THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1911
NOVEL MARKETING
PLAN PROPOSED
A dispatch from Wenntchee says
that V. T. ( lark of tlwtt place Ih now
In the Last in vt'HtljfittliiK tlic apple
marketing condition In the Intercut
of tlic Wenntchee Fruit Growers'
Association, which, If i) I turn now uu
ilcr coiiMlilcrutloii are carried out to
h successful conclusion, will next
season establish eahtern sales agen
cies for the disposal of Its holdings.
I 'ear I 1!. Holconib, ireHlilciit of the
HHHoclatlon, anil the director of the
organization are heartily In favor of
the sales agency plan, and will exert
their bent efforts to arrange tliU
winter for Uh eHtalillHhineiit.
The moHt serious dltllculty In con
nection with the Hellenic Is the ob
taining of the funds necessary to
11 nance It. To achieve success, the
association real I en that, like Inde
pendent distributors. It tniiHt lie pre
pared to make advanced at tlx- load
ing station here on the fruit of at
leaHt Home of it members and also
tliat it miiHt be In a poHltlon to
trniiHport the fruit cant and hold It
In morale In the eaHtern market ('eli
te th.
To finance It for tile next few sea
nous, Mr. Clarke and the association
officers expect to negotiate loaiiH
with banking IntercNtw; but within a
few years, by the extabllHliment of
an adequate sinking fund, they cal
culate the organization will be able
to conduct Itx business without the
aid of outxlde assistance.
The sinking 'mid will lie created by
the assessment of HI centx on every
box of fruit marketed by tlie nssocl
atlou. Thlx money will go Into the
treaxury to be uxed in tlie colirxe of
buxliiexx, Juxt nx loans from tmnks
might be uxed. Careful account will
be kept of every grower's coutrlhu
tlon to the fund, and, at the end of
every live yearx, tlie amount of these
nxexKinentrt paid liy him to the sink
ing fund will lie returned to him.
The fund, however, will always be
active, for tlie Joining of new mem
ber annually will keep It from ever
becoming depleted.
To make effective tlie plan, all the
tneiuberx will be axked to contract
their fruit to the nssuclat ion fori)
period of five yearx.
OREGON APPLES COMMAND
HIGH PRICE IN SCOTLAND
Oregon npplcx command the top
price In the market of Scotland, ac
cording t o t he following ipiotailonx
sent by 1'nlted Statex Consul Flem
ing of Kdlnhorough:
Oregon Newtown. 4 tier $:!.Ciii :l V.i
Oregon Newtownx, :itler :i VXn 4 01
Wenntchee Valley apple
Winter Itanium :i I"
Koine Ken ii tie (Mid i! 1'.'
Jonathan (i 1' I'.i
Klack Twig 1 2i 1 HI
Willow Twig 1 vjid 1 !M
California Newtown. 4 Her:? niK. '2 l!
California Newtown. I1, " ( 1J
MAY BUILD PULP MILL ON
THE WHITE SALMON RIVER
Machinery Ix being unloaded at the
mouth of the White Salmon by the
Northwextern Llectrle Company.
Ax hiiiiii ax the wagon bridge Ix
Htrengthened the maclilnery will be
hauled to the dam xlte at thenar
rowx. I'art of the power generated
ix to be carried to Cam, is. Wash.,
win re tlie backer of tlie Northwext
ern are heavy xtockholdcrx In the
paper mill. It Ix now reported that
a pulp mill may be built on the
White Salmon, which may account
for the pnrchaxe by the Northwext
ern of all the holding of tlie Wind
Klver Lumber Company.
When given nx xoon ax thecr.iupy
cough appear, Chamberlain's Cough
Kemedy will ward off on attack of
croup and prevent all danger and
anxiety. Thouxnnd of mother ue
It Hiiceexxfnllv. Sold by all dealer.
Don't Rush Things
when yon use
Crescent Baking Powder
Results are equally tftxxl with
Crescent if the dough, is al
lowed to stand - hence lest for
biscuit and hot cakes.
Ill LI POUND
25 ctim
Crescent Coffees,
Teas, Mapleine,
Spices, Flavoring
Extracts, Etc.,
enjoy a well
deserved reputation
Grocers everywhere sell them.
CRESCENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
WRITES OF ROADS
AND PUBLIC DOCKS
(Je.jrge I). Culliertxon,
County J u4ge Hood Klver County.
Dear Sir: I have Juxt received one
of your circular letter axklng the
voter of Hood Klver county to ex
prex their opinion upon the ud taxa
bility of bonding our county to build
permanent road anil a public dock.
A thlx Ix a matter that need care
ful conxtderatlon before making u
declxlon, and a full und free public
discussion will do no harm, hence 1
write thlx open letter.
Had we a law to control and
guide the expenulture of our money
derived from bond, no a to guar
antee to the taxpayer that every
dollar would be judlclouxly expend
ed, then we would Ix perfectly wil
ling to urge the cnlllng of thlx elec
tion juxt a xoon ax the courtx give
you the pjwer to do no.
Personally I can see no argument
ngalnxt the xyxtein of bondltig for
building roadx, If we cun get some
law to protect both the public and
the county ollielalx who handle the
money. The four road bill paed
by the laxt leglxlntnre and vetoed by
the (Jovernor gave thlx, but as you
well know we now have no law
giving thlx protection, even If the
Jackson county text case Is won by
the county. In proof of thlx, permit
me to relate a little Incident. While
attending tlie State Convention of
County Commlxxloner held In Port
land a few day ago, one of the High
way Hoard of five buxlnexx men ap
pointed by the Jnckxon county court
to spend their one and one-half mil
lion dollar of bond on permanent
road work, called me to one xlde. In
troduced hlmxclf and began some
thing like thlx: "I only wlxh we had
a law like the one you fellow are In
itiating or one xlinllar to It. We
have no way to protect the public
from graft nor to prevent cenxure
upon our nctx-" Thlx man realizes
that the expenditure of f 1,500,000 on
roadx curried with It a great respon
sibility , and ho doex the handling of
thlx xlnklng fund. Their bond are
for twenty yearx. The xlnklng fund
will have to begin about the end of
the fifth year. Then to ralxe f 1,'xH).
OtM) in fifteen year menus that $100.
Oon muxt be depoxited annually In
thi? hand of the county treaxurer.
Tlie use of $100,000 fifteen yearx,
$100.000 for fourteen ears, :ioo,UO0
for thirteen yearx, and xo on down
the line, mean xoniethlng.
My dear voter, do you realize that
till offer an opportunity for g'aft?
Our illwtlngulxhed Jurist, Judge Llnd
xey, tellx ux "Ax long ax you dangle
privilege liefore greedy eyex you may
expect political corruption, for privi
lege Ix tlie beaxt."
Hut, you xay, the county court can
protect the xlnklng fund. True, It
may try to. but you may have sev
ernl county court before tlie xlnk
lng fund Ix uxed to pay off these
bonds, and then sometime sinking
fund are loaned to political friend
who run small bank, and then
sometime we find public money de
poxited a private account. For an
Illustration of thlx, look at the recent
expoxure of some of Multnomah
county's otlicialx, who nre now on
the gridiron for grafting Interest on
public deposits.
I sincerely hope Uie Jackson coun
ty bond Issue will be declared Illegal,
If the calling of our election depends
upon Itx legality. 1 1 will only be one
year until we will have some laws
to guide and protect the uxe tf
money derived by bond for perma
nent roadx. The state grange of Or
egon Ix Initiating two road bills
one creating a state highway engi
neering department, and the other
providing for counties to bond for
permanent road Improvement ami
there will lie no opportunity for a
governor to veto either of them.
So In the face of all thtx danger In
spending our money Injudiciously
and permitting our sinking funds to
be uxed for personal emoluments, I
think It advisable to wait until after
our next annnnl election. For,
whether thlx county bond (ir not,
the grange Initiative bonding act
will become a law immediately after
the ballots are counted next No
vein her.
The people of ( iregon are not going
to be fooled any longer by a few
Will o'-t he-wisp road politician of
Portland.
In regard to building n f 10,000 pub
lic dock, I would say wait about
live years, or until we can get some
decent roads from our apple houses
to tlie Columbia river. We may
then need a public din k.
Don't worry about losing thend
vantages of the Panama Canal. We
have some railroad liilluences at
Washington, P. C, to reckon with
before we are going to g"t those
cheap rates; but thl Ix Irrelevant to
our subject.
Just Connect together your public
dock and the Columbia river nuto
niobllu road. They will keep.
"Koad to Market Fruit," I our
slogan, and then we will speculate
on other good thing.
I might add that It I very doubt
ful If there I any law by which you
can bond a county for a $10,000 pub
I lie dock
Section 10. Article 11, of our state
constitution a amended at our last
general election reads, "No county
shall create any debt or liabilities
which shall singly or In the aggre
gate exceed the sum of .",000, except
to suppress Insurrection or repel In
vasion, or to build permanent roads
within the county, but debts for per
manent roads shall be Incurred only
on approval of a majority of those
voting on the question."
Of course you may call a dock a
road or a cow a horse, but proof of
the assertion might lie demanded.
if you called a dock a road, you
could not make It out of piling or
lumber; It must l permanent. Of
course you could uxe dirt, rock and
cement and call It a road, but that
will cost about a much as a small
Panama Canal.
I mlgnt also state that our county
treaxurer Informs me that our coun
ty, at the end of the year 1911, was
in debt about $17.000, with $2,000
cash on baud and about $2,000 taxes
unpaid.
This leaves our county In debt
about $2:1,000, which Is about 1S,000
more than the legal limit, without
Ix'lng authorised by an election.
In conclusion I want to ask our
Honorable County Judge a few
question 4.
If Jackson county wins and this
county I axked to go Into thl un
certain bonding election, will you, In
your call for an election, make your
bond Ixxue a serlul one, stating the
maximum rate of Interest, the
amount of and when each serial will
begin an end? ( We do not want any
sinking fund.)
Will you dexcrlte the beginning
and ending of each road to lie Im
proved, nuinlng the kind of material,
maximum grade and estimated cost
of same?
If these questions nre answered In
the allirmative, It will add greatly to
the popularity of a bond Issue.
Yours sincerely,
A. 1. Mason.
SMITH TO RETAIN
CHARGE OF SYSTEM
At the meeting of the council held
Tuesday evening Superintendent
Smith of the water deparment ten
dered Ids resignation, through Mr.
Koliertxon of the fire and water com
mittee. Mr. Smith has an opportun
Ity to take a desirable position lu
another city nud, as he had no as
surance a to how long he could re
tain hi place here, he wax making
plan to accept the other place. It
wa also stated that during the cold
snap he had been working from
twelve to tifteen hours a day and
that no adequate provision wax
made for his hiring help lu case of
emergency.
The matter wa discussed by the
couneir and the advisability of re
taining Mr. Smith's services was em
phasized. Mr. Smith Is practically
tlie only man In town who knows
all the Intricacies of the present sys
tem and t tie councllmen stated that
his services have always lieeu satis
factory. Councilman Kobertson made
tlie motion that assurance be given
Mr. Smith that he would be retuined
during the coming year If ill services
continue to be as satisfactory as
they have lieen In the past. This
motion was unanimously carried.
It was moved and carried that
an emergency fund of $100 lie set
aside from the Income of the water
system and that It be placed at Mr.
Smith' dlxpoxal to be used In case of
emergencies. Koutlne business was
transacted, nfter which adjournment
was taken until thl week, when the
old council wound up Its business,
APPLE GrlO WERSWiLL TRY
NITRATESOR FERTILIZER
In view of recommendations re
cently made by Prof. K. W. Thatcher
of the state's agricultural experiment
xtntton, recommending the use of fer
tilizers, the fruit-growers of Cash
mere, In the Wenatchee district,
have appointed a committee to con
duct test Nitrate of soda ha been
furnished for till purpose by a Se
attle firm and the tests are to be
made at once. Itt contended that
no matter how rich the soil, plant
growth can be facilitated by the use
of nitrates. Farmers everywhere
will watch the result of these ex
periments with a great deal of Interest.
Fare JO Cents
To Portland and Way Landings
on the
STEAMER TAHOMA
which leaves Teal "tipper" Dock
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
8:30 a. m. We have recently in
stalled a covered wharf boat which
Insures dry and clean handling ol
freight. For further information
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IMPORTANT
Franz's First Annual Clearance
No brass band, fire works or red flag no "Slaughtered prices," just a quiet
little Bargain-fest to stimulate January business, keep everybody busy and inci
dentally to clear our floors and shelves preparatory to putting in the new spring
P goods. We promise a substantial saving in every department; exceptional values
in many. And Franz's promises are kept! Twill be well worth your time to
spend a few minutes just looking through.
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SPECIAL VALUES IN CHINA AND
GLASSWARE, in many instances a saving
of ONE-THIRD.
HOOD RIVER NEVER BOUGHT FUR
NITURE OF QUALITY at the prices we
now offer at this important sale.
RUGS 9x12 Wilton Velvet $17.95 to $59
FOR 9x12 Brussels Rugs $9.65 to $19.75
LESS 9x12 Wool Rugs - - $7.85 up
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EPIPHANY PARTY
GREATLYJNJOYED
Following an old church custom,
an Epiphany party was held under
the auspices of the guild of St. Mark s
Episcopal church Friday evening.
A feature of the occasion was the
cutting of the big, Kplphauy cake
which contained the ring. Tlie per
son finding the rlug was privileged
to wear It during the coming year
Mrs. Crltes was the lucky one. Mrs.
F. S. Smith had worn the ring dur
Ing 1911. .
The party was given at tlie rec
tory, Hev. and Mrs. Simpson open
ing their house for the occasion.
During the first part of the evening a
guessing contest was held. An ad
vertisement was pinned on every
guest's bnck and each tried to guess
what It was from the questions
which others asked him. This re
sulted in much fun and gave every
one an opportunity to get acquaint
ed. The winner were Mrs. Hen
dricks and Mrs. Stone.
The advertisement feature was
continued In ft number of charades
which were then given. The actors,
who appeared singly or In cotqles,
represented some much-advertised
article. Those who pnrtlclpted in
cluded Mrs. Charles X. Clarke, Mrs.
F. S. Smkli. Mrs. L. A. Heed. l'.rooks
llaworth. Mr. Alnsley ami D. K
Hand. Mr. Clarke an.l Mrs. liand In a
touching scene dramatized the par
ody "Silver Suds Among the Hold,"
words being written especially for
the occasion by Mrs. Simpson.
An enjoyable musical program
was rendered by the following: Miss
Carlisle, Mrs. Kanaga. Mrs. Crltes,
Mrs. Ilindrlcks, Mrs. L. Armstrong.
Mrs. Schweitzer and Mrs. Kelr. The
latter two made a hit as a lovelorn
gipsy and his ladylove. They were
appropriately costumed and ren-
tiered a duet, which was heartily
encored.
The committee In charge of the
affair Included Mrs. W. H. Lawrence
and Mrs. Marry DeWltt. who fur-1
nlshed the entertainment, and Mrs.
Crltes and Mrs. Xora Hone, who fur- j
nlshed the tasty refreshments. ;
Hard to MovVln Ruim.
An American wished to move from j
the principal hotel in St. Petersburg to j
a smaller hotel around the corner. He
came down with his bng packed ready j
to go. "Sorry," snld the mnmiger, "but
you cannot leave this hotel or renter
t another hotel until we net jour pnss-
fiort from the police, and that will take
a day anil a iilj;ht. You must go ,
through exactly the same procedure a j
If you were leaving the country."
Medicines that aid nature arc al-j
ways .n ost effectual. Cliainl erlaln's
Cough Kemedy net on tills plan It !
allays t he cough, relieves the lungs.:
opens the secretions and aids nature j
In restoring tlie system to a healthy j
condition. Thousands have testltleil
to Its superior excelleil.V. Sold by j
all dealers. j
Drawing tha Lina.
"I upH)se." said the timid young
man. "when you recall what a hand
some man your flrat husband was yon
wouldn't consider me for a minute?" i
"Oh. yes. I would," replied the
widow Instantly, "hut I wouldn't con- ;
slder vou for a second."
When you feel i.
vou. tired, worried or despondent it i a
mire in mui need MOTT'S NERVERINE
PILLS. Thev renew the normal-vigor and
make life worth living P tur nd ask tot
Molt' Ncrverine Pill l,
WILL A MS MFG. CO.. Prop., CUt.UoJ. Ohio
l or Sale by Carl A. Plath. Druggist i
O.-W. R. & N. EMPLOYES j
WORK OVERTIME, CHARGED j
Suit has been brought by the I'nl-1
ted States to recover (lo,.VMi in pen
alties from the ).-V. i, a X. Co. for
alleged lnfructloir of the li hour law
concerning the employment of train
crews. Tlie alleged violations took
place between Portland, Hood Iliver,
The Dalles und Wyeth In April, July
nnd Augiist. The federal law Hxes a
penalty of .." M for each offense.
Twenty-one separate Infractions are
charged in the government's com
plaint. Several months ago the I'ulted
States brought similar soits for al
leged Infractions against tlie South
ern Pacific company. In these cases
tlie employment of each member of
a train crew for a period longer than
li hours Is is made punishable bv a
tine of $.MMI
$5,000 To Loan
$."i,("k) to loan on first class secur
ity. Must be Improved orchard
land. Iteed & Henderson, Inc. tf
Piles! Piles! Piles!
Williams Indian Pile ointment will cure
Blind, Bleedim? and itching 1'iKs. It ab
sorbs the tumors, allays itchimr at once,
arts as a poultice. pis fnst.int relief.
Williams Indian I'iK ointment is pre
pared for Tiles and itchimr cf the private
Prts. Prnircists, mnfl fy rind fl (.'.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland, Ohio
For Sale by Carl A. Plath. Druggist
MISS EDNA LYMAN
TO TELL STORIES
I'nder the auspices of the Woman's
Club, Miss Kiina Lymau of Oak
Park, 111., Is to lie here on tlie 17th of
this month and Is to give readings,
two In the afternoon for school chil
dren am) one in the evening on the
telling of P.ible stories.
Miss Lymau is both a professional
story teller am) lecturer on children's
literature and the art of fetory telliug.
She has given courses of lectures be
fore library schools, teachers' insti
tutes and normal schools, women's
clubs and mothers' study classes,
I and bus conducted siory hours for
; children in many of the most tiupor-
tant libraries and public schools of
i the country. Her experience lu pub
I lie library work with children has
given her unusual opportunities for
: observation and study of books or
children.
; The lecture In the evening at the
'Congregational church will Is' es
pecially for Sunday sch ol workers,
, teuchers and parents. It will be
iiieii to the public, however, nnd a
small adml"sion fee will lie charged.
Miss Lym. m's stories are drawn
largely from classic sources with the
distinct purpose of presenting these
stories, all too unfamiliar, which
have stood the test of yt irs and
have charm and fascination fr all
ages. They Include fairy nloriL-s
from Anderson, Grimm and other
less known authors, miscellaneous
selections from folklore, legends and
history; nnd groups of stories from
the tales of King Arthur. Kobin
Hood, Sigurd and other famous
heroes.
The readings for the school chil
dren are given under the auspices of
the library committee of the Wom
an's Club. They will tie held at the
Commercial Club rooms. At 2:4.") a
reading will be given for children of
the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
grades. Xo guests except club mem
liers are expected at this time. From
four to five o'clock she will speak for
the pupils of the eighth grade and
the high school students on "Hooks,
The Friends of the Children," with a
plea for good literature. For this
hour the Woman's Club extends an
urgent Invitation to everyoue Inter
ested In developing a higher stan
dard of reading for the young.
As Miss Lyman receives $.'." an
hour for her services, the club has
not engaged her lu hopes of being
aide to secure that amojnt, but In
order to lighten tlie expense then
will lie a charge of ten cents In the
afternoon.
Silver Suds for sale at Clarke's drug
store.
Our immense stock of....
Holiday Goods
is nearly gone. To clean up odds and ends we will sell what
is left, This Week On ly. . .
At Cost
Also Sweaters,
Woolen Shirts
and Underwear
Broken lots of articles in every department go at cost. We
want to clean up our stockJefore invoicing January 1 st. If you
are looking for a bargain call at the Parkdale Store this week.
R. J. IVIclSAAC & CO.
Parkdale
Oregon