' 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.
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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, ' .
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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
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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
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E. H. SHEPARD, .
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
A handsomely illustrated month
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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
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teresting way that brmgs success.
$1.00 Per Year
Let us send you a sample copy.
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ADDRESS
Better Fruit PuMisbing
Company
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HOOD RIVER, OREGON . 1.
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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
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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.