The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-02-17

poItsnt reason is the better railroad
facilities, better service and better
cars. We can now ship fruits grown
In Oregon to almost every city in
United States and the more hardy
fruits, like pears and apples, are
shipped to Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia. and in fact anywhere in
the would and laid down in perfect
condition.
Once more speaking Of over pro.
ductlon, in an article published In
last Sundays OregonIHn giving an
interview with an eastern Newspaper
man, he states we need not fear over
production, but under consumption.
A long time ago In Better Fruit |
called attention of the fruit industry
to the tact that Hood River SpitZeD-
bergs were sold in New York at 70
cents, 81 and as high rs 81 81 per
dozen. he apples averaged eight to
ten dozen to the box, and conse.
quently bringing retail $40 to Sl2 per
box. These apples are sold 10 Oregon
net, I. o. b. 81 to 81. so, eight is 80
cents, dealer makes 80 cents, costing
the retailer 50 to $3 80 per box, and
he sells them at retail making three
to four hundred per cent profit
There is scarcely any other food COM
modify that know OF where the re.
tailer's profit runs up In the hun.
dIeds OF per cent like it does la the
retail fruit business with the res
tsursnt and hotel.
III We had associations throughout
all the different fruit sections in the
northwest we could easily get to-
gether through representatives to
favor any plan that would promote
the fruit industry or fight and oppos
ing any measure that would defeat 1t
Over year ago, almost single hand
ed ] might add, Hood River shared
the light against the Lstean Bill,
which Was then known rs the Porter
Bill. We were successful and with
the assistance of representatives from
the state of Washington the Porter
Bill WAS killed and we have bPen op
posing the Lafean Bill without any
united action every since, and today
through the assistance of the Oregon
ian, our State Board of Horticulture
and the State Horticulture Soc iety of
Washington and the ef OF individ.
ual growers, we have succeeded in
pigeon holiDg the bill, but vbethe
We will keep it pigeon holed or not
remains to he seen If we had been
united we certainly would have been
In tar better position to successfully
oppose the passage of this bill, which
to say the least II passed will certain.
ly disturb our pack to what extent
remains to be seen. Of one thing
am sure. The northwest will never
pack in any other size box than the
one we are using now, no matter what
KIND OF bill the eastern people are
successful iu forcing on Us. We will
brand it Il short box and take our
chances rather than depart from our
Uniform pack, which is meeting with
great popularity with th trade.
The fruit industry is the fourth
industry In the state, with a strouR
probability in the near future OF
being the most important. Our
timber will be cut down, the land
becomes exhausted which continued
crops OF wheat, and the fruit indus
try is increasing more rapidly than
dairying
In conclusion just word of cau
tion. All land is not fruit land.
fooI trees on good fruit land will
not make orchards. Good trees on
good land will not succeed without
proper cave All climatic conditions
are not suited for the production OF
truit. Where IL oney ia being made in
an indusry and sales OF real estate
are active it ia but natural that pro-
moters with no idea of Jemsining per.
manently In the business will engage
in buying and selling lands, and 70
| feel justified in saying to inv stors
when you purchase orchard lands of
a company be careful to know that
the land is situated In a good fruit
country, Be sure the people you are
buying of are responsible financially
and morally and assure yourself that
they will carry out their contracts.
1t you are to set the orchard your.
self, to sure you get good land and
that the supply of moisture is suf.
ticient by rain tall or irrigation. Be
sure that you are free from frost, and
last but not least, be careful to select
varieties of fruits that will do the best
IN your location and don't plant
varieties because they have done we'll
in some other district or because they
bring the highest price, but seleoI
those varieties that you are sure will
do the best in your locality and sell
for the most money.