest. Another thought 1 want to crmte is that taking into consideration the main varieties we grow, and the splen did terminal facilities we have for the protection of our fruit, I firmly believe that no other section in the entire northwest is as well enabled and equipped to go alone as is Hood Kiver; provided we cooperate among ourselves by protecting jour Association and making quality a factor in our output. The future of this valley is going to be what you make it, and every growtr in this valley will tie a dominant factor in the building of success or the crea tion of demoralization. In building on right lines and creat ing the fullest measure of confidence among ourselves no factor plays so im portant a part as the method of fruit inspection. I am glad to report that your directors have placed that impor tant department in the hands of Sam G. Campbell. This gentleman is too well known to need any introduction and returns to us after two years spent in working through the entire north west. Mr. Campbell brings to us an experience from both the producing and marketing ends that is a guarantee to all and will be a factor in bringing Hood Kiver to the front. LOCAL ROSE SHOW SET FOR SATURDAY Hood River will have its first rose carnival and show next Saturday after noon and evening at the Unitarian church, file display of wonderful blos soms that may be seen on every hand here will be made. The rose show was inspired by a visit of Mrs. William Stewart to the West Side place of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dieek. "1 want the Hood Kiver people to see some of these wonderful roses of yours," said Mr. Stewart, "and 1 am sure you would exhibit some of them at a show, provided we have one." Mrs. Dieck assented at once, express ing her wonder that Hood Kiver has never before had a rose show. Mrs. Dieck has a wonderful collection of roses and other flower at "Topside ' ranch. Her Irish roses, a new und beautiful variety, are now blooming. She captured prizes at the Portland rose show last year with some of her flowers grown here, and varieties that will be exhibited Saturday will be tak en to Portland. The rose gardens of Hood Kiver have never been more beautiful. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. I.araway, whu have a beau tifusl collection, the lluweis completely surruuding their home on Front street, have floral gems of which anyone would be proud. Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, on the Heights, has scirea of different va rieties, well cared fur and beautiful. Mrs. Stewart, who is promoting the show, has one of the handsomest gar dens of the city. Judge Derby has a collection of rare rose plants. Others who have fine roses and who with the above named rose fanciers ate expected to exhibit specimens of their flowers Saturday are W. 15. McGuire, D. G. Jacksun und E. A. Franz. "Hood Kiver apples are known the world over," says Mrs. Stewait. "And they Bay that The Whole World Kiiowb the Portland Kose. ' And the Hood Kiver rose is every lit as fiie rs that of Portland." Everyone in city or country is invited to exhibit flowers at the Saturday show. It is probable that many with some of the rarest Mowers are not known, and it is hoped that all wi 1 take this opportunity to bring in their flowers. Those who wish to plant rose gardens and who desire to learn what varieties are best suited to the local climate should nut miss the Saturday show. Prizes will be awarded for the best exhibits of a dozen roses each. F. C. EXCHANGE GET TING READY TO RU1LD The Fruit Growers' Exchange has leased l."0 feet of frontage on the tracks of the Mount Hood Railroad yards east of the Hood Kiver Canning Company's plant, and are making final arrangements for the construction of a three story storage and warehouse. The first story of the new building will be of concrete and hollow tile. It will have an approximate capacity of 75,000 boxes of apples. J. E. Ferguson, formerly an architect at Astoria, who was recently elected to tne board or directors of the selling agency, will superintend the construc tion of the new storage plant. The Fruit Growers Exchange is now making daily shipments of strawber ries," says Manager McKay. WASCO BOY SCOUTS ARE CAMPING HERE A party of 17 Scouts, of Wasco, ac companied by the Scout Master, Itev. W. S..Crowder. pastor of the Wasco Methodist Episcopal church, arrived here Monday morning fur a week or more of camping on Hood Kiver. The boys were enthusiastic little fellows, and made themselves at home in seeing the town. They stopped at the Slocnrn & Canfield store, where they had their pictures made. Kev. W. B. Young will preach to the Scouts at the Asbury M.E. church next sunday morning, and in the evening ("the Scout Master will occupy the pul pit The members of the party were as follows: Marion McKee, Donald and Francis Clodfelter, rd Miller, Clarence Yocom, Orval Silvey, Clyde Curry, Herbert Ellsworth, Pearl Everett, Max Venable, l.ynde Smith, Emory Fuller, Delhert Surratt, Lloyd Royse, Wayland Weld, Mac Crowder and Harold Sisces. SUIT THREATS MAY BE DROPPED STANTON CONSIDERS THEM LIGHTLY (illicials After isit to Columbia Highway, Have I'raise for Manner in W hit h Work is Being Done While tfe O.-vY. R. & N.; Co.;haa threatened;.! suit for damage? against the county on account of the delay caused its trains several weeks ayo, when heavy I, Lists wire discharged at Mitchell Print, where the Standifer Clarkson Company's men are digging a tunnel for the Columbia highway. County Judge Stanton thinks that for mal demands will he dropped, and that the mutter will soon be cleared up. Judge Stunton says that he has dis cussed the matter with members of the contracting company and J. A. Elliott, in charge of the Work for the slate, and both tell him that the.blasts were set olf mth the full knowledge of the riiilioad's trginter, who, indeed, set the time of the bliista and who offered to have a steam crane at each end'of the long line of di hns. Accompanied by County Attorney Derby and Commissioner Hannum, Judge Stanton has inpsected the Mitch ell Point work. "All danger of delay to trains are now over," he says. "The contractors are progressing very rapidly with the tunnel work. Three holes have been cut in the aides of the tunnel and the debris is now being dumped through these. These open sides will make the Mitchell Point por tion the most talked of piece of the Columbia highway." While on their tour of inspection the county ollicials visited a point near Starvation creek, where the county, with C. Johnson in charge, is building a line of dry masonry retaining walls. Mr. Johnson formerly had charge of rock work for J. li. Yeon. Multnomah county's rondmaster. Through some error this piece of work had been left out of the contract of the Newport Land & Construction Co. Although 11. R. Newport was re cently called on hy the members of the county court, Stale Engineer Cantine and Leslie Butler, member of the ad visory board of the State Highway Commission, he refused to do the work at the price quoted in the contract, this price ranging from $1 to $3 per yard. Mr. Newport asked !f().4!5 for the work, and the county considered that the work cuulu be done more economically if it were handled directly. Judge Stanton, Judge Derby and Mr. Hannum were taken on their trip west of the city by K. F. MarquiB in hil automobile. - "Thu mud no flip built ' ibvi .liwtoA , - . , - - liertiy, "looks mighty fine to me. work seeniH of th heat It will August before the tunnel work is com pleted.'" ROY CHASE CREATES The be When Joe Nix and Abe Rosstein, two boys who were hanging around the sec ond hand store of Gross & Hnxor on Third street Monday, stole a box of watches, they were delected by Mr. Gross, who demanded the return of the goods. Hut the hoys, striking the pro prietor of the store, rushed to the street. Gross made full use of his lungs, also following aa fast as he could run. For a few minutes the chase would have made good scenario stunts for moving picture manufacturers. The boys ran first up toward the K. of I', building. They crossed down across town. and headed for the jungles. A dozen or more men and boys were in hot pursuit. E. A. Franz happened along and with a pair of pruning shears, leveled as a pistol, did effective work. It is probable that the boys would not huve been caught had it not been fur George Orr and others, who were fishing in the lowlands. City Marshal Carson says that he thinks the boys are wanted at Pendle ton; for he found un them a manicur ing set, reported to have been stolen at that city. One of the boys, Joe Nix, recently escaped from the Reform school at Sa lem. He will be returned. Nix's true name is said to be Nicho las Comlioglcs. Hu formerly lived in Portland, but was sent to the reform school for crimes committed in The Dalles. John O 'Conner, a third boy, was in volved in the theft from the second hand store. T he ollicers have not yet been able to locate him. CARSON NIPS PLANS OF ROY DESPERADOES When City Marshal Carson started home Tuesday evening he was joined by John Zolls. "Let's step to this oack window," said Mr. Carson, and "see what the boys we have here are talking about." The men soon learned. The boya were discussing plans fur escape. They were proposing to strike the mar shal the following morning, when he camt to feeil them, nid make their es cape. Mr. Cars. m's Kentucky temper gut the l est or linn at that moment, and he immediatvly arose, saying, "Here I am, boys, Ou that trick you were talking of now." While one of the boys was being ex amined before Judge Duck, the other broke up a chair, tying the pieces to gether and reaching with the stick thus formed for a key left in the lock of an adjoining cell, made un attempt to es cape. Prof. McLaughlin's Father Dead The funeral services of the father of Prof. J. O. McLaughlin, C. S. Mc Laughlin, occurred at his home, Mar kle. Pa., on Tuesday, May 24. Mr. McLaughlin was 70 years of age. In addition to l'r f. McLaughlin, another son. Dr. Charles McLaughlin, a physi cian at Freepurt, Pa., and his wife were left surviving by the deceased. Prof. McLaughlin, who was called east on account of the fatal illness of his father, will return home Friday evening. Mrs. P. S. Davidson is visiting Port land friends this week. o