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4 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1912 THE HOOD RIVER NEWS ri'BUIIIlID WIltNHDAY HOSNIMaa T MOOD klV t NtWS COMPANY, In-s Hood Runca. Oksoon R. B. HCNNETT. .. I. 8. BENNETT.... Editor . Business Mahagcb Subscription, $1.50 a Year in Advance Kntarsd as aseond-claa matter. Feb. 10. at th putt offles at Hood Bitot. Ow. amtor tb Art of March . 18T9. Spokane Wants Dockage Appropos of the recent discus sion here of plans for a public dock, which it is believed will eventually Ik? carried into effect, Spokane is already making ar rangements through her Com mercial Club to secure extensive storage room at Seattle for apples as well as terminal facilities in order that fruit may be shipped from the Inland Empire to for eign countries through the Pan ama Canal. When the canal is opened for traffic. Seattle hopes to become the shipping point for all Inland Empire products destined for the Oriental and European markets and she is already preparing fa cilities for handling this great volume of commerce. Although the Washington ap ple men hope to distribute at least 75 per cent of their fruit among the domestic markets for several years, still the remaining 25 per cent, which will go into Oriental and European consump tion, will constitute an important item of commerce, and it is the handling of this remainder that is desired by Seattle's port com mission. As suggested by the Wenatchee Commercial Club's representa tives, the Seattle port commis sion will plan on the erection of extensive storage room for apples. This storage will be constructed on the unit system; that is, each unit will accommodate 1,000 cars and five units are likely to be erected to start with. From time to time in the future, addi tional units can be supplied to take care of increasing business. When it is recalled that Se attle reaped tremendous benefits through the absorption of the Alaskan commerce, it can be seen that her foresight is still clear in anticipating the oppor tunities of the future. At the same time the facilities which the Washington shippers are go ing over 300 miles to take advan tage of are no better than those which Hood River is so fortunate as to have at her very doors. The preparations now being made by the Inland Empire for shipping her fruit draws attention once more to the much more available facilities of which Hood River will no doubt take advantage when the time is ripe. Advertising Apples A fund of $38,000 for advertis ing the Yakima apple, to be raised by the contribution by each orchard owner of one cent for each box of apple3 that he sells, is the plan proposed by General Manager J. H. Robbins of the Yakima Valley Fruit Grow ers' Association. Mr. Robbins argues that such a sum would be enough to give the widest publicity to the vir tues of Yakima fruit and yet that the sum contributed by each apple grower would be so small as to be scarcely noticeable. That the scheme is not alto gether new is witnessed by the fact that the Southern Californ ia citrus growers increased their Bales of oranges in Iowa 36 per cent in one year and the increase was explained as having been a result of an intelligent advertis ing campaign, for which the funds were raised in the manner now suggested by Manager Rob bins. It is not unlikely that in telligent advertising may yet play an important part in increas ing the distribution and con sumption of apples. Every orchardist who is inter ested in keeping up Hood River's reputation for packing the best apples in the world will approve of the more rigid inspection which is to be practiced this year. MR, DABNEY WRITES OF TRIP ABROAD (Continued from last week) Yolik Our next top wim at York, an other miftlnt old city of about '.m.tHKt It 1 iHMit'trated l.v the Kiver Ou, whlih run nearly through the eeu ter of the city and Imitc a:e o hundred of Koman iralleoim Hailed up Its liroad water brliifc'ln food stuff, merchandise and armed w arriors. It Ih a city of ureut antiquity, dat ing back tojnore than sh 1 C. It 1 the capital of the north and wan at one time oue of the Nut-wallet) cltle In Kni;laiid If not lu Kurope. Much of the old wall I In a perfect tate of preservation and one may walk on It hard nurfucefor mile and view the valley that surround It. There are many very Interesting place within the walls that one can visit Clifford's Tower wa the firt place we visited. Our guide through the entrance of the great outer wall, and through to a large Iron door which he opened with an old fashioned key nearly a foot long This admitted us to the tower, where we ascended the winding stone stair way for 1.5 ftet. Within four feet of the top of the outer wall there Is a ba.cony extending around the Inside, and from then on oue can get a splen did view of the city and country. The tower at one time was part of the York Castle and was connected with It by a draw bridge. I was- In formed by our guide that In the year ll'.KI there was an uprising Hgalnst the Jews, who took refuge In the tower and, preferring to die by their own hands, killed themselves to the num ber of more thau one thousand. The Y'ork Minster Is one of the largest and most super) buildings of It kind In ICnglaud. Its length Is 5.4 feet and Its foundation dates from A. D. Upon entering It one will be struck with Its grandeur. The rose window, which Is !W feet In di ameter, Is exceptionally tine. The central tower Is ." feet square and 213 feet high and the top can lie reached by way of 273 steps. There are many other Interesting places In the city one may visit. Dl'KIlAM From Y'ork we went to another very old place called Durham. It ha a population of 13,000 and Is located on the the River Weir. The streets are very narrow and winding, and are paved with cobblestones. Many of the streets look deserted and In going along some of the streets one feels that be Is a thousand miles from nowhere. We went along one of them for nearly half a mile. It was built solid on both sides of the street, and we did not see more thau half a dozen people. We saw one or two men leaning up against a building appar ently dreaming, and a few women sitting on the curb stones. They gazed at us with apparent wonder. The country here lr very hilly. and rough and most of It Is only fit for pasturage. The Durham Cathedral and Castle, which date from 1072, are very lurge and Interesting. A good deal of the old wall around them Is still stand ing. In the old cathedral Is where the veuerablu Uede Is burled. and here too, In VjoO, 3000 Scotch prisoner were confined and died off lu great numbers during the autumn months so that by the end of October more than half of tbem had passed away. The architecture of both the castle and cathedral Is very fine and lt traveling In the north of Kngland one cannot afford to miss seeing this. .NKV( ASTI.K Our next stop was at Newcastle, located on the river Tine and about ten miles from the North sea. It has J. C. John Home of GOOD SHOES Where the Best Values Come From a population of 2,.H,000 and Is one of the most up to date cities lu Kng laml. looking at It from an American standpoint. The buildings are most ly brick, which has takeu the place of stone. The city lias lieuutlful. broad streets and all modern Improve meuts. Yery little of the old wall that once surrounded It can Ik' seen. A splendid agricultural and stink country surrounds the city, tiood farm lauds are worth from $2tK) to $:100 per acre and rent for about SO shilling. There Is considerable ship building and other manufacturing Interests. One of the Interesting feature here is the stock markets, which are held one day of each week. It was market day when I was there, ami a busy one. Stock had been brought In from all over the country the night before. There were 1100 head of cattle, 'MX) head of sheep and 200 hogs. TO STUDY CODLING MOTH HERE AND ELSEWHERE Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls: In order to find out just what Is the best time to make t he second spray for the control of the codling moth. Prof. H. F. Wilson of the en tomology department of the Oregon Agricultural College will make a tour of Southern Oregon and other points the coming summer. About two weeks after the first calyx spray of the apple trees he plans to visit con secutively Koseburg, Medford, Ash land, Portland, Hood Klver, Union, Ontario, and then Astoria and Coos Bay. Regular Sunday excursion to Park- dnle. Pleasant trip for yourself and friends. Blacksmithing and Wagon Work Farm Implements and Logging tools repaired. Plow work a specialty. Howell Bros. Two doors east of Fashion Stables Hood River, Ore. Phone 227-X A SACKFUL OF SATISFACTION can be had at our establish ment for a little outlay for cash. But we do not want to lay so much stress on the quantity as on the quality you get for your money. In these days of pure food agi tations we make it a point to be very particular in our pur chases, ensuring to our cus tomers only the purest and healthiest of provisions. WOOD'S GROCERY J. M. WOOD, Prop. Real Estate Bulletin $5,000 -Thirty-two acres in Wil low Flat Section, close to rail road, church and store, on the main road, red shot soil. Two pieces of this description are on the market at the present time. Terms $3, MO down. $1,750 -Five acres 4 miles out; house and barn, part in trees, balance cleared on the main road- on West Side. Mortgage $000. Want cash for equity. $2,000 New bungalow and barn, lot 100x100 on corner, near High School. This price for quick sale. ...Insurance.., G. Y. EDWARDS & CO. Office Hotel Oreifon Bid. Phone No. 1K R. R. BARTLETT ARCHITECT Heilbronner BuiUlins HOOD RIVER. OKKOON Phone 61 ALBERT SUTTON Hrcbitcct Hall Buildinq Hood River, Oregon P. M. MORSE City Engineer and Surveyor CITY AND COUNTY WORK Heilbronner Building Hood River. Oreg-on L. A. HENDERSON Civil Engineer Formerly U. S. Land Surveyor Philippine Island Two doora north of postornce. Phone 41 A. C. BUCK Notary Public and Insurance Agent Room 12, Brosius Block Hood River, Oreg-on H. E. JOHNSON Carpenter and Builder Third and State Sts. Phone Shop 5 1 ; Res. 87-L O. B. EVINQER Confectionery and Cigar Cmnmral Lin. of Cigara, 7o6acca, Candima, ce Cream, Etc. STATIONERY On the Heights KELLY BROS. MAY and OATS Rolled Barley, Bran, Shorts and Straw Phone Fourth Street between Oak and State ROBT. T. NEWHALL Telephone 277-M Hood River, Oregon REPRESENTING MILTON NURSERY CO. THIRTY-TH11EK YEARS OK RELIABLE TREES C. G. VAN TRESS Public Stenographer AND Notary Public ELIOT BLOCK Phone 308-L W. J. BAKER Real Estate Loans Insurance APPLE AND STRAWBERRY LAND A SPECIALTY Correspondence Solicited COAL! Rock Springs COAL TRANSFER & LIVERY COMPANY Cottage Hospital Hood River's Medical In stitution. Open to the public for the treatment of Medical and Surgical cases. Rates on applica tion. Address, COTTAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION H. YAMA DAY WORK AT Cooking and House Cleaning f'hons IfiO 14 Oak Stmt DR. F. C. BR0S1US Man fHtHlillnlifil a iMriuanent l floe at OUKl.h. imionk'JO, whore he i' tin be consulted inorntnit anil even lu. City oflloe HOOD It IV Kit. I'Ho.vk 12 It, open tin uhuhI 10 to 4 dally. Night Call answered from UDELL, 1'IIONK Li). -'Ntf H. L. DUMBLE Physician and Surgeon Calls promptly answered In town or country, day or nmht. Telephone! Residence (11. JtflcedS. OtHce in the brosius Building. DR. E. O. DUTRO Physician and Surgeon Office in Smith Building Home phone. Res. 71 B; Office phone 71 Hood River. Oregon J. F. WATT, M. D., Physician and Surgeon Office. Home Phone 30 Res. 30-B Hood River :: Oregon DRS. SHAW & BRONSON .Physicians and Surgeons Eliot Block Phone 34 Hood River. Oreg-on Dr. M. H. Sharp Dr. Edna H. Sharp DRS. SHARP Osteopathic Physicians Graduates of the American School of Osteopathy. Kirksville. Ma Office in Eliot Building Phone-Office 102. Residence 102-B. Hood River. Oregon E. D. KANACA Physician and Surgeon Office in National Bank Building; Phone. Office 36 Ree. 38-B Hood River. Oregon Nature Methods and CALLS MADE Dietary Advice DR. R. D. KETCHUM CHIROPRACTOR AND MECHANO-THERAPIST Hours 9 to 5 Cor. '3rd and Oak C. H. JENKINS, D. M. D. Dentist Office. Hall Building, over Butler Banking Co. Office phone 28. Residence phone 28-B Hood River. Oregon H. Dudley W. Pineo, D. D. S. Dentist Office over First National Bank Office Home phone 131. Residence Home 131-B Hood River. Oregon DR. E. L. SCOBEE Dentist Open evening! by appointment Rooms 6 and 7, Broaiua Building. Phone 300 Hood River, Oregon JOHN R.WESTERVELT Doctor of Dental Surgery Suite: 807 Oregonian Building Phone, Main 7256 Portland, Oregon DR. JUSTIN WAUGH Eliot Building EAR, EYE, NOSE AND THROAT M. E. WELCH Licensed Veterinarian Hood River, Oregon Phone 309 Rooms -10, Smith Block GEORGE R. WILBUR LAWYER Hood Klver Oregon JOHN BAKER Attorney at Law Room3 7-8, Smith Block SpiSlSA Hood River, Ore. ERNEST C. SMITH LAWYER Rooms 14 and 15. Hall Building Hood River, Oregon STEARNS & DERBY Lawyers First National Bank Building Hood River, Oregon L. A. & A. P. REED ATTORNEYS & COUNSELLORS AT LAW Two Doors North of Postnffice Phone II Hnod River' Oregon MURRAY KAY CIVIL UNOINKHK AND SURVIiYOK PHONI 32 Baosius Btin.DiNO Hood Rivia Butler Banking Co Established Nineteen Hundred Capital One Hundred Safe Deposit Boxes Savings Department Collections Leslie Butler, President Truman Butler, Hood River Banking & Trust Co. Extends a cordial invitation to you, personally to call and open a checking account. Any amount will open an account in our savings department. We pay 3 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually. We promise the best of service and satisfaction. M. M. HILL, J. W. COPELAND. R. W. PRATT, President, Vice President, Cashier C. H. Stranahan, Wilson Fike, Chas. G. Pratt, Jo. Copeland Capital $100,000 r, 'BANK i FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER, OREGON FASHION Livery, Feed Wholesale and Retail Lumber, Lath, Shingles Etc. Lumber delivered to any part of the Valley You'd Like Running Water throughout your house and grounds, would you not? And not being in close proximity to the city water mains, you're wondering how to get it? Well that's easy, for a A Aft " Apple Land and Orchard Company Otfloo Mo. 9 Oak Street, Phone 26 or 2002K, Hood River Thousand Dollars Vice President C. H. Vaughan, Cashier Surplui and Profits $28,000 BILLS WONT BOTHER YOU if you have the saving habit. You will not have to worry and fret about how you are going to meet them. Even if you have no bills to pay, the feeling of independence that money in the bank will give you is worth the little self denials that will enable you to put it there. Start the account today. Putting off till tomorrow means a day's in terest lost. STABLES and Draying STRANAHANS & RATHBUN HOOD RIVER, 0RE60N I lorses bou ght, sold or e x -changed. Pleasure parties can secure first class rigs. Sbecial attention given to moving fur nitureand pianos. We do everything horses can do. Stanley Smith Lumber Co. Leader Water Supply System will furnish at all times, an ample supply of hot or cold water for your house, your lawn and your stable if desired. The Leader System is of uneqitaled effi ciency and economy in operation, and guaranteed to give complete satisfaction. Ask your dealer to tell you all about the Leader System or write to us for booklet, How I Solved the Water Supply Problem."