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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 33
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1910
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
Apple Shippers Meet to
Discuss Coming Season
Take Action on Many Things of Impor
tance to Growers and Wind Up with
a Banquet to Celebrate the Occasion
According to the Chicago Tucker,
the meeting of the International
Apple Shlpper lift J ut Nlugara
Fulls last week, wait an Interesting
event to both growers and shippers
The sesslou ojiened with the report
of the committee on apple show
premiums by X. G. Gibson, chair
man. Mr. Gibson said the experi
ment of awarding premiums for a
suiertor pack was a great success
and recommended that It be con
tinned.
V. M. French of Xew York read a
report on apple tariffs. The tariff re
latlon existing for some time be
tween America and cieriuany was
explained In detail and a clear and
concise account of rulings made by
the German government as to pack
ing, etc., was given. The modus
vlvendl has been done away with
and a duty of about.") cents a barrel
Is charged. When fruit Is wrapped
double duty Is charged, and
when paper caps or corrugated
caps are used In the top of the bar
rels the fruit Is considered wrapped
and calls for double duty.
X. G. Gibson, chairman of the com
mittee of stornge-lu-translt rates,
made an Interesting report. Mr.
Gibson complimented the Xew York
Central and the Wabash railroads
as showing a tendency to meet the
shipper on this question more wil
lingly than any other lines.
E. X. IxH'tnls of Xew York ex
plained that all railroads from the
west euterlng Chicago allowed stor-age-ln-translt
on box apples, but
that east of Chicago this privilege
was not allowed. Mr. Walker of
iH-nver explained that storage-In-translt
privilege was allowed west
ern shippers because of the few store
houses In the west, but that the rail
roads were talking of taking away
thut privilege. "Storage-in-translt"
means that a car can be started, say
from Hood River to Xew York,
stored, for Instance, at.. Pittsburg,
until needed, taken out and for
warded to Xew York on the original
through rate.
Mr. I.oomls' motion to appoint a
committee to confer with the Inter
state Commerce Commission carried
uuanlmoiisly.
J. M. McConch, chalrmau of the
committee on grades, then read his
report.
Secretary Rothwell called atten
tion to the grading rule already on
the books and It was decided that
this was sufficient if It was lived up
to. A motion carried that this rub
Is printed in pamphlet form for the
members to distribute among
growers.
The report of the legislative com
mittee was read by C. IS. Shafer,
chairman, which gave a full account
of the work done by the various as
sociation In an effort to get the La
fean bill through Congress, and ex
plained that since the bill got out of
the hands of the House committee
nothing had been done. Mr. iShafcr'
paper also covered the federal Insec
ticide bill, which became a law. The
report of committee wao accepted
and the committee continued.
Thursday morning session opened
with the reading of communications.
An Invitation from the York State
Fruit Growers' Association was
read to attend the meeting August 5
and 0 at Nodus.
The promoters of the Canadian
National Apple Show wrote, asking
the inenilsTs to attend the tlrst an
nual show, iM'glnnlng October :t and
running one week, at Vancouver.
The next three numbers on the
program were handled in succession,
l'rof. Reach, Iowa Stale college,
spoke on "Apple Production West of
Lake Michigan to the I'aclllc Coast";
l'rof lledrlck, of the Xew York Ex
perlment station, Geneva, on "Apple
Production Fast of Lake Michigan
to Atlautlc Coast," and Prof. Crow,
of Ontario college, Guelph, Out , on
"Production lu Canada."
Prof. I teach was the first to speak
and began by explaining that tor
nearly .'100 years the breeding of
apples has been going on, and
pointed out the origin of many of
the most prominent varieties, By
figures produced lie also showed the
Mlddlewest was going down and the
Far West Increasing, not only Id
quantity, but producing the highest
form of apple culture.
Prof. lledrlck followed Prof. Beach.
He tlrst compared the West with the
Fast and said that sometimes west
ern figures were apt to be colored.
He explained that not 5 per cent of
Maine growers were spraying and
most of the orchards were In sod,
but the apple pests were causing
more spraying. He said Connecticut
and Massachusetts were very light,
with the exception of the Hudson
Klver valley, but that many youug
orchards were being set out. Xew
York, he said, was the greatest apple
growing state In the I'nlon and that
the five western couuties grew more
apples than any like area In the
world. Hut, he added, that while
great Improvements were lelng
made In growing, yet not one-quarter
of the trees had proer treat
ment. The figures given for Penn
sylvania were surprising and placed'
that state up In the first section of
apple states, but the trees were said
not to le well titkeu care of outside
of the Cumberland valley.
Prof. Crow took up apple growing
In Canada and Xova Scotia. He
said that fifteen years ago apple
growing was at Its best, but In late
years lack of Interest lu the care of
orchards hail caused a decline. His
paKr was an Interesting one.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
speakers.
The ufternoou session opened with
the report of the transportation
committee, John li. Frey, chairman
Mr. Frey said he thought the rail
roads would adopt ."0 pounds as the
weight of a box of apples nud reduce
the rate on barrels from Xew York
state to southern points two cents
jkt cwt.
The next iiuiiiIht was au address
on "Grading and Packing of Apples"
by F. II. Sheperd, Hood Klver, Ore.,
who read a very Instructive imner.
and the speuCcr was given a rising
vote of thanks.
Emery C. Cook, Baltimore, whose
address was on "lessons of the Sea
son of l!K)! -10," was the last sched
uled speaker on the program and
he certainly handed out some hot
talk to high price buyers last season,
when thousands upon thousands of
dollars' were lost by speculators.
The first annual supper of the In
ternational Apple Shippers' Associa
tion, which was held Thursday
night, was a great success. About
2O0 partook of a good "feed." Mr.
Philips, tif Castle, X. Y., had charge
of the affair and deserves credit for
Its success. W. L. Wagner was
toastmastcr and among the speak
ers were .1. G. Illckey, one of Roches
ter's foremost business men, on the
Present Outlook," and F. X.
Loomls on "Our Association."
Talks were also made by C. II.
Weaver and others.
Wise and humorous savings ap
peared litre and there oil the tiro-
gram, such as "It's trying o live up
Events Of World Wide Interest Pictured for
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NCW'S Sn&OShotS l('ne,,, Rnden-rowell, founder "boy scout" movement, niny on American visit Inspect youthful scouts. Central figures lu Spain's
disagreement with Catholic church are Spanish Premier Jose Canalejas and Cardinal Merry del Val. Senator Crane of Mns-
Of the Week snchusctts bcRan western trip to view political situation. Throuch aid of Captain Kendall of steamship Montrose and wireless
alleged murderer, Dr. Hawley II. Crlppen, was captured by Detective Pew, Scotland Yard. Statue of General Robert E Lee
wins position In statuary hall. Senator Charlca Mick, major general Ohio national ruard, In command of militia dnrlng Columbus car strike. Valter It.
Btubbs, Insurgent candidate for governor of Kansas, renominated. Iowa lusurgent. led by Senator Cummins, make congressional giilna.
Wicked New York
Will nmp Dnv Wi
Be Destroyed.
J By CongraMitun VICTOR MURDOCH of K.n... Jm
WOULD like to live in New York, for it is the place
which comes nearest to doing big tilings.
BUT I HAVE A CURIOUS FEELING THAT SOME
DAY NEW YORK WILL BE WIPED FROM THE FACE
OF THE EARTH.
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sources and UNASHAMED IN ITS WICKEDNESS.
London and Paris are bigger and more wicked, but they are the
cancerous growths on civilizations hundred of years old, while here
are we, a nation of only 150 years, with a conscienceless city like
New York
Some day New York will be DESTROYED AS AN EXAMPLE
TO THE NATION.
I do not know what form its destruction will take, only it will not
be spectacular, for that would please New Yorkers too well.
the talk that grinds," and "Ever
since Eve ate the apple the cost ol
high living has steadily Increased,"
and "Don't dodge, this Is not a tale
of how we lost our llrst thousnnd
dollars," etc., etc.
The song program, In which every
body joined, was original and thor
oughly enjoyed. This was sung to
the tune of "Good Old Summer
Time."
To get rid of your cash, you get reck
less and rush,
(Jood old Autumn time.
Yon Just cut out the mutller and
threw forward the spark,
Good old Autumn time,
When you'd bought In the junk and
the market was punk,
Aud life was a terrible crime.
With trouble annoying, aud no one
enjoying
The good old Autumn time.
CIIOKVM.
In the good old Autumn time,
In the good old Autumn time,
That's when a gol darned crap apple
Is certainly divine;
Your last year's suit and old fur cap,
Iou't lose them, baby mine,
For that cider apple's name Is mud,
In the good old winter time.
And this on "Marching Through
Georgia."
Yes, and there were our own boys
who wept with awful moans.
When they saw the bum old stuff and
figured up the loans,
Hardly could they lie restrained from
breaking forth In groans,
After the search for the apples.
(Honrs.
Hurrah, Hurrah, We'll stop the cry,
no never;
Hurrah, Hurrah, the cash that's
gone forever;
So we sang the chorus from Portland
to Hood Klver,
While we were senrchlng for apples.
And this as the "Old Folks at
Horns."
All 'round the apple farm 1 wandered,
Wished I'd I teen hung,
Dere many precious bonds I squan
dered, Many's de price I sprung.
When I Was playing with the apple,
Happy was I,
Oh. take me to the good old asylum,
There let me live and die.
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It ii a big city, promgutc ot ita wealth and re
BUNKO MEN TRIM
EDITOROF GLACIER
Friends of .1 E. Montgomery, edit
or the Hood Klver Glacier were sur
prised on reading the Portland pa
pers Monday evpntng to learn that
he bad leen fleeced by a couple of
sharpers while on a trip to Portland
and the young man has been the re
cipient of considerable sympathy.
The story of Mr. Montgomery's coin
loosening mishap as told by the
Journal is as follows:
"I am going back to Hood Klver,
obtain a currycomb and carefully re
move every bit of hayseed from my
self," declared James E. Montgom
ery, editor of a Hood Klver newspa
per, as he departed for his home
town ffTtcr an experience with bunko
men which left him the loser by f 50
and the possessor of a gold ring set
with a piece of cut glass.
Three well dressed men, brilliant In
conversation and gentlemanly and
genial set the trap Into which Mont
gomery was lured on a train coming
from Hood Klver to Portland. After
they had been talking to the editor
for half an hour one of them suggest
ed n card game, but Montgomery,
who Is a staunch church memler,
never plays aDd declined to partici
pate In the game. The other men
then begau to play while Montgom
ery looked ou. Stakes were trans
ferred surreptitiously In order to
avoid detection by any of the train
men. Finally one of the men who lost
about $75 threw down his cards and
declared he was out of funds. Then
he appeared to think for a momeut.
Suddenly turning to Montgomery he
held out whatappeared to be a dia
mond about a karat In size and said:
"This stone Is worth $125 and If
you can let mo have $50 on it I will
take It back tomorrow. I know
you are a gentleman and therefore
will not offer you any profit on the
deal, but I will esteem It a favor If
you will let me take you to dinner
tomorrow."
The way Montgomery slid Into the
Valley Land Sales
Again Become Active
Sales During the Past Week Indicate
Resumption of Demand and Presages
Prosperous Fall Season for Realty Men
The movement In orchard property
was more prononnced during the
week and a nuintMT of sales are re
ported. The greatest activity was
shown by O. Y. Edwards & Co., who
made several Important sales.
Mr. Edwards sold his east side
ranch to Kay Eldon Scott of Indian
apolis for the sum of $3,000. This
was bought one year ago by Mr. Ed
wards, of L. T. Bragg. Mr. Scott
will move here this fall and make
his home at Hood Klver. Edwards
& Co. also sold the Ida McFarland
tract of 7)i ncres on the Belmont
road for $7,5Mi, to M. 15. Gilles of
Iowa. Mr. Gilles bought for a home
place and will come here In Novero
ter. The Smith Bros.' ranch In
Odell, consisting of twenty acres im
proved with old and youug orchard,
was sold to ( has. D. Fish. The pur
chaser Is from Klverslde, Calif., and
Is now here with his family. He will
take possession this week. The
price was l:0o0.
i. I). Howells five acre tract one
mile south of town was sold to W
T. Sleddon of Portland, one of the
owners of the Tip Top Auto Com
pany, for $5,250. Mr. Sleddon will
build lu the near future.
Another sale made by the Edwards
Company was 35 acres of unim
proved land lu the Oak Grove dls
trap was what angered him most,
after he learned he had been duped
Without any question he banded
over the money and took the ring,
Then the stranger appeared to lose
most of the $50 he had borrowed.
They parted at the statlou, the bua
ko men declaring they were going to
a hotel. Montgomery started to
walk from the depot and on the way
merely out of curiosity, stepped Into
a pawnshop and asked what the
ring was worth.
"The setting probably cost $'),"
said the dealer. "The piece of glass
Is well cut and therefore worth 50
cents."
Montgomery went to police head
quarters, but after arriving there he
decided to "'die game," pay the pen
alty of being an "easy mark" and
not report the case.
" I intended to make some pur
chases here," he said, "but I have
Just enough with which to get back
to Hood Klver. I have been llvlngln
little towns for some time, but when
I graduated from Stanford Universi
ty I thought I had learned enough to
keep the moss away forever. Ap
parently I was mistaken."
Judge Henderson Files Declaration
JudgeJohn Iceland Henderson filed
his declaration as a candidate for
Joint representative from Hood Klver
and Wasco counties Friday. The
Salem correspondent, In speaking of
the Incident, says that Mr. Hender
son gained n name for himself sev
eral years ago by swimming from
ood Klver to The Dalles In the Co
lumbia river.
Busy Readers
trlct to J. C. Koberts. The latter
place will be cleared soon and put
Into trees.
In all, the sales aggregate about
$41,500.
Robert VY. Brown of New York
City has purchased the forty acre
Plalnview Kanch of Joseph L. Groff
at Valley Crest. The price paid for
the property was $10,000. The sale
was made by W'yeth & Allen. As In
most transfers of Valley property,
the seller and buyer are both pleased,
and, as usual, the buyer Is the better
satisfied of the two. Mr. Brown's
sou, Everett, will look after the
ranch. Ills friends are glad he Is so
happily located, and the friends of
Mr. Groff are also glad that his beau
tiful home Is left In such good hands.
Resolutions of Respect to H. W. Scott
At a meetlug of the directors of
the Hood River Commercial Club,
held Saturday, a motion was
adopted to have resolutions of re
spect drafted to the memory of Har
vey W. Scott. A. A. Jayne was se
lected to prepare the resolutions,
which follow.
Resolved, That In the death of
Harvey W. Scott the state of Oregon
has lost one who was her greatest
citizen, and this club, in behalf of the
City and Valley of Hood River,
hereby expresses Its sincere sorrow
at the untimely end of his great
work.
So long had he warned, guided and
instructed that we find It bard In
deed to realize that we shall bear his
voice no more.' No mortal problem
daunted his mighty mind. Only In
contemplation of the great Creator,
His works and ways, did be stand
mentally uucovered and in awe.
Much he loved to question, with the
wise of every age, the origin and the
destiny of man. No dogma or creed
set bounds to the wide expanse of
his mental vision, and always he
struck down those things that were
false, whether spiritual or temporal,
religious, political or social. He was
not only a great political leader and
a great philosopher, but he was a
great spiritual teacher.
Untold thousands of men and
women of Oregon and the North Pa
cific coast have long depended upon
hlmas to the things of the world that
now are, and have learned to trust
with him that work and duty done
make the best preparation for that
which may be to come.
We honor and shall ever bold In
fond memory his great life, his great
work for Oregon, and for humanity.
We mourn for a great and good
man departed, but we rejoice In the
priceless heritage of the memory of
his character, and lu the fortitude
with which he faced alike life and
death.
Resolved, That we extend to the
family of Mr. Scott our sincere sym
pathy In their bereavement.
Resolved, That this resolution le
spread upon the records of this club,
that n capy le sent to The Orego-
nlan for publication, aud that the
same be published in our local papers.
Dated at Hood River, Oregon, this
15th day of August, 1910.
Chahi.ks Hall,
President.
J. C. Skinner,
Secretary.
Buys Van Horn's Interest
A transfer of property Interests of
more than usual note took place last
week with the purchase by II. F.
Davidson of Burt Van Horn's inter
est In the real estate of the Davidson
Fruit Company. By the change Mr.
Davidson acquires all of Mr. Van
Horn's ranch holdings In the vallcv.
the cold storage plant, Davidson
block and other holdings. The fruit
handling partnership of Mr. David
son and Mr. Van Horn will, how
ever, continue. The latter will direct
the operations of the company In the
east.
Mr. Harold B. Dalton, lately of
Boston, Mass., where he has been en
gaged lu the shoe trade, has accepted
a position with Frank A. Cram and
will have charge of the shoe depart
ment, Mr. Dalton is an expert shoe
fitter aud will be a valuable addition
to the popular sales force of the up-to-date
store.