The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-04-17
TOURIST HOTEL
CLUB SLOGAN
HOSTELRY WOULD AID FESTIVAL
John R. Putnam has Suggested Unique
Method of Conducting Apple
in the Valley

vas added Monday night to the list of
things that the Commercial club thinks
will be good for the community. ID all
came about over a discussion Of the
Blossom Festival of last year, when
Hood River citizens banqueted the
members of the Portland Commercial
club and 'joyrided" members of the
Portland Press club and their friends
to Eggermont, to and fro and around
and about, iand the proposal of another
such event this season.
However, a blossom festival on lines
similar to that of last year met with
chilly reception. The Hood River citi-
zens, at least those present at the
Monday night meeting of the CONNER
cial club, felt that last years fete was
not conducted on Just the right lines.
The consensus of opinion, however,
was in favor Of the continuance of the
custom. Chas. Hall, Truman Butler,
F. p. Friday, President Clark, and }.
Il. Heilbronner, the latter of having
brOached the subject, we're in favor of
the right kind of an event. As Truman
Butler said: when we have festi-
val, let's have the right kind. Some
one made the remark that Portland
boasted of taking in million dollars
from her rose festival visitors last
spring. But you must remember that
Portland went to great deal of eX-
pense 10 preparing for that festival,
and if we are going to make our bios
som festival a success. we must not 60
into it half heartedly, but we must be-
come enthusiastic aand spend some
money"
MIR. Hall said that he thought the
festival should be kept up. 'All Ore
gon cities seem to be having some kind
of events of this sort, " he said. Here
at Hood River the blossoming season is
the best time of the year to bring in
visitors. " Prof. Thompson thought we
might better substitute strawberry
festival.
Mr., Heilbronner stated that one of
the reasons we are hampered in hold
ing a festival here is the fact that we
are unable to keep people over night.
I'VE can only bring them up from
! Portland in the morning, shoot them
around the valley and hurry them off
on the evening trains, he said. we
should have some first class summer
| tourist hotels here" MIR. Heilbronner
and a number of others expressed the
opinion that if all got busy and worked
toward that end, it would not be long
until some of the most noted hostelriei
| in the country would be located her'
l and the Hood River valley would b.
located on the Grand Tour of America
70 haf
good roads,, said Frank 2. Friday. >"
am thoroughly in accord with all thai
aas teen said, but think that there
tre a great many of the valley orch
ardists who would be willing to take
summer boarders, if they had gooC
roads and could get the visitors to anc
from their places on good roads. "
The fate of the blossom festival was
finally left in the hands of President
Clark, Secretary Scott and Mr.. He'll
bronner. The city and valley will, in
all probability, not hold formal event
such as that of last year, but through
advertising and other publicity the
people of Portland will be notified
when the apple orchards are at their
best, and an attempt will be made to
secure the cooperation of tie orchard
lists to take PEOPLE as boarders into
their homes for day or two during
the blossoming season.
Secretary Scott reported that co Ms
were continuing to create an interest.
However, he stated that good dairy
cows were scarce articles and were
90 ting as much as $3.50 per head IN the
willamette valley. Prof. Kent has
warned the people to look out for 90
cent butter in Oregon.
On the motion of f. 7. Friday com
mittee was appointed by President
Clark to call on the board of county
commissioners and petition them to
procure Babcock tester for use IN the
schools of the county. With one Of
these instruments, said Mr.. Friday,
''the students will be able to learn
practical lessons and will be able to
test the milk of the cOunty's cows.
Secretary Scott has procured two
dwarf trees which will be grown in the
Commercial club rooms. Prof. IhOmp.
son made short talk on dwarf fruit
trees. "The dwarf varieties bear much
earlier than the larger kinds, ~ he said.
IL had japanese dwarf peach that
bore 60 fine peaches when it was two
years old. The dwarf apple is secured
by putting the scion in the root Of a
Paradise tree. For pears the scion
should be placed in a ounce stock. -
Secretary Scott stated that the com
mittee appointed to confer with the
light companies as to an adjustment of
the rates to be charged here had met
with the manager of the Hood River
Gas & Electric Co. and had planned for
meeting with the manager of the
Hydro Co. "The people Of Hood Riv
er, F." said Mr.. Scott. because Of the
constant flow of water in the Hood
river and the ease with which power
may be developed at almost any point
on the stream, think local citizens
should enjoy cheaper rates than other
places in Oregon. y
The secretary told Of a unique apple
.ow proposed by John r. Putnam, who
suggests that the apple show, as for
merly conducted, be done away with,
and that every grower in the valley
who produces over rs boxes Of apples,
be allowed to participate. He will not
pack any special box for the event, but
before the show will be held, the judges
will 90 to his apples stored IN the
warehouses of the selling agencies and
select at random box, either Of New
towns, Spitzenburgs, Arkansas Blacks
or Ortleys. A prize Of 500 on each Of