The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-12-24
Industrial Notes Of Northwest

One of the most important gather,
inps to be held on the Pacific coast
during 1909 will be the convention In
Portland OF the Association OF Amer
ican Agricultural Colleges and Exper-
imept Stations, brought here through
the fundamentally Of President W.
j. Kerr, OF the oregon Agricultural
College, The American Association OF
University Presidents, the American
Association of Farmers lnstituts
Workers, the Agronomic Society, and
the Association OF Agricultural Chem.
lists always hold their conventions at
the same place and time as the Asso,
citation OF Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations, and will there
fore be here also. Delegates to these
meetings comprise college and univer'
sity presidents, directors OF expert
'ment statione, experts In the differ
ept bureaus Of the Department OF Ag-
riculture, and other specialists, aud
an attendance of between l2tU aud
1900 il expected. An extended Visit
to the A-Y.P Exposition Is included
In their schedule. The exact date of
the convention will be announced
soon.
]. Il. Detebaug, editor of the
"American Lumberman" Of Chicago,
who has bestowed such marked praise
on Douglas tir. has the following TO
say editorially In the current issue OF
the "Lumberman :"
"The Pacific Northwest makes a
wonderful appeal TO every visitor: IL
Is a land of living waters, OF golden
soil. of mineral wealth beyond ccm'
urehension, OF forests which will blesi
mankind when other lands are desc
ate; land OF mountain, plain ant
valley; OF a people great In intellect
energy. endurance and kindliness
In this golden Northwest, in climat
without the harshness Of the North.o
the enervating softness of the South
these people are building an empire
Ttey have hnrnessed the stream 10
power, or, pouring them over tn
plain,, have produced fruitful field
and gardens; they are wrestling fror
the earth it's mineral wealth; they ar
converting the forests into forms {
utility and beauty; they are buildin
schools and colleges; the Bible visio
OF every man dwelling OF under d
own vine and fig tree 10 realized herr
where his every bodily need and inte
eotual want may be gratified. Ii
natural wealth of the country is gre
and great are Its achievements, b,
better than all this are the psop
Themselves, chosen raoe-growii
in numbers and In all the acomplis
ments and graoes which make q pc
ple mutually useful and happy"
The convention Of the Oregon Sta
Dairy Association at Salem last We
was the most successful ever held
that body Washington and Calit(
uia we're represented In both atten
anoe and exhibits. The grand pri
for best display Of dairy products
awarded to Il. A. Schubinger oi.Sal'
for an exhibit combr ising 26 variet
of cheese. The Douglas Creamery [
of Roseburg won frat award for big
est scoring creamery butter, r..
Mattke of Sweet Home, Tor high
scoring dairy butter, and L. j. b
Iantyne of Jacksonville, for high,
scoring cheese. The dairymen ple.
ed fund of $50 per month for
employment Of an expert to bil
dairy conditions throughout the sf'
up to the highest possible standsl
An appropriation of $1,000 will be
ed from the legislature. President
L. Kent of Corvallis was re'etect'
with Carl Abrams, Of Salem, sec
tary. The time Of next years meeti
will be chosen to harmon'2s with
date selected 10y the Washingt
Dnirymen, who meet ut Chehalis {
week. Hon. 9. l.. Mitchell, of
Dairy Division, U. s. Department
Agriculture, Is In Chehalis tor t
mating