The Hood River glacier., January 25, 1917, Image 4

HOOD RIVER OLACIKR. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917
I
jpr Spray Department
Our signed orders for Hardie Power Sprayers are becoming
the subject of much comment among the growers. We have quite
a few of these orders, and more are promised us.
But in view of the fact that we have the goods the sprayer
that is demanded by the growers, not only in this Valley, but in
every fruit growing section these advance orders are not an un
common thing..
We have a sprayer to fit the needs of any size orchard, large or
small. The sizes range from the one horse Junior Sprayer to the
Big Three Hillside. All are on display at our store.
Since you must have a sprayer this year, why isn't it a good
time right now to come in and look them over, and leave your or
der, so as to insure delivery. If you wait till the last minute be
fore ordering, you are taking a chance on disappointment Don't
wait until the day you want to start spraying, and then expect us
to make delivery, unless you have placed your order early.
We have every smail fitting heeded by the grower in spraying.
Cutoffs, rods, spray hose, hose fittings, nozzles, washers, nozzle
Y's, drip guards, etc.
And by the way we have our new stock of three-eights inch
spray hose right now.1 It might be well to look over your old hose
and see if it will do you for this year. If not, let us know. We'll
save you a couple of lengths of this new hose. .
We introduced this size spray hose into this. Valley, and to say
it has made a hit is stating itmidly. Last year, we sold over ten
thousand feet of this hose, and have prepared for an even greater
business for this season.
Equipped with our Stay-There" hose coupling, it makes an
ideal equipment. '
GILBERT & DeWITT
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Most
Effectual
"I liavrt taken a great many bottles of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and everv
time it has cured me. ; 1 have found ft
most effectual for a hacking cough and
for colds, . After taking it a cough air
ways disappears," writes J. It. Moore,
Lost Valley, Ga. Obtainable everywhere
For
Sake
Eat
BiueRibbon
BREAD
GRANGE ENDORSES
TEST HIGHWAY
Stranahan & Slaven
Contractors & Builders
HOOD RIVER. OREGON.
Dr. Jesse Edgington
Offioe at Residence 903 Fourth St.
Telephone 3783
HOOD RIVER - . OREGON
The Pine Grove grange has endorsed
the plan ot constructing an expert
mental highway on the East Side tbe
coming spring. A resolution adopted
by the grangu last week follows :
Whereas. A committee from the East
Side has appeared before our county
court asking that one mile of a concrete
base road be built on the East Side un
par supervision of some practical en
gineer and road builder, and
Whereas, The building of water and
oil bound roads have proven a failure,
when their durability is compared with
their cost, and
Whereas, We' feel that one mile of
such permanently constructed road.
wnen once oum ana its Services estab
lished, will be only the beginning of
the building of.raore such roads in our
rural districts, C55 an
! Therefore be it Resolved, That Fine
Grove Grange does most heartily ap
prove, of the building of said one mile
of road, and '
Be it Further Resolved, That our
secretary send a copy of these resolu
tions to our county court and to each
of our local newspapers.
flab Folk to Play Baseball Whist
The members of the Commercial club.
tneir wives and sweethearts have been
"jy,?d t0 participate in a "Baseball
Wbist Party" at the club rooms next
Monday evening. A charge of 50 cents
per couple will be made. Refresh
ments will be provided by the enter
tainment committee.
SJThose planning to attend the nartv
are requested to notify tbe club secretary.
M. E. WELCH, -
I.ICESED YETERINART SIBGE05
1 prepared to do toy work in th TMcrtn
ry nn. He can be toond by calilna m or
phoning to the FmUIod Stable.
Twf
1 ll'-d
AT THE JjEM TODAY
"Love Never Dies." A romance of
me stage inspired Dy Mendelssohn's
"Spring Song.1' with Ruth Stonehouee
leading.
: Also an L-Ko comedy.
' Friday and Saturday
i "Sultana.". A Pathe Gold Rooster
play in five parts featuring Ruth Rol
ana in rathe color. A beautiful pic
iure in natural coior.
Also Pathe News and a good comedy.
Sunday
Special feature and L-Ko comedy.
Monday and Tuesday
"The Wheel of the Law." Emily
Stevens will be the star. A sensation
al five part Metro wondemlav dealine
I with the injustice of convictions ob
tained on circumstantial evidence alone
by officials who have political aspira
tions, and who are often prompted by
tbeir ambition to be relentless in their
persecutions. There are scores of big
and gripping scenes in "The Wheel of
tbe Law," including a realistic court
room scene, an elaborate church wed
ding, a scene from "La Tosca," and
glimpses behind the scenes in the life
of a Bioadway stage star.
Wednesday and Thursday
"The End of the Rainbow," a Blue
Bird five reel feature witb Myrtle Gon-
zaies in me lead. Also an L-Ko com
ed- .. . .
rox r urn comedies starting soon.
lhe greatest comedies of the age.
SMITH DISCUSSES
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Gladden Suggests Neutral Packers
. (From Oregon Farmer)
George C. Gladden, of the Pioneer
Packing House, of Hood River. Ore
told the growers attending the eleventh
annual convention clothe (Washington
State Horticultural association at North
Yakima last week that an orchardist
can hardly be trusted either to thin or
to sort his own fruit, lhe orchardist.
not the oae who buys bis fruit, is tbe
loser, air. uiaaaen said, as the tempta
tion to leave too many apples Ion the
trees and to grade fruit too closely.
inereoy placing an interior fruit on
the market, is too great. ifilS0tt
A community effort and a community
packing bouse is the remedy offered.
Such house should have an experienced,
square-dealing superintendent, com
pletely disinterested in the personnel
of the fruit growers whose fruit be
handles. This will tend to assure grad
ing on tha basis of quality only, and
all those speaking at the contention
said that tbe real problem in the north-
i west was to produce a grade of fruit
so far superior to that produced in tbe
icast that it would command top place
! on tbe market and thereby overcome
the handicap now existing as a result
of tbe greater cost of production and
marketing western fruit
CSMI PMOM " TMC WHEU. OP THE LAW
Gem, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. tt-23
Baggage transferred day or
Phones, day 2521, residence 8473.
CarltOB.
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This subject ia so old that when you
try to trace the subject back in history
you are lost in the mist ol antiquity.
This being the case I will try and not
go beyond the border line or autnenti
rated history witb this very important
subject.
Just to show some of oor readers how
rar the science of roadbuliding goes
bsck I will state a few facta which are
recorded to as by tbe different bietori
sns. Herodotus speaks of a great
Egyptian road on which King Cheops
employed 100,000 men constantly for 10
years. The streets or Babylon are said
to have been paved 2000 B. C. Chinese
built bridges as public works 2900 years
bciore Christ. The ancient Peruvians
had wonderful system of highways
connecting all tbe principal parts
tbeir empire.
Some time ago my friend Scott, sec
retsry of the Commercial club, stated
tbat I made tho statement that tbe
East Side road was as good as the West
aide rosd. which I bad built a yesr be
fore, and tbat he wanted me to go over
tha road and the make a report of what
i tnougnt or it now.
Very receutly 1 bad occasion to have
quite a long talk on tbe subject of
roads witb Or. Thrane, of the East
bide. He asked me personally if
would not write an article on roads,
and be thought 1 might be able to clear
tbe minds ot some of the people on tb
East Side in regard to some local road
conditions. 1 promised him that
would try to write something on this
line, so if I happen to bore you too
mucn, my dear reader, go a gunning
tor tne Doctor e scalp.
Now, 1 will state my position as to
the East Side gravel top which was
built on tbe old East Side macadam
At tha time 1 was over tbe East Side
road the gravel bad been placed on the
road just a little ways past the gate
of J. L. Carter's place. 1 walked tbat
morning over to some distance south of
tbe old East Side gravel pit There
met Mr. Parroalee and returned back
to wbere Mr. Stanton was at work witb
the grader down near the soring.
Now, from the best information that
I ean get without having been on the
ground, is tbat the part of the road
that is complained about the most is
the last half mile which was built
Now, I am not at all surprised about
tbat last piece of road getting bad, and
there is certainly just cause tbat it is
oaa. first, it was bunt as an expcdi
ent to partially mitigate an unusually
osd piece oi old macadam.
It was built so late in the season that
the rsin and heavy traffic came simul
taneously, without any sunshine to
harden and solidify the gravel. Also
the road has too much shade. It is cut
off from the prevailing winds, which
are of very material benefit to all
gravel roads, especially in tbe first
stages of completion. Tbe grade is en
tirely too steep at tbis point It is mv
judgment that a gravel road is not a
succees on a grade that is very long
ana is over six per cent
l doubt very much if the suner visor.
rlr. Stanton, bad extra material to
keep all the depressions filled ud as
soon as they began to develop. Ibis
is a very vital thing for the success of
a gravel road.
Now. as to roads in general in the
United States. There are very near
3,000,000 miles of common dirt roads
and less tbat 400,000 miles of rock and
bard surfaced roads, so we can readily
see tbat it will be quite a wbile before
the country roads of America will have
even a gravel top on tbem.
In all due fairness to our local home
road question, 1 am of the opinion that
we have some able men who have seen
roads in the different parts ot tbe
United States, and some have visited
foreign countries and have seen the
roads there, many of which are master
pieces of broad construction.
We all know tbat to criticise is one
of the strong prerogatives of American
citizenship. Now. of course, everv
public servant in this county connected
in any way with our county roads cer
tainly gets his full allowance of criti
cism. 1 maintain that much of this
public criticism is unwarranted if tbe
facts in the case were taken Into.. con
sideration. For instance, bave often
heard some of our prominent critics
make the statement that the money for
roaa building had all been entirely
wasted, now, in light of the facts,
these over zealous criitcs are giving
vent to some vindictive spirit of which
i uminuun 10 oe unjust and unwise, and
not founded on tangible evidence.
Many of our county gravel roads have
been highly praised by men who knew
a good road and they were unprejudiced
judges, for they were non-residenters
or tne county, rot instance, the criti
cism of the macadam roads of this
county has been verv adverse. Our
county court built this road with good
material. They had an expert to build
it Mr. Faulkner was and is a road
builder of unquestionable ability.
Our COUntv court wai hnnriii-nnrwirl ot
the time for lack of funds, and on tan
of that Judge Derby and the commis
sioners were verv severely handled at
the time bv some of our Aver nris
critics. They comolained loud and
long, and would have atonned the entire
road work if some of these zealous citi
zens could have bad tbeir own way.
Now let us be fsir with our first
court who were willing to become pio
neers in the line of road work in this
county. First thev were working un-
der high pressure of pub lie opionion,
wnicb was divided. They did not have
the time or the monev to outlav in the
ruau construction necessary to obtain
the best results. They bad to buy
large amount of road machinery, such
equipment tbst was necessary, as steam
roller, rock crusher, snrinklinir tanks.
on tanks and many other accessories
tbst go with road building.
ine waterbound macadam was the
road then that was being bulit by other
sections of tbe country, and up to tbis
time this kind of road had filled all the
requirements. But just at this stsge
tbe automobile enters into tbe road
question, and we in Hood River have
only had the same experience as others
wno Duut water bound macsdam roads.
ihey were soon ruined bv new traffic
conditions.
Next week, if the readers and the
editors ate willing, I will be pleased to
go tanner into tne local construction on
the West bide in ressrds to method.
material ana cost per mile.
Roy D. Smith.
River Traffic Resumed
Following a tie up of several davs.
due to the ahora ice alone- the Colum
bia, tbe Hood River-White Salmon
ferry system resumed trans-Columbia
traffic Monday. Tbe Columba raised
over a foot Sunday nigbt and tbe thick
ice of eddies was lifted and floated
down stream.
Tbe steamer Tahoma. of the Ponnlp'
Navigation Co.. began its regular ache.
dule between Portland and Tha Dslles
Monday.
Walter Shay wishes to announce that
he has removed his Buick auto livery
stand to the Hotel Oregon Barber Shop.
Phone 8811 dU-tf
DECISIONS OF JUDGE
ARE COMMENDED
(By C. N. Rsvlin)
As a member of the road committee
of the Commercial club 1 wish to state
tbat the decision of Judge Blowers to
build a ball mile of cement road con
necting the main East Side rosd with
tbe Vsn Horn warehouses is one of the
most gratifying things that has come
out ot our county court in many
months. Gratifying inasmuch as it
demonstrates that tbe spineless admin
istrstion with which we bsve been
(tempered for seversl years is a thing
of the past; that we now bave a judge
wno is not airaid to do mines.
This bslf mile in question ia probably
the most important short stretcb in the
county ; as much tonnage passes over
that as anywhere else. At tbe present
time and for several weeke it baa been
elosed to traffic on account of mud
holes.
J be county court desired to lay a
short stretch of cement road, not as an
experiment, but more as an object les
son, and to my mind, I believe they
have selected the tight place. It re
quired some coursge at tbe very outset
of bis administration for Judge Blow
ers to come out squstely and state that
the court would build tbis cement road
and to definitely settle its exsct loca
tion. We bave not been accustomed to
such methods and it will fairly take
tne Dieatn away irom many of our es
timable citizens. I, tor one, glory in
the fsct that we hsve a judge with a
mind of his own and who is out squste
ly in the open.
Judge blowers' sttitude towsrds the
Columbia River Highway hss won my
respect. Admitting his error in fight
ing the bond issue, although consist
ently believing at the time that bis
course wss for The best interests of
Hood River county, the opening of the
Highway and the Brest amount of
travel over it during the oast year con
vinced him that the Highway was to be
a great tning tor our luture prosperity.
His present attitude msy be summed
up in the following remark. "We have
$75,000 invested in that Highway and 1
am going to protect that investment to
tbe best of my ability."
MATERIAL SHORTAGE
MAY LIMIT SPRAYERS
The shortage in Din iron, coke and
coal.materials that are used in factories
of manufacturers of spray machines,
according to Clarence F. Gilbert, is
becoming a serlousmenace to the fur
ther manufacture of such goods. Re
cently they received a long distance
telephone message from their Portland
connections, advising that no further
orders would be accepted except on a
signed order from an actual grower.
ine price on small spraying machines
has advanced $10 over last season, and
the increase on the price of larger ma
chines reaches $15. Mr. Gilbert states
inai u nas necome impossible to se
cure brsas lined rods for spray ma
chines, and that manufacturers are re
fusing future deliveries of the alum
inum rods, which hsve been substi
tuted. When present stocks carried by
dealers in spray machines are exhaust
ed, it ia said that orchardists will have
to make use of exceedingly heavy iron
rods.
Trend for Several Credit Associations
While the movement is being opposed
us ,viiMi!cii:ini iuu, tuts urcuurui&ia I
tne ditterent Hood River va ev
communities are evidencing a desire
for the organization of more than one
federal Kural Credit Loan Association
for the valley. This trend was brouaht
om at a meeting wnen the first associ
ation of ranchers oreamzed. All the
otticers of the new association were
chosen from the West Side. It was dp-
ciarea mat the work of assessing the
valuation of farm land would be facili
tated by the mailer astociatione,
where the boards makine the vnlus.
tions would be better versed with the
hsracter of soil.
R. E. Scott, secretary of the Com-
mercial club, thinks that the federal
loan board of the rural credits system I
will require that a sinsle association
take care of tbe business of the Hood
Kiver valley.
Trans-Columbia Fire Seen Here
Hood River va ev ranchem nf tho
West Side district witnessed a verv
. I . m. . . . VI
neciBcuiar nre last inursdav moht.
when the buildings of an orchardist
near tne plant of the Northwestern
Electric Co. on the White Satlmon riv
er on tne wsshington side of the Co-
lumbia burned. The background nf
illB seemed to form a reflector for the
big blaze, and the West Side orchard
strict was made as light as dav.
The nre was seen bv resident nfth
....
upper vsney, who were alarmed.
thinking the flames came from a fire in
Hood Kiver.
ine house burned be onoed tn P. p
uguvie. several hundred do ara' wnnh
of furniture, the loss partially covered
uy insurance, was destroyed.
Wharf hoats Being Improved
The Dalles wharfboat nf the niu.
t'ortiand a Astoria Naigation Co. has
oeen orougnt to tbe oca and no nf
the river line wbere a crew of men will
make improvements on it and on the
local wnanooat. lhe ateamera nf tho
river line have been temporarily taken
un ine miu-oiumoia run and are now
tied up in Portland undergoing a gen
eral overhauling.
Thirty acres irrigation water under
East Fork for Rent. R. W. Arena. n30tf
Sensitive Throats
need careful treatment
from within more than
they need bundling wraps
during changing seasons.
The pure cod liver oil in
Is helping thousands to strengthen
the tender linings of their throats,
while at the same time it aids the
lungs and improves the
quality ol the blood.
Throat Specialists endorse
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p J to conjur4 with- fcxC
ti GREAT SALT LAKE
' eJPI .1 Los Angslis. Redlands. Rivsksids fh . ,
J4e sriitffiitiiiMkMiM
X'i', California is delightful the year'round. Now
T5& J yu maX K via the SALT LAKE ROUTE, &?4-Z4
' "&Vi returning from Los Angeles, as you wish, by !rji '',-"'
& palatial steamer or limited train, or W-'A
jpjjfsMyJj . vice versa. i
Call upon, or write the representative of Jvfi
Ijtpi PACIFIC SYSTEM H
Wm. McMnrray, Genarnl Passenger Agent, Portland
Hood River Apple
Vinegar Company
are receiving
CIDER APPLES
$6.00 per ton
Announcement
MR. ORCHARDIST:
I have made arrangements to handle the well known
Alpha Power Fruit Sprayer, put out by the De Laval Dairy
Supply Co. Note below some of its practical features.
PUMP
The pump on the Alpha Sprayer ia a well known Meyers
tryplex type, fitted with the Alpha automatic pressure gover
nor which eliminates the relief valve and regulates the pres
sure automatically.
The pump and engine is mounted on a channes iron base
solid and substantial. Tank, the very best Louisana Cypress,
will fit on any standard truck.
ENGINE
The engine being a horizontal type, fitted with a special
tuel tank and intake for hillside work; fitted with high ten
sion magneto, gear timed and gear driven, no coils, no bat
teries, and no cranking, an all around engine for every pur
pose. It will pay you to see this outfit before you buy.
A. C. STATEN.
We are selling Schillings Best Line with
a Money Back guarantee if you are
not satisfied after using them.
Kaesser's Grocery
Grocery of Quality
E. E. KAESSER, Proprietor
Phone 3192
SosMjfcBowM. BloomfiriH.j. . te-U