The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-30
MOSIER PEARS, PRUNES
PRAISED AT FAIR

the Mosier prunes and pears. Mr.
RaVlin declares that Hood River prod
ucts, although the shipments have beer
light, have all been up TO the usua
high standard. He urges local grow
ers TO cooperate with him in keeping
high class local fruits before the thous
ands who are now visiting the fair.
Mr.. Ravlin' letter follow:
Am disappointed at the small show.
ing Hood River has been making in
fresh stuff, especially as the Commits.
sion offered TO pay all exresss and
transportation charges.
What we have had from Hood River
has been OF the very highest standard,
and | am convinced we could have
gone right down the line in vegetables
and fruits and more than held our own
with any other district.
Koberg's egg plant, entered with the
jury last week. was the finest have
ever seen.
Mosier d'Anjou pears and Italian
prunes have been by far the finest ex-
hibited at the exposition. Whistler,
several years ago, told US we had the
best d'Anjou district in the world.
From what have seen of the various
exhibits here in comparison with the
Mosler entry of d'Anjous, am con-
vinced that Whistler knew what he
was talking about.
From my knowledge of what we can
do with Bose pears am confident we
can excel in this variety. also. Hood
River should get busy and send in
some entries Of both Bose and dan
jous, and demonstrate to others our su-
periority. We will have to "go some"
to beat the Mosier entry of d'Anjous.
These were all perfect specimens,
beautifully clear skinned, and packed
sixty to the box.
Have been trying all over Oregon to
get entries on sugar corn, but thus far
haven't had single entry. We can
beat California, hands down, in this
line. Every entry they have had, has
been wormy, and of very poor quality,
from an Oregon standard. There is a
splendid market here in San Francisco
for Oregon sugar corn.
Rogue River Valley has shown more
enterprise in exhibiting here for award
than all the other districts of Oregon
put together. 10 date that district has
had 68 entries of pears, 80 entries of
peaches, several of cantOulopes, cur
rants, rsspberries, cherries, and var-
Gus varieties of vegetables.
Coos county, at present, has a splen-
did exhibit of Gravenstein apples in
my department, which is attracting a
great deal of attention.
In the meantime, have a sign on
our Hood River display, stating "ttese
apples are all from last years CROP"
This is to Offset the display of 1915 ap-
pies being shown by Idaho, New York,
ard Washington.
With best regards, l am
Sincerely,
Raylin.
Hood River has been we'll represented
at the fair. Mr. Ravlin sends the fol-
lowing registration list of local people
who have attended the exposition since
it was opened
Leroy Armstrong. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Hooker,
Phillip Hooker, Clayton Hooker, Their
on Hooker, "Bill" Hooker, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Ireland, Elston Ireland,
Rebecea Ireland, Arthur Ireland, Mrs.
A. p. Sprague. Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Dickerson, Mrs. Gordon and three sons,
of Parkdale, Henry Steinhauser. l.. F.
Henderson, Hazel H. Smith, Mrs. W.
l.. Smith, Frank B. Cram, MIR. and
Mrs. Truman Butler, Marion Butler.
Robert Butler, Leslie Butler, DIR. j.
M. Waugh, Jack Morrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Often, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Ferguson, Miss Ferguson, R. G. Pond
and H. Dixon, of the Upper Valley;
Or. and Mrs. II. l.. Dumble, MIR. and
Mrs. Walter Kimball, Fordham Kim
ball, Stuart Kimball, Dorothy Epping,
Betty Epping, Mrs. Marion MacRae,
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Dean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Blythe, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Heilbronner, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Batch
elder, Prof. and Mrs. J. o. McLaugh-
lin. Mr.. and Mrs. }. H. Jeffrey, G. n.
Sproat, Mrs. Sue Armstrong, Miss Le-
nore Adams, W. N. Winter, MIR. and
Mrs. H. S. Butterfeld, Miss Genevieve
j. R. Winston, Leroy
Childs, E. L. McClain, Prof. F. X.
Arens. A. Milliard, A. MilIiard, Jr.,
Mrs. Isaac Jetfries, Miss Vera Jeffries
Miss Elizabeth Moss, Miss
Doris Jensen, Mrs. w. F. Shannon,
Miss Frances Evans, Mrs. Abbot l..
Clarke, Miss Edna l.. Clarke, D. c.
Beard. MISS Lola Graft, Harry S. Bur-
pee. R. E. Miller. E. ". Lafferty,
George W. Lafferty, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Nelson, Mrs. c. W. Stanton, A. W.
Onthank. Miss Eleanor Coe, Miss En-
ma F. More, Miss Leita F. Bowerman,
NJ. V. Slonaker, A. Whitehead, MIR. |
and Mrs. W. F. Laraway, Miss Della
Northey. Jos. r. Dabney, Id. Parkins,
}. P. nabney, Miss Gladys Cave, H.
R. Leedom, Mrs. l.. Taylor, Miss Ha-
.el Stanton, Miss Alma l.. Austen, MIR.
and Mrs. Billy Sunday, Arthur E.
House. DR.. E. L. House, Mrs. E. L.
House. John P; Ross, Mrs. R. N.
Dunne, James W. Dunno, Miss Jean R.
G. DuVal, Jr., MIR. and
Mrs. Albert Miller, G. c. Higgins,
Miss Nettie Pugh. Miss Kezia M.
Meyers, John r. Newton, Miss Jennie
Goodman, Fl. l.. Gould, A. H. Magee, |
Mrs. Merle Binn Brown, Miss Edna
lelmke, W. A. Shaw, MIR. and Mrs. |
!. B. Langille, Miss Frieda Hinrichs,
Mrs. Louise Boyden, c. :F. Busch, J.
I. Barroll. Jr., Miss Juanita Hartley,
drs. Samuel Freeman. MIR. and Mrs.
). j. Calkins. Miss Deselle Stevenson,
u. Stevenson, K. Stevenson, Miss Effie
Z. Pieplow, DR.. and Mrs. n. D. W.
'Ineo. Mrs. Bert Graham. DR.. c. H.
enkins, Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Davidson,
diss Helen Davidson, Mrs. Alice M.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Wilson.
irs. B. E. Helfer, Walter Dickerson,
irs. W. j. Mckay, J. r. Forden, MIR.
md Mrs. Crawford c. Lennon, W. G.
Weber.