The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-07-20

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Of government land are yet untaken,
and where several acres Of as good and
| improved land can he bought for the
price of one in Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois, Wisconsin, Iowa and other states.
In the great grain belts scores oi
citations could be given where a sin.
gle crop more than pays for the land.
IL is the mecca of the homeseeker and
investor, and the newcomer Is agreea.
bly, surprised in finding conditions
even better than expected, having al
neighbors the best class of settlers
from the east and middle west. The
foreign immigration received is OF
the highest standard, the percentage
of those who usually contribute to the
agricultural development Of a COM
paratively new region being relatively
large. Oregon and Washington are
well protected from any large move
ment Of Orientals
For natural scenery nowhere on
earth can the Pacific Northwest be
surpassed. The majestic and match
less Columbia river flows through the
very heart Of 1t, and from its source
in far-away states and British Colun
bia, to the Pacific beyond Astoria,
through an area of nearly 800, ,00
square miles, Nature has been most
lavish with her handiwork and pictur
ed magnificent aud inspiring scenes.
Splendid Newspaper support.
Right royalty are we aided in our
work by the newspapers Of the Pacific
Northwest, and here let me urge our
newspapers friends to keep everlast-
ingly at it through their news and ed
itorial columns. Thousands will read
what you say and thousands will
come. Once here, let them wander
awhile mid cur perfumed orchards !
our golden fields of grain; drink oul
healthful water; breathe our pure air,
and they will join with us in saying
+" 'Tis the treasure vault of Nature,
All the world its riches crave,
For the milk sucked from its bosom
Would a starving nation save.
All the wealth Of field and forest,
All the wealth Of mount and plain
Await the stroke Of blade and hammer
To yield up their hidden gain.
'Tis land that doubly favored
BY the smiling Of the sun
And the frowning of the heavens
When the cooling raindrops come
Truthful Advertising.
The influx of new settlers, so far as
the territory cached by the Oregon
railroad Il Navigation Co. a (par
of the Union Pacific system is con
cerned, is the result of a campaign OF
advertising that is constantly carried
on, the advertising managers motto
being, "the truth about the section IL
good enough" Every piece of adver.
tising matter is most carefully prepar-
cd and the statistics verified so that
the general passenger agent and every
official of the road can swear as to the
authenticity Of the publication.
Direct Results.
am often asked about direct re-
suits Of our railroad Advertising, and
! have no hesitaacy In saying that di-
rect results are often seen. This state
ment ls borne out in the following
editorial from the Hood River ella
cier, Hood River, Oregon, June |,
1906:
at should be gratifying alike to
the people of Hood River and the D.
X. IL N. to realize that tangible re-
suits are showing themselves from the
advertising matter prepared for the
railroad and scattered throughout the
Middle West by the passenger depart
ment Of this enterprising company.
Two weeks ago, the Glacier made men.
tion that l)r. DgF. Rae, of Fergus
Falls, Mimi, after reading the o. r.
Il N. year book sent him by M. Il. Ja-
cobs, of this city, has decided to come
TO Oregon at once and to locate In
Hood River. This week we have Laud
II. Rutherford visiting in the city and
writing to his folks in Minnesota that
Hood River is even prettier than the
tlne pictures In tho railroad booklet.
Mr.. Rutherford, IL is understood, has
decided to locate here, and will he the
means of inducing men of wealth to
come here also. Two weeks ago farm
journal at Des Moines, Wallace's Far
mer, contained several Hood River
views taken from the IN & N. book
let, and eastern readers we're at once
20 interested that letters have been
received by local parties inquiring
about Hood River, wanting TO know
if the big apples in the pictures we're
really true. Truman Butler, cashier
of Butler & Co. 3 bank, Is in receipt
Of such letter from 0. l.. Barney,
Harrisonville, Mo. Returns like these
are conclusive evidence that the o.
II. & Ms advertising of Hood River
Is bringing immediate results.
Tribute to Portland.
The work of spreading the truth
about our beautiful section is no
doubt made easier from the fact that
our environments are not equalled in |
the world. Only last week a we'll
known New York newspaper man Is |
writing his paper stated that drive
up Portland Heights and view of the
city below and the mountains above
would make poet out of a butcher. |
/ quite agree with him, for nowhere
in the entire world has nature pictur- |
ed moro beautiful scenes, encompass
ing the city, in the distance, with an
art gallery Of verdure clad |
and lofty mountains Journey to
Switzerland, stand on some mountain
and gaze DER landscape of lake, for.
est, Alpine crag aud snow caps; then
return aud look once more from some
Portland height, letting the eye grasp
It single sweep the panorama OF
liver and valley, mountain, field and
crest, the beauties of the western
ky, as the sun drops behind the
Mountains into the bosom of the
,cean, and the memory of Swiss gran
leur viii merge into the reality
'ortland, the Beautiful the Pearl of
he Pacific.
The Secret of Success.