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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
LIMIT AUTOS
TO TEN MILES
COUNCIL PASSES SPEED ORDINANCE
Mayors Vote Breaks Tie and Makes Law
Of Measure to Regulate Motor
Wagons.

With the deciding vote cast by
Mayor d. Mcdonald, an ordinance was
passed by the city council Monday
night limiting the speed of automobiles
and similar vehicles to ten miles an
hour within the city limits. The ordin-
ance as it had first been introduced,
limited the speed to eight miles an
hour, but Councilman Slocom intro due
ed an amendment requiring mutfler
on all gasoline cars which is to
be used at all times in the city
Councilman Solcom introduced. an
amendment providing for an emergency
making the ordinance effective I'M
mediately. Other provisions of the
ordinance were that the speed should
be not more than five miles per hour
when turning a corner and lights in
front as we'll as a tail light illuminat-
ing the license number must be shown
after dark.
The automobile speed ordinance
passed its first reading several
months apo. When it came up for pas
sage this week, Councilmen Slocom ard
Huggins voted for it and Councilmen
Brosius and Hall voted against it.
Councilmen Wright and Arnold were
absent and Mayor Mcdonald cast the
vote which passed the ordinance.
1t was reported to the council by
Judge A. C. Buck that the Hood River
Electric Light, Power & Water Co.,
were negotiating with outside parties
for the sale of their plant and that or
that account no further negotiations
for the sale of the plant to the city
could be gone into at present.
The council arranged for the pur.
chase of Buffalo Pitts steam roller
recommended by Mayor Mcdonald anC
Councilman Brosius, to be used ir
street improvement. The new roller
is coal burner and will cost $2750
1t will be bought and put in use
Immediately for the completion of the
work on Twelfth street as the county!
roller which had been in use is nov
being used in the improvement of thu
county road leading south from the
end of Twelfth street.
A committee was authorized to buy
a street sprinkler such as had beer
recommended by Councilman Brosius
he and the Mayor having made al
investigation of sprinklers while il
Portland last week.
An ordinance passed first reading
providing for weekly meetings of tn
council and taking other provisions 70
the calling of meetings.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
WHAT THE CENSUS
MAN WILL ASK

The census enumerators start their
work tomorrow. They have many peo-
pie to see and many questions to ask.
Below is printed an outline Of the in
formation they must have in regard to
every person in their district. Make
up list of answers and leave at the
place where you live so that the census
man can get all the information quick
ly on the first visit. What he wants tc
know:
MEN.
First name, initial and last name.
State, territory or foreign country
where born.
Age at last birthday,
II foreign born, give name of mothe
tongue, the year Of arriving il
United States whether an alien
whether the first papers have beer
taken out or whether fully naturalized
Give state, territory or foreig
country where parents were born.
Trade or profession, nature Of bust
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
$l,OOO,OOO DEPOSITS
IN HOOD RIVER BANKS

1t is significant of the prosperity of
the Hood River valley that within a
few days of the tenth anniversary of
the opening of the first bank in Hood
River the Dank deposits in this city
should go over one million dollars
In the three institutions which are now
doing business here. April a, 1900, the
Butler Banking Co., began business in
Hood River and April of this year
the combined deposits of that concern,
the First National Bank and the Hood
River Banking and Trust Co., amount
ed to LOGS, ,699. 13.
The increase has been steady and
the greatest increase was shown last
year when the deposits increased from
April a to April a, more than $275, 600.
There has been decrease in deposits
during no year in the Hood River bank
ing business, although from April
1907 to April 1908, during the financial
furry the increase was only little
more than $1,000.
All of the banks are well equipped
and the Hood River banking business
is indeed in healthy condition. The
DuLlGT DdIlh mas COHltiOulouo Huoi ICls
In the Hall building, the new building
of the First National will soon give
that institution excellent facilities fol
the transaction of its business and the
Hood River Banking and Trust Co.
the youngest of the local financia
institutions, has been located in it
own well arranged quarters since it
opening.
In celebration of the tenth anniver
sary of its opening, the Butler Banking
Co. has issued an artistic souvenir book
let which outlines its business custom
and presents various interesting fact
concerning its growth. The little bool
contains number of Photographic
views of the interior of the bank show
ing the various departments. In I
comparative statement of the deposits
given in the book the business show
ing of Hood Rivers pioneer bank II
an excellent one. At the end of thu
first year the deposits were $36, TAI. z
and at the close of ten years the.
amounted to $50, 452. 43. The increas'
in deposits during the past year il
the, Butler Bank has been abou
SIb1 600
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
|SPROAT SUCCEEDS
HUXLEY AS MANAGER

H. M. Huxley has resigned as the
manager of the Apple Growers Union
and the new directors of the union at
their meeting Saturday selected
Charles H. Sproat as his successor.
The resignation is to take effect May
first latter which time MIR. Sproat will
have charge of the affairs of the
union.
Mr.. Huxley expects to go on to his
ranch at Mosier and give it his person
al attention and it was for that reason
that he gave up the position he has
held for the past three years. He has
80 Iacres in the neighboring district
and he will get some apples from the
20 acre of orchard this year while he is
preparing to set out more trees.
Mr.. Sproat, the new manager of the
union, has lbeen member and secre-
tary of the board of directors of the
union for some time and is thoroughly
familiar with the workings of the
growers cooperative association. He
is himself an orchardist and has one of
the largest bearing orchards in the
valley, his place amounting to about
40 acres. Mr.. Sproat has taken ar
especially active interest in the market.
ing as we'll as the producing end OF
the fruit business and only last fall he
made an extensive trip through the
east, spending some time in New
York, investigating the apple market
conditions in a general way. He alsC
attended the Spokane and Denver
apple shows last year and gained, con
siderable knowledge of the methods
in which other apple growing districts
handle their crops.
The Apple Growers Union is rapid!
growing not only in the large incre asC
in the apples handled each year bu
this year the union has taken over thu
business of the Fruit Growers Uniol
and will handle the crop of strawberrie
and small fruit. Last year the Apple
Growers shipped pears in large quan
titles for the first time and the crop wa
much larger than had been expected
Four carolads were estimated as tn
amount to be shipped but eight car
loads were shipped in all by the union
The new board of directors qualifie'
for service at their meeting Saturda.
and officers for the coming year wer
selected. G. A. McCurdy as re-electe'
president of the board, E. H. Shepar
was elected vice-president and treas
urer and C. H. Sproat was re-electet
secretary. Mr.. Sproat, the new mana
ger, will also retain his place as
director and secretary Of the board
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
JUDGE WEBSTER TO
TALK GOOD ROADS

A. |. Mason has been corresponding
with Judge Lionel r. Webster, head Of
the Oregon Good Roads Association,
and has asked the highway expert to
come TO Hood River county. Follow
ing is letter from Judge Webster to
Mr.. Mason which explains itself and
which praises very highly the road
work which is being done in Hood
River county:
Portland, Oregon,
March 28, 1910.
Mr.. A. |. Mason,
Hood River, Oregon.
sDear Sir-I have the pleasure to
acknowledge receipt of your favor
of March 25th inviting me to deliver
an address at Pine Grove Grange some
time in the near future. | am not
able at this time to say just when |
shall have the pleasure of visiting
Hood River county, but when ! do
come, | assure you | shall be very
much pleased to meet your people and
deliver the address suggeted. ] have
very cordial and sincere feeling for
the people of your county, although |
have no very extensive personal ac-
quaintance. In common with almost
everybody else who visits your country
am not only charmed and delighted.
but really invigorated by the spirit OF
enterprise and state and county loyalty,
and the general good feeling and en-
thusiasm of your people. 1t does me
good, in many ways, to 60 to Hood
River county. | feel that your country
really is in the lead in this highway
improvements work, and especially in
taking hold actively and energetically
of the proposition to amend the con-
stitution in such a way as to enable
each county too issue bonds for the
purpose of raising money with which
to build permanent roads. | will write
to you and let you know when | am
coming SO that you will have ample
time to advertise me.
Very truly yours,
Lionel K. Webster.
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
EPPING GETS UPTON
ON LARGE TRACT

j. Adrian Epping sand number of
Portland capitalists who are associated
with him, have taken an option on
about 1000 acres of the logged off land
of the Stanley-Smith Lumber Co., out
on the west side of the valley and it is
the intention Of this group of men to
sell off and develop the extensive
tract. This land area is for the most
part in sections 22, %, q and 28 of
township north, range east of the
Willamette meridian. Mr.. Epping
says that the tract is well adapted to
apple culture and he thinks that his
company will have no trouble in dispos-
ing of it. 1t is their plan to clear up
and develop some of the and them
selves. Should there be great de-
mand for land in this section, Mr.. Ep-
ping states that they will able to bring
in about $500 acres altogether and the
plan includes the handling of the entire
tract.
Mr.. Epping also has secured $50 acres
of land in the Lyle country, which will
be developed Immediately. About 200
acres of this Of this land is cleared up
! already and 100 acres of it will be
planted to apples this spring.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
WOMEN.

Same information as given by men
except citizenship and Civil War state
ments. Also leave the following
If married, widowed or divorced
woman, give number of children had
during life time.
Give number of these children living
on April Is, 1910.
Whether has attended school since
September |, 1909.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
LAFEAN BILL Is
OFFICIALLY DEAD


The Lafean bill which has been be-
fore Congress during the past session
and has been giving the fruit growers
of the Northwest considerable trouble,
is now Officially dead having been lald
on the table by the committee on
Agriculture to which it had been refer
red and which will not return it to the
House. The following telegram re-
ceived yesterday by Joseph A. Wilson
from Congressman W. c. Hawley Is
the official notice of the demise Of the
pernicious bill:
"Committe on Agriculture took ac.
ton on Lafean bill today. My motor
to lay that bill on the table was car
ried by vote of nine to six. This de
feats the bill"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
Absolute
Bargains
IMPROVED:

IS Acres in the
of Nestowns and Spnbergs of which bearing
from TO- old IA cutv balance light clearing
large welu house. modern good buy stock farm implements
and everything included. Price S25 900.
dranage red shot soil ash burned cleared and
500 will the best home
in the valley Price S175 per Terms.
12I Acres in the Oak district; year
aud Spzenbers, fine condition.
over $3.50 last yearalso Strawberries This
be pped house unmpovd partly cleared Splendid
buy at S75OO. $4,000 cash.
III Acres sd good house; large barn;
p arod Newtowns and pnberk TX 5y-sr-od Sptz
enbegs; 1yeaod Newowns Oeys complete family
ard 2 Strawberries backbees and the orchards
sides school, Home
$4,000 5000 cash.
commercial orchard and old half meadow
drainage 900. Half cash. balance before
cent.
UNIMPROVED
100 Acres partly improved slightly rolling heavy red
the the famous Willow Flat district short distance from school
cultivation
Sptzenbergs. light oak and FIR timber;
small house barn. good place. could he easily sub
divided into several fine for homes 81 600 handles this
40 Acres o River which
orchard land could easily cultivated clearing
Bargain at $4,000.
10 Acres nearly level with excellent dranage shot
contracted cleared and pwe beautiful the valley and
both and county road $500 Easy term
properties
Valley furnished request by
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
Holmes College Win.

The Hood River high school baseball
team lost the the opening game of its
season here Friday when the Holmes
Business College team of Portland
carried away a victory by the score OF
a to q. While there were a number
of errors on each side, the local boys
put nd an interesting match and the
team promises to show better form
before the season is far advanced
The batteries for the local students
were Franz and Stockton.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-14
Success from your orchard

The Crapper estate in the Oak Grove dis
trict will be ready for sale this week. This S5
of choice apple land will be cut into Is and
20 acre tracts and sold on reasonable terms
Beautiful sites surrounded by large oak and
fir trees have been reserved for building purposes
Nothing but selected Spitzenberg and Newtown
trees were used in planting the new orchard.
Such land as this does not stay on the
market long. See us today-tomorrOw may be
too late.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given fhrt there VIII
be a special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Nevada HILLS Mining company, had
and held at the office OF said company
room No 20d. Newhouse building. Salt
Lake City. Utah, on tho End day OF
July, 1910. at the hour OF o clock p. IN
oI SAID day.
Said meeting Will be had and held 10.
he following purposesi
F'irst-To consider the advisabllity Of
amending the articles or incorporation OF
taI stock from 100000 shares OF tue
par value OF $500 each. to l.250,OOO shares
OF the par value of $500 each
Second-ro amend the articles OF In =
corporation so as to change the principa!
place of business OF said corporation from
Salt Lake City, Utah, to the City OF
Reno. Nevada,
And In case said articles Of incorpora-
rion shall be amended In the foregoing
particulars TO authorize and direct the
proper officers of the company TO file with
the proper officers the necessary and
.equisite papers, showing sucn amend
ment
This meeting Is called pursuant TO a
resolution OF the board Of directors and
at the request OF the holders and own
':rs Of q majority Of the outsta ndins
capital stock OF said corporation
T. X. STEVENS.
Assistant Secretary.
". II, WEBER,
JOHN A. KIRBY.
JAMES FARRELL,
53hEs 5i3hE T f. ba3is. b9RSoN'
Stockholders
Salt Lake City. Utah. April 30. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
DISTRICT IS
NOW SHIPPING ORE

J. L. Scott, general menager of the
Goldned Double Triangle company OF the
Cactus district of Nevada, Is In the city
on company business. The Cactus camp
is In the Cactus range OF mountains.
resting between the camp Of Goldheld
and the Kawich range, and several years
ago il became one of the interesting
spots in that state. owing to the abun-
dance OF water. Cactus therefore, be-
came great camping place. where the
prospector. freighter and capitalist met
on equal planes.
Thousands have passed through Cactus,
stopping only to rest and partakc of re
freshment. but a few like Mr., Scott re-
mained TO prospect the surrounding
mountains. and success has attended their
efforts to the extent that there arc now
two properties shipping orc that runs
from SIS to 500 per ton in gold and sill
yer. These two mines are the Cactus
| Johnnie and the Davenport Extension.
| The Goldheld Double Triangle is located
on the same assure that Is providing
the shippers with their rich rock. which
is now enroute to the property. Cactus
| says Mr.. Scott. Is one OF the busies,
spots In Nevada, and looks certain tc
make good in very substantial manner
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
Scared Into Sound Health.

Mr.. B. f. Kelley, Springfield Ill.,,
writes; ga year ago I began to be
troubled with my kidneys and bladder,
which grew worse until 7 became
alarmed at my condition. suffered also
with dull heavy headaches and the ac-
tion Of my bladder was annoying and
painful. read OF Foley Kidney Pills
and after taking them a few weeks the
headaches left me, the action of my
bladder was again normal, and l was
free of all distress. '-schramm-J ohm.
son, Drugs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
CHANN|NC ON THE
COPPER SITUATION
Miami Official Does Not Believe
Many New Fields Are
Left us.

j. Parkc Charming. vice president OF
the Miami Copper company. and one Of
the well known mining engineers and
copper operators OF the country. In re-
cent interview gave utterancc TO many
things of interest to the copper world
Among other things, he said:
by far the most important question
that Is now before the public as regards
copper ore reserves now showing under
ground is that which shows the practical
limits Of all available copper ore reserves
people interested In the iron business
never suspected that by the time 1910
came around they would know pretty
definitely how they stood in the matter
OF iron orc reserves In the United States
I figure that only in n short time we VIII
be able to assume the same conclusions
in regard TO the copper business. once
we can tell with a degree OF certainty
and define the limits of copper ore re-
serves, the worst In the copper business
undoubtedly will be seen.
1--WE know at the moment that'nearlS
all the low-Gradc ore deposits In the
United States are fairly well developed
People do not know how many proposi-
tions which may look well on the sur
face turn out unsatisfactory at depth
For instance, we have been working what
looked like big deposit at Ajo. AriZ.
and after spending considerable money li
development VIC have definitely decided
to give up this proposition. Many otheT
arc doing the same elsewhere. AT tnt
moment we know pretty well the limits
In the Miami section, which seem 10 n(
confined 10 the properties OF the Miami
Inspiration, keystone and probably th'
Live Oak ground
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

Scottish Chief mining company. Pr!n-
Utah. Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting OF the directors. held on the
18th day OF May, 1910. an assessment
(No. 14) of one cent per share was levied
on the capital stock OF the corporation.
payable Immediately to IA Park, treas
urer OF the corporation. at room 4l0. At
las block. Salt Lake City. Utah. Any
stock upon which this assessment may
remain unpaid on the 3oth day of June
1910. will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction. and unless
payment Is made before, VIII be sold on
the goth day of July. 1910. TO pay the de-
,inquent assessment. together with the
cost Of advertising and expense OF sale
II. PARK. Secretary
Room 410. Atlas block, Salt Lake City
Utah.
Tribune, May 81. 1910. KISS
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
ASSESSMENT NO. 2.

Yankee Consolidated Mining compan.
4 corporation. Principal office and place
OF business. room No. 80I Newhouse
building, salt Lake City. Utah.
Notice Is hereby given that a a meet
ing OF the board OF directors of the Yam
kee Consolidated Mining company. hciG
on the Goth day OF May. 1910, an assess
ment OF two CD cents per share was
levied and assessed on the outstanding
capital stock OF said corporation. payable
to a. L. Garfield. secretary of said com
pany, room No S0i Newhouse building
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Any stock upon which this assessmen:
may remain unpaid on the Gath day OF
June. 1910. will be delinquent and adver-
tised for sale at public auction, and un-
less payment is made before will be sold
on the 1ith day OF July, 1910. TO pay de
lnquent assessment thereon. together
with costs of advertising and expenses OF
sale. A. Il. CANFIELD.
Secretary Yankee Consolidated Mining
Co. k3T6l
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-07
NEW YORK BONANZA
IS LOOKING GOOD
Visitors to Property Believe
Chances Favorable for Some
Results of Merit.

VIII Lawrence. who was ono ol party
OF Salt Lakers 10 visit the property at
Park City Of tho New York Bonanza com :
pany on Sunday. spoke very hiShly Oh
the property to The Tribune on Monday
Mr.. Lawrence has kept rather closely III
touch with the New York company t tor
some time. and he says that the mine i
looks better today than ii ever has III
his recollection, This was also the sta'c-
ment made the visitors by General Man
ager McGill who showed every posslpie
courtesy To them Sunday.
'It Is the opinion of the management.
OF the New York that the ilssurc on me
500 level Is the same AZ that from wnlcn
the NaIldrvcr some Time ago extracted
so much good ore said Mr.. Lawrence.
should this prove TO be the case Inc
New York company has fully 600 feet 10
prospect along the ilssure before reach
ing the Naildrivcr lines. while in the op-
1000 to 1900 feet which this assure snnuld
traverse before leaving the New YORK
tines
This assure. TO speak conservatively,
Is, from 2 TO % feet in width. and sho'
through II all is splendid sort OF sll-
ver and lead ore. have not had any ol
the samples assaycd, but | am told II
will run very high In silver. and ! am
inclined to believe II. The company Is
operating with Burey drills, and fine
progress is being made I'm drifting along
the vein. | believe that within the neN'
80 or co feet there will be an improve
ment In the quality OF the ore, nnt
should the assure fill with ore the Ne"
York company stands to make some eool
money 1, Is a country in which ore car
make snlcndldly I think the New Iori
Is a mighty good gamble. and while there
Is nothing to get excited over the prop
erty certainly looks good
"I want TO say that the New forF
company has spent n lot of money OF
development work, and all the none!
raised by the numerous assessments ma!
been put into the ground in the right sor
Of a way The stockholders have go
value received for every cent raised 10
work. 7 want 10 say this much for th'
management