The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-05-10

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intend to summer their hocks in Wash
ington are going to get into trouble, and
the above related that they may know
what to expect.
The Columbia River Fruit Company.
Whatever opinion others may enter
tain, the writer has unlimited faith in
the future of the section of Wasco
county bordering on the Columbia river,
as fruit country. We have long passed
the experimental stage and are able to.
present scores of instances where even
the most unpromising locations have
yielded rich returns for intelligent labor.
The tons and tons of dried and green
fruit consumed at home or shipped out
of the county annually, abundantly
prove that we can raise fruit and plenty
of it, and fruit too, some classes of which
have no superior any where on the
American continent. We predict that
before many years have passed the hills
and valleys for miles back of The Dalles
and back of the Columbia river will be
That such is not the case at present is
fully accounted for by the fact that it
takes time and capital to raise fruit on
an extensive scale, under the most fav-
orable circumstances. In this direction
the Columbia River Fruit company has
been doing a work on the old Lair Hill
ranch and on the adjoining farm which
the company purchased last year from
Rev. w. H. Wilson, which was a sur
prise to the writer as he walked and
drove over it few days ago. The lands
covered by these two farms comprise
l, ,460 acres, IN addition to about 200
acres on the other side of the river. A
force of between twenty and thirty men,
under competent overseer, have been
at work since last fall clearing the land,
plowing and planting fruit trees and
grape vines. About 80 acres are now
in bearing, or will bear fruit this coming
season. Seventy-five acres have been
planted during the fall and spring, and
about 100 acres more are ready for plant
ing. The company expects to keep force
of from thirty to fifty men at work all
summer and to have 1900 acres, all told,
planted on both sides of the river before
winter. The amount of work already
accomplished, which can be seen by
anyone who takes the trouble of short
ride up Mill creek, is an earnest of what
may be expected, The company, we
are assured, has no lack of capital and it
has disposed of nearly all of its 25O0
shares of stock, at least all that it cares
to dispose of at present. The president
OF the company is O. d. Taylor of this
city, the vice-president, c. G. Foster of
Saginaw, Mich, the treasurer, g. R.
Burnside, of Buffalo, the general man.
ager, E. A. Dunham of Cleveland and
the superintendent, A. T. Highly of New
York. Shares of stock are sold at $4OO
each, payable one-fourth yearly. When
share of stock is fully paid for the
holder is entitled to one acre of four year
old bearing fruit trees, or he may con-
tinue his connection with the company
at his own option. The progress of the
company will be watched with much in
terest. Its success, and we know of no
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immense import to this city, and to the
holder of every acre of fruit land in the
neighborhood. Only by such methods
can orchards be planted on an extensive
scale, as the man of ordinary means can
not afford to wait till his orchard begins
to bear. The success of the Columbia
River Fruit Co. will make fruit growing
the most important industry in this i'm
mediate neighborhood.
The people of The Dalles are offered a
rare treat in the entertainment to be
given by Miss Hamill at the NJ. E. Church
tomorrow night. 5-1O-2t
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