The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-10-25
STILL BUYING
APPLE LAND
MANY INVESTORS SINCE THE FAIR
New Purchasers Coming In and Those
Who Own Want MOre-Other News
Of the Apple Situation.

Events in the wake of the fair show
that 1t did much to stimulate busi-
ness and that Investments of many
thousands of dollars was the result of
strangers coming here to witness it.
Investments have been made not only
by strangers, but by those at home
who already have property at Hood
River and having idle money deem it
the best place to put ii for profitable
returns. No better indication of
faith III the continued prosperity and
profitableness of the Hood River az
pie can be found than In the fact that
the landowner Is willing to buy OF his
own wares and put the profits of his
earnings into still more apple land.
| Buyers are still coming to look for
apple land and almost every train
brings in several who are here with a
view of purchasing. Most of them
are getting a piece of the famous
Hood River land and there are MANY
who come here on other business in
tent who become so interested that
they either purchase or become pros
pective purchasers. Sunday is becom-
ing most popular day with landseek-
ers particularly those from Portland
whoscannot get away during the week,
but slip up Saturday night, start out
early Sunday morning and, taking in
tile valley, are able to return ON the
afternoon trains.
The apples shown at Portland this
week have been attracting much at
tention and, despite the efforts of one
trm to disparage the excellence of
fruit by placing big plaoard over 100
boxes OF wormy fruit announcing that
they were Hood River apples, they
are receiving nothing but commenda-
tion by all who see them. The at
tempt OF the firm above mentioned was
quickly put out of business by Hood
River man who saw the apples and
telephoned to Ii. +. Davidson, presi-
dent. OF the Commercial club, who
gave orders to have the dealer prose
cuted in the name of the Hood River
Commercial club, as he was prefectly
sure that they we're not Hood River
fruit. Another Hood River man, who
happened to be in Portland saw the
apples and questioned the man who
had them for sale. The dealer claimed
chat they mad been received from
Hood River and that the name was on
the box. The Hood River man offer
cd to wager $b before looking for the
name that they we're not from Hood
River, but the dealer wouldn't bet.
When the boxes were examined no
name was on them and the dealer then
said he had bought the fruit from a
Front street commission man, who
said they came from Hood River. The
name of the firm Is understood to be
l.. Mayer & Co. Since the announce
ment to prosecute him nothing more
has been heard of wormy apples from
Hood River.
The scarcity of apple pickels con-
tinues and growers are experiencing
considerable difficulty in getting help
to pick their crops. Sunday about 20
men and women from Hood River,
who have other duties during the
week, went out ON the Mount Hood
train and helped to harvest the crop
of one grower who was sadly in need
Of help. Since the fair apple ship
ments have commenced to move rap
idly and much other fruit is also be-
ing sent out.
The Understanding of their crops
by growers has caused something of a
box famine and was 1t not that Hood
River has box factory of its own for
the manufacture of these necessary
recetacles to fruit growers, it is
doubtful If the big apple crop at
Hood River could be shipped. It IL
estimated by the Davidson company
that they win manufacture in the
neighborhood of l25, 900 boxes. Their
first order was for so, 900 which they
completed. Many growers placed their
orders for boxes with an out of
town firm which they secured. When
they commenced to pick their fruit,
however they found that it in most
instances was double what they first
estimated 1t at, aud would have TO
have more boxes. AS there Is such a
demand for them In all the fruit
growing districts this year it was dis
covered that outside firms which had
been furnishing boxes for Hood River
growersc could not fill their orders.
The Davidson company was appealed
to and has been supplying the demand
as fast as possible although they have
been handicapped somewhat for lum-
ber. There are at present 20 hands
in the box factory which
has proved the salvation Of Hood
River fruit growers this year.