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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1915)
MtM VOL. XXVI HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 11. 191T No. 41 7 , mm m i 6 - The only barrier A between you and a Bank account is determination. Time and grit have built nations and fortunes. Bfc-71 11 Those desiring the best services in banking are invited to make their banking connections with us. 11 Firms, corporations and individuals will find us pre pared to serve them in every branch of banking. We offer terms and considerations commensurate with proper procedure of a conservative organization, and you will find us willing if you have the desire to have us serve you. 4 Interest Paid on Savings FIRST NATIONAL Capital $100,000 BANK Surplus $36,000 Bank Advertisement No. 48 You might think it's none of our business and that we have no right to ask in the words of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, "Which Are You?" "There arc just two kindH of people on earth today ; lust two kinds of people, no more, I saj. Not the sinner and s:iint, for it's well understood, The good are half bad, and the bad are half good. Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man's wealth, You must first know the sta'a of his conscience and health Not the humble and proud, for life's little sjian, Who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man. Not the happy and sad, for the swift-flying year?, Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears. No; the two kinds of people on earth I mean, Are the people who lift and the people who lean. Wherever you go you will find the earth's masses Are always divided in ju.-t these two classes. And, oddly enough, you will find, too, I mean, There's only one lifter to twenty who lean. In which class are you? Are you easing the load Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the mad? Or, are you a leaner, who lets others share Your portion of labor, and worry and care?" And yet, from our point of view, it is our business; for it goes without saying that the lean ers are not good bank customers; so if you are not already a lifter and one of our customers, we would like to do all we can to make you both. BUTLER BANKING COMPANY Burpee Seeds Not a few 5c sample pack ages, but a full line in bulk from which you may select required amount at growers' prices. Spencer sweet peas includes latest wonders. Oliver Typewriters sell for $90, we have them for $45.00 Office cBairs and desks for one-half value Folding chairs, 50c each Mattingjat wonder values. Linoleum and Rugs ;n great variety and pri e. Trunks and Suit Cases. Burbank Seeds Not only includes a full stan dard line, but all of the wiz ard's wonder productions. Onion Sets, Potatoes Plants Sporting Goods for all games. Fishing or hunting were never so fine in quality, so low in price, nor in such profusion for choice. Look over cur lines. Even tents are much lower in price. A cash rebate of five cents returned on-every dollar you pay us. We are always just that much lower than others. Can you afford not to save it? Stewart Hardware & Furniture Co. Hood River, Oregon W. H. PAULIIAMUS 11ERESUNDAY GROWERS' MASS MELTING CALLED Orchadists Will Come From All Communi ties to Attend Association Primary and Hear Address Just Plain Folks "Just good, plain, folks." How often you hear the ex pression, and it is a pretty fair compliment, too. That is just what we strive to be at this bank. We do not permit any "Frills." We are part of the community, and we want you to feel that your interests are our interests. We do not cater to those who "put on airs." There is none of that around our bank, just, good, plain, every day business and accommodation. Come right in, you are welcome. Hood River State Bank Ford, Dodge Bros., Cadillac (& Franklin MOTORCARS Columbia Auto & Machine Co. Ten Victor Records which should be inevery home K - v Hear these records and you'll want to add .1 II . r XT' . !- 1 mem io your collection oi . v ictor Kecoras. f Silv.r Thrd Amon. tha CoiJ (R...fIni.Dnlc Numbsf til 44$ 1 When You aid I Were" Young.' MaWe 17474 10 0'75 (Butterfield) Harrison Berceuse from "JocelyV (Godard) 1745 J 10 .75 k v loan- .eiio-narp v eocrian i no j (Nations! Emblem March (E. E. Bagley) J v. o. Marine Hand ,ny 1 Carman Fidclit. fvWk ICmnnrnlrruA f''W' 1U I ,,! L (Blankenburs) U. S. Marine Band! ' Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (Mrs. J. B. Pounds-Ferris) , In English Eran Williams 64411 10 1.00 All Through the Night Old Welsh Ai,) In English Julia Culp 64414 10 1.00 s Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (Foster) John McCormack with Male Chorus 64423 10 1.00 Indian Lament (Canzonetta Indienne) (Dvorak-Kreialer) Violin (Pianoforte accam.) Fritz Kreisler 74387 12 1.50 Du, Du Liegst mir tin Herzen ( You Live In My Heart) a t j. . Folk Song) (Pax-arr. by Berger) In German V ' Cluck-Reimer. 87182 10 2.00 Lucia Mad Scene (Donizetti) In Italian y Flute oibligalo) Luisa Tetrazzini 88299 12 3.00 Elegie Mclodie (Massenet) In French Violin obbligato) Caruso-EIman 89066 12 4.00 You may have some of these' records. ' Come in and hear the others. jWe'll gladly - play them for you.S3j KRESSE DRUG CO. The joxcdSj Store If the apiile growers of Hood River take as much interest in the organiza tion meeting to be held here Saturday afternoon, when W. il. I'aulhamus, of i'uyallup, chairman of the executive committee of the recently organized Growers Council, will deliver an ad dress, as the growers of other districts have taken, the Ileilbrronner hall will be crowded to overflowing. And, judg ing from expressions that have been made by growers of the different valley communities. Hood River orchardists are fully as enthusiastic over the new movement as their fellow fruit growers of other northwestern districts. Mr.ti'aulhamus, who has made a phe nomenal success of the I'uyallup and Sumner Growers' association, the mem bers of which produce enormous quan tities of berries, spent last week in the Yakima and Wenatchee district. Tru man Duller, a member of the execu tive committee, was in Wenatchee and attended some of the meetings. Mr. Palhamus is a forceful speaker and everyone who hears him feela that he means what he says. At Yakima the address of Mr. I'aulhamus was given at the armory building. The structure seats 2,000. Still it was overflowing. Mr. I'aulhamuus' words are said to have moved the growers as they have dever been moved before. It is said that he was not just merely applauded but that he was cheered. Everywhere he has ever been, he has carried the growers with him. Mr. I'aulhamus will speak at White Salmon Saturday morning at 10 o'clock Oichardists of the community will be attracted to Hood Kiver Saturday not unlv to hear Mr. I'aulhamus, but to at tend the primary meeting of the Apple Growers Association, when nominations fur the board of directors candidates will be made. Doubtless, however, rra y Association members who will not be present for the morning primary meeting will be here to greet Mr. I'aul hamus. The Hood River district is comprised c f kBiiiimia and Klickitat counties as well as Wasco and Hood River, and it is expected that many growers from the Underwood district as vell as from Mosier will be present. Since The llalles communities raise scarcely any apples, it is not thmiuht ttiut many, if any growers from that section will be here. ' It behooves thoe who desire to get seats in Heilbronrer hall, although it is unusual that a crowd large enough to fill it is assembled, to get here early for those who have kept a ringer on the pulse of the situation predict the largest crowd of fruit men ever seen together in the Hood River valley. A OirrriH I call for the meeting to be ad iiressed by Mr. I'aulhamus is as fol lows : A mass meeting has been called by the executive committee of the Grow ers Council to be held at Heilbronner's hull on Saturday afternoon, March 13, at 2 o'clock. The details of organizing each district have not been fully worked out as yet and will no doubt be in charge of the delegates to the Grow ers Council. This meeting is simply an open meeting for the purpose of per mitting the growers to see and hear th; executive committee, of which W. H. Faulhamus is chairman, and he will be the principal speaker of the meet ing. ' The meeting has been called at this time for the reason that the Associa tion is having a meeting on the morn ing of the lUth and as the growers are very busy just now, we do not like to ask them to take two days otf. All the growers in this district, comprising Hood River and Wasco counties in Ore gon and Klickitat and Skamania coun ties in Washington, are coridally mvit- d loabe present. Satisfactory Titles are demanded by the wise buyer. Our work ia unquestioned and guarantees protection. Satisfactory Insurance is deemed a necessity by the wise property owner. Wo 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 The Eight Cylinder King The Cat with no Regrets From two to fifty miles an hour without changing gears is what the King Eh;dt will do. Don't let exrta cloud your judgment with Thkoriticai. Aroi'mbnts for and against eight-cylinder motors. Take a ride ovkb tub hii.ls and through sand and you will be convinced of the pha th ai, sm-KR-ioritv and KLKxiBiLiTY of the King Eight motors. For further informa tion call oo or address FRANK H. BUTTON Agent for "Eight Cylinder King" No. 9 Oak St., Phone 1071 Hood River, Ore. Golden Egg Pastes NOODLES MACARONI SPAGHETTI VERMICELLI TEN CENTS PER PACKAGE All made by machines from start to finish assuring you per fectly PURE - CLEAN - POOD The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son Kalla. Mr. Morgan beard of Mr. Van Horn aa superintenent of thia road and knew he held a block of stock. He im mediately sent for him. Van Horn had, taken stork for promoting the j clecrtic line. With this stock in hand, ! J. P. Morgan & Co. would have a right of way from Huff alo to Niagara for the Erie. Mr. Van Horn made a deal with the big banker and transferred his hold ings for RJSO.IKMJ. V ith his money Mr. Van Horn purchased large tracts of ap ple lands in the Hood Kiver section and divided it into orchards large and small, continuing to grow apples on his home farm, which is now owned by his brother, Willis. He planted thete orchards to the varieties of fruit which have brought such big money and at once began to sell the land. Mr. Van Horn hail fac-similes made of the ac count of sales which had netted him such large prices and used these to show what was possible in tne Hood Kiver Beet ions. In thia way he unload ed all of his apple lands at'such prices that he is looked upon now as a mill ionaire. At one time he owned some interest in the cold storage plant at Ni agara Falls. It is understood that he disposed of that and has retired from business and is taking life easy. FRUIT GROWERSEX. IS CLOSING BOOKS COUNTY COURT VISITSJlIGliWAY T01R0F INSPECTION MADE MONDAY 'Good Things to Eat' The Fruit Growers Exchange are busy compiling their books in an effort to get the year a business closed, re turns out to their members, and to get the decks cleared for what they expect to be a bigger and better year. Manager McKay says: "While an other distribution could have been made last week, returni have been coming in so rapidly that we decided, as only eight cars remain unpaid for. that we would Btretch the time a few days, in order to arrive at the exact cost of the season's handling, and ao be able to close all pools with the exception of Newtowns, which will probably also be closed by the end of the month. "If the Exchange had handled the apples this season at cost of say five cents, many of the growers would have long since received final returns, but inasmuch as we are charging the exact cost of handling, this charge will not be known until the season's business ib finished. "Owing to the voucher system of bookkeeping which the Exchange has adopted, the details of which, while entailing a geat deal of work, will give the grower a thorough and yet a simple means of seeing how his money has been expended, the Exchange intends to have their bonks audited by a char' tern! iiccountant, and a complete state ment sent to each member, while at the same time the manager will be glad to Khow any of the members any original data he may ask for. "Thia may not mean much this year, but it is in keeping with the principles the new Exchange means to adhere to strictly, in an endeavor to give the grower complete confidence, and the full handling of his own organization. "Inasmuch as the manager of the Exchange haB received numerous let ters mid queries enquiring into the plans, polices, and mode of operation, and inasmuch as many of the growers ave a mistaken idea as to the .control nd the governing of the Exchange, the directiois arid officers will hold a series of meetings throughout the vbI- ey t ext week, with the view of outliil- ng the real policies and answering theiie numerous and any questions which the growers of Hood Kiver val ley may ask. 1 he meetings will he held as follows. and all growers interested in the mar- tting of their fruit are invited to be I resent. 1'Rie bruva Juesuay, Udell Wednesday, Oak Grove, Thuisday and liarrett, rriday, at o o clock each YAKIMA SHIPPERS OF GREAT NUMBER Discussions of Court Members Show Strained Relations Between Them selves and State Righwij Officials BERT VAN HORN IS WEALTHY APPLE MAN One of the most contented men in America, according to a New lorK Dublication. is Bert Van Horn, who now resides at the St. Kegis hotel in New York citv. Bert Van Horn s rather owned an apple farm in Niagara county, near the Kalis, composed oi uu acres, as a ooy he was brought up on this farm, which lias alwavs been known as one of the best in western New York, llert knew the apple game well. When his father died the farm was sold to i member of the firm of W. O. & H. W Mavis, of New York city, who still own it, and it is a better apple larm man it ever was. Nearly the entire 400 acres are in;the best varieties of apples and the farm is cultivated according to the mnsr tmnrnveri methods. " r ..... . . Soon after cert van Horn gotnui oi the farm he was out of a steady job, and not aa well hxed as now. He was well up on apples and apple lands and had a general good business education Capitalists wanted an electric line from Buffalo to Niagara Falls and to get this it was necessary to get a right of way from the farmers in Niagara county. The promoters nxea upon van Horn'as the proper person to get this right of way and employed hire. He got it all right, that was about 20 years ago. Alter the ngnt oi way was secured the capitalists hired him as superintendent of construction at a sal ary of $10,000 year. He proceeded to build the road and get it in operating shsne. His sense of the possibilities of apple production in Oregon led him to the Hood River section while he was con nected with this railroad. He pur chased an apple farm there on which there were a number of good appli trees. These he cultivated and pro duced the varictiea of fruit which have made Hood Kiver famous. Thitifwas.in the pioneer days of Oregon apple pro duction, and the fruit was so fine when sent to eastern markets and abroad it i brought unheard of prices. Mr. Van Horn had not been in the Oregon sec tion long before he realized its possi bilities. While he was on a trip to Oregon the Erie railroad, which was then controlled by J. P. Morgan & Co., wanted a line from Buffalo to Niagara A report of the O.-W. R. & N. agent t North Yakima shows that during the month of January there were 98 hippers of apples at that point. Of this number 10 were accredited ship pers, who have been doing business throughout the year. The other 88 were independent shippers, not recog nized by the railroad as shippers. this is a deplorable condition, saya H. f . navmaon, "ana one mat will lead to disaster. For the first time in the history of the fruit busi ness, however, bankers and business men are taking an interest in the ship- pirg end of the apple industry. Here after bankers and merchants are going to be alow in extending credit to the man who ships his fruit through such channels as will not only be precarious to'himself, but will menace the general industry. In the Portland Journal or luesday afternoon it was reported that rumors were current to the enect that Mr Davidson would sever his connections w tin tne Norm racinc rriut uisiriDU tors, of which he is president. There it no truth in the rumors,' said Mr. Davidson yesterday morning aa he left for Seattle to attend the con ference of the Shipper's League. "Thia has been a bad year and I intend to serve out my time as president. 1 will be with the Distributors until May 1. However, 1 do not expect to be reelect ed. nor will 1 make any effort to be." While Mr. Davidson does not make any statement aa to what his relations will be after May l.he says he believes the North Pacific Fruit Distributors ia as essential now aa he ever thouhgt the organization. "The formation of the Growers Coun cil will not render the growers any service that has been already rendered by the Distributors," he saya. "The latter is a selling machine and the for mer ia to act in the way of regulating the traffic. There is as much difference in the two as theta is between the In terstate Commerce Commission and the O.-W. R. & N. Co." In a discubsion of the work on Hood River county's portion of the Columbia highway, the members of the Hood Kiver county court, who with a cart of citizens made a tour of inspection of the work Monday, make it very evident that strained relations exist betweeo the state highway enigneer. Maior llowlby, and his assistant, J. A. Elli ott, and themselves. The court mem bers left Monday morning understand ing, as they assert, that the party of inspection would be composed of repre sentatives of the Newport Land A Con sruction Co., Mr. Elliott and them selves. The contracting company ia making complaints to the effect that certain excavation work along tha rout haa been improperly classified, and arc demanding that changes be made. "Contrary to our expectations," said Judge Stanton, "Mr. Elliott did not accompany us on our trip of Inapeetion. He told ua in the morning that he would be with us, but failed to make his ap pearance." "I urged him to come along," said Commissioner Hannum, "but he told me that ha did not want to accompany ua; for be desired to keep out of any wrangle. I told him that no trouble would be had, yet ha failed to show up at any time wa wera on the work." A company of Servians who have been doing some of tha rock work, have completed their task, according to Judge Stanton, and are demanding their pay. The contractor cannot pay them until Engineer Elliott makes hie estimates of the work. Ha baa all tha yardage, and haa been accustomed to give it out. "1 urged the engineer to make up the estimates." saya Judge Stanton, "and tried to argue tba matter with him, but he postively refused to da ao, declaring that it ia no use to argue tba question. Major Kowlby, ha aays, haa instructed him not to do ao. "It ia a matter of accommodation on my part,' he told us. 'Let Newport figure out the estimates himself.' " "Really. I think it would be danger ous for Elliott to go on tha works in the vicinity of the Servian camp, for the men are getting very angry, they think they are wronged and are threat ening the man." The local court seems prone to 'side with the contractor aa to the alleged improper classification. It ia declared that tha contractors will not accept the claasificationa as made by Engineer El liott, and the court fears a lawsuit un less some action ia taken to bring about an adjustment. In certain locations, according to complaints of the contrac tors, the work has been classified aa dirt excavation, when it haa proven to be solid rock, and blasting has been necessary. Judge Stanton declares that he will write to Governor Withycomba in an attempt to bring relief to the aituation. All members of the Hood River party on the tour of inspection, composed of, County Judge Stanton, Commissioners Hawkes and Hannum, Secretary of the Commercial Club Scott, Sheriff John son, County Clerk Shoemaker, J. H. Koberg, Kay Gibson and J. B. Canfield, are enthusiastic over the scenic road. "The work has progressed very rap idly," saya Judge Stanton, "and should be finished very soon. Indeed, Hood Kiver county will complete its portion of the highway before Multnomah county gets through." In defense of Mr. Elilott it has been stated that he is probably following out instructions. The members of the local court have antagonized Portland friends of good roada in Hood River county. At the hearing in Salem last week, when the State Highway Commission retained Engineer Elliott for the Co lumbia highway work through the county, it ia stated that Judge Stanton- was prone to discredit the work of state officials and especially Mr. Elliott. Judge Stanton was particularly aroused' over the charge for the Mitchell Point survey against proceeds of the 175,000 bond sale. However, thia, it was ex plained, was done because at the time there was no other fund from which to make up the payroll, and that it would be readjusted when further funda were available. Mr. Elliott did the work between trains, working on the high way further down the river during the rest of the day. I he Portland citizens who bad ap peared before the State Highway Com mission had about persuaded the com misison to expend $100,000 instead of $50,000 in improving the Columbia, higwhay through this community, when the interference of the local officials tended to tear down everything that had been done. The Portland men de clare that the local court had come to the bearing uninvited, and they were very angry at what they termed an un called-for interference. Recently there were a number of charges and countercharges in the pa pers aa to calls lor extra payments on the Hood River county portion of the Columbia highway. It appears that State Engineer Bowlby made two sur veys at a certain point, is e lore tne contract was awarded, he thought it would be necessary, on account of lack of funds, to use the route the improve ment of which would be cheapest, bat which would not give as good a highway aa over the other way. After the contract was let, he decided to im prove the more expensive stretch, which increased the cost of the road about $10,000. Barrett Folk Want Consolidation At the Barrett Parent-Teacher Asso ciation meeting last Friday evening, it was evident that the patrons of that school desire consolidation. Srieeches were made by F.E.Knowles and W. W. Rodwell. Mrs. L. W. Bishop read a naoer Droposing a better babies contest at the county school fair. Prof Thompson called attention to the fair of thia fall and at his suggestion Mrs. Rodwe II was elected to represent Bar rett in making ready for the fair. The program was begun with a literary program byftbe children. J. A. Epping favored those present with a solo. FRUIT MEN ATTEND SEATTLE MEETING The following Hood River apple ship pers are in Seattle today to attend the meeting to be held at the Arctic Club, where membera of the Shippers' League will confer with the executive commit tee of the Growers' Council: 11. P. Davidson, A. W. Stone and Kenneth McKay. Truman Butler, being a mem ber of the executive committee, will be at the meeting. The conference will be held for the nurDose of workins out plana for toe better distribution of the northwestern appla crop. .... -