THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1911
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Investigate Camas Prairie Now!
OAMAO nnAlllir -THE HAY PRODUCING CENTER of the ENTIRE
rnMlnlr WHITE SALMON COUNTRY. This rich bottom land
UnilinU I lltfllllL READY TO PLOW WHEN DRAINED and you can
buy choice tracts for less than it costs to clear the surrounding timber land. CAMAS PRAIRIE
I S N O W BEINGDRAINED We have a few interesting investments that are bound
to increase in value and bring handsome returns jnjhejiearfuture.
Good 'Roads Telephones
yi Local Market For your Hay
Dix)er sifted Farming Income Vroperty
Cream "Routes Collect your Dairy Products
B. E. DUNCAN & COMPANY
THE
APPLE SEASON
WILL SOON BE HERE
The Davidson Fruit Co.
Will Be Prepared to Market
Ipples and Pears
HOOD RIVER AWAKENS
TO NEED OF FACTORIES
Tilltor News:
Recently several citizens took a
trip iiIouk the waterfront to view
It (or inamifai'Mirlntf sites and
park possibilities. 1 lie trip wait
a revelation to them, ax they had
little Idea of what the city hold
forth la the way of possible lrn
provements. The suggestion Is made
that the Commercial Club, civic
bodies and the Wouiau'M Club Inaug
urate a movement toward the pro
curing of iiianiifacttirlnK: Industries
along the river ami railroad, the
parking of the western outskirts for
the convenience and ei Jltieatlon not
only of vlwltorH to Hood Klver, but
of our own people.
Probably not one niuti In twenty-
five has any adequate: conception of
what Hood Klvcr 1h and what It In
destined to ls. A spring fed lake a
mile long runs parallel between the
Columbia river and the ().-V. It. &
X. railroad. A high knoll on the
iliore of thU lake could lie utilized In
uch a manner that a bridge could
Hpan from It across the trackH to the
property on the south Hide, and
which, by the way, has repeatedly
beeu suggested and desired for park
purposes by the Woman' Club.
It In also believed that thin place
could lie. made the terminus of the
Columbia river scenic automobile
road, and surely the end of the road
where It winds Into the city hIioiiIi!
le made Inviting, which It could tie
In numerous wnj. In time a road
and landing coulil be made, to cross
the Columbia river to. I'nderwood,
thux affording North Hank travelerx
easy accexx to the el'ty and giving
them a favorable linpivxxlon on first
entering.
While the city may be spending
thouxandxof dollarx in road work,
water workx and sewer systems. It
Is Investing money In t lie bext pos
xlble way to secure Increnxed popu
latlon and business; but In order to
keep abreast of the. tlmex. It Ix also
necexxary to procure a tract of land
xuch ax that outlined here, to con
vince the moxt pessimistic that thlx
city's future Ix full of promise of
great things.
The numeroux luduxtrlal xltex on
the waterfront. If dockx were put to
for shipping, together with the va
rloux nctlvltlex already In operation
along the railroad, meanx that If
Hood IMver Ix to liecome a manufac
turing city, as well ax the faiiM'd
apple city that she Ix, factories atul
xhopx inuxt crowd down to where
rail meets water, and that thlx clt.v
Ix so situated Ix convincing. If people
will secure a comprehensive knowl
edge of It.
The city, with regard to Its fu
ture, niuxt be examined. The knowl
edge thux obtained will result In a
broader public spirit, lu tlie elimina
tion of clliiuex, in a solidarity of
effort that will force Hood ICIver
along at even a faster rate than It
Is growing and we believe It will
reach the 2.1,0(10 mark. ItoosTKii.
CITY VACATES SITE
FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
Iiy action taken at Thursday
night's meeting of the city council.
Hood Hlver will huve an Ideal loca
tion for a public library. The plat
of ground between Oak and Ntatf
streets, Just east of the resilience of
H. L. Smith, which has been a part
of Fifth street, was selecte-d. No
work has ever been done on this por
tion of the street, which Is covered
with a growth of handsome oaks,
and the city has In no way beep
served by It a a thoroughfare.
The site for the library was selected
by the Hood Klver Woman's Club,
which has lieett most active In push
ing action for a public library here.
The council vacated the property
with respect to Its street uses, and
the abutting owners, K, I.. Smith, J.
II. Ilellbronner and K. ( 1. Jllanchar,
will dedicate It for library purposes.
I'ntll a library building In erected,
the place will be used as a public
park.
M. II. Ackley of I'ortla.nd was a
week end visitor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. K. K. 1 trad ley.
JOHNSON BROS. & HALE
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Groceries, Shoes. Gents' Furnishings
Hardware
Pine Grove Grange
Building
VAN HORN
Phone 203 2-M
Well Drilling
Quick
Successful
Satisfactory
DONE WITH A
STAR WELL DRILLING OUTFIT
TOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS
APPLE LAND & ORCHARD COMPANY
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Offct, N. t Oik Ilrtft
Phonit. 28 r 20 4)2-1
CENTRAL MEAT MAIiKETT
P. C. YOUNG, Proprietor
Fresh and Cured Meats, Fish, Oystei s Q
MUTTER AND KGGS
FREE 4ND VliOMVT DELIVERY
Phone Main 6 Mood Klvcr. Orrcurf
CASTNER IN EAST
DEMONSTRATES PACK
A letter from John 15. Castner,
dated Fltchburg, Mass , written to
his father, O. It. Castner, of Hood
Klver, will lie Interesting reading
matter to his many friends here.
John went east several weeks ago to
give Instructions in apple packing,
and his demonstrations are meeting
with much approval. His obser
vations follow:
"I arrived In Boston Wednesday
night at C o'clock. I tried to get
Dell by telephone, but did not suc
ceed. I did not have time the next
day, as the parties who had tne make
the trlD were anxious to have me
go to Fltchburg and start la with
a grower who Is picking his apples
,nnd who Is very anxious to learn
our packing methods.
"I was certainly surprised when I
saw w hat he had. He has 00 acres
In orchard. Ills varieties are Mcin
tosh lied, (jravensteln, Baldwin and
Wealthy, and he has as nice a lot of
fruit as ever grew. I never saw any
finer. His apples color lieautlfully.
I don't know what he gets for' his
(iravenstelns and Wealthys, but he Is
selling his Mcintosh Iteds for $.1.50
per box now, anil expects to get
more. He' will have .1.000 boxes of
IVIutosh Beds and will have no
trouble In disposing of them, as there
ir buyers here now trying to get
his crop.
"His trees bear as young as they
do with us. his oldest trees lielng
seven vears old. We had a seven-
war-old tree of Mcintosh Iteds picked
Friday and got V2 boxes of good
a yples and one of seconds. Ills trees
ROBT. T. NEWHALL
Tel tphoaa 277-M Hood River, Oregon
REPRESENTING
MILTON NURSERY CO.
THIRTY-THREE YEARS
OF KELIAKLE TREES
KELLY BROS.
MAY and OATS
Rolled Barley, Bran, Shorts
and Straw
Phone 237-M
Fourth Strwt between Oak and State
Hood River Studio
R. M. DUNHAM
lIIOTOCiRAlIIY
Also Columbia Gnphophones end Records
O. B. CVINOER
Confootlonory and Olgarm
Ctnmral Lin of Cifmrl, Tofrarc.
Candif. lot Crtam, Etc.
STATIONERY On the Heights
BRADLEY BROS.
Concrete Building Blocks
ReoHrnixed the Rent. We
make them In Hiwd Rirer
CALL ON US FOR ESTIMATES
M. C. JOHNSON
Carpenter and Builder
Second and State St.
Phone Shop 245-X; Re. 87-L
II. M. HYAN
Teacher of Violin, Mandolin, (iuitar
and Banjo
Phonograph and Musical
Instilments repaired
soul T'S MUSIC SIOHC
also look fine. No disease of any
kind have I been able to see as yet,
except that the Baldwins have some
bitter rot spot In them. I do not
think It Is as bad as It Is with us.
Ills Baldwins are the same type as
those on the creek bottom at the old
place.
I hey figure on sending me to
Maine. IChode Island and Connecti
cut before I get through. I have a
crew of six packers going and they
seem very apt in learning to pack.
Am staying with the owner's fami
ly, and they seem to be very pleas
ant people.
"Tell Mr. Shepard I am boosting
for Better Fruit, and If he could send
me a few copies of the best numbers
I think I could get hliu several
subscrlters.
"Fltchburg, the town I am In now,
Is a place of 40,000 population, and Is
very leautlful. The country climate
Is about the same as It Is In Hood
River."
LARGE AUDIENCE
GREETSJURDOCK
Congressman Murdock, who opened
the Lyceum Course being ulven un
der the auspices of the Ladles' Aid
Society of the I. B. church, Thurs
day evening at Ilellbronner hall,
made a trip around the valley in the
afternoon. Mr. Murdock spoke to a
large audience Thursday night. The
greater portion of his speech was
taken up with an attack on special
Interests and the manipulations if
the federal legislative bodies at tht
national capital. During the course
of his lecture he paid high tribute to
Dr. Wiley.
"Among those of our government
employes and oft leers who ne faith
ful to the eopl, Is Dr. Wiley," he
s lid.
The greater part of the fatuous red
hair, which the public li'is heard of
so frequently, lelng absent, Mr. Mur
dock said iu opening bis remarks:
"I don't doubt that you are sur
prised to see me bereft of my red lin ks.
Several days ago, just before I liegan
my Journey westward. I was In the
chair of a strange bartter In Phila
delphia. It w-as decidedly hot and I
went to sleep. Imagine my horror
when I awoke and found that he
had closely shorn my head."
Prof. Lewis to Tour Canada
Prof. C. I. 1t wls of the horticul
tural department of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College leaves on Sept. IN
for ft two weeks' trip through Brit
ish Columbia fruit districts. Includ
ing Nelson, New West Minster and
the Okanogan and (Srand Forks dis
tricts, and covering some l.NXI miles.
This Season in a way to net the BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS
WE ALSO HAVE FOR SALE
Apple Boxes, Pear Boxes, Fruit Paper,
Etc., at Attractive Prices
THE DAVIDSON FRUIT COMPANY )
Extra Session in October
Believing that the people of Oregon
are earnest in their very general de
mand for a special session of the
state legislature to consider much
needed good roads legislation, which
was so conflicting at the last session
that the gubernatorial veto was
placed thereon hard and fast. Gover
nor West has already made up his
mind to call an extra session of the
legislature for the hwt week of Octo
ler. I'nless circumstances that have
not yet developed should cause Gov
ernor West to change his mind the
extra session will materialize defin
itely at the stated time.
' H. YAMA J
G ARBAGEM AN i lg
AND
DAY WORKER g
rhonaltW 14 Oak Street
O
i i Telephone, between 7 nd 10 p. m. fg
I ALL KINDS OP I A
L'pholds Hood River School Board
The Hood Klver school board is
credited with having passed a reso
lution forbidding high school stu
dents from participating In any form
of athletics who fall to maintain a
standard of at least x) per cent on
weekly markings In their studies. If
all school boards would adopt like
measures It would raise the standard
of athletics by eliminating a lot of
the "unlit," and it would also Induce
others who are lax In their studies
to brace up and make good. Wood
burn Independent.
Soft Drinks for Family Use
Hood Klver Sweet Cider, Hires'
Boot Beer, and Soda Waters of all
flavors can be obtained for family
use at all the confectionery and gro
cery stores at ?l.tMl jht dozen, with
an allowance of ."(k- per dozen for the
return of the bottles to the party
from whom purchased. Keep a few
bottles In a cool place during the
warm weather.
Hooll KlVKH Al'I'l.K YlNKOAK Co.
Oregon Hotel Special Dinners
A special tabic d'hote dinner will
be served at the Hotel Oregon every
Sunday from "::U) to 7:110 p. m. for 75
cents. An a la carte meal will also
be served. Music by the .Mandolin
Club. Dine with us. I
JAPS INCREASE
LAND HOLDINGS
Considerable comment is caused by
the fact that Japanese are constant
ly increasing their holdings In the
Hood Klver valley and securing con
trol of some of the choicest land. A
deal was made Friday whereby Jap
anese capital secured possession of
the Sherman Frank :i0-acre tract In
the Oak Grove district, and it Is
stated that several other pieces of
property In thla Immediate vicinity
are under option by the Japanese,
who now own a large acreage In
that locality. It is reported that
Mr. Frank w-as given ll'.I.OOO for the
tract, which Is in young trees. There
are at present about 400 Japanese Id
the valley working at clearing lands
and caring for orchards.
Copy for advertisements must lie
In the oflice by Monday noon.
W. S. GRIBBLE
The Mt. Hood Store
General Merchandise
Flour, Feed, Spray Material
Farm Implements :: and :: Stumping Powder
J. A. LITEL
MT. HOOD, ORE.
Balcksmith and Vagonmaker
HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY
25 Years Experience
FIRST AUTUMN DISPLAY
of Authoritative New York Stvles in
Painting and Paperhanging
IM-CORATING
work iUaranti:i:d
FRED WALSH
Phone 28 J-M On The Heights
Benjamin Clothes
fabrics and Fashions of Unusual Importance to Critical Dressers
We have but recently received the first shipments of I.enjamin Clothes,
those unique made in New York Garments for Men and Younj: Men, and we
take pleasure in announcing the First Autumn Display. These Cloth.es reach
the topmost notch in quality and distinctiveness. They combine the tailoring
and smartness ordinarily found only in custom tailor garments. Your early
inspection of these cleverly made New York garments is respectfully suggested.
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