The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-03-12
ROSE FESTIVAL
PLANS DISCUSSED
ARRANGED FOR VOTING CONTEST
Reports OF Committees Heard ut Meet
Ing Of Commercial Club and
Work Is Outlined.

A good attendance was present at
the regular meeting Of the CONNER
cial Club Monday evening, and re-
ports OF committees on the Rose Fes-
tival parade Ia Portland were received
aud discussed, and suggestions made
Tor carrying out the details of the
affair.
AT the meeting held week ago it
was decided to have Hood River req
resented In the parade at Portland
and the committee sent down repoI ted
back that in their judgment Hood
River could not afford to he left out,
although the cost would be In the
neighborhood of 81, 900. The commit.
tee, consisting of ID. Mcdonald, Chas.
Hall aud q. L. EARLY, went to Port
land and we're shown through the
large fair buildings, where the floats
are under construction, and although
the workshop is closely guarded, they
were allowed to inspect the various
designs under construction, and found
that there was nothing cheap or CON-
monptace being constructed. Every
float that will be in the parade will be
kOuu, Uy
experienced artists and built to scale.
1t was decided to scoept the design
submitted for Hood River, which CON
sists of huge apple, which will be of
exact shape and proportions Of Hood
River apple, oolored In exact imita-
tion OF the real thing, and In front
of the apple will be cornucopia full
of the fruits of the valley. The queen
will be enthroned In state on the an
pie, under a canopy of huge apple
leaves.
It has been decided to select the
queen for the occasion by voting
contest aud votes will be sold for ave
cents apiece. 1t will be a position of
honor to represent Hood River as
queen of the carnival and one to
which any young lady may aspire to.
The expenses and robes of state for
the queen will be furnished free, and
interest in the event is sure to be
to q big vote.
Votes are being printed and will be
placed at all convenient places In the
city, where they may be purchased by
anyone, and we expect to announce
several contestants IN the race.
The publicity committee also report
ed that the booth was being erected
near the depot, where the choicest OF
Hood River fruit will be on exhibi-
tion aud for sale, under the manage
ment OF JOS. Wilson. The plans for
the building, donated by P. NJ. Hall
Lewis, call for an artistic building OF
beautiful design aud the building
will cost about 5000. Advertising
matter will also be kept there and the
object of the booth will be to exploit
the resources OF the valley In prac.
tical way. by exhibiting the actual
products aud disposing of them, 80
the tourist may see tor himself that
the stories OF the valley are not exag-
gerated. The sale of the fruit is also
expected to pay the cost Of mainten-
ance of the booth.
Il. Ii. Shepard, publisher of Better
Fruit, vas present and reported that
the special Hood River edition of that
excellent publication was now being
printed and would be In tie mails in
a few days. Ii consists of 90 pages
and 10, 900 copies will be printed. 1t
will be finely illustrated and contain
valuable articles about the Hood River
Valley, facts which the fruit grower
should know, and be an edition which
will be kept by the recipient for the
valuable matter which II will contain.
The Commercial Club has purchased
1000 copies.
The prospects for Hood River coun-
ty receiving a majority vote was dis
cussed and while 1t Is believed that 1T
will be voted at the election In June,
yet 1t was acknowledged that much
work must be done to assure the re-
suit Among other plans to reach
voters In the state and interest them
to vote for the measure, 1t was sug-
gested that attention be called to the
people of the city and valley to write
to their friends In different parts OF
the state, asking them to vote for the
measure. Nearly every one here has
acquaintances In the state and a per-
sonaI request would be sure to have
favorable result. Many hundreds OF
votes might be secured la this way,
which would otherwise be neglected
through Indifference.
IL was also suggested that travelling
men be asked to speak good word
for the measure In their trips over
the state and come work has already
been done along this line.
1t was decided that special station
cry be printed aud put on sale In sta
tionery stores, which could be used
by the public between now and cleo.
tion In personal correspondence and
that the business men cause some
catchy phrase to be printed on their
and letter heads which
would call attention to Hood River
county.
An adjournment was taken, subject
to the call of the president and secre-
tary OF the club.