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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1911 5 BARGAINS IN THREE FLATS Three Bargains in Willow Flat H flat Forty acres, unimproved, all under irriga tion, on good county road, 30 acres first class orchard land, Tbalance good timber. Four Thousand Dollars. One-half cash. B flat Forty acres a little higher up on the scale, above irrigation, all good -orchard land. Ten acres partially cleard; adjoining $250 land. Four thousand and five hundred dollars. One-third cash. C flat -Ten acres all improved; three acres of three year old trees: balance one year ex cept small patch of hay and berries for Home, Sweet home use; small house and barn both Home. new. One of the best pieces in Willow Flat. Six thousand dollars. Half cash. The Hood River District Land Co. THE SMITH BLOCK HOOD RIVER, OREGON The Ultimate Flour Wftite toaf Why not your next sack? You cannot keep house without it. Every sack guaranteed. Popular Price. Stanley Smith Lumber Company Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley Electrical Contractors 'Bailey S3L Colby Harlmcss Hldg. Vhonc 60X Estimates Cheerfully Furnished High tirade Llectric Fixtures Up-To-Date (llassware Westlnghouse l-lectrlc Motors Heating Apparatus, Etc. Full.Une of Electric W iring Supplies We Guarantee Satisfaction W. S. GR1BBLE The Mt. Hood Store General Merchandise Flour, Feed, Spray Material Farm Implements si and w Stumping Powder J, A. LITEL MT. HOOD, ORE. Balcksmith and Wapnmaker HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY 25 Years Experience IN THE APPLE WORLD WORLD FRUIT CROP OUTLOOK IN EASTJP WEST Iteporta from Michigan Indicate that there will be a hum per fruit crop thU eeunon It no more cold weather comen along, and thin In re garded um extretuey Improbable be cuutte of the lateneria of the eeatton. The name applies to the orchards' In Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and W1m couttlu. Practically all the frul trees In thin part of the country have bad two yearn' rest and are said to have put on quite a lot of wood and are In Ideal condition for producing a full crop of fruit. Hundreds of orchards were due to have an ample crop liiMt year, but on account of the warm weattier bring ing out the buds early In the seaMon, and a blizzard coming along In May, the crop was knocked Into a cocked hat over nlgbt. There was nothing for the trees to do but take another rent, and reports coming to The I'acker Indicate that the orchards are In prime condition and with any thing like an even break with lucky weather from now on, there will le fralt to burn In this territory. In Mlchlgun there is an enormous acreage of new orchards coming Into liearlng, and well Informed fruit men declare there are going to le some surprises In the production of fruit In that state this season. The best stretch of territory. In the south western part of the state, which was the original fruit belt, and which has lMen out of commission since 1906, has now largely recovered and new orchards have taken the places of old oues which were killed by an early full freeze six years ago. (irand Junction, Col. There Is lit tle change In the crop outlook for the past week, unless It Is possible that there has been some Improvement. The ranchers are Just beginning to determine definitely how much fruit they have left, and as a rule they are finding considerably more than was estimated after the first freeze. At Palisade there were one or two freezes after the first bard one, but which did no damage, and around this section the ranchers resorted to smudging five or six nights. Results have demonstrated more conclusively than ever U-fore, how ever, that smudging Is most profit able und successful, and that what ever expense may belncurred Is more than repaid, where the cold wave Is general In extent, as was the case with the one on the 13th. A thor ough Investigation of the ranches In the valley discloses that hardly a peach can I found where the or chard was not -heated, while on many of the smudged orchurds there Is a full crop. In the case of apples, there Is a partial crop of the later varieties, even though smudging was not resorted to, although the Hen Davis and Missouri I'lppln suffered severely in many of the orchards where the fires were not lighted. John F. Moore, manager of the (Jrand Junction Fruit Growers' As sociation, has Just returned from a trip through the Northwest. Mr. Moore, In an Interview, stated that the Grand Valley would have as good a crop as any of the fruit sec tions visited, unless It Is Hood River. That famous apple section, he stated, was not Injured by the recent frost. Other fruit producing dis tricts, however, he said, had been greatly damaged by the freeze and few of them would ship a full crop. NEWELLHERE TO GET FRUIT CROP PROSPECTS W. K. Newell, of Gaston, president of the State Hoard of Horticulture, who was In the city Wednesday In vestigating fruit conditions, says that the prospect, considering the light bloom, Is excellent. He corrob orates the estimates of local fruit men and places the product of the valley Iwtween 50 and Wl per cent of last year's shipments. "A light blos som prevails over all the North west," said Mr. Newell, "but It Is no more than we can expect after the bumper crops of last year." Mr. Newell thinks that all sections are going to meet with success In the marketing of their fruit this year, not I hv a use of the decrease of the crop, but on account of the progress made In methods. Good Crop Prospects In Idaho There Is a heavy bloom on the ap ple trees In Southern Idaho, and a iarge crop Is certain unless that dls trlct Is visited by further frost. Other varieties of fruit appear to have suf fered very little. Prunes appear to have leen hurt worse than any other variety, and the damage to the prunes Is as yet undetermined, but In any event It does not seem to Is very large. The growers are ex pecting a large crop of apples. SIMONS DISCUSSES FOREIGNAPPLE TRADE Charles M. Simmons, of the apple distributing firm of Simmons, Sliut tleworth & Co., Liverpool, Knglaud, In discussing the American apple trade In Kngland, says: "Theconsumptlon of apples In Kng land Is, from the natural cause of a growing population, Increasing year ly. The people of the United King dom are well known to I great fruit eaters, being especially addicted to apples, and the chief fruits consumed In England are apples and oranges. "The demand for exportatlons of apples from America Is naturally governed by the crops, not only In England, but also on the continent of Europe; and In the event of any shortage on the European side of the Atluntlc, It has to tie made up by shipments from America. This year there was undoubtedly a very poor crop of apples throughout Great Bri tain and the apple growing section of the continent. In addition to this Canada and Nova Scotia had only about one-third of their usual yield. So that the benefit accrued to the shipments from the I'ntted States, and particularly from the Western States, which were happily blessed with abnormal quantities. "Business generally In England has not been very brisk, and the political and financial conditions have not been such as 'to give It an Impetus. Had these been more favorable, the realization, however good they may have been, would have shown up cor respondingly better. "Again touchtng on England's sources of supply other than the western States and Canada, It might be mentioned that Europe grows more apples, but these are generally consumed for the most part In the various Continental countries. England also In a normal season Is a very large producer of apples. The bulk, however, constats of Fall fruit, and Is cleared off the market Ix-fore American shipments arrive. "It may Interest some to learn that Ireland Is rapidly becoming an Im portant center for apples, and par ticularly winter fruit." EDUCATING THE YOUNG AGAINST FOREST FIRES To educate the younger generation to the Importance of forest protec tion and also enlist Its aid In bring ing the subject before the parents, a striking Illustrated leaflet on the for est fire evil Is being placet! In the hands of almost every school child on the Pacific Coast by the Western Forestry & Conservation Association. Probably no single piece of printed matter already made for the distri bution of .'ft),!) In Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Moutann. The project hus the endorsement of the state authorities, who are co-oM-ratlng In Its distribution lxfore the state spring school term clown. On one cover the leaflet has a colored picture of a settler's home being de stroyed by flames, on the other a forest scene where fire has not in curred. The text constats of questions and answers concerning need and meth ods of saving life and property from foivHt fire destruction. Wenatchee Says No Damage Generally speaking, the Wenatchee valley Is In fine shape for a fruit crop I ec nil ne the blossoming period had not been reached when the cold weather struck several days ago. Peaches, apricots and apples are said to have been unhurt throughout the valley and only a few orchards on lowlands are said to have felt the ef fect In the slightest and then only In U'lng set back. From present Indications there will be the heaviest cherry crop In the valley ever grown, notwithstanding a few scattering orchards show some effect from frost, but the effect Is hardly enough to thin the buds In the few orchards that show any ef fect. Growers In the valley are look ing forward to fine returns for their fruits this season as It Is now prac tically assured there will be a big crop. Chicago Apple Market It Is believed that within two weeks the stock of barrel apples will be about cleaned up. One of the largest holders of eastern fruit told The Packer man last week that his firm had less than 1,000 barrels and could sell out In a few days If they cared to put the stock up for sale. Baldwins are ruling strong around f(l In a Jobbing way. An other house worked 3 or 4 cars of Bald wins through their store In one day this week, There Is a strong buying demand even at the advanced prices. Box apples are also getting down low and holders declare there are not more than enough left here for the local trade. One of the larg est handlers of this fruit here Is quot ing from 13 to L'.'ic higher prices this week than last. Wlnesaps and Ben Davis seem to hold the center of the stage at present. Apple Bloom Light In Rogue River In Southern Oregon, not a great deal of damage was done by frost, on necount of the smudge work done by the growers. Most of the larger growers smudged their orchards, and there has leen practically no loss In the orchards so treated. How ever, the apple bloom In Southern Oregon has been disappointingly light. There was a heavy showing of buds but It appears that many of these buds were leaf buds rather than fruit buds, and It Is expected that the apple crop will ls compara tlvely light. Pears will le a heavy crop In Southern Oregon. Closing Box Apple Prices In the New York market last week closing prices for box apples range as follows: Wlnesaps, SJ.7.1 to f:l; Roman Beauties. $J !'." to '.' ".; Newtown Pippins, 4s 1 ." to f2.7."; SpltzenWrgs, 1 75 to .VI; Ben Davis, $1.75 to f-'.i.", and Ganos, $2 to $2..0 per box. EXCURSION FARES EAST 1911 From All Pointi on Oregon -Washington Railroad & Navigation Company TO FARES Chicago $72.60 Council Bluffs... I Omaha Kansas City 60.00 St. Joseph I St. Paul J St Paul, via Council Bluffs.. 63.00 Minneapolis, direct 60.00 Minneapolis, via CI Bluffs.. 63.00 St. Louis 70.00 SALE DATES May 18. 17. 18. 19. 22, 23, 24. 25. 27, 28 and 29. June 5, 7. 9. 10. 12. 16. 17. 21. 22. 28. 29 and 30. July 1. 1 S. 4. 6. . 19. 20. 26, 27 and 28. Auiaat 8. 1 S. 14. 15. 16. 17. 21, 22, 22. 28. 29 and 30. September 1, 2. 4. 6, 6 and 7. Stop-overa within limit in either direction. Final return limit October 31st. One way through California 115.00 additional. Inquire of any O-W. R. & N. 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And this means aio iut Jlrr-froitction, for the pressure is mlwayt and alwaya ready. Now, the old style gravity tanks were cither put ia the attic or ait mated on high tower out of doors. IS Ut former case, their weight when full, cracked the plastering; or they overflowed or leaked, flooding the rooms below. Ia the case of the outside tanks, the water often froze solid la winter, necessitating expensive plumb. lag bills ; or It became not and stagnant during lac summer and uant lor use. The Leader Water Supply System avoids all this, because the air-tight tank ia either in the basement or buried under ground below the frost line. Every outfit la complete, with full directions, and ia easily installed. The Leader System needs do repairs, is suited to small buildings or large, and ia moderate ia price Let us send you our free baoklet. "How I Solved the Water Supply Problem," the story of a man who successfully equipped his country home with modern water worka Write for ft today, before you forget lient & Garrabrant Confectionery, Cigars Fishing Tackle Spaulding's Sporting Goods All Kinds of Soft Drinks Oak Street, opposite Smith Block. Hood River, 0-W. R, & N, COMPANY WEST BOUND No. 9. Fast Hail (no passengers) 4:50 A. M. No. S. Portland Flyer 6:10 " No. 7. Portland Local 7:45 " No. 6. Qretron A Washington Express 8:50 " No. 1L Soo-Spokane-Portland 9:28 " No. 1. Portland Local &2S P. M No. 17. Chicago Limited o;5 " EAST BOUND No. 2. Pendleton Local 10:30 A. M. No. 18. Oregon and Wash. Limited 11:53 " No. 8. The Dalles Local 620 P. M. No. 10. Fast Mail, no passenger. 825 " No. 6. Oregon A Washington Expression " No. 12. Soo-Spokane-Portland 10:55 " No. 4. Walla Walla Tassenger 12:55 " Trains number 3, 5. 11 and 17 make no stops be tween Hood River and Portland. Passengers for local points must take trains 7 and 1. Train 4. 12 and 18 atopa only at The Dalles, Arl ington. Umatilla and Pendleton. Passengers for points between Hood River and Pendleton muat take trains No. 2. 6 snd 8. For further information inquire at ticket office J. H. FREDRICY, Agent. 20 Acres OF Fine Red Shot Soil Hood River Apple Land In the Famous Oak Grove District Ten miles out in the southwest part of the Hood Kiver Valley, Hood River. Oregon. The tract is partly improved with 5 acres in young com mercial orchard, has fairly good house, barns, etc., and a fine spring well which is capable of being developed sufficiently to irrigate 40 or more acres. This tract is in the best apple section in the valley composed of all red shot soil. The surrounding country is being rapidly de veloped and growing into big money. I RANK E. rORSmiRO, Owner Hood River, Oregon r 11 II vv S NX fr r .rr; '5 ill ilPi ft Apple Land and Orchard Company Off loo, Mo. 9 Oak Stroat, Phono 26 or2002K. Hood RJvof Ufe ParKdale Hotel NOW OPEN ITlcclem in Gery Respect ecated in tfta Heart cf tfta Upper Vatfey Rooms 50c and $1 Meals 35 Cents Rates by the Week PARKDALE, OREGON J. M. CLARK, Proprietor Real Estate And Insurance GEO. W, DIMICK & GO. Next to Mt. Hood Hotel Unimproved Farms a Specialty Office phone 45-L, Residence 345-K THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE COMPLIED STRICTLY WITH THE GOVERNMENT PURE FOOD LAWS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF White River Flour It Is Unbleached CENTRAL MEAT MARKET P. C. YOUNG, Proprietor Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters BUTTER AND EGGS Li Phone Main 6 FREE AXD PROMPT DELIVERY Mood River, Oregon For Lime, Cement and House Plaster See 5TRANAHAN & CLARK nrgTYTV. a v v .y v v vyr'vi www vrr ir DRAYING Express and B acq age Furniture and Vianos Mo-Vcd All Kinds of Light and Heavy Work Wood Yard and Feed Store in Connection Offke Phone 2 Residence 2JK TAFT TRANSFER CO. 1 I
