The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-27
WHAT THE OREGON EDITORS SAW AT HOOD RIVER

derbilt, the party stopped and was give
10 eat and drink OF the fat of the land
Fresh cider and all kinds Of fruits wer
served in a most hospitable manner
Another stop was made at the great OF
chard of Sears x Porter, where apple
were being packed for market. Thes
men alone expect to ship 10000 boxes G
apples this season.
This years apple crop now bein
gathered is expected to fill 10000 bush
e boxes, or 125 cars. The entire crol
| OF the Hood River Apple Growers unioi
I has been contracted for by Portland
apple buyer at the following prices -Four
tier Spitzenbergs, 81. 10 After Newtown
$l.75 box. The bitter apples sold TO
81 .75 TO 81 rs box.
Hood River Spitzenbergs and yellow
Newtowns bring higher prices than any
other apples in the United States. This
the apple buyers state, is because O.
the high color and superior quality i'm
parted to the Spitzenbergs ly the vol
canic soil of Hood River valley and the
enormous size and fine quality of the
Yellow Newtowns. Hood River Spiz'
.enbergs retail at 10 cents each on the
fruit stands of New York city, while the
Hood River Yellow Newtowns have won
gold medals for Oregon at, the recent
worlds fairs.
Two things impressed one on riding
through the valley. First, the class 0
OF people who have made the valley
what il is. Here is new blood, bring
ing not only enthusiasm and enterprise
but good business sense. In fact many
Of the Hood River horticulturists are
business men who prefer the profits and
independence OF fruit growing to the
more harrassing cares OF city business
life. Second, it is work, perseyerlng,
intelligent work, day after day, which
has brought the results. Hood River
apples are not wormy and why? After
the fruit is set on the trees, the spray
pump is used about every ten days, un-
til the apple is matured. This one illus
tration spells work.
The Hood River valley, high
plateau nesting In the arms Of the
Cascades, opening into the Columbia
river and guarded In the rear by majes-
tic Hood, the source of its river, Is as
picturesque as il Is fertile, and the ride
along Its winding roads IL one long to
be treasured In memory.
Pleasureable as was the trip 10 Hood
River to the knights Of the pencil and
scissors, 1t was more than one of mere
recreation. For various reasons the Mt
tendance at this years meeting was
not as large as 1t has been at times, but
all present were bona fide newspaper
men and women, and more work was
accomplished in the interests Of the
association than ever before. Two
good business meetings were held
on the afternoons Of Friday and Satur-
day, and a public meeting was well at
tended Friday evening. An eloquent
welcome was extended the visitors by
the one and only i. l.. Smith.
In response to an invitation extended
by I. N. Fleishner, president OF the
lewis ard Clark fair, committee Of
10 editors were the guests Of President
FleishneF and Secretary Henry Reed of
Portland Sunday. In the forenoon
the editors were taken out to the fair
grounds and shown the rapid progress
OF the work Of preparation, after which
the party was entertained at luncheon
at Hotel Portland. Plans for further
ing the interests Of the big exposition
from newspaper standpoint were in
formally discussed, much enthusiasm
being in evidence.
The committee was composed OF
Albert Tozier, of the Farmer of Port
land; J. G. Hayter, Dallas Observer: R,
p. Bacon, University of Oregon Month
ly, Eugene; w. G. Woodward, ,Newberg
Graphic; ]. w. Macarthur, Oregon
Monthly, Eugene; William j. Clarke,
Star, Gervais; G. L.Starr, School News,
Dallas; William Mathews, Yaquina
Bay News, Newport; Walter Lyons,
West Side Enterprise, Independence;
and s. L. Moorhead, Junction City
Times