The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-11-07
FRANKTON DISTRICT
MAKES PROGRESS

"our district does not reeieSe peha,t tne
publicity that il merits, saSs Ss,in n C~;n
Rand, the owner of Nau oui" ; oc,
the hotel on one Of the most SCENE
spots on the Columbia, just west OF .ne
city. "But FranktOn people are up
and doing. made visit iast week m
through the community to gather some
statistics Of that ms neighbors are
doing. .;.;.oa mae
Bruno Franz. who owns ., 81 CT ua
part Of the +. L. smith raheh' ne
has growing on one-tenth on an oI.s aere,
ten thousand punches OF eelSiy no.en
so cents per dozen. de also mas grow,
ing for next wear, about four acres Oh
the finest celery in the world. de mas
ready sale for all he can grow ana
cannot supply the demand. hecently
sample was sent to New York mer-
chants and thew ordered a carload.
His sbinments are mostly to Portland.
In addition to celery he grows toms, i
toes and other vegetables II Is wen
worth while to 60 and see what ne ne. mas
done in the way Of Improvements
He is now planning to build, on an eie-
waited spot, q fine residence. -,
&c. D. Hollenbeck has ia acres
we'll improved He has built a very
commodious house, 34x4l, two stories
high and modern throughout. his
barn is 24x24, two stories. he is en-
gagged in truck farming and has a
beautiful home. 900
"Mr. Calkins harvested 700 boxes OF
apples. of which 400 are merchantaple
and 300 culls, and six tons of alfalfa on
the two acres that includes the apple
ground. You can occasionally hear MS
gentle voice, but be is a good neighbor.
John r. Nickelsen has a fine eight
room house that has no equal IN the
valley or elsewhere. He is a poultry
fancier and has one of the finest
chicken yards in the valley. his favor
ite birds are White Plymouth ROCKS,
White Leghorns and Rhode Island
Reds. He has made a success with MS
fowls. Some people say he roosts with
his chickens.
''Mr. Mason. who bought the l4t-
acre Coplin place has greatly improved
it. He has an excellent lot.of fruit
and two acres of strawberries. Mr..
Mason Is also a poultry fancier and
has about 300 blue blooded Plymouth
Rocks and 100 Indian Runner Ducks.
He recently paid the sum OF $40 for a
cockerel, but the fowl is a beauty. lHe
is planning on building fine home on
his property.
"Mr. King, who recently bought the
Springdale ranch from Del Rand, is
making various Improvements, drain
ing his land and clearing brush kcov'
cred spots. He is making an expendi-
ture of $500 for the work that he IL
doing.
"W. J. Price, who bought the Egbert
home, has erected fine modern 34x2C
modern home and a large barn.
lone of the most beautiful country
homes in the valley is that of Mr.. an(
Mrs. f. ]. DeHart, which cost approx
imately $4,000. They have beautifiet
their grounds and constructed a hand
some fish pond.
."Of the many beautiful homes tina
have been built | might continue, ,goint
on down the river, and mention tn
places of Messrs. Austen and Locke
both of whom have productive orch
ards.
SIN conclusion will say that we hav'
one of the best districts in the valle
for diversified farming and truck fran
ing. Numerous streams water ou
tracts well. Frankton is progressing
and the building of the new roa
through to Portland will be grea
thing for the community"