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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1912
HOPE TO AGREE ON
A STANDARD BOX
It is hoped that vtlon taken at the
meeting of the Slate Horticulural So
ciety In Portland last wk will result
In the standardization of the apple box
throughout the country. Resolutions
were adopted which It is believed will
establish a box that is satisfactory to
growers In all sections.
C. K. Wnisler, of Medford, read a
paper on "Standardizing of Grade,
Park and Packages of Apples." which
brought out the fact that a harmony
movement is on all over the country,
to end the apple box war. Confer
ences have been held, and out of these
have grown mutual concessions and
proposals, until all interests are ap
parently a unit on the form of bill
presented by Mr. Whisler to the state
society. With a minor amendment of
fered by C. A. Malboeuf. the measure
was adopted by the state society and
a committee named to take it up with
all other bodies of a similar kind, who
are understood to favor the measure.
In the draft of bill prepared by the
compromise committees which have
been bringing East and West together,
as it was reported to the society there,
it is provided that the standard apple
box shall be 10H inches deep, 11H
inches w ide and 18 inches long, inside
measurement, representing as nearly
as possible 2173.5 cubic inches. If
any other box is used, it must have
stamped clearly on it "Short Box." All
boxes shall bear the number of apples
packed therein, the name of the per
son, company or association packing,
with district where grown. A reason
ably uniform size of apples is required
to be packed in boxes. A penalty of
1 a box is provided for any person
offering apples for sale not in con
formity w ith the provisions of the act
which is made an amendment to the
pure food and drugs act.
Dressmaking
Elizabeth Ware plans on being in
the city from December 22 to January'
5. She will help or do sewing for
you in your home. Write her at 765
Oak street, Eugene, Ore. 47-50c
Will Edison says that four hours'
sleep is enough for any man.
Bill We have a two- year- old baby
at home who knew that a year ago.
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MODEL
FOURTH AND STATE
HaOe your Jtiit
Cleaned and Pressed
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Tailor Shop
Phone 13X Under Brosius Building
Have You Seen the New
Victor-Victrolas?
There are three New Styles, placed on sale September 15th,
Price $75. $100 and $150. They are beauties. Call and see
them. We have other styles from $15 to $200. We also sell
the Edison and Columbia Machines, and Records.
We represent the Baldwin, Ellington, Hamilton and
Howard Pianos, and deal direct with the factory. Easy
terms if desired.
When you want anything in Music, call on us; if we
haven't it, we will get it
"WAGGENER WANTS YOUR TRADE"
WAGGENER'S MUSIC HOUSE
WOULD INTRODUCE
NEW GITRANGE HERE
Having originated a new citrange
fruit which is a cross between the Tri
foliate orange of Japan and our ordi
nary swweet orange, the Department
of Agriculture seeks to introduce
them into sections to which they are
believed to be climatically adapted.
Hood River is included in these and a
few trees will probably be received
here next month for distribution.
The fruit of the citrange is very
Juicy, containing a larger amount of
juice proportionately than the best
lemons. They make a refreshing "cit-
rangeade," similar to lemonade, which
people who have made a comparison
pronounce equal to or even better
than the latter. The fruits also make
excellent pies and marmalade, and for
these purposes are probably equal to
the orange or lemon. The citrange
will undoubtedly prove valuable for
general culinary purposes in the mak
lug and flavoring of cakes, making jel
lies and preserves, and in many other
ways in which the lemon is now- cm
ployed. When it is considered that
these citranges can be grown through
out the Gulf and South Atlantic
states, a large part of Texas and Ari
zona, and parts of New Mexico, Utah,
Nevada, Oregon and Washington,
where there is now a dearth of acid
fruits, their great value becomes evi
dent. There is at present, however, nu
market for the citrange, and it -will
probably prove of value mainly as a
home fruit for cultivation throughout
the regions mentioned, where the
sweet orange, the lemon and the lime
cannot be grown. The trees are at
tractive in shape and semievergreen.
so that they will make desirable lawn
trees. Wherever a home can be sup
plied with them it will be possible on
the warm days between the 1st of
September and the 1st of December
to pick a few fruits and make a desir
able and refreshing beverage.
In reply to a circular just received
through Senator Chamberlain, the
News has applied for a few of these
trees and those wishing to test the
new fruit may make application here.
There is no charge attached.
Regular Sunday Excursions to Park-
dale. Pleasant trip for yourself and
friends.
A TURKEY CUTS
a big figure at this season. So
do our special Thanksgiving
pies, cakes, etc. We warrant
them to be the equal of any
"mother used to make."
Couldn't say more than that,
could we? Better order yours
early. Our ovens are big, but
so is the number of people
who propose to eat their prod
ucts. BAKERY
HOOD RIVER, ORE.
Dr. M. A. Jones
DENTIST
Formerly of Hood River, la now
located at 245 1 -2 Washing
ton St., Portlanp, Ore.
M. S. DENTAL COMPANY
HUBBARD PAYS HOOD
RIVER COMPLIMENT
Elbert Hubbard. In the November
issue of "The Fra," pays Hood Hlver
apples a compliment in the following
language:
"The Hood River Valley apples have
attained an international reputation.
This Hood River Valley is one of the
most picturesque and beautiful spots
one can imagine. The cool nights and
the warm sunshine of the days seems
to contribute exactly the right condi
tions for apple culture.
"I admire the Hood River Valley ap
ples, but I admire the Hood River Val
ley people more. They have brought
genius to bear in the business of apple
culture and apple salesmanship. They
know how to prepare their wares in
the most attractive shape for the mar
ket. "Grand Junction apples and Hood
River apples command a price in Eng
land. I have paid a shilling for a
Hood River apple and had it brought
in on a silver platter with the original
wrapper on it, duly served by a flunky
in side-whiskers, who expected a tip
for his genius in selection. And real
ly, I was a little proud of the fact that
people in America occasionally do
their work so superbly well.
"As the years go by, apple culture
will receive a degree of attention that
it never has before. Fruits, vegeta
bles, poultry, are now being regarded
as just as important as corn, wheat
and oats, and perhaps a little more
so."
IN EXTRA FANCY
FRUIT LIES PROFIT
"It is in the extra fancy fruit of
our standard grades that the grower
here must look to make his profits,"
declared a local orchardist of many
years experience the other day. "I
am confident that there will always be
a good profit for Hood River growers
in this class of fruit for there are no
other sections which can compete
with us. On the other hand the grow
er who has the common varieties or
the poorer grade of the standard var
ieties cannot expect to do much more
than make ends meet."
Continuing, he said, "I had a letter
earlier in the season from one of the
best posted and most reliable fruit
men in the East. He formerly own
ed a fruit ranch here and is now in
New York state. He predicted then
that the market would be demoralized
this year at the start on account of the
great quantities of poor grade apples
that would be dumped into the market
early in the season, but he declared
that even the poorer grades of Hood
River's standard varieties would bring
a paying price to the grower later in
the season and that the extra fancy
grade would net a good profit. The
conditions have been as he predicted
and I look for the better grades of our
apples which are held to bring prices
that will net good returns. I might
add that the same man declared that
he expected the prices netted by
Hood River fruit this year to mark the
low level and that the future would
see marked improvements for the rea
son that other districts are demon
strating that they cannot grow apples
with the qualities of the Hood River
fruit."
SAYS LOGANBERRY WINE
. HAS COMMERCIAL FUTURE
Use of loganberries instead of
grapes for all parts of the Northwest
where the vineyard shrub will not
thrive was pronounced a commercial
prospect of the utmost importance by
horticulturists attending the annual
convention of the State Horlcultural
Society. They say loganberry Juice
would be exported by the thousands of
cases to all parts of the world. Con
noisseurs in juice, it is asserted,
would study out delicate flavors of
various classes of loganberry prod
ucts. There would be in Oregon a
Waldo vintage which would vie with
the champagne of France or the Rhine
vintages of Germany. Monks in
Douglas fir forest recesses would de
velop rare loganberry products which
would go forth into the world to tempt
the tastes of man. Perhaps the grape,
time-worn and moldy, might be rele
gated to the forgotten things of the
past in a century or two, in favor of
the wonderful Juice of the great new
berry which matures In the land that
gives rarest tints to the rose and lm
pars shades of flavor which no bold
brazen aun ever could achieve.
Professor C. I. Lewla of the Oregon
Agricultural College opeened the door
to fanciful speculation of future usea
of the loganberry in hla paper on that
subject to the fruit men. His atate
ments are based upon careful atudy of
the product. It is found to be a won
derful producer. Plant wlzarda who
take properties from one and give to
another these daya, are Just getting
rtrmly established In the berry domain
and the whole realm of achievement
broadens before them. Telegram,
Grabbing Time by the Forelock
Gilbert Implement Co.
ORCHARDISTS HELP
TO SOLVEPROBLEMS
That the practically complete free
dom from orchard pests which the
Hood River valley enjoys Is due large
ly to the intelligent co-operation of lo
cal orchardists, was the statement
made by Professor Lawrence in an ad
dress before the Oregon Horticultural
Society at Portland last week.
The subject of his talk was "The
Solution of Orchard Problems through
Co-operation with the Growers." He
spoke first of the eradication here of
the fire blight through the co-operation
of the orchardists, Judge Castner,
the Fellowship Association and the
O. A. C.
The speaker's second topic was the
San Jose Scale. He gave a brief out
line of the way the work against this
pest was organized here. On account
of the small area in this county which
will not be planted to orchards and
because of the fact that there are few
wild plants which are susceptible to
the attack of the scale It seems rea
sonable that the valley can completely
eradicate this pest, so Professor Law
rence said.
He called attention to the fact that
while he is doing both the office and
research work hia main object in
working on the local problems is to do
as much of the Inspection work as
possible while looking after the orch
ard problems and to rely upon the co
operation of the growers to assist In
locating and reporting the presence of
injurious pests and fungus diseases.
The speaker referred to the fact
that the valley la comparatively clean
and that fighting pesta in thia aection
consists largely in watching for epi
demics or local spread of orchard
troublea.
In conclusion he took up the soil In
vestigations and gave a complete re
sume of what has been done, pointing
out the value of co-operative work
that la now being carried on In issu
ing a soil survey of the Hood River
valley. He also mentioned briefly the
work on cover crops that is being
done here In co-operation with the of
fice of the agrostologlst, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. He told of the
cold storage testa with applea carried
on In connection with the U. S. bureau
of plant Industry and also of the study
now being made of weather conditions
here with relation to frost injury and
the possibility of forecasting freezes.
The Daily Callfornlan atatea that a
fossil skull 100,000 years old haa been
uncovered by the Unlveralty of Cali
fornia excavators at La Urea.
Union services at the Christian
church tomorrow.
In mentioning Sleighs and Cutters at this time, it may seem that we
are rather rushing the season. But we have always believed in keeping ahead
of the times.
This is just a gentle reminder to you that we have laid in a supply of
Winter Goods, because we think there will be a demand for them. We have
bought a variety of Cutters, Bobs, Cutter Gears and Runner Attachments.
When we look at the mud surrounding us, this sleigh "ad" looks like a
joke. But the time is coming, just as sure as you're alive, when you will wish
you had a sleigh. And it's coming this winter. It isn't very far off now.
When you get up some morning and see the ground all covered with
snow, just remember what we said in this space. Keep in mind your disap
pointment last year, when you wanted a cutter, and couldn't get it. We have
bought enough sleighs to meet the demand at least the first rush.
We might go into detail and tell you all about how these sleighs are
madethe stuff that is in them the particular advantages of a certain ar
rangement or attachment over others but it wouldn't interest you. We have
looked out for these things for you. You have our word that the sleighs are
right.
Another thing that will interest you when the snow flies Lap Robes.
And Carriage Heaters, too. We have a beautiful display of Lap Robes. The
CHASE ROBES. Best ever. Prices from $2.50 to $17.50. And Heaters $2.25
up. If you have never used a heater, you don't know what solid comfort is.
Come in and see what we have to show you. It doesn't cost you anything to
look.
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A Phone Call will bring one of our men
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