The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-12

eastern growers are learning the worth
Of better grading. | recently received
a ring, two and half inches in diam.
eter, and this is the standard size the
growers are using there for the barrel
apples. | have recently come in con
tact with the growers of the principal
northwestern district and | find that
they all have their troubles. +"
Mr.. Sieg stated that he noticed that
the Hamburg American Co, which
plans the establishing of a steamship
line from Portland through the canal
has been making a close study Of the
northwestern fruit industry. I'VE are
counting much on the opening Of the
Panama canal, " says Mr.. Sieg.
Mr.. Butler reported that he found
the sections of Indiana and Michigan
and other middle western states, in
which many apples were formerly
grown, had quit raising apples. No
trees were being planted, he said
These sections are going to become
greater apple consumers, however, he
declared. MIR. Sleg, however, stated
that the eastern man, where apples
were continued to be raised, was be-
coming an orchardist, and that he
wasn't letting nature do all of his
work.
Secretary Scott read the report of
the past years work. The road com
mlttee of the club, he stated has been
the most active. The boosting of the
Portland Hood River road he charac-
terized as the most valuable thing zone
by the club. Hood River spent less
than 5000 last year on the Blossom
Festival in honor of $. Benson, who
donated Sl0,0 toward the construc-
tion of the highway. The return will
be thousand fold, he declared; for
the opening of the new way will place
more taxable property on the lists
than any other one thing that might be
proposed.
1 Mr., Scott impressed on the members
the Importance of interesting some
summer hotel keeper in the desreabil-
ity of location here. Tourists will
come from every part of the country
when this new way is completed, he
said.
He also called attention to the need
of factories. The club, he said, had
used every effort to interest men in To-
cations here. "The fact that we have
but three raw products, lumber, apples
and Strawberries, will be a drawback,
he said
A unanimous vote was cast for the
recent nominees for the directorate,
Chas. Hail. W. l.. Clark, j. II. He'll
bronner and j. X. Putnam.
n atotol A., .
his committee had met with the facul-
ty of the Oregon Agricultural College
and that they had approved the loea-
tion of branch experimental station
here. A bill has been submitted.to the
faculty for their approval and will
eventually be submitted to the legisla-
ture. ''ln all other cases where an
experimental station has been estab-
lshed, says Prof. Thompson, "a tract
of ten acres has been allotted for the
work. However, here we propose t
use several smaller tracts in diiferen
portions of the valley. Our condition
are verv much different here fror
those in other parts of the state.
Other speakers at the Monday nigl
meeting we're: j. T.. Robertson, j. X
Putnam, f. 0. Blanchar and Jaspe
Wickham, the latter Of whom told th
valley orchardists that he thought the
ought to attempt to produce NOR
honey. Every rancher ought to hav
a hive or two of bees" he said.
1t was proposed that the meetings o
the club be held quarterly instead o
monthly, but this was thought mad
visable.
j. Adrian Epping entertained the as
sembled club members by the rendition
of two vocal solos.