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HOOD 1UVEH, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1. 191 i
No. 44-
51 N. M
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I We have provided a Steel Safety Deposit Vault for the
use of those desiring to safe-guard their important
papers and valuables.
' H The rental of space is so low that you can well afford
' the protection. There are a limited number of boxes
t and our vault is built to withstand fire and prevent
ttheft Come in and examine it. Savings accounts
solicited. '
4 Interest Paid on Savings
FIRST NATIONAL
Capital $100,000 B A.jNK. SurPlus WM00
B tank Advertisement No. 51
Before the next issue of this paper is pub
' lashed, we will have passed our fifteenth mile
i Stone and s we enter our sixteenth year, full of
ta'th, hope and confidence in the future, we
tumid quote from a recent article by Herbert N.
Caisson, who has been living in London:
"From the European point of view, the United
' 5tj ites is a haven of peace and security and pros
1 )ei nty. It has no troubles that it dares mention
U '. Belgium or Austria, or France, or Germany,
or .Servia, or Great Britian, or Russia.
Every tenth Briton has enlisted. Every tenth
Fre nchman is at the front. Every tenth Belgian
i3 & ead. What does the United States know of
trouble?
l 'f I could afford it, I would charter the 'Mau
retania' and 'Lusitania' and convey a party of
5.0(H) American advertisers to Europe for a trip
of education. I would give them a week in Lon
don, a week in Paris and a week in Antwerp.
I would let them look at the United States
from the scene of war. I would give them a look
at real trouble. I would let them see trains, ten
at a time, five minutes apart, packed with the
maimed and the dying.
Then I would say to them, go back and ap
preciate the United States. Realize your oppor
tunities. Get ready for the most tremendous
boom that any nation ever had. Build your fac
tories bigger. Train more salesmen. Go ahead,
and thank God that you live and that your fam
ily is alive, and that you are living in a land
that is at peace, at a time when nearly the whole
world is at war."
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
OUR METHOD
Everybody believes in advertising. Some advertise in
the newspapers ws we do. Others advertise on bill boards
and fences. Still others merely tell their wives. We adopt
the first plan because we reach more people that way, even
if the other plans are cheaper. We want everybody to know
that our bank is a good bank. One where you will always
find courteous treatment and be granted every possible ac
commodation. If you are already a customer you know this
is true. If you are not, just give us a chance.
Hood River
Ford, Bodg'e
Bros., Cadillac
Franklin
MOTOR CARS
Columbia Auto
Theresa Time and
Place to keep your
m valuable papers-the
1 mi Time is now-the place
a Safety Deposit
Vault."
State Bank
& Machine Co.
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.
Burbank Seeds
Not only includes a full stan
dard line, but all of the wiz
ard's wonder productions.
Onion Sets, Potatoes
Plants
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
Rexall Week Specials
Rexall Tooth Paste 25c 25c Rexall Tooth Brush Free
Harmony Hair Beautifer $1.00
25c Rexall Shampoo Paste Free
Violet Dulce Perfume 50c
25c can Harmony Talcum Powder Free
White Cross Shaving Brush $1.00
25c Rexall Shaving Cream, Stick or Powder Free
Johnston's Chocolates 75c, $1 and $1.25 s
25c Rexall Candy Tray Free 1
With every 50c purchase of Rexall Remedies,
Silver Teaspoon free.
Rexall Week, March
Riley's Creamy Toffee 40c per pound.
Victor Victrolas and Records.
Records the
KrcsseDrugCo.Ste
Satisfactory Titles
are demanded by the wise buyer. Our work is unquestioned
and guarantees protection.
Satisfactory Insurance
is deemed a necessity by the wiee 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
The Eight Cylinder King
The Car with no Regret
From two to fifty miles an hour without changing gears is what the Kino
Eight will do. Don't let experts cloud your judgment with Thkohbtical
Abgumbnth for and against eight-cylinder motors. Take a ride ovkr thi
hills and through sand and you will be convinced of the practical hupkk
iority and flexibility of the King Eight motors. For further informa
tion call on or address
FRANK H. BUTTON
Agent for "Eight Cylinder King"
No. 9 Oak St., Phone 1071
i in
sen BBIWW In that Eartpr
The Star Grocery, Perigo & Son
"Good Things to Eat"
Rubber Stamps
Oliver Typewriters
sell for $90, we have them
for $45.00
Office chairs and desks for
one-half value
Foldingchairs, 50c each
Mattingjat wonder values.
Linoleum and Rugs in great
variety and price.
Trunks and Suit Cases.
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 our lines.
Even tents are much lower
in price.
28th to April 3rd.
Come in and hear the new Victor
28th for April.
Stor
Hood River, Ore.
Grocery Order
You will want a Star Ham or Star
Bacon. For your Easter break
fast a piece of Star Ham or Bacon
fried in Simon Pure Lard will be
just the proper thing.
Star Hams we so good that they
wear stockings. See our window.
AT THE
GLACIER
OFFICE
BIG SYSTEM'
CONTRACTORS FINISH DITCH WORK
East Fork Irrigation District, with Main
Canal and Laterals Widened, will
Serve Big Area
Mount Hood enhances the value of
the land within large area around its
hoary peak, not only on account of the
scenery Horded the eye of wondei lov
ing man, but because of its never fail
ing source of water supply. On every
side of the great snow mountain men
have harnessed the streams that have
their beginning in its snow and gla
ciers, and they are made to turn the
wheels of manufactories and water fer
tile fields.
On the north side of Mount Hood the
largest irrigation project is found in
the Hood River valley the large sys
tem of the East Fork Irrigation dis
trict, furnishing water to 13.000 acres
of valuable orchard land. A number of
tracts of this land are held at prices in
excess of $1,000 an acre, and the value
to a great extent ts made by availability
of plenty of water.
"Without the adequate irrigation sys
tem." says C. Dethman, who owns an
F.ast Side orchard under the big ditch,
"I would not consider the land half as
valuable."
; Five years ago, when for the most
part the orchards were young and clean
cultivation was practiced, many grow
ers were of the opinion that water was
not needed for orchards. As the trees
grow older and the roots penetrate the
earth, when the need or leguminous
cover crops to replace nitrogen in the
soli is found, it has been found that
water is a necessity for successful orch
arding. The irrigation system now
controlled by the Eavt Fork Irrigation
district, was begun in 1897 by C K.
Hone. He completed the construction
of the system in 1901. In 1907 Mr.
Bone sold the irrigation sytsem to a co
operative organization of East Side
ranchers, known as the East Fork Irri
gation Co.
The company, furnishing water to its
stockholders, operated the big ditch
until 1913, when the land owners in the
13,000 acre area voted to form an irri
gation district. During the year 1913
the property of the cooperative organ
ization was leased by the District.
Last year, however, it was bought out
right. A bond issue of 1175,000 was voted.
All of the bonds have been sold. On
account of financial stringency, due to
the European war, these bonds were
olfered at a very poor time, and finding
that it would be impossible to dipose of
them to bond brokers, the larger por
tion of the issue was sold to local peo
ple, many of the owners of large tract
of East Side land taking blocks of the
securities.
When the ditch was taken over last
year it was decided to increase its ca
pacity and to facilitate the service by
the installation of pipe lines. Fourteen
miles of pipe line were laid last year,
and at the present time a great portion
of the orchard district is under pres
sure. Coming from the headquarters of
the East Fork of Hood river, the water
is pure, and it is used for domestic pur
poses by many families.
Andrus & code, Portland contractors.
who lust fall were awarded the contract
for widening the main channel of the
system, which is seven miles long, have
completed their task. The big canal
has a capacity of 7,000 miner's inches.
The aggregate length of the three main
laterals of the system is 40 miles. The
total length of the minor laterals and
distributing flumes is over 1,000 miles.
In addition to the increase in capaci
ty of the main canal, the largest of the
main laterals has been widened. 1 he
first of' the year the contract for this
work was awarded to Mr. Rone, the
original builder of the ditch. Mr. Bone
andfhis subcontractors will finish their
work this week.
The main canal of the irrigation sys
tem is 16 feet in width. The largest of
the three main laterals is eight feet in
width. It winds around.Booth hill, the
big barrier between the Upper and
Lower Hood River valleys, with a fail
of a foot to every thousand feet. On
account of the topography of the coun
try, at certain points on the big ditch
where it winds around a curve, it ap
pears to the eye of one inspecting the
system that there is a very perceptible
grade inatead of a fall, and visitors
often will not believe that a grade ex
ists until they are shown so by means
of a level. In the summer, when the
ditch is full of water, it seems that
the stream is flowing swiftly up hill.
The entire big irrigation system is
dry now, but before there is need for
the water, the ditches will be flowing
bank full, and this summer its mois
ture will cause to thrive flower and
vegetable gardens and waving fields
of clover, alfalfa and grain in ail parts
of the 13,000 acres lying within the
shadow4of the big mother mountain.
CLUB LAUNCHES
ROAD CAMPAIGN
For the purpose of securing public
opinion from as many citizens as possi
ble the good roads committee of the
Commercial club has launched a cam
paign, whereby each citizen is asked
to express himself by a ballot that has
been arranged and which will be dis
tributed at the following points in the
county: Mclsaac's atore, Parkdale;
Kocklord store, Barrett district: the
stores of the Consolidated Mercantile
Co.tat Odell and Pine Grove: Shel
drake's store at Mount Hood; Cun
ning s store in Uak Grove; and at C.
N. Clarke's drug store in the city. The
ballots and boxes will be distributed
tomorrow. They will be taken up and
presented to the county court on April
12.
"Please register your opinion," says
R. E. Scott, secretary of the Commer
cial club. "You do not have to sign
yor name. All members 'of the com
mittee believe that the results attained
will have petitions beaten far when it
comes to securing an honest opinion of
the majority, each man voting for what
he deems best.
The plan had its inception at a meet
ing of the roads committee of the Com
mercial club on Feburary 20, when the
following members of the committee
were present: w. U Clark. W. N
Winter, John R. Putnam.JJ. E. Robert
son and Harry Oonnaway. On Febru
ary 27 the following citizens met with
tne club committee: C P. Johansen,
John H. Motor. F. a Sherrieb, J. 1.
Miller. Walker West and W. D. Allen.
At this meeting a committee composed
of C P. Johansen, John Mohr, F. C.
Sherrieb. J. K. Putnam and H. L. Fur
row, was appointed to draw up sugges
tions to present to the public.
The ideas they advanced were revised
and endorsed by the board of directors
of the club. The matter was talked
over it Judge Stanton.
The resolutions appearing on the bal
lot, to be voted for or against are as
ioiiows:
F'irst That a trunk line cf roads be
selected in the valley as a basis for
systematic road building to be earried
on from year to year. Such road or
roads to be located so as to be of the
greatest good to the greatest number.
Second That work on said trunk line
and on all other permanent roads be in
sofar as possible carried out bv con
tract under proper supervision and sur
veys. Third That a sum not exceeding 5
per cent'of the road funds be spent for
me malting oi permanent surveys and
the employment of competent engineers
and their asiastsnt in the execution of
such permanent road work.
Fourth That no hard surfacing be
put on any road until the same has been
properly prepared for same by ditch
ing, grading and niacins; of necessary
culverts.
Fifth-Thst at least three-fourths of
all county road funds be expended on
the permanent road work carried out
under contract whenever practicable.
Sixth That all road work Doasibla
be finished in the early part of the year
ami not oe allowed to drag on through
out the major part of the year thus
interfering with traffic and increasing
expenses by the employment of small
forces of men and the consequent in
crease of cost of supervision.
Seventh That the present macadam
roads be repaired and maintained.
r.ighth -1 hat all the principal trades
over which there is heavy hauling be
nara suuacea as soon as possible, and
before any level portions, except such
as are impassable.
Ninth-That the grade leading to the
north side of Tucker's bridire be wid.
ened and reduced.
Eleventh That-as a Dart of a trunk
line the following)road be constructed,
making use of present roada as far as
possible: Beginning at Connawav's
Btone store, thence through Duke's
vaney to the base line, thence west to
Parkdale. Also from the base line at
the east corner of the Folta blace
straight south to the McKee ranch.
aiso from rarkdale to Dee and from
Dee to Oak Grove.
Twelfth-That a sum of $10,000 be
expended from the general road fund
this year In opening up the section of
mis roao between rarkdale and Oonna
way 's atone atore, starting work at
Parkdale and working towarda the
lower valley. That no hard surface be
applied to any portion of this road un
til the same has been properly graded
and prepared for same. , ;
Thirteenth That under nreuint tnn.
ditiona, the scale tt pay for work on
tne roaoa.oe nxod at 25 cents per bour
for men "and 60 cents per hour for
tennis.
Fourteenth That the imorovement
of the county roads is the most im
portant work In the development of the
county and the general welfare of the
people and that all should unite in
working in harmony in putting the
good of the whole before their own
personal interests and in giving the
county authorities their whole hearted
support in whatever steps they may
mane towards tne systematic Improve
ment of the roads.
LOCAL PEOPLE AT -
CHAPEL DEDICATION
Eighteen local people were'eresent
Sunday afternoon at the dedication of
the new structure of the Underwood
Chapel Association. "It was one of
the most inspiring meetings 1 ever at
tended," says Leslie Butler. "There
was expressed a spirit of unity that is
gratifying to behold.
Unique in the conception of its or
ganization as well as the manner in
which its building is erected, the Un
derwood Chapel Association is perform
ing an ideal work in its home commun
ity. AH denominations are welcome as
well as non-church members. It is
a material expression of the co-opera
tive spirit oi tne underwood people.
Ihe chutch is constructed of rough
logs. It stands in a grove of giant
forest trees near a spring of living
water.
The Hood River people present at
the dedication services Sunday were:
Leslie Butler, Kev. J. L. Hershner.
Rev. A. S. Donat, Rev. and Mrs. H.
A. MacDonald, Dr. and Mrs. C. H.
Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Hand, Mr.
and Mrs. 1). U. Jackson, J. H. Haz
lett. Miss Celia Hager, Mrs. Geo. P.
Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Morgan,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bell.
LUMBER CO. HAS
. BOOKS OF PLANS
Although Hood River now has no res
ident architect, builders find that they
are able to secure adequate plana at
the new department of the Stanley
Smith Lumber Co., which has added a
designing service. Books of designs
and plans have been placed in their
Cascade avenue office, and the em
ployee of the company declare that
they will gladly furnish any informa
tion within the bounds of their knowl
edge to the prospective builder.
Using the plana furnished by the
Stanley-Smith company, a number of
local people will build homes this year.
EARLY FRUIT TREES
IN FULL BLOOM
In all parts of the Lower Valley
early fruit trees are in full bloom.
Cherryorcharda maluja white and pink
bank wherever they are planted, the
rich pink of the peach trees appears on
all bands. While.the trees were bloom
ing slightly the latter part of last
week, the Jwarm spring rain of Sunday
night caused them to burst as if by
magic,
Sunday night's rain ended one of tho
loagest droughts during the early
spring in the memory of.old reaidents.
HOGS HONORED
LASTSATURDAY
17 LOCAL BOYS GCT YOUNG SOWS
Union Stockyards Co. f nrnisbes Animals
- Moving Pictures Taken of Scenes
for Publicity Work
Citizeni of the Apple Valley honored
the genua swine here Saturday morn
ing, when 17 pure bred sowa were dis
tributed among the school children of
the county. The proud new owners of
the swine were on the seene to receive
their sows in automobiles, two horse
wagona and tpringwagons, and the
father of one prospective hog raiser
appeared with n crate borne on his
back.
The sows were taken from the ear at
the O.-W. R. & N. freight station. A
representative or Pathe Weekly was
stationed near the car, and as each pig
was delivered to its new owner, the
happy smiles of the boy and the kicka
of the struggling pig were registered.
These pictures will be shown at the
Oregon building at the P.-P. I. E. in
San Francisco and will later be sent on
the regular Pathe circuit over the en
tire country. Camera pictures for
slides to be used at the exposition were
also -taken.
As toon as the tows were delivered
the wagona and other vehicles in which
they were loaded proceeded to Oak
street, where parade was formed.
With the instrument stationed at the
Frana store corner moving pictures
were made of the parade.
O. M. Plumraer. of the Portland tin.
ion Stockyards, which is making the
distribution of sows in Oregon. Wash
ington and Idaho to school children.and
Dr. J. G. Beattie and J. W. Creath.Iof
the North Portland Serum Co., were
present.
The stockyards comnanv furnlahta
the hogs on a credit of 10 months to all
school children making application for
mem and who agree to rear them ac
cording to prescribed instructions and
to make reports of their effort. The
sows have btmn selected from pure
creo biock ana orea to pnz winning
boars, lhey are good health animals
and have been inoculated with cholera,
serum. As soon as the little piga arrive
the new ownera are instructed to keep
a record of the cost of feeding them
and their mother. An interest charge
of six per cent is made on the deferred
payments, in fact, the dealings with
the boys and girls who apply for toe
sows are placed on a strictly businesa
basis. The plan will not only make
successful swine raisers of them, but
win inculcate in them businesa princi
ples. At the end of the season the boys
and girls will be permitted to compete
in the annual hog contests to be held In
the different sutas. 3 he record will
be compared, and those that show the
best results will be given valuable
prizes, among which are scholarship
at the State University.
The following boyt received pfg Sat
urday: Archie B. Cayea, Berkshire;
Victor Thomas, a Duroe Jersey; For
rest Carter, Stuart P. Bowman. How
ard Hollenbeck, Louis Eade, Hal. B.
Gano, Victor Foraburg, Reuben Well,
John L. Schetky, Charles Peeler.
Thomas P. Mason, all Poland Chinaa;
Claire Bickford, Berkshire; Roger
Blackman, Berkshire; Thomas Scott,
Duroc Jersey: Claude Gordon, of Wv-
eth, Poland China, and Howard Flint,
of Dee, a Poland China.
"You want to wait few year,"
said Mr. Plummer, as he watched the
boys drive happily away to the country
with their new property, "and see
those boyt coming in to market with
their hogs."
The interest taken by the boy will,
indeed, give an impetua te diversified
farming, which haa taken a strong hold
of the Hood River orchardists.
The youngest boy to receive e pig
was Howard Hollenbeck, who ia 11
years old. Charles Pealer will be 13
years old in June.
TELEPHONE HEAR
ING ON APRIL 8
The Oregon-Washington Telephone
Company has applied to the Railroad
Commission for permission to adopt the
discount system ,of collecting for the
city of Hood River. It it ttated that
thia system is being used at White
Salmon and Goldendale, Wash., and
with ita vallley subscribers in Hood
River county.
The proposed plan is to increase all
rates within the city limit of Hood
River 25 cents per month and allow a
discount of 25 cents if a subscriber'
account ia paid on or before the tenth
day of the month for which service ia
billed.
The Commission has set the hearing
for April 8 at 1 o'clock in the room of
the Commercial club.
W. N. Winter, president and manager
of the company, says: "The company'
primary reason for wanting to inaug
urate the discount plan of collecting)
to eliminate the many cases of discrim
ination against its prompt paying pat
rons, which the very nature of its pres
ent scheme of collecting entailed. I
anticipate no objection on the part of
the company's subscribers.ss those who
psy promptly will not be affected and
the laggards, I don't believe, will want
to go on record as wishing to avoid
paying their accounts when due."
PAULIIAMUS STUDIES
ORANGE MARKETING
W. H. Paulhamus, chairman of the
executive committee of the recently or
ganised Growera (Council of northwest
ern fruit growers, spent last week in
Los Angeles, where he met with the
board of directors of the California
Fruit Growers Exchange and studied
general methods of marketing the great
citru crop. Writing to Truman Butler,
local member of the executive com
mittee, Mr. Paulhamua said: "I feel
sure that I can pick up tome valuable
information. Will advise you fully of
the results."
Mr. Paulhamus will come to Portland
the latter part of thia week, where Mr.
Butler may meet bim and discuss the
information gathered in the southland.
Job printing at the Glacier office.