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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1912
LOCAL PROSPECTS
FOR LIBRARY GOOD
Minn Marvin, sec re tary of the State
Library Hoard, who recently Investi
gated tlie plana for a county library
here, baa written the following eu
couragtng letter outlining plan nuil
suggesting mean for accomplishing
the liest results:
I am glad Indeed to make a brief
statement about the library outlook
In Hood Klver county and shall sa.v
In the beginning that It seem to tue
a very bright outlook, though the
amount of money Immediately avail
able It not sufficient to start a large
library which will nerve the need of
the city of Hood Klver adequately.
The plan adopted by the board
making official connection letween
the county and city system I the
one which has worked so advan
tageouily In Multnomah county and
Is tielug put In operation lu Wasco
county.
The Idea lit to have the library
pervlce for the whole county center
tn the city library In the largest place
In that county, so that all of the
books which can le brought togeth
er In that library, may be available
to all the people of the county and
the servlees of the librarian will also
extend to all of the locallUe. This
lii a great advantage to the rural
communities and small cities, te
cause they are not able to malutala,
by local taxatlou, libraries large
enough, i.nd add enough tiew books
to keep jH'ople Interested.
If all of the people of the county
tuav draw from one central collec
tion It Is reasonable to expect that
this will Ik a good collection aud
that there will lie a constant add!
tlon of the best books. I'uder this
plan the county board contracts
with the city library board to carry
on this work for the whola county
and the commissioners Income ex
officio memlcrs of the city board.
This contract In Hood Klver Is
made with the explicit understand
ing that the city shall open a public
library with a trained librarian In
charge not later than SeptemtRT 1,
1!U2, and that the city library service
shall be extended to all of the com
munities In the county.
There will be at least one branch
library and many small traveling
libraries sent out from this center
and It Is expected that the people
of the county w ho come to Hood
Klver to trade w ill get all of the
books they want at the public libra
ry, which will be open at least three
days lu the weVk.
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FRUIT GROWERS
Take Notice!
WE HAVE JUST SECURED SPECIAL CONCESSION ON
GRASSELLI'S 8"fsele
IN 100 POUND KEGS, ENABLING US TO QUOTE YOU
CENTS NET, CASH.
Subject to Change Without Notice
unnn river appi p nnnwPRQ' union
IXTW ROUND TRIPS KAST
On the dates given below, round trip tickets will
be sold to the points in the Last shown below,
and many .others, at greatly reduced fares quoted:
Through Trains East
IN CONMXTION W ITH
NORTHERN PACIFIC and 6REAT NORTHERN RAILWAYS
AtUntic City 1111.00
Haliimura lir.'iU
thal 1IU.IU
HufT.io VI W
I'tilWl 72. S
Cuiarwio 8pnni . S6.i
Dmivot 56.00
Omh I m.mt
Fhilif-lphi I'm H)
I'ltuburg HI. Ml
St. Louis 70 ')
Hi. Vmu ) JU
Vimnto M.CO
Wuhinrtun U7.W
May 2. J, 4, 9, 10, II
lrroit .!
Iftjluth 80 00
hnnt)r woo
Milwaukee 72 SO
Minneapolis no HI
Mmtml 106
Npw Y.wk . ion )
DA I I S OF SALIi
17, 18. 24, 29, 1912
June I, 6, 7, , 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 23, 27, 28, 29, 1912
July 2, J, 6, 7, II, 12, 19, 16, 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, 1912
August I, 2, 3, 6, 7. 12. IS, 16, 22, 23, 29,30,31, 1912
September 4, 3, 6, 7, 8. II, 12, 30, 1912
Stopover and choice of routes allowed In each direction.
I Inal return limit October 3 1 , 191 2
Itotalto of rhadulaa, faraa, etc., will b fumiahad on raqucat.
W t:UmN, E. A. GILBERT, Agent,
Co 'I Kraia-ht ana faaa. Act., Portland, Or. Whit. Salmon. Waah.
The financial situation U not bad,
as, through the effort of the Worn
an' Club, the rlty hoard ba about
$iVH), most of which will need to be
spent to provide quarter, magazine
for reading room tn Hood Klver and
service,
The county fund will be spent for
book and service, with the Idea that
each place In the county will do a
Hood Klver ha doue guarautee to
supply quarter and an attendant, If
thecouuty supplies book and mag
azine.
The fund which I now available
will reut quarter for oue year and
will pay for a first purchase of
about S00 volume and for service for
five mouth until the 1!13 tax I
available.
Very many of these new book
will le sent to place In the county,
o that there will not be many left
for use tn Hood Klver, but theeltl
zena of Hood Klver will undoubtedly
contribute fund so that the library
may open on September 1st with a
creditable and attractive supply of
book.
There ought to be a special book
fund of at least $500 put Into the
hand of the library board before
July 1st, so that books may be
bought and prepared for use lefore
September 1st.
Everyone who Intend to do any
thing to help the library movement
lu Hood Klver should do It now, be
cause the library ought to be equal
to the demand of the people when It
Is opened.
If this combination library 1 to be
carried on, the city of Hood Klver
should levy a tax sufficient to give
the library an annual Income of at
least $t00 for It own local needs,
and tbl with a two-tenth mill
county fund will do admirably.
Some member of the board have
suggested that Mr. Carnegie should
le asked for $25,000 for a county li
brary building. Hood Klver has
every reason to expect that such a
request might be granted, unless
there Is some change In the policy of
the Carnegie corporation In regard
to gifts; but whatever happens,
there will be 800 or 900 book In the
library when It opens In September
and there will be a competent libra
rian In charge, who will know bow
to build up a county library system
and how to give every community In
the county Just the sort of service It
needs.
The first lot of these book will be
apportioned among these commu
nities justly and will undoubtedly
contain many work upon fruit
growing and other agricultural top
ics, which will be of great practical
value to the farmers.
The success of this whole effort de
pend upon the willingness of the
people In Hood Klver to work to
gether now for a book fuud and to
co operate In their book buying to
the extent of levying this library
tax next year.
WHITE SALMON
(From the Enterprise)
Kerry growers report the . vines
carrying good loads, but unless a
shower come the yield will Ite rut
down considerably.
Dean & Shepler, the ferrymen, have
received a few new rowboats for use
on the river. They are large size
and safe. There has been a demand
for rowboats by those who like to
spend an hour or so on the river,
especially In the evenings when there
Is little probability of wind.
Omen Iilshop, superintendent of
schools, has sold his 40 acre tract on
the White Salmoh river to the North
western Electric Company for $12,-
000. This property Is about a mile
and one half below the dam site and
on It w 111 be located the power bouse.
From the dam site water will be
tl timed, dropping again to Its nat
ural bed on the lower part of the
Bishop tract.
Manager Newton says every grow
er of strawlMrrles In the White Salm
on district Is now In the Union.
1. 'nless one or two break away later
there will be no Independent ship
ping this year. Lastyear's handling
of the crop was highly satisfactory,
and the complete unionizing of the
district Is the result, a condition
which we believe unusual.
A forest fire I raging at Ca.np j,
about half way between Husuni and
Trout Lake. W. W. Swan, with a
load of freight on his auto truck, en
countered It on bis back trip, but
was afraid to go through for fear a
tree might fall across the path and
trap him. He came on the follow
ing day. The fire, however, Is still
burning fiercely and has consumed
several thousand feet of logs, besides
the standing t1mler.
School Warrants
Holders of warrants on School
District No. 7 a re hereby notified that
Interest censed on May 1M tin all war
rants Issued prior to March 1, 11)12.
School InsTHU T No. 7,
K. If. Waugh, Dep'y Clerk.
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f urnished Apartments
We have furnished apartments to
rent over Keed and Henderson's
office, $10 a month, Including light,
water and fuel. Inquire Keed and
Henderson, Inc. 12tf
DESCRIBES CARE OF
SMALL ORCHARDS
Farmers' Bulletin 4D1, Issued by the
Department of Agriculture, entitled
"The Profitable Management of the
Small Apple Orchard on the General
Farm," ba been Issued. Dr. Uallo
way, chief of the bureau of plant In
dustry, In a note to the secretary of
agriculture, ay that the paper pub
lished deal with the question of re
juvenating old apple orchards, which
ha been a subject of much Inquiry.
The Illustrated pamphlet of twen
ty-two page gives much valuable
Information on the subject of reno
vating old orchard aud the profits
therefrom. Here are some extract
from the report.
"A. characteristic example of or
chard renovatlou I the case of a
farmer In Monroe county, New York.
A 4 acre orchard over GO year old
containing about 120 trees, mostly
Baldwins (nearly half of the tree
had died), had had no care whatever
for at least twenty year to the
writer' certain knowledge. The
largest Income ever obtained from
this orchard In Its best year was $100
and the average Income was proba.
bly less than 100
"Two year ago thl orchard
changed ownership. Thenewowuer
wa a good orchardtst and began
operations to renovate the orchard
at once. Seventy-five load of stable
manure were applied and plowed un
der, aud the most thorough cultiva
tion wa practiced. About one
fourth of all the wood In the tree
wa removed add the tree were
thoroughly sprayed.
"The first year not more than 25
worth Of fruit wa sold, but the sec
ond year the response to better meth
od was $1,100 worth of fruit. Prun
ing cost about $50, plowing and cul
tivation $75, spraying $00, and fertil
ization $100, a total of $2X5, leaving
the net profit for the first two year
of operattug of S40, or 210 per
acre."
The Information contained lu the
bulletin shows.how these old orch
ard can be renovated, and give
many other valuable pointer that
are believed worth looking Into by
farmer In all sectloua of the country
where It 1 possible to produce apples.
We still have left a tew more of the
birds-eye view map of Hood Klver
Valley. Hood Klver News Co.
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