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(Ve.;oul.Ui H;t,.ri.'l S..rrtr THE HOOD RIVER NEWS Advertisers Get Results tifg best Grade Job Trinling VOLUME 8, NUMBER 12 HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YE AR APPLE BLOSSOM WEEK ENDORSED Suggestion That Season When Valley Dons Its Most Gorgeous Attire Be Made Occasion for Festival Meets with Enthusiastic Approval Visitors Would be En tertained and Wonderful Beauties of the Blossom clad Valley Would be Shown to All. Apple liIoHHoni week! The sugges tlon in n do liy J. II. Hellbronner last week thnt such a festival at the time when Hood Itlver Valley In wearing her most gorgeous apptirel has met with enthusiastic response. Among a large nuiulier of citizens Inter viewed on the subject there waj not one but what gave the proportion IiIh unqualified endorHemeiit and ex preHwed .the wish that It might be carried Into effect thin year. Numberless reasons why such an occasion would redound to the ben efit of Mood Klver were given by those wlio had weighed the matter. There In every Indlcutlon that the valley will le a maun of blossoms this nprliig. thus making It an Ideal year In which to Inaugurate the blossom Jweek. It Im not planned to make auy elaborate preparations other than to liiHiire all visitors an opportunity to moke a trip through the valley and to lie honpltably en tertained while here. It In assured that hundreds of persons living In rortland and other nearby cities would welcome such an opportunity to we the Hood Klver Valley at Its IsSt. Mr. Hellbronner suggests that It would lie easy to obtain the use of a sufficient number of nutos to give all visitors an opportunity to pay a nominal fare -find Bee the valley. Church HoclotlcH and the women's clubs would lie glad of the opportu nity to serve lunches, and arrange ments would lie made to llnd lodg lug for such visitors as could not ob tain' quarters at the hotels. "Hood Klver Valley and lis unsur passed beauties, especially at blos som time, are unknown to thousands CLARK REPLIES TO WISHARTS LETTER Editor News: In your Issue of last week, March 1:1th, Mr. Wlshart says: "Last Saturday I was very much surprised by having a committee call on me and Invite me to attend an 'elimination' meeting of the resi dents of Parkdale for the purpose of deciding on one candidate from that section. "My friends were not present at the meeting and a fair expression of the voters was not had. Baldwin precinct caKts about 1M0 votes. Mr. Putnam received 4."i votes and I have reason to liclleve that his supporters were all present." MayLsnyln reply that the meet ing referred to by Mr. Wlshart was discussed by a large number of Cpper Valley voters for several weeks lie fore the meeting was called; that Mr. Wlshart knew of this discussion; that Mr. Wlshart was at an entertain ment at Mount Hood and lii ard the announcement of the meeting one week before It was called; that the meeting was announced by a Mount Hood voter; that Mr. Wlshart was at Parkdale at the time of the meet ing; that Mt. Hood, Mr. Wlshart's own district, was well represented; that Mr. Putnam, the candidate en dorsed by the meeting, Is a Mt. Hood resident and lives nearly twice as far from Parkdale as Mr. Wlshart does, so what was the occasion of Mr. Wlshart's surprise? The result of this meeting, as Is stated In another column of the same Issue, was 4.1 votes cast for Mr. Put nam, eight fur Mr. Kodenhtser and four , for Mr. W lshart. If, as Mr. Wlshart states, there ant 200 voters In Baldwin precinct and he thinks Mr. Putnam's full strength was rep resented, why dhl not Mr. Wlshart have the other 11.1 voters there and take the meeting by storm? He had time enough; surely he missed a grand opportunity, for Mr. Putnam was ready to withdraw In favor of any other candidate who might be endorsed by the meeting. W. E. Cl.AIIKK. (leorge T. Cochrau of Eatlrande, who Is a candidate for the nomina tion of Congressman on the Kepub llcan ticket, was In the city the last of the week. Ills announcement nnd platform appear on another page. of Oregonlans," said Mr. Hellbron ner, "and an occaslou of this kind would be the best kind of a publicity campaign. Besides, It would draw the attention of Portlauders to the advantages which Hood Klver fur nishes those who are looking for delightful sites for summer homes which would be rendered easily ac cessible to Portland by automobile when the Portland-Hood River road Is completed." Frank Cram stated that he bad talked over the proposition with several of the ranchers and that they were strongly In favor of It, welcom ing an opportunity to showjthelr orchards and glvlngassurances that they would help In every way possi ble. "I sincerely hope that the mat ter will be taken up and carried out this year," said Mr.Crara. Truman Butler of the Butler Bank ing Company declared It a splendid Idea and pointed out that this will be a most"favorable year. He also suggested that there be a post card day In connection, when everyoue shall send out at least five post card scenes of the valley to his friends. It. W. Pratt of the Hood Klver Banking and Trust Company en dorsed the plan and stated that be bad many friends whom he would be glad to Invite to Hood Hirer upon an occasion of this kind. E. O. Blancbar of the FlrstNatlonal Bank expressed his approbation and was sure the festival week would be a splendid thing for the city "and val ley If only for the reason that a specialty would lie made at that time of entertalnlng'lout-of-town guests. Charles N.Clarke, president of the Greater Storage Room An Urgent NeedSproat Manager of Union Says Better Facilities for Handling and Shipping Crop Is Now Vital Matter with the Union and Urges a Concerted Movement Looking Toward An Extension of Company's Plant. That the live question of the hour with the UK-al I'ulon Is the great ne cessity for Increasing the home stor age nnd the shipping facilities, Is the gist of a circular letter which has been sent to all stockholders and shippers of the I'nlon by C. II. Sproat, secretary and manager. Mr. Sproat strongly urges the ne cesslty for concerted action on the part of the stockholder looking to wards an Increased storage capacity and gives out facts and figures about last year's crop and Its disposition. Of the 200 cars of apples and pears shipped last year, 08 cars went to Messrs. Stelnhardt and Kelly In New York; 1.12 cars were shipped to ttl dif ferent consignees lu 31 different cities of the I'nlted States and to four dif ferent cities In foreign countries, cov ering sales In 17 different states of the 1'iilon nnd three foreign countries. Out of the 200 cars shipped, all but one were sold f. o. b. Hood Klver, one car only being sent on consign ment to a city In Ohio and that on a virtual guarantee that the consignee would get regular f. o. b. Hood Klver prices. Out of a total quantity of 147,000 boxes of apples and pears handled by this I'nlon during the past season, 141,500 were sold f. o. b. Hood Klver, and 5..VK) boxes were sent out on con signment, mostly to Portland, Ore gon. These Portland shipments con sisted mostly of varieties unknown and of no regnlar market value, be ing mostly apples of common varie ties and of small sine. Mr. Sproate also says: "We think It will not lx) questioned when we make the statement that the Hood Klver Apple tlrowers' I'nlon Is gener ally conceded to Imj one of the liest. If not the liest, of the very few success ful co-operative working concerns In the rutted Stab's, and we Judge this Commercial Club, gave his hearty approval and Indicated that the club would be glad to cooperate In the undertaking to the fullest possible extent. The plan as It stands at the pres ent time Is to make preliminary ar rangements for the observance of blossom week and send out the an nouncements a week or two before the time when the blossoms shall be will Insure the at their best. This visitors seeing the valley when the blooms shall be most perfect. It Is further plan ned to take advan tage of this oppor tunity to publicly express to S. S. Beu son.douorof the $10, 000 for thu road to Port land, the com munity's apprecia tion. Mr. Benson would be luvlted.as well as E. E. Coov ert and perhaps one or two other speak ers, to a public gath ering, which would take the form, pro bably, of a recep tion to visitors and general booster meeting. Similar festivals In other cities have proven successful and have become annual events In which great civic pride Is taken. to be so from the grent number of letters which we receive from time to time asking us for general Informa tion concerning the organization and workings of this I'nlon and the gen eral underlying causes of our suc cess. NEVER SAW VALLEY TO APPROACH THIS M. K. Tucker, who has lieen a rancher In the East Barrett district tor the past four years, was among the callers at the News office the last of the week and In the course of con versation declared that although he had traveled extensively through the I'nlted States and In Central Europe before settling In Hood Klver he had never seen another agricultural sec tion which could be compared with this, not only from the standpoint of scenic Iieauty, but also when consid ered from the standpoint of the class of residents. "In my opinion," said Mr. Tucker, "this valley can boast themost Intel lectual and progressive type of farm er to be found In the country nnd the best of It Is that they are all delighted with tbelr location and are happy and contented." SHERMAN FRANK BUYS A TRACT FOR POULTRY FARM Guy Y. Edwards and Company re port the sale of five acres for Wm. Swlck on Avalon Way to Sherman Frank of this city. Mr. Frank has taken possession nnd will make the place a modern poultry ranch, remodel the house and build poultry pens to accommo date a large number of chickens. Mr. Swlck still retains the pear or chard and adjoining land. HOOD RIVER GIRL BECOMES A BRIDE Portland A 6 o'clock a. in. wed ding party gathered at St. David's Episcopal church last week when Kev. Henry Kussell Talbot officiated at the wedding of Miss Eva Yates, lately of Hood Klver, and Br. Victor Frank McFarland. of Portland. The ceremony, which came as the culmi nation of a romance begun In high school days, was witnessed by par ents of both bride and groom and a few relatives and friends. The bride ltbe daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. M. Yates. Mr. Yates was postmaster at Hood Klver for many years past. Dr. McFarland is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McFarland. He attend ed Hill Military academy aud North Pacific Dental college. Immediately after the ceremony lr. and Mrs. Mc Farland left for Seaside. After March 20 they will be at home, 1 ITS Belmont street. County Clerk Hanson has sent out notices to lie posted throughout the county announcing the primary elec tion to be held April 1U. JUST 1 GLIMPSE OF SCENE WHICH WOULD ATTRACT CHAFIN AND BURKE WILL DEBATE HERE On Friday, March 29, at the Com merclal Club In this city will occur a debate between Hon. Eugene W. Chafin, ex-candldate of the Prohibi tion party for President, and J. Frank Burke, of the Oregon Antl Saloon league, on the question of the rlghtness, wisdom and expedi ency of a local option law. The fol lowing Is the resolution In Its com plete form: Kesolved, That the Anti-Saloon league Is a righteous, wise and effi cient Institution, nlmlng at the elimi nation of the liquor traffic; That local option, so-called, as urged and operated by the Anti Saloon league. Is a righteous, wise and efficient step toward the elimi nation of the leverage liquor traffic; That those who are opposing the Anti-Saloon league and local option legislation where urged by the Antl Saloon league, are aiding the liquor traffic In the fight for the protection of their trade and If this opposition comes from alleged friends of the temperance cause. In addition to aid ing nnd comforting the liquor trnfllc. It Is the means of lending to divide the forces and to that extent delay ing the final day of victory. Mr. Burke contends for the ntllrma tlve and Mr. Chatin for the negative. Each Is conscientious in his liellcf and the debate promises to be very Interesting. KANSAN PURCHASES THE LINING PLACE W. B. Tewkshury of Hutchinson, Kan., who has been looking over the valley for several days, purchased through lladlock & Steluhoff last week the Mnlng tract, which Is lo. cated two and one-half miles south of town, for $7h. This In consldert d one of the choice five-acre tracts for a home In the valley, liclng well located and set to six-year old commercial trees. Mr. Tewksbury bought the tract for a home and will at once move on It with his family. Princess Lon)(. v, ' Villi '21 .-v-.jtL m:iwii.i -r , t . i tJMiC. . .,-,.,. , ... SINGLE TAX LAW IS WARMLY DEBATED A spirited debate on the subject of the proponed single tax measure oc curred on the heights Friday evening under the auspices of the Heights Improvement Club. M. M. Morrison, assisted by J. D. MacLucas, support ed the proposition, while Professor Gibson, assisted by Kev. J. It. Har greaves. took the negative. The de bate excited an intense interest and It was decided to continue It at the meeting of the club to lie held the coming Friday. At Its conclusion It Is expected that the judges will an nounce their decision. V. S. Uren, champion of the slDgle tax measure In this state, will be In Hood Klver next Tuesday and will speak at 8 p. m., at the heights Bap tist church. Dr. E. E. Ferguson, formerly of the Dalles, has been spending a few days here and Intends to build a residence on his east side property this sum mer. Dr. and Mrs. Ferguson Intend to make their home here, having re cently retired from active practice. VISITORS TO APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL NOW BEING Important Meeting of Fruitgrowers Saturday Heavy Losses During Present Season from Fungus Rot Will Be Prevented by Instructing Orchard ists As to Elimination of Anthracnose Federal Expert and Prof. Lawrence to Talk. A meeting of all the fruitgrowers of the valley has been called by County Fruit Inspector W, H. Law rence for next Saturday afternoon at 1:"0 o'clock at the Commercial Club to consider the subject of apple rots In coM storage. B. B. Pratt, cold storage expert of the bureau of plant Industry at Washington, I. C, will lie one of the speakers and Professor Lawrence will also glvea talk on the same subject. ' There has been a heavy loss dur ing the present season on account of fruit which has spoiled while In cold storage," says Professor Lawrence, and ns means have lieen discovered whereby this can lie prevented, the meeting Is one of great Importance to the local orchardtsts. We will have on exhibition specimens of dis eased fruits In order that all present may see the nature of the decay nnd lie able to recognize It." Continuing, Professor Lawrence, said: "Investigations recently made have disclosed fungus growth on fruit in several of the storage plants In Hood Klver and Portland and It has also lieen found In a number o shipments made to Portland from here. It Is also to In1 found In boxes of npples which nre on display In store windows In this city, while we have also discovered specimens of this kind of decay In cellars and apple storehouses throughout the valley." Professor Lawrence estimates that of apples which have spoiled while In storage during the present season from ! to Id per cent of the decay has lieen caused by anthracnose fungus. As means have been discov ered whereby this pest can he checked Mrs. O. E. Osborne of Medford, hos pital inspector, was lu the city Saturday. Reports Show Apple Market Grows Stronger Supply in Northwest Having Been Exhausted, Ship ments Are Made from California Eastern Con sumption Rapidly Diminishes Stocks, While Ex port Trade Is Reported to Have Been Heavy. Encouraging reports have been re ceived from the apple (markets In all sections of the country during the past week. A Portland dispatch says In part: "The apple market all along the coust Is Hrm, In spite of the efforts of some dealers to hammer prices down. This was tried In San Francisco last week and for several days concessions were necessary In order to move stocks, but there has since tieen a reaction and San Fran cisco prices are now 10 cents higher than they were. The consumption of apples in California Jls heavy and there Is no doubt that the stocks held In storage there will lie entirely cleaned up before the new crop ap- PLANNED FOR HOOD RIVER if fruit Is properly handled by the growers. It Is the purpose of the meeting to Instruct local orchardtsts In Its prevention. For this reasou It Is urged that all who possibly can be In attendance. ANOTHER STORAGE PLANTJOJE BUILT Among the cold storage plants which are to be built In the valley this summer Is one which Is to be erected by Thomas I". Avery one mile west of Van Horn station. The building will Ik' 4ux'l0 feet and will Include a cold storage vault built with a capacity of s.ihHi boxes. Over the vault there will be a paiktng and sorting room and also a large work room. The building will cost $:.'."(. Of the 20 acre ranch, l." acres are In young, liea ring trees and Mr. Avery expects to harvest about ."sx boxes of fruit this season. HALF INTEREST IN PINE GROVE BOX FACTORY SOLD Mark Cameron, proprietor of the Pine (irove box factory, has sold a half Interest to iconic Sheppard of Willow Flat. They eiect to Install a fast feed planer and other machin ery which will almost double the present capacity of the plant. Mr. Cameron has built up a scucessful business and the new partners are now preparing to supply the demand for boxes to market the big crop ex pected this fall. Miss Katherlne E. Cooke of Port land has arrived t take charge of the old Booth place, which as re cently purchased by MNs Spring of Pittsburg, Pa. pears, aud at prices as good as or better than those now prevailing: "The local apple market could not be otherwise than firm with the small supplies available. Stocks on Front street are light and In few hands. There U practically nothing left In the country, except a few cars at Hood Klver and a small supply at Mosler. These stocks will not fill lo. cal requirements during the remain der of the season and a good many cars of California apples will have to be brought up to supply the city de mand. "The eastern apple markets are in good shape, contrary to the expecta tions of many fruit men, who thought the great 1011 crop could not be dis posed of. Mall advices from New York said there was a strong de mand for Newtons on that market, but none were to be had. A trade report said: "A good deal.'of Interest locally Is centered In the market for apples, and for a large part of the week the trade seemed to be more active on all de scriptions lu both choice and fancy stock, based on quotations In the several grades and varieties. There seems to le a fairly large supply on hand, but any surplus over the re quirements of the trade here Is find ing an outlet at round quotations ruling here for shipment to Interior points. "We look for a good deal of Im provement In the market for fine grades later on. When the weather conditions Improve there Is likely al so to be a big Increase In the demand from consumers. This market should take easily several thousand barrels of apples every day. It Is to be noted that a little Improvement lu the ex port trade Is In order, and the opin ion Is that a very considerable supply will go forward In that quarter. "Taken as a whole, the apple mar ket, so far as best stock Is concerned. In In tine shape, and there Is a pros pect of higher values a little later on when distribution Improves." LOCAL TRANSFERS OFJIEAL ESTATE The follow lug sales of real estate are reported for the pust week: Harry La Vein nnd wife to Hood Klver Orchard Land Co., five acres In Barrett district. Caleb H. Kay and wife to K. N. Dunham, lots 7. S and !, Spanglcr's subdivision, $1T."0. Walter H. Austin and wife to Franz X Arens, t! acres lu middle val ley. $). N. T. Chapman nnd wife to Arthur Howell, lot .VtxMO In N E corner, block 4. Pleasantvlew, f 1500, John S. Harbison and wife to ("has T. Kawson. 0 acres south of Fir and certain water rights. .1. A. Epplng and wife to Charles Lackey, 20 acres in I'pper Valley. W. A. Copelaud to Alfred W. Boor man. lot ", block 3, Stranahaus's Addition, S7i. HOOD RIVER GIRLS ARE POPULAR AT THE U. OF 0. I'ulverslty of Oregon, Eugene, Or. At a recital of the I'nlverslty of Oregon Music School held nrently at the I'nlverslty, Miss Florence Aver j, a graduate of the Hood Klver grade schools, sang a (lower song cycle of three numbers In a very pleasing soprano voice. The Emer ald, the Cniverslty's official news, paper, gave Miss Avery very favora ble mention In Its columns. Miss (ieorgta Prather, a graduate of Hood Klver high schorl, is an other Hood Klver girl at the I ni verslty of Oregon who is making good in all linen. Miss Pr.ttleT was elected vice-president of the I'iiIm-psI ty lierman Club at the election lull nrently, and both Miss Prather and Miss Avery are members of the soph omore class basketball team, Im kI I.-s tictng members of their respective sorority teams. Among those who have arrive. I til see the valley w It h i v te w to Incut -tng have been W livtes, William Frost. 1' ivM Patten mi l V. I. (jam ley of Pipestone, Minn They took II trip through tin' valley I rl l iy nu t crossed t o hlte S.ilmoii. s.i t urdn v , returning that evening.