The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, February 06, 1913, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 c3P V. 11 HOOD KIVKU, OREGON, THURSDAY, lTIinrAKY C, 1 1 :i VOL. XXIV No 30 11m Til ilP If! XCV tg B a fgBFUJB, 'HiHL-.f ft , i . 1'JM 'I, U ' U ill We have had so many inquiries lately about the prices on our sprayers, that we wssh to pub lish them in full. Please keep in minj that these prices include OUR GUARANTEE OF SI RVICE as well as our Guarantee of Satisfaction to You. Neither of these items are small ones. Consider them carefully before purchasing elsewhere. In vestigate what we have done for former purchas ers of our sprayers. We handle both the "New Way Sprayer" and "The Hardie" The prices quoted are for the outfit complete; no "extras" to be added later. On the New Way outfits we quote: Outfit K.H. 102 - $267.50 Here's what it includes: l'i-horsepower New Way Jewel Air-Cooled Engine with battery ignition; Pump; 3'4 Truck with 4-mch tire, doubletrees and neckyoke; 150-gallon Tank: and full hose equipment, as follows: Two 35-foot lines of best 7-ply spray hose, guaranteed for full year, and fitted with patent "Stay-There" couplings; two leakless cutoffs, two rubber drip guards to keep the spray from running down the rod onto your hands, two 8- or 10-foot rods iron or brass, your choice of any four nozzles, one dozen hose washers, special pump and engine wrench es, oil can and oil. Outfit M.H. 102 - $317.50 This is the same as the "H. K. 102" outfit, except that it has Bosch Magneto instead of battery ignition, and truck has 5-inch tires instead of 4-inch. We will furnish truck with 4-inch tire if prefered for $5 less. Outfit K.H. 202 - $315.00 Includes 2-horsepower New Way Jewel Air cooled Engine, battery ignition; New Way Spray Pump; 150-gallon Tank; W Truck with 5-inch tire, complete with doubletrees aud neckyoke; full hose equipment as mentioned above. Outfit M. H. 202 - $360.00 Same as outfit "K. H. 202" except that ignition is Bosch magneto, instead of batteries. Outfit K. 202 - $355.00 Includes 2-horsepower New Way Vertical Air cooled Engine, battery ignition; New Way Pump; 150-gallon Tank; 3 Truck with 5-inch tire and hitch; full nose equipment. Outfit M. 202 - $400.00 Includes 2-horsepower New Way Verticle Air cooled Engine Bosch Magneto; New Way Spray Pump; 150-gallon Tank; Angle Steel Frame Truck with 5-inch tire, complete with doubletree and neck yoke; full hose equipment above mentioned. . Outfit M. 203 $410.00 Same, as outfit "M 202" except that it has 200 gallontank. ' Outfit M. 313 - $482.50 Includes 3-horsepower New Way Air-Cooled Engine; 4-cylinder New Way Pump; Bosch magneto; 200-gallon Tank; Angle Steel Frame Truck with 5-in. tire, complete with doubletree and neckyoke; full hose equipment as above listed. Here are our prices on Hardie Spray Machines: Hardie Triplex - $353.50 Includes 3-horsepower water-cooled Ideal Engine; 3-cylinder pump; steel or wood frame; Wizard mag neto truck with 5-inch tire, complete with doubletree and neckyoke; full hose equipment as listed with New Way outfits. Hardie Duplex - $261.00 Includes 1-horsepower water-cooled Ideal En gine; 2-cylinder Pump; steel or wood frame; Wizard magneto Truck with 4-inch grooved tires, complete with doubletrees and neckyoke. Equipment includes two 25-foot lines of hose; two 8- or 10-foot rods; two 'nozzles; two drip guards ; two cutoffs ; 1 dozen washers. Gilbert Implement Go. GOOD EXCHANGES 7 Acra-Lor.te.l H mile, out on West Sid. 4 oUJ. 1 i acre, 5 year, old, 3 .. re. .1 years old M r-niU an Running water, fair house. Urn and all tools. J ' V?; ' accept either vacant or improved Hood Kiver city proper fa, or (.art and give easy terms on balance. Two Good C Room Houses-Close to east end of Br,,,,! wav bridge in lV.rll.ml; lot .JluO feet , on corner; t . value .,000 ; mortgage 4.S0, due in 3 years. W ill trade equ. j on Hj River Valley property up to frl2,tIO. 30 Acres-Wrv high class In Willow Flat. 25 acres in or f'f Mm 2 years to full-bearing; p.r house; new. Urge barn J.J ill t.l,. I'rice l.VHM. Will lake I loud Kiver cily. or aller rm, tl(.ar town for pa.t ; Ion time and easy payment on balane. lln, ,,. of the finest Mra berry propositions iu the valley. v,io.-. ion'i.o.,1. Good Apartment House In trade iur HchkI River raneli. I8 Angeles, worth 15,0.11, to We had a fire Jo in the Oak Grove District on the 24tli int.; los adjusted. n the 2Mb. That', the kind of INSURANCE you want. When you think of INSURANCE, think of - ROBERTS & SIMMS SUCCESSORS TO G. Y. EDWARDS & CO. Phone 31 11 Hotel Oregon Bldg. mmmmmy&L REGISTERED Every effort- that can be made to make a store a thoroughly satisfactory- place to deal is be ing made here. We wane your shoe thoughts to be pleasant and to be of- WALK-OVER SHOES J. G. VOGT 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 and will serve you to the best of our ability. Give Us a Trial MERCER & CO. 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 Horiie Company- Phone 134 Third and Oak uuiun FROM THE EAST OPTIMISTIC OVER APPLE FUTURE Local Pack lias Maintained Reputation "Plaut Standard Varieties" Is Advice Given ,MLL LEAGUE Call at the Glacier Office when in need of RubberType ! "I have just returned from two of the test gatherings that 1 have ever attended," says Wilmer Sieg, manager of the Apple (irowers' Union, who with .Mrs. Sieg returned last Saturday from a tour of the eastern market centers. Mr. and Mrs. Sieg left Hood Kiver about Christmas time. The gatherings j it ft rnd tu were the ronvi ntion of the ! N .tioral League of Commission men, jof which Mr. Sue is a past president, ' I n- , '....!.. .... , L'...:. mill lite esirril v,unifUl-lMiiuii ut nun Jobbers. The meeting1 place of the furmt-r organization was at Cincinnati and that of the latter at New Orleans. 'The gatherings brought 1 TOO of the principal merchants together," says Mr. Sieg. "and the majority of the market men of California and many from the northwest. Mr. and Mrs. Sieg returned to Hood River through California. He utates that the freeze in southern California has been the most disastrous known to the citrus industry. "Of course, saj9 the I'nion manager, this year s crop is ruii ed. While it will not affect next year's crop, that is, of old trees, the product of orange groves will not increase materially for the next four years; tor the youn trees nave neen so injured that it will take them tour years to get over it. While the ireeze has been a disaster to the orange men, it has not affected the apple situation, except that it will enable the apple market men to cli-an up their stock without disaster there, too. The freeze has caused the fruit to move and thus the large holdings will be cleaned.up. However, the price of good stulf is not going to be affected to any great ex tent. Nobody can just explain the woe ful manner of bundling fruit that has prevailed this year. The market men of all sections hae been at sea. They have ull bad their problems and situa tions that have been depressing. However, Hood Uiver has been better olf than any other district because of the excellent storage facilities in ih valley. While we hear of many sales of apples at auction this fruit has not been consumed. It hus been nought and placed back in storage, homebody has expected to make a killing, having bought it cheap with the expectation of selling again at a great increase. Yet the way the situation now Ftanos, it seems to ine that normal varieties of the bettor grades are going to fare reasonably well. However, the poorer tirades and ott varieties are going to meet with discouraging results." Mr. Sieg declares that since his trip he is more than ever impressed with the neceFsity of discontinuing the planting of otf grades. "The fact has been emphasized more ond more," he says, "that we must grow such vari eties as the Ortley, Spitzenburg, Ar kansas Ulack and Yellow Newtown here. We must cut out this Heinz pickle business and grow those fruits that nature tells us we can grow here. Hood Hiver Ualdwins can never com pete with the Ualdwins that are grown back in New York. Men from dillerent parts of the country will tell you that I hey want certain kinds of apples, the kind that have been grown for years in their communities, but here in Hood Kiver nature decries that we must raise tin Spitzenburg, the Ortley, the Arkansis Mack aud the Newtown. No section of the world can beat os on these varieties. "We may raise a good many Kings to supply our.eBily.coast trade. If our Gravenstcins were a little earlier we could realise good returns from them for the coast trade and the Boulh African demand. The day of the Hen Davis is done. It is true that it has been a life saver for some, but here after the grower should plant only thosa standard varieties that will take the lead in any market of the world. "1 am very optimistic over the fu ture prospects tor the Vulley since my trip. I have found that our grade has met with favor in all market!'. We have maintained cur ri potation for the best of packs despite the adverse condi tions, and while we have fared poorly in conjunction with the other districts as to price, we have made good ground to do business upon iu the future." Mr. Sieg says that it was very hot for the season of the year all through the East. "I had a very heavy over coat with me," he says, "but did not wear it once. Indeed, they have had no winter at all in the Kast. 1 hey feel they are going to have it yet and the fruit crop will be affected nu doubt; for it is well -advanced at present. This hot weather has hurt the apple market. It has created an unusual condition in all lines and egg and apple dealers have been suffering alike. 1 predict that the eastern npple crop will be seriously damaged by late frosts and that next year's crop will be one of the lightest in the history of the country. It will mean that we here on the Northwest coast will be helped just that much." Mr. Sieg, because of the many pota toes that have been grown in the valley during the past year, has been investi gating the potato market during his travels. "Never in the history of this country has the potato market been so demoralized," he says. "At Stockton, Calif., they have been selling at 3;i to 40 cents per hundred. They tell me that a million and a half bags remain urdug." . Mr. Sieg thinks that the coast is going to offer better market openings for local apples in the future. At the present time the better varieties are bringing better money in the western cities than in the east. San Francisco, with its million boxes of stored stulf from Watsonvilla and other nearby apple producing sections is in a poor way." $300,000 APPROPRIA TION IS ENDORSED Delegations from Portland and 27 other cities and towns in Oregon took Salem bv storm last Thursday, cap tured the state house and held it until they had assured the members of joint Senate and House committee on ways tinH mean! that the state will support an appropriation of between i3U0,000 sentation at the Tactic exposition, say: a dispatch to the Uregonian. Unbounded enthusiasm prevailed from the time the various delegations from the state reached Salem until the speakers representing the different tttintinna huit KniJ tht'ir fiprtinns of the state would stand by the legislature inA MUTUAL COMPANY an aduouate appropriation and had taken their night trains for home. The largest delegation was that from Portland, but it was by no means more in earnest or more enthusiaftic'than thu others. Every one present seemed filled with the desire to have Oregon represented at the great exposition in San Francisco in 1315 and all were outsfioken in the belief that anything in the way of so-called economy at this time undoubtedly would mean a very poor idea being conveyed to the world as to the interest of Oregon peo ple in what was declared to be the greatest achievements in history, the completion of the big canal that is to bind the I'acihc to the Atlantic and bring this coast into its own. IS PROPOSED The Association Discussed is Based Similar Ones in Iowa Counties -Committees Appointed on IIURI) RILL BEGINS ROAD LEGISLATION At the end of a sesison lasting all of last Thursday afternoon the house passed the so called Hurd till, calling for a system of bond issues by counties for the purpose of constructing public highways. The vote was 42 to 1. Hrieflv out. the bill provides that each county shall have the right to issue bonds for roadbuilding purposes up to 2 per cent of its assessed value tion. that the ruad districts shall be represented in convention, called by posting of notices, and that each dis trict shall have n voice in the conven tion in this manner. When a conven ton is called, the roads to be improved shall be discussed and whatever action is ti ken shall be the guide of the county in the matter of highway iin provements. There was much debate on the meas ure, "which consumed the entire after noon. It was supposed to be a most important bit of legislation, hut several of the members declared the belief tnat the state had not progressed at all in road legisaltion, but instead had passed a bill full of complicated claus es and so cumbersome that it w ill prove to be unworkable. It is probable that the hill will not be passed by the senate and that further action will have to be taken on it, probably in joint Bession of house and senate committees. COUNCIL PURCHASES FIRE APPARATUS At the Monday night meeting of the city council, Councilman Kd S. Mayes renorted that in the absence or the other two members ot the Fire and Writer committee he and Fire Chk-f Wm. Ganger had called-in Mayor Hlanchar and Councilman Schmeltzer and that the three had met at theotlice of Mr. Schmeltzer, where from a re presentative of a Portland concern 400 feet of new hose had been purchased, as well as a hose cart. Through the new purchase the city will be able to give the Heights portion of the city suflicient hose and other apparatus to provide for aile'juato protection. As yet no situ has been located for the Heights lire bell and other new apparatus. Councilman Mayes stated that it would be well if the city Would make leaie of the properly where the Heights fire department now keeps its apparatus stored. E. M. Holman, Heights fire chief, was asked to see Frank Davenport, Jr., in an effort to learn at what figure the propeity could be secured and report the same to the council next Monday evening. The total cost of the apparatus purchased was $r70, the hose having cost $100 and the cait the sum of $l'iO. For the alreet committee Councilman Mayes reunited that the council had made ready to begin the work of im proving the East Side giade. It was recommended that a retaining wall he built just east of the steel bridge across the Hood river and that f 175 be spent on this work. The rock that will he blasted from the sides of the cut at other portions of the work will be dumped here to make a permanent road. Unless the retaining wall be built these rocks soon work oir into the river. - A communication was received from the Hood Kiver Cas & Electric Co. in which it was stated that since the city had evidenced by signing the contract with the Hydro-Electric Co. for city 'lighting that it r,o longer desired the service of the communicating company that it felt that this service could no longer he offered at the price the city is at present paying. However, the electric company Offered to serve the city until the installation of the lights of the new company were installed at thesarre figure as was incorporated in the Hydro-Electric contract. The city accepted this proposition. The owners of the Hartley addition lot bordered by Oak, Fourth and Fifth strtets and Cascade avenue, olfered to dedicate to the city a Hi foot alley run ning east and west through the prop erty, provided no telephone, power or light poles would ever he strung on the alley. The communication was referred to the street committee. A communication was received from U. W. Kelly, of Kelly Bron., who asked that the city tuke some action to pre vent the water from State street run ning down on Fourth, where the.'gutter had been washed out, to such a depth that it became almost impossible for vehicles to drive uo to his place of business. The communication was re ferred to the street committee. ! The report of Marshal Robert T. j Lewis, Btating that six cases of in- toxication had been taken before the i city recorder, was placed on file. City Treasurer L. A. Henderson s report was received and referred to the finance committee. At a meeting of the Odell Develop ment League held Monday night o,uite a discussion took place concerning the organization of a Farmers' Mutual In surance t o. This idea was placed be- fore the League by W. L. Shen hon, a , resident of Hood Uiver valley, who is a stockholder of the Farmers' Mutual Association of Plymouth County, Iowa. ' A standing vote was taken to find out whether the members present were in favor of such a proposition or not, and the sentiment expressed was unani mously in favor of Hip proposed plan. The sum of $17,!HljV worth of insurance was pledged by thuse present if such an association be formed. It was the sentiment of the League to interview and bring this proposition before the Commercial club and other develop ment leagues throughout ti e valley and the fulluwirg committee was appointed iii meet with either organizations: W. L. Sheirbon, Ceo. Sheppard, . K. E. Miller and J. J. Krumanacker. W. L. Sheirbnn, it is stated, will bt glad to interview and give full infor nation to anyone regarding the plan of insurance v hich has been worked out in the Iowa county to such good advan tage and success. Following is a clip ping of a meeting held by the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association of Ply-" mouth county, Iowa. "The stockholders of the Farmers' ; Mutual Insurance Association of Ply-, mouth county held their annual meet- ing here last Saturday afternton. The crowd attending was the largest in the history of the Association and all seemed interested in the proceedings. Probably the most talked of proposi tion brought before the meeting was that of placing insurance on automo--biles. The question was discusucd pro. and con for some time but was defeat ed by the vote of the stockholders. "The secretary, Frank lloese, read his annual report show'ng a splendid , increase in membership and the ainuunt of insurance written. His re port also shuwed that all losses during the year were promptly and satisfac torily adjusted. The reports: Risks Jan. 1, 1912 .... $2,1533,368 Written during the year . 71fi,'54( Risks expired J.ili,74! Risks cancelled .... 402,tWf Risks now in force . . . 2.742,574 Receipts: Cah Jan. 1, 1912 .... $1,319.01 Assessments ..... 60.31 . New members, etc. . . . 40.00, Notes issued 300.00' Total . . . Paid out : Losses .... Paid directors . Other expenses Cash now on hand , $1,719.92 $1,483.13 191.25 42.95 2.59 Total $1,719.92 Average cost per $1000 during past year was $.65. For the past live years '.87. ATHLETES INVITED TO VISIT SOUTH The management of the Pacific Coast Intcrscholuslic track meet, which will he helii on the oval of the University of C-ilifornia, at llerkeley, April 4 and 5 have invited the' students of the Hood River high school to send representative athletes to the southern event. Hood Uiver has only been represented at one of Ihese gatherings. In the spring of 1910 Chester Hugging, who hus since made a record in thu- mile at the Uni versity of Oregon, attended the lnter- scholastic meet held at Stanford Uni versity. New vventa which are down on the program for the 1913 contest are a swimming mt in the University pool, a five-mile cross-country run from Oak land to Berkeley, and exhibition dis cus and javelin thrywing contests. The swimming meet is to take place on the evening of April 4 and will be accom panied by a spectacular fireworks dis play. Points in this mpet wil be scored separately from the track con test . The usual system of holding the preliminary track heats on Friday and the finals on Saturday will be followed this year. A tennis tournament, at first included in the plans for the meet, has since been abandoned. Elaborate plans are now under way for the enterainmcnt ot the high school men. During their two days' stay they will be quartered at the various fra ternity and club houses on the campus and these organizations are planning special entertainment for their guests. The annual Rig "0" Sirkus, to which the high school men are given free admission, will bring the program to a close on Saturday night. Any high school student under the age of 21 and vouched for by his high school princi pal is eligible for entry. To place all schools on an equal footing, track teams are to be limited to twelve men, including a relay team, and swimming team of six men, including the relay squad. In the cross-country run each school is to be limited to five men. Entries are to be in the committee's hands by March 25. Special rates of a fare and one-third for the meet will be given by the Southern Pacific, Western Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. Schools coming trom over one hundred miles will te given a pro rata of the gate receipts of the meet. Growers to Consider Retaining Lawrence There will be a meeting at the Com mercial club, following the good roads meeting, next Saturday afternoon at about 3 o'clock, for the purpose of discussing ways and means for retain- WEST SIDERS PLAN ALL DAY AFFAIR The members of the West Side Im provement club will hold an all dny ing Prof. W. H. Lawrence to continue whPn irof. RoqUet, Lewis, Jaeksui the research work which he has been carrying on for the last two years, and to act as consulting horticulturist fur the benefit of the fruit growers in Hood River valley. Rubber Stamp Inks and Pads at this office, also ttaaipi made to order. and Cordley, who will be visiting the valley at tnat time in the interest of the Oregon Agricultural College exten sion work, will deliver addresses. The ladies of the cluo will furnish a basket dinner on that day and a large crowd is expected to attend the gathering. tt 1 'i 7 Q