The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-09
BANKERS OFFER Aid
TO COW BUYERS

The cooperative purchase OF cows ior
the fruit regioNs of the Mid-Columola
is being given stronger impetus each
dav. The idea, terminated at the re-
cent meeting in the Upper Valley has
spread. and now the Underwood peo-
ple have expressed a willingness to
ioin in such movement. All of Hood
| Rivers banking institutions offer aid
to the orchardsts and ranchers VINO
deisre to purchase cows.
| E. o. Blanchar. cashier of the First
National bank, says:
"The matter of providing more cows
for Hood River valley demands serious
attention and is business proposition
that we are all interested in.
correspondence with responsible
friends in Wisconsin, well informed IN
the dairy industry, convlnces me that
Hood River would make no mistake IN
selecting Holstein or Guernsey grace
! COWS two and three years old this fall,
that would become fresh next spring.
With good care and feeding this winter
thew would have become accilmated
land probably not shrink as much as
,. older milch cows would on account OF
: the change. 1t would be well alse to
! allow a little more for transportation
charge and ship them in Palace cars,
!. recurring less time in transit and re-
ducinp the risk of loss or injury.
81 would estimate that such cows
: should be delivered at Hood River al
:. from SI2C to $3.50 each, actual cost, IN
!, eluding fare and expense of man tt
: lcare for them on the way, If procured
: Immediately. AT this price IL may "
: that they would not pay any large
: profit in milk and butter returns alone
= but we would have the beginning, a
. . least, of what would, in few years
= prove a satisfactory investment, pro
= vided the investors are equipped U
: properly care for them. II the inter
= ested farmers of Hood River vale!
: and adjoining districts such as Under
! wood and the Little White Salmon val
~ lev would meet at the Commercial elu
some afternoon or evening soon, sa.
~ Saturday afternoon, Oct. Is, and com
TO some definite decision | am sur
y thew will find the local banks ready I
- assist and cooperate with them.
~ "Ihe officers of the club will y
doubt issue a call for meeting
~ nruper interest is shown in this mat
~ s. A. Mitchell, vice president OF tn
- Hood River Banking & Trust Co.. an
"a Truman Butler, vice president OF tn
- Butler Banking Co., express the san
:. sentiment and are in accord with M
M Blanehar. MIR. Mitchell says:
"a "There is no one to whom my ban
So will more willingly loan money than
'Is the man who wants to invest in got
=. cows. If he has the right kind OF
- place and treats his cows right, he WI
% find that he will soon derive a reat
re income. -,
" 81 have had experience with Gov
Ia back in Iowa. | have handled the
ID mvsef. | used to tell my people ba'
au there that for the man going to fafi
bss ing nothing could be better than tosb'
nd a brood SOW, COW and a brood mare
" MIR. Butler says he is glad to see t
trend that the sentiment toward
az greater diversity of interests IS taxi
~ 81 among the orchardists. 1--WE q
@ u again feeling optimistic, he say
ns ,nss "for all prospects seem excellent. B
~ we do not want to let our optiml'
cause us to forget to make the most
those efforts that have been leading
one toward the raising Of cows. ! will
hat iterate the statement that ] made
our the Parkdale meeting, when DR.. Wit
nts combe delivered his address. and
7ell that our institution is ready to final
ent anv man who is sincere and has
are honorable standing and wants to bu.
III COW