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BETTER FRUIT 



January 



WRITE FOR CATALOGUES 

 AND PRICES 



TREES 



Book orders now for the following 

 Standards: 



APPLES: — Alexander, Red Astrachan, 

 Gravenstein, White Astrachan, Jonathan, 

 Rome Beauty, Spitzenberg, Bellflower, New- 

 town Pippin, Grimes' Golden Pippin, Ort- 

 ley, Mcintosh Red, Winesap, Wagner, Winter 

 Banana, Arkansas Black and many others. 



PEACHES: — Tuscan, Orange, Phillips. 

 Levi, Foster, Triumph, St. John, Early 

 Crawford, Elberta, iVIviir, Lovell, I~ay- 

 Elberta and Salway. 



CHERRIES: — Black Tartarians, Bing, 

 Black Oregon, Black Republican, Royal Ann, 

 Lambert. 



Also standard varieties of Plums, Prunes, 

 Apricots, Almonds, Pears, Quinces, Persim- 

 mons, Figs, Oranges, Lemons, etc. 



Our trees are selected, thrifty, well-rooted 

 and true to name. 



WRITE US AT ONCE 



FAY ELBERTA:— The improved Elber- 

 ta. The best peach of the season. Write 

 for descriptive circular. 



The Silva Bergtholdt Co. 



204: Orchard Street, Newcastle, California 



"I consider the course of the Oregon Agricul- 

 tural College intensely practical." 



Signed J. Roscoe Lee, Baker City. 



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To the Oregon Agricultural College: "The work 

 was interesting, instructive and practical." 



Signed F. M. Huffman, La Grande. 



Kelly have rendered in the past and are 

 rendering at the present time to this 

 vicinity. It is no small affair for a firm 

 to purchase f. o. b. 3,000 miles from their 

 place of business hundreds of thousands 

 of dollars' worth of apples, and this is 

 what Steinhardt & Kelly have done, and 

 have accepted without rejection all of 

 their purchases this season, and in fact 

 in all the seasons in which they have 

 dealt with this Union they have accepted 

 their purchases without the rejection of 

 a single car of apples. 



"There has been one bad feature of the 

 trade this season which, if possible, 

 should be remedied. Quite a few inde- 

 pendent shippers who refrained from 

 joining the Union have sent their high 

 class apples to New York City to be sold 

 on consignment. This fruit necessarily 

 had to go into the market against the 

 f. o. b. purchases of Steinhardt & Kelly. 

 If this method of business continues it 

 will be a wonder if any firm will desire 

 to come to Hood River Valley from the 

 East and put up a large amount of 

 money on an f. o. b. basis and know that 

 their purchases are to go into the market 

 against consigned fruit. It is to be hoped 

 that other methods will prevail with the 

 independent shippers next season. We 

 have had very pleasant business relations 

 with firms in other large cities in the 

 East, although not of anywhere near the 

 magnitude of the business which has 

 been done with Steinhardt & Kelly. 



"The Union this season, up to date, 

 has sold apples in 25 states of the Union 

 and in 6.5 different cities to 87 different 

 consignees. While here and there it has 

 been necessary to allow some rebates 

 from the original invoice price, owing to 

 the poor condition of some of the varie- 

 ties upon arrival at destination, on the 

 whole we have found the f. o. b. pur- 

 chasers straightforward and upright busi- 

 ness men, and, generally speaking, wher- 

 ever a rebate has been necessary, we 

 believe the consignee in most cases was 

 justified in asking for the same. 



"We think it is excusable on our part 

 to mention the name of Steinhardt & 



Kelly in connection with this article, for 

 the reason that it is known all over the 

 United States that this firm is the sole 

 representative of the Apple Growers' 

 Union in New York City, and the busi- 

 ness done is of very large volume. We 

 could name many other firms outside of 

 New York City whose business has been 

 equally as satisfactory, and would be 

 pleased to do so only for a good busi- 

 ness reason, that we do not care to have 

 the names of our consignees published 

 to the world at large. We have made 

 an earnest effort this season to distribute 

 the Union apples over as wide a territory 

 as possible, and we do not wish the 

 unnamed consignees to feel that there is 

 any reflection on our part against them 



FRUIT BOXES 



"Larch" Apple Boxes and 

 Strawberry Crates our specialty 



BUILDING MATERIAL 



We carry a complete line. Lumber, Shin- 

 gles, Lath, Plaster, Cement, Lime, Sash and 

 Doors, Brick, Roofing, Building Paper, etc. 



We solicit your patronage 



Bridal Veil Lumbering Co. 

 Hood River, Oregon 



YOUNG man of good habits, 

 willing and ambitious, 23 years 

 of age, desires position on fruit, 

 dairy or general farm to learn busi- 

 ness. Can wait until April or May 

 1st. Address L. B., care "Better 

 Fruit. ' 



SITUATION WANTED 



Practical orchardist seeks position as manager 

 of large acreage bearing orchard or packing house. 

 Ten years' trade experience, three years in British 

 Columbia; packing experience, Hood River. Also 

 knowledge of bookkeeping. Hood River or Oka- 

 nogan districts preferred. Write A. M.. Curtis, 

 (ill Superior Street, Victoria, B. C, Canada. 



AUTHENTIC INFORMATION 



Railway men say the colonist movement 

 westward in 1910 will be unprecedented. 

 Thousands are barkening to the call and 

 fortunes are being made now by the early 

 arrivals. New railroads are opening up vast, 

 almost limitless new territory. Let us tell 

 you about it. Send 3.5 cents in stamps for 

 information. 



The Pacific Monthly Company, 

 Portland, Oregon. 

 Enclosed find 25 cents for three recent 

 numbers containing articles relative to land 

 conditions in the West. 



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