The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-08-15
HOOD RIVER, OREGON, AUGUST Is, 1907
PUBLICITY FOR
HOOD RIVER
CLUB HOLDS R0USING MEETING
Good Attendance at the Meeting Mon.
day Night Results in Plans
for Active Work.

Believing 1t was time tor renewed
activity by the Commercial olut, a
special call was issued tor the regular
meeting Monday night, and there was
good response, several country
members being present President
Davidson being absent, Vice Presi
dent Brock called the meeting to or.
| der.
The first order CT business was the
hearing OF the report of the Fourth ot
July committee, showing receipts by
subscription OF $1,000. 50; from God
dess OF Liberty contest, $40. 36
ground concessions, $40; total, 81,
ll9.S The total disbursements we're
sS5l.45, leaving balance in the hands
of the treasurer of S26S,4l. The re-
port was accepted and the committee
discharged.
Discussion arose as to the disposi.
tion OF the fund, and it was unani
mously voted that it was the sense OF
the meeting that the fund be turned
iuto the Commercial club treasury,
to te used as the basis of an advertis.
ing fund 1t was also voted that any
one who had subscl ibed to the Fourt b
of July fund who demanded his share
| OF the balance left, according to biz
subscription, should have it upon ap.
plying T., the secretary, in case he re.
fused to allow the same to be used for
the purpose stated, but so far there
have been no calls for dividends by
the subscribers.
Leslie Butler read letter from l ON
Richardson, addressed to number OF
the members of the club, in which
Hood River was taken to task fol not
| doing more publicity work. The ques
tion of appointing a special publicity
| committee was discussed, and mo-
tion made by Mr.. Hall-Lewis tor a
committee Of Eve was carried and the
following appointed by the chair: p
S. Davidson, j. h. Nichols, Truman
Butler, j. Ii. Heilbronner and X. III.
| Wallace.
Mr. Gram spoke along the line OF
advertising. In regard to the using
0f the balance of the Fourth of July
fund, he thought that no one would
want 1t back. That all had the intel
est of Hood River at heart, and all
should help push Hood River to the
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tion to let the world know our advan
tages. He thought that fund of $500
to $3.50 should be raised and it would
bring thousands of dollars In return.
j. III. Heilbronner advocated the
holding of an annual apple tair in
stead of biennially. That it was one
of the best advertisements that Hood
River could have. He also thought
the establishing of a permanent ex.
hibt one of the best advertisements.
| Mr.. Brock stated that he had just
returned from trip to the Yakima
country and was surprised to find
land his her than here. He was shown
land which sold less than a year ago
there we're but five acres OF bearing
| trees, the youngest trees being but
two years old. He also saw an or.
chard that sold for $500 an acre. He
was also informed that land used sole
ly for alfalfa had been sold for 800 an
acre where the limit of gross income
was not over 500 an acre. The N. p.
road has done great deal towards
exploiting the Yakima valley. They
keep everlastingly at 1t, bring in
crowds Of emigrants, and constantly
boom the country. Mr.. Brock said
that ii they can repeatedly sell land
for those prices, and make good from
the income off the land, our land
must be very low in price. Perhaps
the fault lies in our not getting the
facts Eetore investors.
81 had talk with E. I. Merritt,
who exploits land, :" said Mr.. Brock,
"buying it in large tracts and devel
oping it. The company purchased 6
large tract OF 20, 200 acres at Green
River, Utah, Tor which they paid 81. 81
to $50 an acre. They pat in large
irrigation plant to reclaim it, having
to raise the water into the bitches 10y
large pumps. They then set it out tc
peaches and began the sale. They
brought out people from the east by
the tIalnload. The first prices were
$500 an acre, and the last sale the
price went to $4,000 an acre. The land,
it was claimed, paid good interest or
that. LIZ there is any truth in those
statements, we should be able to get
mere than that out If Hood River
land"
Mr.. Henderson thought Hood River
land was worth $1,000 an acre, and
would reach that figure in short
time. lie said that land at Wenatohet
was now selling from $1,000 to $4,000 an
acre.
Truman Butler was Of the opinion
that we should have a permanent eX
hibit at the o. r. j. N. depot. liz
also called attention to the fact thai
this all costs money, and that wher
the publicity committee comes around
for subscriptions, all shopld strain {
point and give a. literally as possible
A committee from the Underwood
Improvement GLIB being present, Mr.
Packard, the secretary OF that organi
cation, first addressed the meeting
He stated that he was a newcomer a
Underwood. The club held their frs
meeting last Saturday, and had en-
rolled % members, who we're all rep
resentative people, and that it in
, cludes territory back to Trout lake
There was a good deal OF interes
manifest at the mt citing,
Mr.. Smith, the other member of tn
committee present, addressed tn
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well pleased to have Hood River rep
resented at their meeting Saturday
Underwood was vitality interested il
the establishing OF railroad facilitie
at Underwood. and thought that
conference with the club at Hood Riv
er would be of mutual advantage. Ii
wished To state the grievances OF tn
Underwood people, aud discuss th
most advantageous way Of meeting tn
situation.
, "We understand that the location
of the depot will be a mile and hal
, below Underwood, said Mr.. Smith
, cat Hunsaker Flats. Many know tn
conditions existing, but there can b
but one good reason for the location
; of the depot at that place, and tnat i
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