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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1910 4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS ! Ashland claims it will have the Imost beautiful street in Oregon mood ki lk t s company, inc. i When its new boulevard is com pleted. This thoroughfare will be 100 feet in width, with pav ing on both sides of a park row in the center that will be beauti fied with trees and shrubbery. The paving will be completed next spring. Hood Rivaa, Obboon W. H. WALTON Piidnt K. P. MH'HELL. Vic PrbhIDENT T. P. SONNICHSEN SKrrY-TltArl W. H. WALTON Editob P. SONNICHSKN Managkb Subscription. $1.50 a Year in Advance r:ntrd u Mcond-claM matter. Feb. 10, 19flt. t th pot oflic at Hood River. Oregon, under the Act of March t. 1879. Four hundred thousand invita tions to attend the Oregon Good Roads Convention in Portland December 12 have been sent to representative citizens in every county of the state. The con vention plans to put into definite shape the practical road-building campaign to u'Jow the passage of the recent amendment k-vv.'va counties the right to bond them selves for highway improve ments. February 1. 1911. is the date fixed for the inauguration of train service into Interior Oregon over the new Hill line up the Deschutes. By then it is ex pected the line will be in opera tion to Matolius, 150 miles south of the Columbia river. Grading has already been completed through Madras, six miles north of Matolius. Rails are now laid more than 30 miles south of the Columbia. The display taking first prize at the recent Dry Farming Con gress in Spokane was grown by Tillman Reuter of Madras, and it was so good that the exhibit has been secured for permanent display of the Chamber of Com merce of Portland. The collec tion of farm products is surpris ingly complete and serves as a splendid illustration of what can be done on semi-arid lands with out irrigation. Portland leads the entire United States in wheat exports for the first ten months of 1910. At the present lick, it is not un likely the Beaver metropolis will stand first in the country for the entire year. Increased wheat production in the tributary coun try and additional railroad lines that bring a wider area within the city's reach as a marketing point are adding to Portland's prestige all the time as an export center. Loyal Oregonians have reason to feel proud because of the trib ute to Oregon apples by Prof. H. E. VanDeman, judge at the Sk kane Apple Show, who declared the car of Spitzenbergs winning the sweepstakes prize, which were grown at Hood River, were the most perfect apples he had ever seen. Prof. VanDeman s a noted judge of fruit, having: awarded the prizes at the Colum bian exposition at Chicago and he has also acted in a similar capacity at the leading fruit shows of the country. That Oregon 6hould have an annual dairy show of large pro portions is the belief of Dr. W. S. McClure, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry in the north west. That the greatest exposi tion in the country, with the possible exception of the National Show at Chicago, could be held here each year is his statement, basing this prediction on the manifest advantages of the climate and all conditions that favor the dairy industry. "West ern Oregon," said he, "should become the greatest dairy country in America. Natural advantages here are equalled nowhere else and the state should exert an effort to increase its dairy output 100 per cent: An annual dairy product of $100,000,000 is below the capacity of Oregon along these lines. If Portland would promote and develop a western dairy show, it will in a few years become the largest and most in teresting livestock exposition held west of the Mississippi! river. The result of such a show j would be the stimulation of the dairy interests and hundreds of pwple would come to Oregon to That the Hill interests are pre pared to spend from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000 on extensions to the Oregon Electric and United Railways in Western Oregon durinvr the coming year or 18 months, is the statement of John F. Stevens, head of the Hill system in this state. This will moan the construction of from 20 to 250 miles of new inter mlian roads in the Willamette valley. Southern Oregon and the coast country. The Oregon branch of the National League of Postmasters of the United States will hold its annual meeting in the rooms of the Portland Commercial Club, Sixth and Oak streets, next Sat urday. The meeting will be called at 10 a. m. and the session will last one day. A night session will be arranged if necessary. The coming convention of post masters is said to be the most important ever held by the Ore gon Association and it is desired that a full representation of the members be in attendance. Light acrtn nt-nr Kuwne produced in.! tmlt-H of horm. which U over -."h) pound au Here. The fruit crop of the Hood Klver district for 11)10 l valued at approxi mately $1,IHK),(HH). Kxportu from Portland during Oc tober totaled 11..M1.47'! feet of lutnlier and l,17:VJ4n tiimhelH of wheat. t rook county contains one of the larjj'-Mt Im dlen of IrrluaMe land In the west, having :W0,oMI acres. Lake county lauds, a few years Hiro considered worthless, are now producing splendid alfalfa seed sell ing at l"i cents per pound. ' Oregon's apple crop Is gaining on the original estimates and the State Hoard of Horticulture places the yield at 1,2.-0.IKHI boxes. ue monster log, the biggest ever sawed In the Coiiullle valley, Coos county, was nine feet In din meter and made 11,'hmi fi-et i f lumber. The Mount Hood Hallway & Power Company has started a sawmill near Hull Hun with a capacity of W.lMH) f-t dally. It will saw ties almost exclusively. Much Interest is manifested In wal nut culture In Oregon, and the fact that trees of liearlng age are loaded with nuts of tine quality gives great encouragement to growers Postal receipts for Portland for 0 tolier show an Increase of L-' per cent over the corresponding month of last year. Moreover, the latest figures are the biggest lathe history of the city. Portland has completed about 'A miles of new hard surface si reet pav ing this season. In smaller cities throughout Oregon it Is estimated that 7,0"0 yards of paving have lieen laid during the same period. Two great conventions of national Interest are already scheduled for Portland next year. They are the gathering of the wodgrowers of the country next January arid the sen slim of the Christian church next July. Merry Evening at Oraff Home Saturday evening a quilting party and house warming was given at the home of 'Jraff Pros., In the Van CITY SHOULD HAVE FEARLESS OFFICIALS Hood Kiver, Or, Nov. at), 11)10. Kdltor New: The coming city elee tloti Is engrossing the attention of the elector of the town and there are many speculation) as to who should Is1 elected to till the various ollices necessary to take care of the city affair. There Is one thing upon which we all will agree, and that Is, a strong ticket; one composed of men who have the courage of their convictions meu who dare to do the right and dolt at the right time. If there Is anything the American people ad mire It Is the man who does things, evcu though he may make mistakes. We would like to see the law makers of this towu get busy and clean up the city from beginning to end as to the material welfare and nlso as to the moral welfare, whether there la a uew code of morals needed lu the city council, In the church or lu any other corner. Of course, one Is not lu favor of fiudlug a man guilty of violating the law, and see tug him punished, without a fair trial, whether he lives lu the city or out of It. I believe that It Is gener ally kuowti that the old method of presuming a man guilty until he has proven himself Innocent has lieen ob solete more than one hundred years. I,et us leave the "Iead past to bury Its dead" mid not try to resurrect a man who holds only to dead cus toms. It seems to me that this city is several years behind the times In a uumbcr of things, and If we do not wake up we will die of "drv" rot. a-1 everybody get busy and see to It that Hood Klver has au honest. courageous ami blgli-mlnded set of lawmakers who are willing to do and to dare. J W. Morton. HOME RULE NOT A SETTLEDJUESTION Kditor News: The state of Oregon gave an uncertain sound when It voted for home rule and against pro hibition at the last election. It may not lie any refleetlou on the sincerity of the voters when they cast their ballots fur the brewers, distillers and possibly, the agents of the white slave trallic, but the writer contends It Is a reflection on their Intelligence, when votes marked "yes" to both measures directly opposite It Indi cates something was wrong. It Is reported by one of the judges that this occurred in Last Hood Klver precinct. And In regurd to cities, If election frauds were committed as alleged, with the purpose of defeat lug prohibition in our state, the same Is true of other cities liesldes Portland, With the amount of funds sent to this state by the liquor Interests, and using It to deceive voters, It Is not surprising that the "drys" were de feated, but It does not prove that the tidal wave of prohibition Is past. These seeming defeats are but tem porary and will serve to arouse the lietter element to more energy In the future. Those who voted for prohibition are deserving of all praise for their attitude on this great question and will never regret having done their duty, and will work with the pro found conviction that It will never be settled until It Is settled right. COMPLETE SAWMILL OUTFjJJOR HUSUM Not to lie outdone In a vocation that rarely appeals to the average woman, Mrs. . Matthews will In stall within Lt) days a complete saw mill outfit on her ranch three miles up the White Salmon rher from Hdsuui. She will tie assisted by her sons In running the plant, but w ill have full charge of the management herself. A .Vl-horse power steam en gine will run modern machinery with a capacity of lti.(KK feet per day of sawed lumber. The Mathews ranches comprise some acres of tlmis r land, a por tion of which has Urn cleared for Horn district. In honor of their sis-1 neral farm purposes. About eight ter. Miss Louise tiraff. Miss Oraff has ls-en with her brothers during the apple season and leaves this week for California. Thorn- present were C. iMhmnn and family, Mr. and Mrs. S. Freeman, Mr and Mrs. F. Voiinegut, Mrs. tint he and Mr. and Mrs. H. I). Kmery, hii1 they worked so faithfully tnd Joyfully that two lunches were served during the evening. A pleasant evening Is reported by all present, and Miss Graff takes with her the god wishes of the many friends she has made during Iit short stay In the valley. Kvery thing Is hustle and bustle at the Paris Fair this week, the new holiday ablpments having arrived. Tbey are now Udng placed on display. million feet of standing tlmU-r of pine, fir and cedar tnrs still remain, which w ill krp the sawmill busy for some time, Mrs. Mathews states that she Is about to close n contract for supply ing .VHl.fHH) ties for the Hill railway system, to Is used In the construc tion of the Trunk Line In Oregon. The ties are to Is; lloated down the White Salmon river to the M. p. & M. road at I'uderwood. The redar tree on the ranches are suitable for both lumber and posts. The Hood Klver District Land Company last week sold .V) acres of land Udonglng to Carrie K. Schtnlt k to Allen A McCrea. The property ; Is In the I'pper Valley and is tinlm-l LANDLORD GIVEN BIRTHDAY DINNER The Mt. Hood Hotel w as the scene of a happy occasion on Monday, when Charles E. Larsen, the Junior member of the firm of proprietors, attained his twenty-first birthday. In honor of the event. Mrs. Larsen. his bride of a few mouths, arranged a very pleasing dinner party. At eight o'clock, ufter the usual evening meal nt the hotel was over, a long table was set nnd covers laid for fourteen people. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hell, the lessors aud former proprietors of the hotel. The other guests were Fred Hell, Mr. Mosely and various mem bers of the hotel force. Of course Frank M. Cashen, alias Hud. was there, aud ably assisted Mr. Hell In recounting early hotel experiences in Hood Klver. Hud's stories have the merit of U-ing sometimes true. The crowning feature of the table was a huge birthday cake, with lighted candles, which Charlie cut with a dignity becoming his years The chef of the hotel had put forth his best efforts and the viands were greatly enjoyed. At the end of the repast Mr. Hell, In a neat little speech, expressed the hope that Charlie would celebrate at least a hundred more blrt hda s. The gath ering typified the spirit of good- fellowship which chnracterl7.es the Mt. Hood management. Mr. Larsen was the recipient of numerous presents and congratula- tlons from friends, employes and guests of the hotel. TODAY IS OREGON DAY ATCHICACOLANDSHOW Today Is Oregon day at the Chicago Lund Show. Oregon iieople will lie lu charge of the program and special exercises will be held In the lecture room of the Coliseum In honor of the occasion. I'uder the direction of the Lovett lines lu this territory, a splendid ex hibit of Oregon products has Urn gathered that will lie shown at Chicago, excellent space having Urn secured for It. The products of the state ou view there will be explained by competent lecturers lu charge and the state generally will profit very largely from theshowlngto lie made. Prominent Oregon citizens will participate lu the exercises. Among them are William McMurray, general passenger agent for the Lovett lines in this territory; Johu M. Scott, assistant general passenger agent; 15. W. Johnson, Corvallls; K. I. Waterman, Medford; L H. Kolton, Orants Pass; W. E. Kenton, W. I). Skinner, A. A. Morse, Portland; and J. ('. Skinner, Hood Klver. Who Wrote Mayor's Reply? j Kdltor News: Dr. White, sec re-1 tary of the State Hoard of Health, I has summed up his views of the water situation at Hood Klver. His repo.rt to the council, however, was so distasteful that theOlacler tuib- llshed with It Mayor McDonald's reply." The mayor's effort Is a literary gem, but will probably not go down to posterity In the same class with Webster's reply to Ha.vne. Hut then, a discussion of that ques tion would be purely "didactic." How s this for a bunch of conun drums: Who stole Charley Koss? Who struck Hilly Patterson? Who wrote the mayor's "reply?" Si HM'KIH KK. CONGRATULATIONS FROM WENAJCHEE VALLEY The Wenatchee Commercial Club has sent the following telegram for the valley to C. H. Sproat at Hood Kiver. Oregon, congratulating him on winning the grand sweepstakes prize at the National Apple Show. "Please extend to Mr. C. H. Sproat and people of Hood Klver valley our congratulations on winning the sweepstakes at the third National Apple Show. You will pardon the pride we take In scoring less than one percent on the variety on which I your famous district makes Its specialty t lie SpttzenU-rg. "W'KNATfllKK VAI.I.KY "Ity Wenatchee Commercial Club.' ! .Modern Bungalow for Sale j Keautiful home on Oak street, near i Ninth. Lot .lOxliM). nicely terraced, good lawn and many choice flowers, i Including roses aud chrysanthe ! mums. Six rooms, pantry and bath. built in bookcases, buffet. chlua closet, window seats. Sleeping porch, full basement, wash tr-iys. John Lki.a.np Hk.nukkson, Int. It pays to advertise. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION ...To the... CITY OP MEXICO ...via the... SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY Leaving Portland December lltfi and I2lh, 1910 Leaving San Francisco December 14th, 1910 A MAGNIFICENT SPECIAL TRAIN Consisting of Observation Car, Pullman vesttbiiled sleeping cars, smoking car and dining car will leave Third and Townsend streets, San Francisco, via the Coast Line. The excursion Is run under the auspices of t he Southern Pacltic.Natlon.il Lines of Mexico. Interna tional and Oreat Northern, (i. H. & S. A. and the Santa Fe. $104 ROUND-TRIP PARE FROM PORTLAND $104 points. Corresponding low rates from other O. 11. & N. and S. P Interesting side trips on the return trip, including the (irand Canyon may be made. Final return limit IV) days from date of sale. F.qiilpment ou this train will be limited nnd no more passengers will lie taken than can Is-comfortably provided for. For further Infor mntlon, details and lieaut ifully Illust rated booklet ou "Mexico," call on any O. K. & N. or S. P. Agent, or write to WILLIAM McMURRAY, Gen'l. Pass. AgtM Portland. Oregon. 1 JIAyTarjXrtlft Bettor Fruit Hoo(1 River provt-il. 4.2.7) The purchase price was Hood River's One Best Advertisement The Best Fruit Growers Paper in the World The National Map and Publishing Company's Multi-colored Map of Hood Kiver County Showing Railroads, Triangulation Lines Ditches, Elevations Stream Measurements and Giving a Complete History of the County and its Resources A Year's Subscription to Better Fruit and the New Hood River County Map $1.25 23 The World's Prize Winning Apples are grown on land that we are selling. For a limited time we are offering some of the best East Side properties at prices much below the market. You can save several thousand dollars by buying land this Fall. See us when you want the best. J. H. HEILBRONNER & CO. THE HELIAHLE -DEALERS HOOD RIVER. OREGON FmVlW.TTTTTTrrTTT Stanley Smith Lumber Company Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley To the discriminating Housewife: We have installed some new machinery and CUPID FLOUR will now make the btthitcjl, tig hie si bread of any flour on Hood Kiver market if handled rightly. It does not require as stiff working as others. Next time ask your grocer for CUPID and if he will not furnish it, trade with someone who will. A It is made in Hood Hix)er J Hood River iTiifd'ng Company Capital M.Att Simri.r anii Profits $2.1,000.00 film "OTTOS g.T I St' IV- J !fe I i t . : 2The Road to means self-denial anil economy, but it leads to the goal of success, which will amply repay one for all sacrifices made. Save a little each day, each week, each month, and in a few years you will have a bank account which will you prestige. We want to help you. It w ill be to our mutual advantage if you become one of our customers, and learn by actual expe rience just how we can help you. Deposit your money with us. We pay J per cent interest on savings deposits, A per cent on twelve months certificates and give you free use of home savings bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER, OREGON John Leland Henderson, Inc. cw, ocms, insurance Conveyancing, Surveying Real Estate Spcia( CUtenticn itn to Surveying Suftrlipisien ef arg HracU a ftpcla(ty List Your Property With Us Correspondence Solicited Phone 41 Branch Office, 600 Chamber of Commerce, PORTLAND, ORLOON engage in the industry.'