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Hood River, Oregon
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
FUTURE OF MOSIER
E. J. Middleswort, who lives three
miles east from Mosier, and enjoys
the most beautiful scenerry along the
Oolubmia river, is one of the enthu
siasts over the success of Mosier and
violnlty. He has been a resident there
for the past teu years, and has one of
the finest, if not the finest ranches in
this section. His ranch has caused
many exclamations of delight from
passengers on the steamers. It is
from the river that the rauch and sur
roundings command such a striking
and imposing view. There are 400
acres in the ranch and thirty are un
der cultivation, with eight acres in
fruit. For years Mr. Middleswort has
been the acknowledged leador in early
fruit, always being about a week or
ten days ahead of many of the others
Mr. Middleswort is a planner. Some
years ago he decided he would have an
apple orchard of 2000 trees, planting
500 trees each year. This year he will
add another 510 and when be com
pletes his plans will have one of the
finest apple orchards in Oregon. Just
as illustration the prune harvest com
menced on August 11, a week earlier
there than on other ranches. During
the season he shipped 375 boxes of
peach-plums, and was on the market
first, with oue exception, command
ing the high price.
There are few visitors who see this
section, but what make it an aim to
call on this ranch. The beautiful
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surroundings are grand indeed. The
orchard slopes to the north, and the
house, nestles close under a big bluff
amid pines and oaks. To make the
farm complete, fine large springs are
in evidenoe, sufficient for irrigation
purposes. Up on the high blutf on
the south a large reservoir has been
placed, giving sufficient pressure for
all purposes.
The orchard is a miscellaneous one,
just the kind for a home and the fam
ily surely enjoy the bountiful benefits
from it and the other surroundings.
The soil is the strong card of the
place. Here is the black clay and the
rich sandy loam. There is nothing
that will not grow in this rich soil
Mr. Midleswort is a native of Ohio,
but for many years was a resident of
Butte, Montana. He there had occa
sion to regard the great benefits of
fine water and plenty of it, and in
bis selection of a home surely was
most fortunate indeed. He is an en
thusiastic hunter and has just re
turned from a ten-days trip in the
mountains. He and his family take
an active interest in all things that
tend to aid to the bright side of life
in this community.
Lane County's People.
The 1005 census for Lane county
shows a population of 23,740, or an
increase of 4136 in five years.
The Lewis and Clark poultry show,
which will open at the exposition Oc
tober 5 and run until the 10th, inclu
sive, promises to bring together the
finest collection of poultry ever seen
in the West.
THE-
ACTIVITY IN
REAL ESTATE
The slogan In Mosier now is for
greater Mosier. During the past year
Mosier has moved onward. It is not
over a year since the town was organ
Ized. that since a olat was made a In
to lots and placed on the market by
J. N. Mosier.
During the past twelve months most
all of the valuable lots nave teen sola,
and it has been found necessary by
the owner of the townaite to bold the
lots for those who want to buy for the
DurDose of building. In new and
srowinn towns like Mosier it is always
dangerous to sell to those who buy for
the sole purpose ol Lowing lor an in
vestment, with no intention of im
proving but simply to hold for the
rise. There is no question but what
Mosier will advance and there Is no
Question but what during the next
year or so that the town will be one
of the important places along the line.
With the great Increase in the fruit
Splendid Business Houses.
acreage it will not be long before
Mosier fruit will nave a reputation
that will be second to none. Already
the word has passed down the line
that the land is rich and valuable and
during the past summer there has
been more movement in Mosier realty
than any other spot in the country.
In the city there can be nothing other
than a steady and spirited growth, it
goes almost without saying that a city
or town that supplies a prosperous
locality with the necessities and the
accompanying luxuries will also share
In the profit taking and there win be
greater demand for diversified busi
ness. Take the town as it is today
and you will find that there is better
stores and better places of business
than one would imagiue. That is not
ail, there are more wanted. It takes
some time of course to build up a
city but the growth of Mosier is sure
ly bound to be spirited and the lots
and all available property bound to
move.
Hosier Is a lnd of Plenty.
It can be said Mosier "is a land of
plenty." It has not been many years
ago that the bills were scoffed at, and
many of the new arrivals would hard
ly consider going up in the mountain
ous country to select land. For many
years the oountry was open, and as
fast as the land could be taken up it
was developed. It is true that for
many years money was not plentiful
in the oountry. All were working to
get start, but now the start has
more than been made and the returns
are coming in. Many who a few years
ago were struggling for an existence
are today enjoying plenty.
The best fruit experts in the world
have made tests and have been con
vinced that the land la just right for
the growing of apples. Then on the
other hand there is spots where cher
ries do the very best. But taking the
matter together you find that all the
land is splendidly adapted for the
growing of fruit.
Much of the laud has passed into
the bands of the present owners with
in the past five years, and there were
very few sections that brought more
than $50 and in many cases as low as
f.SO. This year the assessed valuation
has been levied at $75 per acre, if the
homeseeker can find a spot in the
west or in the United States for that
matter where the rewards of agricul
ture are larger in proportion to the
money invested, that particular local
ity has so far failed to come to publio
notice.
Getting Rich (.rowing Frnlt.
Take the Carrolls, the I toots. Bate
ham, Evans, Sellinger, Middleswart,
Mosier, Ireland, Morgan, Macrum,
Wright, and keep right on enumerat
ing, and you find men who are grow
ing rich in the fruit business. J. P.
Carroll last year bad three thousand
boxes of apples. This year he will
not have that amount. The fruit last
year sold for say $2 per box while this
year It will exceed Wi.au per box. Tak
ing on a basis that there is over a half
a crop the Mosier farmers will be in
plenty. U. L. Carroll will have a big
crop and go all along the line and you
will find that while the average yield
will not be so large as it has in the
past, still the quality is better and the
price is better. The commission
merchants who send the apples all over
the broad land have long ago found
out that the Moiser fruit is a high
grade. Soil conditions as well as the
oare of the growing fruit plays the all
important part.
To give an estimate of the fruit of
Mosier this year would be a hard task
indeed. There are so many new or
chards that are just speaking for
themselves this year and doing them
selves proud. Go down the valleys
and up the mouutian slopes and you
And some of the finest orchards in the
world.
Go twenty, yes forty feet and you
And that the soil is the very finest.
There seems to be no .limit to the
depth of the richness. The soil in
spots 1b that clay loam that is so fer
tile and adapted to the growing of
fruit. Then there is the rich dark
soil that has the appearance of mid
dle west land. It is impractical to
imagine or presume that all of the
soil in and around Mosier is high
class fiult land, but It is stating an
absolute truth when It is said that
there is as fine lands in and about
Mosier s can be found in the state
of Oregon.
Where the Best of Apples (irow.
Tests and borings and expeiimeuts
have proven this. One of the main
reasons why so many of the high class
fruit men, those who have money to
invest and who are past masters at
the game have long ago found out
that Mosier is where the land is tor
the apples of the future. Then there
is another feature that is more prom
ising and that is the laud Is not held
at unreasonable figures, and the farm
er has decided and been convinced
that it is sane for him not to try and
work too large tracts but on the other
hand take good ore of that which he
has however small it may b.
There are many cases of where men
of large capital have been ablo to clear
in a short time what it might take a
lifetime for the small rancher. A. P.
Bateham, has cleared ninty acres in
a year. He has a plantation scene
when be has bis force at work. He
has been successful, but then he is a
fruit expert and is used to grappling
with larger problems in business and
will be more than successful for he
bas the finest land in the world.
So it goes, the man with forty acres,
or even dozen acres who watches
well bis opportunity can more than
succeed and prepare for the inactivi
ty of life. Mosier bas a past as well
a a future. The past cleaily shows
that it is the place for the man with
small means and it is the spot for the
man with capita.
Be sure to go camping, but first get a
supply of ammunition and fishing takle
from McDonald. He has the right kind.
KEPT BUSY TELLING
PEOPLE OF MOSIER
The firm of Ginger t Stark, the real
estate dealers, are recognized and
known as men of great importance in
Mosier and to Mosier. They are
boasters and tbey are always busy in
telling all the people just what a line
location it is to locate in and jiixt how
necessary it is to get a home in this
section to make money easy and fast.
The firm has only been organized for
a year but it has been wonderfully
successful in securing a splendid
and large list of the best laud in the
country. That is not all that the
firm is doing either, they are selling
land. Now that the oountry is on the
move and land is moving ami proper
ty on the increase Ginger & Stark are
offering land tha-; should and is
tempting people. It has been proven
that Mosier can grow apples.
Frank Ginger bas been a resident of
Mosier for the past fourteen years aud
be bas been one of the bard workers
and one of the enthusiasts over the
sucoess of the oountry. He and his
mother, Mrs. Marietta Harlan own 300
acres adjoining the city aud it is fine
fruit land. One of the finest cherry
orchards in the section is there. It is
his intention to soon take it up and
out the land in traots so that it will
be easily disposed of. He is popular
with the people because he has estab
lished a reputation for doing things
that are honorable and on the level.
His partner in business, Mr.Charles
R. Stark is well known through the
country and has the undivided regard
and esteem of all who know him. He
takes a great deal of interest in the
future of the country and stands ever
ready to push the oountry forward.
Mr. Ginger is also engaged in con
ducting a feed barn. He looks well
after the care of horses. He is a
Mason and an Odd Fellow.
SUCCESSFUL GROWER
OF LARGE APPLES
J. P. Carroll, a dozen years ago
came here from Kansas, aud from the
very beginning bas made it an aim
to have one of the best ranches in the
section. He was attracted by tbo fine
soil and surroundings and has always
followed bis motto to "wash, watch
and spray." He set out a lino or
chard and has added to it as time has
gone by, till today he has the best to
be found in the valley. Last year he
harvested over 3,000 boxes of apples
and while this year it will not run so
big there is no question but what the
price will be far in advance. He has
one of the finest apple houses and all
bis buildings are of the very best. At
the fruit fair at The Dalles three years
ago he took sweep stakes on the best
ten varieties and in fact he was first
in everything that be entered.
Mr. Carroll is liberal minded and
has done a great deal to promote the
best interests of the community. He
has convinced all that to get good
clean apples it is necessary to spray.
He has taken bold and worked hard
to bring his orchard up to the high
standard that it is today. It has been
done by the closest application to
business. He has put in force system
and be has put in force scientific as
well as practical methods. He is a
horticulturist of the highest decree.
He takes a keen interest in everything
that tends to add to the betterment of
himself and the community that is
oue of the main reasons why he has
been so successful. He bas reared a
large and interesting family and has
interested them in the great possibil
ities of the valley and the mountaiu
slopes. He Is a native of Ohio, but
for teu years he was a resident of
Kansas and it was there that he took
up farming but when he pushed out
farther west he found just the place
that he wanted aud has from the very
start made a grand euocesa. Mr. Car
roll and bis family are interesting aud
are foremost in advancing the best
Interests of the community in a social
as well as a commercial way.
ROSE FROM ASHES,
PHOENIX-LIKE
One of the most important indus
tries of Mosier is her box factory.
On July 111 Are destroyed the plant,
but Pheonix-like it rose from the ash
es and is now in readiness to supply
the orders that are pouring in from
the great fruit growers of this section.
Messrs. Green & Heck are men of
nerve and push. With a total loss on
the mill, the morning after the fire
tbey were preparing to rebuild and
the farmers and the ranchers all took
hold and with a will furnished their
teams and labor. The new struoture
took on form almost magic-like for
to many it meant the saving of a
great deal in boxes. The Mosier box
factory has always enjoyed the reputa
tion of making the best of boxes and
all are joyful indeed that the new
plant is soon to be in operation.
K. T. Green, was foi nearly thirtv
years a resident of The Dalles, and
was one of the large fruit growers of
that section. In the new venture, ho
met obstacles from the first in his
fire loss. He did not become discour
aged but on the other hand, went to
work with a will and today is one of
the very best factories in Wasco coun
ty. He bas made many friends here.
I). Ueck. is also an old resident of
The Dalles, and for many years was
a merchant of the county capital. He
oonducted a new and second-hand
store there for years. While he is now
in the manufacturing business, be is
a thorough business man and takes
hold like a veteran.
The new mill bas been equipped with
new, modern machinery, thus allow
ing the firm to turn out a great deal
more work than heretofore. With the
reputation of turning out the best of
work, and with the fruit growers en
thusiastic over the success of the
plant, nothing can Interfere with the
success of the firm.
Don't advertise if you believe you
are wasting money, says an exobange.
Lt your competitor waste bis money
on advertising and perhaps in that
way you will put bim out of business.
Fix bis clock for bim. Just stand
back and laugh at bim when you see
bim . quander his money for ink. Once
there was a boy named John, we be
lieve his name was Wanamaker, or
maybe it was Moneymaker, anyhow
his name was John with some sort of
a maker attached to the last name.
He owned fifty yards of calico, three
pairs of jean pants, half a dozen
pairs of home-made socks and five
pairs of boots. He called this a dry
goods store through a Philadelphia
newspaper and offered to sell a pair
of socks for 39 cents. The didn't-be-lieve-in-advertising
merchant lauah-
ed. Young John spent $J5 to adver
tise with the Philadelphia Ledger just
one time ana has been throwing away
money on advertising ever (luce, lie
Gr
You all want to realize the largest
returns from your crops
You do not have to contract your
prunes, apples, etc., to outside
houses when you can receive
larger returns at the
fuMosier Fruit Bryexvng)
We pay higher prices than outside firms, and
when you deal with us you are patronizing a
home industry. Let us talk the apple situation
over with you. We will save you money
o
I a
was cautioned by the merchant who
knew it didn't pay. It was through
sympathy for his pour mother, they
said, that they ollered him advice.
Hut John didn't liton to I linn and
went on and blew his money foolishly.
Poor John sees the result of his mis
doing be lias so many dry goods
stores that he can hardly lind time to
study his Sunday i-clim.l lessen,
WHERE CHERRIES
NET 5c A POUND
In the phainphlcl, prepared by John
Michel at tlin instance of the county
court, and now being distributed
from the Wasco enmity booth at the
Lewis and Clark exposition, the com
munity of Mosier receives the follow
ing favorable nient ion :
About six miles east, ot 11 noil Kiver
is this little, hamlet, mid as in almost
every othor country town, there are
stores, hotels, nlacksmitn simp and
liverv stable. Tbo owner lias lately
laid o it, the tnwnsite. and all his lots
being sold, has made a plat, of another
addition. Unlike other towns ot the
same size, this one h .- a real estuto
agency, and the linn does a good busi
ness. We wore driven over the coun
try, and wore very much surprised at
the extent and product of the oi
c bards.
There is a box factory, and last year
it turuod out, 'J.'),ii'(i boxes, which were
all used by the orclmnlists in the vi
cinity. The owners of apple orchards on the
crock grow largo numbers ol Hpitzcn
burgs, aud one of the gentlemen in
formed us that he ree ied in a box
at the depot at .Mosier for these, lie
has n any acres in fruit, and last year
he realized a good profit tnim the
yield. His cherry crop netted him ,"
cents a pound, and peaches ami ber
ries were also leiniineriitivo. The soil
is similar to Hood Kiver, and all
kinds of fruit do equally as well aH at
that place. The district is not as
large, but the climate and soil are the
same. Tbo acreage will lie largely in
creased this year, and it is estimated
that fully 10,000 apple trees have been
planted.
Another gentleman has 'lii acres in
strawberries and .'id in fruit trees, lie
Is now busily engaged in repuidng a
new berry patch and laid ing apple
trees. His location is all thai could
bo desired. A good view of the Co
lumbia is afforded from his door, mid
there are living springs of water that
may be utilized for IioukcIk 1 I and ir
rigating purposes.
The entire distance un the creek
for many miles in dotted with fruit
farms, and nearly every lion.-o has it,H
apple barn, where the fruit is kept
ami protected from the lio.-ts of win
ter, and where the lower grades are
prepared for the market.
Land is being sold t o homcsei kors
and fruit growers quite frequently.
and recently 10 ncres brought .-:!,son.
This was considered a good "buy, "
for fruit lands will more than re-im-hurse
this outlay.
Theie is a future fur .Mosier, with
its rich soil, acocssihilit v to market
and natural attractions fir home
builders. The tide of immitnat ion
that is drifting toward Oicgnu will not
pass unheeded such a desirable loca
tion. It is only 11 miles from The
Dalles and six from I loud Kiver, and
it mav lie considered merely a suburb
of either place.
The climate is somewhat similar to
Hood Kiver, with about the same pre
cipitation. Springs abound along the
hillsides, and one of Have furnish .n
abundant supply for the little town.
the population of the precinct is
about 0(IO. There aro four denomina
tions of Christians iiq resented, and
two tchod houses furuish means of
e 'ucation for the young.
It will not be surprising if the pop
ulation of Mosier more than doubles
In the next few veais. The lands are
known to bo of excellent quality for
fruit and berries, and this w ill at
tract many here. '1 ho, climate and
water cannot bo surpassed, mid these
are always attractive features.
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owers, Attention!
emember
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Mosier, Oregon
GEO. CHAMBERLAIN
Manufactuivr of all kinds of
Rough drded Lumber
Wiilt? pine and pattern boards a specialty
stininteH cheerfully furnished to contractors and builders
GEO. CHAMBERLAIN
Mosier, Oregon
Saw and planer five miles south of the station.
ohn Wellberg'
Stationery, Cigars, Tobacco
and Confectionery. The only
c
nop .
in Mosier
Fresh Meats always on hand for sale on
the block
USBANDS
General Blacksmithing
Horse-shoeing
and Wagon Repairing
We treat the horse's hoof in a scieiv
tific manner
Just added a wagon repair shop and are
now prepared to do all kinds
of wood work
eed bam an
dray line
FRANK GINGER, Proprietor
Mosier, Oregon
Draying to all parts of
and given the
1 I
nouse
& ROOT
the city and horses fed
beit of care