The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-07-13
ORCHARD LAND
MOVES FAST
MANY SALES FOR PAST WEEK
Van Horn DispOSeS Of Large Holdings
Great Activity Shown IN Smaller
Transactions.

Although the consideration in the
majority of the sales were not made
public, the aggregate of the amounts
involved in real estate transactions
during last week reached a larger sum
than for any one week this year. The
largest sale was that of lao acres of
land in the Willow Flat district by
syndicate, composed of Burt Van Horn,
Davis Bros. of New York, and others
to II. L. Davidson, of this city. 1t is
understood that the price paid 10y Mr..
Davidson will approximate $780, 600.
One hundred acres of the tract are IN
commercial orchard, S5 acres OF which
are in six and seven year old bearing
trees, and the rest is partially cleared
land. which the purchaser will begin
Immediately 10 develop.
Mr.. Van Horn, who has owned eX-
tensive properties in the Valley for
years and who has because of his posi-
tion in the East, been instrumental in
locating many people here says that
he will now retire from the develop
ment of orchard land and make his
home permanently in New York City.
| He recently sold his large orchard
holdings in Niagara county, New York
| But still holds the property of the
Niagara Cold Storage plant. He eS-
presses, however, a strong optimism
in the industry and evidences his faith
IN it by the investment of a large sum
| in local orchard lands security. lie
predicts that growers will receive
handsome returns from their crops
this season.
| Tho lorUa nnrabagaI E,s Mt
| Davidson was developed by G. X.
Bone. For the past several years it
has been under the supervision of 7.
A. Decker.
The Central Orchards Co. sold last
week forty acres of its tract in Central
Vale, 10 acres each to the following
parties: Geo. A. Gedrim and w. J,
Cover, of Victoria, b. c.; William
Fernyhough, of Seattle; and DR.. X. D.
Alexander, of ST. Louis. Dr. Alex
ander recently purchased % acres of
the same tract.
lhe real estate firm of G. Y. Ed
wards fCo. which made the sales of
the Central Orchards Co. to first three
of the above named parties, also
reports the sale Of 10 acres by J.. A.
Copeland on the p 81 Side to w. j.
Earl. The consideration Of the latter
transaction was Sl6, 600
The second largest Individual sale of
} the week was coasummated, when
Charles G. Carpenter. a manufacturer
Of Cincinnati bought from n. L How
I ard a tract embracing 0 ares OF bear
y ing orchard consdeftd among the
z finest in the Valleg. The sale was
! made thr lugh the agency of the Hood
0 River District Land Go. and tha con-
J; sideration was $4,000 The tract is
part of Beulah Land, the ftrmer
T home place of +. l.. Smith, one of the
I earliest settlers of the Valley, who
used every effort for the development
of the community.
Forty eight acres in the Willow Flat
region have been purchased from Job
: Sheppard by A. c. j. Farrell, prom
nent attorney with office connections
in New York and Washington. Mr..
Farrell is associated in New York with
former Chief Justice Chas. Truax and
in Washington with the firm Of Mad
: dox 4 Mohun. Mr.. Farrell has also
experienced career in newspaper
work. He was interested for a num-
ber of years in string of papers in
the Dakotas and later was connected
with New York dailies. He is attor-
a ney for number Of the different In
; dian tribes of the western reservations,
+ among them the Blackfoot and the
Grow Indians. and has made many
journeys on foot and horseback
throughout the Northwest. 'In my
wanderings have had a. chance to see
y the communities that | have visited
| oil eflau - ba tfanH | fattcf
say that have never seen place that
liked more for home location than
r Hood River. have been touring the
s Northwest with a site for home in
4 view. By process of elimination
t have selected this Valley.
h The land purchased by Mr.. Farrell
}, is partly set in trees and partly raw
J. land. He will begin the development
n Of it at once and will erect home and
y tring his family here.
IS w. j. Baker 4 Co. report two sales
L for the week. A ten acre tract of f.
# II. Morlan was sold to W. Il. King
8 The consideration in the transaction
l. was S13, 600. The premises will be
g occupied by Mrs. Anna Sawyer. who
e recently arrived here from Maine.
IS The five acre tract of J.. +. Mowers
ID was purchased by w. " Chambers, of
e Peoria, Ill. Mr.. Chambers was in the
h Valley last week. He was so pleased
J. with the community that he made tie
" purchase for a home location and will
o bring his family here. The price paid
for the land was So, 600.
/ In addition to the Howard Carpenter
IS sale last week, the Hood River Dis.
10 trict Land CO., sold several houses and
1t lots for Mrs. Hartley to w. G. Adams
# Mrs. Hartley took in exchange for the
n property 10 acres Of orchard land in
e the Barrett district The firm also
5. sold acres belonging to Percy T..
Shelley tos the Odell School district.
The land will be used for a play
ground