lye^rb- In hte own orchard, consist- flag of five acred df young ‘peers, a leMatddnbb number *f Meh stocks jdtv being employed tor r top-working I purposes The aim hae been to at- I cure a tree which io not only blight- traatattat. but hardy. Aanoag some, of I ths more prominent of these varieties lars toe tdd Home, Botella, Surprise. I Japanese and French esedlingi; also I various cultivated speck* of the Cto- |Mte pear. I'asurieesta. Borne of these I varieties stiow considerable promise I in that they have withstood the pre- I vailing type of body winter injury. I That they will top-work nicely seems I to be evident. As indicated, those I teafs have l>een running only a com- I paratlvely short time. It seems un- I safe tor an investigator to recoin I mend trees of this character until I they have l>«*en tested out for a good I many years under practically all of j the conditions prevailing here. The I nesd for so doing is apparent when I it' ta realized that serious winter in- I jury was never a factor in this val I ley- up to slxiut five years ago. I The writer feels that he has some I thing a little safer to offer In the I way of a hardy stock for top-work- I Ing. In the case of apples, the Ar- I kansas apix-ars to be very suitable I for this purjxiee. In the case of I pears, wc are greatly impressed with I the value of Cornice for this purpoet*. I There an* a groat many places in I Hood River where this variety has I been growing for many years with I splendid results as far as hardiness is concerned. This variety ia to be I found under practically all soil con- W, O. LIVINGSTONE I dltions in Hixid River. Even under I soil and drainage conditions Which I have proven decidedly unfavorable in the Boy Scout organization at I for other varieties, the Cornice has Ileppner.. He also orgauiaed the busi­ I grown vigorously and appears to'be ness men of the city into a Brother­ I perfectly adapted. The writer has hood. The following letter is self expían I in mind one Odell orchard of mature . I years where the soil is fairly heavy atory: land drainage conditions poor. In I Heppner, Or„ Sept. 1, 1924. I some of the unfavorable portions of Editor Glacier: Jn view of the I the orchard there are old trees of Livingstone, I d’Anjou, Bose, Winter Nellis and fact that Rev. W. I Cornice. Of ti>e four varieties men I who hem been pastor of the Church I tloned, the Comice appears to be I of 'Christ of this city for the past I most perfectly adapted. AR of the I four and a half yeara. is taking up I Cornice to which reference is made I the pastorate of the First Christian I were top-worked to Bose 10. years I I church of Hood River, it seems not I ago. The union betw«*en scion and I I inappropriate that a citizen of Hep- I stock is perfect and all of the orig­ I liner and a member of a church other inal plantings of Cornice are still than the one Mr. Livingstone served present, unimpaired by the most se­ I should say a few things in regard to vere winters we have liad-. In the I him through the press of Hood River. When Mr. Livingstone and his wife' case of the other three varieties men­ tioned, this is not similarly true. i-aine to Heppner, they at once made Many Of th«* trees have died or have themselves a part of the community. haen «objected to very severe body I They not only applied themselves to the work of their own church, but Injury. We have heard a great deal recent-1 they were always ready and willing Newspaper Advertising Valuable Iy about "French ro«>ts” as comi>un*cial1y in sonx* ingot one organised a troop of Boy tising which all utilities. re<*<>gni«e. I sections. In certain California aec- Scouts. Thia han proven a splendid Th«* newspaper of today is entitled to. j tkma it is known that the Japanese thing for the entire community. Boys both—news and advertising. “If you aren't satisfied with your ‘ I root baa proven very susceptible to from all the Bunday schools In town I mushroom fungus whereas the French were admitted to memlterrtilp, mak­ advertising «tipy go Into the news­ ing it a community movement. The paper ««dltor's offi«*e and make him J rootvfuui .proven highly resistant. This I has caused newer plantings to be set whole community, and especially the tell you what is wrong4with it; why Jun tjw French root. At Hood River. parents of the Sconta, appreciate the It don't pull. He is just as anxious I for Ays nude it does not apis*ar that work which lias hern done for the that bis advertising coin num sell as . is the advertiser. A good way to tell I fire ^IghF Is going to prove a serious boys. < . Mr. Livingstone * was the prime If your advertising roally <*onveya I menace to the extent true in other I sections. This disease has been pros- mover In organizing the business men your message is to try it out on the, I ent for a great many years, hut has of the town into an informal organ­ officv hoy. If he understands you I never developed In the form of an ization called the brotherhood. They thoroughly then you have a gcxid copy. I epidemic and it la questionable* if it met onc*e a month at a luncheon. ple«*e of ----- .. ” Questions of civic and community Mullaney told of the large I will ever do «o. Coming back to the original ptopo- interest were discussed. Once a year amount of advertising that is now I sidon, fire blight is not the serious the ladies were Invited in as guests «lone by utilities and stated that this I menace locally that winter injury is of the men. The organization also had not only lienefited the companies, I A reasonable procedure, therofore, is gave a father and son l»anqnet once but had heel» of real community hene­ I that of adapting our tr«*«*« to over- a year. These occasions were real fit lnarmneh as it had been of help, particularly to the smaller news- [ come thio one sp«*clfic thing. As a events in the life of the town. We regret to lose Mr, Livingstone papers in making them more prosper­ I foundation we rerommrnd the French and his family. We commend them ous and b«*tter able to produce better I raot: Flrot, because it, is resistant I to mushroom fungus, but principally | nsist heartily to the people of Hood newspapers, such as rofiectW greeter Respectfully, crodit upon their ««ommunlties. liecause it is apparently better adapt- River. 8. E. Not son. I **<1 to wetter and heavier soils than Democratic Committee Named I the Japan«««« root and induces earlier I dormsnp farther. The us«* of Fronch that the organization would begin at roots doe« not tell the whole story once to function. Other committees by a long way. In the Odell orchard named from here, Mr. Young stated, previously referred to. the trees H. Gross. just back from a motor were: which hnve been killed out were all tuur to Watsonville., Calif., says that | . Geo. R. WUliur. slate -commit too- French roots. Many other example« lie finds the growers of that wetion, I man; Mrs. J. C. Meyer, secretary of can l>e cited to prove* this statememt. for the most part Slavonians, opposed the county committee; L. H. Hug­ There are several inatanc*ee where to plans for effecting a cooperative gins, treasurer. Precinct commlttee- d’AnJou tree«, 15 years and older on concc-rn for handling the sales of I men and vice committeemen' ..are: Fronc h roots In thia valley, have Newtown apples in that district. Mr. North. S. F. Blythe and Mrs. Chas. shown very serious trunk injury in­ Gross said be was particularly inter­ H. Cartner; Waucoma. Harry M. duced by winter free««. Incidentally, ested in the method of the growers Wood and Culbertson; Heights. it is worth mentioning that this va­ there in handling their apple sales E. M. TIolman and Dr. J. Edgington ; riety Is supposed to be quite hardy. liecause of the success of cooperation [Park. Rev. C. K. Deleplne and W. H. There 1« consideraMe merit in Us­ here. Carrigan; West. F. W. Chindhmd ing Cornice for top-working purposes. “I called on the Chamber of Com­ and Bruno Frame; Falls. D. R. Elllff The ide« may not he a popular one merce,” said Mr. Gross, "and they wild Thomas Bander; Center, Glen B. and probably will not he. It 1» quite told me they had been trying for Marsh and C. E. Glaze; Barrett. likely that only the special grower several years without eff«*<*t to have Scott F. Aitken and David Pyles; will go to the trouble of securing the growers form a cooperative Mies Odell. C. E. Coppie and J. O. Cam- tree« double worked in this manner. agency. The chamber expressed the] | eron; Oak Grove, Samuel Banks and The writer is convinced that it is tielief that such a course would en­ | Mrs. Den Plenum; Dee. J. Wirrlck worth white, «apeylaliy where lara able the growers to distribute their and R. A. Collins: Psrkdale, A. I* tions are of a doubtful character, fruit without creating a glut on any Boe and C. E. McIntosh .... — Baldwin. soil and air drainage are prac- of the larger markets. The growers J. B. Doggett and Stanley Waltera; IVliere IMS ticaliy perfect it probnhly Is Dot told me they were satisfied with ex­ Pine Grove, M. M. Hill and J. H. worth while. MH This in a question isting conditions, under which they Koberg.___ which . the __ , grower . M_ will very largely a ppeared to tie prospering. They de­ Bridge Will Have Additional Pier have to decide for himself. cline to sell their apples in case of The writer has In mind inangur pc »or markets for the fresh fruit, but | Engineers of the Waukoma inter- atate . bridge, aeven steel spans of sting experiments thia winter which send them to drying plants. which are complete, after an inspec­ are lnt««nded to prevent trunk Injury have 50 evaporating plants tion of the Washington shore, have to pc-ar trees. Tills will he In the NewtoWn section.” nature of shading, painting and wrap­ Mr. Gross, who visited the family decided to add another pier to the ping, with various modif!c*ations. of his brother, Louis Gross, I mer- structure. Originally the plans called chant at Watsonville, was accompan­ for only 11 piers. Because of the lay ied by Mrs. Gross and their two of the Washington bank, however, it daughters. Misses Gold« and Char­ has baen decided that a pier should be constructed to take the place of lotte. piling for an approach on the north bank. Crews are now rushing work on the final four piers of the bridge, ail of which are on the Washington •ide of the river. SG0BEL4DAY REV. LIVINGSTONE ATfIRST CHRISTIAN By providing COMFORTABLE QUARTERS for help and GOOD PICKING EQUIPMENT. Unless you deliver good grades to the packing house, all the work and expense of your orchard have been wasted. Discontented help will take little interest in your problems. Furnish GOOD BEDS, a COOK STOVE, and adequate shelter; Strong PICKING LADDERS, and modern PICKING BAGS or PAILS. The investment Will bring big returns. Camp Stoves Bed Springs Sheet Iron Fine woven top, with strong supporta Picking Ladders Picking Bags $2.28 $2.68 Mattresses On legs, extra heavy weight Special Quantity Prices. Mazda Lamps Special T rt for Packing ouse. a That's strong language for a Franz Ad, but youffte. the judge. We have just re­ ceived a belated shipment of 1000 pieces of Aluminum intended especially for campers and tourists. Don’t want to carry it over so here it goes at one fell swoop. ONLY ONLY ON SALE SATURDAY AND NEXT WEEK E. A. FRANZ CO FLIES ? THE BUILDING OF A PERMANENT ORCHARD Positively the Best Fly-Spray Effective for All Household Insects, Money back if not satisfactory. INSIST ON FL1-DI! TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE! MADE IN HOOD RIVER BY HOOD RIVER SPRAY CO L. H. HUGGINS, Grocer us to make lower prices. Save dol lars on your monthly grocery bills. Phone 2134=On the Heights Deliveries 9 a. m. and 8 p. m OFFICE SUPPLIES APPLE GROWERS You are always welcome to make our store your headquarters during the Harvest Season. WE HAVE FULLY STORED A LIST OF SUPPLIES FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ’i!2i FRASIER GROCERY CO was el aaoblle. i hardy varieties: the other to top- work our varieties to sons- stock of I proven worth. Of course it goes without saying that we must lie care- fnl in our choice of a hx-ation and Seriously consider the matter of sites, soils, drainage and the like. There do«* not ap]s-ar to be any immediate prospect of taking advan­ tage of hardy varieties except in a I modified way. The market calls for I such varieties as Bartlett, Bose, d'An­ jou. etc., ami tli«*e we must produce until we have something better to offer. The other course of action has l>em anggested; that of top-working our varieties on gome tree which will form a strong union and from which we can get a hardy trunk and main branches, that portion which usually suffers most severely from I winter injury and other destructive agencies. Is the Idea practical? Can it he I done ? Is It possible for the average I orchardlat to tup-work his trees in • he case of a young orchard success­ fully? In the writer's opinion, the question answers itself. It has l»e«*n I done and can lie done again. The* I objection Is raised often by our nur-| aerymen that the average orehardirt I will not pay sufficient attention to I such details to Insure snccera. The I writer's reply is that the -average I orchard 1st Is losing his trees at such a rapid rate that his chances for success are greatly curtailed. No one >an really afford to grow other than a first class orchard If b<> ex­ pects to make* any money therefrom, which brings ua Mck to the question already raised: can the orehardlstsl afford the time ami extra expense In 11 growing trees of this character? The reply ia unqualifiedly, yea. Many of 11 our growers know that the writer c has been worklag along the lines of I 1 waist ant «locks toy • number of i MT. HOOD MOTOR CO A gocxi reputation ia the one oom* modity th»t money can’t buy; and it will pay compound interest to ita owner. You can’t lock it up in the bank—it grows in the minds of the public. Its permanency is only as­ sure'! by constantly repeating those policies that have built it. H, for no other reason than pro­ tecting our own good name, ----- we eon- aider it [