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VOL. XXV
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30. 1913
No 22
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Effective May 20, the following will be the Schedule of the Boats:
Steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave Portland Monday, Wednesday and
Saturday for.iip river poinls at 7:00 A. M.
Returning will leave Hood River Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Th Dalles City wilUeave Portland on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday,
' and will leave Ilood River on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Her "arrival at Hood River beipg about 4:30 P.M., and departure
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!MANY APPLES
BEINGSIIIPPED
BISY SCENES AT THE WAREHOUSES
Almost a Train of Fruit Daily Leaving the
Valley-Distributors Show Gratify
ing Returns on Soft Fruits
Railroad avenue, where the long; line
of loading and receiving stations of the
Hood Kiver Apple Growers Association.
are located, has been the busiest aec-
tion of the city the past few weeks.
Scorei of growers' wagons, with their
racks piled high with fruit, may be
seen unloading apples, while each day
from 12 to 14 carloads have been routed
out to all parts of the globe.
hvery box snipped baa been sold at
a price f. o. b. Hood River," says Wil-
mer Meg. "And taking into consider
ation the fact that the Association is
finding a market for all grades this
promotes to be one of the best seasons,
financially, that Hood Kiver has ever
met with. We are selling at good
prices cooking apples and C grade
stuff. Ihis heretofore has been a
waste product, but the xood prices re
ceived for the large quantities of this
stuff along with the excellent values
got for the extra fancy ami fancy ap
ples will make the returns the best lor
the production per acre.
"While the great preponderance of
fruit shipped is of the higher grades,
the vaBt quantity of C grade and cook-
ng grade product and the value re
turned for the latter helps the orchard
ist when he begins to figure hia net re
turns." Mr. Sieg says that the picking in all
fiarts of the valley has been very near
y completed and that packing will be
gin in eameBt now.
' We have had a shortage of boxes
this year," he says, "due to the early
conservative estimate of the growers.
However, the local box companies and
those of Portland started the manufac
ture again, and the needs of the local
growers have been supplied."
the management of the local associ
ation expresses the opinion that the
conference held in Portland last week,
when shipping agencies and marketing
concerns discusssed the advisability of
standardising the package for straw
berry shipments, will result in much
benefit. Hereafter all northwestern
berry districts will ship their fruit in
crates containing 24 government pint
boxes. The old boxes, containing
slightly less than the government reg
ulation quart, prevented the marketing
of the fruit in many states the past
year.
"Hereafter," says Mr. Sieg, "the
berries may be sold in any part of the
United States. And we are glad to
see the decrease in the Bize of the
boxes.- They will aland, refrigeration
better and we have found that the
trade likea the smaller package. We
expect to be able to ship the fruit as
far as New York in the smaller pack
ages; for Louisiana berries packed in
(ins manner have been marketed in
Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.
C." tleretofore, the greater portion
of Hood River's berry crop has been
sold in middle western cities.
The demand for northwestern boxed
apples is said never t( have been bet
ter. Excerpts from a epecial.dispatch
from New York to the Oregonian are
as iollows:
"The low prices of last year, a heavy
European and South American demand,
general disgust with the barreled ap
ples of the east, and a light crop in
most fruit growing sections arc funda
mental reasons for the present good
prices for northwestern apples in New
York markets. The fact that the first
shipments of Hood River Spitzenburgs
brought at auction 2.35 to $3.25 a box
and Wenatchee Arkansas Blacks from
2.60 to S3 at this crucial time, when
all the apples that are not to be put in
cold storage are being thrown on the
market, is a strong indication that the
present demand for high grade western
apples will continue throughout the
season.
"Mouths which never before had
tasted boxed apples had their fill last
winter. The enormous crop produced
throughout the United State? 'with the
resultant low prices sent boxes of high
grade fruit into thousands of homes for
the first time. Like the peanut
'butcher' on the trains who gives all
the passengers a taste of his candy,
the grower is reaping a direct benefit
from the generous prices of last fall.
The fruit brokera of New York place
low pricea of 1912 as a prime factor in
the increased demand for boxed fruit.
"Five leara ago Sgobel &' Day sent
the first box of apples to South Amer
ica from New York. - It was a single
box, sent aa a sample. The Vandyke,
which left recently for Buenos Ayres
and Rio Janerio, carried 34,000 boxes
of northwesern apples. Now that the
tariff la toifce removed from meat, the
steamship companies are increasing
their cold storage capacities for the
purpose of bringing meat north and
taking apples and other fruit south.
"Colorado Jonathans, which were
much in evidence In the overflooded
market at this time laBt fall, are not
to be found. The commission houses
are lined with brightly labeled boxes
from Wenatchee, North Yakima, Rogue
River and Hood River valleys. There
has been an immense shipment of Jon
athan from Washington to New York.
There are but few Jonathans from the
Hood River and Rogue Kiver valleys
in the New York market, but Spitzen
burgs are just putting in an appear
ance. Southern Oregon pears are
found in every high class fruit stand
in the city and are retailing at from
five to eight eents spiece, according to
quality.
"Colorado is not the only fruit dist
rict that has had a light crop. Califor
nia's customary supply of Yellow
Newtown Pippins is reported to be
greatly diminished by the fruit growing
conditions there. New York, Maine
and other eastern states have but half
the crop of 1912.
"The Chicago markets are taking all
the apples grown in the middle west.
leaving the western grown fruit to
supply the needs that small crops in
the east and Europe and the liking for
the product is causing.
"Pricea given by buyers in New
York for apples f. o. b. in the Wenat
chee. North Yakima. Hood River and
Rogue River valleys are aa follows:
Romel Beauties, S2.50; Spitzenburgs,
,$1.60; to $2; Yellow Newtown Pippins,
$1.60 to $2; Arkansas Blacks, $2; Jon
athans, $l.40-$1.60; Winter Bananas,
" 'The apple demand is greater than
in former years, say Kenneth H.
Hay, junior member of the firm of
Scobel & Day, 'and the supply is far
below normal. With these conditions,
the prices are bound to be high for
fancy fruit There Is great danger of
the growers injuring the market for
another year by holding their fruit
too high now. The demand this aeason
ia greater on account of the low prices
last fall and the reerse will be true if
the pricea are boosted out of sight.' "
PAASCH BECOMES
LARGE EXPORTER
"The German apple market is offer
ing the best of opportunities for north
western applea this year," says Aug.
Paasch, one of the largest individual
exporters of fruit in the northwest,
wno state mat he will this year sell
to Hamburg and other German centers
50 carloads of Hood River fruit. Mr.
raanc'li, who has been selling fruit to
the German markets ever since his
orchard has come into bearing here,
and wno recently returned from an ex
tensive journey through the German
cities, state that the demand for
American .boxed apples ia continually
growing.
the local orchardist and exporter,
who with hia eons hss a tract of 120
acres, one of (Ae largest bearing orch
arcda in the valley, has been buty the
past week preparing his foreign ship
ments, tie was one of the Crst indi
vidual growera to erect a packine plant
and warehouse. This building, located
on a spur on the Mount Hood Railroad,
has been one of the busiest spots in the
valley during the past few weeks. So
successful has Mr. Passch been in the
marketing of his own fruit that manv
of hia neighbora now rely implicitly on
ns judgment and are handling their ap
ple through him.
"Our price in the German markets
this year," say Mr. Paasch, "are
going to net us back the most featisfac
tory returns, and 1 look for better re
sults next year."
BENNETT TELLS OF
VALLEY'S BEAUTY
In an interesting article In Sundy's
Oregonian, Addison Bennett, a staff
correspondent of the Oregonian, tells
of the beuuty U the region in the' fall
or the year, when the harvest of ap
ples is on. Mr. Bennett says jn part:
"When la the proper time to visit
Ilood River and the Hood River valley
and aee those places at their best?
t hat all depend upon the idea of the
visitor but 1 should say the best time
ia the first opportunity you have re
gardless of the season, provided there
Is no snow on the ground. 1 have vis
ited the valley in all seasons of the
year ; In the dead to winter when the
ice king reigned; in the spring, when
the pussy-willow were first sending
rorin tt.eir buds; in the late spring,
when the valley was a vaBt field of
blooms and blossom; when the lus
cious strawberries were ripe; when the
cherrie were at their best; when
peachea were tempting the palate of
all who could get in touch with speci
mens of that lusciouB fruit from that
wonderful valley; then later, when the
apple trees were beginning to bend un
der their burden of fruit; still later,
when. -the various varieties of apples
were beginning to show their color,
and finally, when the ripened fruit was
being picked and sent to the packing
houseB, as it is being sent now. 1
should aay that the best time of all
times to visit this valley and city is
right now today 1"
WOMEN WILL HAVE
GOOD ROADS DAY
The member of the local Woman's
club will celebrate good roads day here
next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Fen
ton, an expert from the government
good roads office at Washington, D. C,
will be here that afternoon and will
deilver a lecture to the women and the
teachers of Hood River county, who
will be convened here then ..at their
annual institute.
Mrs. Fenton is presented in the city
by the Civics department of the Wom
an's club, the members of which urge
all country women to make a special
effort to hear i the lecture which is
given free at the Commercial club.
COUNTY ASSESSOR
GIVES STATISTICS
Although the number has almost
doubled in the paat year, there are but
few more hogs in Hood River county
than dogs. County Assessor Wick
ham's statistics show that the county
has 176 iwine, valued at $1,060, while
there are 108 dogs, valued at $830.
The county ha hut 68 sheep and goats,
valued at just H0. Cattle number 759
and are worth $17,985.
The total assessed valuation of the
county property, excluding throf pub
lic utilites corporations, is $9,303,854, a
slight decrease over that of last year,
wmcn was j.o.ii.nuu.
Other important items are as fol
lows: Acres in cultivation. 21.670,
valued C $4,645,285; tillable land not
in cultivation, 58,192 acres, valued at
$1,286,840; nontillable land. 47,741
acres, valued at $7,945; improvements
on land, 1527,840; value of all towh
lots, $756,131; improvements on lots
$593,921.
The valley has 99 owner of motor
vehicles, whose cars are valued at
$31,050.
Damage at Hydro Plant
A section of the canal wall of the
Hydro-Electric Co. washed out last
Saturday. Manager R. S. Danforth
and a crew of men worked until after
midnight Saturday repairing the dam
aged wall. The men worked by the
light of the lamps from Harry Bailey's
automobile and a lamp from Mr. Dan
forth' motorcycle.
Dr. Logan Dies at The Dalles
Dr. Hugh Logan, a pioneer physi
cian, of The Dalles, who is well known
in this city, died at hi home in that
city Monday. Dr. Logan was 63 years
of age. He was prominent in fraternal
circles, being a Mason of high degree
FACTIONS IN
RECALL RANKS
RECALL EXPONENTS DECREASING
Sentiment Sways Toward Defeat of Agi
htors, as Citizens Become Ac
quainted with Trivial Reasons
All effort to appease thcao support
ing the recall of Hood River's county
court and all efforts to effect a com
promise have been futile, aid on No
vember 4. the brat recall election in
the history of the county will be held.
A strong fight is being made against
the recall by the Taxpayer's League,
an organization composed of represent
ative business men and orchardiats. No
stone is being left unturned by the
exponents of tho recall, who are rr.ak- '
ing personal canvas of the county.
The candidates. E. E. Stanton, Ed.
Hawkes and J. O. llannum, who filed
their intentions with the county court
clerk laat week, visited Cacsadu Locks.
The recallcrs held another meeting
there Monday night. The days between
now and next Tuesday bid fair to be
the busiest, from the viwepoint of
local politics ever spent in Hood River
county.
While many of the representative
citizens of the county are supporting
the recall, their action ia being depre
cated with equal ardor by others. On
laat Sunday in hia sermon, the subject
of which was "LopsidwJ Folks," Rev.
b. a. tiams, pastor or the Riverside
Congregational church, severely criti
cised the action of the recallers. Rev.
Hams' sermon touched on various
phases of politics of interest to local
people.
He made a strong appeal for the ap
propriations for the University of Ore
gon, characterizing the referendum aa
a one sided measure. He rebuked the
city council for granting the prayer of
60 petitioners that the pool room be
opened Sunday without even looking
over the .names or 134 of the leading
citizena of the city who asked that the
present ordinance be not changed, and
called it "lop aided government that' '
reflected no credit on the council or the
citiaena who elected them." Consider
ing the movement to recall the county
court he said:
We are in the midst of a fratricidal
strife in this county which is aa re
grettable as it i intense, and a serious
as it is extensive. It ia a war that ia
setting brother against brother and
neighbor against neighbor, and turning
the milk of human kindness into the
gall of bitterness. The witch of repud
iation is threatening to turn our fair
dreams of the future into a veritable
nightmare. Why this confusion, thin
strife? Is it simply because of k dif
ference of opinion as to the priea that .
ought to be paid for oiling a mile of
road; a to the choice of a road mas
ter; a to whether a bridge is properly
braced and lined? No. There is a
deeper reason. Consciously or uncon
sciously men are laying more emphasis
on the wheel within the wheel of gov
ernment than on the spirit of life
in the midat of the wheels; they are
making of role importance thing which
are not of chief importance; they are
mistaking the abuse or the law lor the
use of it. They are wider-eyed for im
mediate results than for future good.
The one sidednees of the law, which
is its weakness, makes this possible.
1 am not here to defend any act or
acts of the county court. Barring any
favoritism and all personalities, I
prophesy that in any county where the
recall is invoked against any court, for
no graver reasons than appear in the
accusations charge against our county
officials, after the amoke of battle shall
have cleared away and time haa healed,
or at least mollified, the wounds in
dicted, it will be the verdict of history
that Buch a movement is the result of
the lopsidedneas of zeal without knowl
edge, personal feeling without broth
erly love, encouraged by the servility
of indifference without patriotic devo
tion. 1 belOve the citizens of this
county will not allow the stigma of the
success of such a movement to be
passed upon us at the polls."
But as time passe factions are aris
ing in the camps of the recall support
ers, themselves, and it ia the opinion
of those who are studying the situation
that should the election come a week
later the recall would completely fizzle
out.
"1 have made a thorough investiga
tion of the matter in the county and
have soundtd public sentiment pretty
thoroughly," say W. E. King, "and I
believe it is not a question of defeat
ing the recall, but a question of how
badly we will beat it, if all the anti
recallera simply turn out and vote. I
find that the good judgment and clear
headed commonsense of the Hood River
valley citizena are being manifested,
and aa the people are becoming in
formed of the recall and the motives of
the recallers, they are making deter
mined efforts to put an end to it."
Numbers of the citizens who signed
the recall petition are recanting, after
they have learned the true situation.
A. J. Friedly said Tuesday that he
was one of the signers of the petition.
"But 1 do not care to cast my vote to
make our condition worse," says Mr.
Friedly. Mr. Friedly was especially
aroused because the recallers had nom
inated E. E. Stanton on the ticket for
county judgu.
Rev. J. G. Tate, through the use of
whose name, declaring that he would
head the recall ticket, the circulators
of the recall petitions secured many of
their signatures, is one of the strong
est opponents to the movement. "It
has behind it neither principle, integ
rity nor order," says Rev. Tate, who
never attended any or their meetings,
but who told those promoting the
movement that he would accept the
nomination were it to come as the
unanimous will of the people.
Judge Ci finer say that he is grati
fied at the action the citizens of the
county are taking in the matter and
that he feels that the recall will bo
defeated by a heavy vote.
"1 have interviewed more than 80
people on the matter during the past
few days," Bays R. E. Scott, who ia
secretary of the Taxpayers' Associa
tion, "und I muBt say that 1 have
found but six who do not believe the
recall is a poor move and one that will
be detrimental to the county. Senti
ment seems to be ail the time growing
in favor of squelching the movement."
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