The Hood River news. (Hood River, Or.) 1909-current, January 31, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCiv Hal; ty THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get 'Results Htghcst Grade Job Vr fating VOLUME 7, NUMBER 5 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YE Mi BIG MASS Proposition of Uniting "Big Four" Fruit Districts in Central Selling Agency Meets with Unanimous Sup port at Largely Attended Meeting of Local Orchardists ---Investigating Committees Report Favorably on Northwestern Fruit Exchange Which Is Offered for Sale Resolutions Calling for Further Investigation and Conference with Other Districts Is Passed. At a liiassineotlng which crowded the 'oinincrtl.il ( till) auditorium nut llllod the hallways Saturday after noon, It wan the unanimous senti ment that a combination of the four big fruit district of the Northwest for selling purposes In greatly to be desired and that the proportion of purchasing the Northwest Fruit Ex change U worthy of the most care ful consideration. Many present voiced It an their opinion that the movement now on foot may well mark an epoch In the milt Industry of the NorthweHt. Fruitgrowers from all over the valley Hocked Into town Saturday morning and during the day were seen dlsciisHlng the matter In groups on the streets. When the meeting opened at 1:."I0 o'clock the hall wan packed to the doors and standing room wan nt a premium. G. A. McCurdy presided and called upon Frank Cutler to act an secre tary. K. S. Miller, manager of the the Kogue Klver Fruit ami Produce Association, wan then Introduced. He said that the Kogue Klver fruit growern have Ix-cn brought to a re alization that something must lie done to unite the fruit sections In order to obtain a wider distribution r- i. perfect an economical and .. ' Ic marketing system. .. . , hurtn with un," declared r, "has 1-on the fact that il for fancy fruit have do llle th.s has not alnrrv-ed aused un nonie worry and ; i mn un the necessity of nt 4 r T-'t rtlng to organize the fancy fruit dlntrlctn no nn to protect thin market. We have found the opinion to be universal In all the principal fruit nectlonn that Homethlng inunt I done along thin line." Mr. Miller drew a parallel 1st ween the prenent chaotic condition of the marketing system In the North went and the similar condition which formerly existed ntnong the orange growern In California. He reminded ths local orchardlntu that the orange growers completely demoralized the market Infore they could be clubbed Into cooperation, but nlnce then the iH-nt poBHlble renultu have been ob tained. "Fears have lcen expressed by the different nectlonn," continued Mr. Miller, "that their Identity would be destroyed If they consented to such a coiisoltdntloti of their marketing in terests. On the contrary, the t nVf t would be to enhance rather than to dentroy thin Individuality. The Northwentern Fruit Exchange would simply be lined by all the nectlonn an a selling machine and t hey would nt no time lone control of their ship ments any more than under the prenent system All section would bo exploited separately and their products shlpd In such a manner as to keep them entirely distinct from those of any other section." He further commented upon the fact that nearly all the other fruit Industries of the country have been organized except In the Northwest and urged the heed of action. In conclunlon he suggested that repre sentative from the Hood Klver val ley should meet with representative from the Kogue Klver valley and Wenatchee In order to conduct an investigation toget her and to dlncu the matter In every detail with the Northwentern Fruit F.xchange. He further suggested that the commit tee so appointed should formulate a plan and submit It to the different sections to bejicted upon by them. Mr. Miller's address wan given n very cordial reception and wan fol lowed by hearty npplaune. W. F. (Jwln, manager of the North western Krult Exchange, wan then Introduced and gave a most compre hensive and detailed address upon the method employed by the ex change. Mr. J win referred to the fact that the marketing of the fruit produced In the Northwest ha now come to ft point where It I a science In Itself. Prcvlon to l!K'.l there wa not ft sulllcleiit production to make necessary the establishment of a MEETING IS separate selling agency. I'p to that time the growers and their associa tion were competent to market their own output. -The reason was that the production of fancy apples was so restricted that a market for the entire crop at high prices could Is; found In the two cities of New York and Chicago. Ruyer from those markets vied with each other la bidding for the crops and visited the grower personally in their ef forts to handle the product. "With the rapid Increase In pro duction," continued Mr. Owlnn,"thls condition has entirely changed. New York and Chicago can no longer hniwlle the entire supply and other markets must lie sought. To do this Is Hiich a tremendous task that it must of necessity be made a depart ment by Itself to be made the subject of scleulltic study and to be handled under the latent marketing methods. The maximum demand must Is em ployed tu order to get the maximum prices. When New York aud Chicago buyers were bidding against each other prices rose to spectacular heights, t'nder the present system almost the entire production In lelng shipped to these two markets. Asa result they are likely to le over stocked. This has a distinctly Injur ious effect for the reason that other buyer throughout tne country get their prices from the New York and Chicago markets." The enk'r explained thnt the Northwestern Fruit Exchange was orgnntxed In 1!)10 to cater to the en tire demand. Experience teaches that only ten per cent of the buyers have come here to obtain their fruit. The other ninety per cent remain at home and, If the market for fancy fruit In to Is' Increased, according to Mr. (twin, a means must be utilized for seeking out and selling to thin ninety jht cent. He then explained the distributing method which have been successfully used by the ex change for the past two years. It has ls-en determined that the em ployment of district salesmen I the only successful method. In the lurge cities salaried men with otlices are employed, while In the smaller cities commission men, not brokers, are employed. The exchange now has agents In over one hundred cities of the Flitted States, thus seeking out the smaller nn well a the larger markets. Mr. (Jwln said that the exchange had made a careful study of the cost of marketing apples per box and had found that under normal marketing conditions It will not cost more than ten centn a box to market cam or more. He said no association handling a less iiantlty could hope totloso at this cheap rate. Pam News Snapshots Of (he Week ble successor to Robert Bacon, until recently ambassador to France. Postmaster General Hitchcock and President Taft clashed over the quest ion of fed eral ownership of telegraph lines. Following a demonstration hy the Cuban veteran tinder General Nuner, the state department nt Washington scut a note to President Gomel stating that unless he could maintain law and order In the republic he must expect third intervention by the I'uitcd State. ENTHUSED phlets showing In detail the high prices obtained by the exchange were distributed. Explaining the purpose and organ ization of the North American Fruit F.xchange, through which the North western Fruit F.xchange markets Its fruit, Mr. (Jwln said that It I simply a cooperative fruit exchange organ ized aud sustained by fruit associa tion In the different big fruit sec tions, the exchange handling oranges lemons, bnnaiias anil other fruit lu season. Thin exchange markets only one product of a kind, which meann that It tloe not handle the product of conflicting organizations or sec tions. The speaker showed how thin system has great advantages over the old brokerags system. "Fear felt by some that the fruit sections of the Northwest would lose their Identity if they went into -such (Continued on I'aite 10) Bumper Crop Promised By Blooming Experiment Twigs Taken from Different Varieties and flany Lo calities Show Numerous Fr.vt Buds When Placed in Water Davidson Fruit C-mvjuv Fxj .-i-ronls and Finds More Blossoms TK.n m , ;t j Y Orchardlstrt who have heard the result of experiments made by H. F. Davidson of the Davidson Fruit Company are jubilant In anticipa tion of a record breaking apple crop this year. Twigs taken from or chards In different sections of the valley have ls-en placed In water and the appearance of the buds linn shown that all are exceptionally heavily budded. In fact Mr, David son, wht has made this experiment for the past four years, declares that the fruit 'bud are more numerous this year thau they were even In 1910, when a bumper crop was har vested. "One of the most encouraging features of the experiment," Mr. Da vidson say, "I the fact that the blossoms are appearing thickly on all varieties. In some previous years two or three of the varieties have shown numerous buds, but other varieties have been light. This year every variety which has budded out sulllclently to Indicate anything shows nn exceptional nuuilver of blossoms" Another reassuring feature Is the fact that In previous yearn this ex periment has proven a correct Index of the crop which may le expected, barring unforeseen accident to the EVENTS OF WORLD WIDE INTEREST PICTURED FOR BUSY READERS rw- im k-5Cu Cardinal Farley, New York's new prince of the 'liouinn Catholic church, was given n rousing reception on his return from Rome. Thousands of person lined the street and attempted to crowd Into St. Patrick' cathedral President Taft freed Charles W. Morse, the convicted New York banker, who was said to be dying In a military hospital near Atlanta. Ray mond Tolncare was made premier of France ami succeeded in forming a cabinet, l-nrz Anderson was mentioned as a possi CORONADO FETES LOCALJEWLYWEDS The following luterestlhg Item 1 clipped from the San IHego, Cal , Union: One of the most attractive joung brides that has visited the Hotel del Coronado this season I Mrs. Edwin Kaudolph Pooley. Mm. Pooley was formerly Minn Dorothy Newhall, one of the Is-st known young society women of Portland, Oregon, aud has always been u gen eral favorite; she Is an enthusiastic rider anil receutly wou trie blue rib bon of tbe Portland horse show, where she was one of the riders. Mr. Pooley In a graduate of Harvard col lege of the clans of VMtT, and In a Him of Edwin Pooley, millionaire fur niture manufacturer. The Pooley ; Manufacturing Company manufac- 1 ture for the Plaza and Knickerbocker hotels of New York city and the La Salle of Chicago. Young Mr. Pooley has recently come west and pur chased one of the finest apple ranches lu Hood Klver, and will settle there with hi beautiful brlje. KLAMATH SCHOOLS ARE TO TEACH AGRICULTURE! Klamath county Is going In for ag ricultural education lu Its schools. Atractofi acres has been bought and an experiment station will be es tablished, where student will prac tice agricultural methods under the direction of an exjiert who will be secured from the Oregon Agricultural College. Hood Klver News ads are little real estate salesmen. A ' cent wfint ad will put you In toach with some body who wants tlw property yt-u have for sale. Try It. bud ' ir r '. . y scat .i ;; i f ' ..' b ,. i- "I the . ' j -. ! ' ' i '...-.-!. -i informed of thin taci minds that only a light crop could be expected. A bunch of Ortley twigs taken from an orchard on Willow Flat In heavily budded, the prospective blossoms appearing In bunches on every spur. A bunch of shoots taken from some Ulack Twig trees on the cant side shows the same thing Ulack Twigs taken from the west sideshow an equal number t.f fruit nuns, i wigs niken irom some tun Spltzenburg trees on the west side show an equally heavy bloom us the Ortley. There are two or three clusters of Newtowns, but these are not yet sulliclently developed to make It certain that the fruit buds are numerous, but Indications are that such Is the case. Cuttings from young Ortley tree on the east side show an unusually large number of fruit hud, llaldulns have Just been received, so some little time will be needed before prediction can be made as to this variety. Ked'Cheeks taken from the west side nn? show ing full bloom. Some Winter ltana na twigs show all fruit buds so far a they have appeared. NEWS RECEIVED OF F. E, JONES' DEATH Frank E. .Jones, mm of A. IS. Jones, one of Hood Klver' oldest settlers, met his death at Fairbanks. Alaska, the 20th Inst. The cause of his death Is so far unknown, except by the In direct report that he was murdered for his money. Frank, a he wa commonly known among the old settlers of Hood Klver, grew up ami wan a favorite among the schoolboys and was a member of the local order of Odd Fellows. Among other thing his old schoolmates will call to mind Is that he was on the committee which solicited money and bought and put up the the first school bell aud flag on the old school building which Is now used as a courthouse In Hood Klver, and his name, together with n,j, iipji vmoi.ii mwrnMWMl "'i,'".ju - :lty :, if. , - . ' v w ..-... E ' ' - - 1 The Late Frank E. Jones the other members of the committee, wan engraved on the liell. After completing his education In the schools of Hood Klver lu 1SC, he went to Itrltlrdi Columbia. There he remained until lVts, when he engaged lu the mining business at Fairbanks, Alaska. Frank was not only a successful miner, but was a large und success ful contractor in furnishing wood and timber to the railroad and mines, and he acquired large proper ty Interests, among which was one mine that paid from S2.."0 to f I ih) per square foot, pay gravel. The cause of his death will be known as soon as communication can be had with Fairbanks within the next few days. IIIh father, A. I!. Jones, will leave for Fairbanks In a few davn. ' FRIJIT INSPECTORS WILL GET A SPECIAL COURSE Arrangements have lu'en made for a special course to be given to fruit Inspectors during the Farmer' Week at the Oregoti Agricultural College, covering the various phase of nurs ery and orchard inspection. The work will be under the supervision of I'rofessor II. S. Jackson and Pro fessor II. 1 4. Wilson. lectures will be given on the Important Insect pests and plant diseases, and labora tory work w 111 be offered In both de partment, so that fruit Inspector may become thoroughly familiar with all forms of disease and pests. Ki rt?VNK H. ; mtcioook Road and Dock Bonds Held Up by Decision Plans for Construction of Permanent Highway Sys tem and Public Dock in This County Are Nipped in the Bud by AnnouncementThat Jackson Coun ty Election Was Illegal New Laws Demanded. Genuine disappointment prevailed last week when the opinion of the supreme court declaring Illegal the $1,.'00,()00 bond Issue for good roads lu Jackson county was announced. Hopes which had been entertained by a large number here that Hood Klver county would be able to hold a simi lar election on the proposition of bonding for a good roads system and for the construction of a public dock were shattered, as It would ap pear from the decision that the con stitutional amendment gives a coun ty no power whatever to create a bonded Indebtedness. Further legis lation will be necessary to make the amendment self acting. The supreme court reversed the de cision of the lower court on the ground that the election had not been legally held. Justice Burnett, who Jwrote the oplnon, goe a step further, however, and holds that there Is no provision for holdlDg such an election. In thin the other ! members do not concur. They hold that It might have been held legally under the Initiative measure. Stated In a nutshell, the substance of the decision Is that tbe amend ment confers no new powers upon any county. Each county has al ways had the power to create debts for the purpose of building per manent roads, provided the volun tary liabilities of the county should not be Increased thereby to exceed ?.-0O0. The only Innovation made by the amendment upon the previous order of public affairs Is to change the form of restriction upon the power to go lu debt for the particular purpose named. All the affirmative author- Union Directors Report Upon Marketing Plan Believe Proposition Well Worthy of Growers' Con sideration, but Find Some Complex Problems to Be Solved Further Investigation Necessary - Vi tally Important That Sections Should Unite. On account of Its Importance, the report of the directors of the Fruit growers' Union as submitted at the mass meeting Saturday Is herewith given lu full: "It has been taken for granted by the directors of the union that this meeting might desire some opinion or report from the directors a to their position oil the question now before this assemblage, namely, the expediency of the three or four great apple sections, Kogue Klver, Hood Klver, Wenatchee ami Yakima, amal gamating together and the purchase by them of a controlling Interest in the Northwestern Fruit F.xchange, and we herew ith submit as briefly as possible the consensus of our judg ment of the situation at the present time. "At the request of K. S. Miller, manager id the Rogue Klver Fruit Association, we gave til in an audi ence, at which time he presented the salient feature of the plan of the sev eral districts uniting and the pur chase by them of the majority of sttH'k In the Northwestern Fruit Fx change, since which time the direct ors have given the matter very much consideration and have undertaken tt) make due and proper Investiga tion. The directors have one and all felt that the proposition was well .vorthy their attention and they have also felt that the matter should be brought to the attention of the growers of the valley, and therefore have taken the proper stops for hav ing this massiiit-etlng called. "The board of director of the Ap ple Growers' Union, in furtherance of carrying out their Investigations, ap pointed a committee to g ) to Port land ntiil make a detailed Investiga tion of the work of the several de partment of the exchange, their otlice method, ami learn what east ern elllng connection tiny hive. The report of the committee lu ll- j cates that the exchange has very i perfect ami systematic met hod lu all depart nit-tit of their home otlices: that all .! their several sales, ac count, return, etc., are open for In spection by their patron at any Ity of the county court exists now Just as It did before. The contention of the defendants, In Its ultimate analyst, Is that the amendment Is self-executing anil In vests the county with full discretion to devise the means of securing the "approval of those voting on the question" so long as It 1 ascertained by voting In some manner and that no legislation Is necessary on that subject. That an election of some kind will be necessary to remove the restrictions upon the amount of In debtedness for permanent road may be well 11m piled. Tbe question on this branch of the case 1 whether an election has leen authorized. Of course this section cannot be construed to exclude the right of the people to legislate on the subject of elections under the terms of the Initi ative and referendum. It Is clear, however, that until the legislative power of the state has declared that an election shall be held on a partic ular kind of question no decision of such a question can be worked out in this manner. The conclusion 1 that under the legislation as thus far adopted In thl state, no county Is authorized to borrow money or to Issue bonds. The legislative power has prescribed the form of the obligation of the county for Its Indebtedness to be In shape of county orders or warrants. This being the rule for evidencing In debtedness of the county It must be held to exclude every other method In the absence of further legislation. Upon good reason, there Is a very material difference between borrow ing money aud lucurrlug an Indebtedness. time, and that the work of the ex change 1 opeuly, honestly and elll clently done. The report of the com mittee Indicated some degree of In detinlteness relative to ths real sell lug agency, namely, the North Amer ican Fruit Exchange, and It stand ing with the fruit trade of the coun try nt large; also Its stability as an organization, Its etMcleticy a a sell ing agency aud Its responsibility financially, and there was also quite considerable liidotintteness relative to the character of the contract which bind the two organizations; that Is, the Northwestern Fruit Exchange and the North American Fruit Ex change. "There are also many various and complex problems to be solved rela tive to the detailed relation cover ing the connection between the sev. eral unions w ith each other and also the rights and privileges which each union must reserve for itself lu Its re lation to the Northwestern Fruit Exchange. "Assuming that the apple crop of Hot (1 Klver for lUlL will range around in,"ou boxes and that ti e union should handle betwtvti iloo.mii to TiH.tHM) boxes, we would ic ccs-i i- rlly have to pay from : .i nit I to $7.. txxi for the privilege of doing hii-lre through the Northwestern Fruit Ex change ami It soiling machine. Ilie figures seem so Colossal lh.it the .1! rectors thought the iiestlon so vrr Important that they (emit n.s-.s-s.iry In justice to the growers an I stockholders that furt l.er Invest lg-i-tloti I Important. These Investlg i tlons are now under way. "Wo would also call your at tent l 'ii to the fact that all the Inlorm.i lion which we have received rela'lvet i this proposed am i !g. unit Ion ha been received from "tin one souro . namely, t ha t of 1 he I ng party, an I w title vv e do not dl-eri I'l any of tie- statements made, we feel t hit It N bi it t he same t hae our -lock h .I'ler that full cori obor.it I v e Informal! n should lie received from all s i irn-s possible by the board of dipt tor In fore they feel free t., it.lv I - any tl'on'lii'ii-l un I' J) ! H ?