Through the Hood River Valley (1909) User Reviews

Clearly here is an important province of the motion picture

[deickemeyer · 31 January 2015]

A beautiful scenic and educational picture, composed of selections from a great number of negatives recently made in that region of scenic and industrial wonders. It is as good as a trip to see this series of views and represents the united work of many long and arduous journeys before it was completed. The salmon industry, for example, is as clearly depicted as the average traveler would see were he actually there. The great apple producing region, the Hood River Valley, is clearly shown and the story of apple growing upon the largest scale in the United States is represented. In the fifteen or twenty minutes it takes for this film to run the average person will learn more of the industries of that wonderful region than he would discover in six months from reading books. Clearly here is an important province of the motion picture which is not overdone. Representing the industries of the country and placing them before people in such a vivid manner is well worthy the attention of those most anxious to disseminate accurate information. - The Moving Picture World, December 31, 1909