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ASSOCIATION MEETS
ON MARCH 14TII
GEM PROGRAM TODAY
A mass meeting of the members of
the Apple Growers Ammriation will be
held here on Saturday, March M, when
the growers will he given full informa
tion concerning the shipment of the
pant year.
"The member of the Association
will then be given fully all facts per
taining to the association," says Wil
mer Sieg. "They will be told of val
ues, given crop information and all
other data on which to base their con
tracts for the coming season."
The association clerical department
is now engaged in. preparing a distribu
tion of pool funds of between 20 and 25
cents per box that will be made the
first of the month.
MANUAL TRATnInG
PUPILS EXHIBIT
The manual training students of
frof. N.- E. Fertig, of the Hood River
high school, have made exhibits this
week at the stores of the lllowera
Hardware Co. and the Stewart Hard
ware and Furniture Co. that have cre
ated no small interest. The students,
since the department was inaugurated
the first of last semester, have made
wonderful advancement. They are
taking an interest that is gratifying to
1'rof. Fertig.
The following exhibits have been
maio in the show windows of the
Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co:
DeVValt Uonebrake, a library table;
Chas. Johnson, table; Perry Williams,
a large cabinet; Howard Cooper, taba-
ret ; Mudulon Smith, tuble; and Aub
rey Tape, book rack. In the show
window of the lilowera Hardware Co.
have boon exhibited the following ar
ticles: Chess board and necktie rack,
by Sidney B. Carnine; lupboard. Miss
linker ; tabaret, Thurston Laraway ;
tabaret, Julian Jacubson; stool, Robert
McClanathan; and footstool, Sam Coad.
1'rof. Fertig takes pride in his
classes, and has been spending many
hours out of school with thoHe desiring
to muke progress in their work.
Beautiful Double Wedding
The marriaKe of Mi.ss Eva Chapman
and Donald Mowers and Miss Ruth
Chapman and Matthew Ray was solem
nized at the home of the brides' par
ents at 70i Fine street, Friday evening
at 8 o'clock, Elder N. T. Chapman, of
1'ortland, olliciating. The ring cere
ony was ured. After the ceremony a
wedding dinner was served. They
were the recipients of many useful
presents.
The young people are well known in
this city. The brides are the two
youngest daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
H. V. Chapman. Mr. Mowers is one
of our rural mail carriers and Mr. Ray
is employed as bookkeeper at the Ciaa
Electric Co., of this city, ltoth
couples will make tehir home in the
city and valley.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. J.
Mowers, Mrs. and Mrs. H. W. Chap
man and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Howard and family, Mr. and Mrs. VV.
J. Chapman and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Chapman and daughter,
Elsa, Mr. and Mrs. F. Chapman, Mr.
and Mrs. VV. R. Sherwood, Mr. and
Mrs. N. T. Chapman, of Portland,
Mrs. E. C. Mahaney, Mrs. R. A. Mow
ers, Miss Ruth Chase, Miss Fern Mow
ers, Mi.ss Hazel Mowers, Miss Edna
Howard, Everett Hardnian and Marion
Howard.
Miss Smith Dies in Portland
Friends here received news last week
of the death, in Portland, of Miss
Marion Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Smith. Miss Spiith was
formerly a resident of the city, her
father having been ticket agent at the
local O. R. & N. prassenger station.
Shoes made or repaired at Johnseu's
"The Hour and the Man." An Es
sanay two reel feature. A drama of
human apieal. Laws are made forbid
ding men to murder, yet we murder
those who disobey the law.
"Abanoned Well." A Riograph
drama.
"The Education of Aunt Georgia."
A Vitagraph drama.
Friday and Saturday
"The Question of Right." A Lubin
two reel special.
"Father's Day,." A Selig drama.
"The Misadventures of a Mighty
Monarch." A Vitagraph comedy with
John Runny, Flora Finch, Lillian
Walker and Wgllie Van.
Sunday
"Her Husband's Friend."
two reel special.
Her race was Her Fortune. The
first of Mrs. Wood B. Wedd'a senti
mental experiences. An Edison com
edy. "Hy Unseen Hands." A Selig
drama.
A Kalem
and all. The two (?) companies Uten
coupled the two station and etery
tblfif was amootli again. Aod .tbe
"dear people let those fellows do that
trick Mod never raised finger. Stood
very quietly without bitching and
were "milked" and have been ever
since. 1 have an idea that tboae con
tracts mere good until tbey expired by
the time limit.
These straws show which way the
winds blows, so doot be mislead by
any soft soap coming from the power
company. I am one of the committee
appointed at the Odell ma&smeetlng to
take up the preliminary work on this
municipal plant, and I can assure the
public that we hare gone into it wltb
the idea of either climbing over, going
around, or tearing down any and all
obstacles that interfere with us In
carrying out our plans. We know
that the object Is a good one and also
there Is no good reason why we can
not put it through unless the people
vote It down. We have explained the
details to the people and have met
with approval when persons under
stood the situation fully.
Our stroug point has been as fol
lows: A municipal plant will not be oblig
ed to add taxes nor water power rent
al to its coat of operation, so we will
benefit just that much over any pri
vately owned. Nor do we have to
allow dividends to be sent away from
the valley. Any surplus will be used
or paying off bonds and we will get
uli the real benefit ourselves. By
this method the valley will get Its
current at cost.
The proposed power station will be
located centrally. A six-mile radius
will cover the territory served but we
can easily extend the service. There
w ill be ample capacity for taking care
of all the business in the city of Hood
River as well as the valley. The
amount of power available at our sites
Is ample for some time to come, being
up to 4000 horse power at low water.
A competent engineer who was here
a few days ago told us we could install
for about $40. per horse power as the
site wag a good one for low cost Mr.
Hall's $100.00 per horse power looks a
little inflated from our point of view.
This same engineer estimated our
main lines at $750.00 per mile and
branch lines much less. The fact
that the proposed station Is in the
center of the district to be served is a
very large factor in economy and also
in service. One circuit could be in
trouble and not affect the others.
Where there is but one main line, any
trouble puts the whole system out of
business,
I have gone over Mr. Hall's items
of expense and cut off a little over
$2100.00. But we will Uke his $26,
700.00 just as he uses it and ask Jtim
hew the Hood River Gas ft Electric
company can sttord to pay the Pacific
Power ft Light company more than
that each year a rental of plant and
lines. Very likely be will reply that
the business of the City of Hood River
makes that possible.
Well, we here in the valley are not
going to confine our business to the
valley alone, but w ill go Into the city
too, and see what a low rate will do
towards increasing our earnings and
paying off a few bonds. "All's fair
in love and war." Perhaps we can
induce that $12,700.00 deficit they tell
about to make a noise like an asset
Mr. Hall calls attention to the need
of a reserve equipment to be ready
for emergency service. How about
his plant at Powerdale with 250 kilo
watt generator dragging from 50 to
100 per cent overload a considerable
part of the time. The high tension
line from White River does not seem
(to be a howling success when it is
needed the most The Hydro outfit
at Tucker's Bridge is only a joke. The
only up-to-date plant in Hood River
exists now in blueprints mostly, ex
cept for a few piers and holes and
piles of rock along the river. At
present all bj at a stand still. Those
big generators we heard about, don't
seem to be very much in evidence.
Probably the work has been "postpott
ed on account of the weather." I
wouldnot say anything about cheap
construction and large repair expense
(for the other fellow) until I looked
around my own dooryard to see how
things appeared. It might make me
feel as if I could Uke some of that ad
vice for home consumption.
I will quote a few figures taken
from the books of a steam driven elec
tric power plant I had charge of not
long ago. This station was of but
100 kilowatt capacity which had a
lighting load only. Ran from an
hour before sunset to midnight also
from 6 a. in. till daylight in winter
months.
During one year, September to Sept
ember. ,
Receipts
Current sold $8341.00
Expense
Labor $2683.00
Coal 1602.00
Running .. 1000.00
Interest on capital at 6 per cent 600.00
Total $5885.00
Balance for dividends and depre
ciation $245fi.00
Oapitil stock 10,000.00
The rates for current began at 15
cents, scaling to 10 cents, street light
ing was done for about six cents. The
rate for residence and commercial
lighting were applied la this Sumner:
the first kilowatt wet 15 oenu
per kilowatt, the next "S were 12
per kilowatt and over 14 was at 10
cents per ktllowatt However If the
consumer used enough current to en
title him to the 12 K cent rate or the
10 cent rate, he paid that rate for all
be used. For example, if the meter
read a use of IS kilowatts be paid
$1.50 or 10 cents for all he used and
not 15 cents for part and 12 & cents
for part The earnings of this plant
show what can be done by a plant
which had to use fuel in proportion to
it's load. A condition not met with
in water power.
Here Is the whole matter in a nut
shell. If the power companies can
make a profit by using our river to
generate power for us, then there Is
pot a single reason why we can't do
It and apply that profit to pay for our
own plant and later reduce our rates
when out of debt Why pay rent
when we can apply the same amount
and own it all by ourselves?
Another point, don't let anyone fill
you up with stories as to the great
cost of making "Juice" and the awful
loss In transmission. Those yarns
are for campaign purposes only. For
get them. Private capital can be
had to build enormous plants that sell
current for one-fourth of one cent per
kilowatt, using coal at fl.EO per ton.
Those platits are regular money mak
ers. What particular difference does It
make, as far as the operating of the
plant Is concerned whether a few men
iin the East or a "bunch of farmers"
in the West are the owners? We
can do the ownmg and the running
too. This whole thing is in the hands
of the valley people and If they vote
"Yes" then we will have our plant.
The two (?) companies can still be
with us as long as they care to stay.
The peoplo will decide the fate of
both.
There is one thing certain and it is
this, the time has passed when any
company can play the game In the old
way and "make it stick." Hood Riv
er ought to be the laughing stock of
the whole nation if it stands for any
more "mllkmg."
J. C. HOWLAND.
Member of the committee of eight.
Hood River, February 23, 1914.
Melia's Rosaline Boy,
No. 102410
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19154$; a grandson of the great 15,Mt Bull, Melia Ann s King No. 5581
The greatest Jersey bull living or dead, w hen judged by his success in
the show ring and the wonderful record of bit pet He is sire of 68 tested
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Phone Odell 18
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HALL ANSWERED
BY COMMITTEE
In regard to Manager Hall's article
In last week's Issue of the News, lu
which he rails attention to the diffi
culties and dangers which seem to
him) so very numerous lu municipal
power plants, 1 wltih to say right here
lu the beginning that I am not making
any personal attack upon Mr. Hull,
but am on good terms with him, even
if we do not always have the same
Ideas and opinion:;, Mr. Hall must,
of course, be prejudiced in favor of
his company.
w ny la it this company uses so
much space to warn the people
agaiiiHt such an awful danger the
great expense Incurred In building
and operating, etc? Do the people
fliiuk for ono niiu u to that this com
puny wants to savo the valley a lot
oi money except so that It will dually
full hi to the compnuny cash box? If
tbo valley coimumrra have any Idea
that this company Is in existence for
iny altruistic purpose they have ano
ther Idea coming to them.
look duck a snort time and see
what happened when the "Hydro'
was busy getting Into Hcod Illver.
Didn't the 1'aoltlc Tower & Light do
their prettiest to prevent the new
comer from doing business? All
kinds of plans were brought Into use
injunctions were ussued; contracts
.were made for current at flat rates
and ridiculously low figures were the
order of the day. Out here ' on the
Kast Side there was no Immediate
danger of the Hydro service, but why
all 1 bis haste to do business at
loss? The company would let the
"dear people" make the rate and they
(the company) would stand the loss.
However, "the end Justifiwt the
means."
Hy and by the Hydro seemed to be
getting the worst of the deal and first
we know both companies ran 'over to
Salem and asked the Railroad com
missioners to allow them to raiue the
rules. So the Commission came to
Hood Hiver and suid u few words and
away went the contracts, low rates
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