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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27. 1912 t S. E. BART MESS Funeral Director and Practical Embalmer KSTABI.ISHED 18 YEARS MOOD RIVER, OREGON UPPER VALLEY LANDS Come to my place at Trout Creek Station on the Mt. Hood Railroad and I will show you lands that are worth having and at prices that are attractive. Needless to say the lands right at the station are not represen tative of what I have for sale. W. H. MARSHALL DEE, OREGON 6000 ACRES OF RICH LAND ON MARKET Great Possibilities of Camas Prai rie and Laurel Districts Are Attracting Local Capital and Homeseekers Drainage System Nears Completion. The recent Inventiueut ou a large scale by Hood Klver men and other out Hide Inventors In the Camas I'ral rle, WaHtilnKton, country, has til rected local attention to this section and Is opening the eyes of those who have visited It, on account of Its val untile resources and still more valu able possibilities. For many years WAX) acres of this rich area of arlcul tural land huve been utilized but little, owing to the fact that the land has been covered for a good part of the year by water. A drainage sys. tern, now being constructed through this territory, will soon change this condition, and when It does, this big acreage of the richest soil to be found In the Northwest will be available, and make possible the development of a diversified farming district that cannot be excelled the world over. For the Camas country Is not only rich In agricultural lauds, but rich In timber, rich In available water sup piles, and rich In soil that can be used for fruit as well as agriculture. Surrounded on all sides by gently sloping foothills, covered with yel low pine, fir and oak, this broad ex panse of rich alluvial soli Is covered with wild grass, hay, wheat, and oats, and dotted with sleek horses and cattle. Thrifty citizens and comfortable uiinw on i -j trC" 'T?"" ""Ili.N "V aS? Jrmmf-W win Hood River Spray Phone 142-L Overlings 208-L Now is the time to prevent future worry about spraying. Come in and see the... Bean Pony and Gant Sprayers No other Sprayer will cause you as little trouble and give you as much hard service. Let us demonstrate this to you at our warehouse oppo site the Hotel Oregon. We are filling all orders for NIAGARA Spray direct from our office. Come early and avoid delay. Upper Valley points will be supplied from our cars at VnnHorn, Udell, Mt. Hood and Parkdale. We take orders for spray ing and guarantee a good Job. Manufacturing; Co. Office with Geo. D. Culbertson & Co. r mo IrA the reed-box pay tor Y your Brush here's how one salesman did it. lie figured out that he could double his earn ing capacity with a Brush and asked his em ployer to get one for him, but his employer who owned a big car, laughed at him told him it would cost too much. 'A A So the salesman offered to buy and main tain a Hrush at his own expense, if his employer would continue to give him the usual livery allowance. His employer agrccJ. At the end of eighteen months he had saved the cost ci his Brush car cut of the livery allowance and greatly increased his value to his firm. Now his employer equips all his salesmen with Brush cars. JibertyBrusb Jj Everyman 's Car 380 Men in nil lines of business Salesmen, Storekeepers, Insurance men, Physicians, Farmers, Tradesmen, etc. are waking up to the fact that the llru.sli extends their territory, increases tluir earning rapacity and saves time and mom y. The I-ilK-rtv-Hnish Ins placed a real auto mobile within the means of Everyman. The records of the I'nish prove conclu sively that it affords cheaper transportation . J than the horse, trolley or train. It is the great est utility and economy car ever produced and its efficiency is Ruarantecd by the largest manufacturers of high-class automobiles in the world the United States Motor Co. We represent the Liberty-Rrush car here, and arc prepared to demonstrate its value. Come and sec the Libcrty-Hrush, or let us call for you and take you on your daily round of business activity. Let us ex plain how the United States Motor Com pany cares for your car and insures good service from it. J. F. YOLSTORFF fH ... 7 , "V WW Vtt V V On Hie Heights Telephone 283-K I hr ln-r it K . ; Jrlf,.:l. homes characterize the population of thlH dUtrlct. For yearn they have Htibmltted to the will of nature, ul lowing the water to cover their holding and gleaning when It re ceded. Now, however, they have awakened and will come into their heritage, and It require no proph etle vlnlon to see that In the near future Ita dlvcr1fled product will make an Ideal community ami a wealthy one. Not Blow to realize thin, the North ern 1'aclflc Hallroad Company (dim already made two surveys Into the fertile valley and, In addition, linn acquired Mg timber IntereHtH. The projected roads leads from North Yaklaia to the Columbia river, where It would connect with the North IJaok railroad. Incidentally, the distance mived over the proponed route between North Yakima and Portland would be over 1(H) mllen, and would throw open to transpor tation an Immense section of rich agricultural, timber and fruit land, both north and south of the Cum an country, not now reached by any railroad. From the Columbia river to the head of Camas I'ralrle the dlxtance over the wagon road 1m 2." miles. At this point Is situated Laurel, where a postoflice has been located and the site for a sawmill selected. A summer hotel Is also In progress. At Laurel an experimental orchard will be set out by A. E. I'eek, owner of large holdings In that section, and It Is believed by those who huve ex a i n hied the conditions that It will prove a success, particularly If the early varieties like the tiraveusteln are planted. The Laurel district, like many of the other upland areas, can lie Irrigated. It Is at this point that the railroad Is said to have ills covered a pass through the moun talus and Is expected to 'reach the Columbia river. From Laurel up both sides of the valley there extend for ten miles the best wagon roads to le found anywhere In this section of Oregon or Washington. These run along the edge of the prairie just In and out of the timber line, and along them are situated the homes of the ranchers, many of whom have cleared broad acre out of the Hood ing water and are farming each of them successfully. At the north end of the prairie lies the town of (ilenwood. Tills Is con suieraoie or a settlement, with a bank, hotels, and two large general stores. In addition to a trading point for residents of the valley, It Is an outfitting point for n large uuin ber of sheepmen, who brlug sheep over from Eastern Washington to the summer range In the forest re serve, (ilenwood Is but three miles from the Klickitat river, where one of the biggest water power plants In Washington Is now being Installed. The cleared land extends two miles north of It and eventually It will lie the center of much business nctlvlty. The soil In sub-Irrigated and vegeta tion Is green and thriving. Lylecan be reached from this point at a dis tance of 2." lulles and the Goldendnle railroad In is. between Laurel and Glenwood, a distance of 10 miles, there Is only a difference of ,"0 feet In the elevation. the former telng is7 feet above sea level and the latter lssTi. With the flooded area put under cultivation. It Is estimated that over mkm acres will be put under produc tion. At this season of the year the Hooded area Is covered with a growth of wild hay, except the small portion occupied by Conboy lake. l'hls never dries off, but will now lie drained and put under cultivation. Investigation shows the soli of this flooded area to be a heavy loam, the deposit of decaying vegetable matter for ages, and when properly d ruined there will be no limit to Its productiveness. It Is this fact that leads those who have studied Its na tnre closely to believe that It may le too valuable to longer remain In large tracts. It Is not beyond possi bility that It may be the finest celery, onion or cranberry land. The latter now grow wild on It, and If It proves adapted to any of these products Its value will Increase ten fold. In any event, once reclaimed. Its value as hay or grain land Is uuiiiest!onnble and, once cultivated, will Increase the resources of the country to n high figure. At present Ideas as to Its cultiva tion adhere to old customs, but nny Innovation that leads to a more re munerative crop will quickly see big tracts cut Into small ones, and a crop produced that will pay even bigger (than live tons of timothy to the acre, n yield now estimated for the drainage district. The success of the country for stock is now apparent In Its fine horses and cattle, and Its products are also a large source of Income. Now that the attention of experi enced fruit men has been attracted to the volcanic nsh and red shot soli of Its tlmticred hills. It Is quite likely that apple orchards will follow, and when fruit Is added to Its other prod ucts Camnt valley will haven com bination of resources and Income Ideal, Indeed, from the standpoint of the agriculturist. lieu It Is taken Into consideration PARTY DELIGHTED WITH HOOD RIVER With bright blue skies, balmy sun shine and air like old wine, the SK) or more excursionists from Idaho and eastern Washington arrived In Hood Klver last week under Ideal condi tions. L'pon allghtlug from their special train they were met by a dele gation of citizens and those who wished to see something of the val ley were taken In automobiles out as far as Epplng's corners, l'pon the party's reaching the top of the bluff Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams stood out In every detail, while with the gorge of the Columbia at their feet, the pop ulous valley stretching to the south and the frost clad hills clear cut In the sunshine, the excursionists were delighted with the prospect. While the more fortunate ones were enjoying the auto trip others scatter ed over the city and Inspected places of Interest. Among the most Inter ested and perhaps the most Inquisi tive of the party was the three- months-old pig owned by Arthur Krlssette, who has called the little porker "John the Baptist" because the pig will lose his head some day. Kobert Burns, a photographer of 1'ullman, Idaho, and a descendant of the Scottish poet of that name, took some photographs of the proceed ings, copies of which he has promised to send the local Commercial Club. The Idahoans, upon boarding their special again, were loud In their praises of Hood Klver and its beau ties as well as of their reception here, which was arranged under the di rection of Kay Scott, secretary of the Commercial Club. that a half section of this rich land, ready for the plow, can be bought for an amount that would only buy a ten-acre orchard at Hood Klver, It Is not surprising that a number of well-Informed and enterprising men have recently gone there and bought large tracts. Either as an Income producer or from a speculative point of view, the opportunities offered are such as can be found In few districts, even in this big and and bonanza agricultural territory of the North west. I'ntll recently the loug stage ride has caused this country to lie com paratively little known. The fast moving automobile, however, hus penetrated to the Camas valley and It has been brought much nearer to the outer world. Visiting the Camas country for the first time a year or two ago, B. S. Duncan uecanie Interested In Its pos sibilities and since then has secured big land holdings there. Through til in other Hood Klver men have be come Interested. The drainage ditch Is expected to be completed this spring and a large acreage Is already being plowed and placed under culti vation. The Hood Klver men are enthusiastic ovej their Investment, and their glowing accounts of the country are causing many others to become Interested. From the Columbia river for 25 tulles up the White Salmon valley bfg strides have been made In devel oping orchard land. Tlie.Mt. Adams Orchard Co., between Husutn and iilmer, has set 400 acres to trees, while there Is acre after acre of smaller holdings In many directions. Big In extent, this country adjacent to the White Salmon and Klickitat rivers Is bigger still In possibilities, and It Is therefore no cause for won der that the railroads are casting covetous eyes on It. Apart from Its other prodncts. Its timber must In the near future liecome too valuable to be left standing. Its transporta tion problem Is, therefore, but a matter of time, and with It a big rise In laud values. Big Reduction For fllteen days we are making a big discount on our entire stock of blankets and wagon rolics. K. G. Yowell and Co. Check a bilious, half sick feeling le- fore It gets serious. A dose of ller- blne Is the remedy. It restores en- rg.v, appetite and cheerful spirits. Price 50c. Sold by Charles N. ( l!irke. Cigars and Tobacco... We carry all the popular brands Confectionery Fresh Candies that will tickle the palate. Pool Tables Enjoy your jpare moments at these fascinating games. C. L. MORSE 1 I 7 Oak St. BARGAINS IN GROCERIES AT HUGGIN'S CASH STORE your dollar btftlt go farther if you spend it toith us The Best Fruit Sugar, 13 lbs... $1.00; Sack.... $6. 7 5 The Dalles Diamond and Wilbur, Wash., High Flight Flour, every sack warranted; per sack 1.30 Per barrel 5.10 Clover Leaf Butter, put up in our own name and every pound warranted; per roll .80 Pure California Honey put up in 2-pound jars.. .25 Pure Southern Sorghum, gal. -,90c; halfgal... .50 Special price on Brooms 35c up to .60 Inland Empire Crackers-"nothing better We have in stock all kinds of GARDEN SEEDS Ferris, Morse and Lilly's. L. H. Huggins TShif is a GORDON Just one of the many beautiful creations for the coming season "Scratch" Hats "Cow Hair" Hats "Wear-As-You-Please" MATS In steel-gray, black, brown, Tan and com bination shades. A. J. G. VOGT Furnisher of "Benjamin Clothes W. S. GRIBBLE The Mt. Hood Store General Merchandise Flour, Feed, Spray Material Farm Implements : : and Stumping Powder J. A. 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