The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-07-14
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Cur Special Edition.
FRIDAY, IULY IA, 1899.

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During the last few years the special
illustrated edition of the local news
paper has become IA very popular me-
dium of advertising the advantages Of
cities and towns and villages all over
the Western states, Some Of these
special editions have been gotten up at
an expense Of almost u good-sized for
tune and are the lriumphs o! the prin-
ter's and the engmver's art. They
have had common fault, though.
The writer's of the descriptive articles
have been actuated by II desire to- boom
and attract immigration to their re-
spectivc ci.ics rather than to make an
accurate and truthful statement OF
facts. They have not intended to will
fully m,srepresent matters, hut have
allowed their imaginations to guide
their pens quite as much, if not more,
than their eyes. They have talked of
prospective industries rs having been
already establshed they have describ-
ell the cities of the future as pictured by
their enthusiasm, rather than the
towns Of the present; they have trans
formed detrlments into benefits, and
have devoted their attention to draw
ing conclusions rather than to stating
premises. The GLACIER has endeavOr-
ed to avoid this common error by con-
fining the descriptive articles contained
in this special write-up to plain state
ment of facts. The reader can rest as
sured that the industries described are
actually being operated, that the yields
Of Strawberries, grain and other crops
reported are matters Of record. The
GLACIER does not claim that Hood
River valley is the Utopia where farm
ers prosper without work 1t does not
claim that the town Of Hood River will
ever be a New York or a Chicago,
where enormous profits can be made in
real estate Investments in single day,
week or year. 1t does, howeSer claim
and assert, without fear Of successful
contradiction, that WGsco county in
general and Hood River valley in
particular has'been blessed by the Crea-
tor of the Universe with remarkably
favorable conditions for the pursuit of
agriculture aud horticulture, and that
the town of Hood River is advanta-
geously located and has most excellent
prospects Of becoming the largest city in
Wasco county. If any Eastern reader
is attracted by the town or country de-
scribcd in these columns, the GLACIER
invites and urges him to come aud in
spect them, with the assurance that he
will not be disappointed. 1t is right
aud proper before proceeding further to
offer word of advice TO readers: There
is at present no special demand for la
borers, the strawberry picking having
been finished for this season, though
most sober and industrious men can
find some kind of employment at fair
wages. There are very few openings
for farmers without any capital, as most
of the desirable government land in
this vicinity has been taken up. What
is needed here now is capital and the
men who have little can find plenty
of openings in Hood River valley.
Good farms can be bought on reason
able terms and, if properly managed,
will pay big dividends. There are in
dustrics which will enrich the men
who founded them The object of this
edition, therefore, is not to attract an
influx of laborers and impecunious
farmers, but to call the attention OF
well-io-do people to the advantages
which Hood River has to offer, with
the hope that they will be induced to
come aud look over the field themselves