SlTI'LKMKXi TO MOSIFK IU'I.LETIN, FRIDAY, DKCKMRKli l-~., 191*>
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Automobiles for Hood River County
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B u s in e s s
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C. L. Du ism ore ii. ch arge w h o will d o the cu ttin g
of Fresh Meats on hand
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Ciood supply
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PEOPLE'S NAVIGATION CO.
CHARLES NELSON,
Leaves The Dalles 7:00 A. M.t Sumlaya, loes-hns ami
Thiirsda's. Arrives at Mosier at 8:lo A. M.
Leaves Portland on Mondays, Wedtiesda>s anti Saturdays
from Oak Street Dock.
.
Passengers and freinhi.
Mosier Dock in charge of W. F. Baker, who will meet all
ivoats ami attend to transfer. Phone No. 191.
ell. While the horticultural convention
was slow in getting started, but few
members having shown up for attend
ance Monday, Tuesday’s sessions have
created more than usual interest, and
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i the Commercial Club quarters have
“ The w .r and car shortage,” de been crowded, more than 100 local orch-
clared Secretary C. D. Minton in his ardists
having been in attendance.
annual report Monday afternoon,“ must F'olluwing
on pruning this after
be given the blame for the lack of noon by A. a B. talk (jardiner,
of the Oregon
preparation for the 31st annual m eet Agricultural College, discussions
the
ing of the Oregon State Horticultural more absorbing topicB of the day, on grad
Society. 1 have been so busy th at 1 ing rules and m arketing, were launched
could not give the m atter my closest in addresses delivered by the following:
attention, and my associates have been E. H. Shepard, Wilmer Sieg and C. A.
too busy to reply promptly to my let Malhoeuf, the latter general manager
ters. And I know, after walking your
the W estern Oregon F ruit Distirb-
streets and seeing the apples piled in of
vacart business bouses that you of utors.
Dealing
with the subject, “ What
Hood River will understand.”
We Pack in Apples,” Mr. Shep
The opening session, scheduled for Shall
ard made the declaration that the coBt
Monday morning, was postponed, Mr. of
a box of apples was 30 cents
Minton and A. F. Pateham having and growing
another 30 cents was required
been the only out of town men present. : in the that expenditure
of packing and mar
While Prct. K. C. Washburn, of Cen keting. Unless growers
get this
tral Point, arrived for Tuesday’s ses-| price fur a box of a certain can variety,
he
siuns, he was absent Mor.day, and J. L. said, it should he eliminated. Mr.
Carter occupied the chair.
further declared tnat growers,
The horticulturists were welcomed Shepard they
were selling their cull ap
b> Mayor Du*i hie, who, while he char- I unless
ples
product
for at least 59 cents per
ar tenzed himself as a fountain pen box in the open
packed, they
farmer, laudtd the society for the work ; would find it more market,
to dispose
it had done in lifting the business of j of it to by-products profitable
plants at the rate
fawning to a higher plane.
$0 per ton.
” 1 hire my work done,” said Dr. j of Touching
on the subject of a standard
Humble, who has developed two ex -| system
of grading rules for the four
tensive tracts here, “ and wield my 1 northwestern
apple states — Oregon,
pern to pay the hills, but I realize the Washington, Idaho
and Montana—Mr.
great good your organization has done Shepard
that such plans were im
in standardizing and making more per- j possible of said practical
solution.
tect the pack of fru it.”
such a system is adopted,” said
For the m ist part the first afternoon Mr. “ If Shepard,
“ it will soon he found
met tii g touched on the technical uiue
it will be necessary to set it aside,
of orcharding, lalks on sp ru\m g were that
as
was
the
case
Washington last
giver by Leroy Childs, of the experi yesr. Each district in must
own
ment station, and F. a . Frazier, a grading rules. Of course, make we its should
spray m anufactureer of Seattle
some standardized law that will
Only a hint was given of the serious have
prohibit the shipment of apples that
car shortage problem. In his annual carry
report '•ecretary Minton suggested as Mr. diseases.”
Shepard further suggested that
a possible prevention of future such
in the preparation of apples
tro tie that the Irai sportation com a for saving
m
arket
he effected if instead
pany he forced by l«w to pay the ship of the three would
grades extra fancy, fancy
per a dem urrage charge for aU days of and C g rade—as
now is generally in
del iy in getting rolling stock after it cluded in norhtwestern
grading rules,
had been ordered for products. Mr. hut two grades were used,
sug
Minton also urged that steps be taken to gested that the extra fancy lie grade
-ecure legislative appropriation to he should consists of as perfect apples as
used 111 paying expenses of the society. possible, and that the best of the C-
h . M. Williamson, of Portland, read
fruit he packed with the fancy,
a memorial tribute to the late Hr. J. grade
the combination to he called " a stand
R. Cardwell, one of the founders of ard
g rad e.” Mr. Shepard would have
the society, and a short address, recal- the worst
the C grade product dis
lit g the work of Dr. Cardwell was posed of to of by-products
given by F^. L. Smith. A memorial Mr. Malhoeuf, whose plants.
was,
paper for the late F rai k W. Powers, “ Has High Apple Grading subject
During
Corn er secretary of the society, pre I9lfi,” made the emphatic Paid assertion
pared by Homer C. Atwell, was reao i th at it had. “ To lower g rad in g ," he
i y Secretary Minton.
“ would mean a step backward.
C. (¿. Brown, horticulturist of the lo said,
We find th at < ashmere and Mosier fruit
cal experiment station, delivered an sales
agencies have been building for
address on the influences of commercial years on
the maintenance of stringent
fertilizers in orcharding.
grading rules. They have been suc
The following out of town fruit men i cessful.
regi-U-red at the society headquarters change?” Do we find that they want to
o» o a y : C I). Minton and H. M. \ Mr. Malhoeuf paid a tribute to the
Williamson, of Portland; Dr. C. H. apple
the White Salmon com
Bailey, of Rosehurg; Dr. C A. Ma- munity. men He of declaied
that they would
crum and A. P. Rate! am, of Mosier;! emerge
next
season
of the
J. N. Pomeroy, of Scappoose; A. B. strong fruit districts of as the one
Gardner, of Corvallis; Geo. R. Castner, “ This y ea r,” said Mr. northwest.
Malhoeuf,
of Pendleton, B. C. ; b. E. Mills, S. C. . “ the growers of White Salmon
Graham ai d Sidney H. Roddirghouse, welcomed the closest inspection. have
But
of White Salmon; B. Lees, of Beaver- 1 next year they are going to further
ton; F. A. Frazier, of S eattle; C. E. standardize their grade of apples by
Galligan, of D utur; J. E. Slade, of building at central points four com
Husum ; A. H. Harrison, of Louisville, munity packing houses.”
K y .; Clement West and Edw. L. Bach Business gave way to sentim ent at
man, of Dee.
horticultural sessions Tuesday, when
The thirty-second annual meeting of ! ihe
A A. (Juarrenburg, a walnut grower
h- M ate Horticultural Society will he of
presented the organiza
i Id m Salem next year, and Robert tion Vancouver,
a gavel made from the oldest
P ulus, n ar ager of the Salem Fruit apple with
tree
in
the
Northwest. Mr. C^aur-
i .i , was named as next y ea r’s pres-
in his presentation speech told
e t. lit her officers elected were: Dr. renhurg
the story of the old tree, now 90 years
C. H Bailey, of Rosehurg, vice presi old.
Still alive and bearing apples at
dent, succeeding V M. Johnson, of Vancouver
it was planted by
Corvallis, and C. D. Minton, of P ort one of the barracks,
men of ('apt. John Mc
land, reelected secretary. A. P. Bate- Laughlin, governor
for the Hudson
ham was reelected to the hoard of trus Bay Co.
tees. O ther trustees are Judge Chaa.
McNary, of Salem, and Albert Brown
STATE HORT. SOCIETY
MEETS AT HOOD RIVER