The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-01-19
EXPORT OF APPLES
REACHES BIG FIGURE

If all the boxes Of apples shipped d
rect from Portland to Europe this season
were placed end to end, two boxes deep
the pile would reach from Portland tC
Hood River. Most Portlanders' and in
fact many of the producers themselves
do not realize the volume to which the
direct export movement Of Oregon ap.
pies has grown, nor the rapid develop
ment of that traffic. The first box OF
apples ever to be shipped direct from
Portland to the European markets was
loaded in a steamer here no longer ago
than the latter part of last October.
Actual exports OF apples direct to Eu-
rope in refrigerated steamer space this
season have amounted to 81 ,sS7 boxes.
Seven big steamships have carried this
quantity, and before this seasons apple
crop is exhausted, three more steamers
will load apples for Europe in their re-
frigerated holds and one will load them
for the Atlantic coast.
The lvement was started by the
steamer Northumberland operated bv
! Norton, Lilly 4 Co.. which sailed from
| Portland, October "A, with 9S, $50 boxes
of apples laden at this port The same
month witnessed the departure of the
steamer Moliere, owned by the Roval
Mail Steam Packet company and operat-
ed in the joint service OF that company
and the Holland-America line. The
Molier loaded SO, 400 boxes of apples
here.
The steamer Cardiganshire, departing
November =, carried 1880 boxes of ap-
pies from Portland, and the steamer
kinderdyk, sailing November 26 lifted
1000 boxes. n December, the steam
er Woodarra with IL ,9S7 boxes, the Neb-
braska with $1,000 boxes and the Eem-
dyk with sc, 600 boxes, all left Portland
for Europe All OF these vessels loaded
apples on Puget sound as well as at
Portland.
During the present week, the steam !
ers Nitcheroy and Moerdyk both in the |
Royal Mail-Iolland America service. |
will be due at Portland aud both will |
take large shipments OF fresh apples for |
EuroTe. The steamer Narenta, of the /
same fleet is listed for apple loading at
Portland about the middle of February
and the Loeb katrine, a big new British
mOtorship, is scheduled to load apples
here IN March
The first refrigerated steamer to take
a considerable shipment OF Oregon APP
Piles here for shipment to the Atlantic
coast will be the Neponset, owned bv
the Elder Steel Steamship company and
operating IN the inter-coastal service OF
the North Atlantic & Western Steam
ship couapany, represented on this coast
by the Admiral line The steamer
DeaTteid, of the same fleet, inaugurated
he refrigerated intercoastal service, but
'he was delayed 50 long at Grays Har-
Dor by a breaking bar that the apples
assembled for her had TO be transported
overland and loaded there. Accord NJ
% =. \. Bush Portland agent for the
admiral line, the Neponset will take be-
ween 1900 aud ~ 600 boxes Of apples
rom Portland 10 the Atlantic.
Assurance that this movement Of fresh
pples through the Panama canal TO
Europe viii continue as a regular aud
rowing feature of the commerce Of this
ectiou is given by reports received from
.uEiaud oi the excellent condition Ia
.hsch ihe fruit reaches IS destination.
report recsgtiy received by George
oReil. president Of the Orcgon-Pacific
lmpanE. which represents the Royal
lail and Holland America line service.
atci that &c the shipment Of 5q.4Q0
1xes of appies carried from Portlsnd to