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HOOD FRUITS
NOW PROMINENT
BENEFITS TO RESULT FROM AWARD
Oregon's Winning of Cold Medal at San
Francisco Turns Eyes on Thief
of Horticulture
The rosiest prophecies of those w ho
promoted a campaign for an exhibit at
the Panama-Pacific International expo
sition at San Francisco have come true.
Oregon's exhibit tif fruit, the central
figure of which was Hood River's big
red apple. hB been awarded the cold
medal over tie tntire world, the judges
representing several different nations.
In addition to the salient feature of the
big apple, the commercial fruit grown
for market by the Hood River valley
formed a good part of the exhibit.
Hood River strawberries played an im
portant part. If there is value in ad
vertising, and it is difficult now to find
one who holds otherwise. Hood River
should receive a reward for the money
expended. Compared with the money
expended by comptitors. Hood River
and Oregon's costs for displaying the
wonderful fruit products was practi
cally nothing. Indeed, those who
worked for the campaign at the big
fair have been vindicated.
To C. N. Ravlin must go the credit
of having worked out the features of a
winning exhibit. Praise must be giveu
to the local men, who backed Mr. Rav
lin Jin his idea of the big apple, and
made possible the activities that pro
cured for him the appointment as chief
of horticulture for the state.
Anne Shannon Monroe, telling of the
success of Mr. Raviln in Sunday's Ore
gonian, says:
"Oregon's success exploded a bomb
among horticulturists on the grounds.
Why? Everyone is visiting the horti
cultural building, hunting out the far
famed Hood River apple, to know
why. Simply, the answer is this: C.
N. Ravlin, chief of horticulture fur the
state of Oregon, owning and operating
a ranch in Hood River for the past six
years, puts his whole soul and his
whole intelligence into what he under
takes. He worked like a Trojan to
have Oregon properly represented. His
idea of proper representation for his
state was to put Oregon literally into
the exposition.
"He used Oregon logs and timber for
the framework of the booth. He used
Oregon lumber for the flooring. He
used Oregon shrubbery live shrubbery
planted in real earth and daily wa
tered and looked after, for a hedge
about the Oregon exhibit and then he
displayed the beet of Oregon horticul
tural products in the most attractive
manner.
"He didn't concern himself with
frilly effects, lattice work and other
ornamentation foreign to a horticul
tural exhibit. Every single solitary
item used in the Dooth was not only
from Oregon but could be used horti
cultural. It was an exclusive horti
cultural display. Others had done more
elaborate thingB, but they did not rep
resent horticulture. Our whole display
is preeminently characteristic of our
state.
"California occupies one-third of the
space in the horticultural building.
California has Hurbank as her chief
hnrticulteralist, and his display occu
pies a central position, but Oregon won
the gold medal.
"Mr. Ravlin was the happiest man
on the exposition grounds. I asked him
how it happened. '1 had an idea,' he
said, 'of making a cool, restful place
that would stand out in the eye of the
spectator who had been seeing many
things at the exposition. 1 wanted to
attract him with a quiet woodland
scene that would draw him into its
depths. The log cabin further carried
out thia"effect, while at the same time
it fulfills a necessary function as a
small store and tool house.
" 'I made every feature of the booth
contribute to the one end of pleasing
and resting the eye, just as a country
scene does, and at the same time each
thing used had to be a pure Oregon
horticltural product. I made no extra
effort to win the jury's attention.
Washington spent $1500 just recently in
a final effort to make sure of the gold
medal. We did not spend an extra cent.
Naturally, I am extremely gratified.'
"It ib interesting to know that C. N.
Ravlin is a clergyman's son, who be
came a newspaper man in San Francis
co and who later was connected with
the business staff ef the Orpheum the
atre. Six years ago, feeling the nerve
wear and tear ot city life, he decided
to become a horticulturist.
"He chose Hood River, after a sur
vey of the whole coast, because he be
lieved in,, the future of Oregon fruits,
particularly apples. Their firmness and
keeping qualities won his preference
from a purely commercial point of
view. He bought a new ranch in the
rough, cleared it, and in these six years
has made it one of the show places of
Hood River.
"He had never thrust a spade into the
ground or weeded an onion before he
undertook to be a rancher in Oregon.
His ranch is called Long Pines, and is
noted for its beauty as well as its
profit. Mrs. Ravlin has been an enthu
siastic partner with her husband in this
'back to the Boil' undertaking. She,
too, was of the city, city born and city
bred, and knew nothing of ranch life
six years ago. Mrs. Ravlin is with
her husband at the exposition, and
takes aa keen pleasure in the success
of Oregon products as he does."
J. H. Heilbronner, who has just re
turned from the fair, with Mrs. Heil
bonner, lauds the Oregon exhibit. He
says :
"We had a delightful trip, but it
seems good to get back home again and
find everything looking so beautiful in
Hood River.
"The fair as a whole is wonderful.
Every building is full of interesting ex
hibits which would take weeks to see
thoroughly. The things that impressed
us the most were the architectural
beauty of the buildings and courts, the
lighting effectB and the statuary. It is
impossible to describe the harmonious
effects.
"The Oregon exhibit in the palace of
herticulture is attracting special atten
tion. The full credit for the success of
this department is due to Mr. Raviln'a
individual efforts. The big apple is the
center of attraction and around it he
has grouped the Oregon display in such
an artistic manner that everyone who
goes into the building stops to look at
it. When you consider the limited
amount of money he had at his disposal
in comparison with competing states
and the favorable comment heard on all
sides about this display, it is easy to
see that it is due to his ability that we
landed the gold medal.
"Oregon will wake up some day an
find that while she has been asleep Cal
ifornia and Colorado have been reap
ing a rich harvest from the tourist
crop Nowhere else do you find the
natural scenery that we have right
here. What would it mean to every
resident of Hood River if we had a few
thousand tourists every month. They
would not only pay well for the privi
lege of staying here, but if properly
handled earn one would be made a
walking advertisement for everything
that we raise. With good roads and
attractive resorts an industry can be
established that will rival our fruit
crop.
"Another thing that you notice in
California which we can profit by
adopting, is the loyalty of the resi
dents. Everybody boosts his home
place. Business is just as quiet there
as it is here, yet they are all optimis
tic. That spirit cannot help but leave
a favorable iinpiession with strang
ers." ThBt Hood Kiver strawberries more
than did their'part in making possible
the gold medal award at San Francisco
last week, is shown by the following
letter received last Thursday morning
by II. F. Davidson from Mr. Ravlin:
"Berries arrived in good condition,
nowithstanding extreme hot weather
they passed through en route. Re
packed both crates and got out a crate
and a half of good berries, suitable to
place before jury of awards.
"Made big hit with jury, who made
tests of every point of merit which 1
claimed for our berries, even to can
ning them. Best berries that have
been exhibited thus far.
"Washington had a shipment come in
this morning in such bad condition that
they had to dump the whole thing in
the garbage can.
"After our berries came back from
the jury room 1 exhibited them just in
side the opening of the big apple with
the following aign : 'Hood River Straw
berries, picked June 1, shipped 800
miles without refrigeration. These
were on display Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, and attracted a great deal of
attention. In fact, Saturday morning,
when 1 was repacking them I had a
crowd around the table all the time,
asking questions about the wonderful
keeping qualities.
"If you should get hold of any large
tpyicHl Clark Seedlings from the Upper
valley, it might be well to send down a
couple of more crates to offset any
thing that might atrive from some of
the other communities. California
raises a fine Malinda berry which
comes on later, and is the only thing in
this part of the country we need fear."
CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM
NOW BEING OUTLINED
Webber's Juvenile orchestra, a Port
land organization, will present the pro
gram on Friday, the second evening of
the Chautauqua. This band under the
direction of Prof. H. A. Webber has
come to be known as one of the best
attractions on the vaudeville circuit in
the bigger cities of the east, and has
just recently returned from their last
trip in that part of the country.
The band consists of a mandolin or
chestra, a banjo club and a violin cho
rus, and easily maintains its position
ss the headliner wherever presented.
The famous Hawaiian ukulele has its
place among the numbers. Popular
prices will prevail so that the children
can have an oppurturnity of having one
evening in the summer that will be
iong remembered, and the only reserved
seats will be the chairs of the parquet,
for which a charge of 25 cents will be
made.
The rehearsals for the vaudeville
performance to be given on Thursday
evening, July 1, are moving along rap
idly. Mr. Epping says there will b? a
plutora of action this night, and any
who do not get their money's
worth can leave their name at the box
office and get their money back. One
of the principal features of this night
will be a quick change fancy dancing
act by Miss Dorothy Epping.
Messrs. Ray Early and Carl Kent will
give an exhibition of scientific wrest
ling. Both are huskily built and give
promise of a rattling good act The
Arena brothers will bring on a new
one which their father, the professor,
has just brought from New York.
The Bohemian Girl is the most am
bitious production yet attempted by lo
cal musical talent. The arias are not
only beautiful, but grand, and nearly
every one is as familiar with"I Dreamt
I Dwelt in Marble Hulls," as they are
with the Sewanee River. Mrs. C. H.
Slettun is developing at rehearsals a
coloratura quality of voice that is the
delight of the evening's work. Charles
Clarke will present the character of
lhaddeus, with his ever pleasing per
sonality. This part requires considera
ble action, and together with Mr.
Clarke's pleasing voice, is sure to be
appreciated.
Announcements will be made next
week as to prices for the different per
formances, and where tickets may be
procured and seats reserved. Will
Chandler has charge of the orchestra
and finds it much richer in quality than
any opera that has been put on hereto
fore. ORCHARDS NEED WA
TER, SAYS ALLEN
Because of the peculiar weather con
ditions, R.W. Allen, who has been here
the past two weeks from Herminton
making irrigation investigations for the
experiment station, declares that orch
ards on which there are cover crops are
in an alarming condition. The weather
has been cloudy and cool but there has
been very little rain. The cool wind
has dried out the soil, the trees are now
turning yellow.
"The hasty application of plenty of
water will relieve the situation," says
Mr. Allen, "and growers should hasten
to soak up places with cover crops on
them.
"Where growers are on small later
als," says Mr. Allen, "they should ap
ply the water on alternate days, for
with the larger head, the work can be
done more economically and more effi
ciently." ' Miss Hazel Smith has been elected
third vice president of The Dalles dist
rict of the Epworth League. The an
nual convention was held in The Dalles
last waek.
BILLY SUNDAY
TAKES A REST
RANCH LIFE BRINGS BACK HEALTH
Evangelist and Wife Pitch Hay and Oth
erwise Enjoy Themselves at their
Odell Country Home
To every appareance as happy a
brido and groom spending their honey
moon days, Kev. W. A. Sunday, better
known to the people of the United
States as Billy Sunday, the evangelist,
and "Ma" Sunday, bis helpmeet, whose
sympathy and assistance have made
possible his success in the religious
work, are spending their vacation on
the Sunday ranch in the Odell district.
For the time being they are forgetting
the outside world, playing as would
children, there within the bounds of
their idyllic, rustic surroundings.
The Devil may consider the summer
month! truce time, and accordingly
work ever time among the big human
vineyards scattered around the nation.
But with hilly Sunday there is no
truce; for he characterizes his vacation
days as just a part of "the day's
work." He is taking it easy at his
summer home in order to recuperate
from the toils of the past busy season.
The numerous recent sermons at
Philadelphia and Patterson, New Jer
sey, made an inroad on the nervous en
ergy of the dynamic preacher man, and
a fortnight ago.when he and his family
started posthaste to the invigorating
clime of Oregon, a rest was badly
needed.
"But I can see he benefits already,"
he says. "1 am already feeling line.
The fact that we come all the way
across the continent : every year to
spend our vacation weeks here in Hood
River shows just what we think of the
healthful qualities of Oregon atmos
phere." From many of the printed press re
ports of the activities of the Rev. Mr.
Sunday, one going for a visit with him
might expect his conversation to be
filled at times with vehement expres
sions. But when talking to the Hood
River people who call on him, the
evangelist is no more dramatic than
the ordinary man in hia conversation.
When discussing some topic of interest
his face lights up with the usual Billy
Sunday animation, and he ii liable to
let drop some of the apt slang phrase
that have had much to do in making
his sermons famous. He still seems
tired, hia face showing the lines of
much work, but the 10 days of open
air life under the bluerky of the Cas
cade region are bringing back the rosea
to his cheeks, and he declares that he
will be fit when the summer daya are
over.
Mr Sunday aays his evangelical work
is laid out for three years ahead. " I
have made no definite plans for such a
long period, of course," he says, "but
I have outstanding promises of work at
different cities that will take that
long. I shall leave the Hood River
valley directly for Omaha, where I will
deliver a Beries of sermons. Later we
will go on to Syracuse, N. Y., and
then to Trenton, N. J. I have had
calls that 1 expect to fill from Chicago,
Brooklyn, Washington, Chattanooga,
Richmond and St. Louis."
The Billy Sunday ranch, in charge of
L. C. Heizer, a brother-in-law of the
evangelist, is one of the best kept
places in the Apple Valley. The rose
gardens and arbors show the effects of
much care. The outbuildings are neat
in appearance and have all been har
moniously painted. No finer four year
old orchard may be found in the north
west. But with Mr. and Mrs. Sunday
the cover of a real roof is tabooed.
Their quarters for the summer may be
found at a small tent house across
from the main buildings. The tent seta
at the edge of a grove of pine trees.
And while the evangelist and his wife
are not engaged in planning some flow
er hedge, some wall of artistic appear
ance, they may be found rambling like
lovers through the Arcadian forest,
helping do the farm choies, making hay
or just "lazying" around in the sun
shine. A tennis court has been built at the
Sunday place, and a croquet ground
has been arranged for the old folka and
children. And nearby has been con
structed a big concrete swimming pool.
When a representative of the Glacier
called at the Sunday place last Thurs
day Billy and "Ma ' Sunday were both
armed with pitchforks shocking wind
rows of rich clover hay, and at the
same time entertaining a visitor. Geo.
Cochran, of La Grande, state water
commissioner from the eastern Oregon
district, who was in the valley on offi
cial business, had called to pay his re
spects and to invite Rev. Sunday to
deliver a sermon at the eastern Oregon
city before returning to his strenuous
Omaha sermons. Numbers of such
callers journey to the Sunday ranch
each week. But mind you, Billy Sun
day never gives anybody an answer
until he has talked the matter over
with hiB wife. They'are partners, lit
erally speaking. And Mr. Sunday told
Mr. Cochran to wait till he had dis
cussed the invitation with his wife.
While the visitor was away getting a
pitchfork, Billy and "Ma" together
soon settled the matter, and the both
of them together declined Mr. Coch
ran's invitation, Mrs. Sunday giving
the reasons, and thus they handle all
of their business.
Mrs. Sunday is proud of her husband
and doesn't hesitate to say so and show
her pride in her actions. Sho watchea
after him in a kind of maternal way aa
a mother would for a big boy. And
Billy Sunday ib just as proud of "Ma."
Billy Sunday declares that he loves
the ranch life. "1 am glad that I am
able tultiave money to spend here in
Hood River," he says, "for I lovetbe
place. 1 know of no place where I
would rather spend my summers. The
climate not only has an appeal, but I
like the neighborliness of the people."
The Billy Sunday ranch is not just
show place, but it is being made to re
turn a profit. The evangelist would no
doubt make practical farmre; for he
ahows that he is not afarid of work,
and his discussions on methods of con
ducting a farm evidence a knowledge
of work. For the past four years the
space between ehe rows of apple trees
on his place have been made to yield
many hundreds of bushels of fine corn.
He and Mr. Heizer were pioneers in the
corn business here. People drove. out
into the valley just to see the ripening
maize. The auccess with which the
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