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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1913)
HOOD RIVER, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY IW, VOL. XS IV No 3: I : : ! 1 Have yau noticed the little touch of sunshine we've had? Didn't it make you feel like spring was coming? It sure did us and we got busy with our bob sleds and other winter goods and piled them in the corner way up stairs. Then we re-arranged our display on the main floor and in our windows. We are rather proud of it now looks pretty good. Got the spring goods out where you can see them. Its awfully hard to talk plows and harrows and such lines when the snow is on the ground, and it seems so long before these goods can be used. But now well, its different. In our window we have a display of the Pet aluma Incubators. That seems to be in the public mind right now we've had more inquiries about these incubators and brooders than anything else. If we had you here at our store, we could talk in telligently about these incubators we could show you how they operate, and why they are the best in the world. We will try to tell you something about them here-but would lots rather have you call and see for yourself. If you get time, come in and get the free booklet on Petaluma Incubat ors and Brooders. It is interesting reading. Or drop us a card and we'll mail you one. More people are going into the chicken busi ness every year. Hood River is certainly an ideal place for raising them. The climatic conditions are right. But even though we had the cold cf Alaska or the heat of Southern California, these incubators would do just as well. Here is some thing worthy of consideration: Take any map of the United States and look at the large area of territory comprising the Rocky Mountain region and westward to the Pacific Ocean. You will find that it is about one-third of the entire United States, within which nearly every climatic con dition exists that can be found in the inhabitable portion of the world, and yet more Petaluma In cubators are in use, in all this vast section of country than all other makes of incubators com bined. Petaluma incubators are widely scattered and are successfully operated in Alaska at as low a temperature as 60 below zero; in the interior valleys of California and Arizona where the tem perature is frequently 120 and even more during the day, where rain does not fall for from five to six months at a stretch, and on the mountains of the Sierras and Rackies at nearly 14,000 ft. altitude. An ostrich will swallow almost anything from an orange to a railraid spike, so it is said. There are many makers of incubators turning out cheaply-constructed, low-priced machines, who get up as fine illustrations, and who make claims as strongly worded as anything we can say about "Petaluma Incubators and Brooders," and expect the public to act like an ostrich in swallowing capacity. The buyer who wants the best there is to be had is at a loss to determine relative values from the illustrations and descriptions, for if a picture of a $10.00 machine is made to look as good as a real high-grade incubator, how is he to know the difference? In such a case he is likely to be influ enced by the price, and soon thereafter finds his incubator on the junk pile. He should remember that articles of MERIT and WORTH have a value below which they cannot be produced. There are values in certain things, merchandise and manufactured articles, that no one questions. For example, no person expects to buy a twenty-dollar gold piece for less than $20.00, or any of the standard makes of pianos, carriages, automobiles, typewriters, or hundreds of other articles of the highest type, below their actual value. Surely, no one in purchasing a suit of clothes at $10.00 be lieves he is getting as good value as in one of $25. Notwithstanding actual difference in values, the manufacturer of cheap goods is continually repre senting that his product is as good as the best. If he would only say his product is as good as he knows how to make, and worth only what he asks for it, no person could possibly complain, but how is the novice to know all this? There is only one safe plan get it from some one whom you know, personally, is ready to back his state ments; someone who is ready and willing to give your money back if your purchase is not entirely satisfactory. Here are prices, styles and capacities: Model 89, 63-egg capacity, price $12.50 Model 90, 126-egg capacity, price 22.00 Model 91, 252-egg capacity, price 30.00 Model 92, 378-egg capacity, price 40.00 Model 93, 504-egg capacity, price 52.50 Heat regulation, moisture, ventilation all are taken care of automatically. Investigate. Gilbert Implement Co. HAVING purchased the entire interest of E. Brayford in the Rockford Store about three months ago, we are now in position to serve you with all the highest class groceries at reasonable prices. We invite your patronage anchvill serve you to the best of our ability. Give Us a Trial MERCER & CO. GOOD EXCHANGES 7H Aerii-Ltal U mile, out on West Side 4 1 J acres 5 year, old, 2 acre. 8 year, old r11 Spit. oJ Itown. Running water, fair house, barn and all tool.. . J"" accept either vacant or improved Hood River city property lor .11 or part anJ give easy term, on balance. Two Good O Room Hcme-lose to eat end of ne B,0,,. ,,l".ia Portland; lot .100 feet, o. corner true ue t,00 ; mortgage H.S50, due in 3 years. ill trade equity on Hood River Valley property up to 112,000. 30 Aere.-Yery high class In Willow Flat. 25 acre, in 0"; livearsto full-bearing; poor house; new, large barn and a tools. Price 15iM). Will take Hood River city, or aller ran. h w, town for pait ; long time-nd easy payment on bnUn" ; ..one of the finest strawberry proposition, in the valley. Clow Mlool. Good Apartment Iioui-In Log Angele., worth -..,&, to trade for Hood River ranch. We had a fire loss in the Oak Grove District on the 24th inht.; Ut adjusted on the 2Hth. Thafa the kind of INSURANCE you nt. When you think of INSURANCE, think of ROBERTS & SIMMS SUCCESSORS TO G. Y. EDWARDS & CO. Phone 3111 Hotel Oregon BIdg. COUNCIL SIGNS HYDROCONTRACT STREET IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERED 1 1 i "WV REGISTEREO Every effort that can be made to make a store a thoroughljrsat isf actory place to deal is be ing made here. We want -your shoe thoughts to be pleasant and to be of WALK-OVER SHOES J. G. VOGT Lights at Reasonable Prices The Hydro-Electric Co., does not want the consumers of electrical energy for light ing or power purposes to pay for the plant monthly, yearly or bi-annually, they only want a fair, reasonable price on a live and let live basis; and are not asking its custom ers to buy our competitor's plant, nor any one to pay them a price with which to buy our plant; all we have to sell is electrical energy. Hydro Electric Co. A Home Company Phone 134 Third and Oak The Emplopment of a Paving Expert is Recommended - Salaries of Appoint ive Officers Fixed Two matters of importance to the city at large as well as to the entire valley came tit fore the city council at its Situ tiny night meeting. One of them was the action taken by the hotly to enter into the term of the contract fur lighting the streets of the city by the Hydro-Electric Co. This contract has heen hanging lire since last year shortly before the resignation o( Mayor K. H. Hartwig. The council entered into the contract with the Hydro com pany and it was immediately placed in abeyance by the temporary injunction secured by J. F. liatchelder. The case had never come before the circuit court for a hearing, but was expected to be tried at the last term. However, the Pacific Tower & Light Company's management in the interest of whom the injunction had been secured, with drew the suit and the council was en abled to enter the contract unham pered. At the council meeting all members of the body voted for the hasty consumation of the terms of the contract with the exception of Council man James 1 1 ran a hn n. The other matter, and one which will be considered by the merchants and business men of the city as more im portant than any other now touching on municipal affairs, and one that will create an interest among the orchard ists, was the attitude the councilmen took on the question of paving. The following communication from Mayor E. O. Hlanchar whs read to the body : "Gentlemen: With your permission. the mayor will deviate from the usual procedure of preparing a lengthy re port at this time of the year with rec ommendations, etc., believing that more effective results may be obtained from more frequent communications bearing directly upon the needs of the city and our ability to provide for the some. We are entering a new year under favorable circumstances. The city 'b financial condition is splendid and much credit is due to the former council fur the faithful service ren-deted. "We should immediately proceed to take up the matter of street paving, carefully reviewing the work of the former council and ascertaining beyond any possible doubt what kind of pnving will give proper results and yet be the most economical. This is no small problem and the former council was obliced to hurry matters more than they would liked to have done on ac count of the short time given them in which to decide. We, however, have ample time in which tu work out, this problem if we start now. i "It is therefore recommended thnt the street committee be instructed to secure the services of a competent paving expert, in the capacity of a consulting engineer, requiring him to make a personal investigation of the various phusts of the local problem; the variation in grades, weather condi tions during winter seuson, present valuation of abutting property which will be required to pay for the pro posed improvement, and give to the council his opinion and recommenda tions. "It is further recommended that steps be taken to macadamize the prin cipal thoroughfares from the paved district to the city limits, where the same has not alreadj heen done, as early as weather will permit, and that the street committee be authorized to proceed immediately with the judicious expenditure of not less than $2,000 upon further improvement of the East Side grade, while labor is plentiful. Respectfully submitted, E. 0. Hlanchar, Mayor." The councilmen expressed themselves as thoroughly in accord with the rec ommendations of the communication. They are very earnest in their desire to see the city paved as soon as pos sible. A communication was received from the residents on Columbia street ask ing that the snow ordinance be en forced. The residents on that street believe that the ordinance at present on the city's bouks is just and should De carried out. The salaries of the appointive oflicers were fixed at the same figures as pre vailed last year, namely, city attor ney, $75 per month ; city marshal and street commissioner. $100: city water clerk, $C0; water superintendent, $100; city engineer, 75 cents an hour, with n minimum of $50 lier month and a maximum of $150 per month. late you on the most excellent adver tising medijin which you have built up in the Hoed River Glacier, and in this collection we feel that it will p!ease you to know something of the results which our firm has obtained from the advertisements which we have pub lished in your paper. Without exception we have received more'Mive" replies from our Glacier ails than from any other single medium which we have used, not excepting the big city daily papers. During the past two years we have been able to do more than $100,000 worth of business with customers with whom we were brought in touch through our Glacier ads. l'U use accept our heartiest good wishes for the continued success cf your good paper. Very truly yours, L. C. Simms. MAY BE FORMED LAWRENCE MAY BE RETAINED MONTGOMERY TELLS OF HOOD RIVER PATRONS SUPPORT RAILROAD COMPANY As a result of the recent complaint of O. M. Bailey, of the Upper Valley, against the Mt. Hood Railroad Co., which the State Railroad Commission was scheduled to hear at the court house here last Saturday, but which was nostnoned until Wednesday, Feb ruary i, the patrons of the road have signed a petition in support of the road. Mr. Bailey's complaint alleged inadequate service and the need of a freight agent at Parkdale. The peti tion of a great majority of the patrons of the road in the Upper Valley and all of the marketing concerns of the city have signed a petition stating that the service of the road has been adequate in every way. GLACIER PRAISED AS ADVERTISING MEDIUM Call at the Glacier Office when in need of RubberType That the Glacier is one of the best advertising mediums, has been found to be the experience of the G. Y. Ed wards Co., recently succeeded by the firm of Roberts & Simms. Mr. Simms, who had active charge of the business of the old leal estate firm, for about 18 months before he and Mr. Roberts formed a partnership, says thit $5,000 in commissions during the past two years can be traced directly to Glacier advertising. A Ittter from Mr. Simms to the Glacier U given in lull helow: Hood River, Ore., Jan. 27, 1913. Hood River Glacier, Hood River, Oregon, i Gentlemen: We wish to congrstu- (Frnm Shelhyville, Ind., Republican) "Hood River is making a growth, rapid but at the same tune Very sub stantial and along conservative lines," says James E. Montgomery, a resident of th6 famous Oregon town and fruit valley of that name, who is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Mont gomery, in Shelby vine, lor a lew weeks. "Hood River is the county seat and the only town in the valley bearing that name. The city has about 2,500 inhabitants and the valley has between 6,000 and 7,000 more, while there is at last 3,000 more population tributary to Hood River in the country east of the valley and across the Columbia river in the state of Washington. "The products of the country tribu tary to Hood River lust year exceeded $2,500,000, the principal sources of revenue being lumber, apples, straw berries and other fruits and agricul tural products. That amount will be more than doubled in the next few years when the apple orchards already planted come into bearing, while the enormous timber resources make a re duction in the lumber output a remote condition. "lhe wealth of the water power available in the Hood river which finds it source in the glaciers of Mount Hood, promises to make Hood River the location of many manufacturing establishments. The largest electric ally driven saw mill in the world is on banks of Hood river. Transmission lines run through Hood River valley and cheapness of power has made elec trie lights and motors common on the fruit faims all over the valley. There are now three power plants on Hoo river and an enormous project will soon be completed near the mouth of he White Salinun river, directly across the Columbia from Hood River. This new plant will turnish power lor me city of Portland, hii miles away. Hood Kiver valley is growing lu favor as a summer resort. It otters diversity of interest for the touriBt seldom found. The highly developed orchard community, traversed every where by good roads, is completely surrounded by mountains, in the almost impenetrable wilds of winch may Ue found in plenty till the species of big game which have ever inhabited that country. The gamiest trout are thiek in the cold, dashing mountain streams of the valley, while the Columbia, river at the north end of the valley is fam ous the world over for its salmon. Cloud Can Inn, at an elevation of al most 0,000 feet up the side of Mount Hood is the Mecca of the most strenu ous advocates of the outdoor life, many of whom Hcale the peak of the hoary old mountain each season. Sev eral other small hotels furnish the touri.t entertainment. -When nil these attractions are combined with an ideal climute it is hurd to keep tourists away. "The tourist and resort trallic will be much increased, it is believed, by the completion of lhe road now being built in the gorge of the Columbia river between Hood River and Port land. This road through the Cascade mountains along the great stream of the west will be one of the hiligways of the world richest in scenic splendor. At present there is but one automobile road which penetrates the mountains surrounding the Hood River valley, 'lhe United States government is open ing another road through the forest reserve over the mountains between Hood River and l'ortland. lhe Colum bia river road will put lluod River on the main highway between Vancou ver, B. C, Seattle, l'ortland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. "Hood River has good transporatinn fac.ilites, both freight and passenger. The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, a part of the Harriman system, operates seven pass enger trains each way daily. 'Ihroc of these run between Chicao and Port land via the Union Pacific, one via the Chicago, Milwaukee & I'uget Sound and one between St. l'aul and Portland via Canadian Pacilic-Soo line, l'ort land is less than two hours' ride from Hood River and the through transcon tinental only take about two and a half days, to St. Paul and Chicago. The Spokane, Portland & Seattle, the North Bank road of the Hill system, is accessible to Hood River on the op posite hank of the Columbia. The competition of the steamers on the Co lumbia keeps in force low freight rates. "ihe high financial returns to be gained and the charming rural environ ment have resulted in a very high standard among the people in the orch ard business in Hood River and many Hoosiers are to be found here. Frank Potter Lucas, who is now here visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Lucas, owns an.orchard in the valley. Among the former Indianapolis people who are now Hood River orchardists are Fred W. Wasson, Felix Vonncgut, August Deadlier, Clarence E. Collin, Henry Coburn, Fred F. and Joseph McCrea. "AnotherHoosier now a Hood River orchardist is Ray E. Scott. Mr. Scott was in the Capital National Bank at Indianapolis before going onto his orchard in Hood Kiver several years ago. For the past year he has been secretary of the Mood River Commer cial club." Many Growers Attend Saturday Meeting at Commercial Club, When Dry Rot is Discussed. Almost 200 of the valley growers were in attendance Saturday afternoon at the meeting called to discuss the dry rot in apples. A great deal of dis cussion was brought out as to the cause of the dry rot. One of the hap penings of the gathering that will per haps be of more interest to the orch ardists than any other thing that happened was the action taken by many of those present toward forming an organization here to employ Prof. V. H. Lawrence as a plant pathologist and horticultural expert. As a result f the report of the grand jurv, the ountv court will not pay a sum larger than f!l per day for actual work done for a fruit inspector, and a great many of the orchardists feel that the work that has been done by Prof. Lawrence hould be continued, i lie proposed or ganization will be similar to the Fel lowship Association the members of which secured the services of the Washington expert. The main plans of the proposed as sociation of growers are embodied in a circular letter that has been sent out to growers and the terms of which fol low : The plan suggested is to maintain an office in town where the members of the association may rind the expert on Saturdays. The remaindei ol the time shall be spent in instructional and research work. All work of the asso ciation shall be done under the duee- tion of a board of directors. The work will be a continuation of the more im portant work now being done by the county. With the smaller acreage, however, and the elimination of so much lost time in traveling and routine inspection work, much more time can be occupied with the research work. Any additional time can be used to keep watch for fire blight and other contagious and infectious diseases ; the spread of insect pests ; protect the in terests of the growers relative to the quality of spraying materials, commer cial fertilizers etc.; against unjust competition; prepare and distribute lit erature of immediate use to the grower; hold meetings of the members at sudi times lis deemed advisable; to secure the,ussistanre of all station and ollege representatives, also of the United States Department ot Agricul ture or any other patties who can ren tier assistance without cost to the asso ciation ; and any other work that ultimately reduce the cost of produc tion. "Under this plan the members of the ussocitaion are the olny parties entitled to the services of tite fiathnfogist and, the only ones who will receive help. To meet the expenses of the associa tion a charge of $1.50 per acre is sug gested. This will give funds so that the acreage will not lie more than can be handled with advantage and results to the grower. Each member will be entitled to more time of the patholo gist who will also have time to study conditions and work upon the prob lems." The discussion of the dry rot injtho apples brought out a great many opin ions. F. P. Friday stated that he thought the disease was caused alto gether by climatic conditions. "As you know," said Mr. Friday, "we had a sun spot the past year. The weather was cloudier than usual and ever) thing grew more luxuriantly than usual. We had abundant crops of everything, not u 1 1 1 ' in apples but in wheat, oats, corn and potatoes. Dry rot did not prevail in certain localities, but was found all over the country. 1 think that it may be 15 years or longer be fore we will ever see a repetition of such climatic conditions as cause the tlry rot." Many other growers made talks on the Buhieet in addition to Mr. Friday and Prof. Lawrence. Among them were K. H. Sliepard, W. W. Rodwell, R. II. Wallace, Peter and John Mohr, A. 1. Mason, O. B. Nye, Roy Brock, A. M. Giiofh. Prof. L. F. Henderson, Paul R. Hughes and J. Lewis. The meeting was presided over by Secretary Ray E. Scott. Another open meeting of the Valley growers and business men will be held at the rooms of the club on the after noon of 1-ebruury H, when stereopticon slides showing scenes of roads and bridges will be presented, after which a general discussion of good roads will follow. This will bo a very inter esting meetirg and everybody is in vited to attend. On Monday, February 10, the regular monthly meeting of the club will be held at 7.30 in the evening. The club's oliieials declare that the meeting will begin promptly at this hour. After a short business session, O. P. Dabncy will deliver a . lecture on his travels through Europe. He will exhibit be tween 00 and 100 slides of views that will be of particular interest to resi dents of a community similar to Hood River. Views will be shown of one city In Switzerland where there are 20 tourist hotels. A resolution was adopted asking that the endorsement of horticultural bill now before the legislature having been submitted by the State Horticultural Society be sent to Representative Stranahan. In case the whole bill sub mitted by the society fails to pass, the club members desire Mr. Stranahan to introduce that part of it which will periiiit the county court of any county to employ an expert and pay whatevet sum is considered necessary. A. A. Jayne, formerly an attorney of thiB city, who is now located in Portland, has announced that he is in favor of a general and complete revis ion of the legal procedure of the state. Attorney Jayne believes that the legis lature! should appoint a commission to make a thorough study of civil and criminal procedure and submit a report to the next session of the legislature two years from now. BOX CO. ACQUIRES MILL PROPERTY f Mark Cameron and Geo. Sheppard, the owners of the Pine Grove Box Co., the factory of which is locatt 1 at Odell, have just purchased the saw mill property ot E. T. Foils, in the Middle Valley, and will operate the mill in conjunction with their box business. They will also deal in rough and fin ished lumber and will make a specialty in handling this kind of material for the needs of ranchers. Messrs. Cameron and Sheppard are planning on enlarging their box busi ness as well as devoting a great deal of attention to the material depart ment of their business. v. t J - - - TrIMmfa;,.; T , . ' '