The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-06

to heal the cid scores. We have been
entitled to the county for some time
aud now / II are apparently well salts
fed. A county organization lie noth
Ing more than political convent.
ence. We should have it. Now q few
words as to the course We have pur-
sued. Many people do not understand
the reason ior taking up the iuitia-
tive. Heretofore counties could be
created by legislative Assem- bIies.
This Is now impossible, as they can
only be created under the pi o,isions
OF general law and there is no such
Law on the statute books. Under the
initiative the people have the right 10
create corporations for any PURGE
We have availed ourselves of that g,
ditiCn and vii, submit the matter I
the whole state We believe that ae
long as Wasco county is satisfied the
whole state will grant the petition.
/ When Hood River county is created
we will have model county. 1t will
be small and be run at small expense.
Prosperity does not depend on terri
tory, but moral tone. We will have
less expense and fewer crimes We
believe that the people will vote yes
on Hood River county,"
Citizenship in Community Build
ing" was the subject # speech by
FL. NJ. Cake. Mr.. Cake abbreviated
bis remarks owing to the lateness of
the hour. but his remarks we're to the
point and listened to with attention.
"You have q Commercial Club which
is a credit to Hood River" said MI.
Cake. sit Is great power. Growth
and development are due TO civic
pride and cooperative effort. The
efforts of the Commercial Club is OF a
practical kind and brings results.
understand you are figuring OH
building. Let me say one word on
that line believe that building
erected in the interest of the COM
munity wIuli be che OF the best
things that could be done. You have
been told Of yonr greatness until you
should be satisfied You will always
have more to do. Put up "a building
that will interest all If the people.
lucrease tie size of your club and
unite town and valley 1t will do
more than anything else 10 develop
the community. Ii you are disposed
to put up "a building, let every mem-
Der take hold Of it. Do as We did III
Port .nd-pu up a building. When
our home was destroyed we got to
gether ard raised funds to put up a
building. aud it will cost $3.50, 600. 1t
has done more than anything else in
Portland 20 lring the people together.
1t is factor in developing the state
and making OF it great common
wealth. Oregon will soon be the bes'
state in the Union. For years we
were looked upon as of no moment.
Now everything centers about the
CONNER cial Club of Portland. Get
together and start your commercial
club building 1t will be sn honor to
Hood River and an honor to the
state"
4 II Shepard poke on "Better APP
pies. lie said in part "The output
Of fruit in California Is greater than
wheat CT gold. teing S75, 900, 600 In
Oregon the gold output is now thirty
dairy ffteen millions; fruit, little
over inur AID quarter millions.
Compare this to seventy five millions
In CallfOfLiH yeb oregon is the great
est fruit producing state 10 the union.
We raise hetter pruGes, better grapes,
better cberri,s. better al Piles. II is
often said there msy be over produc
tion 10 the a. pie business. That may
he posi- ble. hut not probable. The
increase In Oieg has gone on for
thirty years. yet in 1896 there we're in
he United States seventy five million
barrels sppIes; nine years later,
forty five IL illiou; IN 1906 there we're
thirty six uillion barrels. while ia
1907 the total crop of apples in the
United States Wa only twenty.four
MILTON barrels. This shows a g'ad
nal aud b, asy dscrea Q, rather than
an increase in the pr duction OF ap
ples There is reason for this.
Many peopIe in many states are grow
ing ordinary apples. which don't ray.
and are gradually going out Ct the
bust IS. In Oregon letter apples
re on the increase There are still
grown iu the state all kinds-culls,
ordinary, 'irst US good. tut Hood