The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-09-07
TWO CARS OF
PRUNES ARE PACKED
From the Mosier Bulletinl

(From the Mosier Bulletin)
Instead of starting Monday morning
ss planned, the packing OF the MosieI
prune crop was not commenced until
Tuesday noon. The work of organiza-
tion among the packers and C. J...Sin.
sci, who has the work in charge, be-
sides packing 205 crates was the first
days work. Many of the packers had
never worked with prunes before. On
Wednesday 4S0 crates were packed out
in half day.
Delays were caused as the fruit had
not ripened fast enough to be brought
in, even though il is being shipped q
trifie green. By Thursday morning
COS crates had been loaded in a car
which was finally secured, to be routed
via Spokane and then over the Canad-
ian Pacific on account Of the impend.
ing strike. Another car was promised
provided it could be loaded by 6 O'Clock
Friday night. This was guaranteed by
MIR. Sinsel and with everyone doing
their utmost the task viii be com.
pleted, assures Mr.. Sins ell.
Less than 40 packers, including
many beginners, have been at work,
whereas so could be used to advantage.
81 am well pleased with the crew. -
stated c. J. Sinsel, "as they all work
with a vim that shows they have the
interests of the community at heart"
An embargo placed on freight and
passengers leaves the prune situation
as we'll as other fruits, very unsettled.
Following 10 the statement from the
general managre of the O.-W. r. & N.
Co.:
''In view of the published state.
ments to the effect that a strike OF
train and enginemen on all railroads in
the United States has been called for
four a. m. Pacific time. Sept. 4, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that If said
strike In fact takes place Unavoidable
delays will probably occur to passen-
ger and freight trains. The Oregon
Washington Railroad and Navigation
Co. hereby gives notice that effective
at once it will not receive any freight
for shipment which can not reach its
destination on regular schedule by ten
o'clock q. m. Saturday, September 2.
agent receiving freight which
should reach its destination on regular
schedule by the time mentioned should
write or stamp on receipt of bills Of
lading the following: Received with
out liability for loss damage or delay
by strike Notice is further given
that persons who take passage on its
trains after four a. m. Pacific time,
Sept. 4, 1916, or who will not in the
ordinary course of transportation reach
their destination before that time may
be subject to delay in transportation
by said strike and that the Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
will not ber esponsible for any such
delays which do occur. The foregoing
notice is published for the information
and guidance of our patrons and public.
Cancellation or modification of this
notice will be announced as conditions
warrant"
Up to the time of going to press
there seemed some hope that the rail-
road strike would be averted by the
passage of an 8-hour law. with the
present 10-hour wage rate and pro rata
for overtime at a joint session Of Con.
gress. Until the strike has been set
tied one way or another it is probable
that growers will leave the fruit on the
trees until Monday, the day set for the
strike. Other means of disposition Of
the crop will be made should railroad
tie.up occur.