HOODftRIVER GLACIER, TIUBgDAY, APRIL 19, 1906.
MANAGER SHEPARD'S
ANNUAL REPORT
(Contlm.ed from laat week)
The morn aud better uieruliera we
have, the strouger we are. The strong
er aad bigger e are the better our
position to control tbe situation and
iMOura tbe tnucy i-iioes out lancy ap
ple should bring.
And again, the Union idea is not
only right but it is approved by reli
able Arm, and by tbe nay tbut I the
only kind we wu: t to do busiuesH
with, realize tbut they can get value
received better through the Htwocia
tlon than through the indis idualg or a
number of private concerns for the
reaaon that the Uuic.u not along work?
to get good prices but to put up a
good reliable pacV, rh go d on the
battotn and middle as it isoj tbe top,
to build up a reputation and maintain
that reputation. Pride and reputa
tion aa well as price is the motto of
very good association.
Again, time means money to big
men. A buyer oan oome in and con
tract with our Union for auy number
of cart In a balf day, go away feeilng
confluent we will- deliver as agreed.
Naturally be prefers this agreement to
pending a lot of time in contracting
not of individual) or a number of pri
vate concerns, which would, gecesxar
Ujt be luck my iu uailoriLity. In fact
he realizes that not he but tbe Lord
only would know what be would get.
But this 4s progressing age. We
are cerUiuly top.uotcbers but we can
not stand ttill because .to cease to im
prove means to go back. Therefore,
each year we must strive to grow more
perfect fruit,- better fruit and to put
up a better pack, a fancier packHge.
I want to call your atteutiou to a few
suggestions for ioiprouuieut. Devote
a little time to the dUouesion of thin
ning with your neighbois and do your
work more thoroughly, more perfect
ly. In this way you can grow bigger
Newtownh and SpitZeubergs, and it is
thebig ones that bring tbe fancy
prices. ' Any fellow can grow the little
ones. Be more careful in handling
and packing and avoid bruising. Noth
ing mars tbe appearance of a box nioie
tbtm bruised apples, and nothing
effects the price any more. To tbe
packers 1 say, cut tbe words box
braises out of your vocabulary, wipe
the words of box bruises off the map
in Hood River. Every grower should
have a nailing machine, packing
tables, springs for hiB wagon, wagou
covers and 1 would like to see every
grower use field boxes, so that every
box of apples that goes from the Hood
Klver Apple Growers' Union will be
absolutely spotless. Rich people who
pay fancy prices do not want dirty
boxes. If you buy a white shiit for
Sunday and pay the prioe, I believe
you would be justified in kicking if it
was soiled enough to send to a laun
dry before wearing.
.' I should also very much like to see
neat label of some kind, for it cer
tainly will add very much to the at
traotiveuesa of the package as well as
to serve in keeping the name of the
Hood River Apple Growers' Union an
a household word, before every aristo
orat who buys a box of fancy Hood
River apples.
Iam satisfied that using a printed
Wrapper aUo adds very much to the
appearance of a box of apples and it
'Is also of advantage as t pieveuts the
'buyer from obliterating our good
name. Howeter, I would suggest, as
this faper is an extra expense, that
we oan accomplish both objects,the at
tractiveness aud the preventing of ob
literation by usi g printed wrappers
on tbe top layer only, thus saving one
'.quarter of the expense.
I am glad to say that I believe our
growers- now thoroughly understand
grading and soitiug aud also appreci
ate tbe fact that only fancy apples
briug fancy prices. The inspectors
have had a bard job so far and are en
titled to an easy time.therefore, 1 ask
in their behalf as well as for your own
good, that you grade your apples so
perfectly that the inspectors will have
nothing to do but stand around with
their bands in their pockets. When
we arrive at this state of perfection
twp borse back, inspectors will super
intend the job instead of one to every
gang.
5 I also would suggest that whenever a
grower's circumstances will perm it, he
oonstruct a suitable packing house.
'This is a very important suggestion
for tbe reason that if a cold speJi comes
. early, some of us would sutler badly
with our apples lu opeu sheds. You
know we cannot pack everybody out
In a minute even now, much less when
i some of our ' new acreage begins to
come in. I want also to call your at
tention to a new ladder patented in
- Colorado, which can be seen at the
' office. It is tbe best fruit ladder I
.'ever' saw. Chris Gtissen has the
, agency for it and if a sufficient num
ber of orders can be secured in ad
vance, be will have a bunch made up.
Don't fail to come and see it.
Growers are to be commended for
' the preventative and eradioative spray
J. in being done to wipe out -the San
Jose scale. - ,
The motion to change the by laws by
Increasing the number of directors is
undoubtedly a good one and let me
ay that If every man in this valley
coald be e director for one year, if be
ever bad any doubt about the value of
' tbe anion, just one term would setUe
it. ' Our strongest supporters of tb6
union are those who have been and are
" now on tbe board of directors. 1
'think that by Increasing the number
. of directors and choosing one in eaob
locality, the growers will have a better
opportunity to learn of the great good
the Hood River Apple Growers' Union
Is doing today.
V There are four varieties of app es
which every year, cause more or less
trouble on account of condition on
. arrival, namely Lawyers, Baldwins,
Black Twigs and 8tarks,and personally
1 sinoerely hope tbe quantity will not
Increase. Let their shadows grow Jew.
The union label should never go on
a box of fruit that is not fancy. 1
am also inclined to believe if "0(1
River valley never shipped a box of
culls or a box of G-tier, we would be
better off, in fact there is no necessity
for it. If you give your orchard
proper care aud cultuie you won t
We them to ship. If you do, feed
them to the hogs or send them to the
evaporator or vinegar factory. It is
not fancy fruit that pulls down the
prioe, but culls, small fruit and or
dinary varieties.
The Grand Junction Association ad
vises dropping out small peaohs W to
the box. Let us drop out tbe Btier
by either not growing them or not
shipping them. A man who buys a
box of apples, peaches or rears don t
want a box of marbles.
Speaking of tbe Grand Junction As-
- aocTation, e lis to mind one point I
wish to speak of. We have tried to
pay expenses on five cents per box.
Upon Investigation I find that neaily
U unions are compelled to charge
from seven to eight cents per box on
apples or the equivalent in percedUge.
Our Hood River Fruit Growers' Lnion
baa found from 10 years experience
that the actual cost of marketing a
orate of berries is 10 cents. I would
suggest you charge live cents per box
on apples selling for fl.00 or less, 7
cents for apples selling at over 4U.00
up to 1.50 and 10 cents on all boxes
selling at more than $1.50 per box,
which means au average of about 71
cents per box. There charges would
afford sufficient ruveuue to enable the
Union to properly maintain itself; or
howsoever, you can secure the same
revenue by a tire per cent charge on
valuation.
I can see -no reason why any one
should not wilUngly "d cheerfully
pay it for the reason that tbe union
has raised the price on Spitzoubergs
from 85 cents to 2.00, and it also in
sures yea a good price in the future.
I am quite sure the very existance of
the union will at least insure you 50
cents more per box if not a greater
difference, and again it is as broad as
it is long tor the actual cost of band
ling aud marketing bus to be paid to
whoever bandits tbe crop. The hand
ler must get this cost out of the ap
ples. Then why not be willing to pay
it to your union which will get you a
better prioe.
I refer once more to the Grand
Junction Association, tbe largest one
in Colorado, and by the way the most
ably managed of auy association that
I know of, and quote from the mana
ger's report as follows:
"We contracted some of our apples
sometime befi ro tl:o shipping seasou
has upeued, at what no believed a
good price, but i.boi.t tbe time of
shipments the murkcts had advanced
very materially ; but 1 urn glad to state
that while all of our members knew of
this, nearly all delivered their truit
without a question. Those who did,
I can only say ttiey were loyal and did
what in my judgment was their duty
Those who did not 1 have only con
tempt, and for this reason have recom
mended to your board of directors
having every member who does busi
ness with ussigu a contract before the
seasou begins to deliver all his fruit"
Manager Moore of the Grand Junc
tion Asscciatiou, iu his remark, calls
to niiud another suggestion which I
wish to otter and I desire to impress
it upon you. 1 will explain fully tbe
necessity. Our contracts last year
were perfectly correct and proper but
we used poor judgment, in not fixing
a time limit and taking an estimate
earlier for this reason. During tbe
past three years we have sold in Au
gust our Nentowns aud Spitzeubergs
and this year many other varieties
also early in the season, our plan be
ing to sell when we get a satisfactory
price, one that we know is high rather
than speculate. There are many local
ities producing choice apples and the
crop are now so laigein different dis
tricts, that it is seldom you will find
a buyer to take tbe whole out put.
When a business linn comes to us to
buy it is natural enough that he will
want to contract for a definite quan
tity. It he takes the whole crop, we
must coufract an approximate qiiau
tity. Now if we ure not signed and
estimated, please tell me bow you can
expect your board of directors aud
managers to do business. No buyer
will sign a contract that is not mutu
ally binding and definite. We could
not expect i We have over 100 mem
bers. You can readily see that we are
in uo position to contract urtil they
are signed up because we cannot speci
fy a definite quantiiy. Suppose we
aro net signed up and some of the
growers do not eou.e iu ami the umcu
contracts for 50 cars mid gets lesn, it
t'ie price goes up we bate a law suit
on hand 11 we du net deliver the qunu
titj. Suppose on the other hHiid we
contract 50 curs and ar" not all sigued
up and the price goes down and other
members eou.e in later, we cannot
force the buy r bylaw tn Cit take the
extra quantity, lheiiiiie, I suggest
your estimates to , be ( m kt-j in Ji ly
and your loi.lrrrts tr. le ngiu u up at
the same tin e aud no n.cmtcr le al
lowed to sign up alter August Hi at.
It is fair tu the buyer, it is fair to
every square man. It is just to every
body aud I think you cauuot help but
see aud admit it is absolutely necess
ary. Each of your board of directors has
given 20 days of his time aud figuring
at the nominal price of $2.00 per day
that mean ' ?10, and why? Because
the know tbe profits in the apple busi
ness, the future value of their proper
ty, depends cu building up tbe union.
What is for their benefit is also for
ever member, ever grower in the vbI
ley. I Lave worked six mouths at a
nominal salary and why? Not for
love, not for glury, but because I have
2500 apple trees growing and have
sense euoiigh to kuow that the price 1
will got when they rommeuse to bear,
the value of the laud, depends on tbe
existence of the union aud the exis
tence of the uulou tbeu, depends on
be existence its maintainence now.
Our prices this year have been top
note here.
Spitzeubergs $2.60
Newtons 2.10
Ark. Blacks 2.05
Ked Cheeks 1.75
Spys 1.56
Black Twigs 1.50
Bens 1.25
While we may not always realize as
high figures still 1 am satisfied w
may expect good prices for fancy fruit
when properly graded, perfectly pack
ed, correctly handled and well mark
eted, iu a word so long as your Union
exists and has strength, without this
wo will fail aud be at the mercy of the
to get rich quick while we get poor.
1 know of no better way to close this
address than to quote vou a few ex
tracts from letters received from Eu
rope, eaob one from a different firm
aud each from a different town "We
beg to say that the Hood River New
towns, which have appeared upon this
market this season, are in our opinion
tbe best apples that have ever been
here."
"Of course, we know perfectly well
the splendid apples that you refer to
aud have personally handled them and
we wnut tp handle no better apples."
"We ran say that iu your district
you lime sn:i:o of the best apples
wl.lch are put on the Loudon market
and we Dud that every year hey are
appreciated more aud mure."
"Your Newtowns are far superior to
California.'1
"We think thoOregou fruit is pack
ed in perfect shape and that there
could not be any improvement in tbe
pack of Oregon fruit."
"Your fruit has always been of
standard quality aud packing."
"The apples from your country are
exceptionally good, the best we get in
England. The present method of
packing serves in the English market
very well and at present we cannot
advise altering this method,"
"We are able to say that your New
town Pippins are the finest we know
of and that up to the present the qual
ity, pack, grading, etc., will compare
most favorably with anything similarly
produced elsewhere. As a matter of
fact, we must spy that at the present
moment we do not know of anytbicg
that is nearly as good as your Btock."
From New Yolk "AU your cars
that we bought from you nave been
very satisfactory and everybody speaks
highly of your pack."
"While some of this fruit showed op
to all appearances as good as Hood
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River stock vet the fact remains that
it does not possess tbe long keeping
qualities with the result, that tbe ele
ment of tue trade , wno rwy mis irun
with tue expectation that tney can ae
uend on it for long keening purposes,
will be very much disappointed, with
the result tbat tbe reputation of tbe
genuine Hood Rivers will surely be
much affected. "
"But wheie vou hare Hood River
apples which we say are finer than
any that come from any place ve
ever beard of and are therefore la a
class by themselves, and where you
peorle, to a very great extent anyway,
are up to tbe times, we say the middle
men should be cut out and you should
go to the extiemes and get just as near
to the actual consumer of your apples
as you possibly can.
iu conclusion, fellows truit growers,
permit me tossy that I sincerely hope
J have given you an iusight into the
obiect of vour Union, tbe work it has
accomplished, the good ttiat it is ao-
iug and will continue to ao, in a way
tba! is so rein it cii g that every one
of you will n cognize your duty to
yourself and yi.ur neighbor and not
only join heait and soul iu the good
work, but labor w ith uul iring energy
until evtiy truit urower in Hood River
is a member. United we stand, di
vided tub lu union there is
st'englh.
.lit Iwil hi i' depart ure if Hails.
HOOD RIVEIt.
Thi niuitofM.i' Is mien dally between 8 a. nt
and 7 . in.; Sunday from 12 tol o'clock. Malls
for the Kiisi close at u.ai a. m a.iu p. m. hmu
q ii in I'm- Mil- Wet. at. 2.:iu o. m. and 9 p. m.
V. .... I 1 11 iv.iit.,.1 Ht I unrl 9.
leave the po-loltti-e at 8.:tO it. in. Mall leaven
Kor Ml. ilood, dally at 12 in.; arrives 10.26
a. in.
Kor Ihiilerwood, Wash., dally,;except Sun
day, at 13 in., arrives ut II a. m.
Kor While Halmon, Wash., daily at 12 m.
arrives al II a. m.
WHITE SALMON.
For Hood Itiver, dally at 9 a. iu.; arrives at
2 p. in.
For HuMim, Trout Lake and Uuler, Wash.,
daily ai 7.iw a. in.; arrives o p. hi.
f or oicnwonil, rtiiua. huu uiuiicr, wbuui.,
dally at 7.30 a. m.; arrives at IS p. ni.
Kor Pine Klat and Hnowden. Wash., at 1 p.
m. Tuesdays and Saturdays; arrives name
days at 12 in.
H.ir Itlnnen, dally at 4.45 p. m.; arrives at
8.4a a. lu.
O. R. & N. TIME TABLE.
East bound
.No. 2, UiIcu'ko Hpecial, 11:40 a. m.
No. J, Hpokaue Flyer, 8::S p. m.
No. tl, Mail and Kx press, 10:42 p. m.
No. 24, Way KrelKbl, 12:15 p. ui.
No. 22. Fast Freight, 4:06 a. in.
West bound
No. 1, Portland Hpeolal, 2:5(1 p. m.
No. 8, Fori land Flyer, 6:88 a. m.
No. 5, Mall and Kxpress, 4:4a a. m.
No. 28, Way Freight, 1:26 a. m.
No. 65, Fast Freight, 1.-06 p. m.
OREGON
SHORjLlftC
and Union Pacific
3 Trains to the East Daily
Through Pullman standards and tonrlat
lerpliiK cars dally to Omaha. Chicago, Spo
kane; tourist sleeping cars daily to Kaniuu
City: through Pullman tourist sleeping car
(nersonsally conducted) weekly to Chicago.
Reclining chair cars (seat free) to tbe East
dally.
LlfrO & Mo
n.M TIM SCHEDULM M1T.
Chlcgo Salt Uk, Denver, IO0f.a
Portland Ft. Worth, Qmh,
special Kantaa City, St.
Loula,Chleafoaa4
via iMt.
Huntington.
Atlantis Salt Lake, Denver, IMca
Kipreaa Ft. Worth, Omaha,
1:15 p a. Kanaaa City, St.
via Louln.chkaoanl
BnnUngtoa. East.
Walla Walla, Lewla-l
St. rant ton, Spokane.Wal- Tila.BV
Fast Matt lace, full man,
;16p. m. tllnneapolli, St.
Wa lanl. Imluth, Mil
pokaua waukee, Chlcaco
Sad iu.
River Schedule,
KOR ARTOHIA and H1II1 I. M
5:00 P. M.
WAV IwllntB. (Viin'tinr
Dallv
Pally
eanept
Hunday.
with s!n mcr ftir 1 1 (
except
Nnnrinv.
and North Beach steam.
er tiBwato, Aah street
dock (Maler per.)
Maturdav.
0M P. M
FOR Ilayton, Oreiron
City and Yamhill Rlv
,1:09 A. M.
5:30 P. M,
Dally
enrept
Hunday.
Dally
except
Sunday.
er polnta. Aah atreell
dock (water per.)
FOR LKW I8TON.410 A. MJ About
Idaho, and way polnl, Monday, 5:00 P. M.
from Riparla, W'asb. Wedn'd'y 1 Tuesday,
! Friiuu. I Thursday,
I ! Sunday.
OFFICE HorP
rrr-ii(iii m.qw a m. ill. iu u nofia; I map.
m. ftjo freight received or delivered after t
p. TO.
Passenger Depot Hours for delivery of ex.
preaaand baggage will be a a. in. till 6 p. m.
A. L. CRAIG,
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or.
W. B. BOYLE, Agent, Hood River.
wt Apples
From now on w
look for a better
market in Portland
-SHIPTO-
PAGE & SON
Pioneer Fruit and Produce Dealers
PORTLAND, ORE.
Wood For Sale
All Kinds at Lowest
Market Price.
Prompt delivery, phone. Murray Kaj.
BEN THEYS0N
Best line of Cigars in
the City
Also handle line of
Pipes, Tobaccos and
Fishing Tackle
Hunts Paint .
Wall Paper Co.
Have added a complete line of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH
ES and BRUSHES.-
HEATH & MILLIGAN MIXED PAINTS.
Our stock of paper includes latest designs in Blanks, Gilts
and high Grades, From 10c up. A full stock of room
molding, Picture rail, Plate rail and a small line of
novelties in Framed Pictures. CALCIMO, the
latest thing in room tinting, mixed to order.
PaintingjrPaper hanging, Sign work etc.
Phone 671. First and Oak Streets.
Increase Your Profits
What'a th. ua of rolnc to all th. eapena. of epraying and tHon have poor
fruit? The eecret of aecurlnc clean, fancy fruit la In apraytng thoroughly with
htrfh. preMtira, The hired men have eeldom done thia becauae the
tweauee tk.y
In the
improvement!
ana you will
-DEALER IN-
Staple and
Fancy Groceries
AND HARDWARE.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Majestic & Mesaba Ranges
and Stiletto Cutlery.
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS, - - OREGON.
C. T. RAW80N. . T. H. BTXNTO
HOOD RIVER NURSERY.
Stock Grown on Full Roots.
Wo desire to let our friends and patrons know
that for the fall planting we will hare and can sup
ply in any number : r
Cherry, Pea r, Apricot, Pea ch& Plum Trees,
GRAPES, CURRANTS, BERRY PLANTS,
Shade and Ornamental Trees.
Also, all the standard varieties of apple trees. Can
supply the trade with plenty of Newtown, Spitien
berg and Jonathan apple trees.
RAWSON & STANTON, Hood River. Or.
Men's WJES2 50c.
Mount Hood Brand
A L. CARMICHAEL
HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS
PHONE 51. rilONE 51.
taz:e -NOTICE
Wood consumers will find it to their advantage to
call on us. Have on hand
1500 Cords of Dry Slab Wood
Prices have not been advanced.
Oregon Lumber
Hood River, Oregon.
pumpa ran ao nara, dui may uu eaaiiy
By Using Bean
Magic Spray Pumps
eav. Jaat .ae-talr th lab.r.
Spring Rests the Secret
Th. ln.cr.aee' in profit from aecurlnc fancy fruit will
alone pay for theoutnt, end thteaiy-running, no trouble
leaturca louna exciuaiveiy in ine two aifea 01 ammmm
Mftajftc pumpa merit your Immediate invcaligation.
It aeema almoet too food to be true that all the new
can be had in on. pump, but it is tru.
unecratana wny wnen you eee a nagie
in operation.
We fcava aaaiplee ef theie bkm la eteck
aa will k. pl.M.4 eaew Ibeat to yea.
J. R. NICKELSON
HOOD RIVER. ORE.
50c, 60C, 75c $1.00, $1.50
VIIOI,KSALK RETAIL
THE DALLES NURSERIES
R. H. WEBER, Prop.
THE DALLES. OREGON.
GltOWKB AND
FRUIT, SHAPE
AND
TREES
ORNAMENTAL
Evergreens, Roses and Shrubbery.
Remember, Our Trees are Grown Strictly Without Irrigation.
Houses
Coe's Addition
Cheap for Cash or on
your own terms.
Now is the Time to Buy.
Phone Farmers 1233.
H. C. COE.
JACKSON & JACKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies,
Railroad Ties, Cordwood,
Free Delivery. Phone 931
..Mount Hood Store...
W. S. GRIBBLE, Proprietor.
Dry Goods Ammunition Boots and Shoes
Hardware Graniteware
Hay Grain Flour Feed Full lino of Groceries
HOOD RIVER TRANSFER
& LIVERY CO.
TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS.
Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First
Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready.
Phono 131.
We have just received a car load of
Water Pipe
Direct from the factory. We are Belling it at wholesale
prices. We can save you money. Also have a full line of
fittings and the largest stock of garden hose in the city.
NORTON & SMITH
J. E. NICHOLS
UNDERTAKER and
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
I hold licence from the State Board of Oregon and Washington, and am qualified
to ship bodies to any point. Prompt service either day or night.
Ilearse furnished on all occasion
Parlor Phone Main 1143
Residence Phone Main 1484
O
DEALER IN
GRAPE VINES
SMALL FRUITS
and Lots
-IN-
Lumber and Cedar Posts
HOOD RIVER, OR.
Schiffler Building,
Hood lUrer, Ortfoa