The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, January 07, 1915, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XSVI HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANTARY 7. 19i: Xo. :J2 r''- i'JL S-tfTH A? tiaDsw " .. . New Year. E' 1 A I Before time nasses this vear malt p nn vmir mind to possess a Bank account. 11 No one who earns money can afford to spend all and you can make this year better by putting a little money in the Bank reg ularly. Forget just "how much" you can save and by the end of the year you will find the profit resulting from the determi nation to get ahead in addition to the es tablishment of confidence and credit. Be gin with One Dollar. 4 Interest Paid on Savings FIRST NATIONAL Capital $100,000 B AfK. SurP,u $35,000 1200 Pocket Knives Scissors and Razors Late arrivals for the Holiday trade. Jhese are factory samples and very fine; will be offered until Inventory, February 1st, at most attrac tive prices. Manicure sets, carving sets. Toys At the prices we made broke our stock so badly that we conclude to help out your de layed present list by contin uing the sale at 1-2 price op what is left Our 28 erec tor sets were all sold but we have lota of interesting toys for 1-2 price. Furniture, Rugs A clean up sale regardless of cost will continue through out January. Our expenses are light, cost is low. All odd pieces must go. Prior to February 1st, In ventory, we shall overprices on odd china, porcelain, glass and pottery, 1-4 off on the choicest pieces, ,will replen ish your cupboard at low cost SEEDS We are sole agents for Burbanks wonder pro ductions and their full line of staple seeds and have our usual full stock of Burpee's Seeds. Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co. Bank Advertisement No. 39 We have the consent of every member of our office force to say that we are be ginning the New Year with all the vim and energy we can individually and collective ly command, and it is our purpose to use it in an effort to make this one of the best years in this pioneer bank's history. By the way, we didn't have to use any coercion to get that consent either, and it was a real pleasure to the writer to see how much response sentiment of that kind will enlist from a loyal, harmonious crew. If you don't feel quite well enough ac quainted with those of us whom you meet most frequently in connection with your bank business, please give us a chance to meet you half way; for, in so far as your requirements and our ability to serve can meet on the common ground of good bank ing, your will is our pleasure. With very best wishes for the New Year, we remain, Faithfully yours, BUTLER BANKING COMPANY V. Kresse Kodak and Let the Children Kodak We carry the Genuine Kodaks and supplies. Come in and see the New Autograph Kodaks, the very latest in kodakery. Date and title your negatives any negatives permanently at the time you make them. The great est advance in photonraghy in twenty years. We have a com plete stock in Autograph kodaks and films. ctor Victrola's and Records DrUg CO.? CcML Store THE YEAR 1914 is drawing to a close and while it had its griefs, let us look forward to the coming year with all confidence in the future of Hood River and its pos sibilities, t Let us be thankful that we live here, where the acres produce so much and the climate is so desirable. Let us determine to do our part to make the coming year what we wish it to be, and we will have a good share of it accom plished, f If this bank can be of any assistance to you in this connection, it will be a pleasure for us to serve you. Hood River State Bank Something You Can't Buy There is one thing in our stock which you can't buy no matter how much you will offer for it, and yet we gladly give one with each purchase made at our store. This is a jewelry box bearing our imprint. Our name on a jewelry box indicates that the con tents are of a high quality. It has taken years of consistent, fair dealing to build up this enviable reputation and it is therefore, necessary to protect it. Otherwise, many persons would buy jew elry at some irresponsible place and then put our guar antee upon it by placing it in one of our boxes, and so our stock of boxes is as zealously guarded as our dia monds and jewels. - Therefore, when some one gives you a gift in a box bearing our name you may be sure you are getting a gift that bears the acknowledged distinction found always in anything that comes from this store. "Yours for Service" W. F. LARAWAY, Jeweler Hood River, Oregon Ford, Bodg'e Bros., Cadillac (& Franklin MOTOR CARS Columbia Auto & Machine Co. Satisfactory Titles are demanded by the wise buyer. Our work in unquestioned and guarantees protection. Satisfactory Insurance is deemed a necessity by the wipe property owner. We represent 10 strong companies and have millions of insurance in the Valley Satisfactory Bonds may sometime be required of you, contract, court or security. When in need of such service inquire of us. Hood River Abstract Company Buckwheat Cakes made with our Pure Eastern Buckwheat Flour and served with LOG CABIN CANE AND MAPLE SYRUP, or VERMONT MAID PURE MAPLE SYRUP will be most delici ous. Pure Buckwheat in 9 lb. bags, 55c. Log Cabin Syiup, 26c, 60c, 85c, $1.60. Vermont Maid Syrup, 65c, $1.00, $2.00. The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son "GOOD THINGS TO EAT" COUNTY COURT DRAWSCRITICISM FILL PUBLICITY FIND IS SKED At Big Mass Meeting at Commercial Dub Court Members Reply Suggested A. G. A. Appropriate Fund The widespread dissatisfaction-rumor of recall having frequently been heard with the action of the county court in having cut the San Francisco World's fair publicity fund from $2000 to $1,300 culminated in mass meeting at the rooms of the Commercial club lust Saturday afternoon, when, with the exception of eip;ht of the citizens present, the crowd tilling the assembly hall of the Commercial club, voted to appeal to the court to reconsider the matter and to allow the original sum of the budget, taking it from the gen eral fund if necessary. With County Judge Stanton and Commisisoner llawkes present, the county court came in for severe criticism by a number of speakers. The court members an swered the critics and made short talks in justification of their actions. It was suggested at the meeting that the funds for the San Francisco exhibit be appropriated by the Apple Growers Association, which under the terms of its contact with growers can use as much as two cents per box on applet fur advertising. Prof. L. F. Henderson presided at the meeting, H. M. Francis acting as secretary. A motion made by M. K. Noble, to the effect that all present in addressing the meeting be limited to one speech of five minutes, was car ried. Walter B. Kimball asked for what items the money appropriated by the county court was to be used. He was told by Judge Stanton that $500 was to be used for C. N. Kavlin's salary; $800 for advertising and literature, and that $200 had already been expended for the colored panorama of the valley. J. H. tieilbronner then addressed the gathering, telling of the plans for the exhibition of the huge apple at the San Francisco fair. "The apple, which is a perfect representation of a Spitzen burg," he aaid, "is a work of art. The Commercial club is to be commended for the contract it made with the builder of this apple, who will lose bb much as $700 or $800 on this job. But he is doing the work not only for Hood River, but to advertise himself. "The apple is 18x15 feet. We had photograph made of the town and val ley from White Salmon, and a perfect reproduction of this picture will be shown in the apple. "We had thought that we could raise funds in the club, but the Commercial club has had other work to do. The man who saya the club has been of no benefit to the community should just go through the files for. the past 10 yenrs. We can see Its accomplishments of lust year, the creamery, the cannery and the Standard Oil branch. It is working machine kept up by 250 mem bers for the benefit of the entire com munity. "When we presented our figures to the county court, we asked for a mini mum amount that would be of benefit to us. We cannot use $.r00. It will be of no use to us." Secretary Kavlin, of the club, was called on to explain the advantages to be detived by Hood River in the dis play of the proposed huge apple in the Palace of Horticulture at San Fran cisco. He called attention to its rela tive position, where it would be seen by the greater percentage of the visit ors to the great exposition. Prof. Henderson then aaddressed the meeting. "I was an assistant commis sioner at the world's fair at Chicago, and have had an opportunity to watch people at these big displays. And want to tell you that it is the salient feature and that alone that appeals to the crowd and to the homeseeker. The visitor to the exposition will be handed literature until his arms are loaded with it. The accumulation will finally become so great that he will become nauseated. They will tire in the same manner at the similarity of fruit dis plays. W. B. Dyer, of the Oak Grove dis trict, who has been in Portland, said : "I recently talked with one of the edi tors of the Journal about the big apple. He said it was a great big idea, and he wanted to get as much about it as he could. I visited the workshop of T. M. Learman, who is making the apple. 1 had thought of taking a photograph of it. 1 found the big apple in the out skirts of the city in a tent, 40x40 feet. Truly, it seemed to fill that big tent. The interior of the apple is a dream. The lumination is fairyland itself." John Baker then said: "Nine-tenths of the people of Hood River county are satisfied with the apple. We concede the advisablitity of advertising. What we are here for this evening is to dis cuss the ways and means of raising money." He was followed by K. E. Scott. "The State Commission aBked us some time ago." said he, "what we wanted to do. I am a member of the board of directors of the club. We figured it out Wc found that we would need $900 for Mr. Ravlin and $900 for the exhibit and $200 for miscellaneous expenses. "Some said it was to get a job for Mr. Raviln. Mr. Ravlin has a job; he does not need one. The State Commis sion chose him to take charge ef the state's horticultural exhibits. How ever, he was not among the 16 appli cants for this position. Jackson county wanted to put a man in for the job and pay his expenses. The Commission turned him down. Coos county is spending $5,000 at the fair." At this point H. S. Galligan moved that the sense of the meting be that the county court increase the appropri ation to the sum of $2,000. W. H. rorry then said: Was not a straw vote taken at the court house the first of the week, when the sentiment was expressed 41 for the appropriattion and four against? Did not the court allow itself to be swayed by the voice of few, one of whom is here today, and I am surprised that another is not." A. I. Mason then referring to Mr, Galligan's motion said: "The court is asked to do something illegally. And as to that 44 to four vote. The facts of the case would have made that vote near 32 to 12. Because but few of us stood on the floor and spoke our senti ments, is it to be taken that we alone opposed the expenditure? We do not deny that the apple will attract, but are we in a position to do tbia thing? I coud take an hour in telling you of the things I need, and can't afford. I dream of a new residence, but 1 have to put off the time of building it For three years I haven't made my sail. I believe the county court will be ex honorated for what it has done." S. A. Mitchell then aaid: "When the people of the county asked the court for money the word publicity was used. That w II cover many things. Now it seems that the county court has under stood the word to mean printed matter. "The Commercial club seems to have been condemned generally by tome. 1 am a member of the club; waa a mem ber of a Commercial club before 1 came here. 1 find the Hood River Commer cial club one of the most loyal to the community it represents of any I have ever known. 1 knew the value of such an organization before 1 rame here, and do not think I have made mistake in joining the local club. "The eyes of the world will be at San Francisco. Can we afford to go there with but $500? The Oregon Com mission selected Mr. Kavlin for his qualifications. Let us send him to the fair decently." W. W. rfodwell asked if the county court could change the budget. He as told by Judge Stanton that the law provided that the budget be made out in December. Mr. Rudwell then suggested that the Apple Growers As sociation be asked to appropriate the funds for the exhibit. M. K. Noble then said: "The county court can raise this money if it will. Where there is a will there ia a way. The exhibit will benefit every man, woman and child in the community, and should be borne by everyone." Prof. Henderson then stated that the Apple Growers Association suggestion was a good one. "It ia certainly net up to the Commercial club to raiae this fund," he said. Leslie Butler said: "Where there is a will there is a way, ia true. I would like to ask if thia money can not be raised from the general fund, or a part of it at least. I do not believe that we have ever had a more opportune time for advertising. Senator K. R. Butler, who was here the first of the week, said that it was generally admitted that Hood River county has done more to advertise Oregon than any other county in the state." D. G. Cruikshank said: "I under stand that the court has a legal right to increase any item of the budget to an extent of 10 per cent. We now have an opportunity of advertising one of our products that ia just as import ant as our fruit, our scenery." J. H. Koberg: "I believe that the county court should have given the full amount. I do not believe the Apple Growers Association proposition a fair one. The money should come from everyone." Geo. T. Prather: "Any business man knows that it is necessary to advertise. For a long time Hood River has been passing the hat for thia necessary ex pense. The men who have hollered the loudest about the expense of it have been those who have pitt kittle of noth ing." ' . ... I HanaLage: "I have lived herein the Hood Kiver valley a lew years. J think the 44 to four vote was right. I say, let us have the money and go to the exposition." hd Hawkes: "Some of the speak ers this afternoon have been so unfair as to say that we have allowed Mason to dictate to u. I am tied to no man. Mason has no hold on me. We spent two days and the greater part of an other in making out the tax levy. Each man figured it out for himself on a separate sheet of paper. We did not know that the state would refuse its portion of Kavlin's salary money if we did not give ours. If we should retract now it would open up other loopholes. I here has been quite a storm about the ibrary appropriation, and If we were to grant the full amount for publicity, we would hear a howl from those sup porting it. J. A. Epping; "1 attended a meeting at Barrett a short time before the court session. The vote there for the expen diture of the $2,000 was 30 to four for it. This afternoon I have heard but just one dissenting voice against the fulll amount. Why should we let a handful of men hinder all progress in the Uood River valley?" Rosa Miller: "1 have attended world'a fairs. 1 know from experience that many of the people will not see the big apple. I want to say that I am one of the handful that has blocked things. I am not living off the money of somebody else. I have cut out a place for myself, and I till it with my own hands. 1 think the court was right." Judge Stanton: "I waa not aware as to just what kind of a meeting would be held this afternoon, but 1 scented a roasting. 1 have nothing to say as to Mr. Kavlin a worth as a booster or a citizen. I have nothing to say as to the value of advertising. But I do know that doing what we have done we have not jeopardized the apple industry or the display of the big apple at San Francisco. The court was asked for a thousand dollars for this purpose last year. We refused it. It was later announced that the Commercial club would raise the fund and go ahead with the display. We recently allowed the sum of $200 for the panorama picture. Mr. Kavlin and Mr. Butler, Truman Butler, recently came to us and asked us to place the amount of $2,000 in the budget fund for a publicity fund. We did so. We did not know the big apple expense had not been taken care of. We did not know that our action would be taken in the light of jeopardizing this exhibit. "1 don't think it becoming to people to say that we were controlled by a little hunch. I doubt if we would be justified in taking the money out of the general fund. John Mohr: "I want to know if any body thinka this meeting reptesenta tive? It was called together by tele phone. I believe the court had ita ears to the ground." After an amendment, providing that Mr. Galligan s motion should be to the effect that the money be raised by ap propriation from the general fund, the motion was put and carried, eight vot ing against u. Bill Boards Will Be Prevented An active campaign ia now on to pre vent the scenic points along the Colum bia highway from being covered with billboards. If fnepds of the scenic highway can in any way manage, these glaring signa will be prohibited by law. "If no law can be devised to prevent it," says E. E. Coovert, "then the boosters of the road will see that ads are placed alongside the billboards urg ing the publie not to patronize firms so displaying the merits or their wares." PANAMA SHIP MENTSCONTINUE ASSOCIATION SENDS 6 CARS FRIDAY Agencies, However, View Water Route Differently-Davidson Will Re turn to Hood River Hood Kiver apples continue to move to New York by way of the Panama canal. Tomorrow six carloads, four of Newtowna and two of Ben Davia. will leave Portland aboard the S. S. Mon tanan. By shipments through the canal the total charge per box on fruit to New York is 31 cents per box. All local fruit shipped through the Panama canal has been for export trade. Be cause of Hood River's favorable posi tion to seaboard, according to Mr. Stone, the Panama rate has been of great benefit to the Hood Kiver grower. "If our fruit were intended for sale at some destination other than the wharf at which it arrived and we had the added expense of cartage, we would not fare so well. But so far as I have been advised, the fruit hat been loaded to trans-Atlantic linera with no additional charge." me use ol carriers through the canal, however, ia viewed in a differ ent light by the Northwestern Fruit Exchange, which has just issued the following bulletin: "It goes without saying that the Exchange's traffic department has been making a special study of the whole question of water transportation via the Panama canal to Atlantic sea board and European destinationa long before the canal was ODened. The Ex change has acquired considerable infor mation on the subject and has also taken certain definite steps which will eventually redound to the benefit of iU members. Meanwhile, the Exchange was offered space in both the Steam ship Ohioan, of the American-Hawaiian line and the Steamship Santa Clara. of the Grace line. In fact, the (pace was offered by the American-Hawaiian line through commercial clubs in the various districts to the public at large. The Exchange gave the matter careful consideration and desire that the posi tion waa not favorable lor the follow ing reasona: 1 he rates are not especially attac- tive. The steamship company charges 55 cents per cwt. between Pacific and Atlantic coast terminals, while the inland freight, Wenatcbee or Yakima to Seattle ia 20 cents per cwt. ; from Hood River, 9 cents per cwt.; from Kogue River, 30 cents per cwt. The American-Hawaain line bertha at the Bush terminals, Brooklyn, N. Y., whereaa the Grace line discharges at Pier 33, Atlantie Terminal, Brooklyn. The fruit markets are. of course, in Manhattans and the market places are established bn the Erie and New York " Central terminal docks. Neither of these railroads have tariffs permitting receipt on these private docks of fruit lightered from railroads and are not aiiixous to devise a tariff to that end. The great heated docks of the Erie and New York Central are exceedingly costly equipment and, of course, are maintained for the benefit of their own tonnagn. Now, neither of these steamers ia due to arrive in New York until Janu ary. It is a matter of common knowl edge that the New York market is badly demoralized. As the manager of our New York office comments with reference to these approaching car goes: 'It seems like "Carrying coala to Newcastle" to bring any more apples in here right now. the hxchange had practically effected ita very large deliveries on early contracts with New York buyers at the time these steamers sailed. The only manner in which tramp car goes could be disposed of after arrival at Brooklyn would be to lighter them across the river and take samples from them over to the Franklin street auction room and sell at auction ex dock in the same manner aa foreign cargoes, such aa lemons and grapea are handled. The Exchange doea not consider it advisable to sell large quan tities of applet at auction at any time and very particularly at the present time, especially at New York. Nor does the Exchange conduct ita busineaa at New York through consignment to private commission firms, which is the system followed by tome northwestern marketing agencies. Even if It did, it seems to the Exchange that in the present undeniable weak physical con dition of northwestern boxed apples. the many handlings to which fruits shipped via the Panama canal will be subjected cannot help but result in great damage. The fruit ia first load ed into the car ex common or cold storage at shipping point; it gets an other handling at Pacific coast termi nal; another handling at the Brooklyn terminal; another handling on the Manhattan Bide; and one more hand ling into the carts and trucking over rough pavement. "It ia feasible, of course, to lighter fruit from Brooklyn terminals and load it into trans-Atlantic linera. How ever, the first objection to thia system is that fruit which has been carried in refrigerated chamber in the passage between the Pacific and Atlantic coast terminals a matter of at least three weeks cannot safely be forwarded from New York to Europe in other than refrigeration. Now, refrigera tion costs about $0,236 per box premi um over ventilated stowage New York to London. Thia makes a through rate Hood River to London of approximate ly 79 cents per box against ventilation rate, combination of transcontinental rail and ordinary stowage of 71 cents. In other words, the Panama canal route actually costa 8 centa per box more through to London from Hood River and 13 cents more from Wenat chee or Yakima than the present com bination of rail and ocean transport." H. F. Davidson, president of the Distributors, will return from New York, where he hss had charge of the eastern office of the Distributors, and is expected to arrive here about J enu- ary 20. Mr. Davidson will divide bis time between Hood River and Spo kane. Wilmer Sieg, who had charge of the Portland office of the Distributors, has left for New York to look after the esstern interests of the central selling agency. Otto T. Wedemeyer, whose picture appeared in Sunday's Oregonian, sang Monday afternoon at the Monday Mu sical recital in Portland.