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HOOD ftrVER, OREGON, JULY 21 1910
VOL. XXII
Why the
Apple Business
is Good
The production of apples in the United States has decreased in the past
13 years 48,070,000 barrels. The Department of Agriculture publishes the
following figures :
Apple crop in 1896 69,070,000 barrels
Apple crop in 1899 37,5(50,000 barrels
Apple crop in 1907 29,000,000 barrels
Apple crop in 1908 23,000,000 barrels
During this 13 years of decrease the population of the United States
has increased in excess of 12,000,000.
For every tree planted in Oregon 10 are abandoned, uprooted or
play .d out in the East.
Apples of the East are raised by farmers as a side issue.
Apples of the Hood River Valley are raised by specialists as bushiest.
In the East the pest conquered the orchard.
In Hood River the orchardist conquered the pest.
Apple Land
Bargains
20 Acres, 9 acres set to commercial orchard, mostly three vear old
tree, 8 acres of young strawberries, 5 acres partly cleared, balance in
meadow. Water stock, small hoiiBe. Near school, store and railroad
station. Price 910,000. $4,000 cash.
21J Acres, red shot soil, Oak Grove district, 17 acres in commercial
orchard ; also bearing commercial orchard ; S room house ; complete set of
implements, at the price of $13,500. Apple crop of at least 1800 boxes
goes with the place.
20 Acres, Willow Flat district, 10 acres under cultivation, six acres
in two and three year old Newtown and Spitzenbergs; 4 aces young
strawberries; 6 acres nearly ready for trees. Complete set of implements,
team and 10 inches of water stock at the price of $10,000. Easy
terms.
15 Acres, all planted to Newtowns and Spitzenbergs, one to four
years old, save a half acre that is in meadow j close to town j red shot soil.
Price $11,000. $0,000 cash.
IO Acres, 3i miles from Hood River; volcanic ash soil, on main
county road. All planted to commercial orchard ; beautiful building site.
A bargain; 3,000 cash will handle it.
DEVLIN & FIREBAUGH
The Leading Dealers
Swetland Bldg.
Portland, Ore. Phone 141
Bentley, the Builder
Phone
Day Brothers
Of
White Salmon, Wash.
have over
6,000 Acres
of the best apple lands for sale
in the White Salmon Valley,
Call or write for further
information.
White Salmon Realty Co.
DAY BROTHERS
White Salmon -
Hotel Oregon Bldg.
Hood River, Ore.
331K
- Washington
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High Class Orchard
Land
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J. H. Heilbronner & Co.
The Reliable Dealers
Davidson Building
Here's Something Good f
THIRTY ACRES on the East Side, one of the best developed
and paying orchards In the Valley. Net returns in 1908,
$11,332.00. Will guarantee 10,000 boxes this year. Will sub-divide
in ten acre tracts to suit. Price per acre whole tract,
82,000 ; price per acre for part, 82,250. J cash will handle this.
TEN ACRES, 2J miles south of town, all In four year trees,
splendid soil and location. A snap at fH,000. Terms.
TEN ACRES, 5i miles from town in' the Oak Grove district. All
set to Newtowns and Spitzenbergs. Fine $4,000 bungalow, gar
age, and a water system costing $1,000. An ideal place for a
home near school, store and church. Price including everything
813,500. One-third cash will take this.
For further information regarding this property see
JohnLeland Henderson
(INCORPORATED)
Dealers in Reliable Real Estate, II. Hackett, Sales Mgr
r
Say it is
Per Acre for 15 Acres of fine orchard just coming
into bearing and that YOU GET 10 acres clover
and alfalfa, frood house, larire. barn. vto... and AI T.
I THE REST of the 40 acre
and you will have a bargain.
160 Acres. $2,500 40 Acres.
them in two-year-old apples and peaches, neat four
room house, etc., $3,300.
The L-P
Tel. 2j9
Expert
Watch Repairs
Eighteen months is the
extreme time which should
be allowed between the
cleaning of a watch. In
that time the best of oil
dries and the work of over
coming friction, together
with accumulating dust,
wears out the delicate ma
chinery and impairs its use
fulness permanently.
Do not wait until your
watch begins to lose time
beforeyou have it exam
ined. Let us overhaul it for
you. All work guaranteed.
F. H. Coolidge
Watchmaker & Jeweler
Moved to Toggery
A Good Proposition.
320 acres. 260 acres is first-claBS ap
ple land. 200 acres cleared, of which
170 acreB is planted to apple trees. 60
acres 2 years old, balance 1 year old ; all
standard varieties. 5 miles from Hood
River and all under ditch. Can be han
dled on easy terms, 6 per cent on de
erred payments. W, J. Baker & Co,
Dissolution of Partnership.
Tae partnership existing under the
firm name of Gould & Snyder has been
dissolved by mutual consent. The busi
ness will be continued by K. D. Gould,
who will collect all accounts due said
firm and pay all bills.
R. D. Goomj,
j28 F. B. 8nydb.
Minn i m i ii m i i in inn
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K-tJ.
Hood River.Oregon
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$1,000
piece FOR NOTHING 1
See about it now.
$5,000: 10 Acres.
b oi
Land Co.
12 Smith BlocK
Real Estate
Bulletin
FIVE ACRES one mile out
one acres six years old, 2
acres one year old, balance
3 and 4 years, two acres
new berries; on main road;
trees Newtowns and strict
ly first class. $5,250.
TEN ACRES One mile out,
S acres in trees, 2 acres in
good pasture, 1 acre ber
ries between trees, trees will
average 4 years old; barn
tools and good horse, 5 in.
water. $7,500.
Guy Y. Edwards &Co.
Phone 228L Office Oregon Hotel
For Sale by Owner
40 acres south of Summit, shot soil, 4
acres in Newtowns, SpiUen bergs, Ort
leys and Arkansas Blacks set this spring.
2 acres slashed, balance light clearing.
Good spring, lumber for house. Price
94.500. Terms. If interested ad
dress A, care Glacier.
REPUBLICANS
HOLD ASSEMBLY
ALL PRECINCTS REPRESENTED
Platform Adopted, State Assembly Dele
gates Selected and County Candi
dates Recommended.
The delegates who had been pre
viousy selected at the precinct mass
meetings met in the Odd Fellows Hall
Saturday afternoon for the Republican
county assembly and besides adopting
a platform and selecting delegates to
represent Hood River county in the
State Republican assembly to be held
in Portland today, candidates for the
various county offices were recom
mended. Of the 77 delegates there were 61
present to answer roll call which fol
lowed the report of the credentials
committee made up of J. H. Shoe
maker, W. L. Carnes and A. M. Kel
ley. Every precinct was represented
and Baldwin precinct from the upper
valley was the only section from which
all the members answered "present"
to roll call. The delegates who were
named the latter part of last week to
represent Falls precinct at Cascade
Locks were : A. R. Graham, A. W.
Meyers, J. F. Hendricks, Roy Gra
ham, C. Wallace and A. O. Adams.
As A. R. Graham was the only dele
gate from the distant precinct who
was able to attend, J. P. Lucas who
was present from that precinct was
given a vote in the assembly to help
represent his precinct.
The delep ates and spectators showed
a great deal of inteiest in the assem
by which was the first time the Repub
icans of Hood River county had met
together. The meeting was harmoni
ous and, while there was rivalry to get
the recommendation of the assembly
for the offices of County Judge, Com
missioners, Sheriff and Clerk, the
Republicans present seemed to be en
thusiastic over the prospect of uniting
the party through the medium of the
assembly. The delegates were called
to order shortly paBt two o clock bv
County Chairman Chris Dethmun and
Hon. h. L. Ismith, ex-speaker of the
House of Representatives, who has
been mentioned favorably as a candi
date for Governor, was elected as the
Permanent chairman of the assembly.
'. S. Davidson was elected secretary.
Chairman Smith appointed the com
mittees on credentials, order of busi
ness and resolutions after which a re
cess of 20 minutes was taken in order
to give the committees an opportunity
to meet. After the report of the cre
dentials committee, the committee on
order of business composed of M. P.
Isenberg, J. L. Carter, C. D. Thomp
son, G. R. Castner, A. R. Graham,
H. S. Galligan and E. C. Miller re
ported and their report was adopted
with the exception that the report of
the resolutions committee was to come
before the selection of delegates and
candidates in order that the assembly
could go on record, for the principles
in favor of which the men chosen
would be expected to stand. The com
mittee on resolutions was A. A, Jayne,
Newton Clark, Chris Dethman, Rev.
J. G. Tate and Rev. J. L, Hershner.
At the roll call of delegates the fol
lowing numbers were present from the
various precincts: ; West Hood River,
12; East Hood River, 12;, South
Hood River, 9; Odell, 3; Baldwin, 9;
Falls, 1; Hood River Center, 15.
The report of the comimttee on re
solutions was read by Rev. J. G.
Tate and was adopted as a whole. The
platform which covers a number of
points or vital interest to tne citizens
of Hood River county is printed below
in full.
In the selection of delegates to the
state assembly each precinct was
allowed a certain number of repre
sentatives and the precinct delegates
selected their men to go to the Port
land meeting. The delegates are rep
resentative citizens and Republicans
who can he depended upon to act for
the best interests of the party and of
Hood River cou,-ty in the state assenv
bly. Those selected were : Baldwin
A. M. Kelley. G.W. Dimmick : Falls
A. R. Graham; U... ;.-W. L. Carnes;
East Hood River Chris Dethman, J.
L. Carter, Sam G. Campbell; South
Hood River C. D. Thompson, J. G.
Tate; West. Hood River D. Mc
Donald. A. A. Jayne, Charles T.
Early; Hood River Center N. C.
Evans, George D. Hacsall, T. J.
Cunninir.
After the selection of the delegates
to the state assembly the same dele
Kates were authorized to act as dele
gates to the congressional, legislative
and judicial district assebmlies which
will probably be held in Portland at
the same time as the state assebmly
After the selection of the delegates
nominations of the candidates to be re
commended for the county offices were
called for. Frank Chandler and Sam
G. Campbell were appointed as tellers
to distribute and count the ballots.
When the nominations for County
Judge were called for Hans Lage
nominated Lawrence Blowers, J. G.
Tate nominated Newton Clark and J.
L. Carter placed G. R. Castner in
nomination. The delegates balloted
up on the nominees with the follow
ing result which gave the recommen
dation to Mr. Clark : Clark 36, Blowers
14, Castner 14.
When the nominations were called
for for two County Commissioners there
was a brief discussion as to whether
the recommendations should be made
.for the two year and four year
terms. It was decided to recommend
two candidates and not distinguish
which terms they were to run for. The
nominations were G. A. McCurdy, H.
S. Galligan, Chris Dethman, 0. H.
Rhoades and A. M. Kelley. Mr.
Dethman declined the nomination and
the ballot resulted in the nomination
of Mesrss. McCurdy and Galligan
as follows: McCurdy, 55; Galligan,
38; Kelley, 24; Rhoades, 10; Deth
man, 1,
When nominations were called for
for sheriff, G. W. Dimmick Frank
Chandler and G. R. Castner were
placed before the assembly. The last
two named had not been known as
candidates for that offices but the
result of the vote showed that Mr.
Castner was favored for that office.
The vote was: Castner 33; Dimmick
23-Chandler, 8.
The warmest contest of the assembly
came with the choice of the candidate
who was to receive the recommenda
tion of the assemby for the office of
Clerk. F. Howard Isenberg and Jay
P. Lucas were the nominees and the
vote stood 32 to 30 in favor of the
former. The fact that Mr. Lucas had
made a statement to the Glacier last
week in which he said he did not think
it wise for the assembly to recommend
county candidates is cited as a possible
reason lor his defeat in the assembly
meeting.
The rest of the nominees for recom
mendation for the various offices met
no opposition and were chosen by
acclamation. J. P. Lucas, the present
Assessor was recommended to succeed
himself in that office. Prof. C. D.
Thompson was recommended for county
superintendent of schools. J. M.
Schmeltzer was the choice of the as
sembly for the office of county
Treasurer. Carroll M. Hulburt was
the sole nominee for county Surveyor.
For Coroner, Dr. F. C. Brosius was
nominated. Squire A. C. Buck and
fcph S. Ganger were nominated for
Justice of the Peace and Constable,
respectively for the Hood River dis
trict. After recommendations had been
made for a complete county ticket
the assembly made rceommendations
for the committeemen in the various
precincts. The committeemen recom
mended are East Hood River. Sam
G. Campbell; West Hood River P.
a. Davidson; south Hood River, Roy
Smith; Baldwin, A. M. Kelley; Hood
River Center.G. R. Castner; Falls,
A. W. Meyers, Odell, W. L. Carnes
This concluded the work of the assem
bly which had been outlined in the
order of business and as a closing
feature of the gathering the candi
dates who were present were called on
for a few remarks and other promi
nent Republicans present made biief
remarks.
Following is the platform adopted by
the assembly :
"Whereas, the Republican party in
the state of Oregon has been for some
years in a condition of lethargy, as the
result of efforts to disorganize its
members and make impossible the ad
vancement of its principles, and this
being the first appearance of the
county of Hood River as a unit in the
political organization of this state, it
seems proper that we should, while as
serting our place in the body politic,
make a declaration 01 the principles
upon which we purpose to stand: be it
therefore
"Resolved, That we endorse the ad
ministration of our President, William
Howard Taft, as wise, just and benefi
cent. It has curbed the cupidity and
checked improper methods on the part
of certain corporations, has upheld
and furthered the greatest improve
ment of the age in the work in the
Isthmus of Panama, and in increased
facility of navigation of our inland
waterways, and development of our
harbors; it has worked for efficiency
and honesty, looking also toward the
decrease of the burden of taxation ;
and has been the only administration
in the history of this country that has
made the Post Office Department self
sustaining, so that it not only has paid
all expenses, but has left a surplus to
be turned into the general treasury.
We believe, however,, that our county
has become great enough and wealthy
enough to be able to carry tne mails to
our farms, and we favor increased nd
sufficient appropriations for the deliv
ery of rural mail. We alfo heartily
commend the administration of Presi
dent Taft on account of the Postal
Savings Banks, a measure which the
county has long desired and which we
believe will prove a great blessing.
"We also express our satisfaction
with the services of our congressman,
Hon. W. R. Ellis, who has Leen faith
ful to the truBt reputed in him, and
has endeavored to protect the interests
of his constituents and to obtain for
them the granting of advantages to
which they are entitled, when those who
were sent to represent this State in
the Senate have been cureless and
neglectful of the rights of its people.
"We also endorse and heartily ap
prove of the work of our representative
Hon. J. L. Carter, in the last session
of the Oregon Legislature.
"We believe in a representative
form of government ; we beileve that
such a government, in its best and
highest form, can only be reached
when it is possible for those who be
lieve in and desire such a government
to meet together for the purpose of
discussing public matters and affairs,
principles of legislation and of govern
ment action ; to choose from among
their number those whom they deem to
be fit representatives of the party.
thereby preserving to us and to our
posterity the political rights and liber
ties secured to us by the patriots of
those notable assemblies and conven
tions which gave to us and the world
the Declaration of Independence and
the Federal Constitution.
"Non-partisan government.so-called,
as we have seen it, has been effective
principally in favoring the schemes of
those incompetent ones who will trick
and plot by any means to secure to
themselves position in public office,
without regard for, and in nu way rep
resenting, the choice of the people.
"We are in favor of so amending the
constitution of the State of Oregon as
to permit counties tg issue long term
bonds to pay the expense of the im
mediate construction of modern and
permanent roads and highways.
"The voters of this State have suffi
cient cause to carefully scrutenize the
uses to which the initiative and refer
endum has been prostituted. The pur
pose of the law was to enable the peo
pe to cure defects in legislative enact
ments, or to secure, between sessions
of the law-making body, immediate
relief, when the public welfare de
manded ; but the law has been used in
the selfish interests of small plotters,
who submit for the consideration of
the voters, questions which should re
ceive deliberate and careful thought
by those who are acquainted with all
the circumstances of the matter to be
decided, so that we have now upon
our statute books some laws which
are ill-considered, and some which are
contradictory or conflicting. We be
lieve there is grave danger in these
measures, unless some limitation be
placed upon their use.
"Resolved, that we heartily endorse
the Direct Primary Elections Law. but
deny that this law was ever intended
to take away our constitutional right
to assemble in a peaceable manner to
consult for our common good,
"Kesoived, that we appeal to all
Republicans, to all who honor the
achievements of the Republican party
in behalf of human liberty, progress
and the widest national prosperity and
influence, to join with us in supporting
these principles, and, so far as they
may be found worthy, the candidates
recommended by this assembly."
ONLY ONE BID 1
ON WATER BlIlDS
THE SOLE BID MAY NOT STAND
Kean & Company, of Chicago, Offer $990
Premium on Six Per Cent
Paper.
Noon Wednesday was the time set
by the city council for opening the
bids for the $90,000 bond issue the pro
ceeds of which are to be used in the
construction of the municipal water
plant, and when the city fathers met
there was but one proposal to be open
ed and considered. This single bid,
which was accompanied by a certified
check for $1,000, was from the Chicago
banking firm of S. A. Kean & Co.,
and thev placed a bid of 101.10 or
$90,990 for the issue.
However there is a discrepancy in
the bid in that the bidders make the
offer for six per cent 25 year bonds
while the council advertised for bids on.
five per cent 25 year securities.
Whether this part of the proposal was
an oversight on the part of the bidders
or whether they were misinformed and
were bidding on a six per cent basis
is not known and the council instructed
City Recorder II. B. Langille to wire
Kean & Co., asking whether they
could confirm their bid on the five per
cent issue or wht ther they wished to
withdraw the proposal and have their
check returned. Ihe councii adjourned
until Friday at 8 o'clock, by which
time an answer will probably have
been received from the Chicago
brokers and action will be taken on
the bid.
The failure of more bankers to bid
on the bonds is believed to be due to
the present quiet condition prevailing
in the bond and stock markets. There
is a tendency among investors to with
draw their money from the securities
bearing a low interest rate and invest
in more speculative enterprises where
there is a chance of larger returns. A
few months ago bids were received
for the water bonds and they were
ordered sold to Nuveen & Co., of
Chicago, but this firm failed to close
on the deal and it was necessary to
advertise again. It now seems pro
bable that the second attempt to Be li
the securities would result in a failure
and that it would be necessary to make
a proposition which will apeal more
strongly to investors and make a third
attempt at selling the bonds.
LOCAL PARTY
SCALES MT. II00D
Just now is the best season of the
year to climb to the summit of Mt.
Hood at the snow has not yet all
melted off down to the smooth surface
of ice and the climbing is much easier ,
than it will be later. A party ef
local people took advantage of con
ditions and climbed the mountain Sun
day. Those going were George and
William Monroe, W. Hardinger, Dr.
George C. Skinner, Ernest C. Smith,
George R. Wilbur, of Hood River, L.
M. Antoine, A. H. Dempke and L.
A. D. Callicrate, of Portland, and H.
B. Miller, of Eugene. The party
drove to Cloud Capp Inn Saturday and
made the start over the gluriers at
8:30 Sunday morning. It took six
hours of climbing to reach the summit
where the mountain cimbers met a
stiff west wind which cooled them off
in a hurry after the long climb. They
enjoyed a great view of the northwest
country from the top of the mountain
and made the descent back to the ' Inn
in two hours and twenty minutes.
Mrs. E. C. Smith accompanied Mr.
Smith to the Inn and climbed up
Cooper's Spur to meet the party com
ing down the mountain. There is now
a large number of guests at Cloud
Capp inn and tourists are scaling the
mountain every day.
complMWference
book of northwest
I. B. Davis and J. R. McNeel, of
Portland have been here for the past
few days arranging for the sale in
Hood River town and valley of Davis'
Commercial Encyclopedia of the Pacific
NorthweBt. The author of the work
is Ellis A. Davis, a brother of the gen
tleman who is here the latter acting as
sales manager for the publishing; com
pany. Mr. McNeel will have charge
of the manual training department of
the Lincoln High School in Portland
next vear. Messrs. McNeel and Davis
are former schoolmates and business
associates, respectively, of Charles L.
Wheeler and have been his guests
while here. Mr. Davis is 'much im
pressed with Hood River and expects to
invest in orchard land before he leaves.
The Davis encyclopedia is the most
complete work of the sort yet pub
iBhed and this second edition is an im
provement on the similar work which
was published in 1909. The author is
still a young man. but since his grad
uation from the University of Califor
nia he has achieved considerable repu
tation as the compiler of authoritative
reference books with regard to the
western country. The Northwest
work contains detail information given
by counties in regard to Oregon, V ash
ington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
Besides complete atlas maps of all
the countries of the world and states
of America, recent maps of the North
west are shown. The encyclopedia is
well illustrated showing the pictur
esque scenery, the city streets and the
agricultural development of the North
west. The details of each county are
grouped under heads of climate, to
pography, soilB, resources, industries
and cities.
Offices Get Daily Mail.
AH'of the post offices in the Hood
River valley now get a daily mail ser
vice except the new office' which was
lately established at Fir, to which the
service is still voluntary and irregular.
The service to Mt. Hood is now given
on Sundays Jsince the discontinuance of
the Star route. The mail is taken to
Woodworth on the Mt. Hood railroad
and carried across to Mt. Hood. The
Mt. Hood railroad also carries mail
seven days a week to Newtown, Dee
and Parkdale.
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