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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1904)
HOOD RIVER, GLACIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1004. FRUIT INSPECTOR PAIDJJYCOUNTY l'lan Irged by President Smith of State Hoard of Horticulture. h. L. Smith, president of the Btate board of horticulture, is very anxious tluit (lie Or. goti legislature ehall provide for a enmity fruit innpeetr. Air Smith doesn't helievu in asking for i,,o niucii at the hmuld of the Ifpaltuure. He is well awiire thai ihu iruit interests will have to Im mtisfied with a mere pittance in the way of statelinaneiul aid. The present laws are good enough, hut their enforcement is wliut is needed, and President Smith believes a county eom inissioner is the man needetl, for Hair enforcement, the inspector to receive las pay from the county which he rep resents. Mr. Smith's ideas are embodied in the following excrepts from his annual report to the legislative assembly: ''The legislature appropriates (4500 to pay the annual expenses of our state board of horticulture, and the financial exhibit of the secretary of the board, shows how this fund is distributed. Out of this fund must be deducted the sal ary, f'JOO, and the incidental expenses, in attending semi-annual meetings of the board as provided by law, postage, etc., and in alternate years must pay for the half-tone illustrations and the paper on which it is printed, and in ad dition for 2000 copies of the biennial re port in order that there may lie an ad equate number to supply the fruitgrow er, agricultural and horticultural organ izations. What is left of the appropria tion, about what one qualified man ought to receive, is divided among six commissioners to investigate, to educate and to police some !M,lHH) square miles of territory. On a preceding page, I have pointed out the immense area of our horticultural districts, the smallest as large as an eastern state, the largest equal in size to a half dozen of them. All that a commissioner can do is to make hurried visits to fruit centers, with little time for inspection and none to see that his notices for disinfection are complied with. Our quarantine laws need little change; we do, however, need to enforce them, and in order to do this we must enlarge our horticult ural system. "The want of our fruit industry at the present time is thorough and general in spection and enforcement of our laws made for its protection. In 11)02 our state horticultural society appointed a commission to go to Salem and present a bill appropriating the modest sum of $1500 to pay the expenses of a deputy inspector at Portland and other towns where fruit is sold or shipped, with the result that the legislature struck out the appropriation and then 1 believe, passed the bill, and as a consequence we will eat trash and demoralize our mar kets to the disgust of the man who cares for his orchard and raises clean fruit. I regret to say that Oregon is far behind her neighbors in the protection of the fruit industry. Let us examine their methods. "The state of Washington hos a commissioner at large and his ollicial residence is Tacoma. He is paid a sal ary of $2000 a year; incidental expenses - $1000 ; oflice rent and printing of bul letins, $1000; clerk hire, $700; fruit ex hibit at Tacoma, $S00. In addition to to this Washington has a county in spector for each county. This inspector is nominated by the county horticul tural society and must have a certifi cate of qualification from the state com-mi-sioner at largo, and is appointed- by the county commissioner and paid $-1 per day while in actual service. lie may be removed by the county horti cultural society for neglect of duty. He reports to the state commissioner, who fixes the value of his services to be paid by the county. "Up to 18li:l, California had a state board of horticulture consisting of nine commissioners, one for each district and one for the state at large. In that year it repealed that law and enacted in lieu the oflice of state commissioner of horti culture with a salary of $250 per month, $1500 for traveling expenses; $1500 fur clerk, and $500 for otlice rent. He may appoint a deputy with compensation of $200 per month. In addition to the commissioner at large, California has county boards consisting of three com missioners each. It is made mandatory for the county mpervieors of a county to appoint three commissioners on the petition of 25 resident fruit growers. The county may appoint a deputy in spector, who receives $2.50 a day for act ual service, and the compensation of a commissioner is $4 a day. They may also subdivide the country into districts and appoint a deputy for each subdivi sion. The commissioner at large is ex-officio member of county boards and all reports are made to him. It is made the duty of state printer to furnish the commissioner at large with all printed matter that he may require and of the secretary of the state to furnish his otlice with all necessary stationery. "I have not the horticultural law of Idaho at hand, but I am aware that tins stale has a commissioner at large w ith liberal compensation, and it is my im pression that he appoints deputy inspec tors wherever needed. "From the foregoing you will see that Washington and California have in ad dition to a s4ate commissioner county inspectors, whose compensation is paid by the county, and in this manner tht-y are able to guard their fruit industry with the greatest care, something which under our present system is not and cannot be done. Your commissioner at large, after giving this subject serious consideration, respectly but earnestly recommend!: "That you enact legislation providing for the appointment by the county com missioners of the several counties of the Btate a county iniector who shall be ap pointed on the petition of not less than 25 actual fruitgrowers in the count) where said petition is presented together with a certificate of qualification from the horticultural commissioner of the district hi which the county is situated; and further that the compensation of said infector shall be a county charg-, end further that the inspector shall re port monthly to aid siatecommissioner. who shall determine the value of the service rendered, not excewlinn -dollars a dav; and further that it shall be theduty'of the state commissioner to, educate and instruct said inspector as to he laws and quaranline regulations oi the slate and as to the duties to be performed by him; and further that an inspector may be removed for reti cence or incompetency on the petition ol S like number of fruit growersaudappro val of state district commissioner by the county supervisor after due hearing ; fur ther, if any county for any reason falls to HPPoint an inspector, then the in spector of an adjacent county may per form such service and his coinnsa'ion (shall be a charge against the county, where uch service is performed. "It is quite immaterial to your com missioner whether, the stale board i abnli-hed and a state commission crea ted n lieu thereof. Tlieexpcuce to toe etaU will be about the same, and I am inelined.to the opinion that a state dis trict commissioner would be m nearer touch and could supervise the work of me county inspectors more readily than a commissioner at large. If it is known that Portland and other market towns has an inspector who w ill not permit diseased, damaged and in fected fruit to be otfered for sale, it will stimulate our growers to rais-e a better quality of fruit and to build preserving factories in our laige fruit sections. It will encourage the careful intelligent fruit grower, and it will drive the cire le.ss, negligent one out of business. This system will clean up the orchards of Oregon and popularize the more in telligent methods. It will multiply orchards, advance land values, build homes and give our. state a yet greater reputation for the superior quality of of her fruits. "Shall we not all rejoice when at l'.uf falo; Oregon received the highest re ward for her exhibits, and again a little later at St. Louis w here our fruits were awarded 127 medals; and better vet the only county in the United (States 'receiv ing a grand prize was an Oregon county." statesToMpete in fruit display Special to the Glacier. Portland, Pec. 28.-Vestern states will show Eastern visitors to the Lewis and Clark centennial that the Oregon country and California can produce ap ples equal to any grown elsewhere. The'people of Michigan and New York, who come to the Western world's fair, are likely to be especially surprised when they see the wonderful display of apples on exhibition. The Oregon state commission has for months been preparing an apple dis play, and a large assortment of Iruit h is already been gathered and placed in cold storage, w here it will keep until the exposition opens June 1, next. More recently, California has seen the advan tage of advertising the state at, the fair by an appledisphiy.and the state board of trade, has sent communications to every Urge apple-grow ing district in the state, addressing growers and local (organiza tions that are in a position to help to exploit the resources of California in th is way. While the season has been had for apples in Borne sections, the gen eral outlook is good for a splendid show ing at Portla'nd in 1005. Washington apple growers ffre like wise taking a keen interest in the fair, and Governor Mcllride has been ap proached with a proposition to have the state pay for the collection and storage of an apple vxhibit. If the state funds should not provide for meeting this ex pense there is no question that individ ual growers and loual organizations will take up the task. In Idaho, also, apple growers, incited by reports of activity in other states, have begun to agitate the subject of a state display of this fruit, and prospects are bright for an exhibit that will rival those of the states better known for their resources along this line. More Praise for Hood ltlver Apples. A box of Hood River apples sot into the hands of A. H. Vail, of Sanborn, Vail & Co., San Francisco, a few weeks ago. Mr. Vail is an old time friend of of E. II. Shepard, manager of the Hood River Apple Growers' union. A few days ago Mr. Shepard received the fol lowing letter, which Mr. Vail had writ ten to Mr. Shepard's father in Palo Alto, Cat.: "I received a box of apples the other day, the best 1 ever ate; on the outside of the box was (he name, "E. II. Shep ard." I wish you would give me Ned's postoflief address as I want to write to him and thank him for the best box of fruit 1 ever received in my life. 1 have seen what I thought were good apples before, but nothing equal to this." The letter speaks for itself, as does the following notice from the Palo Al lan : "The Palo Allan is indebted to E. A. Shepard for samples of the finest apples that were ever grown in any country. Some boves of the fruit were sent to him by his ton, E. II. Shepard, who is manager of . the Hood River (.Oregon) Fruit Growers' union. The apples are very large, richly colored and finely flavored, and the varieties are Ilydes King, Spitzenberg, llelicioiis, Arkansas lilack, Mammoth Black Twig. Apples from the Hood River valley surpassed all the other displays at the St. Louis fair and the strawberries grown there are equally famous." (loose Hangs High, not the Rooster. And now comes the devil and files this his demurer: That he is of neither Teutonic nor Plutonic parentage ; that while he confesses an affectionate regard for "hot wienies," he cuts out the saner kraut at all times and in all places. He further avers that he swears not at all, neither by the ex-devil, whom he dubs "his dethroned satanic inagesty;" nor by the hell-box, to which he refers as "that sulphurous, bottomless receptacle for the remains of recalcitrant and de funct type." lie also avers that it is an unscrupulous trick for some person or persons unknown to the said devil to roost their long-tailed White Leghorn rooster in the Glacier oflice wood shed; the said rooster that thus surrepticioiisly roosteth in the aforementioned shed he ing and is now not in a fit condition to furnih and provide the principal in gredient of a Christmas pot-pie; there lore, mnv it please the court, the said devil doth hereby aver, affirm and offer proof to show that if the said son or persons to him unknown, thus surrepticiouslv, maliciously, will ho and feloniously roosts their rooster in the aforementioned shed fails to remove the fowl that is thus fouling the said struct ure, the said devil will without further notice proceed to confiscate the said lrepas-ing chauticleei as contraband of war. And further deponent saith not. Advertised Loller LhU November 2S, PHH. Dowel! Mrs. .1. R Drown Meat Co. Alt- x II. Cook E. M. Lofley Georgo Rugon, Mr. and Mr-). Souge Mat X. Heath Perry ff. Martin Harrv Ru.-sell A: Hen Wa'ston M. G. December 12, 11)01. lirown, Minnie Gould, Mrs. I)e F. lone, Eleanor Knott, Annie Ma'.aer, Paulin i (2) Mow, Edith 'ti s-, Lois Smith, John Smith, Mary riarat, William Enuelteniv, Win. I o-ter, (i. i. Gould, J. W. Shepperd A Greg, Groves, J. V Inv. R. X. McCartney. K bt. McCartney, Fred Settlemeier A Son Speclit, John Withrow, H. E. M. YATES, P. M. Scott, Hciirv E. mith. George Wanstrom, A. W. December 1!, 1!K)4. ' McCormick.Mrs A A Rivers, Mollio Smith. Mrs. Marv Calahan. T. S. Gaunt, Geo. W. F. Guy, C. I). llarto, 1) G. Hathaway, A. It Hendrick, J. F. Ijendricki A. E. Moruason. Newton. John Nelson, W. L. Rundell, K. ). . -hei'perd fc Gregory Smith, Geo. Wil.iauison. D.j your eyes need attention? If o .all on Clarke, the jeweler and optician. BEST APPLES HE HAD IN EUROPE Truman Butler, of Butler & Co., hank ers, tells a good story that is significant ol the world-wide lame Hood wiver ap ples have attained. The tale was told to Mr. Butler bv Frederick Fisher of Portland, an old-time friend, and son of II. J. Fisher of Fishor-Thorsen Paint Co. Mr. FiBher is iust home from Eu rope, where hp studied under some of the best portrait artlstf ot the land. One dav last winter. Fisher was walk ing the streets of Hamburg, and desir ing some fruit, stepped into a stand and asked the dealer to give liim some good apples the best he had in stock. "Here are some of the best apples in the world," replied the fruit dealer, as he handed out a sample of the' big red Spi zenbergs, so familiar to an Ore gonian. "These apples were raised in America. went on the fruit man "They call them 'Hood River apples,' and I can truthfully say they are the best apples to be lound in Europe." White Salmon is Waking Up. White Salmon, Dec. 23. Editor Gla cier: Hood River has a national repu tat ion as the home of the large red ap ples and laive red strawberries, and deservedly so. The writer spent three days a few days ago in looking over the orchards of the East Hide in the height of the apple packing, and can truly say that I never had seen such sights of orchards loaded to the ground before, except in Colorado, where I spent six years at Grand Junction. I left there in 1800. At two of our county fairs we gave away 20 tons of peaches at each lair as an advertise ment The orchards I saw on the Fast Side had been well cultivated all summer; no weeds or deep furrows near the trees; had been sprayed eight times, and I think not more than five per cent in any orchard had the codlin moth. In talking about apples a few days since, a Mr. Shaw, who has lived back of White "Salmon, said "Hood River got its reputation for big apples by show ing apples grown at White Salmon." He said the apples were exhibited at (he Btate fair in Oregon and took the (he premium and when the apples by request were cut open there were needles in them put there by the grow er. Too bad for Lood River. The writer does not believe the needle story, but thinks he knows who started it. I see there is as good land on the White Salmon side of the Columbia as on the Hood River side, to grow, as large apples or little ones either. But 1 must say I do not know of one orchard here that has had proper care, in trim ming, cultivating, thinning the fruit and spraying in the last nine seasons. Better times are coming. Mr. Ballin ger from Eastern Oregon bought some laud with an orchard in bearing, two years ago. The first summer all apples were wormy. This fall he had 600 box es of apples free from worms, and per haps .SOU boxes wormy, lie only sprayed fourtimes, and I think next year he will teach the old mossbacks how to grow Hood River apples. Perhaps it is through the energy of Hon. K. L. Smith, president of the Oregon state board of horticulture, that Hood River has its envied reputation for apples and strawberries. I think White Salmon has contributed largely toward the strawberry honor, as it is well known lute Salmon has the ear liest straw berries. Ciiaki.ks .Watkhs. Extends, a Cordial Invitation. The following is from the Salem Statesman, T. T. Geer, editor: A correspondent of the Hood River Glacier bigning himself Axel N. Rahm, is highly indignant at the editor of the Statesman tor having said, as he alleges, that llood River is especially prosper ous "for the simple fact that there are no foreigners there." And he proceeds to lambaste the writer hereof for having said the "ignorant foreigners" are the cause of w hatever lack of progressive ness is to be noticed anywhere in Ore gon, etc. Now Mr. Rahm, if that is his name, is hereby informed that the Statesman has several local writers, and what they may have said in the local columns the editor does not know, but he is certain no such expression or phrase as "ig norant foreigner," in that connection has at any time appeared in the editor ial columns of this paper. The editor of the Statesman knows from an experience of 30 years observa tion in the Willamette valley that the foreigners have cleared and put into a high state of cultivation ten times as much landas has been reclaimed by our native born citizens. He has the great est regard forthein,has always expressed it, and wishes he had a great many more ot this class of foreigners, and will present Mr. Rahm, who Ixjcomesthe victim to a sort of amalgamation of sar casm and facetia, one year's subscrip tion to any paper he may choose, if he will find any reference in the editorial columns of the Statesman to the "igno norant foreign element" that has made Hood River prosperous by its absence. And, besides, as a guarantee of good faith, if Mr. Rahm will come to Salem we will invite him to our home and (able, that he may see we are not at all "stuck up," that we live principally on bacon, beans, graham bread, and pota toes, that we split our own wood and build our own tires, that we are poorer than a great many foreigners and do not try to appear otherwise, that we act ually live Charles Wagner's Simple Life, partly because we can't help ourself, and that, perhaps, we are not really such a bad fellow after all. To be candid, our ancestors were real for eigner.? and could neither read nor write. A Certain Cure for Croup. When a child shows symptoms of croup there is no Jiiiie to experiment with new remedies, no matter how highly they may be recommended. There is one preparation that can Hlways be (U pended upon. It has been in use for many years Hiid has never been know n to fnil, viz: Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mr. M. F. Cotitpton of Mar ket, Texas, says of It, "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in se vere cases of croup with my children, and call truthfully say it always gives prompt relief." For sale ut William's Pharmacy . - Dufur is to have an up-to-date bank w hich will lie opened about January 1. It will be capitalized for $25,000 and be owned unci operated by the business men and farmers of that thriving little town. Fight Will be Hitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual recom mendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal determination Read what T. R. Beall of Peal I, Miss, has to say: "Lnst fall my wife had every svmpton of consumption. She tooK Dr. King's ew Discovery after everything else had failed, improve ment came at once and four tmttle en tirely cured her. Guaraivteed by Chas. N . Clarke Druggist. Priac 50 Cts. and 11.00. Clark fair will attract thousands of East ern people to Portland next year, and that is the reason he has decided to to bring his steamer here, lie believes he can reap fortune carrying visitors up and down the scenicColumbia. Apple growers' I'nlon. All members who have not done so re requested to notify the union how many boxes of each variety they will have on hand after the Bens.Gauos, Stark and Baldwins are packed ; also state if they have storage to protect same from freezing. Hood River Apple Growkh's Union, K. H. Shepard, manager. DR. FENNER'S KIDNEY and . Backache All dlseaass ef Kidneys, CURE Biaaaar, urinary urgant. Also Rheumatism, Back ache, HartDtsase Gravel, Dropsy, Female Troubles. Don't become discouraged. There li a cure for you. If nceBiiry write Dr. t eener, lie has spent a life time curing Just eucb ctue aa yours. All connultatloue Free. "I suffered 10 years with backache and kid ney trouble. Tried a great many physicians without relief. Dr. Fenner's Kidney and Back ache Core is the only Remedy that ever helped me and after wing only two bottles I feel en tirely cured. Have no pain or ache of any kind. Mine ALICE McDONALD, Omaha, Neb." DruggUts, 60c., $1. Atk for Cook Uook-l'Km For Hale by C. N. CLARKE, llood River. J. T. HOLMAN HOOD RIVER HEIOHTS Cottage jYiarket DEALER IN Fresh and Cured Meats, A FULL LINK OF GROCERIES, Flour and Feed. FitEt; Delivery. Doctors' Prescriptions They're the best medicine. You may be able to get a ready-made medicine that will fit your case, but isn't it better to be examined by a doctor and have him tell exactly what you need? We do a good prescription business. Doctors like to have their prescriptions filled here, for they know that we do the compounding right. WHOLESALE THE DALLES NURSERIES R. H. "WEBER; Prop. THE DALLES, OREGON. QKOWER AND DEALEK IN TREES FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL Evergreens, Rosea and Shrubbery. Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Withaut Irrigation. bone & Mcdonald Carry a full line of Groceries, Flour and Feed, Shovels, Spades, Axes, Saws, etc. The Fishing Season Is here, and so are we with a full lino of first class Tackle. Come and see us before buying. Goods Delivered Free To Any Part of Town. bone & Mcdonald SNOW & UPSON For All Kinds of Grubbing Supplies, Wood Choppers and Loggers Tools A full line of stock always on hand. Does your horse interfere? Bring him in. No cure no pay 20penr,MVALL Including Ingrains, Blanks, Gilts. Embosses, Silks, etc. from December 1 to January 1, to make room for new goods direct from the East. Prompt service. Phone G71. HUNT'S DR. JONES, Dentist Crown and Bridge Wort -Teeth Without Plates. Treatment of diiieased teeth and gurus Office over Jackson's Store. Phone KM. Oak Ht. Entrance. regon Lumber are offering EXCEPTIONAL VALUES in Workingmen's Goods. Have just opened the LARGEST and BEST line of UNDERWEAR in the City Mt. Hood Complete Sole Celebrated PHONE 51. IbTe-w tills "Weelr at Kvcrythinir in Lamps. Haviland China. Umbrella Stands. 1347 Plated Silverware. Shaving Outfits. Carving Sets. Jarileniera and Flower 1'otB. In future we will furnish Entertainers with Chairs and Crockery. Rental rates. CLARKE The Drug'g'ist RETAIL GRAPE VINES AND SMALL FRUITS PAPER--20prt off W. E. GODSEY, Blacksmith and Wagon Maker Horse-Shoeing and Repair Work A SPECIALTY. HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS. See t!b.e- Stockton Mackinaws Line of Rain Goods Agents for tlxe Bradley Logger Shoe Reduced prices on Heaters. Reduced prices on Building Material. Van Dusen Cooking Tins, $l.f0 per sot, or we sell separate lor 6c to 30c. Chairs, Writing Pedes, Bookcases, in endless variety and price. Bamboo Hpecialties for Christinas. W. HAYNES & CO. Now have the most complete line of Builders' Hardware, Shelf Hardware Tinware,Wood Choppers' Supplies STOVES AND RANGES. Blacksmith Supplies and a full line of Poles, Shafts etc. for Wagons and Buggies. Paints, Oils and Builders' Material. Estimates furnished to Contractors. HOTEL WAUCOMA P. F. FOUTS, Prop. RATES, $2.00 to $2.50 PER DAY. Steam heat. Large pieasant rooms. Everything now. Sample room for commercial travelers. HOOD MVEIt, OREGON. DAVIDSON FRUIT CO FRUIT DEALERS and Manufacturers of all kinds of Fruit Boxes Highest Prices Paid Better Laundry Four weeks' experience under the new manage ment has proven that the Paradise Laundry is doing better work than ever before. The rain does not affect our laundry work, while it does yours, and we want to lessen your troubles in life, and make life worth more the living. We are in position to do your laundry by the week, and should you wish to take advantage of our offer, do so immediately. Do not forget that the holidays are coming, and we want to present the people of Hood River with a clean, up-to-date, reli able laundry, and able to do all kinds of laundry work with neatness and dispatch. We can clean and make look like new all kinds of blankets, lace curtains, gents' suits, ladies' dresses, woolen underwear, cotton, woolens and flannels of all kinds. Our motto: "It is a cold day when Hood River gets left." Co. PHONE 51. Stewart's. ftausnge Mills, 75c to $4.00. Rendering Kettles, fli.ol) pi $8.50. Lard I'rossos, ?2.00 to fO.OO. 8 in 1 Oil Laquorutte renews fluent furniture. 100 New Styles ricture Framing. Our work w arranted style and price. for High (JradeTruit.