THE SIORXTXG OREGOXIAX. TIIURSDAT, 3IAIICII 16, 1911. " g THE LAND OF T OJJi TTDTK X i w a -IKS MI. VIE VALLEf SOUTHWESTERN OREGON if"' - ! : 1 1 tntW fVfrnairTrtr gr 'a- . ...... .,i ,, r..;--t.j-i-!y.mv.! ' -...-i-ju..-rt yr- re -gy..T.E- A Million Dollar Corporation The Grants Pass & Rogue River Railroad Company, a $1,000,000 corporation, is building thirty miles of standard gauge railroad, connect ing with the Southern Pacific main line at Grants Pass, Oregon, extending southeastcrly across the Rogue River Valley, thence crossing the Applegate Valley, and bisecting the "Will iams River Valley- The Land Company of Rogue River is the Land Department of "the Grants Pass & Rogue River Railroad Company. This Company owns large acreage of the best fruit and fanning lands along the line of this railroad, which it is now selling at wholesale prices. "We now offer to you the unusual opportunity of buying lands at strictly wholesale prices, in the most favored deciduous fruit district in America, where values will treble and quadruple upon completion of this railroad. Tli is is not a new country; it is not a raw coun try; it is the most beautiful and productive part of the State of Oregon. The valleys along the Rogue River and its tributaries, the A-pplegatc and "Williams Rivera, have long been settled; as early as '49 it was a great country where some of the most successful placer mines of the "West were then being worked. From this it has grown into a dairy and livestock country, and is today rated as one of the best dairying districts in Ore gon. The advent of the railroad will instantly change this into a commercial orchard and in tensive farming district unsurpassed anywhere on the Pacific Coast. Apple Is King The Oregon Apple is now King of the decid uous fruit world. The country bi-sected by this railroad is as good as the best Apple land in the State of Oregon, and is surrounded by the fa mous Apple growing districts at Ashland, Grants Pass and Medford, the latter point hav ing taken sweepstakes prizes at the Spokane Na tional Apple Show in 1910. These valleys have the same identical conditions as to climate, ele vation, soil fertility, and all the other attributes that have made this world-famous fruit belt. Being in the heart of the Siskiyou Mountains and near the dividing line between Oregon and California, with an elevation of 1,000 to 2,000 feet and a few miles from the Pacific Coast, it has the softening influence of the Japanese Cur rent and the humid atmosphere requisite to the best fruit culture; it escapes the intense heat of a California Summer and the incessant rains of an Oregon AVinter, and is unquestionably the fin est all-3-ear-round climate in the north temperate zone. Business Opportunities Aside from its large land holdings, this com pany offers exceptional business opportunities to "the Capitalist, the Banker, the Merchant, the Manufacturer, the Laborer and the Home Builder in the Townsites along its right of way, which for many years has been the main avenue of traffic for logging and lumber teams, mineral teams and the haulage of the products of the farms and dairies. These Townsites will develop with wonderful rapidity, and supply a country already fairly well settled. Mine3 and Timber Surrounding these Townsites are billions of feet of the finest Oregon Fir and Sugar Pine yet untouched. Mines that for many years have worked with light machinery for the reduction of their ores for team haulage, will soon be de veloped to a commercial basis, and thousands of tons of ore now lying on top of the ground will be accessible to railroad transportation. "We are not inviting j'ou to go to Alaska, Al berta or the arid lands' of some of our inter mountain States to carve out and build an em pire by hand, but to a beautiful country with a salubrious climate, fine alluvial soil, vast timber and mineral resources in the mountains that rise on all sides, many beautiful streams with almost unlimited water powers, and a whole souled, hospitable people eagerly awaiting the coming of transportation and industrial develop ment. We invite you into a country close to the great trunk line of the Southern Pacific Railway, the main North and South artery of travel be tween Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, "The Road of a Thousand Wonders." Capital and Energy Needed All this section needs is capital" and energy. To such the reward is more prolific here than anywhere else in the world. To the man with big money or little money, to the man who wants to start a Bank, a Factory or Store, to the man who wants a thousand acres, or a ten-acre fruit farm, we say to you, we are here with the goods, at a price and under conditions that spell PROF IT. Extraordinary, Unusual PROFIT. You will never have as good an opportunity as you have right now to get into this country on the ground floor; our holdings will soon be sold to sub-dividers, or investors, and every foot of land in this country will rapidly advance in price. We have no time for the idle inquiry, but to the man who means business, the man who wants to get in on the ground floor, while it lsts, we will do everything possible to present a clean, in telligent understanding of the facts. All applications for lands or townsite property, or in ref erence to agencies should be made to the Land Department, No. 407-409 Spalding Building; Office Honrs: 8:30 to 5:30. If yon are in the market for a farm, a business location, city lots or acre tracts, also those who are interested in se curing an agency or position as salesman for the Company's properties along this new line of railway, fill out accom panying coupon and mail to or call at 407 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon. GRANTS PASS & BOGUS RIVER RAILROAD CO. I am in the market for .,. Mr. Address. Grants Pass JR. Ma iiroa Co., 40S-410 Spalding Building, Portland, Oregon MINERS WILL EE GUESTS PLAXS roil lUrCKPTIOX TO I)K MVDK TOXIGUT. Portland Cfca Easily IVs Made Mln Ins Crater. Saj Secretary of State Association. Minnie men. Commercial Club mm r ao'i th public generally will father In the convention hall at the club tonight to attend a meeting where plans ot entertainment for the North west Minlrs- Congress, that meets In Portland May li. 17 and 1. vUl b outlined. The Catherine will be held under tne direction of the Stmts Ulnars' Association and L X. Muncy. of Gold Beach, president ot the association wl I preside. The state association is the Oregon branch of the American Mining Con arreee and Is made tin of prominent mining men. It la d-alred to get out strong delegations from every mlnlnr district at the May meeting and give the visitors a teat of real Western hospitality- To perfect all the arrange ments necessary to entertain the visit ors requires time and considerable planning. It Is wanted to set the wheels started ao that committees may be named and progress begun. The co-operation of the business Interests of Portland Is required to entertain the visiting mining men and so they wi!l be taken Into the confidence of the stats association. President Muncy. L. D. Mahone. sec retary and treasurer, and a delegation of other members of the state organi sation railed at the Comn-erclal I'lub yesterday to arrange for tonight's meeting and they expect a large at tendance. "It is our plan to make Portland a mining center. said Secretary Ma hone. "At present a great doal of money goes out of the state for sup plies and mining machinery that might Just as well bo kept at borne. This can be done easily tf Portland will taae an Interest In mining and foster the Industry. The state last year pro duced more than 15.000.000 in mineral wealth, certainly an item worth con sideration. The purpose of the associ ation la to put the mining business on a higher seal and do away with wild cat methods. Portland men who are directors of the State Miners Association are Judge tv. H. Holmes. H. N. Elwrie. Q. U Mac Gibbon. A. H. Northrup and I. B. Hammond. FRANCHISE JS ADVANCED MHwaaktfl Amends Proposed Grant to Mount Hood Company. MILVf AUK1E. Or, March li. (Spe cial,) The franchise of the Mount Hood Railroad Power Company was considered, amended and ordered posted by the Coun.il last night. It will corns up for final consideration within IS days The fr-inchlne provides that the city shall receive 2 per cent of the gross earnings Inside the city limits, and quotes rates lower than those rhnrged by the Portland Railway, Light A Power Company. It Is similar to the franchise a.ked for at Oregon City and other towns. It was announced that the Mount Hood Company had secured an option on a trart In South Mllwau kle on which it proposed to erect a power station. The Council advanced the proceed ings for the improvement of Main street. The coat of the improvement will be S1-.000. Crushed rock will be used. Proceedings were started for a crushed roik Improvement on Wash ington street, between Main street and the Southern Pacific car track. H!LD ASSUMES DUTIES DETAILS OF CAR KOCTIN'G TO BE ETCDIED FIRST. JEdlefsea deliver &ry wood. w General Manager of Streetcar Company Says He Wants to Ilve in Portland Always. Frcderck tv. Hlld. newly appointed general manager of the Portland Rail way. Light & Power Company, assumed his duties yesterday morning and was busy at his desk all day. 'I am merely a pupil now, he said, "and expect to devote the next three or four days to learning the duties of my position. Why. I don't even know the routing of the cars or the schedules of the suburban lines. I want to gain some knowledge of those details first Then I must give some time to studying some of the mora difficult problems that are constantly before the heads of public utility corporations. "The way I understand my work. I am to assist Mr. Joaselyn In the multi tude of duties that he haa had to per form. One thing I have noticed al ready Is the great improvement of present conditions over those that ex isted seven years ago when I paid my first visit to Portland. To my mind the Improvement made in all directions, and particularly In the matter of pub lic utilities is marvelous. "After traveling over various parts of the country nearly a score of years. I now feel as it I would like to settle down In the place that I like above all others. If there Is one such place In the I'nlted 'States It la Portland. I want to live here always, and I hope my associations with the people of Portland will be such that I may." Wasalnilea "V Rata. Rates. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON', Seattla, March 15. Beginning next year the dormitory rates at the Uni versity ot Washington will be raised from '.he present $17.50 per month rate to t:o. This was the decision reached at the last meeting of the re gents. Because the food stuffs at the dormitories have been costing the state more than is boing realized from the payment of board, is the reason the mesa rates will be raised. Much complaint has arisen In regard to the intended advance in the board and many may leave the dormitory this year if the raise Is maintained. S.w u..'rr-.:,r5r t fc. k i ? i i t - 3 - ..." "Nt. '. . 4 . ;:-, v 6ry I t i i . v j ,' Fmlerick W. Hlld, Xew General Maa- a, sTLCrrr in isjmsu rBi.i-t sa , aa lib, say Power C.. Vh Hm Awumed Oo- Um mt His Ofllc-a. TRACT BRINGS 180,600 2 7 ACRES OS HAWTHORVE AVE. KCE CHAXGES HASDS. Rufus Mallory Disposes of Land to Ambrose Scott and W. B. Mixter. Lots to Be Sold. 1 Rufus Mallory has sold his tract of 27 acres on Hawthorne avenue to Am brose B. Scott, of Portland, and W. B. Mixter, of Rock Island, 111., for $80,000. Judge Mallory reserved from the sale an Irregular-shaped piece of about three acres on which his home stands. The purchasers will plat the property and place it on the market in the shape of lots without delay. It will be known as Mallory's Addition. The Mallory tract was the largest remaining piece of acreage in that part of the East Side and one of the few remaining pieces within the limits of Portland. The city has built up all around the place. The property is on the south side of Hawthorne avenue and extends from East Thirty-ninth to East Forty-fourth street and south to Howe's Addition, the south line of the tract being 100 feet north of East Grant street. It is the Intention of Messrs. Scott and Mixter to grade streets, lay side walks and make other improvements A plat has already been prepared a d the lots will be marketed as soo- as details can be arranged. There, will be about 140 lots in the piece. Tbd price paid was at the rate of about $3300 an acre, which is higher than has pre vailed in other sales made recently. The ground is a particularly desirable piece and Is relatively close to the cen ter of the city. M. H. Griffin and Peak Bros, will have charge of the plat. The Mallory borne is one oi the old East Side landmarks and Judge Mal lory has no Intention of giving up his residence, which fronts west on East Thirty-ninth street. Just south of Haw thorne avenue. NEGRO BOY MAKES ARREST Capture of Lad Suspected of Theft Made by 14-Year-Old. His little round, black face beaming with smiles, Gus Bowena a. 14-year-old negro boy, marched a prisoner into the Police Station yesterday together with a bicycle alleged to have been stolen. The prisoner was 13-year-old Alexander Helzer, who lives at 869 East Eleventh street, north. "I'se got him," said Gus to Captain Bailey as he gave the little white boy a push up to the counter at police head quarters. "He stole dis wheel, mister," continued the boy. "He didn't want to come, but I made him." Alexander was arrested at the corner of Ivy etreet and Union avenue with fhe bicycle In his possession. When accused of the theft the boy cried and said a boy named John Miller stole it and gave it to him. The little negro formerly lived In the neighborhood of the Helzer home and when Mrs. HeUer told him her eon had been missing since last- Saturday, Gus set out to find the runaway boy. After searching every afternoon for him he foKad Alexander and was going to take Km home when ho learned that the oleyele had been stolen. On the way to the Police Station the white boy broke away and tried to run but Gus recaptured him. Gus Bowens lives at 360 East Davis street The case will be bandied by the Juvenile Court Bridge Bids Are Opened. ASTORIA, Or., March 15. (Special.) The County Court this afternoon opened bids on construction of a bridge across Elk Creek at the terminus ot the highway from Seaside. As each bid Is In accordance with the specifica tions furnished by the respective bid ders, the Court will take the matter under consideration for a few days in order thoroughly to investigate the plans and specifications before award ing a contract The proposed bridge is to be about 500 feet in length and to consist of two 60-foot Howe truss spans with the necessary approaches. The proposals submitted were as follows: Birch and Jacobsen, $6.70 per lineal foot; C. A. 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