VOL. X.N II
HOOD mVKlt, OREGON. TllIUSDAY, MAIU'II 1, loll
NO 1 1
Properties
That Are
Below the
Market
26 2-3 acres 3 1-2 miles from town; red shot
soil; 6 acres cleared; 2 acres in orchard, 1 to 4
years old; 10 acres slashed, burned and partly
cleared; small house. Price $6500. Terms.
lO acres 5 year old trees in Al condition; near
town; ideal location, and will pay interest on
investment this year. Price $12000; $5000
cash; balance, terms to suit.
15 acres Near railroad station, stores, school and
church; all set to Newtowns and Spitzenburghs
- as follows: 5 acres 7 years old; 3 acres 6; 1
acres 4, and 4 acres 3. Picked over 1100
boxes of apples last year; old house; good barn
Price $14000; $5000 cash ; balance on or before
5 years at 7 per cent.
28 3-4 acres Perfect orchard land, choice loca
tion, perfect drainage; 10 acres in Newtowns
and Spitzenburghs 1 to 4 years old; 3 acres
more cleared; balance in timber; good house;
15 inches of free water furnished from spring
on place. For a home or investment it has no
equal. Price $12000. Terms.
Devlin & Fircbaugh
THE LEADING DEALERS
Hotel Oregon Bldg.,
Hood River, Oregon
For Sale by Owner
200 acres, GO acrt'H cleared, 11 acres planted, balance
unimproved. Price cheap "and easy terms.
J. P. Thomsen
It. F. 1). No. 1 box (it) Phone 200 Odell
Land For Sale
1 have about 1,000 acres of No. 1 Apple Land,
most of it under ditch at prices ranging from if GO
per acre up. In tracts from ten acres up.
J. R. STEELE
Hood River - - - Oregon
PROF. W. B. WHEELAN'S DANCING CLASSES
AT
Heilbronner's Hall, Hood River
The correct way to waltz, two-step, three-step,
schottische and all the latest society dances taught
quickly. Fancy and professional stage dancing a spec
ialty. Classes every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
evenings at 8 p. m.
Children's Classes Every Wednesday Afternoon From 4 to 5 and
5 to 6 p. m.; Saturday Afternoon From 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 p. m.
Privat Lmoni Given Classes Forming Continually
Enquire Hotel Oregon
Don't Leave the Hood River District
Without Investigating
mm- ' x T 1 1 Natnral advantages for fruit
VI .CIPt" VilllAV growing unexcelled. Land
iTlVOlCl T IXlLKsJ prices hava doubled within the
last two years, but are not over half that asked for similar land in other
sections. Buy now before the speculators add their profits.
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF MOSIER
MOSIER., OREGON. - Six Miles East of Hood River, Oregon
Swetland Bldg.,
Portland, Oregon
H--M"M"t"M"H"l"I 11 I I'H-HH 1H"H
CITY INVESTMENTS
100x100 feet on Oak street, with good
buildings; rental income $110 per month.
Only $16,000, until April first.
100x200 feet on Cascade avenue, consisting
of four good business lots and frame house.
This will double in value within two years.
Price $7,000, good terms.
There will be great activity in city prop
erty this year. Snaps such as these are not
on the market long.
SEE OUR LIST OF ORCHARDS
J. H. Heilbronner &
Company
HI Mill M IM 1 1 11 11 1 1 I I 1 1 1
A GOOD BUY
In Upper Valley Land
Forty acres, logged off, on Mount
Hood railroad; no waste. $5,000; $1,
500 cash, balance in three years at 7 per
cent
The Hood River
Phone 175
List your land with me for 1911, as 1 make the sales,
which the following will show:
January Mr. Slain to Mr. J. W McCready $13,000.00
January Mr. Neal to J. Copland -1 ,000.00
February 6 Mr. Smith to Capt. McCan 17,000.00
February 11 Mr. Heilbronner to Capt. MeCan KO.OOO.OO
February 15 Mr. Church to W. K. McCready 11,000.00
March 1 Mr. Morriam to Mr. Copeland 25,1)00 00
March 10 Mr. Anient to Mr. Sylvester 2,000.00
March 0 Mr. Lobb to Dr. Homan 4,000.00
March 6 Mr. Briggs to Wheeler Boys 4,000.00
April 14 Mr. llentley to Smith & Ilolbrook 11,1)00.00
April 28 Mr. Slntts to Mr. Hargreaves !,200.00
July 26 Mr. Briggs to Dr. Younkin (1,000.00
August 15 W. L. Games to Mr. Tenny lli.OOO.OO
August 150. A. Iiaker to II. II. Hadlock 5,500.00
September 10 C II. Bone to Dr. liuell 10,000.00
October 1 Wm. Reavi to Mr. Nye 25,000.00
October 15 C. Dethman to 11. F. Gleason 24,000.00
November 2 Dr. Hull to Mr. Moore 12.000.00
November 2 Mr. Lehming to W. S. Farrs 10,000.00
November 15 R. A. Collins to K. M. Parker 4,000.00
Nicholto Bryde 4,000.00
Nichol to Hadley 4,000.00
.Nichol to Nichol t.,000.00
Salva Amounting to $262,700 Md in lQlO
W. S. NICHOL
F.H.Coolidge
Watchmaker
and
Jeweler
Saw Cling, furniture repairing, roof
e pairing. Wright's Carpenter Shop,
.Armory building, phone 306x.
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District Land Co.
Hood River, Ore.
Real Estate
Bulletin
9 7500 Ten acres urn- mile from city
limitp, all in good trees except
two acres which is good pasture.
Trees 2, 3 and 4 years old and
about 2 acres bearing, 1 acre of
berries between, barn and 5 inches
water. Terms, hulf down.
$125 per a;f. Willow Flat. Brush
land. Terms, $1000 down.
9112. 50 per acre. Fast Side. 7
miles out. Terms i 1250 down.
14500 Twenty acres 7 miles on
3 and 4 year old trees, extra good
condition. Close to railroad,
church, schcrtd and store.
Terms, $0000 down.
Guy Y. Edwards & Co.
Office Hotel Oregon Bldg.
PHONE 228
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0. A. C. EXPERTS
IIORTICHTIRAL INSTITUTES DRAW
Three Successful Meetings Held in Valley
for Discussion of Orchard
Methods.
During the first three duvs of this
week the orchardtsts of Hood Kiver
valley have enjoyed a most successful
series of horticultural institutes under
the direction of experts from the Ore
gon Agricultural College at Corvallis.
The meetings were held in the Fine
drove, Parkdale and Park Grange halls
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
respectively, and they were all largely
attended.
The principal speakers at the insti
tutes were Dean A. B. Cordley, 1'rofs.
I. Lewis and 11. F. Jackson, of O.
A. C, and at each place Prof. W. 11.
Lawrence, the new expert employed by
the Hood River Apple Growers Fellow
ship, and other local men spoke. A
special representative of The Glacier
was present at the l ine Grova meeting
and that session to which the others
were similar, is reported here.
About 200 apple growers were pres
ent Monday for the meeting in the
grange hall at Fine Grove over which
A. 1. Mason presided. George R.
Castner, fruit inspector for Hood
River county, opened the meeting with
a brief outline of the duties of his
ollice. He emphasized that the grow
ers should educate themselves to rec
ognize the ailments of their trees so
that they could take immediate steps
to eradicate any diseases found in their
trees without waiting lor the coming
of the fruit inspector. He said that
many times when a tree was not thriv
ing the real cause of the trouble was
in the roots which being underground
do not always receive the full atten
tion they should. He said that otten
the real cause of trouble showing in
the tops was an injury done tne roots
by gophers or other animals or possibly
a case of mushroom root rot, a disease
found here sometimes.
The next speaker was Prof. Lewis,
soil expert of the agriueltural college,
who spoke on orchard cultivation. He
urged the desirability of deep, well
drained soils and stated that seepage
water was often responsible for tree
troubles. He said that this and some
other kinds of lands could be profitably
drained.
Different soils require various meth
ods of cultivation and as there are six
or seven distinct soils in this vallev
Prof. Lewis hesitated to state fixed
rules. He advocated clean cultivation
varying detaila to suit climate and soil
Heavy soils need deep utirririg to
keep them loose while the lighter vol
canic ash formations need some pack
ing ana always a little scratching on
top to preserve the mulch. Shallow
summer cultivation of not more than
three inches was recommended for con
servation of moisture which is all-important
as all food enters the tree in
solution.
The three important things for the
soil to contain are nitrogen, potash
and phosphoric acid, and, according to
Prof. Lewis, the first-named is the
weakest in Hood River. Potash is not
always in proper form to be of use to
trees although a soil analysis will show
its presence. Soil with continuous
clean cultivation is likely to get burned
out and means must be used to keep
up the fertility.
Prof. Lewis spoke at length on cover
crops as a good method to increase the
fertility perhaps and the cheapest.
These may be planted in the fall to
grow during the dormant period of the
tree year. A cover crop helps a light
as well as a heavy soil, helps to con
serve moisture, furnishes plant food
and overcomes to a degree shortcom
ings in cultivation. Three classes of
cover crops are, first, those furnishing
nitrogen, such a? the vetches, clovers,
alfalfas, peas, etc. ; second, those fur
nishing potash, such as cow horn tur
nips, and third the crops which give
the soil more fibre and humus, such as
oats and rye.
The most important part of cover
cropping is to put the crop in properly
and at the right time and turn it under
at the right time in the proper man
ner. The crop should he drilled in dur
ing August or September to get the
benefit of the early fall rains. Irriga
tion to start the crop is desirable and
practicable. Planting with a drill se
cures a much quicker growth and a
heavier and more even stand as little
of the seed is lost which may not ger
minate with broadcast sowing. The
crop hould be plowed under when one
would naturally begin cultivation in
the spring. If left in too late the crop
takes moisture from trees and becomes
tough. A cover crop will do better
each year. Vetch is as good crop and
the hairy vetch is'perhaps the hardiest
variety. It should be mixed with rye,
which acts as a nurse crop and holds
up the vetch. Rye should be used in
greater proportion in the older or
chards. Cover crops are not necessary
to a young orchard and are seldom
used until the trees are from seven to
eleven years old.
A young orchard should not be culti
vated too late in the summer and thus
overstirnulated. Cultivation gives a
live color to fruit while a lack of it
will result in dropping.
In speaking ot shale crops Prof.
Lewis said that these had given good
results in irrigated sections where
clean cultivation was not practiced.
A shade crop, clover being most desir
able, grows at the same time the tree
does and is only possible where irriga
tion furnishess plenty of moisture for
both. It may he left two years and
then alternated with a year of clean
cultivation. If left in too long the
shade crop causes the roots of the
trees to come too near the surface of
the ground.
Chickens and stock are a possible
means of keeping up soil fertility hut
Prof. Lewis warned against them and
characterized diverihed farming as
"the curse of fruit growing." The
real index and test of the soil is its
crop. If cover crops do not furnish
the proper strength to the soil fruit
growers may do well to use commer
cial fertilizers and the O. A. C. expert
advised experiments with nitrate of
soda, muriate of potash and super
phosphate, singly and in combination.
He suggested that orehardists get
bulletin 7'j on fertilizers from the col
lege and encouraged the growers to
experiment with fertilizer, offering
! the co-operation of the Corvallis insti
j tuion. He said that too much wood
'growth, with very green and heavy
foliage might indicate too much nitro
gen in the soil. In answer to a ques
tion Prof. Lewis said that fertilizer
should be scattered about the ground
under the whole tree.
After the talk of Prof. Lewis the
grower indulged themselves in an ex
perience meeting until the noon hour
when the Pine Grove ladies served a
very fine chicken pie dinner. Among
the speakers were Mr. Mason, Roy C.
Brock, Miles O. Carter, Dr. Stanton
Allen, Ben Lage, John Mohr, James
Taylor and O. L. Walters. Mr. Wal
ters, a director of the Apple Growers
Union, spoke briettv on marketing and
stated that the Union would probably
nit salesmen in the field next year to
ine up the smaller markets.
After noon Prof. Jackson spoke at
length on the bacterial diseases attack
ing the apple tree which are in his
line. He described the symptoms of
the various bacterial diesases and ad
vised the growers as to methods of
cutting them out. He spoke of the
tiees and other insects which carry
them and also stated that carelessness
in treatment was also responsible for
much spread of the contagious dis
eases, lie urged the necessity of dis
infecting the pruning tools and all
wounds made on the trees, whether in
cutting out diseased parts or in the
general pruning. He suggested the
use ot corrosive sublimate in a 1 to
LOUO solution and said it could be used
handily on a sponge for sterilizing the
wounds and tools. He also warned
that it was a violent internal poison.
In urging care in cutting out a dis
eased limb, Prof. Jackson said that
careless treatment was generally
worse than no treatment at all. He
warned against allowing water sprouts
to occur as they were often places of
deposit for germs by insects.
Prof. G. 1). lhompson, president of
the Fellowship, spoke briefly of its
purposes and asked any present who
were not members to join the organi
zal ion.
Dean Cordley was the last "speaker
from the college and he talked apple
scab and other fungus diseases laying
particular emphasis on the uses of the
lime sulphur spray. He outlined briefly
the history of treatment for the scab
noting the use of Bordeaux spray
which injures the fruit to some degree,
lie told that the ollicaey of lime sul
phur for scab was accidentally diseov
eed when it was being used for treat
ment of San Jose scale. Dean Cordley
saiil that lime sulphur had in some
eaics injured the fruit but 1 hi t the per
cent was small and that it prevented
russetingof apples. He recommended
a combination of lime sulphur and
arsenate of lead as a good fungicide
and insecticide. Some growers had
observed less injury when the spray
was light than when the trees were
drenched. Dean Cordley also outlined
briefly the method of preparing the
lime sulphur spray at home.
Prof. Lawrence -wan introduowi to
the meeting and spoke briefly on the
various problems which he would deal
with as the expert for the Fellowship.
At the close of the meeting Prof,
Jackson was accompanied by mnay of
the growers into neighboring orchards
where he demonstrated some methods
he had advocated in his talk before the
institute. During their stay the visit
ing experts were entertaind by local
growers, who gained much by personal
cortact with the professors.
L HOWE
ELECTED TO COUNCIL
At the regular Monday night meet
ing of the city council all members of
the body were present except Charles
Hall, whose resignation was submitted
and accepted. Mr. Hall has moved
from the ci ity to the residence of th"
Eggonnont ranch, which was recently
purchased by a syndicate composed of
himself and Davidson Bros. On nomi
nation of Councilman J. M. Wright,
which was seconded by Councilman
L. H. Huggins, Henry L. Howe, of
the Heights, received the unanimous
support of the council for the place
made vacant by Mr. Hall's resigna
tion. The controversy between the mayor
and the majority of tne council which
has received such marked attention and
aroused such warm discussions at re
cent former meetings was not so much
in evidence at the Monday night meet
ing. However, Councilman iirosius
and Wright expressed themselves as
desiring to go on record as objecting to
the approval of the mayor s ruling at
former meetings of the council.
communication from Kecorder
H. B. Langille was submitted to the
council tendering his resignation, to
take effect March SI. Mr. Langille on
account of the increase in the duties
and routine work placed upon the re
corder, does not feel that he is justilied
in continuing in the oflice at the pres
ent small salary.
A communication from City Treas
urer, K. O. Blanchar, suggested that
the council prepare ordinances author
izing the settlement of an unpaid war
rant of the sum of $ 1 (Mi for the Eugene
Street sewer and the creation of a fund
to meet the interest on water bonds.
J. II. Heilbronner's petition, asking
for the removal of an oak tree from
the front of his garage on State Street,
was refused. Several of the council
men expressed that they would be in
favor of removing no trees from the
city streets except in cases where it
was necessary, in order to carry on
street improvements.
George Ertle was given permission
to raise his building at the corner of
Fourth and State Streets.
The council were notified that the
plaintiffs in the case concerning the
supplemental assessment of State
Street property hail withdrawn the
temporary order restraining the city
from the passage of an ordinance levy
ing such an assessment.
W. G. Aldred submitted a comunica-
tion asking that he be allowed an ex
tension of 120 days on the time allowed
by his contract tor completing the
State Street improvement work. The
communication was referred to the
Street committee.
Notice.
All members of Park Grange arc
earnestly requested to be present on
Friday evening, March 10th.
Grange of Worthy Master.
A. C .Staten.
The annual meeting of the East Fork
Irrigation Co. will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock at the rooms
of the Commercial Club.
EXCHANGE WILL
? r
A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF GRADING
Hood River Not Likely to Affiliate this
Year- Plans of Exchange Sub
mitted to Growers.
The most important action of
the
the
convention of delegates from
various fruit growing sections of the
Northwest, which met last week at
Walla, Walla, Washington, was to
decide to give the central selling
agency a trial. It was expected that
the time of the meeting would be
taken up to a great extent by discus
sions of those opposing the proposed
movement. However, the new scllini!
plan seemed to have but little opposi
tion from the delegates. The first
day's work of the meeting resulted in
an agreement on a uniform system of
grading apples for packing, which is
to be followed by the entire North
west. It includes "extra fancy, " "stand-
ard"and "C" grades, The lirst is to
bo of perfect apples, in which varieties
are to show 75 per cent color and part i
red varieties f0 per cent. The "stand
ard" is the same, save that a single
sting, scab the size of a nickel and
lack of color is permissible. "(.
garde includes all other merchantable
apples.
C. 11. Sproat, who represented the
Hood River Apple Growers Union at
the convention, is a member of the
committee of eleven appointed Jto per
fect the change. Mr. Sproat, since his
return, in discussing the matter says
that the plans as outlined by the dele
gates of the convention will be pub
lished in all of the local papers of the
sections interested, in order that the
growers may study them and discuss
them at the regular annual meetings
of their different organizations. It is
up to the'growers, he continued, as to
whether or not they want to alliliate
with this central selling agency. Mr.
Sproat said that he gavethe committee
no encouragement in respect to Hood
River joining the association lhe Jconi
ing season, because the varieties of
this valley are so different ffroin the
principal varieties of other sections
and Jhave to be handled laceordingly.
Theoretically, he concluded, the central
selling plan is all right, but it is
necessary for it to demonstrate its
practicability, and it is not very likely
that Hood River growers are going to
affiliate with the movement while it is
in the experimental stage.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Apple Growers Union last Saturday
ifternoon it was decided to suggest
thai; the fr,r:. make a study of the
following plans of the Central Ex
change, in trdur that they may be
discussed at later periods and some
final decisions arrived at:
"The Central Exchange will have
the exclusive selling of all the fruit or
products controlled by the district as
sociation holding a membership in the
Central.
'It will establish a sales system
covering all markets where it is prac
tical to sell the products ot its members.
It will establish such rules and reg
ulations as are necessary for the
proper caring for and marketing of
said products, also such rules as are
necessary for the maintaining of uni
form grades and packs and for the
placing of the products of its members
on the market in the best and most
salable condition.
"It will m.iintain an ellicient system
of market and crop reports.
"It will do such advertising as is
found necessary.
"It wilfstrive to eliminate all un
necessary intermediate expense
wherever possible.
"The Central Exchange will be
maintained by a selling charge of not
to exceed 10 cents a box for apples and
on other products in proportion to the
cost.
"The name, Central Exchange, and
such trade mark or brands as it may
establish, shall appear in a prominent
place on each package.
"The product of each district shall
be marked on their own merits.
"Each district shall be given its pro
portionate share of all markets.
"The district association will have
control over the grading and packing
of the product of its members.
"They will employ a sufficient num
ber of inspectors to supervise grading,
packing and loading.
"The operating expenses of the dis
trict associations will be met by a
commission charge on all products and
supplies handled.
"All profits derived from charges
made to members for the handling of
their produetsjand supplies, in excess
of the maximum amount decided upon
for the surplus fund, and all money re
ceived from the Central Exchange in
the form of profits from handling pro
ducts, shall be distributed annually
among the members in proportion to
the product handled for them.
"The membership of the district as
sociation shall consist of growers' or
ganizations. "The affairs of the district associa
tion' shall be managed by an executive
committee of five trustees.
"The growers' organizations shall
have lull charge of handling ai d pre
paring the products for market.
"It shall employ and have control
over all help needed.
"It shall provide warehouses, pack
ing houses or loading platforms neces
sary for handling products.
"All products for shipment are to he
turned over to the district association
when properly loaded on board cars or
other means of transportation to
market, as may be specified.
"It may own and operate carriers,
by-product factories of all kinds, cold
storage and pre-eooling plants.
"Growers' organizations shall make
a loading or handling charge of a sulli
cient amount per package on all pro
ducts or supplies handled, to meet the
expense of the organization.
"The growers shall, when cnll'd
upon to do so by the Central Exchange,
enter into a binding contract, appoint
ing the Central Exchange his exclusive
selling agent for all of his products
of the kinds and varieties handled by
the exchange except as otheiwise pro
vided for in the contract.
"The contract shall be for a period of
three years, provided, however, that
any member may withdraw March 1 of
any year, by giving 15 days' previous
notice in writing.
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