The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-03-10

markets east aud west are reached by
O. r. & N. trains, and people here say
that they have the best railroad line IN
earth TO do business with. IL fosters
and encourages their home industries
and works along lines Of Development,
and It's industrial agent, r. &. Judson,
IL ever active Ia locating new industries
along the line and explaining CON
ditiOns 70 people who want 10 leave !
frozen localities aud lacate more pleas
antly aud proiitably. y.
On the south hank of the Columbia,
Just above the month of Hood river,
the new Davidson sawmill ~ now being
constructed and its owners expect to
have II cutting by the middle of April.
They have let logging contracts for
| g OO0, 400 feet TO be delivered by June lst,
the logs to come from up Hood river
and from White Salmon, ON the WASH
ington side of the Columbia. 1t will
be modern mill, with all up-to-date
appliances, and can ship its products
hoth by rail and boat, and ils capacity
will be 20 600 feet per hour. II will
employ 800 men, most Of whom Will lie
men Of families, who will come with
1.-The mill fronI Latrass, Wis, where
Mr.. Davidson has operated one Of the
largest sawnIills for many years, and
now that the timber of that locality Is
Eahout exhausted, he comes to new
forests to establish, his sons IN "A region
! where logs will I've lasting for long
years 10 come. Sixtv acres Of land and
'lCMunlida river front will he occuplesl
-prlslng part 0f the Button riilpiis
h.c. the Spreading mouths Of Ho.M
river will &c hurched 50 a. to shoot
l0vA'fivht into the min m0nl III an r'idy
of The Columbia. lost lake, is miles
up Hood river, will be used as natural
reservoir. M
A large building IL being built to ae-
. conIm0date. the fruit cannery here,
which has nutgrown its old quarters.
II makps speciality Of putting up
} strawberries and apple hutter, and IN
/ its new quarters will employ % people.
There is also hox factory which seems
20 have its hands full Of business, and
: Rnhert Rand is about to start q brick
yard, ..fi-
: Residents of Huod River claim that
they have one of the most healthtn
lotaIities in the world. aud their claims
: seem TO be well horne out by the ap
pearance Of the people. The children
: yOu e'oir their way to school are per
4 fleet pictures of health, and the deal
/. little 2-year0ld hnbies seem To be hurst
: ing their clothing with general plump
Il ness. -,Y ~
:. Judging from experiences told here
# fruit raising would be al ideal .pursui
a Weresit not for the hugs lying in wal
q at the first end If the crop, and th
o hugabo0 commission man waiting a
i the other end. A man can rise a
early dawn with clear conscience
o start the fire 1.-THE kitchen stove, and
!, forgetting to fill The teakettle, call hi
y family lo step out on the porch AM
4 inbi6e the splendid, lfegiving ozon
! and see slreaks of Sunshine begin t
!. chase each other along the grant
n sentinehpeaks surrounding his home
g Then, while the teakettle is burning II
1. hnttdni out lie can take stroll 'hroug
- his orchard aud mayhap he will I'm
g the glorious morning sun warming int
new life a new brand of hug. Then h
N has to go TO his library and read up o
or bugs 10 find out If 1t Is best to take
,v fine-lo0lh comb ana catch all thes
i. new. bugs and donate them with ope
"A arms tn. hospitahle graves, or woul
betteEinvitt them 10 tO breakfast, AT
n encourage them to stay, for they ma
be D bug that will eat up other bug
And If he finds balf circle on tr'
to sIiaW stEaat il. a.:cut-worm has bee
operating in the dark with his lit
hatchei, he has to go and get an nl
'u cavalry saber, order the grub to con
IL upOut of the ground, and cut of u
no cutters The cutwOrm then dies,
~ course, but all his relatives come t0 Il
de- funeral, and continue the good work
20 cutting. and The satIer gets dull chn
!, ming off their heads. II stout sOlderii
re irons. heated to about 400 degrees, we
,;r touched tn the tails of all Goblin mott
~ fthey would refuse to stay where thl
l,t are not wanted. They have hrai
,ss enough 10 takesnch hints, and If q
,ss , town marshal would serve a vag mott
on eyery big rs he steps off the hagga
od. car ut Hood River, all pests might
or. kept from getting up to the valley
N chards, and raising fruit would De
a delightful dream, At the new orcha
mo- about to be started for raising brick,
rs. arrangements are as yet being made
=. fight c6diin moths, aud perhaps u
a., persistent pest will not bore into brio
rec bats, rs it might induce too prot
,ch perspiratiOn. s How to raise eggs wit
~ out chickens and mortgages withC
,r, money may not I've easy, hut 1t may
No possible Ia cross u brickhat with
= a apple and raise fruit that a cod
rds mdth or anything else will not dare
'fa tackle. J.. w. REDINGToN
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