HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get Hesutts Highest Grade Job Tr in ting VOLUME 7, NUMBER HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR T ORGANIZE CENTRAL FRUIT EXCHANGE Fruitmen at Walla Walla Adopt Plan for Marketing Box Apples Through Central Agency Rules Governing Grades and Pack ApprovedDistrict and Local As sociations to Be flaintainedOne Dis senting Voice After being In hchhIoii several dayn the delegaten to the Central Fruit Exchange tok decisive action at Walla Walla by the adoption of a Helling agency fir the entire north weHt. In pursuing thin course It In lelleved that fruitmen have taken a Rtep that will either te the most ben eficial the fruit Industry has ever known, or It will coat them heavily for a year or ho, am) give them much valuable experience. Only one man predict failure. C. K. Wtilsler, of Medford, di not lie lleve the problem ha been solved, saying propc storage facilities In transit are not provided. Me refused to act ax chairman of the committee that Is to take further steps toward orgiiulzitt Ion, Im'ch Hue he doeM not be lieve It can Miieceed. The main rules governing the es tablishment of the Cent nil Exchnnge, the district agencies that compose It. nnd the grower' orgn nl 7.11 1 Ion that compiiHf the district aHHoclat Ioiih, are: CKNTIIAI, KXI'IIAMiK The Central Exchange wfll have the exclunlve selling of nil the fruit or prodiictx controlled by the district association holding a niemlierNliip in the Central. It will establish a sales system cov ering nil market wher;- It In practical to ell the products of Hm memts'r. - It will h t i 1 l I li Much rule and reg ulation an are necessary for the proper earing for and marketing of Hfild products, also such rules n are necessary for the iiiaint 'lining of uni form grades mul packs nnd for the placing of t lie productH of Iih mem liers on the market in the bent anil moHt salable condition. It "111 uifiliitnin an etlicleut system if tin rk t-t and crop reportH. It will do hiicIi advertising im Ik found necessary. It will Htrlve to eliminate all nn- liwi'Knnr.v Intermediate ex petiMe wher ever poHMlble. The Central Exchange will be main tallied by a wiling charge of not to exceed 10 cen Ik a box for appleH and on other productH In proportion to the coHt. The name, Central Exchnnge, and hiicIi "trade mark" or brand aH It may establish, shall appear In a prominent place on ench package. The productH of each dlMtrlct shall be marketed on their. iwn inerltn. Kach district shall be given ItH pro portlonate h tin re of all market. iuhthict associations. The dlntrlct nHoc!atlon will hnve control over the grading and pack lug of the product of It member. They will employ a HUlliclent num ber of Inspector to supervise grad ing, packing id loading. The operating expense of the (11 trlct nssoclntloti will be met by a coiiiiiiIhhIihi charge on all proiluct and Hupplie handled. All profit derived from charges made to member for the handling of their product and upplie. In exec of the maximum amount decided up on for the urplu fund, and all money received from the Central Ex Ciange In the form of profit from handling product shall be illstrlb uted nnnunlly among the member In proportion to the product handled for them. The 'iiemberHhlp of the district as sociation nhall ciiHlt of grower' organization. The affair of the district nssocja tton shall be managed by an execu tive committee of live trutee. OHOWK KH' ol(( animations. The grower' organization nhall have full charge of handling and pre paring the product for market. It nhall employ and have control over all help needed. It nhall provide warehoue, pnek Ing houses or loading platform nee eary for handling product. All product for nhlpment are to be turned over to the dlntrlct assocla tlou when properly loaded on board car or other mean of trannportu tlon to market, n may lie npeclfled. It may own and operate carrier, by-product factories of all kind, cold storage and pre-eojllng plant. Grower' organization shall make a loading or handling charge of a HUlliclent amount per package on all product orupplle handled, to meet the expenses of the organization. CHOI' CONTRACT. The grower nhall, when called upon to do ho by the Central Exchange, enter Into a binding contract, ap pointing the Central Exchange hi day' prevlou notice In writing. Men named to perfect the Exchange and the district they repreent nre: H. W. (HIh, chairman, Weuatchee dlntrlct, Wenatcbee; C. E. Whlsler, Medford, Southern Oregon; J. F. Forvl, Dilley, Wetern Oregon; C. II. Sproat, Hood River, Central Ore gon and Southern Wahlngton; Sherwood William, LaUrande, Eastern Oregon; Mile Carrnon, City's Financial Report As Filed By Auditors Shows Indebtedness Dec. 31, 1910, of $10,613.49 At tention Called to Warrants Issued Without Au thority and New System of Keeping Records Recommended The ntatement of the city's finance , ember 1!10 and doe not, therefore, made by Craudall & Hubert, a linn of auditors, shown the Indebtedness of the city to tie $M,0imi, or $:,tVH) over the uniount legally allowed by the city charter. The report cover a period extending from l!w to Dec- cover Home lndebtedne which ban since been Incurred. On Monday $20o0 of the tax money due the tlty wa turned over to the city treasurer by the county, which 1 being lined to pay off Home of the takeu. TheHe grade are: KXTitA FANCY I.KAIlK. This grade consist of perfect, well formed apples only, free from all In sect pest and all defect. All varle tlen of apple admitted to thl grade nhall be well matured and of natural color characteristic of the variety; Spltzenburg, Wlnesap, Jonathan, Ar kansas Black, Uano. Lnwvor and other solid red variette inunt have 7" per cent of good red color. lien or other defects; skin punctures or evidence of rough handling nhall be considered defects. Slight limb rub or one Hinall sting healed over will be permitted, providing not over 10 per cent of the apples In any box ahull be so marked. All varieties of apples admitted to this grade shall be well matured and of natural color. "r" (j It AUK. This grade shall be made up of all merchantable apples not Included In I - , . ' I -. ,V.v "1 - . , "- -v - . - -rTrif 4'"- - .--V(.-v 1 ,- ,t' . ,.r-A.f- ir vtS V-'-""''"'vli LOYAL BEREAN BIBLE CLASS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Interest in the comprehensive study of the Bible, which is having a state-wide revival, has hit Hood River and several large classes have been organized here and taken up this work. One of the largest of these was recently organized among the members of the Christian Church by Miss Elizabeth Ware and is shown in the above picture. exclusive selling agent for all of his 1 WeNer, product of the kind and varieties handled by the exchange except a otherwise provided for In the con tract. The contract shall be for a period of three yearn, provided, however, that any member may withdraw March 1 of any year, by giving l." Idalx W. It. l.aiinlian. Clarkston, Snake Klver; William Tendt, Hamilton, Montana; .1. K. Trimble, (iartield, Inland F.mplre; II. I). Lamb, Milton, Oregon, Walla Walla district; W. L. Nelson, North Yakima, Yakima district. The grading of apples has also been fixed by rules that cannot be mis- Pavls, Home Keauty, ltaldwln, Wng ener, nnd other varieties of similar color must be ."0 per cent red. I!"d Cheek IMppln and Winter ltanana must show a red cheek. HTA.NII.IHI OK AUK. Apple of this grade must be free from all Insect pent, wormhole. si-ale, sun-scnld, dry rot, watercore the extra fancy or standard grades Those apples must be free from all Insect pestn. but will Include mis shnpen apples, or apples having a limb rub or other light defects Apple oi this grade may also con tain two worm stings or apple showing slight bruises. They need not be wrapped. E'Venis of XVorld Wide Interest Pictured For Busy Headers - t- &r X i j 'T-: Jv Ii):' s- : M (inrdner o( New York, cluirgetl with nn Mtteiupt to brils' In connection with the null nuv track lull. chairiunu, enslern nnd western mil ronds mnr not raise freight rnton, iMTinlsHioii being given to nouthwestern roads In certain case. Sir Wilfrid I.auiler, pre mier, nnd meinliprs of Cnniidinn piirllanient nre unniilmoun In their ntntenunt that nvipns-ity ngrcvnient will not menu ultlinnte iiiinexntion to I'nileil State. Alfred O. Vanderhllt will will for Kuropo, wher Mr. (Smith Uolllns McKIm, revnily ilix urc.M, may Join him and their h.iiiTlngo take place Settlement wan made with Mrs McKim n former husband. Keprpwiitntlv Kslney umhIo charg. agulnst lU-thlelieni tU-tl cviupany, ahlch Churlen M. Kchwab heads, of having funilsheU defective armor plate tod guu flttiuga to the nuv. t f a Kx-Stuto Senator Frank 3. news onapsuois wan aciiultted. llr division of Inlerstnte commerce commission, Judon C. Cleim-nls Of the Week Councilman Hall Resigns Recorder May Quit Also Former Removing From City is Ineligible and Latter Says Salary Too Small for Increasing Duties Henry Howe Elected to Fill Vacancy In Council Giving Additional Representation on The Hill By the resignation of Cha. Hall and the election of Henry Howe to fill the position a change wan made In the personnel of the city council Monday night and a etlll further change may be made If the resigna tion of Recorder H. B. Langllle, which wan submitted to the council, I accepted. Mr. Hall's reason for resigning hlsv seat In the council I that he 1 no longer a resident of the city, having moved to the Eggermont orchard on the east side. Recorder Langllle stated that he wished to never his connection with the city government on account of the small salary allowed the Incumbent In thin posi tion, the work of which han largely Increased, making It necessary for him to devote most of his time to the office. The resignation of the re corder was submitted to become effective March :Ust and was referred to the judiciary committee to report on at the next meeting. Mr. Hall's resignation having been accepted, Henry Howe was elected to succeed hi in being nominated by Councilman Wright, seconded by Councilman Huggins. His election gives the hill section of the city additional representation. At the ienliig of the council meet ing considerable discussion was In dulged in between Councllmen I'.ro slus and Wright and Mayor Hartwlg over the adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the minutes finally being approved with the ob jection of the councllmen inserted. A new petition asking for the an nexation of territory adjoining the city on the hill wa submitted, signed by 10 petitioners and was accepted and referred to the Judiciary committee with Instructions to pro ceed according to law and call a special election to vote on the prop osition. A communication from the city treasurer, a-klhg the council to have ordinances prepared providing for payment of nn unpaid warrant for $liMi for the Kugene street sewer, and also for the creation of a fund for the payment of Interest on the water bonds, was read and the Judiciary committee Instructed to have the ordinances prepared. W. (i. Aldred petitioned the coun cil for an extension of 120 dayn to complete the Improvement ordered on Oak street, due to the fact that the work could not lie commenced until a grade was established. The request was referred to the street committee. A permit was granted for the Im provements to the baker shop prop erty lielonglng to George Ertle, at the corner of 4th and State streets. The deed conveying to the city the property for a park site donated by Or. Eliot, was referred to the Judi ciary committee, with a report from Attorney Derby saying that the title wan not fully clear, owing to the absence of an abstract. A request from J. H. Heilbronner, asking for permission to remove a large oak tree In faont of his prem ises, was t-ubmltted to the council and refused, after discusnion, several of the councilmen stating that the request was contrary to the ruling of t lie body taken some time ago to prevent the destruction of these fine trees except where it was actunlly necessary to remove them for per manent improvements. A communication from S. W. Stark, attorney for the plaintiffs In the injunction suit against the State stn-et supplemental nsK'ssment, signed by Judge Bradshavv, wa read, notifying the council that the suit had lieen withdrawn. On motion of Councilman Broslus, the ordinance providing for the assess ment wai referred to th- judiciary committee to await the final com pletion of the work before being passed. Complying with the recommenda tion of Crandall & Roberts, the audi tors who recently compiled a state ment of the city's finances, one thou sand triplicate receipts were ordered for the use of the recorder. Indebtedness, which will lie taken care of In the order the warrants were Issued. The report shows n number of un authorized expenditures and discrep ancies according to the auditors, who were unable to discover the final dis position of some of the funds. A de tailed report was not submitted, the figures glveu being a recapitulation of the receipts and disbursements, of the various amounts. The report Is as follows: Financial Report of Auditors Fortland, Ore., Feb. 14, 1011 Messrs. Hugglus, Hall & Broslus, Finance Committee of the Common Council of the City of Hood River, Hood River, Oregon. Gentlemen: Acting under your re cent Instructions we have. completed the auditing of the books of the re- rder and treasurer of the city from January 1, l!7 to IVeember 31, lull), and tiled our usual statements of the various transactions found therein. Ordinance No. 241 and 2."i) making the assessments for sewer district No. S calls for $'!771.t0 nnd costs of 10. Of this amount $:V.'44 4! was collected ny tne recorder jrom the property owner and paid to the Ity treasurer up to December :1.1'.10 and applications to bond amounting to Jliii'.iin were received on the same. eavlng a balance delinquent of :;; 24. Since this time f X 4i has been collected and paid to the city treasurer, leaving a balance of bi.7." unpaid at the present time, which Is amount In controversy on the W. F. Rand tract. Ordinance No 22ii for Twelfth street improvement calls for $:m'.4J til and accrued Interest on bonds at time of j sale amounted to $2-"i Pi. There was collected from the property i owners f:!7il 7 and from the sale of. Hinds SilIl.Yl; leaving delinquent on ! the A. W. King nHenmeut $."' b. i On the assement of Fourley there I an over collection of ! cent. Ordinance No. 2"2 for the Improve ; ment of State street call for '.' on which cost were collected amounting to $b. There wa col- ivted from the proiwrty owners .:!.'. it i2 and application to h uid to the amount of $I7'.7 ('7, leaving a bal- 1 a nee delinquent on E. W. WIikiii a i sessment of y.Vi 2."i and of t he I lood River Lumber Co. $2i", total of ?:n.").2.") delinquent. I'nder authority of Ordinance No. 7 the city treasurer Is collector of licenses, while under other ordinance the recorder Is made collector of other moneys of the city. We would suggest for your consideration that the ordinances pertaining to these parts of the duties of these two otli cers be amended so as to make the recorder the collector of moneys. In eluding the amount received from the comity treasurer for taxes, and all such moneys collected to be Im mediately turned over to the city treasurer. The recorder, being the custodian of the city records, -would be In a better position to accept these moneys and It would also be lietter to have but one collecting agent. A form of receipt to be used by the recorder ha been prepared In triplicate plan as In use now by the recorder In the collection of street and sewer assessments, and should be numbered at the time of printing. We respectfully call your attention to our list of warrants which we find have been drawn without any au thority so f ir as we can find on the journal of the council. We would suggest that you have t lie original bills produced and If O. K'd by member of the finance committee at those dates, our report on same be ordered tiled; and would ep.ftal!.v call our attention to warrant No. :!tl.'t In favor of Transfer V Livery Co. as the minutes on journal, page Plii, show this bill w a not allowed. It I possible the bill was allowed at a later meeting but e are mm ,Me to find it. Also that Li1:- Hi "I In all cases and u a rra u ts i r i n on same showing warrint mini! r on bill as at present, as In a few eineri;fncy cases warrants h.ie l.een drawn without and la alniopt every In stance do not show In journal a ! lug allow ed by ci HI hell. Several amount have been author ised by Colinell Mill pall to street Committee to lie . 1 1 s 1 1 1 1 rse, 1 hy t he chairman of this eonitnlt leiv A. l Moe, as eh. linn in, received M'"i In f our wa rr.. li I s i f Inn en, h I ir I. (', I'.roslus. .is e h, i Ir in i n of I he sa me committee, I, is r.,ee. ,'i la thret. warrant of l"iie.i,h 1 1 r I'.roNlu ha tiled .ill voiiihers from I lu ll 'oil' Heetl ',fi I Att" Jl