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HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1(5. 1913
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TO EXCHANGE:
. Eight room house located on corner lot 90x100, street im
provements all in and paid for, this is located in the select
- resident district of East Portland, and is an ideal place for a
home. Will give this as first payment on an income tract f
Hood River orchard; must be in good condition suitable for a'
home place. Will consider property up to $16,000 valuation.
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i Bungalow, four roomi and bath, lot 75x100 in the down town dis
trict of Hood River, property valued at $2000. Will exchange for small
acreage in Hood River Valley up to :tOiO suitable for garden ami small
fruit. Prefer property with good small house on it. '
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One and one-half acre near Odell, with new five room buuse, Wa
chicken park, terry bushes, etc., finest garden land to be bad with f-.ee
water; will give as first pavment on a twenty acre tract in the lower Val
ley up to a valuation of $4500.
- -Large five room bonse, just painted Mnd papered, down town, clusfl
In, on a large corner lot. For rent at $1 per month.
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THIRD APiD CASCADE STS. " 0 HOOD RIVER, OREGON I
See it at its best from the river steamers ' of The
Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company. ;
Effective May 20. the following will be the Schedule of the Boats:
Steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave Portland Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday for up river points at 7:00 A. M. . .
lieturning will leave Hood Rver Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. ' ?
Thfe Pallea City will leave Portland on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday,
ad will leave Hood River on Monday, Wednesday and Fridav.
Her arrival at Hood River being out 4:30 P.M., and departure
about 8 :30 A. M., same depending on the amount of freight we are
carrjirj. PortUnd Dock at Foot of Alder Street
Tie Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Co.
HEIGHTS GARAGE
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General Repairing Autos and Gasoline
Engines, Pluinjbing and Plumbing Sup
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Near Holman'a Market
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APPLE PRICES
GOOD FOR ALL
CONSUMERS PLEASED, SAYS SIEG
Labor Troubles are Slight ud Harvest
Goes on Unabated, Except for Weath
er, Which (arises Slight Damage
The Apple Growers Association is
making ready for its , exhibit at the
Spokane Apple show. "Thia fruit that
we will send from here will be advan
tageous to us in an advertising way,
says H. F. Davidson, "for it will be
s.it to tiiddle Hrstern'and eastern
cities by the transcontinental railways.
"We have received definite informa
tion as to the different vxhihita and
find we will j entitled here at Hood
Kiver to exhibit as follows:
"Two exhibits, 25 boxes Spitren
burgs, and two exhibits, 23 boxes,
Newtowns;;, three exhibits, 10 each, of
apiuenourRS, MewUKJns and Ortleys;
rjve exhibits, hve boxes each, of Spita-
enburgs and Newtowns vthree exhibits,
five boxes each of Ortleys and Ar
kansas Blacks; two exhibits, five boxes
each, of Winter Bananas, Red Cheek
Pippins and X.ydes Ky; ten exhibits,
one box each of apitsenburgs and
Newtowns; five exhibiteripne box each
of Ortleys, A kansas Blacks, Winter
Bananas, Red Cheek Pippins, Hydes
King and other showy variety.
"In furnishing fruit for any of these
exhibits itjwill be necessary for the
grower to select the fruit and bring it
to the warehouse unpacked, the boxes
filled tight enough so that the apples
will not rattle around and bruise while
being hauled in, and yet lose enough so
that the fruit will not show box
bruises, as bruised fruit will not go.
"These apples, after being e&hibitafl
in Spokane, will trobablv be Kit into
single laer boxes for exhibition pur
poses throughout the east, and for this
reason the fruit must be handled very
carefally. Therefore, we will insist
upon packing this fruit at the ware
house and padding the boxes so that
the fruit will not be damaged bylthe
covers. This cannot be done where
tfcf! frcit is packed in the eountry, be
sides if the fruit it packed bv so manv
different growers it will not bT3ni-
form.
"If you are interested in the 25 box
exhibit, for instance, sand in at least
40 bjxes of loose anoles. 50 sill be
better, we will grade out the 25 boxes
suitable for exhibition and pack the
balance which will go iirfti the pool, for
which you will get full fitttlemcnt and
you a ill (jit the extra ffi) cents (r box
tor me iruit actually tanon for exhib
ition purpbses. For the other you will
receive full valuo. All mMina wild
aWdifldBal coSti to you on fife dtolS
sent ia by you fo this purpose, pro
vided we will not accept to exceed
double the dumber of loose boxes thatf
are packed out for exhibition.
"Inasmuch as the rtfmb&r c8 exhib
its We are at liberty to BccofiB .-ifta vevg
limited, we will enter these in the, or
der in which they are telephonod (o us,
or reported by other meflia, so if you
are intonated please take up thia mat
ter at once. Please phoM our genwul
office with reference to this, at Slain
2881, and Mr. Huxley will make a list
of your offerings."
"The apple marketing situation of
the northwest is being handlt)d Uh
the fpeatest of junent," si)yB il
tner Sie '"Sfhile npploa are aft thfe
time brisking good prices, thoy ifljs at
the same time possible prices, tjt Ciis
I mean, that they are rfiod fiorthe
grower, good for the dojalor, and faij
to tha consumer.
"The maintenance of these oricea is
all that could be asked for tie north
western interests. It is estimated that
between 50 and 60 per cent of the
northwest crop ftas been scfid, and the
first attention of (Market men now is
devoted to filling their orders. This
means thgg there will be no consign
ments to anybody, and the fruit is go
ing into the hands of men who have
their monvfl invested in it.1 This will
Insure amiability opmarket conditions.
"This stability has been brought
about by the thorough cooperation of
all northwestn interests."
Mr. Sieg says that the rumors of
oubles with packers by the local as
sociation have been of small conse
quence. Local growers pay their pack
ers more money than Aa any other
Northwestern fruit district. , However,
a few disgruntled men have made de
mands for higher wages. In such cases
their packer's stemp and credentials
have been taken J&m from them, and
thrjbbarvest goes on Siabated.
Whii? recent announcements state
that the United States government has
officially criticised the alleged misnam
ing of brands of fruit by northwestern
agencies, the local officials say that they
have not allowed the gjKinouncementa to
give them any worry. "'Indeed," says
r. bieg, "we have not taken much
stock in storiea to the- effect that the
Spitzenburg must be call the Esopus."
Local horticulturists have got down
their boojp by high authorities "and
have fouiSr that the name Sg&zenburg
ia synonymous with. Esopus. wucording
to Beachs' work i New Yorkapples,
the first official recognition far
famed apple had was in 1817 at Esopur,
Ulster county, Mew York, the horti
cultural work says that the Esopus
Spitzenburg, comomnly known as the
Spitzenburg, is first mentioned on that
date, although trees of it had been
found scattered in all parts of the New
York apple district.
"The name Spitzenburg and Esopus
are synonymous" says E. L. Smith,
who 'has been called the father of the
Hood River orchard interests and who
was for many years closely identified
with the Oregon Horticultural Society,
of which he was president.
The estimates on the crop for the
year is going to be materially increased
because of the - excellent growing
weather that the local orcbardists have
enjoyed this fall and because of the
good size tha fruit has attained. In
round numbers the apple crop will
probably reach 1200 carloads this year.
"All talk about our trouble with
packers ought to be at once decried,"
said Mr, Sieg again the first of the
week. "It is true that out of the sev
eral hundred packers in the valley we
have about a score of disgruntled men.
But these are causing no worry. We
are receiving letters from other fruit
districts, where thejfmen are getting
less money than here and we could get
a hundred packers on short notice, if
we needed them, I am wilting letters
every day to packers telling them not
to come; that we do not need them.
"I have bad letters and telegrams
from Watsonville, Calif., where the
crop ia short, and we could get scores
oi gooa pscxers rroro that district"
Advice from grower in different part
of the valley minimizes the rumored
packer troubles.
Winds the first of the week have
blown a good many apph-a from the
trees in differnt parts of the valley.
However, this fruit will be placed In
rpecial grade and the Association will
find a market for them.
E. L. SMITH LAYS LI
BRARY CORNERSTONE
Despite the rain in the first part of
the week and on the day -before, the
clouds cleared away Saturday morning
aiiu.me auernoon waa orig':u and sun
shiny for the laying of the Cornerstone
ef the Carnegie buildingf the county
library, bj E. L.pSmrtb. A large
crowd assembled uwKir the classic oaks
that have given Hood River a broad
spread fame for beauty.
The mei0ng was presided over by
Truman Buffer, chairman ef the build
ing committee of the library board.
Seats had been arranged on the im
provised Hoc of the structure, and the
a large crowd was cent.i The chief
address of the afternoon was made H
E. L. Smith, whose talk, after he had
placed the first trowelful of mortar at
the base of the big stone, closed the
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exercises, in his introduction. Mr.
Butler, as did all of the sneakers whn
had preceded him, paid a great tributa
to Mr. Smith. "I .wish that I micht
properly express our aSMeciation of
our grand old mar." said Mr. Butler.
"And fcwant to extend to him the good
wisnes oi a uosi oi iriends
I" wonder if you think of tha benefit
that will berfn from 3us beautiful Oc
tobr day.'eoid Ct. Smith. "This
library (11 bo fin emblem of the Intel
lectunlity oftto esople f our conv
mumty. It 111 be the .means of a
postgraduate Cor!? for the students of
our high schools. Ihomus Carlyle said
that a collection of bouus is the best
university re may have.
Mr. Smith told of the aims of An
drew Grneffe in establishing libraries
ever the land. He named a number of
ffie grent institutions of learning thai
Be bad endowed. "The great Scotch
man," said Kir. Smith, "tells us that
a love of b(j)l viill drifo it the lower
t&tes of a people. 3le atfiuired bis
wealth, not liraout'ii suaculation in
stocks tftid bonds, but by straightfor
ward easiness metfcodS nnd he consid
ers tsnu he rcra held id in a Rind of a
twist oral o littntriosiaral insattitiona
oi iofcwuo:!!J ms Ufa fcoirMon
dovyod ftp tha bSnfeQfr eaf thq people."
a trains rofloiica n tferm&t work
ma wife bad dorte too ail sfoetarino
nerfjntg matte rfoc atlfe i!2rlkhefe4cWt ttn
bo bwjj, -nen ttti patsint-ie irespita or
tma vaiior, vvnitp Sutnftin and The
19 9Ja wceffl a-ssramtitod bare, a wnan
was enpn seiiirea isa creran frcCB a
Igitoon. Sho was ncft- idftn it 9ur
prolK, but Dftat mm rra$tt ba waisod
to bfly imjjiiainos rtod.hjj&iftr a rein
ing worn tor- Sua rjPWto.
"1 am hopy thi t-tta building has
been erected turn en tftju pqpporty that
is ficred to ma."
tilayifr Blnnclm Jjffito djn bdialf of
the city. "rfj8 titoa notfeian to us
merely tfti flWructive building," said
Sir. Blanch "that e may &bow
With pride to our visitor, bat it means
that In ill hnve mnirjned nn insti
ftion SHUNTS may igl Uftm if use to
increoiJI ouv (fnou lob. fcoft "I? help
in the orft. titCo Ufi inftaeflt. and ttt
not cnocoJv rc;i(tT)ntn itf tLa .IntTn. hut
citl3CiB." Kir. Blanche stated t&ut h
un7'tood tbtM tsfie Carnegie corpora
tion hud CMiroijrin&id tnoroi money fob
thff loctTl buildina than for y other
city in tlx) state propnrftonQtct to popu
lation.
Judae G. R. Castnqr folloBa SJayor
Blanchar, eayinnr "This is a time for
conuratulutions for all the people of
the county ; with branches established
at Park'iale, &unt Hood, Odell, Pine
(J rove. Cascade Locks and other pbints,
the people of all the count? are given
the privilege of using the institution.
"Last week some one telephoned in
in the ever I rig for a cow book. By
next morning's mail the desired volume
3as on its way by parcel post."
j. r. Lucas spoke in cenait or tne
library board. "Many years ago eM
umbia. little did-1
dream that a fair city would rise on
the banks of the Classic Dog river.
and that some day we would have an
instituOon of learning aecond only to
the public school."
Mr. Lucas told of thcxieoric fight
mide by the Woman's club. I B&h be
an l Mr. Smith praised the boatd for
th) selection that had been mdrn in
securing Miss Delia Nortr.ey as libriw-
lan. In closing his. address he paidn
tribute to tytt late J. M. Schmeltzer,
who was an earnest worker on the li
brary board.
Mrs. Chaa. H. Castner. president of
the Woman's club, gave a short ad
dress, telling of the efforts of the
women, and declaring that the event of
the laying ojfj.be corner stone was the
most important ever participated in by
the mtQbers of that organization.
Mrs. Castner deposited beneath the
corner stone, as symbolic of the things
in which Hood Kiver people pre inter
ested the following articles: A picture
of little . Ruth McLf, the second
youngest baby of the Woman's club;
the year book of the Woman a club; a
photograph of those participating in
the ground breaking exercises, a copy
each of the Hood River Glacier, the
Hood River News and the day's issue
of the Oregonian, and a 1913 penny.
Wl m REGISTER
WITH COUNTY CLERK
"Registration is very slow," says
County Court Clerk Hanson, "and most
of those who have come in since the
new law went into effect are women.
The county registration will close Sat
urday, October 18. The list of voters
already registered and who will not
have to perform the task under the
new law numbered 1,746.
Registration under the new law up
to Tuesday were as follows:
Men Republican, 24; Democrats, 12;
Progressive, 3 ; Prohibtionists, 1 ; So
cialists, 1; Independent, 4; total, 45.
Women Republican, 117; Democrat,
49; Progressive, 6; Prohibitionists, 26;
Sociaists, 6; Independent, 11; nonpar
tisan, 8; total, 223.
CITIZENS TALK
ROAD BONDS
FIRST STEPS TAKEN TOWARD ISSI E
Representative Interests Meet at Com
mercial dub to Further Bonding
for Better Highways
With a large crowd of bissinew men
and raiichers present at a conference
at the rooms of the Commercial cluii
Tuesday night, the first steps toward
preparing for a bond iatue tor better
roads for the counlj were taken. Hood
River people are not only eager to at,
cure ways and means of pushing their
portion of the Columbia river highway
to completion but desire to raise at the
same time sufficient funds to make a
better system of highways through the
valley. Under the existing laws, when
the bond issue fur the building of good
rods caLnot exceed two per cent of
the assessed valuation, Hood River
county's maximum bond issue will be
approximately $230,000.
"My interests are ready to stand
their share of the expense of thOgood
road improvement," said Chas. T. Ear
ly, managing director of the Oregon '
Lumber Co. "I don't think the sura
tQVntioned near enough, but perhaps
we had better start in a small way and
get dollar's worth for road for a dol
lar's worth of money spent."
Chas. A. Bell, the largest Individual
ts payer in the county, expressed the
stwne sentiirnfj Mr. Bell is one of
the most enthusiastic booster!) ?or the
Columbia river road in the county. "I
figure that by taxation, if the road
were to be cstructed that way,"
Says Mr. Bell, "that my portion of the
burden would be about t00, but I
wwald be willing to pay more."
The money secured from a bawl issue
will tie UBed in n&king permanent
roads. Louis A. Henderson, a civil en
gineer, stated that he had recently,
been in communication with Prof. Mc
Allister, of tha .University of Oregon,
who had recommended the use of con
crete roads. The concrete highways
will last longer and and , while their
first coBt is not very muclgreater than
that of macadam, the expense of main
tenance ia very little, while that of
maintaining macadam ia greater than
theost of building in Instance,
Although a considerable length of
time will elapse between now ($d the
time of choosing the material, public
sentiment is strongly in favor of the
ncrete roads. -
The proposed? tend Issue will find
very nearly unanimous support. An
intimation has come from A. I. Mason,
wno as at tne luesday night meeting,
vno nowpyer
mad(t corit)licBtaf-
otKiU will be onufiiTEd ta .
acTTT b
irortuiBf tfae roouli
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the bond issue. Jruiwnn ttutrer (a a iff a
short sjjdfcch aumming up the feelings
of those present and depreciatingfi the
ij.'tion takon by the supporters of the
recall, who have issued the statement
throngh fir. Mason that should the -call
election not carry, the Columbia
river highway will be opposed. "I am
telling you those thines at this time."
said m. Butler, "to brinir out all the
things you are thinkine tfliout. I have
been thinking about the matter, and I
can see thoughts bristling around over
tne room now. I am sorrv that the
Columbia river road is in anv wav
drawn rtrto our politics. Our court
should, and oill, stand on Its ownQ
tfiErits. It is unfair for tha gunnortmw
of the recall to bring in the Columbia
highway In this manner."
Commissioner J. R. Dutnam SDoke at
length, calling attention to the need of
a suftey of the county's road system
berore any deMniffi action is taken to-,
Ward securing tfc'e bond issue. Mr.'
Putnam advised the appointment of a
nonpartisan committee, and later on
the motion of Mr. Bell, action was
taken for the apDointment of a com
mittee of five non partisan, representa
tive citizens to make a study of the
needs of roads.
One of the most interesting of the
speeches of the evening was Uiat by S.
A. Mitchell, who stated that iie hoped
the CjlumSia river highway would go
through. Mr. Mitchell, who has been
making study of local statistics, cited
the number of acres of unimproved
land in the valley, land that would te
improved each year. He called atten
tion to the need of good Mrads and of
the economy they would bring about.
"kven lr we have tafcoend f 1300 a year
for interest on our bonds," said Mr.
Mitchell "this is but $1.50 per capita.
And we are ready to spend that much
money on thifs we enjoy."
Mr.lBell lufer declared that it would
be an excellent scheme to acquaint the
people with just how much tj; bond
usue would cost.
"iney nave an laea
to be expensive and
burdened that they
Just eive them the
that It is going
they Iwill be so
cannot jetand it.
figures wid show them," he said.
W. L. Clark, president of the club.
called attention to the cheapness with
which roads are being constructed down
in Jackson county. "Major Bowlby
recently told me how all interests were
cooperating in aiding with the building
of the road, and those folks," said MijQ
Clark, are going to have concrete
highways at a cost not much greater
than that of a macadam."
E. O. Blanchar spoke briefly. "Some
of the words of the government expert
wno addressed us last ibursday even
ing, have stuck with me,," said Mr.
Blanchar. "He advised against the
issue of bonds for a period of longer -than
the life of the road, and I think
Buch suggestion worthy of considera
tion. 1 am not going to get started
further on roads; for I am so full of
them that I can never stop. But 1
Would -like for any one to give me a
valid reason why Hood River county
should not go ahead with its road
building by bond issue, if it can get its
money on six per cent bonds."
On motion of Wilmer Sieg, the sense
of the Tuesday night meeting was ex
pressed as being in favor of the board
of directors of the club conferrng with
the county court and making prepara
tions for the expense of collecting an
exhibit for the Panama fair at San
Francisco in 1915. It ia the purpose of
the club to have the main display of
the county at the Horticultural build
ing, where it will be seen by more peo
ple. However, Leslie Butler, who waa
a member of the Oregon delegation,
which selected the site for the Oregon
building, says that it is in one of the
most favored spots and will be visited
by at least 90 per cent of the people
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