The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-12-03
HOOD RlVERTAKES
II OF y PRIZES
SWEEPS HORTICULTURAL SHOW
Society Has and Enthusiastic, Meeting
and Listens to Eloquent Addresses
on Phases of FruitgrOwing.

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State horticultural Society and North
west Fruit Growers Association which
opened Tuesday morning in the Wood
men of The World Hall in Portland
was characterized by large attend
ance and eloquent and enthusiastic
addI esses on the many phases OF fruit
growing. The exhibit of fruit which
was made in the basement il. said to
have been the finest ever made by
mem beTs of the society. Ut the D
cups offered Hood River captured II
first prizes aud took two second
prizes.
The meeting was called to order
Tuesday morning by Ii. G. Atwell
president of the society and addresses
made during the day by Prof. +. Il.
Lake, of the Oregon Agricultural Cot
lege, by j. I. Brumtield, of the Ma
son, Erhman Co., on "An Error in
Evaporating Prunes;' W. X. Newell
OF the State Board OF Horticulture;
j. r. Shepard, of Zena, Polk county
f. W. Power of the Oregon Nursery
Co, who spoke on "Some of Our
Commercial Problems;" }. r. Caid-
veil honorary president of the society
aud Ii. M. Williamson retiring cbair
man of the finance committee who
talked On "The Society's Needs. "
Mr.. Williamson stated that unless
funds were provided the society would
be compelled to abandon much of the
effective work it is doing, notwith-
standing the fact that President At
we'll announced that Cyrus Il. Hos
kins, the well known hortlculturist of
New berg, who died last August, had
bequeathed to the society $50, 600.
Tne plan to finance the society sug-
gested by MIR Williamson is to have
the legislature provide an annual ap-
propriation of $1,000.
This plan was strongly indorsed by
h. l.. Smith of Hood River, who con-
sidered that the attitude of the legis-
lat ure In the past toward the horti.
cultural interest of the state had been
one of miserable parsimony, of
which tho states Legislators should
he ashamed. "
j. l.. Carter, Representatives. elect
from Hood River County, assured the
mem ber of the society that, as mem.
ber of the Legislature, he would as
sist in every possible way to secure
for the society deserved recognition
at the hands OF the Legislture. II. W.
Power, OF Salem, also supported the
motion for a special legislative COM
mittee.
Resolutions were adopted in appre-
citation of the services OF the late Cy-
rus h. Hoskins in prom citing the hor-
| ticultural interests of the state; de-
claring that the cubic contents of the
star dard apple box shall contain not
less than 2l50 cubic inches, the Win
chester bushel and expressing the
appr eciation of the society of the un
tiring services of the retiring seGre-
tsry treasurer, Professor E. K. Lake.
The annual election of officers re-
suited as follows President, Ii. G.
| Atwell (re- elected, of Forest Grove
| first vice president, j. K. Shepard, OF
Iena, Polk County; second vice presi-
dent, Il. Il. Shepard, of Hood River
secretary treasurer, f.. W. Power, OF
Salem; corresponding secretary, l.. L.
Reynolds (re-eected), }, of Salem mem.
Der of finance committee, h. l..
Smith, of Hood River.
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No. l-For best five boxes of apples,
not less than three varieties: Cash
donated by Hazelwood Cream Com.
pany, $50, E. Ii. Shepard, Hood Riv.
er.
| No. 2-For best five boxes Of SpitZ'
enb berg apples, cup donated by PoIt.
land Hotel, value $50; John Hakel
Hood River.
No. 3-For best b boxes of yellow
Ne ptown apples, cup donated by Mer
rimac Chemical Company through
Clark. Woodward Drug Company, val
ue $50; f. Ii. Shepard, Hood River.
| No. 4-For best six boxes of apples
not less than four varieties, cup do
mated by Pacific Paper Company, val
ue $40; j. Marguli, Hood River.
| No. 5-Fol best five boxes applei
grU sn in willamette Valley, merchan
disc donated by Portland Seed Com
pany, value S25; d. g. Van Dorm
Dayton, Ore.
No. 6-Foi best three boxes Baldwin
apples, cup donated by Better Frui
Publishing Company, value s25; j
l.. Carter, Hood River.
No. 7-For best box Spitzenberl
apples, 96s or larger, cup donated b!
Buttertield Bros, value $50; +. G
Dethman, Hood River.
No. 8-For best three boxes North
ern Spy apples, cup donated by }. X
Gill Company, value $40; e. Ii. Shep
ard, Hood River.
No. 9-For best box SpitZenberg ap
pies S mailer than 96s, cup donated b.
Lipman, Wolf & Co, value 81; K. Ii
Shepard Hood River.
No. l0-For best box Yellow New
town apples, 88s or larger, cup donat
ed by A. a. & Feldenhelmer valu
S20 T. G. Dethman, Hood River.
No. ll--For best three boxes Be
Davis and Baldwin apples grown i
the Willamette Valley, cup donated b
Mason, Ehrman Il Co, value $40; L
G. Van Dorm, Dayton, Ore.
No. 12-For best box Arkansa
Black apples, cup donated by Meier
Frank Co., value $40; Montagu
Farm, Hood River.
No. l3-For best box Yellow New
town apples smaller than 88s but nc
smaller than 1888, one Hardie barr,
sprayer. donated by the Hardie Mar
ufacturing Company, value 525; l.. 4
Clark, Hood River.
No l4-For the best box of Baldwi
apples, one Acme harrow, donted b
] Mitchell. Lewis & Stsver Co, yslu
Sl5; j. L. Carter, Hood River.
No l5-For best box Northern Sp
apples, one goldenrod rocking ohail
donated by Tuh & Gibbs, value Sl5
e. IL. Shepard, Hood River.
No 16-For best box Ortley apple
cup donated by Blake, McFali IL Co
value SIS; William EhIk, Hood Rive
No. l7-t'or best box Rel Cheek al
pies, cup donated by RusseIlVil
Nun seiy Co.. value 50. l.. h. Clarl
Hood River.
No. l8-For Second best box Nortl