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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1911 5 BARGAINS IN THREE FLATS Three Bargains in Willow Rat H fl&t Forty acres, unimproved, all under irriga-. tioh, on pood county road, 30 acres first class orchard land, balance good timber. B flat C flat Home, Sweet Home. Four Thousand Dollars. One-half cash. -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. -Ten acres all improved; three acres of three year old trees; balance one year ex cept small patch of hay and berries for home use; small house and barn both 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 Real Estate And Insurance GEO. W. DIMICK & CO, Next to Mt. Hood Hotel Unimproved Farms a Specialty Office phone 45-L, Residence 345-K E CENTRAL MEAT MARKET P. C. YOUNG, Proprietor Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oysters BUTTER AND EGGS Hood kiver. Oregon Fit EE JXD I'HOMl'T DELIVER) Phone Main 6 DAiXiUvvvjiyo.;,,.Ayyv..J.. D RAYING ExpnESL ANO Bahga -e $ i Furniture and "Pianos MotJcd S All Kinds of Light and Heavy Work Wood Yard and Feed Store in Connection Office Phone 29 Residence 23HK TAFT TRANSFER CO. -Jrr. jr.. Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley Stanley Smith Lumber Co. W. S. GR1BBLE The Mt-Hood Store General Merchandise Flour, Feed, Spray Material Farm Implements w and w Stumping Powder J. A. LITEL MT. HOOD, ORE. Balcksmith and Wagonmaker HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY 25 Years Experience IN THE APPLE W0RLD i LATEST ESTIMATES ONJRUIT CROPS Kxt limiting Kt'iM'rnl fruit crop con dition n lnillftlii from the Northwent Fruit Kxi'lmiiKu wiy: Crop condition here In the North went are pretty Kenerally known, and thlx tin llt t In will touch on them but lightly. Sullice to my that the Indi cations are for a light crop In South ern Oregon; probably not over 50 per ceut of hint year In applet, though a good crop of pear; Mood Klver etttl umtert 50 per cent to CO per cent of hint year'H crop; Yaklnia now etttl matcH 3,(KX) cur of ull kind of fruit agaliiHt 4,(HH) laHt year; Wenatchee entlmates 2,5(M) earn agalnnt 2,000 lank year; Kiixteru Wanhlngton reports favorable showing; and Southern Idaho reports a cormlderably heavier crop In proHpect for this year than she had last year. These estimates are all subject to very material re vision, of course as the season ad vances. However, the consensus of opinion seem to Indicate that the ap ple crop of the Northwest for the sea son of -1011 will run somewhere le tween 50 and 75 percent of the 1910 crop. Passing from our own conditions, what do we find In other apple pro duclng districts of the I'nlted States and Canada? Colorads Is our chief competitor. Authorities place the expected output of apples from that state at 1500 cars a reduction from first prospects, but still a large crop compared with the exceedingly light ontput for 1910. New Mexico Secretary of the New Mexico Itureati of Immigration Is credited with an estimate of 500 c a r loails of apples from the Koswell dis trict of the Pecos Valley; the largest crop In the history of the Valley. Illinois Iteports from this state In dicate that there will be a large crop of apples this season the first for a number of years. Practically all the principal districts of this State re port a heavy bloom. Michigan An Important fruit state, which, however, has not pro duced heavily for seeral years. Sec retary of State Martlndale has Is sued a recent bulletin, that Is accom panied wli h the comment that con ditions point not only to a good crop of fruit this year but a "record breaker". Arkansas Iteiitou county. Arkan sas, according to a dispatch appear ing In a recent newspaper, expects to ship 5,000 carloads of apples this fall. The growers are learning to take care of their orchards nnd every large orchard Is protected with frost devices and spraying equipment. Missouri Iieports from this state are not complete; one from St. Jo seph states that Madison county Is facing the brightest fruit prospects In Its history, with all danger of losses eliminated. New Yc.rk State This Is the most Important producer of apples In the east. The following Is a confidential report from one of our correspond ents: " There has liecn no change In the east and the weat her continues favorable, anil as the season Is back ward. It would appear that there Is very little danger of frost damage now. At this writing the trees are In full bloom ami the writer, just after returning from an extensive auto trip through the Hudson Ulver i section, can report from personal observation that the bloom is very, j very profuse, and this Includes not onlv apples, but pears, plums, cher ries, peaches, and. In fact, all fruits." FROST AGAHITS COLORADO GROWERS l'rost struck the western slope of Colorado again on the morning of May 11. according to the Chicago Packer, but so far as can be learned the (iraml Valley was more fortu nate than some of the other fruit sec tions In the state. The temperature reached as low as 2 above In some sections if the valley and a few or chardlsts lighted their orchard heaters, although experts say It was not necessary. In the Plateau valley apricots and apples, which escaped the fatal frost of last month, were somewhat Injured, as well as the small fruits. There will still be half a crop In that section, however, ac cording to reports. This freeze was live days earlier than that of last year which came May 15. The ranchers In the tlrnnd valley are ahead of their fellow or chardistrtln the matter of protecting their crops from freezes. In the Pal isade section It can lc clearly seeii now that but for the use of heaters this year there would have hardly lieen sullicleut peaches to ship. As It Is, however, the Palisade section will ship probably. '.'50 cars. While this represents a i!5 per cent crop. It docs On the Banka Where the Hood River Flows By O. P. Dabniy Ob taks m back to old Oregon ahora. To tha land of tha tall pin treaa. Whara tha billowa of old ocean roar. And whara whiapar tha aoft aca brecza. Away to tha land of tha roaa and farn. And away to tha land of flowara. Whara old Sol's raya doth narar burn. And It rnina In fantla ahowara. Yea. taka ma back to tha mountains and hilla. All eoverad with rerdure of rreen. And tha aoftly flowlns sparkling rilla From tha enow capped mountain are seen. Yea. to the land of tha grand old oak. And tha cedar and juniper tree. Tha place where the bull frogs croak In tha bayoua by tha aaa. Yea, taka ma back to tha Hood River vale. Where the apple treea doth bloom. Where they ahip their applea all by rail And run water through the flume. To the place where aoft aephyra blow Over the land of tha honey and bee. Near the banka whara the Hood River flow. And the Columbia rolls to tha are. Take me to the land of tha great far weat. Where once the Siwaah did roam. The home of tha cheery robin red breast. The land of tha freeman's home. Away to the land where the strawberries grow In great profuaion and kind, la tha vale where tha Hood Rivera flow. Next the bank where the shushula twinea. To the land of college and school Where intellect knocks at the door. Where peace and proa parity rule. And people are fond of folk lore. Yea, take me back to thf mild winters clime. Away from the blizxarda and anow. Then I can hear the church bells chime. Near the banka where the Hood Rivera flow. Yea. take me back to tha shade of Mt. Hood. All covered witn frost and with anow. Where farms have been cleared of mountains of wood. To ralae applea in the valley below. To the land where silver and gold Are mined from the hill below. And where manhood will ever unfold In the vale where tha Hood Rivers flow. Oh. take me away where the nightingale sings. And lulls me to sleep until morn. When the bright morning sun doeth bring Out the squirrels to gather the acorn. Out to the land of the humming bird. And where all nature seems aglow. Where the bright rippling water are heard. On the banks where the Hood Rivar flow. Let me go back where tha boat and the oar Their whistles are heard on the line. And the products they carry afar. From the fields, tha forest and mine. To the land of fragrant perfume From the apple, the pear and the peach I wafted o'er valleya of bloom. Near the ahorea of Columbia beach. Let me go back to tha land of Multnomah. Near the home of the old Klickitata. And let me hear once more the story of Naomi. And how Indiana wore feather in hat. Oh. let me go back to the wild Caacades. To tha old bridge of the Coda, Where the Indiana had crossed for many dec ade On poniea that never were shod. Now. let mc go back to the land that I love, And the flowers in the early spring. To the land of the turtle dove. To tho place where the mocking bird aing. So that when I labor no more. And my life ia ended below, They can bury me cloae to the evenrreen ahore. Near the banka where the Hood Rivera flow. CENTRAL SELLING AGENCY IDEA TO BE KEPT ALIVE Although the proposed Central Sell ing Agency for Northwest fruits will not, It Is said, undertake to liecome an active force In the handling of any part of this year's crop, the move ment will not be iertnltted to lapse. Hecause several of the lending dis tricts did not endorse It, an effort has been made to have It appear that the promoters had lost heart. It is pofnted out that all attempts to estubllsh co-operation among the tillers of the soil result only after long time agitation. II. W. Otis, of Wenatchee, chair man of the executive committee hav ing charge of the movement, says a meeting will be held In the near fu ture to decide what further steps shall 1k taken. A campaign, It Is stated, of education on systematic distribution will Ik undertaken. Knough districts approved the pro posal for uniting all fruit sections, to prove that It possesses real merit. BERRIES SLOWLY RIPENING SMALL PICKING REPORTED Perries are slowly ripening al though there have leen no shipments of any consequence. K. H. Preske, who has part of the T. A. Heavla patch on the west side, had a few ripe berries on thelTth and Sunday picked a full crate. Cyrus Vauglmn, near town, picked a couple of crates Mon day, ami a few scattered pickings In small iiuantltles are reported from other patches. Big Dance at Mt. Hood A big dance Is advertised to take place at Mt. Hood hall, May Stith, under the dlrectlan of the Wood Times Club. Music will te furnished by Newman's orchestra. Tickets $1.50, Including supper.w not mean that the heaters saved on ly that proportion of the crop, but that one fourth of the ranchers smudged and saved practically their full crop. John P. Moore, manager of the (iraml Junction Fruit (irowers Asn. has revised his former estimate of the crop and now figures on 2.0X) cars .f apples Instead of 1,500. The predic tion made heretofore of 11,000 cars of fruit from the (iraml Valley seems likely to be borne out, unit ss some thing unforeseen should occur. The fruit now has set. OUR STOCK OF SHOES IS NOW COMPLETE We have spared neither time nor trouble to get the shoes best adapted to this locality Ladies' Shoes in button, tan and Oxfords; high top for mountain climbing Children's Shoes The kind that wear FLORSHEIM Shoes for Men EVERY KIND AND SHAPE FROM INFANTS' SLIPPERS TO WATER PROOF LOGGERS Honest Goods at Honest Prices R.J. MclSAAC &C0. PARK OREGON iVater VJorlis.on the Farm Tea, that' Just what w mean real water workt; runniaa; watrr In the kitchen, tha hathruoio, tha laundry, tha barn in fart, all oer the place. And it a all done by that tana, you aea ti tha) lower left hand corner of (hi picture the Leader .ytem. It a vtly dillcrrnt s . from the old-fahioned elevated tank which worked t gravity. hr tha Leader Water Supply Byitrra la operated by compmird air rrhahle. aate and cleanly. Your windmill pump water into the tank (which is alrraity full of air. Tha air, being elastic, 1 compressed into upper part of tha tank, and forcza the water out through the pipe. Thi tire you a prewmre. no that a powerful stream of watrr Is on tap at every faucet, DO matter where it ia located. And this mrans abxo tut fin-praitctio, for tha preaaure ia alwayt n and always ready. Now, the old style gravity tanks were either put ia the attic or sit aated on high tower out of duora. la the former case, their weight when full, cracked the plutering; or they overflowed or leaked, flooding; the roome below. In the case of the outside tanks, the v.ater often rf froze solid in winter, necessitating; expensive plumb- isg bills; or it became hot and atagnant during the summer and unfit for use. The Mm IL " "1 4 1 vr i 3 AH Leader Water VCnnnlu Vuetom vvTH WMI1"J WJW,W"' tOU oid til thi. hcuji the ir-H(ftit tank Is ' " f f eithrr in the basement or bunrtl umler- t: r V ground below the frot line. Kvtrryouttt ' fi U complete, with full direction, and ia Tnj . j eiljr installed. The Leader System need T'."ViVil no repairs, t auitea to srasu Duiiaiogs or i $v,' ti i Urr. oxtA it .A-rmtm in nru- I W t. Yst us send vnu our fr IWtklet. "How I Solved tb Water Hunnlr Tr-oblem ," t fi st ory of a man wba aucrsfully equipped bis country noma witn moatro wuer works. Write for It today, before you forget 111 i t'is Apple Land and Orchard Company Otfloe, Mo, 9 Oak Street, Phone 26 or 2002K, Hood River THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE COMPLIED STRICTLY WITH THE GOVERNMENT PURE FOOD LAWS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF White River Flour It Is Unbleached Uhe P&rfid&le Hotel NOW OPEN tTlcclem in (svery Respect Located in tfte Weart ef t&e Upper Vatftiy Rooms 50c and $1 Meals 35 Cents Rates by the Week PARKDALE, OREGON J. M. CLARK, Proprietor For Lime, Cement and House Plaster See STRANAHAN & CLARK Merchants' Express a n d General Delivery Be sure to order from your merchant by noon on day of delivery Long Hauls of Fruit Solicited We are in a position to handle Tonnage. Figure with us, for we can do your hauling cheaper with our auto truck than you can by team. Phone 115-K. A. O. HERSUEV Upper Valley Lumber Co. We are now in a position to furnish ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER of the various kinds Apple Boxes and Strawberry Crates for this senson. Orders and hills promptly filled. MAN' ift WEISEL I -Z miles Southeast of I'arkd.-ile Electrical Contractors 'Bailey S31 Colby Hartmcss Hldg. Vhone CO A' Estimates Cheerfullv l-'urnisheil Minn tirade llectrk f ixtures I p i" late ilavare N estingnouse I. lei trie .Motors Heating Apparatus, I U. t ull Line of I leUric inn Supplies We (luarantee Sati-faitin