The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-01

son nine thousand; have you any ex.
planation about that entry" -, 50
Answer: THAT was given him for
credit on the assessment. no cash
changed hands at all: there was an
assessment levied on the stock, these
dividends were charged and credited:
charged there and entered up as II
the cash had passed, but there was
no cash passed. | owned that stock
at the time and the assessment aud
dividends paid for that dividend on
the stock IVES on be stock had in
my possession, assigned from MIR.
Butler aud Mr.. Henderson. a."
Mr., Stearns interrupting witness.
81 notice"
Witness continuing former answ er-
But the stock stood In their name. "
Question: "What is the date of
thatY"
Answer: "The date is January Is,
1905, that is the stock haun't been
transferred YET" "
This In connection with.Mr. Coben's
evidence seems to show that some
matter of interest came out that the
Portland Trust Company did not know
OF.
You say tie letter referred to was
designed to stimulate prices of Hood
kiver apples and it made certain peo.
pie Just made enough TO boost the
price at least % cents per box and
accomplished all it was designed for.
'Other methods have been used otheL
seasons for the same purpose, fully as
effective, much to the profit and
satisfacti of the fiuit growers aud
the business men of Hood River" In
answer to this will refer you to the
Fruitmans Guide OF New York. dat
60 etic March 20, 1909, page II, title
rake Hood Rivers" The article
appears in another column.
| also refer you to the Daily Ore.
gonisn OF March 26, 1909, rage 10,
regarding the same transaction. | will
refer any business man OF Hood River
CITY to the five apple boxes to be seen
at the Apple Growers Union office,
that were shipped from New York
showing the above method of labelling.
ASK the manager OF the union, who
SHOWS them to you and he can ex-
plain the lest. Some OF you mer.
chants who insist in upholding such
concern; then find fault with the
apple grover who goes to Portland
or The Dalles for some OF his goods,
please investigate; there is food for
thought IN this matter. will leave
this to the apple grower to decide as
TO the correctness of your version of |
your letter, they will no doubt take |
INTO consideration conditions lead |
ing to and from the letter: As TO
the position OF the bank one OF /
the Stockholders of the First Nation
al BANK trnm his talk | judge voted |
against the change in the charter. |
dld not hear any other stockholder
OF the bank express himself, nor any
member OF the Hood River Banking
X trust Compny express himself, CON
sequentiy 90 not know how they
voted,
ion say municipal ownership and
majority rule are convenient oloaks
Tor disgruntled and am bitious Ecitizens
10 get under ss pretext tor satisfy
ing holr amhil ons for revenge; n0w
u oil who stand tor these principles
are Tor reSenge, Rond majority of
,oters IN the city Of Hood River are
wen really | never heard advocates OF
nose principles called by that name
before, l oauuot see the necessity
u your opening your visls Of wrath,
inflng the discussion of public
question IN all fairness aud candor,
md dragging that law suit into the
'aapeF the morning of the election. {
1 We are ever to have harmony In
1000 River such methods must be (,
bnt when they are printed, d
y justice to all they must be answer. {
N. g. Evans.