The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-08

| Wnen they nave accomplished some
thing, show it to the world, and if Ii
is of merit, no one will feel any hap
pier over il than Hood River.
Hood River has never used any
methods to gain publicity that we're
not honorable and strictly above
board. All we have ever done is to
give information to those seeking it,
and to show our product at every op-
portunity that presented itself, and
that is what every loyal citizen should
do that has the interest," and future OF
his town, county, or STATE at hearG.
Rogue River ana Hood hiyer valleys
are spoken Of as the apple growing
centers of Oregon because they have
shown to the world that they are pro.
ducers of fine apples, and lots OF
them. The Oregonisn aud other
newspapers, and in fact, every public
spirited citizen OF Oregon, would be
only too glad to add other sections OF
this great state to this roll of honor.
The assertion that Hood River ap.
pies are the best keepers was made In
the first place by buyers of our fruit.
IL the man that planks down from
81 80 to IS. % box foI %, 900 boxes
of Hood River apples says so, and
furthermore says that one of the rea.
sous that he pays us those prices. is
because our apples do keep after 9th.
ers are all gone, then think we can
readily believe 1t. That we have
offered prime apples at So cents per
box IS quite true, and they went like
hot cakes, in fact we did not have
An hnk Ia L..
explained. Hood River farmers made
the same mistake that was made in
other apple growing sections ten or
fifteen years ago by planting every
variety that the nurseryman had in
his catalogue, 80 as to have early,
mldwinter, late, green, red, in fact,
all the varieties Of the apple kingdom
in their orchards. We have found in
the last four or five years that all OF
them were not 50 varieties, so we
grated over some of them, some we
dug up, and some we just let grow
and bear. Those are the 50 cent va
rieties, and even they must be little
betttr than they are in some locali-
ties, because these same varieties have
been bought In the Willamette valley
this season by the carload at Go cents
a box, and | know of sections where
they are offered at so cents box.
Hood River people say least of all
about their apples being better than
they are IN other sections. We feel
30 happy over our good fortune, we
are so full OF joy 1t makes some OF us
almost speechless. But it is the press
which Is pleased to show off the re.
sources OF its own state that Is draw
ing its conclusions from the prices
we are receiving for our goods. There
Is no man, woman, or child in Hood
River that Is not willing, yes, glad to
tell the fruit growers of this or any
other state how we achieved our sue.
cess, SC they can improve their own
methods. Every fruit grower in Hood
River valley knows and admits that
good men, varieties of apples grow
better in other localities, but we ad-
NIT it cheerfully, and not with the
least Thought of Jealousy. 1t is to be
hoped that every fruit grower of this
state will make exhibits Of their fancy
apples at every opportunity, one oil
which Is at the annual meeting of the
State horticultural society held in
January.
This so-called notoriety that Hood
River apples have enjoyed In the past
has accomplished two great things 1t
Is bringing thousands Of dollars OF
outside money, mostly from Europe,
to community Of industrious, in.
telligent fruit growers, and made the
name OF the great state of Oregon re-
sound ali over the civilized world, sec
ond only to the Lewis and Clark fair.