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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ADVERTISING RATES BY SUBSCRIPTION RATES • 1.50 On« Year ^1* Month« Three Months Professional C ards................... ... Onesquare. ......................... MOSIER BULLETIN ROGER W. MUE month • .10 " " j . oj One-quarter Column ....................* " §.C| " 10.00 One-half Column......................... ** One Column............................... 6 so " Business locals will be charred at S cents per line for each insertion. I^eral advertisements will in all cases be charred Entered as second class matter March 12. lifuB at the poet office at Mosier, Oregon, under the A ct of March S. 1*7» MOSIER. WASCO VOL. VIII C O U N T Y , OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEM BER 8, it t i« . No: ¿7 j- H - H I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I paid for before affidavits are furnished. V 1- M - l- H - H - M . H Nichol & Company (By Leroy Childs) In a recent article in the Uregonian, Prof. McPherson, of the Oregon A g r i The development o f the codling moth Representatives of Hood River's cultural College, makes the statement -D E A L E R S IN - fruit interests arrived home Sunday in which he says, “ Recent investiga this year has been extremely puzzling A t the present time the hatching of morning from Walla Walla, where on tion has shown that not a single com Saturday they attended a meeting at munity in Uregon and 1 doubt if there the aecond generation worms has been which machinery of the Fruit Growers is one in the Northwest which is or obseived since the 28th of August, Agency, Incorporated, was formally set ganized in such sway aa to secure the which is practically a month later than in motion for a more orderly at d uniform grading, packing ami market occurs normally. The maximum egg deposition has not been reached and broader distribution of northwestern ing of f r u i t . " will probably not be for at least ten fruit crops. l.ocal men present at the There is no doubt that prof. Mc days or two weeks. Adding eight or meeting were: Wilmer Sieg. sales Pherson in his statement regarding the manager of the Apple Growers Associ co-operative associations of the North ten days for hatching following depoai- ation; P. S. Davidson, J. C. Porter and west as a whole ia correct, but we beg tions it seems more than probable that W. B. Dickerson, comprising the advis to call attention to the tact that the the maximum hatch of this generation ory committee of the board of directors professor undoubtedly overlooked Mo- sannot occur much before the 20-25th of September. This period is more than a o f the local sales organization. sier. Being one of the smaller districts month later than a large number of the Mr. Sieg states that the Walla Walla as far as production is concerned ac orcbardists applied their last spray. meeting was well attended by repre counts no doubt for his overlooking the Under ordinary conditions, arsenate sentatives of the majority o f north fruit growers association, as organized of lead will not prove very effective in western fruit growers and sales con and operated in Mosier. destroying young worms after 25 or 28 4-H - I .|"I"H"H -I"M I 'l-l-l-l d I I I I H M - t - H - H - 1 4 - I H I I I I 1 I I I H - H - l d' l cerns. Six representatives of different Mosier has but one association and days, owing to the fact that the apple, bureaus of the United States depart does its selling through one agency. ini increasing in size, unprotects itself ment of agriculture met with the mem Every man in the fruit business in and will readily permit the entrance bers of the new growers’ organization, Mosier belongs to the association. The of the young worm. assuring apple men that they would membership is UtO per cent. Eggs will be deposited so late this have the support and cooperation of The association has no debts, but on season that many will go into the the government in carrying out the the contarry has a surplus with which (tacked boxes on the fruit, hatching and to convince yon that oar workmanship is superior—that there is nothing plans outlined under constitution and to carry its members for the materials infecting the packed article unless pre ill the repair line tin» technical nor too small to lie handled in our repair bylaws of the Fruit Growers' Agency. used in caring for their crops to the cautions are taken. Inspectors should department, is to send us the watch that is not giving you satisfaction. time of sale of crops without charging “ The government men.” says Mr. know of wormy orchards and insist Sieg, “ told us that their departments interest to the members. Its inspec- that the apples be thoroughly wiped A'*’ hike pride in the accuracy of our work and it is absolutely guar were keenly interested in the welfare tion system is under the control of one with gluved hands while being graded. anteed, Our charges are moat reasonable and honest. of the Northwestern apple industry. man. The packers are under the em The eggs which are deposited on the The office of the new central agency ploy and paid by the association and fruit by the moths will thus be remov will be used to disseminate information are controlled wholly by the manager ed and trouble avoided. gathered by the vast machinery o f the of the association. There are many orchards in the v al The Mosier Fruit Growers Associa ley that will not need this last spray. department of agriculture. The Fruit Growers’ Agency, with practically tion has the backing of every member ’ Its application is up to each individual every ’ large ----- ' fruit — -* interest -----1 !~ — in the ' four who belongs to it. Its present board grower. The question, “ What would E X P E R T S W IS S W A T C H R E P A I R I N G slates of Montana, Idaho, Oregon and of directors has been re-elected at each , you consider dangerous number of Washington subscribing to it, has annual election for the past five years. worms in the orchard at this time of HOOD R IV E R - - O REGO N reached the stage where it will become The operation and books of the associ the yea r” is often asked. That is hard a potent factor in the future advance ation are at all times open to investi to answer owing to the many factors ment of the fruit industry o f the four gation by the membership simply on involved, but for an example the fol states. Up to the present time the request. lowing figure may be of interest. activities of the Growers' Agency and The surplus fund which the associa * Considering there is one late worm ita predecessor, the Fruit Growers’ tion has accumulated to purchase ma- on every tree in an orchard of ten Council, the letter organized through terials and care for the membership acres. 75 trees to the acre, an infesta the initiative of growers themselves at has been raised from cash discount and tion of 750 worms in the orchard exists. Tacoma, Wash., year before last, al good business management. No assess Half of these are males and half fe ways more or less indefinite, have been ment has ever been levied upon the males. The female deposits about 40 Will sell direct to planters, less agents commission, choice nevertheless stimulating to the indus growers' products to make this fund. eggs. Three hundrd and seventy-five The wonderful success of the Mosier insects would, therefore, deposit 15.000 try. The new agency, which has lot o f cherry, pear, apple and prune trees in one year old 3-4 reached a permanent baBis, is having Fruit Groweru Association as a co eggs. Ihese 15,000 eggs are deposited operative institution is due to the on the same number of apples which the influence of a lasting tonic. and 4-6 ft (Trades budded and grafted on best whole roots •Fruit men who were present at the ' hearty suppn-t given by the members become infested. The size of the ap and guaranteed true-to-name. Please write or phone meeting returned to their homes with 1° t*'e boar<][bf directors and the man- ples are 150s. The total destruction possible from one worm to the tree in a feeling of optimism. It is true that | a**er- a ten acre orchard is 1,000 boxes; two the work of the Agency can be rendered worms to the tree. 2,000 boxes; five ineffectual, provided growers and sales worms to the tree, 5,000 boxes. There agencies fail to make use of a modi cum of common sense in their relations are many orchards in the valley with an average of three to five worms to with each other. The necessity for the tree. Fortunately there are para absolute cooperation, however, 1 think sites, unfavorable weather conditions was apparent to all of us present at and the like which prevent unhindered Walla W a lla." (From the Oregonian) Mr. Sieg says that the government The Moro Observer has made the dis development or it would be practically representatives working with Capt. concerting discovery that the Columbia impossible to grow good fruit. I f only 10 per cent of the worms produce their Caul H. Weyrauch.of Walla Walla, will River highway is a myth. In the next few weeks send to all "Notwithstanding all the advertising quota of progeny the application of a PEOPLE S NAVIG ATIO N CO. CHARLES NELSON, M gr. Northwestern agencies and growers, and praise for the highway between lead spray would more than pay. No one dislikes to recommend this lea ve s The Dalles 7:00 A. M., Sundays, Tuesdays and members of the Agency, an outline of eastern and western Oregon," declares the definite plans to be pursued in the the Observer, "th ere is no such thing. spray,on top of the numerous ones that Thursdays. Arrives at Mosier at 8:15. A. M. dissemination of crop data and sugges There is a road that is narrow, rocky have already been applied, more than Leaves Portland on Mondays, VVednesdays and Saturdays tions of marketing and distribution. and full of waves in the dirt sections does the experiment station. The con Irom Oak Street Dock. . ’. Passengers and freight. “ Somehow or other.” says Mr. Sieg. and having sudden and sharp curves ditions existing this year, however, Mosier Dock in charge o f W. F. Baker, who will meet all “ the idea has gone abroad that the and grades and no warning signs of the warrant this in many instances and boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191. new Agency would fix prices for ap danger ahead for anyone traveling at a many wormy apples will be saved if ples. A practice of this nature wouid speed in excess of ten miles or less per the application is made. The cool weather o ' the past summer hour. . . . It is amusing to hear be prohibited under the Sherman Anti trust law. Members of the Agency, Portland people talk about being over permitted considerable scab develop THE "GREATER OREGON" however, may confer and determine the Highway; they are very careful to ment; especially on the tender leaves the necessary value to be placed on stop before getting to the end of the of the growing terminals. These scab W i t h n e w b u i l d i n g « , b e t t e r e q u i p in p u t . a n rl ! by leaves are literally alive with spnres n i n n y n t l d l t l o n « t o It s f a c i l i t y , t h e I n l w r«lt> fruit in order to secure a profitable re pavement in Multnomah county." o f O r e g o n w i l l b e g i n Ita f o r t y - f i r s t j e e r . T u e s - 1 The obvious design of the Observer which with rainy weather existing for turn to growers, that is, a price over d a y, Sep tem b er 12 . 10 1 0 . and above the cost of actual production is to stimulate an interest by eastern picking season will cause a decided in S p e c ia l t r a i n i n g In C o m m e r c e , J o u r n a l i s m . creasing the percentages of scab in Oregon counties in the projection and A n h lte c tu r e , L a w , M ed icin e,T e n t liln g. L i b r a and charges on investment.’ ’ r y W o r k , M ii* lc, I ’ h y - l r n l T r a i n i n g a n d F i n s completion of a well made highway be fected fruit. Bordeaux 3-4-50 applied A r t « . L a r g e a n d «tr«»ng «Irpn rt m e n t« of T i b e r • yorni the limits of Multnomah rounty. with the lead spray suggested will save a l L«lu« a l l o n . L ib ra ry o f m o re th an 0 2 ,0 0 0 v o lu m e s, f i f Hood River has done something—a much scab infection if a rainy fall oc teen b u ild in g « fu l l y e q u ip p e d , tw o «picm ild good deal in proportion to its resources curs. K i ninnsliinis. — and Wasco county realizes that it has T u i t i o n F r e e . D o r m l tori«-« f o r m e n a n d f a r w o m e n . LspeiiM ea L o w e st . a clear duty in the premises, and is W r i t e f o r f r e e c a ta lo g « , a<M re««lng R e g i s t r a r moving to do it. But for the most part eastern Oregon is leaving the Colum UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Edward F. Underwood, of Boyd,Ore., bia highway to poaterity and Multno r.H C IK N K . O H K ttU N earned a total of $1819.47 during a six mah county. year college course at O. A. C.. a sum the great value o f the Columbia within $100 of the entire cost of the highway to Portland — commercial, With several teams hauling big course, including traveling and inci scenic and sentimental ia apparent to wagon loads of prunes lined up all the dental expenses The average cost was all. It should be no leas valuable to time at the warehouse o f the Mosier $320 a year, or $1280 for a regular four eastern and central Oregon. There Fruit Growers Association waiting for year course. ought to be a well considered plan for an opportunity lo unload, and packers Mr Underwood entered College in its extension, worked out harmoniously working with nimble fingers and help ers unloading, weighing, trucking, A N ENDLESS V A R IE T Y OF 1910, to take the last two years of the het'veen the counties and the state. high shool course in the secondary de It is unthinkable that Oregon having bringing and taking empty and filled boxes to the packers, nailing and partment then carried at O. A. C. embarked on a great project of buil« During the first year he hoarded and ing a fine road up and down the Colum trucking again into the iced refriger his entire expense was $310. The next bia river should stop with the work ator cars the local warehouse ia cer tBinly a busy place. Yesterday noor, year he batched and reduced his ex half done. the sixth car had been loaded and penses to $275. He then entered the sealed. Another ear should have been degree course in agriculture, which he A Vicious Measure instir«» your seniriii|{ the parti- on hand at once, hut was delayed and completed last June with a bachelor »ilar stylo o f chocolate you like Just about the time the wave of gen- j expected to be spotted in i the evening, degree. era I prosperi irosperity began to extend to the C. J. Sinsel, who has as the work in M a n y p e o p le a re p a r t it u l e r l y p a r t ia l l o V n g a n 's C in d e r e l l a C h o c o l a t e s He earned his expenses by working a Pacific coast the People’s Land and charge, states that the crew ia doing la r g « \ f u ll c r e a m c e n t e r s o f t h e f in e s t < iu a lit y w i t h p le n t y o f w a l n u t s the college and in the fields during the c o v e r e d w i t h t h e r ic h e s t o f c o a t in g « , a l s o fille d w i t h n u t « Loan measure was launched. splendidly and while he could use half summer. He worked on school days an It ptovides on the Single Tax theory a dozen more, he preferred to get average o f three and a half hours a In 40c, 75c and $1.00 Packages for the confiscation of all land rents along with all local help Bickers in day. and on Saturdays eight hours, ag ASK VOI K < O N tg l rtO N E H for public revenues and proposes to the orchards are working fast and the gregating ahouat 100 hours a month. loan a large part of the loot without teams are bringing the big Italian He received 25 rents an hour, making N ichol & Co. EL M. Strauss interest. prunes to the warehouse in fine ahape. ’ from $20 to $21 a month. It is gotten up with great ability and It ia expected that there will be a total Since graduation he has been offered many running devices to catch the of nine cars and the work will probably numerous positions at $100 a month, or simple minded and the socialistically be fiaished on Tuesday. more. One o f these he has now ac inclined and lift them up by the boot The first car waa »hipped lo Canada, cepted. straps. the next to Kansas. City, Mo., two to He was a member o f the Amicus There have always been people in Chicago, then to Boston and yeater- club during his later college work and the world who believed they could lift day’s car will go to New York. F a c to ry and O flc s s thus had the advantage of more econ themselves by their own bootstraps but Modem Portland omical living and friendly, helpful as these social uplift laws propose to do it Confectionery Huckleberry Crop 1.x Light sociation. for them. Otegon Company ; In the meantime, while this revolu From the Hood River Glacier tionary experiment is (tending, e very Forest Notes Huckleberries are very scarce,was the body waits to see what will be done by The annaul value o f the farm wood- the voters next November before back message brought back last week by Sheriff Johnson and William Munroe lot products of the United States is ing his judgment on Oregon. over *195,000,000. Until the system by which any little who returned from the Lost Lake dis More people are spending their vaca handful of theorists can force in the trict after a week’* outing. “ Weather conditions of the past tions on National forests this summer ballot any visionary scheme has been' than hate ever done ao before, many abolished there will he no normal and spring and summer," says Sheriff Johnson, "probably cut the crop short. persi ns traveling long distances by rational development in Oregon. automobile in order to camp in these The Single Tax has been voted down At certain places in the huge wild public playgrounds. three or four times but gentlemen with huckleberry acreage we found the vines At a recent meeting of the Concon- a mama for experimenting continue to fairly loaded, while all surrounding T h e D alles, O re g o n nully Stock Association at which there tie up the future of the state with hushes were barren Indians who have gone into the district this season are were 20 members present, it was de Henry Georgeiam. expressing great disappointment." cided not to allow any bulla on the The People's Land and Loan bill will Mr Johnson says that the huckle range after 1910 except those o f beef be voted down, but the "Oregon sys grade snd having registered papers. t e m " is expensive and too much open berry fields to the east of Lost Lake Tourists registers are m*use on many to abuse. -Pacific Coast Manuftciurer are being denuded of their foliage by immense swarms of grasshoppers. A regular old fashioned county fair. One the o f the National forests. By register ing their names and destination, per children will enjoy and the older ones talk about. Association to Hold Packing School sons going into the mountains can ar Cloud Cap Inn Closed Tuesday range to have telegrams and the more The Mosier Fruit Growers Associa A fine display o f farm products and a first class A fte r one of the moat successful sea important messages forwarded by the tion will conduct a packing school at livestock exhibit. sons in the history o f the hostelry, tie- forest rangers the warehouse on Mnoday, September Experiments st the Forest Labora 18, from 9 a. m. to 5 p rr... for the cause o f the influx of motor parties Automobile and motorcycle races, horse races tory at Madison. Wis.. have reaulted in benefit of anyone wishing to pack over the Highway, Cloud Cap Inn waa J. M Carroll will be the closed for the season Tuesday. While the discovery o f a method whereby the apples. and new track stunts. No charge will raine were prevailing during the past yields of alcohol and acetate of lime instructor in chsrge week end over the lower altitude* of from the uestruetive distillation of be made for the instruction. Street sports and amusements with something Between the hours of 1 p m and the mid Columbia, new enow was be hardwoods have been increased 15 per doing all the time. Good music and a good time. ing piled up around the ba-a of Mount rent. ! 3 p. in., there will be a general discus sion of this year's grading rules In Hood. Past Doe .Memory refreshing »tamp« order to maintain the high standard of The management of the Inn an hate bees sdde t ie the Mosier park M I H , -tnl that nounces that estensive improvements R. W . K IN G J. W . B R E W E R stock. They are neat in ap|<earan<-e every grower in the dietnct be present will he made and an addition to the Pree blent Secretary and the wording is to the |s>int. For at this meeting. hostelry built before the beginning of ■ale at thig office. R. D. Chatfieht. Manager. nest season (From the Hood River Glacier) General Merchandise i! M O S IE R PUROU GUARANTEE Should any PUROLA Product fail to give ENTIRE satisfaction the price paid will be cheerfully refunded by your local dealer. - Is cheaper b e c a u s e it m a k e s more lo a v e s o f b re a d . D o n ’t b e fo o le d in to b u y in g th e lo w priced flo u r th in k in g y o u a r e g e t t i n g s o m e th in g c h e a p e r th a n W h it e R iv e r F lo u r E v e r y S a c k G u a r a n te e d . FOR SALE BY Nichol and Company Mosier, Oregon TAXES Second half o f taxes may be paid any time up to October 5, 1916, without any penalty. bank at any time. Payment may be made at this Bring your receipts for first half with you. MOSIER VALLEY BANK M o sie r I J I «•»- - .(■ M - O re g o n .O »■ »» ^ School Opens Sept. 11 Our line o f School Supplies is v e ry com plete. Our goods are the best and our prices can not be beaten. I * The Mosier Book Store Uniting Learning and Labor THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE In its Six Schools and Forty-ei^ht De partments is engaged in the great work of uniting Learning and Labor. Forty-eighth School Y ea r Opens SEPTEMBER 18, 1916. Degree Courses requiring a four year high school preparation, are offered in the following AO R ICI L T U E B , 16 Departments COMMERCE. 4 Departments. KNG IN F.KRING, tt Departments; MIN ES, 3 Departments. F O RESTRY, 1! Depart mrnts HOME ECONOMICS. 4 Depart nients ; and PHARM ACY. V o c a t i o n a l C o u r s e s requiring an Kighth Grade preparation for entrance are offered in Agriculture. Dairying Commerce. Forestry, Home Makers, and Mechanic Arts Pharmacy with a two year high school entrance requirement. SCHOOL OP MUSIC.— Piano. String, Band and Voice Culture Catalogue and beautiful illustrated booklet free. A ldreas T hr R l G l S T l t l , 1 W 7 l| IS teS * IS) O R EG O N W . F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician Fruit Growers Attention COLUMBIA RIVER HIGH WAY IS JUST BEGUN TRU E-TO -N AM E NURSERY, Hood River STEAM ER .«» ^ - The O nly W a y White R iver Flour Rented Prepare for the renting season during "W ir e Your Home” month, March 15th to April 15th. Electrically equipped houses are seldom vacant Insure your p r o p e r t y against undesirable tenants or no tenants at all by hav ing it wired for Electric Ser vice. The investment will not be great and the income w ill be increased. We have unusual induce ments to offer if you arrange COR V ALU--* I'k k u O N for the work now. Dr. W illiam Morton Post Dentist K'. iii* I and Hall RM,. Phone 24)11 HuOD RIVER, OREGON Pacific Power & LiRlit Co. ♦ f H I M I M H I H I I I 1 I H -M I l-l I I H -H -l-E GROWERS AGENCY FOR- WRITER OVERLOOKS CODLING MOTH IS MALLY SET IN MOTION MOSIER ASSOCIATION , FIZZLE THIS YEAR to the party ordering them, at legal rates, and STUDENT’S COLLEGE DAY EARNINGS HEAVY TAHOMA LOCAL PRUNE CROP IS STEADILY MOVING V^aivs CKgcglates Twenty-Sixth Annual Wasco County Fair SEPTEMBER 20, 21, 22, 23