The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-27

after attending the meeting OF the Ore
son Press association held here last
week, and viewing the magnificent dis
play of apples at the fair;
First Impression, One Of Enterprise.
Newberg Graphic,
A city set upon hill, whose light,
reflected in the face of the big, red, Ore
gon apple, cannot be hid. Such is Hood
River.
The editors of Oregon came, they saw,
thew were conquered. The advance
guard, President s. l.. Moorhead of the
Junction City Times, National commit
teeman w. j. Clark OF the Gervais Star,
and the writer got into the rustling MT
tie city Thursday evening and were
greeted by the shrill crys OF dozen lads
shouting "Uaily Glaciersau about the
fruit fairl" And this first impression
Of the place was strengthened as the
visit was prolonged. A small place,
with but one weekly newspaper, daily
edition was issued throughout the b.
ennial fruit fair. That took push-but
that is what Hood River is becoming
noted for. How could Editor Moe do 1t
and why does he get out one OF the best
weeklies in the state2 Because OF his
support, He stated with pardonable
pride that every business man in Hood
River from banker TO peanut vendor is
a regular advertiser in the Glacier. lie
took q long ride through the valley last
summer and in accosting 100 persons he
found that all but three were subscrlb-
ers for the paper and one OF these was
moving away. This is only one dlrec.
ton in which the enterprise OF HOOD
River people is attested, and naturally
it caught with newspaper man.
Editor Moe 10 a new man Oregon,qui"
ct, unassuming, but the way in which he,
assisted by his young associate, jolly
Ned Blythe, took charge OF his fraternal
visitors and showed them every courte-
ous attention, has won him warm
place it the hearts Of the Oregon pencil
pushers,
The state press association meeting in
conjunction with the holding OF the BIZ
ennial fruit fair, made it possible for
the editoreto see the best the valley could
produce, Indeed the beautiful souvenir
badges, kindly presented by the Blake.
McFall Paper Co., Pacific PAPER Co. and
American Type Founders Co. indicated
the relation. Attached TO the badge |
was medallion representing a typical
Hood River Spitzenberg apple. i
Now we come to the fruit fair and
draw q long breath, for how can every |
day common English do justice to that
marvellous exhibit? AS we looked upon |
the apples we had heard so much about, |
we were epeechless--bnt not 90 Hon. II.
l.. Smith, or Hood River Smith" whose |
eloquent tongue never flies so fast as
when extoling the beauties and wonders
OF Hood Rivers apples. He extended
the visiting editors the freedom OF the
fair and--0f the cider barrel from which |
the juice Of the royal apples was drawn
by Hood Rivers daughters, BY way OF |
precaution the editors we're told that in |
consuming eight bushels Of apples a per-
son would get enough Of the spray from
the solution by which the fruit ls
sprayed, to prove fatal, The boys took
the cue and seemed inclined 10 go the
limit.
Stepping inside the pavilion in which
the fair was held, in bold letters in the |
far end OF the inclosure was quoted" ,"1e
Shall Know Them by their Fruits, which |
indicated that Hood River people can
talkhorticnlture more correctly thanthey
can quote scriE ture. But the words
We're certainly applicable.
Many people we're present who had at.
tended nearly all the worlds fairs OF
recent years, who declared they had
never seen such an exhibit. Men
were present from other sections OF the
United States, who readily yielded the |
palm. The display was unprecedented.
In such exhibits 1t is common to see apT |
Piles three or four on q plate. Here |
they were exhibited In 50-pound boxes |
by the bushel, and the bottom layers
as fine as the top ones. Magnificent d
tier Gravensteins which went 81 apples |
to the bushel; all varieties, all sizes, all
colOrs, all flAvora. Some OF the princi-
pal varieties on display were the Spitz-
enbargs and Yellow Newtowns, Hood
Rivers leaders. Jonathan, Hydes King, |
Ben Davis, Winesap, Baldwin, Northern
Spy, Banana, Snow, Red Cheek Pippin,
Arkansas Black, etc.
II cannot be.disputed, Hood River is
In a class by itself as an apple producer.
Somehow or other the glory of the sun
set, reflected by hoary Mount Hood, 81.
lent sentinel OF the valley, is found
again In the brilliant glow OF the apples,
and the crisp snowy breath OF the Gas
cades' irosen gorgesp joins the richness
OF the soil in giving the fruit that pecu-
liar flavor which the alchemy OF trade |
turns into decided "silvery" taste in
foreign markets.
There was just one editor in the crowd
to whom the poetic muse purred, after
the wonders oil the exhibit had been
taken in--Editor Bennett Of the Oregon |
Irrigator. He voiced the tribute felt by |
all and here IL is:
APPLE SHOW TOO BIG.
q, dear Il. L., O, good Il. L.,
o, II. l.. Smith, Esquire.
have word or two TO say,
A Romqthlng To daalre.