HOOD RIVER GLACIER, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1925
HOOD RIVER LEADS
IN ELECTRIC USE
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The Hood River valley has one of
the largest groups of rural users of
electric energy in the United States
was the statement made here by
Lewis A. McArthur, vice president and
general manager of the Pacific Power
4 Light company, who was a visitor
from Portland last week. Mr. Me
Arthur has just returned troin New
York where he attended a meeting of
the national committee on rural elec-
trie service, which is making a com
plete investigation of this matter for
the National Electric Light associa
tion. This committee wuh greatly
interested In the rural electric census
that Is being conducted in Hood
River.
“In the middle west where the
problem of serving the farmer Is most
perplexing," said Mr. McArthur, “the
amount of available business Is gener
ally considered to be between two and
three customers per mile of distribu
tion line, which as far as the north
west is concerned is considered to be
pretty thin business. It is my ob
servation that there is practically no,
place in the United States, or certain
ly we have no reports from anywhere,
.that indicates a density of rural elec
tric customers such as exists in the
llixxl River valley where the Pacific
Power & Light company serves over
700 farm customers on about 70 miles
MOSIER
of line.
Chas.
Powell,
of Portland, was here
“Contrary to usual belief, the actual
cost a< the power house of producing Wednesday calling on bls aunt, Mrs.
electric energy bears but a small pro Soger, while on bis way to his ranch
portion to the total expense of getting at Moro.
Geo. Evans was in Tlie Dalles on
Mrs. E. McClure and daughter, Mrs.
the service to the farmer. In many
,
places it would be out of the question L. J. Ellis, were shopping in The business Thursday.
Leslie Root returned home from
to furnish electric service to rural Dalles Monday.
communities, even If It cost nothing
Our grader and new tractor are Oak Grove recently.
at all to put the electric energy into doing splendid work under the direc
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Allington and
the distributing system.
tion of Chas. T. Bennett, Win. Roland daughter, Barbara, were in Hood
“The people of Hood River have and Jas. Camp. Grading is being River Thursday.
been told bow remarkable has bet-n done on all roads leudlng into town.
Al Behren returned home from
the record of the publicly owned
Mr. and Mrs. Beu Veatcb and chil Portland Monday.
Hydro-Electric commission, of Ontario. dren were visitors at the home of
The Hadds went to Dufur Wednes
It has been hailed as the greatest Mrs. John Elder in Hood River re
day.
developer of electrified farms in mod- cently.
Mr. Wilcox went to The Dall«*s re
ern times. The Smithyonlan Institu
Mrs. John Elder visited a few days cently to visit his wife, who is con-
tion, a governmental bureau, recently
last
week
with
her
daughter,
.
Mrs.
valeseent in tlie hospital there.
made a report which gives some inter
esting facts about the failure of rhe Ben Veach.
Mrs. Mobley spent the week end at
George Chamlierlain and Chas. T. Tlie Dalles.
I
Ontario commission to set up the
,
necessary sinking funds and reserves Bennett were business visitors in The
Mrs.
Eugena
Ix-ar
Davidson,
of
St.
that it should have set up. It also Dalles Wednesday.
Helens, called on Mosier friends Sun-
calls attention to the fact that the
Mrs. Jas. Camp, Mrs. II. Bailey and «lay aud was entertained at dinner at
present deficit of the commission in Jesse Bailey visited at Oak Grove the home of Otto and C. A. Huge.
REGON and her products are being advertised
respect to these accounts is approxi recently.
The Junior club of the Y. W. C. A.
to all the United States this month by rail' •
mately 11»,000,000, which somebody
Mrs. G- R. Duvall returned to her met Saturday afternoon, Miss Liege
will have to make up in the future.
home in The Dalles Tu«*sday.
roads.
Have you read the advertisements?
trail, of The Dalles, - was present.
“As far as service is concerned the
Evelyn
and
Lena
Rolieris
acted
as
Mrs.
Bertha
Johnson
was
shopping
Pacific company welcomes a compari
hostesses for the afternoon.
son in the matter of electrified farms. in Hood River Tuesday.
ganizations can include at
Mrs. Stella Howard and son. Fran
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Strauss attend
We have gone over the 1V23 official
This is National
report of the Ontario commission, ed an operetta given by tin* high cis, and daughter, Fern, were in Hood
least one number on Oregon
River Friday.
Oregon Products
which is the last one that is avail school club in Hood River recently.
manufactures
in their pro
able, and we find that the commission
The Fat and Forty card dull met
Mrs. Paul Bailey was a visitor in
Month!
reported that it was serving a little Oak Grove over Saturday and Sun- Saturday afternoon at the home of
grams; school children can
over 14,100 rural customers, but an day.
Mrs. Jas. Camp. Misses May and
write essays, or make up lists
Hold “Oregon Products"
examination of this report iudicat«**
Mr. and Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Clair Neta entertained. Miss Arvllla Hus
that of thia total number of rural Bailey and Mrs. Jesse Ualley were in bands was winner of_flrst prize.
of
Oregop goods—you’ll be
dinners or lunches; mer
customers some 6,030 were reported Hood River Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frank, of
surprised at their variety,
chants can feature displays
as -being suburltan customers living
Wui. Richardson, who has the con Dalles, wen* Sunday callers at
immediately adjacent to the city lim
C.
A.
Hag«*
home.
of
Oregon
merchandise;
or-
Oregon products compete
its and that 4,15« were so-called ham- tract for graveling the Mayerdale
Uncas
Marsh,
who'
suffered
a
park,
has
returned
from
Portland
and
let customers,’ which are presumably
with the world. You can buy
break in his hand a short time
those living in community groups. will begin graveling Monday. A num when falling off u hors«*, had
them on MERIT. Then, too,
ber
of
driveways
are
uuder
construc
The actual number of ’dirt farm' cus
splints removed Friday.
your support of Oregon in
tomers reported for 1023 by the com tion aud will I m * completed in 30 days.
mission was only 3,823, which is but " Mrs. Davenport was in Mosier Sun
dustries
means more work,
The Oldest Spring Pome
a few more than the number of actual day, returning home Tuesday.
more wage earners, bigger
‘dirt farm’ customers served by the
Mr. Couley was in Hood River They sat liyneath the old oak tree,
Pacific Power A Light company in Wednesday.
pay rolls .increased prosperity
Her head upon his breast;
Oregon and Washington. The Ontario
Mrs. E. McClure r«*celved a pleasant He gently pressed his lips to hers, n'
for everyone.
commission serves a territory of ap surprise on her birthday. March 1, The kodak did the rest!
proximately 40,000 square miles, which when friends and relatives from Port
Uncle Wee Wee.
is somewhat larger tiian the territory land called on lier. Tin* itarty, num
served by our company and serves a bering 3ti in all, included: Mr. and
- No. 420
probable 2,750,000 people, of which Mrs. Chris Nelson, Mrs. Reese, Mrs.
Notice of Administrator’s Sale
over 1,000,000 are classified as rural. E. O. Winans, Mrs. Molly Baker, Mr.
The Ontario commission serves a pop and Mrs. S. J. Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. W.
P ortland , O regon
In the County Court of the State of
ulation of at least 20 times as great E. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Moll, Oregon for Hood River County.
ns that served by the Pacific Power A Mrs. Pearl Treadwell and daughter,
D an C. F reeman , M anager
In tlie Mutter of the Estate of
Light company aud, though it is sub Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dolling nnd Mrs. Ituth E. Ray, Deceased.
sidized, it has done but little more W. 11. Blakeley. A beautiful birthday
I, John Maker, the duly appointed,
with respect to getting service to cake was presented to Mrs. McClure.
qualified an<l acting administrator of
farm customers than we have, in ac
An interesting moving picture and
tual numliers, and of course, but a lebture program took place at the of the estate of Ituth E. Ray, de
stnnll fraction of wiiat we have done school auditorium Saturday night. ceased, hereby give public notice that
I, as administrator aforesaid, shall
in the matter of proportion.
The address was given by one of the
Friday, the 10th day of April, A.
“It may Interest your r««ders to state workers of the Anti-Saloon on
know that up to October 31, 1023, the league on prohibition. Tlie attend I). 1025, at the hour of 10 o’clock a.
in. of said day, at the front door of
commission reported that it had in ance wns large.
the County Court House in Ihxxl
vested in its rural distribution system
a total of $2.125.000, of which invest Mrs. F. A. Sayres is visiting at Abe Rlv^r City and County, Slate of Ore
ment the provincial government of home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A. gon. under authority of nu order
made on the 3rd «lay of March, 1!<_'._,
Ontario had dttnated $<122,000 free Race, for a few weeks.
The home of Mrs. W. A. Husbands by the* above entitled Court, proceed
from all obligation on the part of the
Three tracts — eight, ten and eight acres
Ontario commission or the customers. was filled to overflowing when she to sell at public auction io the tiest
This was done under the authority of entertained tlie I Julies' Aid Wednes and highest bidder for cash in hand,
each ; which have been in rye, vetch and clover.
a law which passetl in 1021 whioh day of last week. Thirty-nine mem the following described real estate,
called upon the provincial treasury to ber« and guests wer«y present. A short belonging to said estate of Ruth E.
Will rent for cash or shares. Plenty of water.
advance 50% of the cost of all pri business session follow«>d by a social Ray, deceased, situated in Ho«xl IUver
mary rural distribution lines. This hour with dainty refreshments ttll«*d County, State of Oregon, to-wit:
The undivided one-sixteenth Interest
Is, of course, merely a snlwidy, which a most enjoyable afternoon, The Aid
This fertile land is located on Paradise
is pal«l by the general tax payer. The will meet with Mrs. 8. E. Evans at owned by Mid estate in Lot Fifteen
(15) in Block Four (4) .of Striuia
fa«-t of tlie matter is, the Hydro-Elec Iter country home March 25.
Farm Acreage, just west of City.
Forrest Evans, Geo. Carroll and han’s First Addition to the City of
tric Power commission of Ontario in
not a fine example of what inay bs Arthur Carroll were in Hood River Hood River, Oregon, according to the
plat thereof duly filed and recorded,
done for the benefit of the fanner, an Monday.
Tel. 2084
subject to the courtesy interest and
it is actually serving only alxtut as
Lee Evans and Tom Moe went to right of II. w. Chapman.
many farm customers as the Pacific The Dalles Monday.
Dated and first published and post
Power A Light company and in a
Tlie Odd Fellows gave a very suc-
mucfi more densely settled territory, cessfui St. Patrlek's dance Friday ed this 12th day of'March, 1025.
John Baker
and has received almost two-thirds of evening in the school auditorium, nil2a9
Administrator.
a million dollars from the provincial Decorations were very effective in the
treasury, which it does not have to form of green shamrocks, black cats
refund: and in addition to all this it and green streamers. The Mayerdale
will not consider tlie extension of orchestra, with two additional pieces
rural lines into a territory where the from Hood River, gendered exception
density of population Is not sufficient al music.
to allow an average of three custom-
Th«* annual election of directors of
ers tier mile of line, So much for
what the coiiiissloii lias done with re- the Mosier Community Chamber of
Comm«*rce was held Monday evening
spect of service.
“The second thing is the matter of at the school auditorium. Director*
rates. In discussing the Ontario pub were ele«'t«*d as follows: C. T. Ben
lic ownership scheme those who wish nett, Geo. Chamberlain and R. J.
for three years; G«*o. Alex
the state of Oregon to launch Into 8<*earce,
and E. A. Race for two yt*ars;
such an enterprise make frequent rate ander
E. M. Strauss and J. O. Beldin for
comparisons showing how low the one
An enjoyable program filh*d
rat«*s are in Ontario. Generally, how the year.
latter half of the evening. Mr.
ever, municipal ownership enthusiasts and Mrs.
Frank Sexton. of The Dalles,
leave out a numlier of ini|M>rtant facts. contributed
two pleasing musical nuni-
In tlie first place. In a number of liers.
P. Patterson, of Tlie
instances the Ontario rates carry Dalles, Mrs.
acconipanixt.
Guff J.
certain yearly fixed or standby Weigett, was
slight of hand |x*rformer.
charges which are not generally dis «‘htertained with clever tricks. Other
cussed by its champions.
These
numbers on the program
yearly fixed and standliy charges interesting
were a S|*anish dance by Miss I’tack
have the effect of raising coiuiderably and a vocal solo by Miss (Irlbskov.
the consumer's annual bill. As a Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Zell. of The
matter of fact, the Pacific Power A Dalh-s, were present. IJglit refresh-
Light company is now actually serv ments were Served.
ing rural customers In tlie Hood
"Save o’/sìik”“ remember our
1«’* Year was “S. O S
O. E. Wilson and F. A. Shogren
River vnlley at rates considerably
. .
of The
less than the Ontario rates, and in made a trip to the property
addition, our company pays about Dalles Timber company almut 10
10% of its gross receipts liack to the mile* southeast of Mosier recently.
They reported conslderahl«' snow in
people in the shap<* of tax«**.
“Tlie Pacific Power A Light com that-locality, Mr. Shogren s»*«iire<l a
pany through its own officers' has number of excellent photographs of
iua«ie some <x>mpreh)*iisive investiga the big timber on the property.
Al Behren, Joe Higley and Dsrretl
tions of the Ontario situation and our
ordering early
L b
Con>P»"y’» Slabwood are all
figures are not prepared hy son»«* out Alltngton were visitors in The Dalles
side agency, bnt are worked up by Thursday.
our own representative who went to
Jesse Bailey and Elmer Minton
Slab fromDeeTyou! Sus/ge“«' io’ur'ordeÎîn’“’^’*
Ontario for the purpose.
motored to Dufur Friday.
"Ontario rural customers are divid
Mrs. Jas. Cherry and «laughters.
ed into seven classes, depending on Mary and Doris, spent the week end
The price will interest you. Telephone NOW to
the character «jf the load. These in Portland.
*
classes run all file way from II-A,
Mrs. Macrum returned from Port
which includes only farm house light
ing in places where there must lie land Saturday.
Mr. and Mr*. L. J. Ellis returned
four services from each transformer,
to class VII, which includes extra to their home in Poriiantl Sunday,
Telephone 4242
farm s«*rvice, with meters and a listing spent a couple of weeks w|$h
hood motor company
range. The definitions of the various Mrs. Ellis* mother, Mrs. E. McClure.
classes are quite long and need not be
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seesrce were
given In detail.
I Saturday visitors in Hood River.
Associated Industries of Oregon
is the time to do your overhauling
before the spring work begins.
It is our earnest endeavor to
carry in stock for YOUR Motor:
Pork Roast
Leg Pork Roast
Loin Pork Roast
Beef Roast
Beef Boil
Round Steak
Loin Steak..
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Rib Steak
T Bone Steak
Hamburger .
Sausage ...
Veal Steak
"Using the Ipme classes and the
same average consumptions a month
the following table shows quite con-
cluslvely just how the Hood Elver
getting _ off in th» met
customers are .....
ter of rates, particularly those in the
drat three classes. which cover most
of the business.
Classification and consumption as
sumed to be the same as quoted for
Ontario system.
Average Mo. Eat. Annual Cost
Class Consumption Ontario Hood River
15 KWH $ 30.1» $ 21.00
II-A
48.40
35.10
II B
25 KWH
W).«2
51.84
III
40 KWH
78.84
(kJ.94
IV
70 KWH
78.84
hl.50
V
70 KWH
130.32
150 KWH 130.07
VI
252.72
VII
300 KWH 354.14
"The Ontario rates Include no taxes.
Pacific company customers owning
ranges are even better off tiian the
above comparison indicates, because
they can take range service on our
schedule K, which is four cents a kilo
watt hour, leas a discount.
"A good deal has been said about
house beating carried on by the On
tario commission. The Ontario com
mission is** flatly op|H>sed to electric
house-heating, says it is wasteful and
un-economlc. The Ontario commission
does not undertake to heat buildings
electrically and rejsirts to the con
trary are untrue, except in so far as
they apply to small residential typed
of glow heaters and slpillar contri
vances.”
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Urging that
You “DO IT NOW” in order-
ing your season’s supply of
SLAB WOOD
off in
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H. T. De WITT
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