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THE HOOD RIVER NEV'S
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 30
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1910
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Rae & Hatfield Make
First Apple Purchases
i
Get Sears & Porter and Paasch Orchards Es
timated at 30,000 Boxes. Also Underwood
Fruit. Early Shipping Season Looked For.
Campbell Hardy, Writer,
Portland-Hood River
Road Work Begins
Multnomah County Commissioners Run
ning Lines and Selecting Camps for Pris
oners to Build Highway Along Columbia.
Eulogizes Hood River
George Rae, of Rae & 1 1 at Held, the
wnolesale frultmeu of New York, op.
ened the apple-buying season at
Hood River Saturday by purchasing
tbe entire crops of Seam & Porter
and August I'aasch. The Sears &
I'orter and Paasch orchards are the
largest In bearing at Hood Ulver
and It Is estimated at this time that
their combined output will be In the
neighborhood of :I0,0)0 boxes, the
bulk of which will be Newtowns and
Spltzeubergs.
As Is usually the case at this time
of year when apples are contracted
for the prices the apples sold for are
not given out by Mr. Rae or the Bel
leas, but those Interested are assured
that they are highly satisfactory
and when made public will show
that Hood River apple prices have
not taken a slump.
Other buyers representing both
New York and Chicago houses are
also already In the market for Hood
Klver apples.
It Is understood that Mr. Rae Is
negotiating with other growers here
for their crops as well as other points
1u the vicinity and that his firm will
this year handle the apples shipped
from the Underwood section amount
ing to 'JO to 25 cars. Saturday he
had a conference with the directors
of the Apple Growers Union at which
marketing conditions for the coming
seoon were discuesed.
It Is expected apple buying will
become more active after the meet-
MOTOR GAR COMPANY
ADOPTSNOVEL IDEA
A new Innovation at Hood Klver
according to the Oregonlan Is the
fotmatlon of the Tip-Top Motor Car
Co., of which Capt. C. II. McCan Is
tne head. The other member of the
firm Is W. T. Sleddon. The company
has been uaiued after the orchard
owned near this city by ('apt. McCan
and the headquarters of the enter
prise will be situated there.
Both Mr. McCan and Mr. Sleddon
are said to be expert automobile
men and propose to put the five
eighths mile track recently con
structed In the Tip-Top orchard to
the novel use of teaching legluuers
how to run a car without, as they
say, endangering the life and limb of
passersby on the highway as Is now
the custom.
Capt. McCan. who formerly lived
at Buffalo, N. Y., wan the owner of a
large automobile garage there and
Is now the vice president of the Ore
gon State Automobile Association
for Hood Klver county. Mr. Sleddon
Is an automobile salesman of consid
erable experience. Since llXN! Mr.
Kleddon has beeu Identified with the
Lozler, Franklin, Pope, Hartford
and Maxwell companies. He came
to Hood Kiver from the east and,
with Mr. McCan,' purchased a large
apple orchard In the Hood Klver val
ley with the expectation of retiring
from the automobile business, but
upon seeing the bright future of the
automobile In Hie Hood Klver Valley
he decided to njtulii enter the Meld
and chose the .Maxwell and I.ozicr
cars as his Hue. The Maxwell agency
s merely a sub-distributing point
from the main distribution point In
Portland, but the Loftier agency Is
for the entire Oregon and Washing
ton country.
"We have, nearly IHI cars In the
Hood Klver Valley," said Captain
McCan to the Oregonlan. "Nearly all
of the prosperous orchardlHts rf the
valley either now have ears or are
contemplating getting them. Where
some years ago It was a strange
sight to see an automobile In or
about Hood Klver, now nil Is differ
ent, for that means of transportation
to and from the many orchards and
strawls-rry farms Is as common
an the horse and buggy. Not alone
are we buying the automobile for
pleasure, but many of the farmers
are considering the purchase of auto
mobile trucks to facilitate the haul
ing of their crops to market.
"Our Installation of a -mllo track
for the Instruction of the new pur
chasers was conceived by Mr. Sleddon
(Continuvd on ttg W)
Ing of the National Apple Shippers'
Association which convenes shortly
and that buyers will then scatter to
secure their winter's supply. So far
uo representative from Stelnhardt &
Kelly, who have so successfully mar
keted the Hood Klver crop for the
past two years has appeared, al
though It Is expected they will do bo
later. The Gibson Fruit Co., of Chi
cago, and H. M. S. Wagner also of
the Windy City have had their agents
here and it Is believed they are slated
for some of the valley's product this
fall. For several years these firms
have been big buyers at Wenatchee.
In addition to the union the David
son Fruit Company is getting busy
making advance negotiations for
crops and the shipping season is ex
pected to be one of the enrllest In the
history of the valley.
Itae & Hatfield were among the pi
oneer buyers of the apples handled
by the Applegrowers' Union and for
several years bought Its entire out
put. Kae, w ho has Just beeu In tbe
fruitgrowing eectlons of Colorado,
Utah and Idaho, and has also kept
in touch with conditions In Oregon
and Washington lelieves that the
Northwest will send twice as many
apples to market this year than evr
before. On this account, he says It Is
the crucial year for prices la the
Northwest aud that the figure re
ceived this year will be a criterion
for prices In the future- The veteran
apple man asserts that the crop here
this year Is the largest aud fluent in
his knowledge of the apple iudustry
at Hood Kiver aud he estimates the
valley will ship out 4M),imn) boxes or
U'twecn ."hi aud t00 curs.
The total shipment of apples from
Oregou this i ear is estimated at
more than if(HK cars as against about
half that number last year. It Is as
serted by local frultmeu that this es
timate Is too high for the the state
and also for Hood Klver.
It was Kae & Hatfield who Inaug
urated the novel Idea last year of
placing perforated laU-ls on several
thousand Spltzeubergs while on the
tree when they were green, which
left the name of a celebrated New
York cafe Imprinted on them wheu
they colored. The Idea, Kae says,
was obtained by lilin from Maxim's
lu I'aris, where he saw a lot of
magulliceut pears on the table grown
under glass, with a picture of the
president of France Imprinted on
them In this manner. The labels
were placed on apples In the Sears &
I'orter orchard aud were sold by
Kae & Hatfield to the cafe at a high
price for use at special dluuers and
banquets.
Before returning to New York Mr,
Kae will visit Medford to secure some
of the flue pears grown In that sec
tion and also Wenatchee and Yaki
ma, where he buys several varieties
of apples, such as the Wlnesap, which
are not grown extensively at Hood
Klver. In company with his son,
Wnlter, he left here Sunday for l'ort
land. IlCWS on&DShOlS
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From an unceasing round of pleasure to the hard work entailed In the duties of an active official of the New York Central lines Is the chance V. K Van
flsrhllt, Jr., has tukon. General Leonard Wood commeuced his duties a chief of stuff of t'nited States army. Women garment workers trn. k in New York.
Campbell Hardy, a uewspaieruian
of wide experience and travel who
bus visited nearly every sectlou of
the Pacific northwest, was a receut
visitor to the city and valley. In
conversation with a News represen
tative he said:
"Hood Klver, both town and val
ley, has marie a most favorable Im
pression upon me after studying the
merits and advantages of both the
town aud valley. The former Im
presses me after observing the many
evidences of substantial character
and progress seen on every hand, as
being one of the best, If uot the best,
town of Its size lu tbe growing
northwest. Tbe business firms,
stocks carried, volume of business
transacted, new buildings under con
struction and a high class of pro
gressive citizenship cannot help but
Impress a visitor from whatever
point of the compass he may hall.
"Then again tbe town Is backed up
by one of the most productive fruit
growlug valleys lu the world yet In
its Infancy of development. I am re
liably Informed that NO carloads of
strawberries have been shipped from
this city this summer valued at $ 120
Di K) and that It is a conservative esti
Want to Preserve
T
O preserve the
beautiful scen
ic attractions
of the " Devil's
I'uucb Bowl" Is
the motive of a
number of Hood
Klver residents
who fear that In
time It will be
given over to
utilitarian uses
that will destroy
Its natural glor
ies. It Is suggest
ed that the land
around the scenic
spot I' bought
by the county
and that It be
made luto a pub
lic park. The Idea
Is meeting with
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-arr.
high favor with
those who know THE "DEVIL'S PUNCH BOWL."
of It and It Is believed that tbe movement will receive the hearty support of
the entire commuulty. No spot In the valley with the possible exception of
Mt. Hood has more admirers than this unique combination of whirlpool
and waterfall. In Its number of visitors It surpasses even the snow capped
sentinel that stands at the head of tbe valley. The I'unch Bowl this year
Is being visited by more sightseers thon ever anil this fact has caused ad
ded Interest In tbe movement for Its preservation to future generations.
Republican Assembly
Nominates State Ticket
The Republican State Assembly
which convened at the Armory in
Portland last Thursday morning
was attended by more than 1,200 del
egates, every county In the state be
ing represented. A full state ticket
was placed lu the field, the nomina
tions of many of the candidates be.
Ing made unanimous. The session
of t lie? assembly extended over two
days. The delegates to the assembly
lJUUra ies woonoa war vessois, trie
oui juim. Arthur T. Hartley, president of Ynle university, hns been nsked
will Investigate "watered" stock Issue of railronds. (,22r feet, the record for
Krooklns at Atlantic t'ltv. Fountain, tire hose and livilriiiits nlnv lintuirt
mate that .VK) carloads of the now
famous Hood Klver apples, repre
senting about fMO.OOO will be shipped
out Into the markets of the world
tbe present season. These state
ments ot facts tell a convincing
story lu themselves that appeal to
one who wants to be shown. The
valley from a scenic standpoint Is, in
my bumble judgment, the most
beautiful on tbe American continent
and there Is nothing In beautiful Cal
ifornia, everything considered, that
can compare with it from my view
point. Its future Is indeed bright
and with the live-wire Commercial
Club which Is ever active In heralding
abroad the many advantages of
your town and valley, desirable peo
ple are bound to continue to come
where the opportunities are so
many. A fruit farm in Hood Kiver
valley, If only a five or ten acre tract
means Independence and happiness
for Its possessor who gets busy.
"You may put me down as a boos
ter for Hood River and the valley.
I came here to be shown and I was
shown, which Is saying more than
can truthfully be said of some other
widely advertised sections I have
visited in my travels. Hood Klver
delivers the goods."
Devil's Punch Bowl
finished their work Friday afternoon
after an arduous and dlunerless ses
sion and adjourned with three hearty
cheers for the party. Harmony pre
vailed for the most part through the
session of the assembly and the con
course of delegates left the Armory
firm In the belief that rehabilitation
of party had been got fairly under
way.
Hood River had n full delegation
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A start on the construction work
on the western end of the proposed
Columbia highway from Portland to
Hood River and The Dalles Is assured
iZ. Henry Wemme, father of the good
roads Idea, aud one of Portland's
best aDd most public-spirited citi
zens, by the Multnomah County com
missioners. According to the Oregonlan two
squads of men, one of engineers and
another of viewers, are now at work
mapping tbe roads, figuring out the
grades and doing other work Instru
mental to the betterment of the good
roads work that will be carried on
this fall. These men are at work be
tween Latourelle Falls and Cascade
Locks. Not only are they at work
present and finished Its work by se
lecting as a candidate for the legis
lature from this district J. (i. Tate.
Mr. Tate was practically the unani
mous choice of the local delegation,
but It required considerable persua
sion to Induce blm to accept tbe
nomination owing to his business
affairs. It Is believed that if elected
Mr. Tate will represent his district
with ability and bonor and the ac
tion of the assembly In nominating
blm has been ratified by many of the
residents of the valley both for and
against the assembly ticket. The
other nomination for the legislature
from this district was given to Alex
Stewart of Mosler.
The greatest Interest In the nomi
nation of candidates at the assembly
centered In that of governor for
which Jay Bowerman of Condon se
cured a majority on the first ballot.
The other candidates were C. B.
Moores, J. H. Wlthycomb, J. H. Ac
kcrman aud Dr. Andrew C. Smith.
Mr. Bowerman's majority over all
other candidates was 31 votes.
W. C. Hawley In tbe first district
and W. R. Ellis in the second were
nominated for congress without op
position. The state and district officers on
the Republican assembly ticket who
will be voted for at Hood Klver are
as follows:
Governor Jay Bowerman. .
Congress Second district, W. R.
Ellis.
Secretary of State Frank W. Ben
sou. State Treasure Ralph W. Hoyt.-
State Printer Wm. J. Clarke.
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion L. It. Alderman.
Attorney-General J. N. Hart.
Supreme Justice F. A. Moore and
George H. Burnett for the six-year
terms; Thomas A. MeBrlde aud Wal
lace McCamaut for tbe four-year
terms.
Railroad Commissioner Frank J.
Miller of Linn.
State Engineer John H. I-ewis.
State Ijibor Commissioner O. B.
1 1 off.
Water Commissioner, Second dis
trict George Cochran.
Representatives Alex Stewart,
Mosler; J. G. Tate. Hood River.
:
1y President Tuft to bond committee
hlnh flying, whs made by Aviator Wal
on the road, but they are looking for
suitable sites for rock crushers and
stockades In which tbe county pri
soner will be confined. Much of the
proposed highway, about 70 per cent
will have to be constructed by hand
work, and all, or nearly all, will be
done by the county prisoners who
are at present at work at tbe Linn
ton quarry or at the Kelly Butte es
ment. By working tbe county prlsouers
on tbe roads tbe cost of road pro
duction will be lessened by over half,
say specially Informed men on the
road situation that have been con
sulted by both Mr. Wemme and tbe
county commissioners.
Lewis Russell, a prominent good
roads enthusiast of Portland, hired
engineers to go over tbe proposed
road and make ao estimate of tbe
cost of the project. They reported
that an 13-foot roadway could be
built by private contractors for
$49,000.
Mr. Wemme and Mr. Russell and
other persons Interested In tbe good
roads project are desirous of a 40
foot roadway from Portland to
Hood River. This, tbetr engineers
report, cannot be built for less than
$100,000. Half of this sum can be
saved by the use of the county pris
oners on tbe work. Tbe actual
money expenditure by tbe counties
will be less than $50,000 It is averred.
"This new road," said Mr. Wemme
"will unite eastern and western Ore
gon with a splendid highway, which
has long been needed for tbe benefit
of both communities. At present
there is not a road by which the
eastern Oregon farmer can make the
trip to Portland without either
spending days on the trip and run
ning a big risk of accident or making
tbe journey by way of Medford and
the Willamette valley, which would
mean tbe loss of many days time.
Of course, It la possible to come by
way of Mount Hood at certain times
of the year, but these times are few.
"When the new roadway Is com
pleted, which I think will be some
time next summer, It will be possible
for the Wasco and Hood River coun
ty citizens to make the trip to Port
land by automobile in a few hours'
time, where now either days are
spent or their cars are shipped from
The Dalles.
"Along this proposed road from
Hood River to Portland Oregon can
boast of the most magnificent scen
ery In the world. Now, this should
le made accessible to tbe tourists In
other ways than by steamboat or
train, and the best way to do this Is
to begin Immediate construction
work on this highway. Oregon Is
getting the tourists, but It Is not
getting their money, because there U
no way for them to realize tbe
beauty and value of Oregon prop
erty. To do this we must have
means by which the visitors can In
spect the country by closer ways
than traveling through on the train
or boats."
CITY WATER BONDS
ARE NOT POPULAR
Although advertised for sixty days
the city water bonds do not seem to
le popular ami when the time set
by the couueil for oeulng the bids
arrived, but one bid was in evidence.
This was received from S. A. Kean
Co. of Chicago who offered a premi
um of S'.i'.Hi if the rate of interest was
raised to 0 per cent. 1 he Kean com
pany was communicated with to as
certain If they would take the bonds
at iercciit., but they refused to do
so.
Whether the council will take any
further action at present has not
not Imimi determined, but It Is under
stood that It contemplates letting
the matter rest until next summer.
At the council meeting Monday
night water bonds were not men
tioned the memiter devoting their
time to street and the franchise for
the mutual telephone company which
was referred to the city attorney.
Miss Mae Davidson spent Sunday
at Vancouver, Wn., visiting friends.