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VOL. XXXIII
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1922
No. 45
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Our Cement Products Factory at Cascade
and Fifth Streets is now in charge of MR.
C. M. FLETT, who arrived in Hood River,
this week from Santa Rita, New Mexico.
Mr. Flett is a graduate engineer who has
had extensive experience in the manufac
ture of cement products end comes to us
very highly recommended. Our aim of pro
ducing brick, blocks, drain tile and sewer
pipe of the highest quality prompted us to
secure for this plant at the start the ser
vices of a trained man.
Emry Lumber
Phone 2181
BUSINESS IS GOOD
Good weather has returned and with it
good business.
Now is the time to prepare for your sum
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bottle of Purola After Shave Luxury a 35c tube of
Purola Shaving Cream FREE.
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Come in and hear the new Victorola Records.
The following amounts have been
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invested in First Mortgage Loans on
improved Hood River property at
eight per cent:
$ 350.00
600.00
1000.00
1500.00
BUTLER BANKING COMPANY
Member Federal Reserve System
These have no equal for general farm and ranch
work. Domestic Electrical and Water Systems.
Give the rural home every city convenience.
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Successor to Slutz Bros.
Tel. 3173
Garg'oyle Mobiloils
for your
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Differential and Transmissson
Greases
GOODYEAR TIRES
for your automobile
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Phone 468ft
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2000.00
2500.00
3000.00
the famous
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DISCUSSIONS
GROW WARM
APPLE GROWERS HAVE LITTLE TILTS
Meeting, However, Passes Without De
velopment of Disruptions Pears
And Cherries Recommended
While heated moments filled the an
nual meeting of the Apple Growers
Association Saturday with senations as
growers passed charges of political
chicanery or waxed warm on other
topics that divided individual opinion,
the meeting ended without the indica
tion of the least disruption. Expres
sions were frank and apparently made
for the good of the cause. While they
may have been temporarily caustic,
no lasting ill-humor was developed.
The sessions were characterized by
discussion showing a new trend in the
Hood River valley fruit industry, which
has become world-famed for its npples.
Speakers cited the development of new
competing areas of apples. Leroy
Cbilds, who urged growers to pay a
more earnest attention to the recon
struction of orchards injured by the
heavy freeze of December, 1919, urged
that future plantings be directed large
ly to winter pears and cherries. Sir.
Childs cited that the heavier new
plantings of apples now being made in
the United States are in eastern com
mercial districts. He continued :
"We have seen how western men,
men trained in our scientific principles
of apple culture, are going east and
taking hold of the big commercial
propositions there. One of the latest
o leave for the east is C. I. Lewis,
one of the most, influential figures in
northwestern horticulture. We will
best serve ourselves by the production
of thoee fruits that are excellently
adapted to our soil and climate, winter
pears and sweet cherries. 1 advise
that growers, however small their new
acreage, set some of these fruits. The
diseases and pests met with elsewhere
limit commercial pear growing, of
winter varieties, largely to our dis
trict. Our sweet cherries of Oregon,
especially of the Columbia river dis
trict, have no equal."
Mr. Childs stated that cane fruits
have been suggested for diversifying
Hood River valley fruit interests. He.
however, advised against any exten
sive plantings of raspberries and black;
berries until further experiments are
conducted.
A. D. Moe, who has just returned
from an extensive motor tour of Cal
ifornia, told growers that new orchards
in San Bernardino county, where 1,000
new acres are being set this year and
where 1,000 carloadB were shipped last
fall, are developing a new and formid
able competition in southern California
markets. He declared that the south
ern California growers, who are utliz
ing highland lands there in raising va
rieties specialized in largely by Wash
ington apple sections, will be able to
place their fruit on the southern Cali
fornia markets for 75 cents per box
cheaper than the northwestern grow
ers. One of the most tempetuous episodes
of the meeting arose over charges that
August Guignard, chairmun of the co
operative body's by-products commit
tee, made at the March primary
against the Hood River Apple Vinegar
Co. He alleged then that the manage
ment of the vinegar concern, which
has sold large blocks of its stock to
growers, had stacked the cards against
participation by growers in conducting
affairs of the concern. He also stated
that the vinegar company's manager
and president, C. J. Calkins, had re
ceived a salary of $1,000 per month
last year, while a dividend to stock
holders had been passed. A. J. Graff,
former director and now on the board
of the vinegar concern, read a letter
from the directorate of the vinegar
company, declaring that Mr. Guig
narri'e statements had been unfair to
the company through mis-statements.
He declared that the election of direc
tors had been entirely regular without
any intention or act of curtailing
rights of growers interested through
stock purchases in the organization.
He also denied that Mr. Calkins had
received the high salary alleged. Mr.
Graff stated that Mr. Calkins last ear
had received a salary of $0,200. The
manager's salary for the coming sea
son, Mr. Graff said, will be $300 per
month. This, he said, will be in
creased to $000 in case profits over and
above returns on stock will permit.
Mr. Guignard made chmges that
heavy bonuses had been paid employee
of the vinegar company. This Mr.
Graff also denied, stating that the only
bonuses given were paid during a war
year, when the concern's expert help
remained loyal, althoughh other indus
tries were offering a higher temporary
wage. No executives of the concern,
he declared, had ever participated in a
bonus. Mr. Guignard a idressed flu
growers and maintained that his
charges had been substantially correct.
He declared that he had been told by a
close per-onal friend of Mr. Calkins in
Portland that the vinegar company
manager had received a salary of $12,
000 last year. Mr. Guignard declared
that the growers of the valley had
been hoodwinked in financing another
man's proposition, and urged growers
to consider plans of an association
owned by-products plant.
J. "We have bean told," said President
E. W. Birge, in disposing of the dis
cussion, "by salesmen of stock in the
vinegajr company what high dividends
it will pay. We will watch them and
if we do not get good prices for our
apples or the returns promised, then it
will be time to talk about owning our
own plant."
IfwA feature of the meeting was the
i discussion over use of cardboard lavers
at the top and bottom of apple boxet.
i O. B. Nye offered a resolution in
, structing the directorate of the associ
j ation to discontinue cardboard. It was
earned unanimously. Mr. Ne pre
! sented returns on questionnaires that
. be had forwarded to various repre
sentative shipping interests and federal
experts. In every instance the replies
characterised the cardboard as unnec
essary expense unless it possibly elim
inates) damage from careless nailing of
lids. Mr. Nye declared that the prec
S tice entails an annual useless expense
in the neighborhood of $12,000.
Despite the Unanimous vote of the
morning, the question arose again at
the afternoon seat ion of the members,
many of whom voiced the opinion that
the cardboanfa acted as an insurance
against damaged applet. The value of
printed wrappers on apples also was
discussed slightly, R. E. Miller and
others declaring printing a needless
expense. Women this year for the
first time participated in the discus
sions of the organization. Remarks
were made by Mrs. E. J. Nicholson
and Mrs. E. Flinius, who recently ar
rived from the east. The latter de
clared that she had found housewives
complaining that apples, where pur
chased by the box, shrivled before be
ing consumed. She recommended that
the association issue educational slips
to be placed in each box, informing
consumers of proper methods of stor
ing apples after their purchase. A
bit of levity was introduced by Joseph
Frazier, who suggested that it be rec
ommended to every household to have
a half-dozen children, in which case
the apples would not keep long enough
to shrivel.
Leroy Childs stated that shriveled
apples often resulted from too early
picking. He stated that tests of him
self and Gordon G. Brown, showed
that growers here were ruining their
reputation for the quality of d'Anjou
pears by picking them in instances
three weeks before full maturity.
While growers sometimes begin pick
ing peBrs in August, he said, he and
Mr. Brown have determined that Octo
ber 1 is the more suitable time. Not
only is the quality better but the fruit
attains a much larger size giving the
grower the benefit of the added ton
nage. Mr. Childs touched on spraying, tell
ing growers that application of oil
sprays for pear trees should be made
at once, and that the first oil solution
should be applied to apples by April
15. J. H. Mohr and other growers
brought out that rejections from an
thracnose damage had been made neg
ligible the past season" by application
of Bordeaux mixture during summer.
Toward the cloi-e of the meeting Mr.
Mohr urged that growers, who had
been so eager in suggesting general
plans of efficiency for the sales organ
ization, return to their homes deter
in in d to apply the practice on their
ranches, and that all would end well.
Directors named Saturday were: C.
K. Benton, E. W. Birge, E C. Brown
lee, J. D. Guttery, J. H. Jeffrey. G.
B. Marsh, K. J. Mclsaac. J. H. Mohr,
J. K. Nunamaker, Frank C. Dcthman
and W. C. Keck. The members also
voted a change in the by laws that will
enable the computation of membership
votes as tonnage votes by a ratio mul
tiplication, in order to eliminate ties.
One of the most tempestuous inci
dents of the meeting uoae when Roy
1). Smith charged that K. J. Mclsaac
and M. O. Boe, directorate candidates
were In a conspiracy to oust from man
agement A. W. Stone. Mr. Smith
warned that his remarks would grow
personal, but that he made them with
out any rancor. When he reached the
actual point of his charges, however,
M. Dragseth arose to a point of order
and asked that he desist. Mr. Smith's
appeal to the house was sustained by
vote, and he proceeded. He eulogized
Mr. Stone, declaring that his efforts
needed no encomiums.
Mr. Boo and Mr. Mclsaac both re
sponded to the charges. Mr. Boe de
claring that anyone who knew him
knew that he was never run by any
body. He declared that he was not
opposed to Mr Stone as manager but
that he would disagree with certuin of
his methods of nut giving sufficient
authority to heads of deparmtents.
Mr. Mclsaac in a bricf'talk stated that
he was not for Mr. Stone nor against
him. He de. dared that his actions, ir
respective of the general manager,
would always be from motives that he
considered for the good of the Apple
Growers Association.
KEAL ESTATE ACTIVE
ON EAST SIDE
Heal estate activity ir. the Hood
Kiver valley the past week has cen
tered on the East Sid.'. Ninety-four
acres have changed hands.
A. L. Page has sold to R. Starkell,
of Walla Walla, his 10-scre tract of
111-year old. commercial trees; consider
ation $9,000. Mr. Page in turn has
bought from Russell A. McCully the
lattor's 10-acre adult orchard, paying
$10,500. The latter place is well
equipped with residence and outbuild
ings. F. M. Peugh, owner of a West Side
tract, has purchased from L. E. Ire
land a 27-acre place, the consideration
reaching $17,000. Mr. Ireland, who
was formerly engaged in apple mar
keting here, and family now reside in
Pasadena, Calif. Mr Ireland is entail
lishing a chain of restaurants in Los
Angeles.
F. H. Kingdon, who ha been in
charge of the IreUnd place, has pur
chased from A. E. Digman a 10 acre
orchard tract on Neal creek.
Geo. T. Galligan, who several weeks
ago purchased 22 acres of pioneer Fa-t
Side orchard from J. C. Porter, has
just purchased an additional 27 acres
of the Porter tract. Mr. Porter and
wife will spend this year in San Diego.
Calif., for Mr'. Porter's health.
Albert and Herbert Krussow have
purchased frcm W. F. Lsraway a 10
acre orchard place adjoining their
home tract.
AUTO PARK WAS
OPENED SATURDAY
The Hood Kiver public automobile
camping nark was officially opened
Saturday with Glen Sloat as custodian
The camp grounds opened two ye-irs
ago have become very papular and at
times during the heavy tourist traffic
season, aeveral h indred motor visitors
spend the night there. It is equipped
with ovens and tables, toilets and
lavatories ard wash rooms. The
Woman's cub has discussed plans of
providing laundry equipment. For
merly the camu grounerhss been free.
This year, each automobile will be
assessed a daily fee of 50 cents for
privilege of the camping place. Each
car ia checked. Custodain Sloat keep
ing a duplicate, which gives the name
of the owner, his state and the make
of the ear. Kegistration of all visitors
will be kwpt this year.
t. Ldaitiaf Inf.
The only other eennty office to us) j
elected this yesa exsjpt county com
missions, is county assessor. The
Republican n cumber t, Jasper Wick
ham, is undertermined whether haj will
be a candidate. Fritrtds are endeasprJ
ing to secare the fiend idejry of W. L. ',
Clark.
PLAN PLEASES
A NEW APPLE ERA IS PREDICTED
Inter-district System of Coordinate Pur
chasing is Launched Stone Named
Organization's President
Local orchardists who have followed
plans as launched at a conference of
growers and shippers of apples in Fori -land
last week declare that a new era
in the northwestern fruit industry has
been set in motion. The plais call for
an inter-district cooperation in the
purchase of supplies, the fostering of
cold storage terminals in the north
west, coordinate action in securing
dockage facilities at eastern seaports
and other activities in waging cam
paigns for more equitable freight rates
and in eliminating evils in transporta
tion that are paid to exist at present.
Twenty apple growers and shipper
from Oregon, Washington and Idaho
attended the session A. W. Stjoe,
manager of the Apple Groweis A
elation, was elected president and Dr.
H. L. Geary, of the Under wood Grow
ers Warehouse Association, secretary.
Others present included: E. S. Mor
gan, of Portland; E M Gellette. of
Wenatchee; A. F. Wooloert, A (!.
Lewis and P. F. Clark, of Hood Kiver;
L. J. Sellers, of Wenatchee; (' 1.
Lewis, of Salem; B. W. Johnsu el
Monroe, Dr. C. A. Macium, of Mo ei ;
C. M.Carroll, of Portland; C. A Me,
Cargiir, of M octet ; Edward Pierce, of
Opportunity, and Charles H. Su I .i ,
of Yakima.
Unanimity of opinion prevailed that
giowers who are able to ship thin
apples to market by water tfnould
make use of role storage facilities
established on municipal terminals in
Portland. It was declared that such
cold storage facilities are necessary,
if the apples arrive at destination in
good condition. Such facilities, too, it
was declared, are needed in regulating
a steady How of shipments. The ncv
organizat on immediately held a meet
ing with the Portland public di ek com
mission requesting that refrigeration
be provided on the public docks.
There was some difference of opinion
among growers on the merits of co
opt ratiVS buying of orchard supplies in
large quantities. C. 1. Lewis, of the
Oregon Growers' Cooperative Associ
ation, said his organization attempts
to purchase many of its supples in
communities in which it operates, but
that cooperative buying could be done
economically for at least a portion of
the supplies. These include boxes,
paper, nails and spraying materials.
It was the general opinion that a trial
will be made in purchasing paper on
this plan.
Many growers complained of laxity
of transportation companies, especially
the railroads, in keeping proper tem
jierature in fruit cars. Sudden changes
in temperature damaged fruit, it was
said, and several fhippers said they
had lost heavily during the past
season from this cause.
It. was the opinion of several that a
messenger system should be worked
out through which each shipment of
fruit by rail should be accompanied by
a BICSSeagSf who would see to it that
proper temperature is maintained in
fruit cars.
RHOADES CASE IS
HEARD IN WASCO
The first testimony in the case of
Hood River County vs. O. H. and Alice
Khoades, in which the condemnation of
land owned by the defendants is sought
for use in the Mount Hood Loop 1
right of-way, was taken in ciri .it
court at The Dalles Thursday morning
before Judge Wilson. The jury spent
all of Wednesday afternoon in Rood
Kiver valley, examining the property
under litigation in person. The de
fendants asked a t. ta! of $11,500 for
the land in question, claiming that the
right-of-way will cut it up in such a,
manner as to render portions of it
practically valueless. Of this total,
fl.U4.81 was arked for a soring on
one part of the property ; $2,5:11 76 for
the destruction of ttock passages over
and under the road; $2,5(10 for ware
house sites rendered practically ti
less; $2,500 for land rendered val
by the passage of the road ; $:WV. 8 for
fencing and a number of other items.
Hood River county is offering S3. 000
for the land. Judge Derby repre
sented the defendants, and District
Attorney Baker the county. Hood
Kiver county will reimburse Wa.-eo
county f6r court expenses.
A jury Friday, after- being out 45
minutes, returned a verdict in favor
of Mr. Khoades for $7 000.
Mr. Rhoade originally offered the
county a free right of way a ro.-s r.n
place if the survey would call for the
highway below his spring.
SCHOOL OPERETTA
PRESENTED ERIDAY
The high school operetta, presented
under direction of Mrs. C II. Hennev
in former years at the high school aud
itorium, have always been crowded.
It was thought that the audience might
be accommodated this year by giving
the peformance at the btialto theatre.
All of the tickets to the evening per
formance were suld oi-.t, and it was
necessary to put on a matinee tomor
row afternoon.
"The Gypsy Rover" is the vehicle
chosen this year by Mrs. Henaey. It
is in three acts with 21 big numbers.
Chief characters will be : Opal Walk
er, Betty Stalen, Morris Kinsey, John
Carson, Prudence Spight, Harold Dix
on. James Johnson. Marion Butler,
Will Chapman. Clifton Emmel, Jim)
tpr.-on and Paja PemrVrton. Many
boys and girls will participate, in mi ISO
parts cf g psies, datnes, aquis ee sag
fairies. The high school orchestra in,
eludes the following: rtogef Vced
yer. Boyd Cudf fued Carl t'tant
Russell Scoloea. Lauraea Toia
Wendell King. Hal WitUnijei, Xfutt9
Patenpuff. fis Ssva flua ajr
compsr.Kt ae tf. feaJaJaa Jrw A -afj
dancing 4 imu.
Bernard Paget V has been
attend
ing business college in Portia
arn.ed r.me to aid his flfrtbe
rage, Hi orchard work.
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