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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 22
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1912
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR
MILLION-BOX CROP IS NO DREAM
Figures Based on Production Per Acre During Past
Five Years, Together with This Year's Acreage in
Bearing Trees As Shown by County Assessor's Fig
ures, Make Big Crop Appear a Certainty H. F. Dav
idson Considers Estimate ConservativeFigures Show
Average Production Per Acre Is 200 Boxes.
A conservative estimate baned on
tin1 actual production of local or
chard -r acre lor the pant live
yearn Indicate that the crop pro
duced this year In the Hood Itlver
Valley will 1m? approximately l,'-,-'l,l)-,5
boxen. Thin tends to show that the
million liox crop w hich Iihh been pre
dieted Is not a dream but something
which statistics Indicate will Im a
reality. These statistics have Is-en
compiled by II. F. Davidson of the
Davidson Fruit Company and the
estimate f,r thin year's crop Ih based
on the pn diictlon since I'.Hi" and the
nuinlier of acres In hearing an shown
by the assessor's figures.
Another Interesting fact shown by
thin compilation Ih that the produc
tion per acre for bearing trees dur
ing the pant five years has averaged
boxen.
Thin average of 200 boxen per acre
In baned on the assumption that
treen eight yearn old and older pro
duce a full crop and that treen nix
and neven yearn old yield half a crop
or, taken together, a full crop, with
tin1 product of yountr treen Included.
The entlmate for thin year'n crop
In baned on the assumption that the
average yield per acre will be 1
boxen. Thin wan the production In
11)10 and Mr. Davldnon belleven that
It In a conservative entlmate for thin
year'n crop. He ban made a thor
ough Innpectlon of the orchard nnd
ntnten that. In hln opinion, condi
tion for a bumper crop are even
more favorable than they weie In
WW.
"In Mil)," nayn Mr. Davldnon,
Statistical table showing acreage In orchards, total annual production during' past five years, average
production per acre for same period, and total production which may by expected during next four years
based on statistics for the past.
Age 1007 1608 1009 lOlO 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1910
1 941 1250 160 1 1478 24 11
2 737 041 12S0 1504 147H 2414
3 614 737 041 1250 1504 147s: 2444
4 300 614 737 941 1260 1504 157 2444
6 250 300 614 737 941 1250 1504 147H 2144
0 200 250 300 614 737 941 1250 1604 1478 2444
7 125 200 260 300 614 737 041 1260 1504 1478
8 645 670 870 1120 1420 1934 2071 3012 473H 0432
Crop 75000 225000 90000 060000 200000 1221025 390900 2160000 025000 3500000
Per Acre.. lOO 250 HO 426 100 425 100 425 100 425
Average number of boxes.
DR. WAUGH, BITTEN BY
BARELY WINS
Dr. Justin M. Waugh of thin city
had the closest kind of an escape
Saturday afternoon when he wns
bitten by a rattler on hi ranch
eight mile above White Salmon on
Itowdolu Mountain.
The doctor left thin city about the
middle of the afternoon and upon
reaching White Salmon mounted hi
pony and started for hi ranch,
reaching It shortly after six. He
keep hi feed box under the barn and
reached under to get It. A big rat
tler had colled Itself Inside the box
and without n note of warning bur
led Its fangs In Dr. Wangh's left fore
nrm, laying open one of the large
vein. The doctor carried a ncalpel
with hi in and at once slushed the
wound. He then bound the arm
tightly Just above the elbow. After
doing thin he rode to Sheldon ranch
a mile and a half away and there
cauterized the wound with some hot
coals. He also phoned to tills city
to have a local physician meet htm
lit White Salmon. This done, he
mounted hi pony and spurred It
down the mountain road, covering
the seven miles In 115 minutes. Three
time tin1 horse, which wan almost
exhausted, fell. In one of the spill
the doctor struck on hln head, never
lug the temple arterlen. He was In
Old School" Method Don't do
any more among men who have
learned about the clever custom tail
ored clot hen delivered by Spmldlng
A (icssllng whose famous Chlcngo
tatlorn, Fd V. Price & Co., are up on
all the new mi'llioils In the art of
reproducing the latest, fashions In
clothe that lit you properly. Their
prices, too, nre attractive. Oct
measured today. It
"there were many orchardn which
nhowed an Irregular bloom. Some
treen blonnomed evenly and abun
dantly, but other In the some or
chard would show a light und Irreg
ular bloom. My Innpectlon of the
orchardn th'n year shows a much
more favorable condition. In the
great majority of the valley' or
chard the bloom han been heavy
and evenly distributed over nil the
treen. To be nure the applen In I'.tlO
were of an exceptionally birge size
and that may make noine difference,
but It ennnot more than offset the
heavier an J more equally distributed
bloom thin year."
The estimate for thin year'n crop I
based on the following ligures: There
are 1!).'! I acre of treen that are eight
year old and older, from which a
full crop can lie expected. There are
7:57 ac re of seven-yenr old tree anil
941 acren of slx-ycar-oldn. This gives
a total acreage for both of lfi7s acres
from which a half crop can be ex
pected, l'.esliles thl there are 12."C
acre of five-year-old, l.'itil acres of
four-year-olds. 117s acres of three-year-olds
and 1:441 acre of two year
olds. The statistics show that the aver
age production per acre In l'.m" was
100 boxes, In I'jos 2.V) boxes, In 11)0!) so
boxes. In 1110 4J5 boxen and last year
100 boxen.
Continuing the estimates accord
ing to tin1 same rutin, counting on a
production per acre In nlternate
yearn of 1M and l.'.'i boxes, some Idea
of the production during the next
A RATTLESNAKE,
IN RAGE WITH DEATH
a critical condition when he reached
White Salmon ami the attending
physician found hln respiration al
most gone, ns a result of the poison.
Miss Farl of the local hospital was
also In attendance and altera three
hours' light for the doctor's life he
wan divlared out of danger.
Invitation are out for a garden
party to be given Saturday by Mm.
I.. F. Henderson and Mr. E. D. Ka
naga at Conmar.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
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IjfWlfccMirrm V -irr-
ernor For of Mnssai husetts refused to grant n stay In the rase of Clarenco V. T. Ulcheson. declaring that the poisonet of Avis I.lnnell would have to ex
plate his crime In the electric chnlr V. H. Price ns sikm IiiI commissioner begun taking testimony In the government's suit to dissolve the sugar trust The
bearings nre expected to occupy the greater pnrt of six mouths.
four years In obtained. With a light
crop next year theproductlon would
be IMI.DOO boxen. With a good crop
again In 1014 the total production
would run up to 2,150,000. With on
ly 100 boxes per acre again In 1915,
the crop would lie 025,000 boxen, and
with a, bumper crop In 1910. the to
tal production would reach the
:j,500,00-box mark.
"The fact that the average crop
per acre for the past five yenr ha
been 200 boxes I Interesting," says
Mr. Davidson, "for the reason that
even the most experienced growers
have had widely divergent Mean an
to Just what the average yield U.
Some have declared that It I as
high an 1150 boxen, while other have
put It a low as 150.
"An to the prediction that the
crop this year will come close to the
mllllon-box mark, I do not tielleve
that It 1 overdrawn. Past experi
ence han shown that the crop has
sometime been greatly underesti
mated. Such was the case In 1910.
The yield was underestimated that
year and the result wan that ade
quate preparation were not made,
either for storing the crop or for
finding markets. In many case the
yield wn three time what It was
estimated. The figure which I have
secured are valuable In that they are
not speculative, but are based upon
acttial statistics for the past five
yearn."
The statistical table prepared by
Mr Davidson speak for Itself and Is
herewith reproduced:
COMMENCEMENT IS HELD
AT PINE GROVE SCHOOL
The graduating exerclen of the
Pine (irove school we're held Wednes
day evening, nt which an Interesting
program was rendered. Stella Terry
and Karl Itobertson were given
eighth grade diplomas, and Alfred
Thomsen and Jesse Stock well were
given tenth grade diplomas. Kev.
E. A. Harris, pastor of the Klverslde
Congregational church, delivered the
address to the das.
Mrs. Ilert Strannhan submitted to
an operation at the hospital Sunday.
She ! reported to be doing nicely.
fif fji<O lip
King Frederick VIII. of Domniirk wns stricken with npnplcxy In the streets of ll.-imlmrg nnd died unknown while on the w:y
to a hospital. HI sun Christian succeeds him on the throne. Clarence Dnrrow, chief counsel for the MeNnnurn brother, was
put on trial charged with attempting to bribe one of the Jurors during the trial of the case against the labor leaders. The fcl'W't
Dreadnought Texas was launched nt the Newport New shlpvanis. Mis Claudia l.vons christened the great battleship. Ctov.
PORTLAND TO AGAIN
HAVEAPPLE SHOW
The agreement of the Portland Ite.
tall Merchant' Association to Join
the other commercial organizations
of the city In support of the proposed
annual apple show make It practi
cally certain that the project w 111 be
carried through to success.
The members of the general com
mittee from the commercial associa
tions of Portland, of w hich li. F.
Johnson, of the promotion commit
tee of the Commercial Club, was
chairman, have promised for the
most part to lend their active sup
port. The executive committee of the He
tall Merchants' Association, after
considering the matter thoroughly,
decided to join the other associations
and make the support of the plan
unanimous among the business men.
"We are willing to Indorse the
proposed apple show a an excellent
project for the npbulldlng of Port
land," said Mr. Shlvely, secretary of
the Retail Merchant' Association,
"and I am preparing letters which
will be sent to every member In the
association announcing the action
of the executive board."
The baby duugfjter of Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Frank died Saturday.
West Breaks Ground for
Columbia River Road
Important Project Which
Western Oregon and
Through Hood River, Is Formally Begun and Con
victs Are Put to Vork--Governor Pleased.
"I had rather be turning this first
spadeful of dirt and begin this splen
did project than to lie I'nited States
senator from now until the crack of
doom," exclaimed (iovernor isvvald
West as he broke ground at 1 odock
Thursday afternoon for the Colum
bia Klver highway around Shell
Kock.
Having turned first dirt, UK
governor put to work on the road
the gang of convicts who for the
past three weeks have been stationed
nt Shell Kock waiting for the word
to start work. Technical disagree
ment Is'tween the state and t lie rail
road has been deluding the work,
but (iovernor West finally lost pa
tience w ith the railroad and sturted
work regardless
With (iovernor West when the
work was formally started were the
following: County Commissioner (i.
A. McCnrdy, C. K. Marshall, County
Surveyor Kay and W. I,. Clark, the
latter representing the Commercial
Club committee which lui Is-en pro
moting the enterprise.
(iovernor West had a conference
with the railroad official the first of
last week In an effort to come to a
final Agreement, but found this Im
possible. The railroad company. It
in understood, Insisted that Is'fore
they made any concessions whatever
the county should sign a contract
assuming extensive liabilities for any
accidents or claims for damages
which might result from construc
tion of the road. It wa thought
for tome time that the county would
Ih1 compelled to slgu this agreement
before work could be started. When
the governor wa Informed, how
ever, he Insisted that the county
should not assume any such obliga
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BEAUTIFUL HOME
AT MOSIER BURNED
"Mayerdule," the beautiful sum
mer home of Mr. and Mark A. Mayer
at Mosler, was completely destroyed
by fire the last of the week. The
house was an expensive one and con
tained much valuable furniture and
personal effects, no that the loss Is
estimated ut several thousend dol
lars. There was an Insurance of
S-'ooo on the building and $5000 on
the furniture.
The fire, which originated In a
mysterious manner In the upper
story, had evidently been burning
for half an hour or more when dis
covered, and It had gained headway
ho rapidly, aided by a strong wind,
that all hopes of extinguishing the
blaze were soon abandoned and the
efforts of the fire fighter were di
rected to saving the content of the
house. .Nearly everything on the
first floor and In the cellar wa taken
out, but everything upstairs was
food for flames.
Mr. Henry Lnatz of Pendleton,
: who hus been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
1 H. L. Hasbrouck for a few days, re
turned toher home the last of the
j week. She wn accompanied by
; Mis Elizabeth Thomas, who will be
her guest for a short time.
Will Link Eastern and
Bring Thousands of Tourists
tion and himself called upon the
railroad "official In nn effort tone
cure some compromise. I nable to
do this he at once wired to the local
parties most Interested In the enter
prise to meet him at Shell Hock
Thursday afternoon, announcing
that work would be started at once.
l Here are now at tne camp seven
teen convicts and they at o.ice start
eil Work. It is understood that this
crew will be increased to twenty-live.
Work was started on the west end
of the project and the ere .v will pro
ceed east. For t he first -I'M! feet the
work will be light. For t his distance
construction will lie through the
lo ise rock. Then the solid rock will
be encountered and blasting will be
resorted to. the g ivernor having
sent s. urn1 of his expert safecrackers
for 1 1,1s part l I he work.
County Surveyor Kay has been
employed by (iovernor West to
make the necessary surveys as the
work progresses. The county Is tak
ing no part whatever In the work,
olliclully speakfug. and thus will as
Minie no obligations so far as the
railroad company is concerned.
After getting the work under way
the governor and hi party went to
Wyeth aud vlentd the work which
is tielng done on the road there by
the county authorities. This- will
be a portion of the Columbia Klver
road when completed. Work Is lin
ing done under the direction of J. F.
Hcndrlck, road supervisor for that
district, and a dozen men are at
work resurfacing the road. The
railroad has donated cinder from
the tie plant at Wyeth aud Mr
drlck Is making use of these
portion of the road.
Hen
for a
1HUAU
KING fK:EDC RICK
Extension of Railroad
to Lost Lake Planned
Engineers Start Work on Survey of Line Which Will
Tap Oregon Lumber Company's Timber and
Open New Fruit Belt-Supt. C. T. L-arly Says
Construction May Start This Summer.
A gang of engineers am surveyors
employed by the Mt. Hood Itallroad
Company have start d work on a
survey of nn extension from Iee to
Lost Lake, a distance of about fif
teen mile. Superintendent Early
has confirmed reports thit such nn
extension I planned and states that
actual construction work may start
thl summer.
This Important announcement fob
lowed the visit here recently of J. E.
Inglls, one of the directors of the Mt.
Hood Itallroad Company, who was
In consultation with Superintendent
Early. W. H. Eccles. president of
the company nnd former manager of
the Oregon Lumber Company here,
has also been a recent visitor and
toured the valley with Mr. Early.
When interviewed he said: "While" 1
have been In touch with thing In
this valley for several jearn present
progress ustoulshes me. From ap
pearances we are justified In the be
lief that the electrification of the road
will not long be deferred,"
The railroad company ha mapped
out a progressive policy und It oliie
lain state that they expect to keep
fully abreast of the valley's develop
ment. Another important Improve
ment that 1 now contemplated Is
the electrification of t lie present line.
The Oregon Lumber Company owns
several large power sites on Hood
Uiver and during the past few weeks
It ha secured options on several Im
portant sites. Mr. Early recently In
formed the I'pper Valley Progressive
Association that the company would
m
Lost Lake
Which w ill be the terminus of .Mt.Hood Railroad extension for w hich survey is
now being maJe and upon which work may be started this summer.
Strawberry Special to
Go to Rose City Today
Local Boosters Leave at g:27 This Morning to Pay
Return Visit to Portland Commercial Club--Will
Take Strawberries Along to Feed to Portlanders
--Fine Entertainment Arranged.
It Is expected that close to 150 Hood
Klver people will board the special
cars at !::0 o'clock tills morning on
the trip to Portland, w lien a return
visit will be paid the Commercial
Club of that place.
This being the first return Mt
that lias been paid the Portland
club, a great deal of interest Is being
shown In the Kose City and no pains
are being spared to make the recep
tion and entertainment of the local
delegation a siiccss.
Autos will meet the Hood Klver
boosters at the Portland station
and they will be taken at once to
the fine, new Multnomah hotel.
where they will be guet of the
Portland Ad club, an organization
of progressive business men, at
luncheon. It will be "Made In Ore
gon Pay" Willi the Ad Club and this
feature w ill be coinblee I with t lie en
tertainment of I lie loeal party
relieving that the llomt l,l r men
will eniov a good baseball game.
even if Portland is at present mm
pying the I ii 11 end position in i he
league, the Portland club will t. ike
tile visiting men to the ball g one
tills afternoon. ' he ladle. In tie
meantime, will be JetiterMlne.; at i
theatre party.
This evening at sl dinner u III he
taken at the Portland ( ouinieivi.il
I furnish electricity to the people of
that section for power and lighting
purpose If assured enough business
to justify building the line.
In addition to the improvement
mentioned above the railroad com
pany Intends to relay Its track from
this city south to lee, putting In
heavier steel. At the present time
the upper portion of the system Is
equipped with 'leavler steel than the
lower and the Intention 1 to con
struct the lower portion of the road
so as to carry the Increased traffic
which will come over It when the
Lost Lake extension 1 built. The
rail which are taken up will prob
ably be used on the upper portion of
the new extension. Mr. Early sayn
that the Lost Lake extension will
not be simply a logging railroad,
but It will besubstautlally construct
ed with a view to carrying passen
ger traffic a well. Although a con
siderable portion of the land In that
vicinity 1 unsulted to agriculture, it
Isestlmatd that the new road will
open up several thousand acres of
tillable land, the altitude of which I
no greater than that of similar land
which 1 already being used for hor
ticulture In the valley.
At the last annual meeting of the
board of directors of the railroad the
Lost Lake extension was up for con
sideration and a committee com
posed of W. H. Eccles, J. E. Ingli
and ('has. T. Early was appointed
to take action In thematter. They
have found that the extension could
lie constructed nt an easy grade dur
ing the entire distance.
.1 .'';' -- . ....
l Club. This ivi'l be one of the prluel
pai events i f the. lay. It Is ladles'
1 night at the club and It Is anticipat
ed that there will be a large attetid-
niiir. Speeches w ill be In order and
the get together spirit will prevail.
Most of the loeal party will return
I this evening, although It Is antlel-pab-d
that 1 1 n 1 1 a number will take
advantage of t he npp.irtunlty to re
mainover tom irrow and Fr' lay n
t lie excursion t ' k. t s
II I Klver strawberries, taken
down by the l-lto-s, w III be served
a' t he luncln on and and w 111 be sent
also to the ( . i u n i. n fil club In fur
nlsh the material for shortcake ai.
t he ba n t:et t ' be g'ven In tin-even-ing
1 1 1 .i . I;' er pr. -rty owt'ers who
are residents (if I " . r r 1 . 1 1 1 1 will her
peelally !tl Ited t ' it t.-nd t he ban
i II. ' t til the evening, although I he
lists III Is- open to all of the tills).
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