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Newspaper Page Text' THE OREGON SUNDAY "JOURNAL, PORTLAND SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 81, 15C3. Hood River Packers Are Famed for the Manner in ; Which They Handle Their i Crop-Quality Is Their Principal Aim. .'a'W IP1' T Rv W. H. Walton, In Better Fruit. As ths greatest apple growing Motion of the sreat Pacific northwest. Hood RiTr probably stands preeminent In prlcee for Ita fruit It leads tha world and baa set tha standard of values. For several rears Its product has sold for the highest prices paid .anywhere In tha world and has practically marketed it--self Apples at Hood River for two years have eold from $1.60 to better then $J.S$ per bushel box for -the en- iM .n ttnati In the heart of tha Cascades, It it In tha i center of tha matchless scenic splendors of tha great Colombia river, rianaea on eecn aiae ojr lta ever snow-capped peaks. Its deep k.Anaia unlit streams, and groen- foliaged orchards, atretchlng for mliey before the eye, compel tne laminuigu y ih iod and tha most blase tourist alike, and causa them to admit that the world Is Indeed a food place. Situated is on the south bank of the Columbia river, 5 miles eaat or roruana, at jne msuth of Hood river from which It takes Its name, Tha river, whlth flows through a deep gorge Just east of the city. Is one or ma many ounma r iu """i srtows of Mount Hood. From Its neve falling source water Is obtained to tr? rigate all the land In the valley, and ( estimated to contain 100,006 horsepower, very little or which has been utilised. The mouth of the valley la a mile back Of tha city and the latter. 10 mllea long, ends at tha bass of Mount Hood, In area It is about 60.000 acres, 10.000 of which are estimated to be under cul tivation. While highly cultivated in spots, many thousands of acres of fruit lands await tha hand of tha tiller, and can be purchased for from 80 to 1160 fir acre, depending on situation. Bear ng orchards brine; high values, running from $600 to $,600 per acre. Orchard ing at Hood River is conducted on meth ods that have proven successful and sure. ' Having passed tha experimental stage, the beginner now has the 4eneflt of tha knowledge of others and avoids their mistakes. To this fact is due tha success of all classes engaged In fruit growing there and tha high value of land, the investment really being low in comparison to the returns, . , , Small Acreage Big aVeenlta. ' E.-H. Shecard from 1(0 trees on one ana tnm unn,TreTOT jiwh 82,042.85, gross, which nettea mm Det ter than $1,400, or over 900 per acre. Ludwig Struck on two and nine tenths acres raised 1,82 boxes of first grade applea for which he received $2 par box, or $3,858 in addition to the returna from 400 boxes of second grade fruit, which amounted to $400 more, or In all $4,268. - -.-- - - - - - A. ! I. ' Mason hae $0$ NeWtown trees nine years ld,-from -which ha marketed lest year 1.141 boxes, realising 12,602.80. The trees are planted 68 to tha acre, making an average of 844 H boxes, or 7fiO.(S r ten. The net profit per tree was $8.60, and I&8J.60 per acre or 12,04.26 on three ana one tnira acres. . - From IS acres F. Eggert sold 8,000 boxes of apples that nettea mm iv.ouo. . r The secret of getting these wonderful prices is In the fact that nature has endowed tha Hood River valley, with a volcanic ash soil that contains all tha elements necessary for growing perfect fruit ' Added to this Is a temperature exactly suited to their propagation, and last, but not least, methods employed that have been found to produce tha best : mi tilt. .. From far and wide fruit men come l rum uiuur uwuivii iu im ui these methods, simple though they De, and easily learned by the novice. It has been found that the apple grows best at Hood .River under tha clean cultiva tion system, which conserves the moist ure and allows all the nutriment of the soil to go into tha making of both tree ' and fruit. 8rravina. to kill all Inaect life that it injurious to tha growing of perrect appiea, is rigiaiy aanerea to, ana so careful in this respect are orchard- lets at Hood River that less than two per cent of the entire orop Is found to be Imperfect In this respect the case of one orchard can be cited that last year bora 1,000 boxes, in which there were -jflurlng tha whole eoqbut (0 wormy apples. Another feature Is thinning or picking off part of the fruit when It Is small In order to allow that which re mains to get more nourishment, grow to a larger slsa and not exhaust the Ufa : of the tree. While other apple growing districts lay great stress on the quantity of ap ples they grow, the slogan of Hood Klver Is - not quantity but "quality." Tha uurgv ui u gruwvra tu upnom ins standard of perfection has won for lta fruit a name for excellence the world ever and has brought Its reward. Never was this fact mora fully demonstrated than In 1900, when one of tha biggest apple crops ever grown in the United States was placed on the market, and Hood River marketed the biggest crop In Its history, sold all It had for $1 to $1.16 a box, and could not supply the demand. It la this that Is making Hood River land double In value and attracting many Investors. During the season of 1107, when the apple crop waa a short on and estimated to be but 34 per cent of normal, and was in many districts a. total failure. Hood River had from 60 to 70 per cent of a full crop, and sold Its apples for ths highest prices the world has ever known. The fact that when other districts get high prices Hood River gets still higher is con elusive evidence that its fruit la con sidered the best that grows, and that ''quality" pays. Mood Ml vet's rack. If you have ever heard of Hood River you have heard of its wonderful apples and the way It packs them. Ask anv of the largest apple buyers In the I worm wno nss revolutionized the pack l" ..,pp,e and they will tell you Hood River. Believing that the more attractive tha fruit could be made the better pries it would bring, enterprising SrF."," th?J ;aeveral years ago In stituted method of packing applea that has brought It world-wide fame. Instead of being barreled they are packed In boxes containing one bushel. allowed to be sold, and no grower Is al lowed to pack his own apples. Thla work la dona by a professional crew of nrlrra that .a.. mm i. . , v I vo piece and packs all the fruit in tha vallev. Each sixa apple Is ended it. i a bos by Itself; lust so many apples are rut In a box, and no more and no less. he box la than .marked with the nsma or tha grower, tee name of the packer and the number of apples It contains. The sixes run from S4 to 128 In a box. and are designated aa $H. 4H and 6 tler fruit Bo great Is .the confidence of the buyer in Hood River's pack that l-.e buys thouaands of boxes without ever navins mwa om box pscsea, ana pays for them before he sees them at all. The varieties of apples that Hood River ex cels all other districts In are the Spits enberg and Newtown Pippin.. The for mer reaches the tables of millionaires f the east, and the latter goes to Eu rope and Era-land to find its way to royalty and the .wealthy classes. Queen Victoria waa a patron of Hood River applea, and they have sold aa high aa .:o a box in her former domain, ' . ' r The Mood EJver trewbenry. ,. V' i No less famous than tfte Hood River arple is the Hod River strawberry. Its market is the widest of any raised in the rcif)o northweet and prices for It the litglet Snipped in season Jo all tha .;v---l t. r -,'' - - . - V. " :v -1c 4T it : " . i- i if Gathering thermit. cities of the middle west. Including Chi cago and even farther east. It easily leads all other strawberries raisea in me United States for commercial purposes. The variety of berry grown at rHood River is the Clark Seedling, and may be said to be almoat Indigenous to lta soil and climate. - Although grown else where." It has never attained the per fectlon of quality and keeping propertlea It has here, which has made It the great est shipper known to norttciuture. The marxet item covered ny tne fiooa ttiver berry Is eastern Washington, Montana, the Dakota a and Minnesota. and when market conditions make It necessary It can be shipped to points farther away that Insure profitable prices. Alaska and Hongkong. China, are not too far away -for thla wnndarful keeper, and 11 there. Net profits in berries run from itu to sibv per acre. u. to. Miner, i weu-known nooa Kiver grower, thii 'ear cleared $2,600 from a 10-acre straw- erry patch act between his apple trees. a plan very generally put In use to pro vide an mqome wnue tne trees are comlns Into bearlnc. Four years aaro Mr Miller paid 1875 for the 10 acres Of land on which his berry field la situated and recently waa offered $10,000 for It with only II aorea cleared and In three-year- old trees. Tha strawberry crop at Hood tuver runs rrom o,vu to ioo.oob crates. ana mis yieia is given merely as an Il lustration to show ths profits in berries. aa there are many others who have eauaiea tnis ana even done better. At from I1.7S to SS Per crate Hood River acrawDerries ao not ro to tne canneries and the same degree of excellence In racking is observed as with ths apples, he berries being culled and none but ths sound and perfect fruit sent to mar ket One of the alghta of tha coast is Hood River at strawberry time, when hundreds of Dickers, both whites and Indians, congregate there to gather the crop. To the beginner berry growing provides a sure Income almost from the first year at very little labor and ex pense. , HOOD BIVER FAMED FOB ITS FRUIT (Continued from Page One.) them. Hood River 14 open to 'thorough Inspection end cordially Invites all doubters to make personal Investigation or her claims to supremacy in climate. soil, scenery and perfect irult proauc tlon. line of the O. R, 4 N. railroad, a part of the great Harrlman system, passing through ths city and the new North Bank road of the Hill avstem be In a- on the opposite side of the Columbia. Tnese, addel to the several steamboat llnea of tne Columbia- river, give shipping great Impetus and rates are normal. The Mount Hood railway which now tra verses tne east side oi the vauey to a distance of 17 mllea la planning an ex tension through the, mountain .pass across the undeveloped section of south eastern Oregon and Into Bait Lake. . Thla will mean much to Hood River valley and the whole northwest territory. Only two hours' ride from Portland and convenient to Spokane, Seattle and racoma tne residents or nooa niver have all the advantages of city life, shopping and attending theatres and so cial functions there awhile living in a country to which nothing In America or Europe can compare. ' Such conven iences as daily mail deliver telephone lines, electric lights, etc.. are enjoyed by the fruit growers at home and the schools of the valley are noted for tflelr excellence, practically every cnurcn ae- nomination is represented ana tne lead ing fraternal organisations all have flourishing lodsres. If the reader of thla article wants to know the bad points about Hood River he will have to coma here and -unt for HOOD RIVER TALLEY AND ITS PROSPERITY Probably the largeat dealers in Hood River valley lands are Angus A Mac- Rae of Hood River and Portland. Mr. Angus has been at Hood River for 14 years and Is a practical horticulturist Myself and Uvea on si -large orchard about six miles from the town, from which he derives a big profit He has made - fruit lands his' hobby, and la one of the best posted fruit men In the state. He has been remarkably successful and is consulted with con' fldence bv valuators and by the bank' Ins profession. With an established reputation suid unlimited credit he Is in a position to be well prepared to otter tne cream or tne vauey ianos to his clients. Mr a. Marion hichii man ages the Portland office of ths firm and la one of the most enthustastio Hood River boosters that ever wielded a pen or exploited the valley. She knowa the orchard proposition from A to Z, and can dissect an apple with the skin or a surgeon. Knowing an aoout its cultivation, its growth and les disease. From her facile pen .-has flown some of the best literature that has ever portrayed the wonderful re sources of the famous valley. Periodi cal trips to Hood River is made by her to familiarise herself with the con ditions of- the country. This firm has the exclusive sale of some of the best orchard land in tha district It may not be amiss to carefully peruse their announcement in this issue. This firm has one of the finest and beat equipped real estate offices in ths city In the Chamber of Commerce. Horti cultural literature la profusely scat tered on their commodious desks and tables for the enlightenment of those in terested ana tneir orrice is never with out some prospective orchard land pur chasers. GOOD PROPOSITION. Choice Valley Lands Cpntrolled by Chapin & Herlow of Portland. r t Chsptn ft Herlow are large Hood uvrau umivifc 1 lin J II A V Bin Important announcement la today's Journal which should be noted by those intending to Invest In orchard land, lit Is by no meana their en-! tire haldlnars in the vallev Thav win be pleased to give Information at their office In the Chamber of Commerce. Never before waa there such inter. est taken In Hood River apple lands.' in tame wi nooa rtiver rruit, es pecially apples, has spread all over the world and many investigators ars find ing their way to Oregon, even from European countries, to see for them selves the possibilities of Hood River valley. Those who are securing choice landa now will reap rich harvests either In the fruit itself or in fabulous prices for the land as the prices will of course advance aa the limited valley dlstriot becomes scarce. Oh Ratal Mary hat a little rat Tha eolor of her hair. Everywhere that Mary went Tha rat was alwaya there. The First National Bank - HOOD RIVER, OREGON Capital Stock $50,000 - Surplus tnd Undivided Profits $18,008 : Transacts General Banking Business. Special Attention Given to Placing Loans for Customers. : . , OFFICERS F, S- STANLEY, President , E, O. BLANCHAR. Cashier E. L. SMITH, Vice-PreaJdsnt V. C BROCK, Am'I Cashier , .DIRECTORS T. S. 6TANLEY .-. V B. U SMITH V JOHN WV HINR1CHS A. S.. BLOWERS 7 "J -; :. D. MeDONALD Hood River Apple Grovers Union Always in the Lead Now in line for the im mediate erection of an enormous Chemical Cold Storage Plant Will handle this season 90 per cent of the famous Hood River Apples The BEST in the World HOOD RIVER, OREGON Better Frai SI L E. H. SHEPARD, . EDITOR AND PUBLISHER A handsomely illustrated month ly magazine published at Hood River, Oregon, will tell you all about the wonderful fruit: arid fruit industry of the Northwest If you want to learn how . this fruit is grown and record prices obtained for it you should sub scribe. It will tell you of the up-to-date methods employed in the various fruit growing sections of the Northwest in a practical, in teresting way that brmgs success. $1.00 Per Year Let us send you a sample copy. free. ADDRESS Better Fruit PuMisbing Company y, i i .; -.if v ""; ' '. , f J:U- HOOD RIVER, OREGON . 1. w IliBlMPKIIW I Produces Prosperity. Pays 30 to 50 Per Ceftt Annuity I A FEW REAL BARGAINS I' AN IDEAL HOME T old apple, pear, peach, cherry .and plum trees all in prime condition: t Slf tf!5A"A5l,il2Sf .f);fr!:ie": M1ore..ta.mothyi 4 Inches paid house. up water right tn Fa.rrfiers.dltcb Voes with place: T-rooro frame Diasierea. worm sa.uou: larmn wnmiih Mn. m.A v. red. chicken-house; fenced with picket fence; household furniture, horse, Liih .SI" J5'lLonl'.g, hrn8"' ''" Implements and everything foes SUui i &Uo- .This ts a snap for some one wanting- a nice home and ' highly Improved email place la this beautiful valley. Frlce. l5.a00; cash. Under Ui0 State of Cultivdtlon fACM' otli.0i XK 5" Places rtght in the heart of thla f itlfuj valley; 7( fruit trees. pilnoipaUy Newtowna anl finit,W - beav heKln bearing next year; 8 aorea of clover and timothy; 1 aere seeded te "."f1! 3 crf ,n atrawberrles, planted between the rowat good water right: -rooiti house, barn, outbuildlnga, fence, etc. This property will sell for 110.000 within the year. Can he haA twlaw if rmn I. . genuine snap. : CAU DOUBLE YOUR MONI&Y 80 AOmBal, finest Jclnd ot clay loam soil, peculiarly adapted to the famous Newtown and Spltsenberg varieties; lies well en main countv " road, only IH miles from town; 14 acres In orchard, as follows: 74 Newtowna and Epltsenbergs, 40 Jonathans. 25 Arkansas Blacks, 80 cher ries, 80 pears and SO peaches; 400 of these begin bearing this yeer; Small house, barn, sheds and good cold storage cellar with cement floor; well fenced and best of all, there Is a lara-e srrinf which gives plenty ot Tins wAxspg) won xumsaATiva Tfta imbui ao. "lmproVeS land 8 and 8 miles farther out sells for 1200 per acre, and you have to buy your water. Thla can be had for $8,0001800, per acre. You can double your money on ibis In J years. It sounds good, but H looks better, -y-.-'-v:..., -v,s; -wi", : ..... i,...-."' ; . 3. . HOOD RIVER, BARGAIN s aiH A.OMXM In the foothills ef the famous Crapper district; 17 acres under cultivation; i acres In standard orchard from which there will be taken SAiOOO) WOKTI OJ irmi thla year. Buildinga. farm Implements, etc. Free water from big spring. If you want a fine coun try borne and a big revenue producer you will not pass thla up. Will take Portland residence property as part payment. Price. $1,00,'.; . ANOTHER GOOD ON& Ml . - 40 ACTJUSB, 14 acrea In orchard, mostly an Kswtowna and Bpltien bergs, with pollenlsers between I 881 trees are in full bearing; B00 treea i years old, 860 treea 8 and 4 years old. This place Is ti mllea from town, right in the heart of the valley; the land lays well, there being no wsste or rocks, and the soil Is of the very best; a good t-story house and outbuildlnga Place ia In first-class condition. Price, 111,460: 84,(60 eaeh and the balance year at 7 per cant. Thla roes for faai.85 rsa ' ACXB. Unimproved land no better than thla in tne earns district baa old, for 1800 per acre. - ;.'.:.:.. . . TSh9 UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY 0 ACKXBY aQ Ilea almost par recti 18 acre under high state of cul tivation; 7 apple trees i, i fc... 16 years old. Newtowns. Kings, Bald wins and Oravanateln varieties; 86 10-year-old cherry, pear, : peach and rlum trees; 60 6-year-cld Newtowna and 60 8-year-old Ben Davis; about 8 acres In timothy and clover; about 10 acrea IA fir ana pine timber, not very heavy clearing, balance in willows and brush, can be con , tracted to clear and plow for $66 per acre; small bouse, barn and some fences, creek 100 inches -goes with place, also. 86 Inches paid up water right. Cost $1.7$ per -inch for water aotually used each year. County road through place: IM mllea to Mount Hood postof fleer thi miles t school, etc. This la one of the best orchards in the entire valley; the treea measure from 14 to 84 Inches la circumference at the trunks: ' they are smooth and In the best possible condition. Over 6,000 boxes ot apples will be -taken off the place this year, enough to make ths first payment of $6,600. Price, $16,000; $6,600 cash. The place will almost pay for Itself tn $ years. UNIMPROVED 110 AOBSC. 4H miles out on the east aide, famous for Its fine apples; $0 sores of thla is fine orchard land: email orchard, house, etc. Only $41.(0 per sere. Suitable for euttlng Into small traota. $8,600 cash will handle thts. : -?-r We hsve a great many more. Also a very attractive proposition In the way of 6-acre tracts, cleared, set to orchard and cared for. Write us and let ua tell you about thla beautiful valley. We can show you orchards that are making their owners rich in the GREATEST F1VUIT COUNTRY ON EARTH DEVLIN FIREBAUGH i bos-bos srwTrniAjrn Binuxa. song rxonsi, J. U rttXBAUCH, H6o4 Rhrw RtprMcnUtivo M ii :acszsszsz3sszzzssssszsar .';.' : ''''';-' 'i " "' ' ' ''?' " .,""':.'' "t '"" ' ..'J'- ' ' ." A Safe Investment A man will never grow rich by depositing his money In the Bank,s and Trust Companies; ' the Banker does, but he puta TOVX money to work and gets the BIO END OF THE PROFIT. Why don't you DO nm TOVMSXJ, and Invest In Hood River lands? Get In on the ground floor and reap the profit of your courage. Farm land baa never decreased . In value during , the history of the United States. 10 ACTUM t mllea from Hood River; IK miles from 9th grade achool: 1 miles from Van Horn Station; rural delivery; phone can be had; mile from grocery and feed atore: no buildings; one acre Bpltsen berg trees one year old, 86 feet apart; 8 acres scrub oak; creek and spring; 4 acres 4-year-old trees, one acre 8-year-old trees. Newtowns; m acres umotny ciover. f rice, i,oou. Terms Mr casn, paiance urae. The 10 Joining on the north are held for $6,000. and $ acres of that are meadow. -10 A0KEaV $8,000 cash. Good for theprlee. 8 acres 8-year-old trees. Spits and Newtowns,- 18 feet apart. About 4 acres 1-year-old trees, , Spits and Newtowns; publlo road running through the place. No buildinga; black soil. Orchard lays nice to cultivate. Grocery store Hi mllea, 9th grade achool 1 mllea; M. E. church 1U miles; new church paid for; Van Horn R. R. station IV mllea; 6 miles from Hood River poatofflce. . , ' N BO AOaUBS All good apple land. Price $15,000. $7,500 cash,' balance as long time aa desired at 8 percent interest. Trees have had good care continually and are standard varieties and will have several thousand boxes this year. 7 acrea meadow land, 7 acres trees; 100 Spltsenberg, 6 years; 100 Jonathan; 6 and 4 years; balance Spltienberg and Newtowns, 6 years; 6 acres Newtowna, 8 ysara; 1 acre New-, towns, 1 year. Two creeks, no buildings. Will more than pay run- ' Bins: expenses this year. 'Vtery sightly place to build. 6 mUes frorn Hood River. - IM miles from sahool. church and store. 00 AOMf Price $10,000; $5,000 cash, balance at 8 per eent Creek car ries 8 inches of water which can be put under ground or - used for Irrigation. Creek No. 8 carries 15 Inches of water. The two carry - more than the land will ever need for irrigation. . No buildings, ( mllea from Hood River P. O. 1 hi mllea from school, graded; 1 i mllea - from church, . 100 ACTUS -Price $$,000 cash. 1$ miles from Hood River; 40 acre slashed: 8,000,000 feet of timber: rolling; fine Hood River apple land: soil splendid: house cost possibly $600; old barn and old shed; 6 miles front school. lnd In. this neighborhood Is selling for $160 per acre. . . ,.-. ;"; .,,v . . .- v.- 80 AOBBS Consisting of 80 acres aUmberV46 aeTes"hrnsiriahd;10r acres cleared; good frame house that coat 81.000.00: large bare; 14 Inches free .water In ditch: elegant fruit soil; worth $115 per acre. Will sell thfs place for $7,000; $8,000 down, balance time. 40-ACTS TaVAOTT 10 acres tinder cultivation, 80 acres brush land; ele- fant aoll and under irrigation; new nouae and barn; Improvements, M00. We are asking only $8,700 for this place. BO-AOU TBAOT Of which 1$ are In 8-year-old fruit treea of ft win ter variety; 10 acres slashed; balance In brush and timber; ail good -aoll under Irrigation; $126 per acre. . , 80-ACTa TaVAOT Consisting of 6V4 acres apple orchard, winter varie ty; 18 aorea ready to plant; balance brush and timber , land, under ' irrigation; 10 shares of Irrigation stock. V 6 per share, and $860 flume - work thrown in with this place. Price, 8126 per acre; 6Vfe acres or chard have produced $1,(00 worth of fruit ..v -1' TWO 40-ACTS TalAOTtvJoihing afcove, unimproved, "under irrigation , ditch. -10 shares for each 40 of Irrigation stock situated en the Hood ' v River and Cloud Cap Inn road. All have telephone line that can be,-. '' connected with Mount Hood .Telephone Company. ', AXXi TH3J ABOTB Z.A2n lies within 15 and 16 miles of Hood River cltv, V4 miles from the terminus of the 'Mount Hood railway; H mite ' from the proposed Mount Hood A Central Oregon railway. Will also - state upon completion of thla -road land will: increase, 60 per cent above the mice now asked. - ., . . . , ... ., , . .. 100 AOXXS Lower valley, 11 mllea from Hood River, unimproved. car-T rying 1.60W.0OO feet of yellow jilne timber, for $22.60 per acre; $1,600 -cash, balance , time., v . '"'"-! .v-s ' s - .-.r -,v., -., 40 ACTXS House and bam: 10 acrea 4-year-old fruit trees, winter va riety. 28 acres I and 8-year-old fruit trees, winter variety; in center '. of - Hood River valley. Land in this locality can't be bought for- less than I860 per acre. Our price ta $18,600. Terms If desired. ' TJCWKH AB1 KOII CKAjrCZS TO 2CAXB KOITBT TST V0O9 BITEX TAUIT than-In any other place on the Pacific coast. If any of the - above buys appeals to roil, please sail- or write me and describe' the -' kind of property you want, We have an extensive lint of - farms, -ranches and city property, improved and unimproved, from on acre ; up to a 8,400-acre tract Prices ranging from $4.00 upward, , sur roundings, quality, et5 making the prices. IFTOU HAVB'fANT' PROPERTT TO SKLX WRITS VS. X - IF TOU HAVE ANT PROPBRTT TO EXCHANGE, "WRITE TJ8. " ' IF TOU WANT TO BUT, OBT OUR LIST. . : , ; ' WE HAVE SOME ESPECIALLY GOOD BARGAINS IN FARMS IN ALL PARTS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON. , : J. W. CURMN 225 Failing Bldg. Portland, Ore.