The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-04-19
ia. WILSON REPLIES
TO E. II. SHEPARD

8 In the annual report of the manager
bs the Apple Growers Union read at
Z stockhide-s' meeting, April 7th, and
published in the Glacier of April 18th,
| find the following: "Your present
board and the management have work
cd INCREASINGLY to secure all the in
formation possible along this line,
and when took charge of your busi-
meas. we had just one firm on the Ap-
DIE Growers Union books, outside of
Oregon, just ore address, Lindsay &
Co.. Of Helena, Montana."
4 do not have the Union books at my
command, but nature gave me splen-
did memory which has not yet reach
ed that age of imbecility when it re-
!. embers what never happened.
| wish to say to those v Gmay care
o examine the Unions be oks, letters
aud kilograms, while was manager,
that you will find that shipments in
cal lots were made, not only to Lind
say & Co., of Great Falls, Montana,
(uot Helena) but that 1 shipped a car
load to Geo. Clifford, Los Angeles, Cal.
containing Red Cheek Eippins, Ar
kansas Black and Mo Pippin, L. Il.
Clark, Vim. Ehrok and Simpson Cop.
pie having az pies 10 this Car. An
OF or ca, load, | ] ok Twigs, was ship
ped TO f. Snyder, Omaha, Nebras-
ka
On Oct, 9, 1903, | shipped to ]. H.
Bahrenburg Bros. & Co., 103 Murray
St., New York, 396 boxes, Jonathan,
IS boxes, Grimes Golden. and % box
-, ;WTTf6s6p. This car was delayed In
| snslt, but sold In New York, Oct.
-, aud the growers got their checks
.lu< aten.tnts, Nov. End.
might add, III this connection,
that the I'm hans netted the growers
ON 81. .O1 to 81 81 per box. A better
pi ce ihAi aver Letore or since receiv-
I'd L, Joha hans from lore, The car
load VAS IL tie mihln um, or the
growers VOL se rec, i,ed an addi-
ii nal ic Eei Y.
4 l. Sm.t ut in his Grimes
[. iien 80 he'll, Ike up the Car load,
ehile lad TO q, Cnally guarantee to
INST oi The gro, ers that their apples
NuiI net 80 ltr box, otherW ise
could not la Q shi ! led this car
One lot, tie Ninesals, :, fell short OF
that figure and paid the difference
q, / OF M pIi ate "a, cOunt, as my per-
sunsl check No ~ ll.liIv states.
Herry vry, CDr l Ell "a Vim.
Ehrck. / Il mH tin al d several
,t hers hAd |, las IN TIN, Cat,
VelilS, tue are u.rit thil - in
h.. .aD and earth han ar Il -amed
! \uur sleeping II waking 'urs.
at Ma.,Ir il NCu think thi.
ira bing pro less ca continue in
dInnt,eil, % ave luGk'" M" al
nature supei. lici @l!y When it cCn es
To n II temeit ii iact.. | AIN always
.eady to st md up ard lie counted.
You !. t fuit growers n tie
b ok and 1t aAe hands with you. self
anu seem to want to create the I'M
prc:siCn that, it it were net foi you,
onI fruit growers would lie Dtggals n
the midst of their rosH checked Spit
zenbeIgs and pappers ty the tide OF
their q, ldtu gathered NcWtowns
Ycu seem to have furgCtteu that |
lru glt tie mt Of hHts ard lett
GA 70. LOT Il arHrIt, Ii II e treasury
@ th. people o lI,cd River, nd
tGlie Df Sof t.Ne kL"r n w. y
I eir..i il 70 srylh. / z has Ne
q Ell .ttt"t. Out8u' ir'ntS II I
b.. .aAt.uf I.,l ei St. AZ. ii Ell
Ccnt ~ ihEt 81 ess - 'H"t t.!
neifh r.
Asyu Mr. Ma &.r. re beth | IT,
fns. st,,t .eti ost glt.,u'r - kgestn0Gs,
hermit NE t. iniI HIr that beIti1 eI
N,r tran. sumr h.iGHlGnt oil ,be
s.rine.uL Ni,,tUm pu air SC. r.'l less
l.. q | a D .