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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1896)
3eod Jiver Slacier. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, JS90. 81ieemen east of the mountains are busily engaged circulating and signing petitions to the authorities at Wash ington, asking that the Cascade re- nerve be ihrown open to their flocks Our senators and representatives in congress huvo been won over to the aide of the sheepmen and are Impor tuning tiie president to grant their pe tition. Hood River is vitally inter ested In this matter, and we hope the Hheepmen may never again be allowed to pasture their flocks at the head of our valley. If allowed to come again their iiiereiiHlng numbers will in time pollute the sources of our streams and browse and ' kill out the new forest irrowth. uioieby endangering our water Bupply. The sheepmen have the bunch-grass plains of Eastern Ore gon and the blue mountains, contain' , lng millions of acres of government .Linda, upon which to pasture their flocks. - Let them keep off the reserve, and if there is Do money in pasturing their flocks on the public lands left open to them it is their privilege to go into some other business. In this val ley we are all interested in fruit grow iug. And by the way, our fruit has a reputation all over the Union as being of the best. Every inch of water now flowing down through our beautiful and fruitful valley from its source at Mt. Hood will some day be needed for irrigation. There are probably as many persons now engaged in fruit culture in this valley as there are per sons engaged in the sheep industry who would be benefited by throwing open the reserve. It is a well-estab lished fact that sheep are destructive to forest growth, and that a country denuded of its forests is more subject to drouths and floods. It is our duty to protect our water supply by every means iu our power. The sheepmen are doing their best to have the law set tinkle.' Let us do our best to prevent it. The protest printed in another col umn Is a fair presentation of facts, Let every citizen sign it. ;; From the Mountaineer we learn that Judge Bennett has accepted the nom ination by his party for congressman in this district. Judge Bennett is an ardent advocate of free silver, and as he stands squarely on the platform of his party in this state, his personal popularity will give him its full vole in the district. Mr. Bennett, if elect ed, will represent the state with ability. He is one of the ablest attorneys in the stale and bears the proud distinction of never having been a corporation at torney. From this fact alone every populist in the district could vote for him if their candidate was withdrawn Mr. F. McKercher has been nom inated by the prohibition party for congressman in the second district. He is said to be a sound-money man, a man of affairs, and the equal in point of ability to other nominees for the same office; With three avowed free eilver candidates opposing him, Mr. McKercher's show for winning is us good as that of either of them. There is said to be violent opposition in the ranks of the A. P. A. to McKIn ley. ..This order claims 100 of the dele gates elected to the St. Louis conven tion and expect to get 50 more. Con gressmen Wm, S. Linton of Michigan will be the candidute of the A. P. A. Binger Hermann's -telegram stating that he would stand on the St. .Louis platform might have been misconstrued by the Albany convention, Two plat forms will be made there populist and republican and he didn't say which. It Is said the president has sent se cret agents to Cuba to inform himself as to the exact condition of affairs and whether the claims of the insurgents as to their establishment of a govern ment and their military progress are true.' Politics are badly mixed. One-half the voters of the old parties don't know how they will vote on the first day of June. State Platforms and Nominations. . The democratic . state convention adopted a platform declaring for free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 ; the repeal of all specific contract laws; con struction of the Nicaragua canal and its control by the government; tariff for revenue only; enforcement of the Monroe doctrine; reduction of all salaries, federal and state; repeal of the laws creating the railroad commls eions arid all other useless commissions; re-enactment of the mortgage tax law; denouncing the extravugant acts of the lost legislature and holding the repub lican majority responsible for the pres-, cut condition of the public debt and the high rate of taxation; judicious ex penditure of public money in opening up and improving our waterways; that religious difference should find no place Jn American politics-secret political bodies are a curse to party, state and nation; pensions for Indiun war vet erans; preservation of the salmon in-1 dustry by abolishing all traps, wheels ' and small-mesh gear below the, fas cades; commending the president for his earnest efforts for tariff reform, for his vi-idom In administering a govern ment burdened with accumulated evils of republican legislation, for Ids firm ness in enforcing the Monroe doctrine, and for his courage and honesty in all I things. The platform adopted by the republi can state convention declares for a tariff framed on protective principles similar to that of the McKinley .bill; restoration of duties in favor of Ameri can ships; endorses the money plank of the Minneapolis platform declaring for bimetallism; the election of U. 8. senators by direct vote; the . modifi cation of the proclamation creating the Cascade forest reserve; a state salmon hatchery and rigid enforcement of laws regulating the close season; rebate to settlers who purchased unearned rail road land; construction of the Nicara gua canal; pension to Indian war vet erans; rigid economy in the expendi ture of public money, reduction of ex cessive salaries, and abolition of the fee system and all useless ' commissions; oppose appropriations to any school or charitable institution not under con trol of the state; demands restriction on foreign emigration; commends the republican party for its policy of inter nal improvements and denouncing the democratic party for its illiberality in these matters. - The democrats made the following nominations at their convention in Portland last week: ' ' Supreme judge John Burnett of Benton county. Congressmen First district, Jeff Myers; second, A. S. Bennett. State senators, seventh district, E. B. ; Dufur, joint senator for Wasco, Sherman and Gilliam; J. W. Arms worthy, joint senator : for V Sherman and Wasco. .' Representatives F. A. - Seufert of The Dalles and V. C. Lewis of Cascade Locks. ' - ' . District Attorney J. H. Cradle baugh. ' " " '' " '' '" ''"' ;' " Presidential Electors Dr. Oglesby, J. J. Whitney, Ed. Kilfeather and J. Mi Carroll. Following are the republican nomi nations: : Supreme Judge R. F. Bean. ; Congressmen First district,' Thos. H. Tongue; second, W. R. Ellis. Presidential Electors E. L. Smith, T..T. Geer, J. F. Caples and 8, M. Yoran. . -' ' ' "" '' Joint Senators John Michell of Wasco and W. H. Moore of Shermau. Representatives B. 8. Huntington and F. N. Jones, both of Wasco. Two Letters Pertaining to the 0. F. U. Pobtland, April 14, 1806. Editor Glacier: In the Glacier of April 3d Mr. T. R. Coou made the following statement: "I quote from a letter re ceived from Co vek Oregon: 'The Ore gon Fruit Union of Portland played the deuce with us here last season; but, thank the-Lord, they can't do so again!' " We publish a letter from Mr. H, J. Geer, the oldest,' largest and most prominent fruit grower of that vicin ity. Mr. Stacklaud, mentioned in the letter, is a local commission man: Covb. Or., April 10,. 1896 Willis Brown, Portland, Or.: Our prospect lor fruit Is good, up to date, as nothing is in bloom yet. We had a very mild, open whiter, and now a prospect lor an early spring. Vegetation Is early but fruit late. ! I don't know of any one, except Stacklahd, ! who speaks Illy of your union. I and J add (ray son) have every confidence in your union j and consider it the future salvation of our I (Union county') fruit enterprise. Wishing you every success, 1 aiu yours truly. . . 11. J. UEKK. In the Glacier of April 10th, Mr. Coon makes the following statement: "In next issue I will correct some of Mr. Brown's statements as to our Om aha business and the 'merrv war' which occurred, the name being de clared and opened by the Oregon Fruit Union's commission house iu Omaha against the Hood River Iruil Grow ers' Union." ' The Oregon Fruit Union had no commission house in Omaha who were acting as their "commission house," and no Omaha commission house han dled a single crate of berries for the Oregon fruit Union's account nor had a consignment made to them. Mr. John Woodward of ' Council Bluffs, an old experienced fruit sales man, was and is the agent of the Ore gon Fruit Union for that district. The telegrams referred to were sent from Omaha to Hood River by Porter and Mr. Coon prior to June 13, 1895: , Council Bluffs, la., June 13, 1885. Oregon Fruit Union. Portland. Or. Gentlemen: In closed please find my draft for Jci2.8 and ac count of sales. Porter Bros, received a car Monday and one Sunday.- As soon as they ascertained that we had a car, they began to cut the price, hoping thereby to prevent us obtaining any more berries. The telegrams quoting the market at J3.50 to (H was a delib erate falsehood, as there has not been a case sola lor any such ngure In Omaha, if you desire to place your consignments with Porter orPrycke, we are willing that you should. Considering the condition of a part of the berries in this car, we think we have done as well as any one eould have done with it. Mr. Coon of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Association is in Omaha and la conHi&rniuflr to Peycke and Porter. Yours, , JOHN U. WOODWARD. "Lay on, McDufll" Willis Brown. W. H. Bigirs. receiver at The Dalles land office, who has been sick iu bed for some time, is now improving and considered out of danger. Rev. I. D. Driver, now over 74 vears old, has been nominated by the repub licans for state senator from Lane county. His nephew, I. D. Driver of wamic, was a delegate to the demo cratic state convention. Old People, Who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys, will find the true remedy iu Electric Bitters. This medi cine doe not stimulate and contains no whisky nor other intoxicant. but acts as a tonic and alterative. It acts mildly on KtoniHcli und bowels, adding strength ami giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding Nature in the performance of-. the functions. . Electric Hi iters is an excel lent appetizer and aids digestion,., Old people find it just exactly . what they need. Price 50c and $1 per bottle at Hood RjverPlitti mwy. : ij -isi;. i Mr. Brown'j Circular. Hood River, Or., April 13, 1800. Editor Glacier: Mr. Willis Brown says in his circular, "We did not enter into competition with the fruitgrowers, but were placed in such a position' that we were compelled to justify ourselves and place the blame for the miscarry ing of the wishes of the members of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Association where it should rest."' The records of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union do not show that any agreement was entered into by which the. Oregon Fruit Union was to handle the berries. The records show that a share of stock was subscribed so as to enable us to ship through the Oregon Fruit Union ; also that upon examination by the offi cers of the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union, Mr. Brown could not 'make satisfactory 'answers to a few simple questions as how the business was to be conducted. For this reason the lo lal union would have nothing to do with Mr. Brown or his commission house, which he styles a union, i I was in Salem at this time, but on my return Mr. Brown came to me "with soft per suasive words," thinking that he could induce me to come to his rescue. I gave him no encouragement, but ad vised him not to undertake to handle strawberries here in competition with the local union. He said to me and to others also that if he could not get all the berries he would not handle any. Nevertheless, he proceeded to make war on the local union and has been using misrepresentations beyond all conscience to injure the local union, sending these circulars to other places to deceive the growers. But the man ager of the local union at Milton writes nJ as follows: "Last season we shipped most of our berries through the Oregon Fruit Union and the results were gen erally unsatisfactory so much so that this year we intend to paddle our own canoe and arrange for the sale of our berries independent of the O. F. U." Mr. Brown misstates facts as to how our union handled its business in Omaha. Our shipments were made to the Hood River Fruit Growers' Union itself. I was the sole agent in Omaha and no berries were delivered to any one till after arrival and on my writ ten order to the express or freight company. We had two salesmen, how ever, who agreed upon the prices for each day. They received their supply upon that condition. But the Oregon Fruit Union with its agent in Council Bluffs and its commission house, Streight & Howes, in Omaha, made us some trouble. Mr. O. W. Butts, mana ger of Porter Bros,- Co., explains the trouble as follows under date April 7, '90: "Now, with reference to Grainger Bros., I. will inclose you their letter, which will speak for itself. .This ship ment of ten cases that was made to them by express in the morning was to be a sample of 100 cases that were to follow in the afternoon in a refrigera tor car. The sale was made at $3 per case before your berries arrived. After Streight & Howes offered them Hood River berries at $2.75, they counter manded our order, saying they could not use the berries. I was surprised at the time that they should dp so, but did not know any facts as to the reason until we received this letter the follow ing morning. The result was that we had to find our customers for these 100 cases of strawberries that we supposed were sold at $3 per case, but Streight & Howes, who were representing the Oregon Fruit Uuion, knocked us out of, the sale. "We have had the same experience with Haley & Co. of Sioux City. While you were here wtth us we s ld Haley; 100 cases at $3. Mr. Haley told me afterwards that he went up town and saw Streight & Howes and they told him confidentially he would make them a price on 100 cases of Hood Ri ver berries of $2.75, provided he would not inform U9 ot the tact, as Mr. Haley said he bought the berries of them and they were just as good as ours. He paid us $3 and bought theirs for $2.75 and ship- fed tneni to Monx uity tne Bame day u a separate refrigerator. We shipped ours by the way of Council Bluffs over the Northwestern, supposing they were the only berries Haley & Co. were get ting from Hood River. Streight & Howes shipped theirs over the M. & O. road also in a refrigerator car. We did not learn these facts until after you had gone home, or I should have in formed you fully as to the situation. We can get Mr. Haley to confirm all we have said with reference to this transaction if necessary. "As for the city trade of Omaha it was an open secret, every dealer in the town was informed by Streight & Howes' salesmen here in the city that they would sell Hood River straw berries for 25 cents per cose less than Porter Bros, would sell, regardless of what price we would make. If they did not know exactly what price we were asking, in order to get the cus tomers away from us, they had to do something and they would say to their customers:. "Whenever Porter Bros, make you a price, we will simply go 25 cents below it and give you the same class of fruit." I can get this con firmed by a dozen grocerymen as well as our city salesman. . . - "I tried my best to buy the 200 cases that came in the same car with out berries. As I was in dead earnest, I did not want to see our berries sold for less than $3 per case.and in order to do this. I thought if I could buy what they haa in the car I could hold the price and get satisfactory results. I first offered Mr. Woodward $2.75 for the berries he had in that car provided they, were in good condition. I knew that Streight & Howes had been making that price among the grocer in town to arrive. He said he would let me know before he sold the berries. I found by tracing the matter that he was somewhat tied up with Streight . & Howes in some kind of a promise. I asked him if he would take $2.85, and he said he would see Streight & Howes. I then told him I would give him $3 per case for the, berries that he had in that car, and I wanted to meet him at some nrivate place where we could talk the matler over. I told him I would go a little! better, as I was determined to have the Iterries, as I wanted to hold the price on our own berries, and I would give him $3.10 per case, or in other words that I vtuuiu give mm so;su lor wie zuu cases i or oemes.-' ; .- In conclusion, I will ask if it is reasonable to suppose that had our ber ries been simply consigned to any com? mission house, and having no agent in Omaha, whether in the transactions of the one day above referred to, the cut ting of at least 25 cents a crate would not have resulted on the whole amount of our berries on that day about 800 crates. Let us set. up the Monroe doc trine against the Oregon Fruit Union, or anv other concern pretending to be a "union " . T. R. Coon. A Protest. Hood River, Or., April 15. 1806. Editor Glacier: AVill you kindly al low space for a few lines. I wish to protest against the practice of putting flumes across the public highways above the natural grade of the road. It would seem every one ought to have public pride enough to preserve our beautiful roads in the best condition possible. The good roads of the valley are one of the great attractions to out siders, and certainly a pleasure, a lux ury and a comfort to all who have oc casion to drive over them. ' Often, when driving strangers over them, the writer has heard the remark, "What beautiful, what fine roads!"' , If this thing of putting flumes above the sur face of the road is allowed in one case, it is likely we will not have twenty rods of road left without a bump. We hope it is only necessary to call atten tion to the matter to have the practice abandoned and all present flumes low ered that are above the level of the road. We would much prefer to see this wrong rectified in a friendly spirit, as it can be done without injury to any one.. John Parker. Two Lives Saved. Mrs.Phoebe Thomas of Junction City, IU.,was told by her doctors she had con sumption and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery completely cured her, and she says it saved her life. Mr.Thos, Eggers, 139 Florida st., San Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold, approaching con sumption, tried without result every thingelse, then bought one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is such results, of which these are sam ples.that prove the wonderful efficacy of this medicine in coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at Hood River Pharmacy. Regular size 50c and $1. , NOTICE. U. 8. Land Office. The Dalles, Oregon.March 17, 18M. Complaint having been entered at this office by John W. Davis against Ralph T. Morton for abandoning his Homestead Entry No. ifo'i, dated October 4, 1892, upon the north northeast K and east northwest section 17, township f north, range 11 east, in Wasco county, Oregon, with a view to the cancella tion of said entry, the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 27th day of April. INWi, at 10 o'clock A. M., to re spond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment. . m20aI7 . J AS. F. MOORE, Register. : NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., March 12. 189t. Notice Is hereby given that the following-named settlers have filed notice of their in tention to make final proof in support of their claims, anil that said proof will be made before W. It. Dunbar, Commissioner United States Circuit Court tor District of Washington, at Goldendale, Wash., on May 6, 18, viz: DANIEL N. KAEGI, , H. E. No. 7721, for the southwest JI section 9, township 8 north, range 10 east W.M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of said land, viz: Peter iscbmtd, Charl A. Pearson, Severln Benz and Charles .1. Peterson, all of Trout Lake P. O. Washington. . Also, - ' " -, CHARL A. PEARSON.' ' H. E. No. 7765, for the northwest M section 23, township 8 north, range 10 east, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: Keverlu Benz, Daniel N. Kaegi, Peter Schmtd and August Wagnitz, all of Trout Lake P. O., Washington; Also, - PETER SCHMID, H. E. No. 7786, for the west of southwest section lo, lownsmp u norm, range iu easi, W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Daniel N. Kaegi, Severin Benz, Charles J. Peterson and Charl A. Pearson, all of Trout Lake, P. O., Washington. ; Also, ; SEVERIN BENZ, 11. E. No. 8105, for the southeast V of southeast section 2ii, and east ot northeast and northwi st of northeast section 85, town ship 6 north, range 10 east, W. M. He names the fallowing witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva tion of, said land, viz: Chan A. Pearson, Daniel N. Kaegi, Peter Schmid and Charle3 J. Peterson, all of Trout Lake P. O., Washington. m20a24 GEO. H. STEVENSON, Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, March 5, 1890. Notice Is hereby given tiiat the following-named settler has filed notice of her intention to make final proof in support of her claim, and that said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on April 20, 189(1, viz: ELIZA B. FULTON for the southwest section 4, township 2 north, range 11 east. W, M. She names the loll )wlng witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon and cultiva tion or, sam iana, viz: Frank Lapier, James Lewis and J. J. Lynch of Mosier. Oregon, and Dan Smith of Hood ttiver, Oregon. . j&o. jr. muuitij, marI3a!7 v , : Register. Timber Land, Act June 8, 1878. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. " United States Land Office, Vancouver, Wash., March 6, 189U. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the net of congress of June 8. 18J8. entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the states of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Wasnington Territory,' as extended to ail the public lands by act of August 4, 1892, Samuel W. Tippets. of Chenoweth. county of Skamania, state of wasnington, nas ims aay inea in mis omce nis sworn suuemeni. j o. ior me purchase of the southeast southeast of section 12, in township No. 8 north, range 9 east, W. M., and will offer proof to show that the land sought is mord valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to estab lish his claim to said land before the Register and Receiver of this office at Vancouver, Wash., on Saturday, the 23d day of May, 189). He names aa witnesses: Nels Nelson.Samuel H. Kcclcs, William Ingles and Fred M. Broad bent, all of Chenoweth, Skamania county. Wash. - - And any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on qr before said ?3d day of May, 1898. mar!3ml5 , GEO. H. STEVENSON, , Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Office at Vancouver, Wash., March 8, 189j. Notice is hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice of his inten tion to. make final nroof in sunnort of his claim, and that said proof will be made be fore C. i. Green, Clerk of the Superior Court of Skamania county, Washington, at Steven son, Washington, on April 21, 1890, viz: HORACE WITHERWOX, Hd. 7803, for the south northwest south west yt northeast and northwest south east section 1, township 8 north, range 9 east, W. M. ' He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: , William Kennedy, Charles Myers,George M. Berry and George W. Fis.uer, all of Cheno weth, Wash. . : ; niarUalO GEO. H. STE VE.V30N, . ' . Register. On March 30th we will begin our sale of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Hardware, and everything in our store, t Cost! ... -1 -- - ' - ' . -. -' ' -I ---. It is to be expected the earlier buyers will get the cream, so come at your earllest'hour. , i Remember, there will be nothing held In reserve. FREDERICK HOOD RIVER; OREGON. Crayon Work and Enlarging at Moderate Prices. MOUNTAIN STAGE AND LIVERY CO. . OF HOOD RIVER, OR., WILL CONDUCT GENERAL r S T B Z-, B Comfortable conveyances to all parts of Hood River Valley and vicinity. Heavy dray ing and transferring done with care and promptness. Also, dealers in ' AGRICULTURAL I 111 PLEMENTS And Vehicles of All Kinds. . Call andsee our stock and get prices; they are interesting. . ' WEST KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND Choice Fresh Meats, . Hams, Bacon, Xaxd, And All Kinds of Game. - ALSO, DEALERS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. HOOD RIVER, - - - - - - - - - OREGON. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE' And shall endeavor to merit custom by QUALITY as well as QUANTITY. & BROSIUS, Blood. Birer Ba-rsaST. C. M. WOEFARD, '"' DEALER IN , "V';'-V Y""' ' Sells only for CASH at ' We invite trade of close buyers. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. STEBart tness UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER fnduf.S.lSlnM,-l5l2a: Wall Paper, Paints, Oils, etc., etc. Agent for the Bridal Veil Lumber Company. All the best variety of Apples, Including Yakima, Gano, Arkansas Black, etc., and all other kinds of nursery stock kept constantly on ham!. Prices will be made satisfactory. Buy your trees at the home nursery and save expense and darnaire. We are here to stay. H. C BATEHAM, Columbia Nursery. GEO. P. CROWELL, Successor to E. L. Smith Oldest Established House injthe valley. , DEALER IN ''.,' Dry Goods, Clothing, , :- AND ' ': .; .'. General Merchandise, Flour and Feed. Etc., HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Sale I. HUBBARD, Ja24 BBOS-, n ' . Ml Bit 1 Sale ton. Situated i4 miles west of the town of Hood Full crop of all kinds of fruit now on ranch. Fine irrigating facilities and water for that purpose belonging to place. Call at Glacier office or at ranch. F. R. ABSTEN. Bargains in Land. . 200 acres of unimproved land for sale, on the F.ast Hide, 8 miles from town, $7 to $10 an acre. Other land, about half cleared. $20 an acre. Well Improved land, $-'!0 an acre. Plenty of water for irrigation. Will sell in 20 or 40-acre tracts. Inquire at (Jlacicr office. JCS For Sale. Two large Wind Mills, two No.4 Pumps and one .No. 10 Hum. Ul'JO. T, FKATlljCU. , n 1 9