The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-06-23
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY

The month of roses and brides hap
pens also to be the birth month of tn,
Hood River Glacier This newspaper
the oldest business institution of HooC
River county, except the Mt. HooC
Hotel. came into being in June 81
years ago. The Glacier has made {
steady growth since the first issue was
turned out with an old hand press
The paper was founded by Geo. T,
Prather, now resident Of the Summit
district. The late John II. Cradle
baugh, one Of Oregon's most gifted
writer's. edited it until 1894, when he
sold it to S. F. Blythe. The latter
sold the paper in 1904 to its present
owner. Ink for the first copy was
spread over the old Epress by d. E
Rand, who for two years was devil and
general assistant in the original office.
This 32nd.birthday month is the Gla-
cier's proudest and happiest. News
that we had been chosen at the Ore
gon Agricultural College Farmers
Week as the leading rural weekly
newspaper of the state OF Oregon,
where the standard Of city and country
press alike is recognized as being par
ticuarly high, was gratifying. 1t is
indeed heartening ito have the efforts
of weeks, years and months thus re-
warded. 1t is a stimulus to urge US
on to an even better record.
While we believe we can say without
being guilty of immodesty that the de-
cision of the Corvallis judges resulted
to large extent from our own efforts
to furnish our clients, readers, the
general public and subscribers with the
best in us, the Hood River community
as a whole should accept news of its
newspaper leadership with gratiiica-
tion. In a measure a community's |
newspapers are a reflection Of the life |
of the community in which they exist. |
In many ways newspapers that make |
headway are expected to take the ini-
tiative in matters touching the public
veal The general community spirit |
is always spur to such initiative. |
The merchants of Hood River, too, |
should consider the victory of The |
Glacier as partly their own. Hood |
River merchants aid weekly in making |
possible a newspaper of quality by |
their use of advertising. In few COM
munities the size Of Hood River have
merchants learned the value Of adver
tising as have local business firms.
The columns of ADVERTISING tell weekly
the story Of Hood River as commun-
ity of progressive business houses.
We consider our victory at Corvallis
the result Of years Of striving Our
predecessors set a pace for honest |
journalism. The brilliancy of MIR.
Cradlebaugh even in this late day stirs
us to emulation. The continuing in
terest of MIR. Blythe. although owner
ship of the publication passed com
pletely in 1904. remains an inspiration
to us.
We are expecting our silver cup soon.
Come in and join US in admiring it.
We will possess it as custodian. but we
wish that the people Of Hood River
when they think of it or see it, would
consider it with a sense of proprietor
ship, for it belongs to Hood River.
The Glacier aims to make further
progress. We do not hope, however.
ever to participate in anything sensa-
tional. This would not be in keeping
with our past record We prefer to be
conservative, and yet aggressive when
occasion arises. When we criticise it is
for constructive purposes, never to leave
wanton scars or TO tear down. From
week to week we hope to divide our
space. proportionate to merit. with all
of the activities of the county, civic, re
ligious, business, social and others,
and faithfully chronicle all of the hap
penings to stimulate honest endeavor
in all fields and thus to bring about
rural community cooperation and
growth.
We notice that we were criticised I
for carrying advertisements on our
front page. Despite the fact that :
this has long been a Characteristic {
mark of The Glacier, we know that it ,
must offend the eyes of other newspa- G
pers for the simple reason that it is no Z
longer in fashion. But TO Hood River. z
the Glacier without its front page ad- q
would be like Mount d
Hood without Coopers Spur. Some e
that present a handsome o
front page make us think Of the man
who spends his all on a suit of clothes
and wear a dickie and no underclothes.
You see all the weeks news on the
front page. 1t is the endeavor of the
Glacier to fill all Of its pages with a
presentation of local news. g
We DO not mean 10 imply a sole jus @,
of our front page advertise S.
nents simply because we are following Y
custom long established. The front i,
age advertising copy has benefits and e,
advantages Of mutual good for us and
or our advertisers. We try to appor- r,
ion equally the live and interesting. Ii
eading matter and advertisements Of
ach page. If we did not carry adver-
.sements on the front page. we should
have to add two additional
ages to the paper, or MI some inside of
ages almost exclusively with adver- ~
sing copy. By utilizing a set portion da
the front page each week, We =.
Iualize the advantages Of all adyer- ir
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