The Hood River glacier., May 25, 1911, Image 7

HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1011
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MAKES HOME BAKING EASY
Light Biscuit
Delicious Cake
Dainty Pastries
Fine Puddings
Flaky Crusts
and the food is finer,
more tasty, cleanly
and wholesome than the ready
made found at the shop or grocery.
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WEBER MAKES
INTERESTING REPORT
In the Tenth Biennial report of the
State Board of Horticulture K. II.
Weber, commissioner of the fourth dis
trict, comprised -of Morrow, Wasco,
Gilliam, Hood River, Crook, Sherman
and Wheeler counties, gives the fol
lowing interesting facts relative to the
production of fruit in the district:
The season of 1910 will go down to
posterity as the banner fruit year in
the history of the industry in Oregon,
and especially is this true of the
Fourth Horticultural District. Fruit
crops of all kinds were most bounteous
this year and prices, ruling high, have
brought a season of prosperity to the
fruit grower never before equalled.
Owing to the most favorable season
ever experienced in this district, fruit
of all varieties attained nearer perfec
tion than before, and the grade there
fore is far above the average of prev
ious years, resulting in much higher
net returns than the most sanguine
expectations presaged.
Naturally enough, every grower had
from one-fourtti to one half more fruit
than he had estimated early in the
season, and the resultant scramble for
additional boxes and other packing
material is better imagined than
described. Thanks, however, to the
box makers' energetic ork shortages
will be relieved and the crop fully
taken care of and forwarded to eastern
markets in due season.
All sections of the fourth district
are showing enormous gains in produc
tion over previous seasons, as is evi
denced by comparing the various an
nual crop reports, as printed in the
biennial report of the State Board of
Horticulture.
There is much need for a greater
number of canning and preserving
plants throughout the fruit growing
sections ofthe State. These should be
built and operated in every fruit grow
ing sections of the State. These should
be built and operated in every fruit
growing community, and in larger
districts, as for instance the Hood
Kiver Valley, they should be located in
several community centers, where
theyjwould be most easy of access, Jso
that culls and over-ripes which at
present are practically a total loss,
could be cheaply and quickly delivered,
and converted into cider, vinegar,
preserves, jams, or pie fruit, thus in
creasing the net profits of the orchard
considerably by utiliizng the by-products
and saving the waste.
Much encouragement should be given
to local fruit fairs, and to the several
district fairs where fruit is invariably
exhibited and where a keen rivalry is
created among the growers, and every
year sees great impovements in quality
and pack. From these smaller local
and district exhibits could then be
selected the best for display at the
Oregon Horticultural Society exhibit,
where the display of a much larger
quantity of fruit should be encouraged
than has been the case in the past. At
the State
encourage
should be
bring out
this show all sections of
should have exhibits, to
which more liberal prizes
offered as an inducement to
larger displays.
Orchard planting shows no abate
ment in this district, and instead of
diminishing seems rather on the in
crease, for new plantings are contem
plated everywhere. Land is being
cleared as fast as men anil machines
can remove trees and stump, and much
virgin forest is being removed to make
room for the moro-prolit-bearing orch
ard trees, and ninny hundreds of the
thousands of acres of available fruit
land will be converted into orchards
between now and the spring ot 1911.
1 ho principal fruit producing sec
tions in this district remain as form
erly, namely: Hood Kiver, Mosier,
and I he Dalles, with Dufur knocking
loudly at thdoor of the hall of fame,
where she is duly entitled to admis
sion. Considerable fruit is already be
ing shipped from this point, and with
the many young orchards recently set
out, once in bearing, many carloads of
apples and pears will be shipped to
eastern markets. While Wasco and
Hood River counties are admittedly
the greatest fruit producers of the
Fourth Horticultural District, there
are many sections in all the other
counties comprising this district where
splendid fruit can be grown. This fact
was fully demonstrated, especially by
Gilliam and Wheeler counties at their
district fair recently held at Mayville,
where large quantities of apples,
pears, prunes, pluim, and grapes were
shown, and among them were some
splendid specimens, indeed as fine as
could be found anywhere. In this sec
tion little or no spraying is done, and
yet the fruit was remarkably clean,
showing neither signs of scale nor cod
ling moth, and while there are at this
time few if any commercial orchards
in these counties, principally due to
lack of transportation, it would not be
a far guess to say that with the ad
vent of railroads many new orchards
would be stated.
Hood River, as usual, is again in the
lead with quantity and value of crop,
being far in the lead of all competing
sections in this district, due to the
energy of her progressive citizens,
who early recognized the advantages
of fruit growing in the northwest, and
are therefore now reaping the just
rewards due them as pace-makers for
the rest of this part of Oregon in the
fruit industry.
Less Than Half Pass 8th Grade Exams.
From the reporfof County Superin
tendent C. I). Thompson, the students
of this county who took the Eighth
grade examinations last week stood
the test as poorly as those of a number
of other counties of the state. Out of
the 105 taking the examination but 41
passed. Superintendent Thompson says
that the numerous flunks are due to a
lack of application on the part of the
students.
W. L. Clark and son were in The
Dalles last Thursday.
How to Eat Leather.
The Infamous Captain Morgan and
lis piratical crew were sometimes In
tight places nt Panama and on one
occasion were reduced to eating their
leathern bags. "Some persons," says
one of the company, Kxquemellu
(whose narrative is reproduced in "The
Buccaneers In the West Indies"), "who
never were out of their mothers' kitch
ens may nsk how these pirates could
eat, swallow and digest these pieces
of leather, so hard and dry. Unto
jvhoni I only answer: That could they
onoe experiment what hunger, or, rath
er, famine Is, they would certainly find
the manner by their own necessity, as
the pirates did. For these first took
tho leather and sliced It In pieces. Then
did they beat It between two stones
and rub It, often dipping It In the wa
ter of the river, to render It by these
moans supple and tender. Lastly, they
scraped off the hair and roasted or
broiled It upon the fire. And being
thus cooked thoy cut it Into small mor
sels uud nto It, helping It down with
frequent gulps of water, which by
good fortune they had right at hand."
French Official Red Tape.
Two men went to Nice lately from
Italy to attend a funeral and took
with them a wreath of flowers to
which was fastened a silk ribbon hear
ing an Inscription. They were In
formed at their destination that they
would have to pay a duty equivalent
to $'2o. The mourners protested, say
ing that tho wreath was made of nat
ural flowers on which there was no
duty, hut they were Informed that the
dutiable part was the silk and that,
according to the tariff laws, duty must
be collected on the gross weight of
the memorial emblem. Then tho men
agreed to throw the ribbon away, but
this could not tie done on French soil,
and so they journeyed back to tho
frontier, where they disposed of the
ribbon, boarded a train for Nice with
the rihbonless wreath and arrived too
late for the funeral. -
Keep In the Sunshine.
There are only two kinds of people In
the world the people who live In the
shadow and gloom and those who live
on the sunny side of the street. These
shadowed ones are sometimes called
pessimists, sometimes people of melan
choly temperament; sometimes they
aro called disagreeable people. But,
wherever they go, their characteristic
Is this their shadows always travel on
before them. These people never bear
their own burden, but expose all their
wounds to others. They are all so
busy looking down for pltfulls and
sharp stones and thorns on which to
step that they do not even know that
there are any stars In tho sky. These
folks live on the wrong side of the
street. And yet it Is only twenty feet
across to the other sidewalk, where
sunshine nlwnys lies Newell Dwight
mills.
Probably He Wouldn't.
A country rector, coming up to
preach at Oxford In his turn, complain
ed to Dr. Houth, the venerable princi
pal, that the remuneration was very
Inadequate, considering the traveling
expenses and the labor necessary for
tho composition of the discourse.
"How much did they give you?" In
quired Dr. Bouth.
"Only 5," was the reply.
"Only 5?" repeated the doctor.
"Why, I would not have preached that
sermon for fifty!" Brlc-a-Brac.
Hens' Teeth.
"Your composition, as a whole," said
the professor of literature, "deserves
a great deal of praise, but I must ob
ject to the expression, 'as line as liens'
teeth;' It Is not merely uncouth, but
also suggestive of nature faking, for
It is common knowledge that hens'
teeth do not exist."
"Ido not see why they don't exist,"
muttered the composer. "Don't combs
have teeth, and don't hens hare
combs'" Chicago News.
A Dig at May.
"I thought you said May Nugget had
married a good natured man?"
"So she did."
"Nonsense! I met hlra just now, nnd
he's a beast."
"Well, he's been married to May
nearly four months now, you know."
-Illustrated Blta.
Precautionary.
Tho Millionaire Doctor, is It nbsa
lutely necessary to remove my appen
dix?
"Not absolutely, but It Is safer to be
gin with some simple operation like
thaf'-Llfe.
GRANGE WILL HOLD
GOOD ROADS MEETING
The Fine Grove Grange has called a
good roads meeting at its hall next
Monday night at 8 p. m. All persons
interested in securing the enactment
of good road bills at our next general
election are earnestly requested to be
present. The Executive committee of
the State Grange has been instructed
to initiate two road bills. These bills
are now prepared (ubject to amend
ment and alteration) and will be read
at this meeting. This is the first meet
ing called in the state for this purpose
but will soon be followed by a state
wide campaign for good road laws.
The members of our county court and
the members of our legislature are
especially invited to visit us at this
meeting. Let us make it a rousing
one and do our kicking now instead of
after it is too late. The farmers of
Oregon are in a position to get any
kind of road legislation that they want
if they pull together. Shall we use
our power or let the other fellow give
us something we do not want?
John 11. Mohr,
Master Pine Grove Grange.
way or an
" Made in
MADE IN OREGON.
The multiplicity ami diversity of
products made in Oregnti aro not as
well known to the average resilient, or
business man. for that matter, as tliey
should he. Here in Oregon we manu
facture perhaps ninety per eent of the
average requirements m our citizens,
but comparatively few realize the fact
"Made hi Oregon" should lie the slo
gan ot every eiuzpn. i.very dollar
spent for home goods remains nt home,
ami the spender gets hack at. least u
por'ion of his money in on
other every time lie buys
Oieior, product.
Oregon is destined to be one of the
giea! nmnufneturiHg stales in the
1'nion, but tho tima it will require for
her to be in the fortunes: rank of man
ufacturing states would great I v bo
shortened if our peojile would make it u
portion of their daily duties lu'st to in
quire if the goods t)icy are buying are
"Made in Oregon."
We have factories in this state which
today arc struggling for existence, and
which would be runuing along smoothly,
employing many more nun and women
if each man, womau innl child in the
state would insist on having the home
product. If. is not asked that our peo
ple buy "Made in Oregon" goods in
preference to goods inndc elsewhere, un
less the hoine product is equal in qual
ity, appearance and price to the same
goods made elsewhere. Hut even the
casual investigation of our citizens will
show that our manufactories in most
lines are, turning out goods today the
equal of any in the oountry, and the
Manufacturers' Association only asks
that when such goods lire offered that
thev ho given the preference
This leads to another important phase
of tins question.
Tho support of homo industry is the
duty of every citizen. We live by the
interchange of trade. There is small
need indeed for the people of Oregon
to go outside their state lor the every
day requirements of life, and if the Ore
gon people would insist on "Made in
Oregon" goods being sold them, retail
dealers everywhere would keep up their
stoiJi to meet the demands of their
trade.
Cities and states ro built up by the
payrolls within the state. Property
values are kept up by tho pay-rolls of
the factories. 1'ann values aro kept up
by the demands for farm products from
tho cities, he manufacturing centers.
The whole problem is one which even
casually studied will prove to any citi
zen ami to every man, woman and child
within the stale that his support of
"Made in Oregon" goods means that
his own prosperity will be greater. It
is' a "wheel within a wheel" propo
sition. Insist on "Made in Oregon"
goods.
Tho factories are the life of our cities.
Tho more factories we have, the more
people are employed, and greater be
comes the prosperity not only of the
cities, hut of the rural districts, for the
factory supported cities must, depend
upon the agricultural districts for their
food supplies, and largely for their
raw products. The home manufacturers
depend upor. the people and the people
depend upon the home manufacturers.
The consistent support, of home indus
tries ami the persistent demand for
"Made in Oregon" goods means in
creased pay-rolls, which in turn will In
to the advantage of the farmer and all
other producers of the necessities of
life.
Army Folks in Upper Valley
Among the interesting residents of
th Upper Valley region are Col. and
Mrs. W. C Tucker, who are develop
ing their 80 acre ranch on the east side
of the East Fork of Hood River. Col.
Tucker, who, during the period of
President Taft's governorship of the
Philippine Islands, was paymaster of
the division of the United States Army
stationed there, became seriously ill
because of temperature of the torrid
zone. lie was transferred to this
country and was for a while paymaster
of the Columbia Kiver division. His
hearth failed to improve, however, and
while holding a similar rank in the
Lakes division he sought retirement.
His papers of discharge were among
the last signed by Col. Koosevelt.
During his short stay of six months
in the Upper Valley the pure air has
had a wonderful ttfect on Col. Tucker's
health and he is now regaining his old
time robustness. Mrs. Tucker, who
was formerly bead of the United States
Domestic science Department in the
Philippines, is now an enthusiastic-
raiser of.chiekens. She has over fifty
young chicks and says that the pleas
ures she gets from her rural duties are
far greater than the social life of the
army.
Col. and Mr. Tucker say that they
have received a number of inquiries
concerning the Valley from old army
triends, who aro looking for places to
locate on retirement. They have
grown enthusiastic from the descrip
tions given by the Colonel and it is
probable thut tho Upper Valley will
nave its Army a.id Navy colony.
THE HEIGHTS DEFEAT
RUPERT RUBES
The Rupert Kubes, the baseball
aggregation that won the Tri-City
legaue pennant last year, and when
has won all of the nine games played
before this season, met their match
Sunday afternoon when they went up
against the Heights team on Columbia
park and were licked by the close score
of 3 to 2. The Rubes were overconfi
dent. Before the game they stated
that it would be a shame to lick the
Heights' infants, but the infants
showed them a few points about base
ball. The Heights got 9 hits and the
Rubes 5. Hart struck out 9 men
while Goddard got only 4. The local
boys got 2 two base hits, one three
bagger and a home run.
The features of the game were the
long run of Carson, when he caught a
foul near third base, the high dive of
Shorty Buckliu, when he nailed a long
Hy in center field, and the steady
pitching of Hart.
The Kubes made a good double when
Carson knocked out a grounder to thoir
second baseman, Taylor, who tagged
Cessling and threw to tlrst, getting
Carson.
The following is the line-up of the
two teams :
An Interesting Tax Receipt.
Perhaps there are but very few
people who know that a federal tax
receipt was levied during the civil war
tor the purpose of defraying the ex
penses of maintaining the army. One
of these national poll tax receipts was
exhibited at the Glacier otlice Tuesday
hy John A. Wilson. It was issued
June 10, 1S(!2, in the county of Nevada,
state of California, to Mr. Wilson s
brother, (I. M. Wilson, and bears the
No. 11,320. The interesting relic.
which is on heavy bond paper and
neatly designed, is well preserved.
The Heights
Hart
Hall
Mooney
R. Samuels
Carson
Koontz
(icssling
Hui'kliti
H. Samuels,
Rupert Rubes
Goddard
Brock
Lmlelt
pitcher
catcher
first base
second base Taylor
third base Turk
shortstop
left field
center field
right field
McDonald
Henkle
Hriggs
Rupert
Notice.
The School Board of District No. 13,
will receive bids for the building of an
addition to school house located at
Dukes Valley until June 22, 1W1. The
plans and specifications may be seen at
Glacier office, or phone 1M Odell.
I.. E. ROBERTS,
Chairman School Hoard.
K. C. Bucklin
Blacksmith Shop
HORSESHOEING
WOODWORKING
City and Country Patrons
Solicited
Twelfth Street, on the Heights
Blue Ribbon Bakery
ON THE HF.IOHTS
Fresh Bread and Pastries
Ice Cream Parlor and Con
fectionery Department
Now Open
City and Country .
Patronage Solicited
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