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THE, HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get Hesults Highest Grade Job Printing VOLUME 8, NUMBER 9 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR MASS MEETING HEARS RErWMinr Committee Appointed to Investigate Rogue River Plan Submits Unfavorable Findings, but Announces That Co-operation With Wenatchee and Yakima May Be Accomplished and So Recommends. That the Kogue Klver plan of pur chasing the North western Fruit l-x-change Is t applicable tit the needs of Hood Klver at thin time and that there I strong possibility that Hood Klver may be able to ally herHelf In a marketing arrangement with Yakl ma and Wenatclne, wan the gist of a report submitted to the local fruit growers yesterday ufternoon at a massmeetlng held at Hellbronner hall. It was shown that If the Kogue Klver plan were adopted the no called combine would control only about half the Kogue Klver output of 1000 earn, three-quarters of the Hood Klver output of about 2000 cars and only one-twelfth of tho Wenatchee output of about 4000 cars. In other wordn only about one-fifth of the to tal output of the Northwest would be handled through the exchange. I'nder the arrangement which now appear possible that Hood Klver may combine with Wenatchee and Vaklma practically four-lift hn of the crop would be hamlled under the co operative method and the nectloun which are now In competition would lie working In harmony. Thelocal commute unbuilt ted a re port showing clearly that such a plan would le much more to the advan tage of Hood Klver than the adop tion of the Kogne Klver plan. The factn In the nine, an determined by the local committee, are an fol lows When Manager (Jwln of the exchange addressed the local grow em In thin city he made a number of clear cut representations. Basing their opinion upon thene represent a tlonn the growers present were en thusiastic In their endorsement of the plan. In the report made by the WINS LONG FIGHT FOR LIFE AND LEGS For exactly one year George Wat son, whose legs were crushed almost to a pulp In an accident here, has but tled In the local hospital for his life and limbs. Sunday was the first an niversary of the misfortune and Wat son was able to take a few steps upon the limbs which had ls-cn saved through what was almost a miracle of surgery. Not the least among the elements which havebrought Watson victory In his long light has been his unfailing cheerfulness ami optimism. Watnou wan brought to the hospi tal on February 25, 11(11. He had been struck by the pole of a stump puller and the bones of both legs were shattered In numberless places. It was decided that there was a light ing chance to patch together the broken fragments of bone. Kepeated operations were necessary, but Wat son bore them with untlliiching cour age. There Is today an excellent chance that after the long unused tendons are rendered pliable he may be able to walk with comparative ease. hood FvFrIoy wins airj0ntest A world's record for model aero planes not propelled by an engine wan made at Portland Saturday by George L. Itatchelder of thin city, who has proved himself a mechanical gen ius of high order. Itatchelder, who Is seventeen years old, sent his model aeroplane t hrough the air for a distance of ti.'!l feet, win ning the special V. M C. A member ship prize In the Meier & Frank third annual amateur aviation contest. Thin was followed a few minutes later In the (light of another of Hatchclder's entries, which won the grand prize. This model made n splendid lllght, alighting on the post otllce building. After several attempts Itatchelder sent his first entry spinning like a bird In the direction of the Y. M. C. A. building nt Seventh nnd Taylor streets, (illdlng gracefully down ward. It finally alighted on a portico of the llelllg theatre, a horizontally measured distance of fUll feet. The grand prize In last year's contest wns won by Itatchelder' entry, when It went 350 feet. Saturday's flight Is ronceded by aeroplane experts to lie tho world's record for model aero planes not propelled by an engine. board of direct cm of the union at that time, however, It wan strongly recommended that a local committee make a careful Investigation, It l Ing recalled that all the Information to date had been received from the selling party. One of the most Important points lu the minds of the local com mittee wus the matter of the connection between the Northwest ern Fruit Kxchange and Its selling ngent the North American Fruit Kxchange. The Impression had been given that the North American Fruit Kxchange wan purely and simply a co-operative sclllcg agency organized and conducted In the Interests of non competing fruit districts and not allied with any special commission Interest. In order to determine the exact status of the matter the hx-al committee selected the exchange's salaried A-l salesmen. From relia ble Informants (In most cases bank ing Institutions) In each city the com mittee learned what the connections of the local agents were. In a large uumlier of eases the reply wus that the agent of the North American Fruit Kxchange was also the agent ol Crutchfield and Woolfolk, the Pittsburg commission men whose names have leen frequently linked with that of the Northwestern Fruit Kxchange. In so large a numlier of Instances was thin found to le the case that the local committee was forced to conclude that the North Amerlcnn Fruit Kxchange was In reality only a selling ngency organ ized and controlled by Crutchfield and Woolfolk. ' At the meeting held between repre nentatlves of the Kogue Klver Valley, Cashmere and Hood Klver Valley In OFFER PRIZES FOR BEAUTIFUL YARDS The Civic Committee of the Hood Klver Woman's Club has made ar rangements to give substantial cash prizes for Improvements In unim proved yards In the city, knowing that the co-operation of residents means a city beautiful. Anyone having an unimproved yard Is eligible to enter the contest on March 1.1, when the first Insect1n will be made by the committee. The contest closes September 1, when prizes will hea warded to those secur ing the greatest uuiiiIht of points. These will be given for the most Im provement In lawns, (lowers, walks, back yards, shrubls'ry, trees, general apiM-arance, parking and tree plant ing between sidewalk and curb wher ever street-grading has been done. Anyone desirous of entering the con test will please notify Mrs. Chase Castner, phone 15ti M, or any member of the Civic Committee, who will be glad to enter the name nnd Inspect present condition of premises or give Information required concerning the plan. IMPROVTmInTWORK IS RECOMMENDED Additional street Improvement wan rtvommended.by the street com mittee of the council at the meeting Monday evening as follows: "We recommend that cement side walks and curbs lie ordered on Cas cade Avenue from Fifth street to Fourteenth street, on Oak street from Fifth street to Tenth street and on Sherman Avenue from Sixth street to Ninth street. "We recommend that Shermnn Av enue le graded from Sixth street to Ninth street nnd that the Serpentine Way be graded from Stnte and Sixth streets to Its Intersection with Kil gene street extended east, thence on Kugeno street west to connect with Ninth street, also that Thirteenth street from Taylor street to the county road and Twelfth street south from the county road to Wil son street, and the streets connecting with Twelfth street le graded and cement sldewulks and curbs laid nt the earliest date, also that Adams street from Thirteenth street to Cns eade Avenue be graded. "We recommend that Second street from Cascade Avenue to the railroad right of wav be Included In the pav ing district." 'Portland recently It In a fact that I the representatives from Kogue Klver Cashmere and Mdsler were prepared to take favorable action upon the proposition which had leen made by the Northwestern Fruit Exchange. When the local committee inquired whether those sections had made any further Investigation except through the exchange's oflice In Portland a negative reply was re ceived. The local 'committee then made known Its findings. It was agreed that the exact findings of the committees should not be made public. With thin in view resolutions were, adopted in which the name of the exchange did not appear and which conveyed only by Implication that the committees did not see fit to carry on further negotiations with It. It having been agreed that It would le bent for all concerned If the matter were quietly dropped, and the conclusion being that the matter of obtaining the cooperation of all the fruit districts In a marketing ar rangement should be approached In a different manner. It came as a surprise when the exchange made Its unwarranted and unprovoked np peal directly to the growers of the Hood Klver Valley over the beadn of the duly appoluted local representa tives with the evident Intention of creating 111 feeling anil. If possible, a stampede In favor of the exchange. I'nder -these circumstances, the local committee thought It best to call the mass meeting held yesterday after noon lu order that the growers here might not lie mislead by the Insinu ating and misleading letter sent out by the exchange. WEST BOOSTS FOR ROAD TO PORTLAND Appreciating the great Importance of constructing the wagon road which w ill link Hood Klver and Multuomah counties, an well as eastern and west ern Oregon, Governor West made a special trip to thin city last evening to address a gathering of citizens at the Commercial Club and discuss plans for building that portion of the road around Shell Hock. The governor was accompanied here by Attorney K. K. Convert of Portland. Mr. Coovert represents S. Itenson, who has offered to contrib ute $ 10,000 for the work. The purpose of the meeting here wns to come to some arrangement where by the donation may lie expended to the Iiest possible advantage. It has Is-en suggested that the governor might put agang of convlctsnt work on the road and also that the rail road may cooperate. Local citizens are ready to give their help In any way possible and It Is believed that the governor's Inter est In the matter will Insure favorable action at an early date. stranahanTrged TO BE A CANDIDATE Friends of C. H. Stranahan are urging hi in to become n candidate for state senator from Wasco and Hood river counties. While Mr. Stranahan has not yet committed himself. It Is said to lie possible that he will consent to enter the race. Mr, Stranahan Is an old settler and successful business man, and It would be gratifying, not only to Hood Klver and Wasco counties, but to the entire state, to have men like Mr. Stranahan In the legislature to protect the Interests of the taxpayers from extravagant appropriations as well as to represent them In other Important legislation. Want Cascade Avenue Widened At the meeting of the council Mon day evening a petition was received signed by a number of property own ers on Cascade A venue, asking that the street lie widened from thirty to thirty-six feet. The petition wan re ferred to the Street Committee. letters from private Individuals, county olficlals and the board of di rectors of the Commercial Club have been sent this week to Oregon's rep resentative In Congress asking their support for the appropriation of $1.")0,()00 which was asked for the pur pose of completing the road surveyed by the National Government last summer through the forest reserve from near Lost Lake In the southern part of this county to the headwaters of the Sandy river. The route was opened up for forest rangers last sutn mer, when an appropriation of $lo,(MM) was spent In cutting a six-foot trail the entire distance. A crew of about eighty men pussed the summer re moving the trees ami cutting the grade. The route, passing through a virgin forest for the most of the way and at the base of the wonderful mountain, offers one of the most scenic locations for a highway In the state. All who have seen It state that an excellent grade may be had and that the cost of construction will be surprisingly cheap. In uo place Is the grade over seven per cent. Hood Klver county will build a connecting link to bring the highway In from the Lost Lake country. With the building of this highway aud the Columbia Klver road un Ideal boulevard for a day's automobile Journey will add to the zest of the state's motorists. 9 by American 1tsb Association. WHO ANNOUNCED THAT HE W f. J. SMITH CRUSHED TO DEATH IN SHAFT W. ,1. Smith, who was born and reared hereand who operated the box factory at one time, was Instantly killed Saturday In n sawmill at Kay mond, Wash. Mr. Smith was a half planer fore man at the Cram Lumber Company's plant In Kaymond. While working as usual Saturday an overcoat he was wearing became entangled In a belt on one of the machines, winding the unfortunate man around the shaft and crushing out life. The funeral was held at Portland Sunday. Mrs. A. L. Parker and Mrs. Alma Howe, ho had been friends of the Smith family, attended. Those who survive Include In Invalid wife and four grown children. Mr. Smith's father was one of the pioneer settlers In the Hood Klver valley and owned the present Ord way place on the West Side. Mr. and Mr. !'.. o. Hall returned vesterdav morning from their eastern trip. t'-; r j NELSON TO HELP DEVELOP TRACT O. J. Nelson, formerly a tnlnlnter In thlsclty and sou-ln-law of K. L. Smith, has been selected by a Portland syn dicate to develop a big tract of land which they have purchased In the Klickitat valley. The Ideals to dem onstrate that money enn be made In raising livestock, particularly cattle and hogs. Mr. Nelson, who Is now a scientific fanner and large landowner of Goldeudnle, will have complete management. Of them theOregonlan says; Nelson, who has been notably suc cessful lu the development of his own farm land, will l)e general manager of tho property. He has been In the Klickitat Valley for more than three years and owns about 2500 acres of fertile land In that section. He hug had much experience also In the devel opment of the Hood Klver district, being one of the pioneer orchard men there. He Is u son-ln law of E. L. Smith founder of the Hood Klver ap pie Industry. The chief work of the company will be to present a concrete demonstra tion of the economic practicability of Intensive farming and stockralslng In the vicinity of Portland. The land already acquired consists of one 240 acre tract, purchased from O. J. Nel son aud wife, N. 15. Brooks and A. E. Caley, and another 320-acre truct, bought from the Lyle Trading Com pauy. The two pieces adjoin. They are "situated six miles northwest of Goldendale In the heart of the Spring Creek country. IS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE "CAN'T RUN. I'M TOO BUSr-jAJ. MASON Editor News Many of my friends have requested me to accept the nom ination for Kepulillcan representat've 'n the next legislature, but owing to my Interest In the coining state cam paign for the state grange Initiative road bills and also because of my too frequent absence from my own Inter ests at home 1 feel It my duty to de cline In favor of some good live Kc publlcan who believes In the Oregon system and will not falter In Its de fense. We need more LaFollettes and Pol livers and fewer Lortiners and Mon tana Clarkes In the Republican party. With thinks to my friends and good will to my enemies, 1 am Yours respectfully, A. I. M sos. Waldo .1. F.merson, formerly of this city and more recently of Prlnevflle. returned thin week to work for the Hrldnl Veil LuuiIkt Company, Market for Box Apples Shows Big Improvement Local Stock, Amounting to Less Than Fifteen Cars, Will Be Exhausted in Two or Three Weeks and Supply in Northwest Does Not Exceed Twenty Cars--Eastern Harket Crowing in Strength. Only about fifteen cars of apples are left In storage here, and as sev eral carloads ore lelng shipped out every week, the entire local stock will be cleaned out within the next two or three weeks. In other dis tricts of the Northwest only about twenty cars are left and Indications are that these will be exhausted In the very near future. Eastern mar kets are reported to be firmer and an early advance In prices Is expected. The local uulon had about ten cars left at the end of last week and Manager Sproat reported that they are lelng moved rapidly, four or five cars being shipped each week. These apples were mostly five tier, the fan cy stock having been marketed early In the season. The Davidson Fruit Compuny re ported only about five cars left the last of the week. This Included the odds and ends of the different varie ties and they are being rapidly ship ped to a cash market, no consign ments being made. The local mar ket is brisk. Apple stocks throughout the Northwest are being cut down rap Idly. A conservative estimate of the supply left In all hands In the North west at the end of last week did not exceed thirty-live cars. Five cars re mained at Cove and a little was left at Cashmere and Chelan. There are no apples at Wenatchee except what are owned by Seattle anil Tacoma dealers. Keports state that the apple mar ket Is firmer In nearly all points In the East and Middle West, particu larly Cleveland, St. Louis aud Chlca go. Dealers In the latter city predict an early advance. Mall advices re ceived from New York say of condi tions there: "While a good dealof Irregularity In reported In the quality of many apples now on the market, there has been n freer distribution to the con INTEREST IN PAPER MILLJSJROUSED W. H. GoorU-nough, at the request of the business men of Hood Klver, will deliver a lecture on "The Art of Paper-making and Why So Called," at the Commercial Club uext Tues day evening. This lecture will be free to nil nnd will lie Illustrated by stereopticou views of one of the best mills of the American Writing Paper Company. Mr. Uoodcuougn will make a sheet of paper by hand and will also ex plain the modern methods of making tine writing paper. Through the stereopticou views, he will take the audience through n real paper mill, a tour of Inspection which will be full of Interest and Information. 2k-s stated recently In the News, Mr. Goodenough believes that Hood Klver, with her abundance of pure mountain water, both for power and manufacturing purposes, as well as her rail and river transporta tion. Is splcndldy equipped for the making of fine papers. All who are Interested In the possi bility of getting a manufacturing concern of this kind lu Hood Klver are Invited. FIRE ESCAPES ARE ORDEREDJNSTALLED A list of fourteen buildings w hich should have tire escapes, according to the decision of the council, has been placed In the hands of Marshal Iinv1s with Instructions to enforce the uew tire escape ordinance. The list, which follows. Includes some buildings hlch already have tire es capes, but which the commit tee has decided should have additional means for escape. The list Includes Mt. Hood hotel. Oregon Hotel, Hell bronner bull ling, McDonald hulMititi, Armory, .lack Morrison building. J. II. Gerdes' house. Mct'aii-.l.ickson building, First National Dank. Mon roe building, Kamona hotel. K. of P. hall and the Cottage hospital. Schubert Trio Concert The fourth and last of t his series of j concerts Is to be given next Tuesday i March 12, In the I nltarlau church at o'clock. Admission 2-V. suming trade and the trend In up ward on best stock In all varieties. As a matter of fact, at the lone there was a slightly higher level of values reported on cold storage stock In Spltzenburgs, Spys and Kings, and these varieties moved out a good deal more rapidly, based on the gen eral quotation of $2 75 to $4 per bar rel an to quullty on the No. 1 stock. This range of prices covered all the varieties noted. There was a good deal of fruit, however, that would not grade above a No. 2 and thin stock sold lower. In some cases at the stores small lots In the several offerings sold at above the figures mentioned. "It Is said that the holdings of ap ples In the principal sections are on a moderate scale and prices are firmer up among the principal holders. The belief Is that with an early Spring, an now seems likely, there Is certain to be a higher market. For the week arrivals have covered a total of 30, 6."9 barrels, compared with 21,727 barrels In the same period last year. The total receipts since January 1 have been 2iK),76x barrels, compared with 172101 barrels In the same pe riod a year ago. The heavier arri vals this year are said to be account ed for by the fact that a good many more apples have gone for export and to Interior points than last year. There has been, however, a gooI deal of poor stock shipped In for quick sale. The outlook seems to favor a better movement on all good apples. "Box apples are moving out well, not only to the local, but out-of-town trade, and business Is done on a large-sized Spitz at $3.50 a box and on small at $3 to $3.25, with large sized Koine Beauties selling at 12.75 to $3 and small $2.25 to $2 50." Apple experts to Europe for the season to date have been 2.417.744 barrels, as compared with 1,507,224 barrels In the same period last year. HOOD RIVER FRUIT SCORES A POINT Oregon apples and their superior keeping qualities have scored an other point, says the Telegram. Two boxes of flue Hood Klver Spltzenburgs that were shipped Oc tober 30 by M. I Gumlert to Ms daughter, the wife of Ensign K. K. Smith on the 1'. S. S. gunboat Mon terey, reached her lu Amoy, China, after having 1een In transit for two months and a half, part of the time In the tierce heat of the tropics They arrived lu perfect condition and were pronounced by the captain and offi cers, who were permitted to share them, the finest apples they had ever seen. Mr. Gumbert received a letter this week from his daughter, dated .Jan uary is, which told of the arrival of the apples the day before. "Every apple," said she, "was per fect: and such beauties: We gave some to the captain and he said they were the most gorgeous he had ever tasted. I". very one Is surprised that they kept so well after having en countered the heat of the Philip pines." OAK groveIcTool WILL JE A BEAUTY At a meeting of the Oak Grove school board Monday evening Albert Sutton was appointed architect of the new building. Plans prepared by Mr. Sutton show a handsome struc ture equipped with all modern con veniences. It will be of brick and will have one tloor and a basement, all above gr. und. A modern heating system will be Installs! and a fan ventilating system. Sanitary drink ing fountains, maple tlo.irs and plate glass windows will be some of De features. The bull ling will be In Keiialssancc style. It will co-t be twceii $l'i,'ss and t Iv"!. I piscopal Church At St. Mark's Episcopal chureti. corner Fugene and Eleventh sfn-rts, services will beheld ofl tea Wednes. days and Fridays "f I r f as follows Wednesday. 7 p in ; I rl l ivs, I p III. Services as usual mi S'lud H s, II a. in. nnd 1 -u p m E T. Simpson.