The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-12-30
ILLINOIS VISITORS
LIKED HOOD RIVER

River makes on visitors from tn
East. The article follows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett, {
l32o South Fourth street, recen ii
received from MIR. Benefits ME ct
Mrs. II. W, Bone, OF Hood Rive !
Ore, some of the most remaTkab !
samples Of apples raised in the Hoo
River country which ever have bee
seen in this city.
Mrs. Bone was foi imeTIy Mis-
Lottie Gould of this city. Her bus
band vas "Sangsmon county boy
having been born and reared here
He is first cousin of Attorne,
Eugene E. Bone. Ten years ago b,
moved to Hood River to reside snC
has been very successful in the appl,
business there.
The word "apple" is almost msgi,
in its significance 10 the Hood Rive
valley. In the past few years, man!
college men and progressive men o
the eastern and central states hav,
gone out there to launch iuto tn,
apple and fruit business, which hal
IN de many Of them rich is a short
time.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bennett visited MIR.
and Mis-. Bone for three mouths last
fall They brought back with them q
large numEer OF pictures OF scenes in
the Hood hiver country to- be marvel
Gus not only in its productivity
but In its scenic beauty and pro-
gressiveness,
Hood River, Ore, is town OF
40 U or 5000 population siXtys miles
up the Colum tia river from Portland.
This river is nHvigable and is a per.
feet picture of thrift, with boats ply
ing up and down, While snow. capped
mountains stand like sentinsls j N the
distance. Down in the valley aud on
the mountain slopes are ideal farm
lands devoted almost exclusively tC
fluit raising, and the major portion
OF 1t to apple growing.
Ur. Bone hos large apple orchard.
He and the other apple & overs in
that section raise several kinds Of
apples, prominent among them beinl
the "Spitzen berg" the "Newtown'
and the Jonathan.
Mr.. Bennett showed the writer sew.
eral of each and very kindly permit
ted hun to try them. lhe New.
town" il very hard winter apple foI
cooking purposes. The 'Jonath8ns'
grown there are two OF three times as
large ~ those we see iu this part OF
the United States, and are higher
grade of apple. The "SpitZen bergs
are simply wonders-large, luscious,
fragrant, deep, bIushing red hue
and favor that Caunot be equaDled
by any other apple. So great is the
demand tor these varieJies from for
legn counties a large portion of the
crop each year Is shipped abroad from
Portland.
Copies OF the Hood River Glacier,
the enterprising newspaper printed at
Hood River, hnve much to say OF the
apple growing industry there, and o,
the "apple fair" held at that place q
short time ago. In the accounts OF
that exposition the name of Mr.. Bone
ss a prominent exhibitor appears fre
quently.
Perhaps the largest apple in point
OF weight ever exhibited anywhere
was that which Mr. Bone exhibited at
the Hood River show. 1t weighed
thirty.seven ounces A picture OF
the apple on the scales and showing
the weight indicated on the scales was
received by MIR. Bennett. lhe apple
Is certainly huge one.
A carload of the best Hood River
apples was sent to Chicago for the big
National Land and Irrigation con
mn ii hI,,h hlG in 4 nlnanH fIHiG tn
Car OF $40 boxes was the largest eXhi
bit which ever has been sent from
Hood River for Display at an easter IL
show. The floor space allotted to the
Hood River show cost 81, 800. lhe
apples won Unlimited praise and the
exhibit was one OF the greatest feat
ures OF the exhibit.
The Glacier, In speaking of the sue.
cess OF the Hood River 'apple fail -
shows that Mr.. Bone won several
prizes. He won first prize for the
best four. tier "Newtowns.
One Of the most intere ting features
was Mr.. Bones exhibit of mammoth
apples. He sold large numbers of the
apples at so cents each, such great
Curiosities we're they to strangers.
Experts declared the exhibit to be
the best ever seen any place. Pic
lures of the display which Mr.. Ben
nett has show how remarkable the
show was and what beautiful sight
it must have teen.
Hood River county was awarded
more prizes at the Yukon-Pacitlc eX'
position held at Seattle last summer
than any other county in Oregon, ac
cordlng to the list OF awards recently
published, giving Houd River forty
awards at the tair, all but one o.
which we're prizes for apples, The
Hood River valley took thi't nine
apple awards and twenty. five ot1eI
pies f0l apples we're awarded t.
other parts of the state. Two OF the
nine grand prizes awarded to Oregon
we're won by Hood River apples.
There were no other similar awar dl
10 apples 10 this state Two Of the six
god medals we're awarded to HooC
River, while Hood River also won sil
out OF ten silver medals given in tn,
state for apples. Twenty sever
bronze medale were awarded to apple
growers OF Hood River county anC
sixeen similar prizes we're awarded tC
the growers of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bone reside In bun
galoV pictui esquely located on
beautiful hillside. Spring water flows
temptingly from the mountain above
The interior of the home is o0sil!
furnished and there is no cUmfOr
lrckiBg. According TO Mr.. Bennett
the atmosphere is eXhileiatlng ant
ideal, and the Hood River valley j
a veritsble health resort Hs we'll as
country OF astonishing development
lndustrially.
For a Lame Back.
When you have pains or lameness il
the back bathe the parts with Cham