The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-16
WILL BOOM
HOOD RIVER
PLAN FOR A BIG PARADE
Deiesates to Development League
Meeting Propose to Attract At.
tentiOn at Portland.

Hood River will be conspicouslv
III evidence at the meeting of the Ore.
gon development league in Portland
tuesday and Wednesday, April i and
D, with the largest excursion ever sent
out from this city on similar mis-
Ison. There will be a parade of the
Hood River delegtes. a feature Of
winch will be broad -brimmed straw
hats decorated with apple blossoms
Every member will be supplied with
walking sticks made from apnletree
branches, and large banners in plar-
ing letters will announce that the
apple kings have come to town.
AT meeting of the Hood River del.
egates at the rooms of the CONNER
ciai club Saturday afternoon these
arrangements were perfected and COM
mlttees named to make the necessary
arrangements An effort will be made
TO charter car. Nearly every one of
the 70 delegates appointed by Presi-
dent Early of the Commercial club
nave signitied their intention of 90
ing to Portland. Mr.. Early has an
nounced that it was his intention to
name as delegates all the citizens of
Hood River and valley who can at
tend the Development league meeting
at Portland.
II. L. Smith, president of the Ore
gon Development league, called the
meeting to order last Saturday. A.
u. Moe was made secretary and A.
A. Jayne named as permanent chair
man OF the meeting and as head of |
the Hood River delegation to the |
Portland convention.
Mr.. Smith explained the nature of
the meeting of the DEVELOPMENT
league, stating that he expected this
to be the largest gathering of repre-
sentative men which has ever convened
In the state. The DEVELOPMENT Ieaone
consists or 52 commercial bodies, and
al the Portland meeting, plans will be
devised for getting the most effective
results for the different section of
oregon from the Lewis and Clark fair.
We must keep Hood River at the
'front.', continued Mr.. Smith. cat
the last meeting of the Oregon Devel-
opment league in Portland, Hood
River was there with the largest dele
CATION OF any city in the state outside
OF Portland. We must make ourselves
conspicuous at this meeting. Do any-
thlng to attract attention and adver- :
tlse the fact that we come from the !,
land of apples and strawberries 7"
John Leland Henderson was heartily !
IN accord with the suggestion of Mr.. :
Smith, and suggested that the chair y
man OF the delegation find out how \
many of the appointed delegates will -
attend and that he be empowered to )
III all vacancies. A motion to this .
effect was carried. +
Lou Morse moved that a committee
of three be appointed to secure an "
oropriate hats to decorate the heads =
1f the Hood River delegates. and =
IhalfInan :, Jayne named Mr.. Morse, :,
\. !. Mason and E. L. Smith. :,
Y. L. Early stated that he had =
written for rates on car for the Hood !,
aver delegates, and on motion the -
included himself in trans .
'olt4tion committee and named in
dditlon Mr.. Early and j. L. Carter.
N: G.. Evans, E. N. Blythe and G.
,. Markham were appointed to see 81
tter preparation and distribution of ~
terature at the convention. ~
On motion of Mason, himself and 30 80
lafknam we're selected to secure the ~
ppletree canes. y
The delegates will meet Saturday ~
fternoon to hear report of the com bi S
littees. ~ ~
Before the business men and farm ~
IS disbanded, A. |. Mason offered -,
,me suggestions for making Hood ou VI,
iver a prominent feature of the Was St st'
county exhibit at the Lewis and n. n,
lark fair. He is anxious that Hood II; II;
iver erect pavilion similar to the RI
lie in which the fruit fair was held -
st fall, and that it be filled with an ~
es of all kinds. He proposed that cts cts
order to make lasting impression '''
the visitors, that Ferris wheel be CHI
instructed with baskets filed with 7
G red apples. There is nothing like ,oa
novel attraction at an exposition, ad, az
nounced Mr.. Mason, and he is anx. i'S i"SS
us that Hood River shall get all the Sn
nefit possible out of the fair in the aUc Uc
~ of advertising Hood River fruits. as, su
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