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the poet office at ¥o«ier. Oregon, under the Act o f
March S. 1*7».
VOL. VIII
Is c h e a p e r because it makes
m o r e loaves of bread. Don’t
be fooled into buying the low
p r ic e d flour thinking you are
getting something cheaper than
White River Flour
Every Sack Guaranteed.
FOR SALE BY
Nichol and Company
Mosier, Oregon
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A Happy New Year to You All
We wish to take this occasion to thank our customers
for their patronage in the past and to extend an in­
vitation to all to visit our store, assuring you that
our prices are right according to grade of goods
purchased.
Hoping the New
Year will bring you
good fortune the whole year through.
NICHOL AND COMPANY
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To the People of Mosier:
We extend our Hearty Greetings for the New Year, may
it be to all a prosperous and successful year.
W e thank you for your patronage of the past year and
shall endeavor to deserve it in the future.
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T h e M o s ie r B o o k S t o r e j
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E x p e r t A u to m o b ile R e p a irin g
F u ll y E q u ip p e d M a c h in e S h o p
Agencies for Fords, Dodge and Buick
Automobiles for Hood River County
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H.R. LIQUOR COST FOR
YEAR OVER $5,000
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Vulcanizing
Auto Supplies
Sporting
Goods
N O O T H I R L IK E i t .
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Cates
& Co.
The Dalles, Ore.
Pur hs*e the " N E W H O M E ” and f m vilHiare
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(Written for the Portland Spectator by
John B. Yeon)
For the man living in the great out­
doors, nature more often opens her
book of beautiful scenee than for the
city
dweller.
She introduces the
woodsman to her secrets by teaching
him how to lieten to the whisperirg
trees, the chattering chipmunks and
the laughing ritfies. He is lead to the
river shores to gate into the reflection*
made when the sun is low in the west.
And aB the man looks and listens, be
dreams. T h a t ia what S. Benson did
when he was working for daily wages
in legging camps, and later when he
owned his own timber tracts and log­
ging crews. He still loved the wonder­
ful outdoors when he sold hie holdings
for millions.
The impressions have
never left him
He worked to see perpetuated the
beauty of nature; each water fall be
wanted made accessible so that ail the
people cuuld visit and enjoy them. Mr.
Benson loved the natural beauties of
this great Oregon country with an un­
selfish love.
And later when this man had the
means, he began making the beautiful
places along the Columbia river ac­
cessible to mankind and safe from de­
struction. This he uid by purchasing
large tracts of land and giving the
titles to the city and state. That he
made these purchases with keenest
foresight and broadest ideas ie proved
already.
Take for instance the Wahkeena
Falls. Leas than three years ago Mr.
Benson purchased these crystal cata­
racts for $20,000. Today they could
not be bought for ten times that sum.
Another attiaction that he has given
the public is Multnomah Falls. Think
what some hntel owners would give for
this site today! Also, consider the
thousands of people who are enabled to
enjoy the views from the top of Larch
mountain because an easy trail has been
built to the summit. The trail and
bridge at Wahkeena Fails cost $15,000,
and the other bridge and trail at Mult­
nomah Falla cost many more dollars.
And to keep the waters of these falls
forever pure, Mr. Benson purchased the
land on both sides of each stream back
to its source.
Other gifts have been made to Port­
land and Oregon by this generous man.
They are the many bronze drinking
fountains in the downtown districts and
the trades school building
These do­
nations are valuable not only to the
present generation, but to the future
citizens of the state as well.
Yet, this is not all. Mr. Benson has
spent thousands of dollars in road im ­
provement, making suiveys for hign-
ways, and even paving a mile of the
Columbia River Highway in Hood R iv ­
er county. All these things have been
done on the broadest, progressive lines.
They are for the enjoyment of the
greatest number and for the good of
si. They have helped make Portland
the most wonderful of cities. No other
metropolis can boaBt of having public
narks of its own 31 miles from the
business center, and reached by such a
scenic road as the Columbia River
Highway.
It would be well for me tn explain
some ot the road work that has been
possible because of Mr. Benson's inter­
est in seeing the projects carried
through. About three years ago he
gave the state $10,(XX) to cut out a road
way on the side of Shell Rock moun­
t i n ’ which was considered by many a
harrier around which no permanent
road could be built. A gang of con­
victs was placed on the job. The re­
sult was not what some had hoped for,
Ja n u s McGregor died on Sunday,: but it did show that modern roads could
December 24, 1916, at the home of his not be built without engineers and ruad
daughter, Mrs. Daniel Grant, in Port­ m in who fully understood construction.
land, at the age of 91. For the past j His next big donation was the $15,000
twn months his condition has been to Hood River county to guarantee the
critical, and fnr 36 days preceding bis sale ot $75,000 worth of bonds for road
death he had practically fasted, as it | work. This meant that the county re-
was impossible for him to retain food ceived $90,000 worth of work for its
dr drink. A year age Mr. McGregor $75,000.
A more recent donation to the same
contracted the grippe from which he
never fully recovered. Doctors attend­ county was the mile of pavement, ten
ing, however, pronounced his physical feel wide, eastward from the Multno­
condition otherwise excellent,
and mah county line. A t present Mr. Hen­
stated that every organ of the body son is spending about $20,000 improv­
was in perfect working order and that ing the stretch between Ilelina and
his heart action was exceptionally : Clatskanie in Columbia county. With
strong. The entire family were at his the exception of this last named gift,
which is not yet completed, the dona­
bedside when he passed away.
Mr. McGregor was born in Edin-1 tions of S. Benson made in the last
burgh, Scotland, November 6, 1825 three years follow :
In 1861 he became interested in the j Shell Rock mountain, $10,000; S u r­
hond work guarantee,
coal industry of Cape Breton, Nov* , vey, $5,000;
Scotia
Afte r a number of years he $15,00(1; one mile pavement, $10,000;
Wahkeena
Falle,
$20,600; trail and
went to British Columbia, and then tn
$15,000; Multnomah Falls,
Cailfornia. He settled in Mosier 22 bridge,
years ago, a pioneer homesteader, anc $5.000. Benson bridge and trail, $1,500;
resided here and in Portland the re­ land below railroad track, $500; gov­
mainder ef hie life. It was interesting ernment land, $300; trades school,
to hear him tell of his varied experi­ $101),0O0; drinking fountains, $10,000.
Mr Benson is a strong believer in
ences in the United States and Canada.
His intellect was exceptionally clear the thought that any community will
be
just what the people help make it.
and recollection distinctively vivid
lo the list. Hie hearing, which had
never been impaired, was very acute H 4 I l- l- l- l I I I I I -l- l "l M " l I I I I i i
and at all times he took keen interest
in games of cards or checkers, playing
always a masterful game. A student
of social and economic questions, Mr. I H I I I I I I I I M - I + I I I I I I I I I I '
McGregor enjoyed Ihe daily papers and
The Bureau of Entomology of the
even during the year often walked
many blocks in Portland to various United States Department of Ag ricu l­
meetings. One of hie greatest attr i­ ture, accoiding to its annual report
butes was self-poise which he had just issued, during the past year has
devoted considerable attention to in­
developed to a remarkable degree.
Mr. McGregor was greatly beloved and sert! attacking apples, grape*, peaches
and nuts.
respected by ail who knew him. While
The studiee of the codling moth in
in Mosier last year he would often
walk to town and back to the home of Colorado in cooperation with Ihe Col­
his son, and enjoyed many hours work­ orado experiment station, according to
ing around the house and even spaded the entomologists, have yielded much
valuable information. The studies have
the ground in the cherry orchard.
Always hit thoughts were for hi* shown that there are in the Grand Val­
brother men and the laboring clai sea ley two brood* of larvae and a partial
were hie friends. A man uf sterling third brood each year. A band trap has
worth and character, hie counsel and been oevised for use around tha trunk
kinoly acts will long he remembered. and branches of apple treea which per­
His remsrkebl* tenacity in naii.tain- mit* the larvae to enter and pupate
ing his long hold upon life may be but prevent! the exit of the moths.
Other investigations show that what
attributed to his indomitable will and
his clean and noble spirit of youth.
is railed ‘ ‘■ligmonoec i n j u r y " to apples
His wife, Mrs. Isshclla McGregor, is connected with the punctures of the
died in 1899 in Mosier. Four of hie fruit by aphide particularly tha roay
eight children survive
They ere J . K. aphis. Spraying resulted in a consid­
McGregor, of Moeier; Mrs. Isabella erable diminuation of this injury.
Waifr, of Maoraa; Miriam McDonald
Experiments in the use of poisonous
and Mr*. Daniel Grant, of Portland.
gases against the woolly apple aphi*
$ ur.eral services were held W ednes­ indicate that carbon btaulphid may be
day afternoon from the Skewet Under- applied to tha roots with good results
taing parlora in Portland. Tho body by injection or in water poured around
was accompanied to Mosier by the the W i l l . Experiments in tha control
member* of the family that nigh! of the woolly aphis on tha roots of n u r - ,
short commitment service* were held aery apple stock by tha use of poison-'
at the eemeUry, Rev. I eon L. Myers ous gs.es indicate that while tha use
officiating, the remains were viewed of carbon bitulphid ta impracticable
b$ relatives and friends, and then laid under nursery conditions para dirhlcrf-
to rest by the side of hi* wife ie the bensei a offers promise against this
family plot.
pad.
(F rom the llood River Glacier
(C. C. Chapman in Oregon Voter)
Litigation
between Northwestern
We can put a finger on the atortcom-
ing— the failure of our business men to fruit sales agencias and transconti­
appreciate what
the
Northweaiern nental railway lires is likely to result
Fruit Exchange, a private corporation, frum the action of the railway system!
meant to our community and atate. in placing a temporary embargo on the
Tbia exchange started some eight or shipment of apples, according to offi­
ten years ago in Uregon tv> market ciels o» co-operative salea agencies.
Kenneth McKay, manager of the
Oregon apple* and make a profit for
its stockholders by so doing. The men Fruit Growers’ Exchange, the local
who backed the exchange with a cap a f f i l i a t i o n of the Northwealerr Fruit
ital investment were principally of Exchange, while he character!*, s the
Medford and Seattle, two live com- present embargo as a possible benefit
rnunities of which you may have heard, to Northwestern growers, in that it
but they established its offices in Port­ will tend the clean up an over supply
land as being the logical marketing of apples in eastern terminal cities,
center for the fruit industry of the questions the legal right of the railway
Northwest.
They poured money in companies to set the embargo.
“ In my opinion,” says Mr. McKay,
each year to make up the deficit ¡money
that came from themselves as invest­ “ the action of the railway companies,
if
allowed to go unquestioned, will set
ors, instead of from the pockets of
growers, as would have been the case a precedent that is likely to hamper
the fruit induslry of the Northwest in
in a cooperative institution.]
the future. While our organization is
A f te r they had pioneered along these not likely to begin litigation, 1 am
1 lines for two or three seasons, and se­ expecting the matter to be threshed
cured superb results for the epple out drastically from the Seattle office
growers who entrusted them with the of the Northwestern Fruit Exchange,
marketing of their products, our state and some of the other Northweitern
and community started in to foster district associations affiliated with the
competition. We called a meeting of central agency will undoubtedly en­
| grower* and inflamed them with the deavor to restrain the railways or to
idea of cooperation aa their salvation sue for a decision that will prevent
from the greed of the middleman— who possible future embargoes at such a
in this instance was none othcr’ than time as might seriously injure apple or
the Northwestern
F ru it
Exchange. other fruit shippers.”
The exchange was charging growers a
Officials of the Apple Grower* Asso­
low price per box for handling their ciation characterizes the action of the
apples, and losing money for its stock railways in setting the embargo as in­
holders during the pioneer period, ¡hut volving a principle that may he very
nothing would satisfy the fruit g ro w ­ inimical to Northwestern i ru i l inter­
ers but that through cooperating they ests.
could do it cheaper than could the ex­
“ I f shipments of fruit had rontinued
change. Our atate and community used unhampered,” said Mr. McKay , "east-
this spirit of discontent, our daily pa­ ern markets would be further filled
pers gave the cooperative movement with Northwestern boxed apples. The
columns while denying lines tn the ex fruit would either he stored or placed
change (probably on the theory that it in sale in a weak market. Should the
waB wrong to give free publicity to s market revive, a likely outcome, the
private interest unless it paid fur it), Northwestern apple shipper will have
and an atomsphere of. hostility was plenty of refrigerator cars in which, to
raised up around the private enter­ rush his apples to the eastern centers
prise. No helping hand was extended and take advantage of the condition.
to i t ; every embarrassment was set in At the present time all of the markets
motion to hurt its relations with its with which 1 am acquainted have
patrons.
enough apples tu supply them for the
The result? The exchange moved its next several weeks.”
head offices to Seattle, where the at­
The Union Pacific embargo went
mosphere to a business enterprise was into effect Saturday night at 12 o'clock.
friendly. Seattle was only too delight- The Great Northern was refusing early
ed to grab off a business that would last week to accept shipments of ap­
tend to make it the fruit marketing ples, while the Northern Pacific, which
renter, instead of Portland, the logical can handle local shipments of apples
location.
The clearings of the ex- i through its Wsllula gateway, offered
change, amounting to millions, went j to carry fruit in ventilated ears but
through Seattle banks; Seattle land­ refused the option of the shipper to
lords got the office re nt; Seattle print­ send the fruit by heater service. Be­
ers got the money for the many colored cause of the extremely cold country
advertising pamphlets and apple box over which the line travels the latter
labels; and Seattle retailers got the rail line's embargo might as well be
benefit of the exchange's big offiee¡pay absolute, according to local men.
roll.
The Union Pacific embargo, which
But that narrow, community result was said to have been set because of
w sb small compared te the loss to the the abnormal
congestion
of
the
apple districts of Oregon. This state freight, the lark of motive poweFand
lost the one greatest, virile, enterpris­ the prevailing cold weather over the
ing, sound organization whose whole Rocky Mountain region, will last until
effort was devoted to marketing an January 8,
according to announce­
pies. True, it does a big business in ments. The Apple Growers Associa
Oregon, but their volume from this lion is hit more heavily here than any
state is not nearly what it would he other shipping concern. The Associa­
had the state and our city given the tion has already shipped approximate
exchange the support necessary to hold ly 1,000 cars of fruit, hut has 700 addi­
its headquarters in Portland.
tional to rol!.
The F ru it Growers
F ru it growers of Oregon have looked Exchange will escape with not more
tn Portland for sound leadership. We than 20 care of apples unshipped
have given too little attention to their Other concerna and private individuals
problems; have given them well in­ have a probable 30 cara on hand.
tended but hasty and unsound guidance;
have lost business for our city and have
let the great apple industry fall behind
in marketing its products. L e t ’s do
some worth while thinking ; i t ’s never
too late to help.”
James McGregor
Columbia Auto & Machine Co., Hood River
Thursdays. Arrives at Mosier at 8:15. A. M.
Leaves Portland on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
from Oak Street Dock.
.
Passengers and freight.
Mosier Dock in charge of W . F. Baker, who will meet all
boats and attend to transfer. Phone No. 191.
Busmce* local« will he charged at 5 cent* per Une
far each IneerUon.
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WHAT S. BENSON HAS
PORTLAND BLAMED
LITIGATION MAY
FOLLOW EMBARGO DONE FOR PORTLAND
FOR EXCHANGE LOSS
The estimated total cost of liquor
imported by Hood River county con­
sumers for the year 1916 reaches
$5,250. JJp to Tuesday, the local office
of the American Express Co. has de-
, livered 402 shipments of intoxicating
liquor.
Ninety parcels of liquor re-
main in the office undelivered. It is
expected that more than 500 packages
will have been delivered for the month
before the week ends. The highest
previous month's deliveries was in No­
vember, when Hoed River county con­
sumers received 375 packages of liquor.
The total liquor shipments for the
year have reached 2.996, practicaly all
P E O P L E ’S N A V I G A T I O N CO.
C H A R L E S N E L S O N . M g r . of them containing two quarts. Over
150 shipments of beer have been re­
Leaves The Dalles 7:00 A. M ., Sundays, Tuesdays and
ceived.
STEAM ER
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MOSIER, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 39,1910.
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( hurch of Christ
Bible School, 10 a. m.
Communion Service, 11 a. m
Morning Subject: " A Review of
the Federal Council Convention.” The
actual accomplishment* of the Federal
Council in its efforts to bring tn pass
a real and lasting unity of God's people
has resulted in so much real good and
promises so much for the future of the
Church of Christ everywhere that we
believe a review of the recent conven
tion held in St. Louie, Mo , is due all
those interested in the advancement of
the Kingdom of Chriat. All are in­
vited to hear this address.
C. E .. 6.30 p. m.
Evening Sermon: " T h e Platform of
Success.”
Th e Church Board at a special meet­
ing discuised ways end means of mak­
ing the church building of more value
to the community. It was decided to
open a reading room in the basement
of the churrh, which ie intended to
become a rlare for quiet recreation for
any one who may denre to take advan­
tage of surh opportunity. Game* will
be provided of different kind* so that
during the cold wniter season a com­
fortable as well as clean place of
amusement will be attainable for all
who deeire such a place
T o begin
with, to test whether or not there n ■
demand for such recreation the room
will be opened two evenings a week
during tha hours from 7 to 10 o'clock
p m.
Any one having magxzires
which they would care to contribute,
such contributions from timo to time
would be gratefully received. Also
w* are in ■ receptive mood to receive
such games at would contribute to
eletn amusement. It it the deeire of
this thureh to servi the community
and any suggestion* from those inter­
acted in the larger outlook of Christian
sorvico will bo gladly received
Loon L. Myers Minister,
Happy New Year
To AH
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Pacific Power and Light Co.
“ A lw a y s at Y o u r S e r v ic e ”
New Year’s Greetings from
U/>e MOSIER HOTEL
The Hotel Mosier wishes to thank its many
friends and patrons for their loyal support during
the past, and with a firm resolve to serve them
more efficiently in the future, it wishes each and
everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year in
1917.
JOHN ELDER, Proprietor.
MEAT MARKET
Now Open for Business
H u s k e y <EL T e m p le m e ie r , P ro p s.
C . L. Dunsm ore In charge w h o will do the r o l l i n g
of Fresh Meat* on hand
G o o d supply
Y O U R P A T R O N A G E A P P R E C IA T E D
Don’t Neglect the Children’s Eyes
Give attention to your child's eyes in time and you may save him or her
from the necessity of wearing glasses later on.
More—You Prevent Permanent Defect
We give special attention to the examination of children’s eye*
W* are
thoroughly experienced in thie work and will tell you franklv whether
glasses are required or not, and we will furnish them, pro|ieriy fitted
W. F. Laraway, Jeweler and Optician
H O O D RIVER
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DALE & MEYER
Tailors to Men and to Women
Cleaning and Pressing
H o o d R iv e r , O r e g o n
APPLE NOTES
A Happy and Prospeous
New Year to All
MOSIER VALLEY BANK
M osier
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Buy Him A New Year Smoke
A FINE LINE OF CIGARS. PIPES IN CASES,
TOBACCOS IN HUMIDORS, AS WELL AS
HIGH GRADE BOXED AND
BULK CANDIES.
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