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4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS n iLMtii wiDNuoiT lounxai t MOOD RIVER NEWS COMPANY, Inc. Hono Kivaa, Obboom W. H. WALTON Kpitob C F. 80NN1CHSKN Mamaou Subscription, $1.50 Year In Advanca Entand u wcooiI-cUm aiattar. Ftx 10, 1MM. at tba pa aOe at Hood Binr. Oraaoo. andar tha Act of Mare 1. 187. The Weather Weather report for week ending January 3. 1910. furnUhed by H. L. Haabrouck, local observer: ITanparmtura I 9" Rainfall Hixh-I Law. day aat I aat I Dec. 2S 2 12) .00 J 27, 22 .00 30 S3 21 .00 81 2S 10 .00 Jan 1 30; 10 -.00 y 2Si 10 .00 i Arancaa Total 27.4 12.7 .40 VALUE OF OOOD ROADS It is always a right time to talk and work for good roads, says the Oregon Journal. There are times during a spell of heavy rains, in particular when little or no good road building can actually be done; but it is during and succeeding such times more than at any other that the importance and value of good roads become most clearly manifest, and that larger and firmer resolves than ever before to get them should be made. The cost of bad roads and the value of good roads have been dis cussed so much, set forth so often, that the subject may seem "stale, flat and unprofitable," yet the pro gressive, enlightening press must keep hammering away on it fre quently, insistently, if peradven- ture it may thereby influence even a little more effort, energy and ac tion toward securing good roads. Even the Scientific American has recently taken up the subject, and convincingly argues in behalf of good roads. It truly says that poor roads impose an unnecessary financial burden, not only upon those who use them most, but up on the city people who consume the products grown in the rural sections. So, as the Journal has repeatedly pointed out, the city people as well as those of the country have a direct interest in good roads. It has been ascertained that it costs about 25 cents per ton per mile to haul loads over the average American road, while the cost on the average road throughout Eu rope is but 12 cents a mile. So every ton hauled by the American farmer taking the average of the whole costs 13 cents per ton per mile more to get it to railroad or river than it costs the farmer in Europe, because of the difference in roads. What this amounts to in a year is not easy to determine acurately, but it is an immense amount, enough to build thousands of miles of even expensive roads. The very conservative estimate of the Scientific American is that this difference of 13 cents per ton per mile would in 1905 have amounted to about 10,000,000 a yerr. But the interstate commerce commis sion, figuring on the same big sub ject, has estimated that good roads throughout the country would ef fect a saving to producers of $305,000,000 a year, and this is claimed to be a very conservative estimate, after making liberal de ductions. Now suppose the produoers, with good roads, could positively save in hauling $300,000,000 a year; any one can see that in various ways this vast paving would redound to the benefit of the business men and consumers of the cities. Bat this direct gain is not all, nor the greatest, that would accrue to the farmers, and indirectly to the city people, from good roads. They immediately and very ap preciably increase the value of all farm lands in their vicinity. This increase may run anywhere from $2 to $20 an acre. Good roads make the farmers just that much richer, minus the cost of the roads. This gain, imagining that good roads co-ild be built throughout the whole country in m short time, would run into a vast sum, to be expressed only in billions. But what follows? A long train of better things; better schools, better society, better living, closer ac quaintance between city and coun try, greater intelligence, more comfort, satisfaction and happiness for millions, aye, tens of millions of American people. So the good roads subject,though it seems stale and dull, is one of not only very great importance, but of much real "human inter est," after all. SOME NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS Resolved that we will attend church as regularly as we did last year. Resolved that cordwood, hot air or salve wont be legal tender for subscriptions this year. Resolved that we wont say any thing more about Hood River ap ples this year until next week. Resolve 1 that we didn't know that pulling a United States sena tor's whiskers was tabooed by the grange. Resolved that we wont say any thing about moving the county seat until the movers get busy, and then x-y-z-w-q-r-t-28. Resolved that we wont open our face again in regard to that story about picking roses in the front door yard on Christmas Eve. Resolved that we wont buy an automobile or steam yacht unless eta of the moat elaborate band carved design. The grain of the wood la ahown to splendid advan tage and la atalned with an oak tluUh. Preparations are being me.de for the annual convention of the Northwest Itetall Ilarnessoiakera' Association of the Northwest, which will be held In Portland January 10 and 11. The sessloua will be held lu the auditorium of the Portland Com mercial Club and delegates will be In attendance from the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. About 200 harness men from the three atatea are expected. The big attraction of the convention la an elaborate banquet that will be held on the closing night. Loggers of the Columbia River ex pect the new year will see more raw material handled In their camps than ever letore In the history of the In dustry within a similar period. The lumber trade Is said to be booming and the coming year promises great activity. Many mills In the Colum bia River districts have drawn heavi ly upon log supply until It la less than usual at this season of the year. Mills are said to be filled up with orders that will keep them busy for the coming three months. A general revision of rates on the North Bank road that Is favorable to the shippers of the Northwest baa been announced and will go Into ef fect February 1. The new rates will apply letween points of the road In Washington and lietween all sta tions and Portland. New and more favorablea rates will be made on packing house products and fresh meat In carloads. These concessions by the Hill line will add to the busl- H I NORTHWEST MOTES H From our gaattla eorram mutant Seattle, Wn., Jan. 4 Aa a direct result of the so-called UalliiiKer-Plu chot controversy, the northwest Is getting more widespread publicity thau ever before. The contention over waterpower altea lu Washing' ton. Oregon, Montana and Idaho has clveu the whole couutry food for thought. Knowledge of Alaska bus always leen vagne away from the Pacific Coast, but the present differ ence of oplulon as to the best way to conserve the uatural resources of that vast storehouse la making It known lu every home. This form of magaslne and newspaper publicity for Alaska and the northwest wtll continue through the winter, In view of the congressional Investigation soon to atart. Mo that In the end good Is sure to come out of a regret table episode. Right of the etaple crops netted the fanners of the state of Washington a total of $il,5i;i,000 last year, or an average of $24 an acre for the culti vated area. This Is far ahead of the general average In the country at lrge. This does not Include the or chard or dairy Industries, which are large wealth producers, but mainly refers to cereals, hay, potatoes aud such products as are common to the whole couutry. Cooperatlug with other western cities, battle and Tacoma have Joined In the movement to persuade Theodore Roosevelt to return from his African hunting trip by the wny of the Pacific coast. Several large newspapers have banded together to send a messenger to Khartuoin in February to lay the matter lefore the former president. If he accepts START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT OWN YOUR HOME OR AT LEAST A LOT There will be more building in 1910 than in any previous year on record. During 1908 and 1909 hundreds of new houses were built, also a few handsome business blocks. This was only a starter. You will witness real progress this year. Now is the time to get busy and buy some of these bargains that are available. Don't wait until the other fellow buys the property you wanted, but INVESTIGATE TODAY. Here are a few splendid bargains in city property: Lot 50x100 on south side of State street, with beautiful view of the Columbia river and Mt. Adams, 5-room house, running water, electric light and sewer connec tions. For two weeks at present price $1,200. Cash. 100x150 corner lot on south side of State street, with beautiful view. Several handsome shade trees. $1,500. Terms. 100x100 on south side of State street. Good residences on both sides. Fine view of the Columbia and Mt. Adams. $1,500. Terms. 100x100 corner for business property on Cascade avenue, with good 7-room house. A jfine bargain. $5,500. Terms. 100x100 corner on Oak street. Good business corner. A fine bargain. $9,000. Terms. We have a number of residences that are real bargains. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. The Reliable Dealers DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON the price drops below the quota tions for cancelled postage stamps. Resolved that that story of Shel ley's in the News this week about drinking toasts in water in Cali fornia don't look good from Ore gon. Resolved that we'll believe that story about the new depot here when we see it not the story, but the depot, or "daypot" if you're from Boston. Resolved that the next fellow we see running around this winter in his shirt sleeves trying to make us believe that it's summertime will get a wallop on the proper place. GE ALL OREGON NEWS 3D Portland, Ore., Jan. 4. Spendld examples of fir finishing, said to be the most elaborate ever sent from the Northwest, will be shipped this week to Washington, I). C, where they will enter into the new building being erected by the Bureau of Amer ican Republics, under the direction of John Barrett. The wood will be used In the reception room of the building, which will be completely finished in fir. This will result In a big advertisement for thla wood as finishing material. The wol has lieen prepared for shipment Knst and goes as a gift from the Oregon and Washington Lnmlsr Manufacturers Association. The finishing consists of panels, scrolls, medallions, desks and brack- Dens of Portland live stock packing plants and Increase the prestige of Portland aa a packing house center. One big fruit growers' union for the entire Rogue River Valley district Is planned by orcbardlsts of Southern Oregon. A movement Is under way for merging the Med ford, Ashland and Grants Pass fruit growers' unions Into one organization and It Is proposed to give over to this body the packing and shipping of all fruit grown in the valley and also the buying of packing, spraying and other orchard materials direct from the factory In carload lots. The formation of such an organization will Insure the uniformity of the pack and maintain the reputation of Rogue River frnlt. The proposed union Is to be Incorporated and Its affairs will be handled by a board of direc tors and a manager. Notice Hood River, Ore., January 3rd. 11)10. To the Stockholders of the Home Telephone Company of Mood River Oregon. The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Home Telephone Company at Hood River, Oregon, will be held In the rooms of the Hood River Commercial Club In the city of Hood River, Oregon, at the hour of 1:30 o'clock In the afternoon of Mon day the tenth (10th) day of January, 110 for the purpose of electing n board of five (5) directors to serve for the ensuing yeir, and for the transaction of such other business as may regularly come Is-fore the meet ing. Signed, E. L. Smith, President. P. S. Davidson, retary large preparations will te made to give him such an ovation ns no home coming traveller has ever re ceived. One of the speakers at the Wash ington Educational Association con- venton In Tacoma recently declared that school teachers are the poorest paid of any of the brain working class. This was attributed to the fact that they are too apathetic to make any concerted effort to change their condition. The speaker said he had sent Interrogatories to 4000 teachers on the subject and only 13 per cent of them replied. The answers received showed that many Wash ington teachers are obliged to sup plement teaching with other work In order to make a living. As a part of the movement to at tract tourist travel to the northwest one of the finest hotels In America is to be built at Holduc Hot Springs In the Olympic mountains, at a cost of fl.'iO.OOO. It will be the first hotel In this country In which all the cooking and heating, aa well as the lighting, will le done by electricity. The MwUs chalet style of architecture, ap propriate beeause of the strong sim ilarity lietween the Olympics and the Alps, will tie used. All of the tlmtier will Imjiauled In, as the ts-auty of the surrounding forest is to In pre served. The Olympic lender Is au thority tor the statement that M.OOO feet of lumlier have already lieen taken In as far as Lake Crescent so that work can begin as soon as the spring season arrives. Modern house, close In to trade for unimproved land. John Leland Henderson, I ncorporated. JONN LEI AND HENDERSON. Br.tlfaat: Atloraty at Laa la Notarj Puhila ALLEN. Vic Praildtat EDITH M. AN0REWI. cr.LrvTr..iyf.f John Leland Henderson (Incorporated) Law, Real Estate. Loans Conveyancing Surveying Conveyancing and Surveying a Specialty CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED The President of the Company is prepared to do Surveying and Civil Engineering Work of all kinds Home and Pacific Telephones HSQD RIVER ABSTRACT CO. l. M. SCHM ELTZER, Soorotary Abstracts, iBSuranee, Coiveganclag and Sorctg Boids l'e'.have"Jhe only complete set of Abstract Hooks in Hood River County and are in position, to execute all work with promptness and accuracy. Jl 'e represent some of the best old line Fire Insurance Com panies doing business in Oregon, and can give the fire insurance obtainable for the money. Our reputation as conveyancers is known to all. .411 of our work is guaranteed. Come to us when, you, want Surety Bonds of any description. OIRca In tha DAVIDSON BUILDING, N. E. Co Homo Phono HOOD RIVER, OREGON Practice Economy and Save Make up your mind to save think of something other than having a "god time." You will be sur prised to see how quick you will accumulate a nest egg for a savings account at tne bank. By depositing your savings in a conservative bank like ours, you not only add to them as you can, but the interest which we pay on the amount pre viously deposited adds to your account, withhot ef fort on your part. Begin today and watch it grow. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT 5he thirst national Bank HOOD RIVER, OREGON Capital and Surplus ... $130.C00.C0 SMITH BROS. Successors to JACKSON & JACKSON We have just put on our shelves complete new stocks of Canned and Bottled Goods, Teas and Coffees and are prepared to give prompt attention to orders. PHONE 47 FREE DELIVERY Stanley Smith Lumber Company Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath. Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley -CRANBERRIES - CELERY - OLIVES - APPLES- Start WW Right s -- - - o J5 I w H S3 Drink Golden date Coffee Eat Gold Medal Butter Buy the Best Canned Goods That's Diamond "W TRADE AT She Star grocery "VocH 3fing to Gat" PERIGO & SON o 3 o t O in DATES - RAISINS - ORANGES - PICKLES-