The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-14
PROSPEROUS SEASON
IN VIEW FOR VALLEY

The great activity which is taking
place here in real estate this spring
indicates that Hood River will proba-
bly, have one Of the most prosperous
seasons that 1t has ever known. The
fact that so many purchases OF land
have taken place so early in the sea-
son leads close observers to believe
that as the season becomes more ad-
vanced there will be a big increase In
the amount of new capital coming in
to the valley. One of the banks few
days ago did local business of $40, :
600, as q days transactions, which
gives some idea of the activity which
is going ON inIa businesssway.
Much new capital is coming into
the valley and a number of very de-
sirable residents have been added tc
it's population during The past few
months. 1t is very evident that the
advertising which the Commercial
club and others have done for Hood
River is commencing to produce re
suits and that investors who come
here are not slow to see the advantag-
es of Hood River as compared to 9th
er fruit growing sections. There are
many instances Of intending investors
coming here to look at property, then
going to other sections, and return
ing to find the property which had
been offered to them sold. Proper
ties have been turned over twice In
the same week with most profitable
results and fiuit land is taking a
sharp advance.
The coming ummer will undoubt-
edly prove Il @ greatest for the pro-
ducticn of lun iier that has ever been
known In the history of Hood River
valley and MOI money will be rea-
lized from it. sale than ever before.
The big lumber mills are making
preparations 10 work to their fullest
capacities. A soon as 1t Is possible
the big mill Zee will start up with
a full force men cutting 200, 900
feet day al laying out thousands
of dollars befo the season IL over.
The Stanley y-Snish mill 8 increased
its capacity this winter by adding a
new boiler and will cut close to 150,-
600 feet day during the season Of
eight months. When 1t IL known that
in the short time that this plant was
In operation last year 22, 900, 900 feet
OF lumber was cut it ia possible to re-
aliZe what it will do during the COM
ing season. At Menominee, the plant
has been overhauled during the win
ter and put in shape for busy sea-
son. For mill of this size it is
probable that very few anywhere cut
more lumber. Situated along the
main line of the railroad 1t is possible
to load the lumber more quickly and
more economically than at any other
mill near Hood River and 1t has cut
as high as 0,000 or so, 600 feet day.
The price OF lumber and wages to
lumber workers were never as high as
it Is at present and much of the mon
ey received from the lumber industry
will find its way into circulation
here.
While apple growers do not expect
the bumper apple crop which was pro-
dueed last year, the great number of
orchards which will come into bearing
this year is expected to very mater.
tally aid in making the crop a large
one with profitable prices owing to
the fact that this Is the off year for
opptos anu tno diuuuub VI tTulb 10 De
shipped from here it is thought will
be fully as great as ii was last year.
The strawberry crop is expected to be
a mucn better one than last year and
unless plants should receive setback
in the way Of frost, growers say that
berries ought to DO both plent full aud
early
Building operations will make
busy summer for labor in the city
and good many dollars will be paid
out in wages. The several buildings
which it is already proposed to erect
will give employment to good many
mechanics and it is possible that
there will be other buildings erected
IL deals that are now under way are
perfected.