The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-02-23
CLUB MEMBERS
HEAR TALKS
CHILDS URGES PEARS AND CHERRIES
Bennett Suggests Greater Payroll Inter
eSting Data on Creamery is
Given by Peters

the relationship of the organization t,
the horticultural and industrial inter
ests of the valley, developed some in
teresting information and suggestions
Leroy Childs, who has made one o.
the more exhaustive studies of the
country as whole than any other MAJ
of the valley, declared that in his opin
ion the future opportunity of the north
west apple industry would be found il
wider cooperative advertising of the
product. He declared that Hood River
would best serve herself by the plant
ing of winter pears of some standard
varieties and sweet cherries. Fire
blight, he declared, has limited the
commercial production of pears to the
Pacific coast states. He cited that
California had monopoly on growing
Bartlett rears, but. according to the
Experiment Station man, the Hood
River valley and Oregon have a vast
opportunity to supply world markets,
without fear of any great competition,
with winter pears. On a trip east last
year Mr.. Chlds said he learned from a
talk with representatives of the United
States Bureau of markets that sweet
cherries, such as Bings, Lamberts and
Royal Annes, none of which can be
successfully grown in the east, such as
are grown in the Columbia River terri
tory are the best now marketed.
"And the people Of the east, " said
Mr.. Childs, 'are crazy for them at
high prices.
Mr.. Chlds declared that the Com.
mercial club could best serve Hood
River horticultural interest by foster
ing beneficial legislation. He declared
that the club or some similar organiza-
tion should have been active recently
in preventing the resignation of Nj. ID.
Armstrong, county fruit inspector. who
was unable to remain here because his
salary was cut $500 per year and who
left to join Washington's agricultural
experts.
The club adopted a motion of Leslie
Butler suggesting that the Apple
Growers Association appoint perma-
nent committee to keep in touch with
horticultural affairs and prevent such
future losses as occurred in Mr.. Arm
strOng's resignation. Mr.. Childs, in
the course of his talk, stated that
Hood River apple growers we're now
paying, the annual returns of the in-
dustry placed at 81. 600, 900, but two
tenths of one per cent in protecting
their orchards. Other men who dis
cussed this feature of valley businesses
were c. A. Reed, j. II. Koberg and
DR.. Cutlery.
l.. A. Bennett urged the club to get
behind every industrial enterprise that
may originate here He declared that
the city needed an all year payroll.
and that this would be best established
by aiding local enterprising men.
Even though a concern employs but
single man. said Mr.. Bennett, 'it
needs our support and should have it.
A. w. Peters, member of the direc
torate of the Hood River Creamery,
organized IN 1914 and formerly turn
ing out 1000 pounds of butter per
month, stated that the institution is
now manufacturing 10000 pounds per
month. He stated that the time had
been reached when the creamery had
to have larger quarters and suggested
that the clubs industrial committee
might and with financing the proposed
new structure. He declared that the
creamery had been made possible by
the cooperative effort of few enthusi-
astic orchardists, who had added cows
as sideline. and by the loyalty of To-
cal business concerns. Mr.. Peters |
stated that the creamery at present is |
drawing a greater supply of cream
from dairying sections of southern |
Washington than from the Hood River |
valley. Idaho shipments had to be dis |
continued because the local institution |
was unable to handle it. The proposed |
new building will cost from 1000 to |
IS. 900. The creamery has already pur-
chased and paid for suitable location. |
c. A. Bell, following Mr.. Peters,
said:
L remember one time when | was
in somewhat the same fix. ] had |
lot, needed building but didn't have |
the money. | went to Truman Butler, |
and told him my story. He told me to |
get busy with my plans. My building
called for about $50, 600.
Mr.. Butler stated that he and S. j.
Moore, who sat beside him, would be |
ready at any time to furnish the aid of
their banking institutions to all worthy |
One of the interesting speeches of
the evening was that of II. II. Larkin,
formerly engaged in the canning bust
ness here, who is now uperlntendent |
Of the Pride Canning plant at Belling
ham. Wash. He stated that the recent
of northwestern Gamers IN
Portland had undertaken as part of its
work the task of bringing about a
Standardization of canned products in
Oregon and Washington. Mr.. Larkin
stated that the opening Of sample cans
at the convention. samples not only
from the northwest but all over the
country, had demonstrated that the
product Of Oregon and Washington was
Of better quality than from any other
section of the country.
1T was pointed out to US that we
could control the canned apple market
Jf the country, both east and west, if
we would but standardize our prod
lct, said Mr.. Larkin.
o. G. Hughes, discussing the posi-
Dility Of attracting Industrial enter
Drises, stated that in many instances
manufacturing plants were established
in cities far removed from their raw
material. He cited Camas. Wash.
with its huge paper mill, the raw ma
.erial Of which is assembled, be said,
from many distant places. He stated
hat WashoUgal. although the number
Il sheep in an immediate radius would
probably not reach 500, had a thriving ,
goOlen mill.
Rev. Gabriel Sykes. in discussing
he leaving Of Mr.. Armstrong. brought
ut the point that local folk often lost
! perspective Of the merits of those 4
= ho worked in their midst. Too often,
le declared, they withhold their own !
promotion until too lats, until after
,omeone from the outside has seen the s
ralue Of the workers efforts and has
AIKEN him away for higher salary.
John Koberg urged that Commercial
lob members, farmers and labor ele-