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"THE HOOD RIVER NEWS ..i. Advertisers Highest Grade Job Tr in ling Get Results VOLUME 7, NUMBER 14 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1911 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR Wenatchee Turns Down Central Selling Agency Washington Growers Opposed to Placing Products In Competition With Other Districts-Believe It Council Grants Permit To Pave First Street UNION APPLE UN BRIDGE CHASM Annual Meeting Results in Harmonious Action Seven Hembers Old Board Re-Elected Opposition Gets Two and All Vote to Increase Capital Stock Resolution Adopted to Create Sales Department Manager C. H. Sproat's Report Satisfactory. After nn nil day' session, ft new board of director wan elected Sat urday by H't Apple Growers' Union. Seven memlM-r of the old hoard were re elected and two new mem tiers, an follows: (i. A. MePurdy, C. II. Sproat, K. II. Shepard. C. Deth man. L. K. Clark, J. A. Walter, V. Wlnchell, AllM-rt Sutton and W. It. Dtckernoii. Contrary to exiiectntlonR, tlie meeting passed off smoothly and wan characterized by the largest nt tendance and greatest Intercut In Hh hlHtory. The keen Interest manl fcsted, however, was evidently u desire to maintain harmony In the union and to itcciire results that would lent forward It Interests. large delegation of Portland rent dentn who own orchard at Mood Klver, wan prenent anil took au act We part In the delllratIonn of the meeting. The owning session, which whs called to order by President McCur dy, whh devoted to organizing. At the conchiHlon of the roll call. It wan found that l,!d2 shares of the capl tal stock of 2,500 were reprenetited. More than a majority of the tctock of the union having tn-en declared represented, C. H. Sproat, manager of the union, made his report. Mr. Sproat, after Riving a detailed state- ment of the receipt, disbursements and resources of the union, stated that the greatest dllticulty In dlspo Ing of the Spltzenlierg apple crop during the pant year had liwii due to the umiHiial number of boxen of large sizes. An an biHtance, lie cited that the union had estimated that there would lie 20,000 boxes of Spltzen burgs 4 tier and larger. When the applet were packed up It wan found that there were 104,000 boxen of thin large size. He Mated that It had iHfii Decennary to repeatedly turn down ordern for fruit liecause the annle were too large. Ordern for twenty-live cam of applen for the Texan market early In the neanon could not lie furnished, owing to the failure to get grower to pick the fruit. The Newtownn had alno run large. Of thene, 15,000 boxen had In-en nold to Stelnhnrdt & Kelly out right. Owing to the Inactive for eign demand, It had been necennary to place about S5.000 boxe of thin variety In cold storage In New Ytirk. Of thene, about fio.ooo were still In Btoragn. Keportn now, however, neenied to Indicate that an the red npplen were getting off the market, the Newtownn would lie cleaned up nt a profitable figure. Ilennld that while the union had anticipated n big Increase In the crop, Itn Immenne Increase wan unlooked for, and, nn a matter of fact, thin wan the cane not only with the union, but alno with other nhlppern. The union had ship ped a grand total of 417,220 boxen of applen. At tliuen It had been very much hindered by a shortage of cam, but, not withstanding thin and a number of other handicap, It had not lost a car of fruit by Is'lng frozen In transit and the crop was packed out III the shortest time In the his tory of the union. In corroboration of hi statement about the unexpected large size of the applen, Mr. Sproat read a letter from the Gibson b ruit Company of Chicago which stated that the big fruit buying concern realized tint the fruit wan running much larger than wan anticipated, and offering nn amicable settlement of Itn con tract with the union to deliver to It a miiiiiImt of cam of apple of smaller size than It could furnish, Mr. Sproat said that Stelnhardt & Kelly had lived up to their agreement with the union to the letter and were, he mild, "dead game." On In' lng nsked by a grower to have the contract with Stelnhardt & K el ley read Mr. Sproat said that nny grow er could see them at the olllce of the ' union, but that he didn't lielleve It would Ite the proper thing to read them In public. In regard to the Ice plant, paper and other things handled by the un ion, the manager report showed that they had made a profit for the organization. Some of the growern, be said, lelleved that the union wan charging too much for paper.an they could get It cheasr outside. This he admitted wan true, but the union figured to make something on It for the organization. An the Ice plant wan too small the director had con tracted to put In a 50-ton machine, and had alno taken the preliminary ntepn to secure lot opposite the present warehouse for additional storage. These would Is? connected giving greatly Increased facilities for handling fruit. For thin reason he advocated Increasing the capital stock of the union from $25,000 to $50,000. At the conclusion of the report It. K. Iloge moved that It be accepted, ordered printed and a copy mailed to each memltcr of the union, and that the board of director and man ager of the union Is- given a vote of thank. The motion wan unani mously adopted. S. M. Menrs then Introduced a res olution to the effect that a sales de partment Ik created f.ir the purpose of selling and distributing. Mr. Mearn explained tlwt nil large busl nesn concern now considered such a department necessary, lie thought that It would lighten the burden of the manager ami would he a long step toward the solution of selling the crop to lietter advantage. The resolution empowered the board of directors to make an additional charge of 5 cents a box. If necessary, for maintaining the sales depart ment. The resolution wan carried by a large majority. The meeting then adjourned until 2 o'clock. The afternoon session was .htu pled by the election of directors. Af ter considerable discussion it was divided to elect four of the old board i first, thl being necessary according to the by laws. Klectlon wan by ballot and It required two hours to I take the llrst ballot and announce the result, which wan as follows: (!. A. McCurdy, 1540; C. II. Sproat, 1411; ! K. II. Shepard. l.lHt; C. lH'thman,U7t! The selection of the remaining live director, then came before the meet lng, the result being the election of three of the old board and two new mcmls-m. The candidate and their vote were a follows: J. A. Walter, 1.114; W. II. Dlckerson, ll!t7; I.. K. Clark, 1107; V. Wlnchell, lo:iii; Albert Sutton, 10l!; (ieo. I. Sargent, 101 J: J. W. Palmer, SOO; Oscar Vanderbllt, K5i); C. 1 4. Ireland. 577; J. W. Simon, 492. The proposition to Increase the capital stink, which wan also In eluded In the ballot, was carried by an almost unanimous vote, 1041 voten being recorded for It and only 10 against. The board of dlrectoid will elect the new manager. Would Not Work Out Satisfactorily Decision Made at Big Meeting. DlscuHslon of the resolution Intro-1 crue from entering such an agency. CASHED BAD CHECKS THEN KIPPED OUT Efforts are being made to appre hend Chan. Marsh for Issuing checks and having them cashed when he had no money In the bank. Marsh came here six month ago and for a time wan employed In the pool room of Richard & Co, He opened an account with the Hood Klver Bunking & Trust Company. Friday he went to the bank and drew out $"0, closing the account On Saturday he Issued checks aggre gating $70 which he enshed and then left town. Among thoe who nre said to have liecn caught by Marsh are the Mount Hood hotel, $25; A. M. Hoyce. $10; It. II. I'erlgo & Son. $15; Richards & Co. $10; Kier & Cass. $10. The matter wan reported and a description of Marsh was wired to the chief of police at Portland and at San Francisco with instructions to have him arrested If found. TAXPAYERS AGAINST MORE LAND FOR HIGH SCHOOL The special election of school dis trict No. :i held Friday to consider the question of buying lots adjoining t lie high school was well attended. The movement to buy the lot, how. ever, was voted down. A lively dis cussion took place previous to the election, most of those who spoke being against the movement. It In claimed by many that any additional excnditure for school purposes should Is expended for new primary schools which should Ik- erected, one In the west end of town in the Cas cade avenue district and the other In the Wluan addition section. The subject for the morning ser mon at t lie 1'. It. church next Sun day will lie, "To Live In Christ," and In the evening, "Who Are the Lepers In Hood Klver?" Lduced at the meeting of the stock holder of the Wenatchee Valley Fruit Growers' Association by H. W. Otl, regarding the proposed cen tral selling agency, seemn to point conclusively to the fact that the grower a an association will not enter the proposed central exchange this year. The meeting wan called by the directors of the association for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of the stockholders on the proposal that the organization should become a inemlier of the ex change, and the vote on the matter was against Joining the new organ ization. The consensus of opinion was that the individuality of Wenatchee a a fruit district should be maintained and not jeopardized by association or co-operatloD with all the other fruit districts of the Pacific north west. There was no doubt In the minds of any of the fruit growers that some adequate mean of disposing of the problem of marketing their fruit I absolutely necessary, but there I a wide difference of opinion as to the manner In which thl result may best be achieved. 1 he Idea of Ir. J. II. Blake, one of the directors of the association, for Instance, Is that his home association I amply able to take care of thl question and that a selling force should be put on the road, but that the Individuality of Wenatchee and Wenatchee fruit should be maintained at all costs. In opposition to this come the statement that by becoming a mem ber of such a gigantic organization ns the proposed agency the work of marketing the .fruit of the entire northwest woulti be simplified for each district. More advantage In disposing of the fruit might be gained, it I said, by entering an or ganization controlling the entire out put than by remaining nn Individual district organization with a much smaller output. E. T. Balch I In favor of adopting the resolution as presented by Mr. Otis, which In It fundamental prin cipal I merely an endorsement of the proposed central agency plan and an assurance on the part of the Wenat chee association that It will become a member of the exchange when It, the big organization, gets In running order. Mr. Balch contend that a central exchange would be to the en tire northwest what the Wenatchee Fruit Growers' Asoclatlon has lieen to that valley, and from the results achieved by this local association, he says it is evtiient mat such a central agency Is what I needed. Again, In answer to this, the ques tion wan raised t hat since t he local association has done so well since Its organization. It will no doubt con tinue to achieve satisfactory results, especially In view of the Improve ments It has under way. W. A. Thompson, president of the Farmer and Merchants bank, spoke strongly against the proposed plan, pointing out the evil that might ac- One of Dr. Blake's strong points was made on the fact that fruit would Ihj shipped through the cen tral agency, virtually on consign ment, except that the consignment would be made to an organization controlled by representatives of the dltrlct. In such an agency It would of course, be Impossible to demand quotations or payment upon deliv ery of fruit at the various shipping point. It is reasonable to suppose that no sales would be made by the managers, he said, of the agency without definite assurance as to price and payment, but nevertheless the position of the grower in regard to returns from hi fruit would be as hazardous as It now Is on open consignment. WATER BONDS SOLD TO CHICAGO FIRM At a special session of the city council held Tuesday at noon, bids on the water bond were opened. A number of reliable bids were received and Morris Bros., of Portland, and I'len & Co., of Chicago, were repre sented personally. Mayor Hartwlg presided and Couucllmen Hugglns, Howe, Wright and Smith, Attorney Derby and Recorder Langllle were present. The first bid read was from S. A. Kean & Co., of Chicago, offerlug to take the bonds at 6 per cent and premium of $!ds. Parson & Son, of the same city, bid $'.10,100 for the bonds at 0 per cent. The bet bid was made by the In vestors Surety Company, of Des Moines, who offered a premium of $405, at T per cent, stbject to the ap proval of their attorneys, Wood 4 Kelier, of New York. It wrs claimed, however, by the representatives of the other bond houses present that the attorneys for the latter company had refused to approve any Oregon bonds, having refused to accept the Issue of bouds for the Broadway bridge In Portland. I'len & Co., a Chicago honse, offered a premium of $J,250 for the Issue for a term of twenty years, and $!50 for ten years, with the provision that their legality must be approved by the Oregon supreme court or their attorneys. Morris Bros., of Portland, made the highest offer for the bonds nt ti percent, ngreelng to give a premium of $2,727.50 for the Issue for twenty years and $225 for ten years, also stipulating that they must be ap proved by their attorney or the Or egon supreme court. The acceptance of all the bids wan made with the provision ns to their legality being passed upon by high authority, and a full history of the transactions In regard to their Issue. The bonds were sold to I'len & Co., the premium for the short term bond betbg considered by the coun cil an the most fa vorable In connec tion with their other bid. Property Owners Will ITow Take Hatter Up and Pro ceed With Work Immediately Flaw in Election Ordinance Causes Delay Other Important City Matters Passed On. At the request of the property o ners on First street the city coun cil took a decisive step Monday night In securing for Hood Klver its first paved street. This was brought about by granting permits for the property holders on that thorough fare to do their own paving. Coun cilman Early, who was present at his first meeting and who Is much Interested In securing paved streets for the city, stated that the Improve ment would be started as soon as preparations could be made for get ting the work done. The other councllmen were also favorable to the move and It 1 hoped that It will result lu other paving being done on this plan If the first venture Is satis factory. The pavlug to lie laid will lie con crete and cement, giving a hard sur face with a smooth appearance, but sufficiently rough for a good foot hold In slippery weather. It will ex tend from the depot to Oak street. At the meeting were present Mayor Hartwlg, Councllmen Early, Hug glns, Howe, Wright and Smith. Councilman Broslus was absent. having gone to California. A peti tion for a sewer In the Idlewlld dis trict was read and referred to the sewer committee. The election to annex territory on the bill was reconsidered owing to a communication from Attorney Derby stating that the ordinance providing for It required correction. A new or dinance was submitted and passed the first reading. Attorney Derby! also submitted several communica tions to the council suggesting changes In the conduct of its busi ness which were adopted and which wtll result In facilitating Its work. Delayed payment to W. G. A Id red for State street Improvement work was again brought up, occasioning considerable discussion and was finally provided for as outlined by Instructions to the council by Attor ney Derby. The street committee reported that It had granted the request of A. M. Boyce to build a shed back ot bis restaurant, and also gave per mission to C. H. Sproat to move the building on his Oak street property, to allow of the construction of a brtek building. A report from the fire and water committee, relative to street light ing, was made, stating that the light company could not supply any addi tional lights, as Its system was now almost loaded to Its capacity. A communication from the company stated that If the city would make a contract for a number of additional lights It would Install a larger sys tem. It stated that additional lights would have to be Installed at the ex pense of the city In the absence of a contract. The construction of sewers In dis tricts 6 and 7 was recommended and ordinances for same passed the first reading. An ordinance making stricter sani tary regulations was also Introduced aud read. Columbia River Road Gets Favorable Report Multnomah Viewers Recommend Its Construction and Three Hiles Will Be Built This Year Survey Complete to Hood River County Line Would Be Host Scenic Highway In the World. Ettents of or Id Wide Interest Pictured For Busy Headers UtUrFOULOlS AHQpARfAttitl rLY.m at mh MmHin.TFi: n I X RlX IPS BE I NO V APO IN A T F nf&'i? 2 r. t n , u n II 1 f i v " n . " Wii- KH rf? , , 1 i I -) Many of the American soldiers on the MexIcHn border have been vaccinated. Lieu tenant Foulols and Philip Parmalee, the two aviators, are oxratlng In conjunction with the army at San Antonio. Iteport has It that Major General Arthur Murray la to succeed General Carter, commanding the army ninnciivers In Texas. The Hoonevelt dam near Phoenix, Art., which wa started six years ago and has cost the government I'.t.OiiO.OOO, wan dedicated by ex President Koxsevelt. Booker T. Washington, th nenro educator, was badly beaten In a New York apartment house. V. N. KokovaofT was mentioned as probable premier of Uussia, succeeding P. A. Stoly pin, who resigned, but Btolypln withdrew bis resignation. Ex Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland la reported very Ul. News Snapshots Of (he Week Determined that a start shall be made on the proposed Portland Hood Klver highway E. Henry Wem me and a large number of prom hient Portland men will npjiear be fore the Multnomah county court toduv and press the matter. The construction of the road wan petl tloned for more than a year ago. Since that time County Surveyor Holbrook has been working on the survey and maklug nn estimate of cost. He was at the head of the board of viewers, the other In'lng Messrs. Sweeuv and Parmeuter. The report of the viewers Is strongly fa vorable to the road, despite the large cost of building. County Commissioner LIghtner stated that a hearing would lie given on the road today, but In nny event the couutv will not construct the road further than to Multnomah Falls. This would Ik- a distance of three miles, costing approximately flO.000. The fourth mile leyond these falls, an shown by the report of Holbrook. would cost $1!,2!H1. the most expensive mile ou the road. The report of the viewers says In part: "The proposed road has been sur veyed and staked out along the pro posed route from Bridal Veil and ending at the Multnomah-Hood Klver county line. Complete plats, profile anil estimate accompany this report. It Is our belief that the said road should Ik' granted. "While the proponed road will be expensive to build, nevertheless there are no obstacles from an engineering point of view that cannot readily lie overcome. "By connecting Hood Klver county with Multnomah It will give tin only direct road communication be tween The Dalle and Portland There are a number of places and town site along the proposed road that have rail or water communica tion that would Is1 greatly benefited by a wagon road outlet." The board of viewers call atten tion to the great scenic value of the highway, also that a road elted previous to the building of the rail road and that It should be restored It I shown by plat i f t lie proposed I road that the railroad has appropri ated sections of the old wagon road, which It In believed It could le forced to replace. It Is said by the viewers that In no case would the road Injure the railroad and that, alno, no place was found where damage would have to be allowed. Stress I laid on the fact that the land owner along the proposed road are highly In fa vor of It. No grades would lie en countered greater than ten percent except at a point near Eagle creek, the expense of which would fall on Multnomah county. Here surveys show a 10 jier cent grade for 1000 feet and 17 per cent for about 10o0 feet. Thin grade can be reduced to 14 per cent, but would require a solid rock cut, costing about $15,000 more. This part of the road will not 1 constructed until the last, and then only If Hood Klver county should build to connect. GRADUATING EXERCISE FOR NURSES TONIGHT An lnterestfug event will occur at the Commercial Club rooms tbl even ing when the graduating exercises of Cottage Hospital Training School lor Nurses will be held The exercise will be open to the public, which I cordially Invited to attend. Tlis graduates are Ml Ionia Mciirath, Minn Lucy Freeman and M!n Julia Brawn. An Interesting program which will I e started at o'clock has lieen pre pared and I as follows: Instrumental Solo Mm II. I,. Dunible. Invocation lie v. Hargrcavc. Vocal Solo Mis F.dlth Gill. Presentation of Class -Dr. M. F. Shaw. Address to Class Kev. Nathan Fvans, Vocal Duet Mr. P. S, Datl'Uoii, Mrs C. II. Ilenny. Charge to Nurses Dr. F.C. Bronlun. Sclirtton by M ile (Juarfet. Presentation of I MploiiiM - Dr. J F. Watt. Presentation of Shoo I 'tun - linuv I. Tn.tlor Instrumental Solo Mis F.vti lirm-k