The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-30

turing the farmers and referring will
doubtful wit to the quantity Cf ha,
seed carried by them in their boards
1 believe that this disposition on th,
part of few pin headed snobs to b.
little the men and women who feet
them is not countenanced hy thinking
people, and il the dudes enjoy 1t yol
can stand 1t. People who posses
brains enough to know when to com,
In out OF the rain realize that but fo
the farmer they might become very
hungry, and regard the Independent
farmer as a prince of the soil. So al
Princes OF the soil salute you anC
assure you that we deeply appreciate
the honor OF your presence here to,
day, and | am sure that voice the
sentiment of all our people when
express the hope that your meeting
may be profitable one, and that
each and every one of you may carry
back to your homes pleasant memo
ries of Hood River.
Truman Butler then delivered the fol.
lowing address OF welcome in behalf
of the Commercial club:
A few days ago your good brother
Byerlee came in to see me with q
troubled look on his face which |
could see foretold no good to me.
lie explained by telling me that the
president OF the Commercial club
could not be here tonight, and that
the vice president also had an ap-
pointment his errand was to see if
| would welcome the Oregon State
Grange In the name of the Hood Riv-
or Comme rcial club.
Such an honor had never been
thrust upon me before 80 | told him
would have to take the matter un-
der advisement.
Then | went home to split some
wood and while engaged in this we'll
known and popular ant, 1t came to me
that one does not need to be public
speaker to tell that which comes from
the bottom OF bis heart, and then !
felt like telling you how glad we all
are that you have chosen Hood River
for meeting place this year.
And let me assure you now that |
realize that ] am speaking to the rep
resentatives of more than 6000 bona
fide farmers and grangers and that
you are not mere agrioulturalists.
Last winter | spent the holidays
among friends and relatives down IN
Sunny Kansas, and while there l Wis
tied cousin who Is by profession a
civil engineer, but he has recently
bought farm.
In referring to this purchase ! said:
They tell.me you have become far
mer". He said: "No, | have not yet
attained that proud distinction, | am
now only an agriculturalist. " This
was a new one on me so said, "Whst
is the diiference?" and my cousin
then explained that a farmer is one
who has the ability to make his in
come from his farm and an agIicul"
turalist is one who has an income
from some other source and spends 1t
on his farm. .sss.s -
Members Of the Oregon State
Grange, we are honored to have you
with US at this time and you have
our best wishes that the deliberations
OF this convention may tend to great
ly increase tho strength and efficiency
OF your order.
II the Commercial club can do
aught to make this memorable coca |
sion, we are yours to command.
We have worked and cooperated |
with you through all these years OF
pioneering; we know of your strug
sles in the early days of Oregon farm |
life, and we have watched you go |
through each succeeding year from
ihe time you took the soil in its viz
gin state up to the present day of
twentieth century farming, and we
congratulate you that the day is near
It hand when you will come into your
)wn.
Indeed that day has already come
10 many OF you and you will appreci
tie the feeling expressed by colored
nan down In Georgia who had taken
great interest in local yacht race.
Two yachts, the Dauntless and the
we're running series Of five
aces and the darkey had watched four
)f them go to the Dauntless, much to
lis discomfort, for he was of course
oyal to the Lincoln. In the fifth |
'aoe however, the tables we're turned |
and as the Lincoln came through a |
boat length ahead of the Dauntless he |
,hrew his cap into the air and |
shouted "Hurrah for the Lincoln.
She's fust at last, she was always be,
hind befo'."
But to get back to my address of |
Welcome what could be more natural
han that you, who live so near to ma
iuIe all the time, should be cordially |
'eceived at Hood River, one of the
most favored spots under the canopy
II Heaven, the land of maidens fair,
If berries rare and apples red and
uioy.
And in passing let me say that il
or any reason you may wish to leave
he homes from whence you have come
'ou will find here permanent vel
ome and an abiding place unsur.
Iassed.
And now let me again assure you