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lEKRIGIIT
F. W. Angus, Hood Hirer
This Hight Well Be the
' Fruit Grower, Says Dis-
I trict Will ;Enjoy Great
- Prosperity During Coming
, "'Season", v'
Slogan of Hood River and
;J Convinced that the time was-never;befo in
''l the ;;Beautifnl Valley
Avonders of This JilchUis-
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':T, W. Angus, prominent Hood RIvar
fruit .grower and senior member, of th.
firm of Mac fiae &, Angus, having of-
'flees at 433 Chamber ' of ; Commerco.
Portland, and In Hood River, atated to
a Journal representative last week "that
, th outlook had never been ao bright In
that dlHtrlct :aa it la at present.
Both members of this firm are moat op
tlmlatlo'and feel' that lancTValues can
go many timea higher than they are at
present, ana yei lie on a penscuy ie
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"Tbe dally papera five oa echoes of
, hard r timea and ' financial stringency.
aid Mr. Angus, "but we have not felt
any 111 effects ' from such ' conditions
here," and do not expect to. In fact
the ao called panto has bad the contrary
effect, and the public la Instinctively
turning; back to the sol), The average
cmsen retuisea uai an uniucumuereu
: orchard or farm will mean a support to
Mm at any time, and the thinking man
has figured-out that the enormous re
turns our orchards give far exceed the
Income he can derive from any com
mercial business; -An investment in
high class, productive fruit land Is al
ways surer and more profitable than
fluctuating' securities or city properties.
J'.;'':.-. Lands aeasoaaslSb V ;
' "Our land values here In Hood River,"
continued Mr., Angus, "are comparative
ly low jarhen the enormous productive
nuaJlUaiot this land la considered. For
Instance., s. bearing orchard-which will
net per acre 10 per cent on $t,000 to
iu.uuu cannot te neia nign ai me price
..uoo to i,6u Jl that is asuea ior
oroDerty now. Many of our orch-
such
ardlats are nettin auoh figurea, and the
large acreage 01 fine young orchard just
eemlng Into, bearing will In all probabil
IS
i exceed, uiese figures, as me trees
ve been planted and cultivated on a
more, scientific acale. Any man or
woman who will buy first class land in
tfcis valley and put tt Into orchard la
the right way there Is Just as much
clenoe . In preparing the ground and
planting; young trees as there is in the
aavancea atagea or iruit culture-"
will undoubtedly make
an independent
fortune.: This does not apply to neg
laeted orchards or careless work; but
10
up to date, scientific culture, and there
is sure success ior uie careiui, in i em
gent orchardiat.
"W have a bumper crop this season,
and judging from the fact that ao many
outside fruit districts have been seri
ously Injured this spring by lata frosts
and storms the banner, prices .of last
season will acaln be attained. The
overproduction prophets aniftbos who
are always talking' about slumps in
prices will have to wait a few years'
longer, I guess.
There are still 85,000 or 40,000 acres
... Of fine orchard land In this valley with
opportunity fev-both rich and .poor, and
there is especial Inducement for the
homeseeker to enter this well estab
lished horticultural fields Hood River
tiaii et a high, standard In fruit culture,.
ana is rigiauy nanermgrTo it,nnd the
reputation It has achieved In the mar
kets of the world has done more to ad
vertise Oregon than any other of ' her
rood features. As Hood River and
Portland interests are so olesely allied
and so many Portland eitisens own orch
ards here; your city should have our In
terests almost as close to heart as we
se to heart as we I
JMrVg otirselvM. - 'We -'appMciate "FOrM
IdJid's pride in this valley, and hope for
an increase and continuance of It?'
GIVES GOOD ADVICE .
i ItEGABDlNG F0EMS
.-,3. W. Gurran In presenting his Hood
River valley propositions in this Issue,
gives some good advice, about Investing
your own money. He advises the peo
ple to do their own investing and to
reap the profits that usually go to the
ha
inKS.
He points out reasons why It Is
advisable to ouy
K
ooa orcnara ana iruit
lands and emphasizes the superiority of
the greatest apple belt possibly in the
world. The fact that Hood River lands
have never decreased In value yet and
that tne harvests ot tne district com
mand the rilgnest prices ever paid for
te rilgnest prices ever pa
attracting horticulturlstti
rruit is
g norticultunsts from
European countries who are locating
EM
ra
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lly. Mr. curran a announcement
Mr.
Curran s announoemen
will be found Interesting to all
COD'
cerned.
SOHE GOOD BUYS
i IK VALLEY LANDS
'T1 Kama' MHl,Mn1illna alrlmfl, n
Jtlver valley orchard land should peruse
Devlin & . Flrebaugb's big list of bar
gains in this Issue. 1 This firm makes
a specialty .or valley orchards ana can
show some of the best in the district,
ranging in slses up to ISO acres. : Their
big announcement elsewhere will reveal
Some Very attractive offers from-I5E00
to $11000. If you do not see anything
on the list ''to tneec your requirements
call at their Office and study their ex
tensive 'list of orchards and orchard
and fruit land in the famous Hood River
valley. J. tu Flrebaugh is their Hood
River-representative. i -; . a t,
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A stranger arriving at Hood River is
immediately -Impressed , with thef Jlact
that It 1 the center of an Important
fruit district Wherever one goes In
this picturesque and. thrifty little town
oa .the -beautiful Columbia' river he not
only hears of fruit but sees and breathe
the fruit spirit, in laoi on approaenmg
Hood River , valley on trains nearly
every one la talking fruit lands and
Hood River apples Is the leading topic.
One hears . so much of this fruit: that
the .saliva" begins to- flow freely Just
as when- yeu- -get freshly, out- lemon
put under your nose. After leaving the
station the very first thing to attract
rour attention is a rrult exposition booth
at the end of the platform. This was
erected by the publicity department of
the Hood - Rivef. Commercial club who
keeps it well stocked with the products
of .Hood' River valley, famous the world
over as the greatest apple growing ooun-
trv in the world. ' Whenever two or more
men congregate on the street. In attires
or hotels, aooa Kiver orcnara L iana
comes in for its discussion Just as nat
urally and 'as generally as the weather
conditions-are discussed by the rural
ltes who scarcely think of anything else
but crops and weather.
Th rat develODment Of the valley
naturally develops a metropolis and the
town of Hood Kiver is progressing eieaa
It as Dostoffloe receipts show,
he re-
oeipts . of the office for the
quarters
ending March 11 Tor tnree years were:
lii.so.... The total receipts for the year
ending March. 81. 180V Were $10.l9.1.
and for the corresponding year In 1908
they increased v to iii.az4.io, snowing a
gain of $1,414.91. Two R. F. D. routes
supply iti families and handle over 65.
000 places of mall monthly. The popu
lation of the town Is said to be about
3,000 and supports three banks all thriv
ing well under young, progressive manT
ageroent There are two newspapers.
the News-Letter Doing rineiy eqaippea
with modern presses for newspaper and
Job work. The three hotels are gener
ally -well patronized by tourist and
the scores of prospective purchasers of
valley land. "Numerous investors .make
side trips from Portland to Hood River,
it being only 6 miles away, consuming
only two hours and a half on the train
alone- the Columbia river which affords
enough mountain and river scenery to
satisfy the most eager eye.
ji Unlimited Tower, .
With unlimited Dower secured from the
Hood Tivnr which has an average drop
of 5 feet to the mile the town of Hood
River is soliciting manufactories and
offering inducementa for the establish
ment of woolen, cotton, paper and other
mllla The commercial cJuO'ls conduct
ing a 'wide advertising campaign in its
exploitation of the town and of , the
whole .valley and is accomplishing: much
m-frta energetic work- Practically-every
business man in tne town oeiongs to
the organization, each member proving
a potent factor in' the great development
It is said that Hood River valley
fruit is marketed at the highest prices
arketed at the highest prices
paid anywhere in the world while the
h.rvt la at1ll on the trees. The rhrra
ha
fact that few lirle 1 grown In the valley
stamps It as the one best. Hood River
apples are sought In South America, Af
rica, -England and nearly every other
country and fabulous prices are paid for
them (by royalty and epicures all over
the world.
; The 'population of the valley-is about
6,000, Hie valuation of fruit products for
1S07 was 1400,000; lumDer output,
000; . taxable property, $2,700,000; bank
deposits, 1901, 138,000; 107, $690,494.31.
Tbus fh six years the deposits show
the enormous Increase of over $8(0,090.
Prices Are Steady.
- The opinion - In some quarters .that
there la likely to be an over-production
of apples doesn't seem to be well found
ed inasmuch as the prices have a tend
ency upward all the time.- One-Would
Imagine that with the enormous pro
duction thjrt the toothsome and tempt
ing fruit of JSden would sell at ridicu
lously low prices. But such is not the
case nor is it likely to be the case
In years to corns. Apples are In
demand the whole year round and are
copsldered, essential to ther, principal
daily" meal Americans are- always
readv and. willing to pay for the best
and Hood River apples are synonymous
of superiority. rBut the product of this
valley will not depend on the domestic
market for there is an-ever increasing
demand for it from Europe and other
countries. Experiments have proven that
Hood Rivef fruit will keep perfectly in
definitely1 in tropical climates when
packed right and It can be said that the
apples are handled and packed as care
fully as glass. The wonderful perfec
tion of the fruit is appreciated by horti
culturists in foreign countries. Much
interest Is taken In the valley by Port
land Investors as-is -evidenced -by the
long list of prominent, people who have
bought orchard ' land. The ; Caldwell
Dunham Investment company recently
purchased SS acres two miles from Hood
River, 20. acres of which is In apples.
The price paid was $18,000. -An expert
Bee no' 1U ft Hood River. Orchard. ,
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fruit man from Wenatchee has been en
gaged to manage it. Through the same
firm a Chicago syndicate composed of
wealthy professional and business men
bought 280 acres of partly Improved
land and a big crew of men are now 'at
work on It under the management of
an-experieneef rult man sent JJUt irom
Chicago. This big tract is on the Mount
Hood road eight miles from Hood River,
The consideration for this was $20,000.
Better Fruit, an excellent monthly
magazine published at Hood River by
K. H. Bhepard In the interests of Hood
River valley nnd incidentally his own
devoted much space in its March
Issue to the resources and possibilities
of the district. This number shoulS be
read by-allInterested la orchard, lands.
- SWAM OUT TO SEA.
.
Took This Means of Giving His Pur
suers the Blip.
." 1 From the"Kennebec ' Jpurna"!."'
A monster bull moose that has been
loaflnu around the Saco Ferry district
this. month became frightened r at dogs
early in the week and swam out to sea
never more to return.
It is believed bv George Feterson of
th Vt-rrv. who was watching the moose
when, he took to the Atlantic, . that the
animal became exhausted and was
drowned. Mondav the moose was seen
by William Edgecomb and eons. Several
curs were chasing the klntf of the forest
and kept close to him. When the mon
ster beast would come to a fence hfl
"would lift it ud with his horns and
throw it to one side. The powerful an
lmal threw aside barricades of every
kind and fled through the terry com
tnunltv to the sea.
At Bay View the dogs were at his heals
and he took to tne salt water. tne
ferry resident watched the animal till
he disappeared from view, and though
he waited for hours the moose did not
return.
ECLAHllSff DESERT.
Great Irrigation Works to Be Built
by Germans in Asia Minor., :
From the New York Sun.
The Anatolian Railroad company, the
German corporation that is building the
railroad across Asia Minor to Bagdad,
entered Into a contract last November
with the Turkish government to irrigate
a part of the Great Salt desert, whose
soutnern Doruer is- siurieu uy me rail
road. This edge of the, desert Is nearly tOA
miles from the northeastern corner of
the Mediterranean..' it- was once the
bottom of the sea and its floor ' Is
strewn with saline Incrustations, but 1
has been found that the soil may b
freshened and turned Into the best of
farming lands. Not a spear of grass
grows on It now, and neither the Greeks
TfffTjSfft ' I
WHITE,
Orchard lands, we have for some months
eacti district making asth
ing the most desirable bargains. yV&now
list of properties and every onei acrackr
HOOD. RIVER or WHITE 'SBMO
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148 Fifth Street, Portland, Oregon
nor the Romans nor the Turks ever
built a road across it.
Tht contract for turning the south
western part of this bare, waterless
plaint Ito a fruitful garden has been let
to a Frankfort firm and the construc
tion plant is now being sent to Asia
Minor where the wprk will begin this
sprlhjf. Thp cdntraulorg arfree lo com
plete the work' lri flye years.
The estimated cost Is about $5,000,000.
The fuuds are to be Supplied by the
railroad company, the government pay
ing 5 per cent Interest and agreeing to
wipe out the debt In 85 years.
The reclaimed area, embracing about
150,000 acres, will touch the northern
edge of the town of Konla, famous In
ancient hintorjLas.IeQnUiiu and long the
capital of the Turks while they were
pushing their triumphant way to the
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The Hood River
Standard
if.-
Quality
In fruit production has-made
Oregon famous throughout
the civilized world. The very
nameof Itood River is talis
manic. Be wise and invest in an
established locality; one that
is known throughout the
markets of the world.
INVESTIGATE, THIS UNUSUAL CHANCE.
Inquire about our mountain bungalow, with 5 acres of ground, for $2,000, It's near a postoffice and
store and on the stage" route.' ' . ' ,
.We have two.tracts of five acres each which we can sell for $350 per acre cleared, planted to first
class orchard and cultivated for five years. When it is turned over to the purchaser it will be worth $1,000
per acre. This is an unusual chance for the busy man or woman who can't give an orchard personal atten
tion. A sufficient bond is put up as a guarantee in this proposition. ;
Fortunes Will
Be Made
Capitalists Vho are invading
Hood River valley will clean
up big fortunes in the next
five years, when the land
will be worth many times
the prevailing prices now.
The large number of Port
land people who are invest
ing in this district will reveat
many leading citizens who
are known to be shrewd
business men and financiers.
Hood River has never1! bad
a, crop failure. :-. A
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CO-OPERATIVE FARM LANDS DEPARTMENT
part of Europe they now occupy.
It is
a decayed place, interesting only for Its
mediaeval ana ancient remains, anion
which are the mosques of the Turks,
remarkable for their exquisite aras
besques and enamel work. '
It is the terminus of the German rail
road from the Bosporus and the start
ing point of the extension fo .Bagdad
which is now being built. It Is ex
pected again to become a flourishing
city.
Among the mountains about 60 miles
! west of Konla is the large Lake Bey
schehlr, and It has been ascertained
that this lake can provide 200,000,000
cubic meters of water a year for the
thorough irrigation of the area to be
"reclaimed. This water is to be led to
the desert through an artificial- chan
1 nel and distributed by hundreds of
TOnri't Watt
and say "I -Wish I had bought in Hood River
Valley before land go't so high"- buy now
while prices are right. It is a fact that .good
bearing orchards in
HOOD RIVER VALLEY
Pay 10 per cent on a valuation of $6,000. to $10,000 per
acre. This considered are they not very cheap at the
present prices, $1,000 to $1,500?
We can sell you uncleared land from
Which will yield just such returns when in orchard. It
stands to reason that these prices will advance as the land
is put into orchards throughout the valley,
Ideal Soil and Climate
There have -been cyclones, floods and spring freezes
in almost every- olhexlfruit district pi the JUjMjed States,
but in Hood River the bumper apple and berry crop of,
its entire history is growing and indications are that thee
record breaking prices of last season will attain.
INQUIRE ABOUT OUR MANY SMALL ORCHARDS
And partly improved tracts. It does not take a fortune to
get valuable holdings in Hood River valley. Call at our
office and let vfl tell you what a few thousand dollars
accomplish wisely placed.' ,
(Vote for Hood River County Bill)1
MACRAE
432 CHAMBER
had-specialists busy in
of conditions and list
have;by far the largest
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small canal, following closely the
Egyptian system of Irrigation.
It Is proposed to devote the area
largely to wheat raising, and the Ger
mans estimate that the amount of
wheat that can bo grown every year
will fill 20,000 freight cars. Their chief
object in proposing this costly project
I was to-ereate business forr-tftetr-roaa.
As for the Turkish government, tne
obvious advantages of the reclamation
project led It eagerly to accept the prop
osition. It expects to secure a very desirable
source of wheat for the supply of Its
army. The reclaimed land will also
?ield a large sum In taxes, so dear to
he heart of the Turkish official, but
tha rreatest blesslnc that the govern-
mnt-pects to. derive from the enter-
prise Is that every Influence which: In -
Twn
PLR ACR'L
& ANGUS
OF. COMMERCE :
ereases the business receipts of than
railroad s company lessens the liability
of the government "which, to secure the1
building of the road, guaranteed tot
make up any deficit in the receipts be:
low 17,000 francs for every kilometer
of the track. $ '-v.-
The great oasis In the desert will'
haw sufficient-outlet for its products,:
as trains will take them to the Uoa-'
porus and also to the port of MerHlna
on the branch of the Bagdad road which,
the Germans are to build from Adana
to that port. , - 7; , ' . . '
' Vast part of poverty stricken Aslit
Minor are naturally among the most,
favored regions of the world, and it is
interesting to see that western ideas
are beginning to fit that country for-
its proper place as a source of food for.,
"many millions -ofpeople.
Largest; Searing
Orchard
in the
Valley V
Which can be bought is on
our list and will produce , an
independent income for any
man. . , . ' 1
Fruit lands are being taken
up 1 by wise investors and
fruit growera rapidly and : It
stands to reason that prices
will not long remain at this
figure. , . ,
Poor Man's
Chance
The r poor man or man of
Small means has a chance
now to -pile--up-for-himself
an independent competency
by investing his money in
these, never-failing ' , fruit
lands. It's no chance. It is
an established fact that Hood
River lands pay the biggest
dividends. Land will .be held
so high- within five years'
time that it will make it pro
hibitive for the man who-ha
little. cash to invest.
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