The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-07-09
Issue BookIet on Hood River Lands.

Issue Booklet on Hood River Lands.
An attractive little booklet entitled
"Hood River and White Salmon Apple
and Strawberry Lands' has just come
from the press of E. r. Bradley, for the
real estate firm Of Geo. d. Culbertson &
company. The booklet is neatly gotten
up, is compliment to the printer and
a stroke OF enterprise for Mr.. Culbertson,
who was assisted in the work by Cap
tain j p Shaw. On the front cover is
typical strawberry farm scene, while
Mount Hood decorates the back cover.
The following descriptions of Hood
River and its products are given:
Certain peculiarities of soil and clim-
ate found in this locality, produce class
of fruit which for striking beauty match
less flavor and keeping qualities is unriv-
allied on this continent, and renowned
almost the world over. 1t is shipped to
many states Of the North and Middle
West to Europe, Alaska, and is now
finding its way to the Orient command
ing, wherever sold, from 20 to 60 per
cent better prices than fruit Of the same
kind grown elsewhere on the continent
Apples are certain as crop and yield
from $500 to $500 per acre. Strawber-
ries are regular product, the demand
always exceeding the supply, with prie-
es continuing good year after year, the
annual crop bringing to the grower $3.50
fft tQ0A IN fr,,f
culture will yield greater results in a
single crop than the average quarter
section farm elsewhere. Other fruits
do well also. Clover and alfalfa
will yield three crops each year,
paying $50 to $75 per acre. Onions,
potatoes and many other vegetables pro-
duce profitable crops under irrigation.
Fifty thousand acres OF firstclass fruit
land-unimproved-in the Hood River
valley and adjacent country, will furnish
homes of 20 acres each to $500 families.
The climate of this mountainous sec
ton of Oregon is unsurpassed, being
free from excesses of temperature, wet,
foggy or dry conditions. No cyclones,
billiards., or heavy wind storms ever
occur. 1t is the ideal spot on the Pacif.
ic coast for an all-the-year comfortable
and prosperous home.
Hood River is "a picturesquely situated
little city of 1,400 inhabitants
nestled along the south bank of
the mighty Columbia river, 66 miles
east OF Portland, on the line of the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation company,
at point on the west bank of Hood
river where the waters of that turbu-
lent stream flow into the Columbia.
Hood river, taking its name from
Mount Hood, flows from icy caves under
that mountain, q miles south, and pre-
sents perpetual source of wonder and
beauty from its source to where it min
giles its crystal waters with those of the
Columbia, and together flow peacefully
on to the sea. The city is regularly laid
out, has broad streets that are lined with
oak trees--a species Of that tree growth
peculiar to the Pacific coast--with their
spreading branches and under whose
ample and inviting foliage restful mo-
ments may be enjoyed on summers
day.
At the south, ,and leading to plateau,
where hundreds of acres OF the famous
Hood River strawberries are grown, is a
rise OF 200 feet Fringed along the sides
of the hill facing the town are groves OF
oak and small pines, and hidden among
them are some of our beautiful homes.
To the north, and in the state of Wash.
ington, Mount Adams, crowned with
perpetual snow, stands out in bold relief,
rearing its hoary head heavenward 49,
240 feet, and just at the foot of our little
city on the north, Its waters flowing west
erly, is the broad expanse of the Colum-
bia river with its busy mart of steam and
sail passing in panoramic view before
the observer.
Dwellings with well kept lawns fill up
the resident part of the city. Churches,
well built and conveniently located, are
part of the moral force in the COM
munity; good buildings and we'll patron
lied schools; an opera house of ample
size to accommodate the modern COM
plement OF theater goers occupies a
prominent corner. Nearly all classes of
business and trades are represented, ,and
occupy substantial blocks of brick and
wood, including a modern canning and
packing plant.
A weekly newspaper, the Hood River
Glacier, a clean, newsy journal, furn-
ishes the news to its patrons.
Hood River is the home of the POM
ologist. Here is where many of our
strawberry and apple growers live, their
berry fields and orchards bringing to
them wealth and contentment.
1t is destined to be much larger city
in the prosperous years to come. Just
now it needs fruit preserving and ex-
tracing plant. 1t will support we'll a
good rooming house, and invites capital
to assist in building % miles of electric
railroad, to traverse Hood River valley
where the best of natural facilities such
as power and material are found in