The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-01-07
COUNTY COURT
DRAWS CRITICISM
FULL PUBLICITY FUND IS ASKED
At Big Mass Meeting at Commercial Club
Court Members Reply - Suggested
A. 6. A. Appropriate Fund

I0uit MeihDefS heply - suggested
A. 6. A. Appropriate Fund
The widespread dissatisfaction ru-
mors of recall having frequently been
heard-with the action of the county
court in having cut the San Francisco
Worlds fair publicity fund from $1,000
to 81, 800 eliminated in mass meeting
at the rooms OF the Commercial club
last Saturday afternoon, when. with
the exception of eight of the citizens
present, the crowd filling the assembly
hall of the Commercial club, voted to
appeal to the court to reconsider the
matter and to allow the original sum
of the budget, taking il from the gen.
eral fund If necessary. With County
Judge Stanton and Commissioner
Hawkes. present, the county court came
IN for severe criticism by a number of
speakers. The court members an
swered the critics and made short talks
in justification of their actions.
1t was suggested at the meeting that
the funds for the San Francisco exhibit
be appropriated by the Apple Growers
Association, which under the terms of
its contact with growers can use as
much as two cents per box on apples
for advertising.
Prof. l.. F. Henderson presided at
the meeting, II. NJ. Francis acting us
secretary. A motion made by M. r..
Noble, to the effect that all present in
addressing the meeting be limited to
one speech of FIVE minutes, was car
ried.
Walter b. Kimball asked for what
items the money appropriated by the
county court was to be used. He was
told by Judge Stanton that $500 was to
be used for G. N. Ravlin's salary; $500
for advertising and literature, and that
5000 had already been expended for the
colored panorama of the valley.
j. II. Heilbronner then addressed the
gathering. telling of the plans for the
exhibition of the huge apple at the San
Francisco fair. 1.-THE apple, which is a
perfect representation of a Spitzen-
burg" he said, sis work of art. The
Commercial club is to be commended
for the contract it made with the
builder of this apple, who will lose as
much as $500 or $500 on this job. But
he is doing the work not only for Hood
River, but to advertise himself.
"The apple is l8xl5 feet. We had a
photograph made of the town and val
ley from White Salmon. and a perfect
reproduction of this picture will be
shown in the apple.
1--WE had thought that we could raise
funds in the club, but the Commercial
club has had other work to do. The
man who says the club has been of no
benefit to the community should Just
go through the files for the past 1G
years. We can see its accomplishments
of last year, the creamery, the cannery
and the Standard Oil branch. 1t is a
working machine kept up by 250 mem
hers for the benefit Of the entire com
munity.
when we presented our figures to
the county court, we asked for a mini
mum amount that would be of benefit
to US. We cannot use $500. 1t will be
of no use to US. :"
Secretary Ravlin, of the club, was
called on TO explain the advantages to
he derived by Hood River in the dis
play of the proposed huge apple in the
Palace of Horticulture at San Fran
cisco. He called attention to its rela-
tive position, where it would be seen
by the greater percentage of the visit
ors to the great exposition.
/ Prof. Henderson then addressed the
| meeting. 81 was an assistant commits
sioner at the worlds fair at Chicago,
and have had an opportunity to watch
people at these big displays. And want
10 AnIt kaf 80
and that alone that appeals to the
crowd and to the homeseeker. The
visitor to the exposition will be handed
literature until his arms are loaded
with it. The accumulation will finally
become so great that he will become
nauseated. They will tire in the same
manner at the similarity of fruit dis.
plays.
W. B. Dyer, of the Oak Grove dis
trict, who has been in Portland, said
81 recently talked with one of the edi-
tors of the Journal about the big apple.
He said il was a great big idea, and he
wanted to get as much about 1t as he
could. | visited the workshop of 7. M.
Learman, who is making the apple.
had thought of taking a photograph of
it. | found the big apple in the out
skirts of the city in tent, 40x40 feet.
Truly, it seemed to fill that big tent.
The interior of the apple is dream.
The Elimination is fairyand itself"
John Baker then said: Mine. tenths
of the people of Hood River county are
satisfied with the apple. We concede
the advisablitity of advertising. What
we are here for this evening is to dis.
cuss the ways and means of raising
money"
He was followed by r. E. Scott.
"The State Commission asked US some
time ago." said he, what we wanted
to do. | am a member of the board OF
directors of the club. We figured it out.
We found that we would need 5000 fol-
Mr.. Ravln and $500 for the exhibit anC
$500 for miscellaneous expenses.
"Some said it was to get job foi
Mr.. Raviln. Mr.. Ravlin has job; he
does not need one. The State Commits.
sion chose him to take charge Of the
states horticultural exhibits. How
ever, he was not among the l6 appli
cants for this position. Jackson county
wanted to put man in for the job and
pay his expenses. The Commission
turned him down. Coos county is
spending SIS, 900 at the fair.
At this point II. S. Galligan moved
that the sense of the melting be that
the county court increase the appropri
alton to the sum of $1,000.
W. H. Forty then said: WAS not q
straw vote taken at the court house the
first of the week, when the sentiment
was expressed d for the appropriation
and four against? Did not the court
allow itself to be swayed by the voice
of few, one of whom is here today
and | am surprised that another is
not"
A. |. Mason then referring to Mr.
Gslligan's motion said "The court i:
asked to do something illegally. Anc
as to that ID to four vote. The fact: