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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1910
THE HOOD RIVER NEWS
rtlBLBHBO WEDNESDAY HOKNINOI BY
HOOD RIV ER NEWS COMPANY, Inc.
Rood Rives. Omeoon
W. H. WALTON Editoe
C. P. 80NNICHSEN .Maoeb
Subscription, $1.50 a Year in Advance
EnUrad u Mcond-claw matter. Fh. 10. 190. at
Um poat oAea at Hood RiYar. Orafon.
under I ha Act of March S. 191.
PERMANENT CITY IMPROVEMENTS
The committee appointed at the
recent meeting of the Civic Im
provement League to eecure in-
formation in regard to btrcet im
provements, more particularly
paving, rinds a great deal of favor
able interest being taken in the
matter. The fact that a large
amount of paving could be done
under the easy terms provided by
the Bancroft Act is making many
friend for the movement. It is
found that few if any property
owners are opposed to street im
provement but that a good many
are insistent that the city adopt a
permanent plan of general im
provement for the city before any
money is expended for this pur
pose. The suggestion of a definite plan
of permanent improvement that
would be officially adopted by the
city is certainly well worthy of the
serious consideration of the city
council. It has beeu pointed out
by men who are without question
authorities on this matter who
have visited Hod River, that this
should be done, and it is also the
opinion of those who reside here
and have made a study or pro
fession of these things. It is ad
mitted by those who have given
the subject any intelligent ihought
that the town was laid out to bad
advantage, following as is often
the case along the lines of least
resistance in one direction and
straight up the hill in the other
until the streets bumped up
asainst an impassable barrier
where they ended.
This is very much the cast at
Hood River, and although it is not
possible in many cases to make
changes now, in others it
can e avoided if a permanent
plan of improvement is adopted
looking to the future beautifying
and utility of streets and grounds
that might be used for parking
and other purposes.
It is not only this, it should do
away with much friction between
property owners and the city and
likewise with having, as has been
the case in the past, to change
work that has besn done severa
times.
Of course all this will cost some
thihg and if the council feels that
the city is not in a position to
spend the amount necessary we
beliave it would be paid for gladly
by public subscription. It is
estimated that such a plan would
cost in the neighborhood of $500
The city of Portland is about to
spend 120,000 for the purpose of
having a board of engineers, archi
tects and landscape gardeners pre
pare and recommend a plan of
permanent improvement for that
already beautiful and rapidly
growing city.
Why cannot Hood River which
needs it tenfold more, spend ffiOO?
We believe it can and will when
tht people generally know the
great benefit to be derived.
no longer any chance to speculate.
The man with a big fortune can
continue to buy city realty, im
prove it and make money but he
with a small fortune, which it is
hoped to double or triple, must
look elsewhere than the cities if
he wants to be successful. Shrewd
business men with an eye to the
future do not hesitate to sav that
the fortunes of the future will
come from the timber, logged-off
lands and fruit lands of the North
west."
CONSERVATION
There are undoubtedly two sides
to ths great question of conserva
tion, which, is now agitating the
American people. To date there is
no question that the Pinchot poli
cies have been the popular ones,
but there is a growing feeling that
when the people of the Northwest
get all the facts before them they
will not be so enthusiastic about
conservation. Here is one line of
argument produced against the
Pinchot policy; the east has, prac
tically speaking, no more timber.
Where the timber once stood great
manufacturing industries have ris
en, giving employment to hun
dreds of thousands of men and
women. The eastern timber is
gone, but in its place has conic
great commercial development.
The east has prospered under the
change, but now it says to the
west: "Our timber is gone, we
want the western timber to stand;
C. I NORTHWEST NOTES jj
From our Seattle corraaponoaiit.
Seattle, Mar. S C'liiniucri'lal bodies
throughout the Northwest, realizluK
the Importance ot representation on
the coming excursion to California
over the Oregon nntl Washington
and the Southern Pacific, have taken
steps to send men on this trip well
supplied with literature to advertise
their particular section throughout
California, and a part of Oregon.
During the past week the industri
al town of Kdmonds in Snohomish
county decided that it no longer
wanted saloons and voted their
abolishment. Boyd Doty, head of
the autl-saloon league in this state,
says the work of putting the saloons
out of business will be pushed In Sno
homish county and he hopes to see
the entire county go dry within n
short space of time.
A backward look of n night watch
man on the University of Washing
ton campus saved that Institution
and the state $1:3,000. Just as he
was about to leave the new machin
ery hall for the night, the watchman
glanced back over his shoulder fur a
final survey of the premises. A glow
on the celling caught his eye, ami
ruxhlng back Into the buildlug he
found a blare in the Dean's waste
paper basket. Near the basket a
heap of oily waste left by negligent
painters was found. It Is believed
that spontaneous combustlou wus
the cause.
John B
fat and chubby candidate for United
States senator to succeed Mr. Plies,
favors the Idea, at least so be de
clares In public statement, of all can
didates getting together and touring
the state, addressing the voters ou
It U not always a state or the nat
lonal administration thut takes a
crack at the railroads; nature has
been doing her share for the past
week. The railroads, all of them.
that come Into this state, have had
hundreds of thousands of dollars la
extra expenses piled up against tliein
us the result of the Hoods, snow
blockades and slides in the moun
tains. It would be a hard matter
fur a technical railroad mail to take
h peccll and figure out even approxl
mutely the enormous losses which
the roads have suffered during the
past few weeks. Certaiuly it will
run into seven figures. The North
west as well as the railroads suffer
as the transcontinental lines have
beeu worklug hard preparing for the
threat rush of settlers into the North
west with the coming of spriug.
In the early days ot politics one of,
if not the most interesting figure was
Col. James Hamilton Iewls, who
once upon a time ran for governor
and only escaped landing in thechalr
by a uarrow margin. Col. Lewis flu-
ally played himself out politically iu
the Northwest; later he moved to
Chicago, was elected corporation
counsel In the Wludy City and In the
end became a very prominent fuctor
In Illinois politics. The Colonel's
ability as a self advertiser even wor
ries such men as Itoosevelt. Recent
ly Col. Lewis was In New York; he
wanted to spring something original
while there, so he told a New York
Sun reporter that In all probability
... . Mr. Itoosevelt would be the next
Humphrey. King county's' tnni1ri, lwMr(ip n. Th ...,.,.
party. Asked who would be his
running mate the Colonel refused to
be quoted; he however gave it in con
tideuce to the Sun man that the
west looked with great favor ou Col
l.ewis of Chicago.
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
According to our Seattle oorre
pondent capitalists in that city
ars turning to the timber, logged
off and fruit lands of Orsgon and
Idaho for profitable investment in
preference to city propsrty. He
says:
"There is more money being in
vested today in timber, fruit lands
and logged-off lands in Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho and British
Columbia than ever before in the
Northwest. One reason advanced
for this by local capitalists is that
such Investments offer greater in
ducements in the way of fottune
making than does investments in
city property. There was a time
when men with money fur good
speculations turned to such cities
as ieattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Port
land and other large cities of the
.Northwest, but now prices have
reached that state where there is
Good Land at Prices That Are Right
M.C.V. 10 Acres 3 miles out on west side, 31 acres 4 vear old Spits and Newts. 6
acres 2 year old Spits and Newts, 4 acres strawberries between young trees. Splendid
1 M 1 "l. T" 1 " A 1 l Jl 1 il. TT I T- --v 1
Dunamg sue ovenooKing me east siae ana me nooa Kiver. iu snares water stock.
Price $9,000. Easy terms.
C.W. 10 Acres 64 miles out on east side. 8 acres in 3 year old Spits and Newts.
acres in clover. All very best volcanic ash soil, good neighborhood near store and ship
ping station. Price $7,500. Easy terms.
57110 Acres 3 miles out on west side. 500 6 year old Spits and Newts, 150 3 year
old fcpits ana xsiewts, zo 6 year oia cnerry trees, t acres strawberries between trees, z
acres buildings and pasture. Home orchard of peaches, pears and bush berries; 5 room
house; small barn, woodsned, chicken house; all larm tools; horse, wagon, hack, chick
ens, etc. Free water, good well. - Price $10,000. Easy terms.
56220 Acres 11 miles out on east side. 4 acres in 4 year old Spits. Newts and
Ortleys, 4 acres in 1 year old Spits, Newts and Ortleys, 8 acres in clover and alfalfa, 2
acres in oats; 4 room plastered house, closets, good well, barn, chicken house and wood
shed; team, wagon, harness, all farm implements, equipment and stock; 3 shares irri
gating stock, 9 inches water. Price $1 1,000. Easy terms.
. W.H.G. 20 Acres 4 miles out on west side. 16 acres in clover and alfalfa, 4 acres
uncleared; all hrst class apple land, beautiiui building site; red shot soil. Price $7,500.
Easy terms.
D.-V.-l 20 Acres 4 miles out on west side. 5 acres bearing orchard, 3 acres 3 year
old pears, 11 acres 6 year old bpits and iewts; b room house, good barn, volcanic ash
soil; on main travelled road. Price $1 8,000. Easy terms. 9 Inches water stock.
D.V.4 20 Acres 4 miles out on west side. 5 acres pears, 15 acres 2 year old Spits
and .Newts; 4 room house; good spring, small barn, i'nee $1 6,pu. asy terms.
I.C.S. 21 Acres 2 miles out on east side. 7 acres 13 year old trees, 1,000 2 to 6
year old Spits and Newts, 3 acres ready for trees. Home orchard of peaches," pears,
cherries, plums, etc. 5 room house, barn, good well, 5 inches irrigating water. On
main road, beautiful building site. Price 21,000. Terms.
A word to the wise is sufficient GET BUSY.
J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO.
The Reliable Dealers
DAVIDSON BUILDING HOOD RIVER, OREGON
true you cannot build up great
commercial centers and create
homes for settlers unless you do
cut down your timber. However,
you can wait. It took the east a
long time to develop; why should
the west be in such a hurry."
Whether this argument against
the Pinchot policy is true to the
letter, the fact remains that there
is much merit to it.
AN EDITOR'S MEED
It is all very well to talk about
running a newspaper with sublime
indifference to the question of its
financial support and chief con
sideration of its possibilities of
general usefulness, but there is
one editor at least to whom the
motto of live and let live appeals
with considerable force. He con
ducts the Post of Bainbridge, Ga.,
and in a recent issue remarks:
"It is reported that there is a
fastidious newly married lady in
Bainbridge that kneads bread with
her gloves on. This incident may
be somewhat peculiar, but there
are others. 1 lie editor of tins
paper needs bread with his shoes
on; ne needs hread with Ins shirt
on; ne needs bread with his pants
on, and unless some of the folks
that are owing us come across
right soon ws will need bread
without a darn thing on. The
grubbing hoe of truth and freedom
hould take into consideration that
a newspaper office is no garden of
Eden in the summer time."
every conceivable subject of any nat
ional or state Interest. Mr. Hum
phrey has about twenty favorite
subjects which he says be would like
to tell the jwople about. If Hum
phrey's program were carried out
and all the candidates had as much
to say, It would le necessary for
them to remain in each town a week.
Are you frequently hoarse? Do
you have that annoying tickling In
your throat? Does your cough an
noy you at night, and do you raise
mucus in the morning? Do you want
relief? If so, take Chamberlain's
Cough Itemedy and you will be
pleased. Sold by all dealers.
GO TOti-
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You Can Get Anything
You Want Either..., ..
New or Second Hand
For- Your Home Very Cheap
Agent for CHARTER OAK Stoves and Range
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FRUIT GROWERS
If you want your young fruit trees to do well and
make a good growth, use some Dried Blood
and Done when you plant them
Analysis, from State Experiment Station, Coryajlis, Ore.
Nitrogen 6.65 per cent
Phosphoric Acid 7.85 percent
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Large bank balances mean much prosperity, lake
the advice of men who are respected on 'account of
their success ask them the best way of keeping
money and they will tell you to deposit it In
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