The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-02-09
MANY LOCAL FOLK
ARE In LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, Jan. 80, 1922.

Los Angeles, Jan. ~, I9ZZ.
Our fine weather took cold Friday.
We went to Pasadena with clouds
| gathering and a stiff wind blowing.
| Saturday was cold and windy. We
planned to drive to Long Beach Sun
| day, but woke up with the wind blow
| ing and the rain coming down hard so
concluded to take the street car in
stead. 1t Tained more or less all day,
while the wind rose to gale, the
streets running gutter full, some trees
! blown down, debris and signs scattered
over the walk, and cold enough so that
we lowered over the little gas heaters
all day. In fact, it has showed some
all over the southland. Riverside re-
ports up to three inches in the orange
orchards. We had concluded to leave
Wednesday for Pomona and go from
there to the Imperial valley, but the
rain extended down there and we will
wait for reports from there as to
roads before going. Perhaps we will
stay here another week. Do not think
we will drive to Phoenix, as reports of
roads across the desert are not good.
Will probably go from Ell Centro to
San Diego and stay there month.
The cOngested traffic makes driving
around Los Angeles very disagreeeable
especially if we have to cross the busy
downtown streets.
We have seen quite a few of the
Hood River people down here and will
try and see them all bfore we leave.
The Stewards are located at the FL |
don Apartments, operated by Mrs. II. |
Mcclure. Geo. Stranahan and party !
are in pleasant apartment on Mary |
land St. and will start homeward in a
couple of weeks by the coast route.
stopping along the way and plan to get |
home about March l. E. w. Birge is |
planning on getting home at about the
same time. Frank Massee is located |
at the Rosslyn and Is putting in most
of his time on business connected with
the apple market. Clarence Gilbert is
selling real estate and apartment in
vesments and pleasantly located in the
Euclid apartments with his wife and
mother. The latter is much improved
in health. l.. E. Ireland with part
ner, has opened first class restaurant
called 'Tubelles" at Figueroa and 7th
streets, the best eating place in the
and feeding as high as
1850 people day. He just returned
from hunting trip over the line south
Of Calexico and is recovering from
two weeks illness. J. j. Ward is
back at his usual haunts at Long !
Beach, but on account of the bad ,
storm we did not attempt to find him,
but hope to later. We heard that l..
E. Clark is also here. 1
II. M. Hicks has a grocery store on
Santa Barbara avenue and intend to |
get a good restaurant in the busy Sec
lion. Both he and Mrs. Hicks are {
feeling much better since coming to
California. saw r. w. Pratt in his t
'fiice and had nice visit. He is de- {
lighted with Los Angeles, doing we'll
md living in fine section of Glendale
We called there on our way to Pasa-
lena and saw Mrs. Pratt and his fa-
her G. G. Pratt. The latter is still {
IN crutches from the effects of brok-
n hip sustained in fall year ago. /
'ut slowly recovering. There are prob {
Ibly others here whom | have not got !
en- track of.
We had a nice visit with c. w.
Hooker and his efficient secretary, +
Miss Seabrooke. Mr. Hooker is OPP 8
imistlc about the late apple market,
md Is having better trade than ever s
his year in Hood River apples. He +
ays they are taking Newtowns much /
earlier than before. The frost damage S
will undoubtedly help the late cleanup q
4 apples at stronger prices. He says c
hat California apples are becoming
more of factor every year in this |
market. Many new and large acreages
ave been planted in the mountains :
ear here and in northern Arizona,
which are keeping local markets sup
lied down through Arizona, New
1eXicO and Texas, yet the increasing {
opulation and new outlets are keep
ng pace and consuming more Hood ]
liver apples than ever. The greatest
roblem is the retailer. He still
harges san average of about $4. so a
OK, making too much profit. The !
callers say they are in the hands and
I the mercy of the retailer. Anyone i
Who can successfully lower the retail a
rice to the trade will largely increase D
consumption and not necessarily lower o
he net returns to the grower and be II
allied as a great benefactor to the in v
ustry. The excess profits of the re- q
ailer allows the establishment of l,
thousands of fruit stands, where one u
)urth the number could supply the oi
larket better, at a lower price. and G.
lake a better net profit and a larger Il
lcreased volume Of business.
A. ID. Moe. Di