The Springdale news., 1913-07-11
Trom tte Deople
From G. l.. Davis

SO4 ~sRN@' +AN&N GDl CbSd4A Y iIl good will and best wishes 10 all the News staff and it's many readers. and l am not going to beg pardon for all mistakes and blunders neith- CT am l going to ask you to sit still and listen while drawl along on some subject which may not be of interest to you. But, should you think that l am writing on a sub jet that there $ nothing in, or that 1 am largely inclined to ex- aggerate upon, l would kindly ask you dear reader to come to this country and see for yourself. or write some one out here whom you know will tell you the truth. Don't think for one minute that these Oregon people are going to stand for any nonsense or false state- ments to be practiced upen them. Neither are they going 10 ask you to swallow anything down with pinch of salt, but they will give credit for all things where credit is due, and will demand of you like compensation. Oregon is in a sense our neighbor, and as such we should treat her as neighbor
 l know that back at home in Ar kansas We like to brag and boast Of our fine country (and really we are only boosting the truth too when we do soJ our fine crops, eur fine mules, our stock of all kinds, our fine berries. our fine fruits, etc, 70 now lets play fair. If Oregon can boast Of such fand she can without question: lets give her show.
 am sending 70 you. Mr staf- ford. by parcel pest. another con- signment of this oountry.s product, box Of cherries from The Dalles, the cherry city.
 l fear the box Of strawberries sent you some ten days ago did not stand the long hot trip. and were badly decayed when they reached you so that you could not tel much about what they wefe like when packed them he:e However l think the cherries VII arrive n better condition
 am including in the rack each Of the four varieties as follows: Ring, Royal Ann, OK Heart and Lambert. Each of these varieties will speak for itself what this coan- try $ capable of producing ong the line Of cherries These were grown by Mrs Matney and Mir Hazen, on Mill Creek, about six miles southwest Of The Dalles. There are several other varieties grown here
 One thing that fancy most as well as the large size, color and flavor of the cherries here, IS the sweetness of the fruit, also their lrmness and good shipping quail ties. As for product and field, l don't believe this tountry has an equal. might say it has no peer. Il Is i=e AI 3Il IL 0D AOt E 1p 94 l year old tree 10 produce from 300 to 600 and 700 pounds Of cherries al one crop Mr Hazen ptcked yester- day from one seven year old T. 225 pounds of choice Royal Annes or nine, twenty-five pound boxes A twenty-five pound box is 20x12x6 inches. no small cups used inside The box $ nearly equal in size 10 our common 24 quart ra~befTy crate used ba there
 Cherries range II price here on the Io al market at from 9 3l2 to 5e per pound. accord ng to grade quality and variety Figure NIT Hazen's 225 pouuas at 5s per pound, or cen 312e. Not bad Tor seven year old tree, Is -
 We T mean myself. Jack and Mrs Davis. Estt.e Emily Davis. Mrs Mataey, Miss Turner and Mr. Per dae) picked from q 10 year old tree on Mr. MatHey's ranch, over 4oo pounds Of cherries Figure this at any oi the prl1 es as quoted above, fsay t was just 400 pounasl Tie result is not Lad fer a ten year old tree, $ it?
 The size of cherry orchards plant ed here is from two or three trees | your dooryard to 40 and % and even 60 acres. They aIe planted about the usual space apart as We plant an orchard back home. The trees grow very large and thrifty.
 This is certainly the home of the cherry. An ideal spot for them. Least care for production of any other fruits grown here.
 But let me state right here that they, like all other fruits, thrive and produce best results under