The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-05-14
,ou.n. Who Are Now Oregonians.


The Junior member of the Glacier
firm aud wife enjoyed a visit Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Hill, in the Pine Grove district,
East Side. The adjoining fruit farm of
Wilson Fike was also visited. Mr.. Hill
and Mr.. Fike were neighbors in Iowa
two years ago, but desiring more
cougenial climate, both have located in
Oregon. They are here to make per-
manent homes, are now loyal Orego-
mans and believe firmly in the fiatter-
ing prospects of the fruit industry In
Hood River.
Mr.. Hill has so acres of land, all level,
situated in the heart Of the apple sec
ton of Hood River valley. Thirty
acres are planted to apple orchard,
chiefly of the Spitzenburg and Yellow
Newtown varieties. The greater part
of the orchard is only year old, but 1t
won't be long before Mr.. Hill will be
marketing 900 and 5000 boxes OF ap-
nles. which amount will be doubled in
few wears. 1t is Mr.. Hills intention
to clear the rest of his land and to put
il all into apple trees. His soil is a
clay loan, capable of producing gold
medal worlds fair fruit Ii irrigation
is found necessary as tue trees grow
older, the gentle slope OF the farm VIII
make it very easy to water the trees
Mr.. Hill is first-class workman with
carpenter tools, and last week he
moved into neat cottage built by him
self during the winter months. About
his house Mr.. Hill has left standing a
couple of fine specimens of the noble
oak. and has small orchard OF cher
ries, peaches, pears, prunes, walnuts,
almonds, etc. South from his house
MIR. Hill has a magnificent view OF
Mount Hood, while to the north, snow
capped Mount Adams is just as prom
inent. Mr.. Hill paid $1,000 for his
ranch two years ago and wouldn't sell
today for $4,000.
Mr.. Fike came to Hood River last
December and purchased the HARRISON
Bros property of III acres, paying
$4,000 for the same. From the thrifty
apl earance of his farm and the great
amount of work which he has done
this spring, 1t is easy 10 see that Mr.
Fike will succeed at applegrowing, ant
wiz n few years be one OF the trul
kings of Hood River. Mr.. Fike set on
% acres of orchard this spring, and III
now has 45 acres in apples Spitzen
burg and Yellow Newtowns are thu
chi f varieties set out. There is no ir
rigating water as yet on the place, bu
last year HARRISON Bros. found Glove
could be successfully grown withou
water, and the same four-acre patch o
hay presents good stand. StraWber
nv plants look thrifty and vigorou
without water. The bearing portion
Mr.. Fixes orchard is very full o
blooms, and should all the fruit set
will necessitate large amount of thin
ming. U. A. Newman, father-in-law Q
Mr.. Fike, lives on the same farm. MI
Newman is well pleased with Oregon
and has about convinced himself to lC
cate here permanently. Mr.. Newman
his son and Mr.. Fike have done all th
work this spring on the III acres. MI
Fike has team of fine mares, whic
he brought with him from the East.
Mr.. Hill located in Hood River
months ago, after travelling over all
the coast states. Mr.. Fike and III
father-in-law, Mr.. Newman, are her
upon the recommendation of Mr.. Hill
They all are pleased with their me-
home, and the good people of the Ea'
Side have been Joined by splendi
neirhbOrs