The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-03
9tood River Glacier.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1902.
Our Population 861.

Der OF people within the corporate linn
its Of the town to be 86l. This is gain
OF ITO over last year. 1t indicates a
healthy growth, with no boom. Many
predictions have been made placing our
population at 900 and above, but an ex-
animation OF last years directory shows
loss Of nearly 200 people during 1901 !,
some OF whom are now living in the val
ley, while most OF them have left the
country.
The increased business of the town in
dicates unmistakably that the valley is
filling up much more rapidly than the
town. The postal receipts of the Hood
River post office for 1901 are with De-
cember approximately $3,944.S7, a gain
OF $390.80 over the preceding year. These
receipts include post office box rent and
the sale Of postage stamps, envelopes and
postal cards. The rural free delivery,
put into operation July L, 1899, is now
supplying daily mail to 1000 people, al
most double the number at the time OF
establishing the service. During the
month OF December, 1901, the rural
mail carrier delivered on his route to-
tai Of IL 800 pieces of mail matter. Dur
ing the corresponding month Of 1900, the
total was 10,l10, gain for the month of
l,690. The rural free delivery instituted
in Hood River, two years ago as an expert
ment, has undoubtedly come to stay.
During the season OF 1901, Hood River
marketed fruit that returned 70 the
growers total OF $tl30, 900. OF this total
the strawberry crop, Of 10000 crates,
amounted to $85, 900, the apple crop, ol
10000 boxes, amounted 10 $4,000, and
other fruits must have brought in an
additional 5000. The sales of cord
wood during 1901 amounted to {, 1886 cords
worth nearly $4,000. The principal
lumber exporters in Hood River, the
Davenport Lumber Company shipped
last year 5, ,l40, l04 feet Of lumber, valued
at $34,044,70.
The Hood River Electric Light and
Power company began operations in
June, 1901, and is now delivering tc
business houses and private residences
of the town electric light to the amount
of $500 candle power. The company
has about $1,000 invested in electric ma
chinery, switch boards, lines, poles, etc ;.
and has developed 100 horse power, val
ued at $l2, 800 from the water OF HOOD
river, making the value OF the plan
worth $2l, 900. The company has 9
deed to 400 additional horse power in
the river, OF which it can make use al
any time by the building of additiona
dams. Hood river, it is estimated, has
total horse power, il properly harness
ed, of from 5000 to 5000. The genera
tor installed by the company was the
third Of its kind on the Pacific coast, las
summer. With this generator the com
pany is able to operate incandescent anC
arc lights and motor power at the sam'
time, by the use of additional wires.
The Pacific States Telephone and Tel
egraph company began business in HooC
River in April, 1899, with l3instruments
During the two years and eight months
since then, the local telephone system
has increased to total OF 100 phones
and today Hood River is considered on,
of the best exchanges which the com
pany has. On the long distance lines
Hood River does more business in pro
portion to its size than any other town il
the state. The amountof local telephon
business is surprisingly large to one no
familiar with it. During the last fou
days in November, 1901, there wa
total OF 1924 calls sent to the centra
office, making an average of 332 a day
The average for the same days last year
was but I77.
A reportfrom the Davidson Fruit Com
pany affords an interesting indication 0
the increase in the volume OF business
transacted in Hood River during the las
four years. The Davidson Fruit Co. wa
established in 1897, and during tina
year the freight handled by the company
aggregated about 8 carloads of frui
shipped out OF Hood River, and three
carloads of fruit boxes shipped in, max
ing the total volume of business for the
company that year$ll 900. During 1901
the company shipped out, in round mum
bers,41 cars of green fruit, IL cars of can
ned fruit, two cars of dried fruit, live car
of box shooks--a total of 60 cars. TIL,
company shipped in 20 cars OF lumber
seven cars of green fruit, three cars o
fertilizer, two cars of implements anC
vehicles-a total'of 80 cars. This make
a grand total of l42 cars, averaging abou
4 cars per week for nine months OF tn,
year, and represents total volume o.
business of over 100000 The figures
show large increase notwithstanding
the fact that the fruit crop this season
was extremely short. The shipments il
of fruit were principally cherries anC
pears.
Following may be found an accurat,
business directory for the city of Hoo,
River, as prepared January |, 1901
Allen W H, Allen & Morrison, saloon.
Anderson Georgia, wks at lunch counter
Anderson Lulu, clerk at Jensen's.
Adams Percy, student o A G.
Adams w L, propr Paradise farm.
Antoine Albert, laborer.
Anderson Evan, teamster Transfer Co.
Abbott Mrs II NJ, milliner store.
Abbott H NJ, feed and commission.
Ash W o, of Paris Store.
Baldwin Louis, bookkeeper,
Booth S, Little Store with Little Prices
Booth Mary G, clerk at Booths store.
Bagley J T, OF Mt Hood Stage Co.
Blowers l. n of Blowers & Son, merchants
Blowers Sam, clerk for Blowers 4 Son.
Blowers A S, of Blowers & Son.
Bradley l., photographer.
Button + II, timberman.
Butler Leslie, pres bank of Hood River
Butler Truman, cashier bank Hood Riv
Butler Carrie, bank clerk.
Bateham P, sec Davidson Fruit Co
Blount L d, retired.
Boyle f j, bakery.
Bradford P F, jr, farmer.
Bradford A G, retired.
Brace + o, propr steam wood saw.
Bonney A A, mngr II r Commercial Co
Bonney Emma, treas Commercial Co.
Bonney Georgia, wks at telephone office
Brosius + c, physician and surgeon.
Barnes + B,real estate dealer and notary
Belieu +, carpenter and builder,
Blythe 5 +, proprietor Glacier.
Blythe Edward, student state university
Bartmess +, furniture and undertaken
Bartmess Earl, engineer box factory.
Bartmess Meigs, clk for Z Bartmess.
Bartmess o G, sexton L b church.
Bone \ W, OF Bone Bros, feed store.
Bone c r, Of Bone & Mcdonald, mchts
Bell c A, OF Transfer and Livery Co.
Rradiav + u ioh nripfar and efotsarar