.Supplement Hood River Glacier
THURSDAY, Al'KILKi. 1!)0S.
I ndf rtvoixl Improvement Club.
While we are all interested iu the
Krov'tb and Hdvancenieut ot our city
we tire also plunged to learn, through
the kindness cf the officers of the 1 m
proveuiout Club of Underwood, Wash
lnnton, that our sister ettte has awuk
ene 1 to the fact that in the White
Salmon Kiver Valley, directly across
the river from us, she has an ini
mense fruit Hionintf trict with a wou
dertnl future. The (alley bax been
greatly tiHijdioappad in the past on
HRCouut of Imvintf been obliged to
team its product HCros8 the iOO 'oot
divide to the White Salmon landing
for sliipineut. A new toad, built by
piivHtb subscriptions, has been com
pleted, following the White Salmrn
liver by a very gradual down grade
directly to its mouth, at which point
ia located Uudei wo. d. The bui id i iitf
of tbe S P. 't S. railroad depot at
this point opens a new era in tbe de
velopment ot this section 1'ruit
mowing is, however, no experiment
in this section, us the following fig
ures gathered by tie club from its in
dividual growers will show:
Shipped iu 1U07, peaches, boxes,
'2'j'o; straw heme?, crates, 12802 ; uu
ples, 27:15.
EjtiuiHied for 1908, pencbes, boxes,
70' 10 ; straw buries, crttes, 48150; ap
ple. 9150.
j be above figures cover only the t"r
litory on Uudei wood tint and tor
three to four miles along the river
valley, with tlie exception of the item
of apples, 7000 boxes of which will
come tbiii seas-ou from the orchard of
Morriacai Jones at liusum, six miles
up the liver, and it include only
those who ate absolutely obliged to
ship through Underwood either to
tbe unions in l'ood Hirer or via the
North ISnnk road 'Ihis is a new
country, but hundreds of acres are
being set this year to fruit tiees and
hemes.
At a recont meeting the name of the
progressive club, numbering now
nearly 100 members, was changed
from the Underwciid Improvement
Club to that ot tbe Under ood and
White Salmon Valley Improvement
(.'lub, as the majority as wer) us
mauy of its most wideHwake and pro
gressive members are from mills up
tbe rivr, in the middle valley, and
tho new gateway through Underwood
to transported ion facilities has been
roade possible to a great exteut by
their elf oris.
At the close of the hft meeting of
the club an organization known us
the White Salmon Valley Fruit Clr w
era' Association was formed with the
election ot olllcers deferred for two
weeks, ihis is a strictly commercial
organization to which horticultural
features may be added later. It is
computed only of actual fruit growers
and with the object of securing au
honest and uniform pack. Kuuliziug
that Hood Kiver's enviable reuututinu
is due to a great extent to tbe honesty
of her pack, this association feels she
nay be pardoned for copying her
method s.
Ti e hesdijuaiters of this association
are at Underwood, only one mile from
Hood Kiver, and there is no question
but what our soil, climate, conditions
and fruit aie identical. We trust we
may keep our fruit to the same stand
ard of perfection and it was for this
purpose that tbe club was organized.
Mordecai Jones has seemed lOOxilK)
feet adjoining the railroad track on
which he will eieot a cold sto:age
plant immediately. Ilia immense or
chard has only commenced to bear,
but it ;a believed and hoped that he
will erect a sufficiently large plant to
CHre for the hundreds of acres of oth
er orchards scon to come into bear
ins. The recent, advertisement in the
special local fruit edition of Hotter
fruit is bringing to tho Improvement
Club eiKiuiries from nil parts of the
United States and we believe that tbe
next two or three years will see a
greu'er change iu our valley than has
taken place in the past 20 or 30 years.
CRAPPER.
Mr. Ashbnry recently sold ten acres
of laud iu this neighborhood, locally
known as tho Lailuy place, for $8,500.
W. I'. Andews is ruuking prepara
tions tor building a nice dwelling
house on the place formerly owned
by L. N Blowers.
A great mauy at pie trees are being
set out iu this neighborhood this
spring.
A. A. lioyntou visited with P. II
Martin and family ou last Sunday.
Mispes Emma Pregg and Maggie
Jautzen returned home from Portland
a few days ago.
The furnieia in this vicinity are
very busy at the present time plowing
and spraying iheir apple tiets.
We are aliid to note that Miss Helen
Martin's health is improving.
Kev. una Mrs lronson, of Bel
mont, were visitors in this neighbor
hood on Thursday ot last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society lies invita
tions out for a birthday "social" at
the r sidence of Carl Jantzeu on Au
iil24. (jranpa McCurdy is quite ill.
Hilly Davidson is the happy owner
of a baby mule.
Mrs. Ah on Cunning has been very
sick, but we are glad to learn that she
is feeling a great deal better at tbe
present lime
Household Hints.
'1 lie wax from diipping candles chu
be removed from table linen by a gen
erous application of uloohol.
Four peppercorns, four cloves, ono
teaspoon I ul minced herbs and one
tablespoonful each of chopped vegeta
tiles to each quart of water for soup
stock.
Hefore using a lamp wick soak it iu
strong vinegar, theu dry it thorough
ly, and it will burn both brightly and
without uy unpleasant smoke or
smell.
If a paper bag is slipped over the
hand before the cloth or brush is ta
ken to clean the stove the finger tips
and nails will be saved contact' with
the grime.
Buttler Banking Company
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Capital Fully Paid, $50,000
Earned Surplus, - $15,000
KuHicient capital is necessary, a good surplus is desir
able, a. competent bank examiner under either state or
national supervision is advisable, but the strength of any
bank lies in the integiity and ability of its managing
officers.
Lkslie I5oti.hr,
President
E. H French
DIRECTORS
J. N. Tkm,, Truman Bctlkr,
' Vice President. Cashier
It. T. Cox
Coliseum Skating Rink
Catering to the best class of patrons only. New Hardwood
Floor. Famous Richardson Ball Bearing Skates. Special
attention given to beginners. For private bmons apply to
Prof. A. Waldwtcin, Hoor manager. Wednesday afternoon
for ladies only. Gk.vkkal Admission: Afternoons free;
Skates, 25c ; children, 15c. Evening: Ladies free; gents
10c; skates 25c extrfl. 'Hntftr; lAfternoon 2 to 6; evening,
7:110 to 10. Music by Prof. Bcatty's Orchestra.
Waldstein . Knutson, Mgrs
HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT CO.
M. SCIIMHl.T.KR, MCCKUTAKY
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