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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911 5 !the square deal store CARRIES; IN STOCK A FULL LINE OF Farm Implements Extension Harrows and Orchard Tools Bicycles and Bicycle Extras Fishing Tackle . Guns and Ammunition Gasoline Supply Station 2. MCDONALD HOOT) 'RIVE'R. OHEGOJV 33 M M M Wanted Apple Land 10 or 20 acres Apple Land in Hood River or Hosier districts, cleared or partially developed. State wheth er irrigated or non-irrigated. Give location, price, and particulars in full. Address "A. A.," care of News. NICHOL & HADLOCK ORCHARD LANDS AND CITY REALTY Brosius Building, Corner Second and Oak Hood River, Oregon Don't Leave the Hood River District WITHOUT INVESTIGATING Mosier Valley Natural advantage for fruit growing unexcellfd. Land price tiara doubled in laat two year but ar not half that aaked for aimilar land in other auctions Bur now before peculators add their profile. Commercial Club of Mosier MOSIER. OREGON 6 Miles East of HcxxiRlver, Oregon If you want your horses properly SHOD come to SH1VELY &McGlLLVARY flcjxrt to Snobu CSL Upson Electrical Contractors Bailey CSL Colby Hartmess Tlldg. Vhonc 60X Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Hijch tirade Electric Fixtures Up-To-Date Glassware Westinghouse Electric Motors Heating Apparatus, Etc. Full Line of Electric Wiring Supplies We Guarantee Satisfaction me Opera Rouse Corner 4th and State Sts. WE ARE SHOWING OUR LARGE FALL STOCK OF Heaters Stoves Ranges Linoleum Tin and Granitware Furniture Carpets Art Squares Rugs Mattings Everything for lh Roast Mow or Second Rind. Pboni 24S-R...m Agents for CHARTER OAK Stoves ind Ranges O. P. DABNEY &. SONS, HOOD RIVCR OREGON NICK GIBSON ORATES ON MARKETING APPLES Nick UltHon, the well known apple limn of (,'lilcflKO, delivered himself of another orutluu on the apple lntt week, which appears In the Packer. This time Mr. (illmon talked alxut marketing applea, a subject that he ought to be familiar with. He says: 'Kelliiiiu apples Is a 'pipe,' to use a curb-stoue expreMHioii, provided, of course, you have the apples aud they are what your customer wants and you can deliver them when he wants them and In the quantity he wauts. Provided, also, that the customer has the wherewithal to buy and Is willing to le separated from bis money at the price you ask, which presupposes mat 'trie outer ieiiow does not gn you one letter and sell the same stock you offer, or some- thluK he has convinced your cus toiner Is Jiict us good or even better value than you are offering. "Yes, Hlr, If all these conditions are fulfilled. It Is like 'shooting dsn In a barrel' to sell apples. "It Is the conditions or the cltvum- stances that make lor successful apple sales. It is only another way of saying that supply and demand with their subsidiary factors are ever present and will make themselves felt 'wily nlly.' "It makes little difference from what angle we view the proposition, we come back to the basic fact that no man or set (if men makes the apple market. Whoever doubts the correctness of this statement will have au a wakening If he will try to even get uniform action of the vari ous Interests involved In the apple business, so fur as relates to any un important matter regarding the packing, shipping, storing or selling of apples. lie will quickly decide it seems to be a case of every fellow for himself aud the devil take t lie hind most, for it w ill happen, hs It often does, that the very man at your elbow upon whom you rely for your staunchest support and encourage ment will fall you at the critical moment and do the very thing you had his promise he would not do and which you had depended upon him not to do. "Ant I too blunt In my statement when I say that most people are In the apple deal simply for the filthy lucre? Would you believe it if I should say that some apple men ap pear to be so hypuotlzed by a few dollars they hope to make on a cer tain deal that they wouldn't stop short of the 'st lints' of aclrcus clown if It would help to garner a few ex tra shekels? Furthermore, would It be surprising If I should declare that the ethics practiced by some apple men let us say in the remote past would hardly le tolerated by a band of toughs In a mluing camp? "1 know that I nm talking plainly, but my subject demands It. It does little good to sugar coat a nauseous lotion, nor can we change a bad practice by calling It a good name. The tiling I am driving at Is unfair, dishonest ami unbusinesslike compe tition. It Is truly the bane of the apple business. "Now I fancy some one will say I am making a bugaboo of competi tion. I nm not. It Is a necessity und possibly a good thing, even when it seems to be the keenest, pro vided It Is fair and honest. I don't fear It, but rather welcome It, for we don't know what we can do except by comparison, and comparison Is another form of competition. It's have all the competition we can get without Its lind features, and he who doubts Its bml features are some times in evidence in the marketing of apples, hasn't yet cut his eye teeth." Good Position For You I want a man or woman who Is a "live wire" to take exclusive ngency for Hood Itlver county to sell "Hex Oil." "Ilex Oil" Is the wonderful new self shilling waterproof shoe dress ingthe only dressing ever put on the market that will give a brilliant polish and at the same time have a preservative effect, upon the leather. Fvery bottle you sell will sell an other. You can make big money. Prop In at the Itragg Mercantile Co and get a free sample shine. E. Powki.i., Distributor, L'.MI Washington St., Portland, Or. Two Killed at The Dalles Two fatal accidents on the O. W. It. & X. track within the city limits at The Dalles Wednesday were ap parently the result of too much Christinas celebration. ( leorge ('.Mi nors was run over and killed by a work engine about 7 o'clock In the evening, and a Swedish laborer, name unknown, wns struck by the ts-latcd Soo-Spoknne trnln at the Mill Creek fill In the morning at l::w o'clock. The coroner's Jury exoner ated the fireman and engineer. Stockholders' Meeting; The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Home Telephone Com pany will be held at the Commercial Club rooms Monday afternoon. .1 mi liary !th, at 1 ::t o'clock. E. O. II ALL, Secy. BOWLING TEAM QUALIFYING FOR SPOKANE CONTEST Howling enthusiasts are taking far greater Interest in this game this winter than ever before, and now nightly they can be seen at the alleys of Itlcbard & Company par ticipating In this healthful game. Many of the bowlers are becoming expert aud It Is the Intention to pick out a team later to represent Hood Illver at the bowling tournament which will be held In Spokane this wluter. The new alleys put In by Klchards & Company are the finest that could Is? procured. They cost over $1,000 and were Installed by the Brunswlck-Italke Company, who are admitted to be the manufacturers of the finest alleys and fittings In the world. The Brunswick-Ualke alleys have been declared by the National Bowling Association to lie the only ones from which official records will be accepted. The scores made by the local team which will qualify for the tournament are improving rapidly aud It Is extected that It will show a high proficiency before It leaves for the contest. BAOSTING TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS Every year Phil Bates, publisher of the Pacific Northwest, at Portland, takes a car load of young ladies back east to advertise the state aud he Is now trying to complete a party that Is to leave Portland on February l.'th. He writes us stating that If any of our readers desires to go with him they will be welcome. The party will lie gone three weeks, going east over the Canadian Pacific Hallway to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Madison, Wis., Cincinnati, Louisville, Birming ham aud arriving at New Orleans In time to enjoy the three best days of the Mardl Gras, the finest pageant of Its kind In the world Stops of a day each will lie made on the return at Los Angeles and San Francisco. At all the cities above mentioned sight seeing car trips will be taken to all points of interest and a continual round ol pleasure is promised. This is not a subscription scheme, but a trip which Mr. Bates makes every year to advertise Oregon. The cost Is $:SO0, which covers every expense from start to finish lu a private car. Mr. Bates states that If any one would like to go from this county he will expect them to bring as much descriptive literature of our resources as our commercial organizations will furnish for distribution, as the main purpose of the trip Is to advertise our resources and on former trips he has obtained thousands of dollars worth of publicity for Oregon which has re sulted In hundreds of homeseekers locating In the state. APPLE DEMAND LAST WEEK BRISK IN NEW YORK According to the Produce News apples were In brisk demand during the week In spite of the fact that most outside dealers had obtained their supplies for the holidays two weeks ago. Good sized shipments were made to .ew lorK, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburg, and several southern cities. For cold storage fruit the highest prices of the season were obtained. Fancy Bald wins sold for $.1.5(n :i "5, while Green ings commanded $4fu4 50, and Kings sold at f 4.r(ki.. The market ruled strong, Indicating consumption is In creasing. Whether buyers will fol low the market any higher, remains to be wen. Most local dealers lielleve that consumption will not lie materi ally diminished by a further advance. Holdings In cohi storage show a shrinkage compared with last year. It Is estimated that they are fully 400,000 barrels less than they were at the end of Dec., 1 !XM, But this de crease Is offset by a material Increase In the st(H ks of boxed apples. The large supplies of boxed apples will tend to prevent any great advance In the price of barreled fruit. ENTIRE NATION HONOR HORACE GREELY IN 1911 The Horace Greeley memorial fund committee has sent out the following announcement: The entire nation will celebrate the Horace Greeley centenary on Feb. 3, Iftll, Is the present outlook. Schools In every part of the I'nlted States have been asked to take part, and favorable responses have been re ceived from many states. President Taft has lH-en Invited to speak at Chappaqua. It Is exected that the city of .New York will have an Impressive gathering. The City club hus set aside the luncheon of Feb. 4 for a press luncheon in com tnemorntlon of the life and services of Horace Greeley. President James Tole, of Typographical Futon Xo. (I, Informs the Greeley memorial com mittee that the union Is working up on the matter of properly celebrating the centenary of Its first president, Horace Greeley. W ill They Lose Their Latchkeys? The suffragists have carried Wash ington, and the men must stand firm or they may lose their night latch keys. Xorwalk (.) Kepublican. PLENTY OF APPLES IN HOME MARKET The Portland Telegram says that an accurate statement regarding the unsold apple stock In the bauds of dealers In the city and In growers hands In the country tributary to Portland Is at this time impossible, but If the views of local dealers are anywhere uear correct, there are at least 50 carloads yet available for the Cortland market. Some of the Jul tiers place the total at a higher figure. It Is conceded In all quarters that despite the heavy marketing opera tions In the east this year, the unsold stock at this time is a good deal greater than that In evidence at this stage of the season a year ago, and for that reason there Is every reason for the belief that prices from now tin to the end or the apple season, some time In May, will hold at a lower level than the average for some years back. The apples now remaining In growers' and dealers' hands are of all varieties and grades. Among the most lmportotit are Spltzenburgs, Newtown Pipplus, Ortleys, Rome Beauties, Bed Cheek Pippins, Arkan sas Blacks, Baldwins and Northern Spys. These are now selling lu the local wholesale market at an ex treme range of 50 cents to f 2 a box, according to quality, and dealers say the trade is lu a large way confined to the grades that go at $1 to f 1 25, the demand f jr the cheapest as well as for the best being rather limited. "We look for no material improve ment in apple prices lu the near fu ture," said a jobber today, "and the chances are that low prices will rule to the euil of the season. At the same time ttiere Is good reason for the belief that the end of tha season will find the market well cleaned up. The prices now prevailing are such as to move the fruit, and It is moving." The crops of the big commercial orchards of the Northwest were largely disposed of earlier In the sea son. It Is from the smaller orchards that supplies for local trade will for the most part lie drawn front this time on. POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT KNOCKS OUT POSTAL DUNS The postotllce depart ment has just Issued a new ruling that in the future no "dunning" postal cards shall be sent through the mail by public ser vice corporations and delinquent tax collectors. The word "dunning" Is defined to cover any postal card tiiat relers directly or Indirectly to any bill owing to the sender or lu any way containing a threat as to what will happen In the event of the bill not being paid by a stipulated time. This ruling means that no state ment of taxes may be sent on postal card and that no second notice or final notices may be seut on postal cards. In addition It Is declared that postal card notices calling attention to over-due hills cannot be sent out by gas companies or other public service corporations. WENATCHEE MAN PATENTS APPLE PICKING BASKET Theodore F. Melxner, an expert apple packer of the Wenatchee valley. has patented a bucket to be used for the purpose of harvesting apples. The principle of the fruit-gathering device Is that It has a bisected bottom which Is opened or closed by means of the handle. In this manner when the bucket Is full It may ls placed In a box and by means of the handle the bottom will open In two parts, allowing the apples to be deposited in the box without bruising them. The bucket may then be closed by use of the handle, making the opera tion very easy and quick. A. Lundgreu will undertake the task of manufacturing the buckets here and they will be made In two sizes. One sUe will hold a box of apples and the other size will hold half a box. Wenatchee Republic. EXPECTS GREAT ACTIVITY IN OREGON RAILROAD BUILDING OscarSunveen.a railroad contract or on the Deschutes railroad, located at Cclllo, recently returned from a trip, during which he made the circle of five states, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico. Nevada and California. He states that In his opinion Oregon will undoubtedly see more railroad building during the next few years than any two of there states through which he passed. ri ing Machine In War The continued demonstrations of what can lie done with flying machines makes navies look Ilk thirty cent". Wars between nations separated by seas look like ancient history. To sell out their stock of armor plate and guns the steel trust and naval contractors will keep u the game; but the tlrst test of war will scatter the w hole bunch to other forms of Imposition. VJsier Works on the Farm Tee, that'l Just whet we mean reel mairr workig fanning water In the kitchen, the bathroom. the laundry, the barn in fact, all orer the place. And ice all done b that Uuk you are l the lower lett Band corner ot this picture the Lrailer System. It vastly diHrrent from the old-faahioned elevated tank which worked by gravity, for the , Leader Water Supply System ( operated by compreued air reliable, eafe and cleanly. Your windmill pumae atrr into the tank (which la already full of air). The air, being elaxtic, is compressed into apper part of the I SMT"-; I tank, and force the water out through the p"l. Tnia five you a pressure, ao that a powerful atreara of water la on tap at every faucet, no matter where it ia located. And this means aiso luU rt-frauctum, tor the pressure ia olnyt ex and always ready. Now, the old style gravity tank were either put ia the attic or sit aated oa a high tower out of doors. la the former case, their weight when full, cracked the plsstering; or they overflowed or leaked, flooding the rooms below. In the case of the outside tanks, the water often froze solid in winter, necessitating expensive plumb ing bills; or it became hot aud stagnant during the summer and unfit for use. The f NX II vv Elf III ' 1 CTj lj LEAOtR TANK I tTT TTJg ; Leader Vater Supply System .It a.uu.uu at- .1. a a t f ! aii i lilts, iimusr 1 1 ir ir-iifni iiiik is v y either in the tamnt or buried unirr- t y & rout i a neiow trie iroti line, r.very ontnc i complete, with full directions, and ts eatily installed. The Leader System neda no repairs, ia auitrd to amall building a or urge, ana u moderate ia price. tet ua tend you our booklet, "How i itoivra mo Water Mindly rnb.m." th i tary of a Dtaa in au-rrafuiir eiutpp1 hia country noma with,, modern wur worm. v , f Write for It today, before you forget k,vtr,'J- Apple Land and Orchard Company Office, No. 9 Oak Street, Phone 26 or 2002 K, Hood fUver S, E. BARTMESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS MOOD RIVER, OREGON Speedwell Motor Cars In your investigation of Cars with relation to value, you will find the SPEEDWELL among the few wh ch head the list. In the face of high cost having once been considered the standard of value, it is ready to prove the needlessness of a price higher than the Speedwell price. We have seven different models, all Fifty Horse Power. A wide range to select from. Roadsters, Touring and Torpedo Bodies, with or without fore doors. Ask for a Cata logue or let us call and show you this high class car. Melvin Woodburn, Agent Hood River, Oregon Licensed Under the Selden Patent For Lime, Cement and House Plaster See STRANAHAN & CLARK WANT Manufacturirig and Repair Work OF ANY AND EVERY DESCRIPTION We are prepared to do it in our large and well equipped Manufactur ing and Repair Establishment. - We would be pleased to have you call on us. HNE HORSESHOEING SNOW & UPSON Shops 141-143-145-147 Fourth St.,0p. (iilbert-Yaughan, Hood River.Or. WOOD & HUGGINS Fancy and Staple Groceries Preferred Stock, Heinz's 57 varieties Pickles, Krout, Mince Meat, Catsup, Apple Butter, Etc. Splendid line of canned Tomatoes and Com at IO cents SOLE AGENTS FOR PURE WHITE FLOUR ...Your orders will receive onr best attention... W. S. GRIBBLE The Mt. Hood Store FULL LINE OF Dry Goods, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware Customers will find our fhoc JtocK. complete Blacksmith Shop in connection with Store Postotllce in Building