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Ontntt Pa, Oct. . Mor tHn lilf a
century ago th acout Hn of th mnr
; was thrown out In the Rogue river val
ley. - Gradually, but surely, the -frontier
receded before the resolute stroke of
. - the invader, and the mining camp gave
i wt to the heme of the settler.
' Nearly all the prominent cities of the
- Rogue river valley have some spe
y elalty that has contributed to a greater
- degree man any oiner ranor to inoir
growth and prestige. Grants Pass has
no specialty. Its resources are ulversl
i fled and well-nigh inexhaustible, snd
its people have the force, push and
enterprise which is essential to suoress
us are tne gins or nacure, wunnui wnicn
It cannot- be won.
?he wonderful richness of soil, backed
by a great natural wealth of forest and
mine, was sufficient to form the ground
work of Grants Pass. These great,
natural advantages 'attracted good men,
. and made men good. Their citizens were
of tne restless, energeuo type, wnicn
-worked wonders wherever thev located.
They cut down the vast forest only to
rind a greater mine oi weaun unaer tne
tangled . roots of its stumps. Grants
Pass also has a goodly number of man
ufacturing Industries and the dinner
pail brigade ' la assuming .industrial
proportions. - s.
,' Commercial Center.' - - ' - -
' The city enjoys a prestige as a com
mercial and finaaclal center, which
. keeps pace with the growth of the coun
try she serves, and which. In turn,
classes of settlers In a new country.
In the Mississippi valley theyisetUe up
the country. In the Rogue river valley
ther settle down tn the country. The
difference between a period of settling
up and settling down la the difference
Detween aa venture -ana aeveiopmeni.
And this spirit has bad much to do with
the prosperity and develepment of Jos
ephine county. From the earliest settle
ment of southern Oregon the Kogiie
river has been a potent faotor tn its
airairs. -.-. .
It Is almost universally characteristic
or cities or.soutnern Oregon to oe s
i rjf sua pcitcb, a-iiu wuiuu, jii Turn, i 1110 cuj vi uraiii. rais iub not Kruwn
serves her.- There are two distinct I one-sided, nor has any one interest betui
o
absorbed in the pursuit of wealth ss to
entirely lose sight of sanitary conditions
and home comforts. The beautifying
of cities or this part or tne 'state has
recently become nn Interesting and pop
ular subject. . AU cities, have choice
residence 'districts, where -the- homes,
lawns and streets , sre attractive , and
well kept, but In Grants Pass' this con
dition extends over the entire ctty, evi
dencing tne ract mat prosperity, con
tentment - and love for horn nrevails
among u passes. , ..
The city enjoys a splendid retail trade.
and this accounts Jdr.the finely fur
nished and well stocked atores. Compe
tition is -keen-and prices' are kpt at:a
minimum, i Within a few miles of the
city. art many prosperous-fruit. farmers
and stock' raisers. t whohavs ,. grown
wealthy, or acquired a competency, yet
there are thousands of acres that are
practically' Untouched. tlAe these are
cleared up and cultivated, the retail
trade will increase , in a corresponding
degree.'- ' -,- v. .
Tne city or wants J'aM nas not grown
Two Views Showing Sixth Street,' Grants Pui, and City Band, Grants Pass.
the Rogue river Is, not to glance at it
ner ana there from tne car winaow;
you must go to its native haunts; you
must see it in lis youtn ana trawu,
you must accommodate yourself to its
pace and giv. yourself to its influence
and ronow its meanaerings. ir you nrc
u arood walker, take the xiverslde path
or make a way. for yourself over the
Douiaers, tnrongn tne tnicnei, or iwoh
the open meadows. If you are business
tangled, the Rogue river- has the best
care-killing scenery In the state. The
mall streams are full of brisk trout.
A few days' jipent along its banks will
not be taken from the sum - of your
life. The landscapes of the river are
growing more beautiful -from year to
year notwitnstanamg tne cieanna,
trampling work of - civilisation. All
through this part of- Oregon: the old is
riving way to the new: the savage' to
tkn civilised: the forest to the orchard.
The dawn of a new day Is breaking. The
ax and taw are intensely Dusy; cnips
are flying thick as snowflakes. The
Indian with his stone ax could do them
no more harm than could the gnawing
beaver or browsing moose. ; But- when
the ateel ax of the white man rang
out on the startled air their doom was
sealed.
' Practical People. . ' -
" tinny excellent practical beople.
whose every-day .life . brings . them in
close touch with, the stern realities of
the world,-have BmaH t patience' with the
fisherman, hunter ami'-such - like -free
and easy characters. Possibly those of
us who fish, might be better -employed. '
Certainly we might make more money,
but there is a profit In fishing outside ;
of dollars and cents. It Is doubtful If
: allowed to develop at the expense of
anotner. j'UDiio runas have Deen wisely
expenaea, streets Kept in spienaia re
pair, sanitary regulations carefully en
forced, every feature of comfort and
cleanliness urged and Insisted upon bv
the health authorities. As a result
Grants Pass is one of the healthiest
cities in Oregon. The enthusiasm and
struggle for stipremacy, which naturally
follow and belong to the development
oi a resourcerui country, were Kept un
der control,-and the greed for gain was
not n I lowed to overshadow the higher
principles, jsoocatlonal interests were
encouraged and insisted upon, schools
were supported, modern houses built as
the times demanded, the imnrovement of
puniio ecnoois Kept in harmony -with
advanced Ideals. This sentiment has
bad its Influence on the Uvea of all
classes,, and is evident in business and
private life. Churches of. almost everv
denomination are indicative or a strong,
religious and moral element. Every
class of charities has been provided
for with system and certainty.
For real comnanv unit fri enAahln
there is nothina outside nt the animal
ktngdpm that Is comparable to a river.
It is the most human and companion
able sf all inanimate things. It has a
life, a character, a voice of its own.
, . .Beautiful mivsr.
ThS '-Rogue river Is" the mouth of the
valley. . for- it is-the most expressive
feature . of " its iandscaoe. Tt him th.
power-Of drawing- attention, without
courting it, the faculty of 'exciting In
terest by -its graceful movement AH
the streams of southern Orearon are still
rich In wlldness. The real way to know
ifiere Is any spot In Oregon where the
imuerniKn unus aeen pleasure, ana
mucn satisiacuon, in zianing, as in
the neighborhood of Grants Pass..
Of course, the ttout has minv ltmr.
I tlons for the fisherman, for he is cun
fnlng; he la tricky, he fights by indl-
rsciign. wnen you eaten him, it is be
cause you have caught him unawares.
Us knows the spoon hook as well as the
man wno made it, and there is no fly
made that he does not know from the
real article, hut he. la imh llnna. and
always-hopes that he can show you hbw
wise ne is,- witnout danger to hlmseir.
And so trout fishing becomes a battle in
which strategy is the basis, and the
muni wiuea in cunning comes out
oeat. xsut witlt tne steel-head salmon
It is a battle royal from the start, and
no trlckerv. The heaw artlllerv
into play at the outset, and it Is always
a question of ability to flBht In the
open, when hooked, the salmon usu
ally comes to the surface to see what
manner of foe he is to battle with.
The trout is craftv and cunning, but
the salmon is the fisrhtor nf h
He comes for a fight and only for a
fight, and having come, he does his best
to make it an interesting one. Incl-
TART MANAGERS ARE
5 AFRAID OF WORKMEN
' '
Know Weakness of Their Candidate With Labor Element
J Gompers' Attitude Kegarded by Unions as
; Safe and Conservative.
dentally, the salmon Is also one ef the
most prolific sources of inspiration for
ureaKing tne ninth commandment.
Its JUsonroes.
Josephine- county is rich in three re
sources: ,- First, In the fruit Industry.
Second, the lumber industry.
Third. In mining.
. Yet the county nas many other Indus
tries, such as general farm I nr. dairy
ing, stock raising, and the canning Of
fruit and vegetables.
Of the fruit Industry, the apple easily
leads all others, yet there are many
carloads of peaches, and pears shipped
eaun year, oesioes many carioaas or
grapes.
At least 600 men are employed In the
different mines of the county some of
these mines have already produced over
12,000,000 in gold. As the cart which
was played by the Rogue river In the
early development of the valley was of I
prime importance, so in the more per-'
manent trow in oi tnese latter eava sna
is a vital factor. The undeveloped water
tiower of the river Is sn inexhaustible
mine of wealth which can je drawn
upon for all time.
Little "Adlets" always pay.
By-John E. Lathrop.
-Chicago, Oct 7. The Taft managers
selected the Orchestra hall, seating
2,000, for Mr. Taft' meeting here Wed
- nesday, September 28; when Mr. Bryan
spoke In this city he addressed 30,000
workingmen at Forest Park, 10.000 'at
Brand's Park, and reviewed 25,000 mem
bers of the labor unions as they pa-
- raoea. - , . -
Besides these meetings, Mr. Bryan
' made brief speeches before other au
diences. " -.Wnen the coming of Mr. Taft was
firs i decided on, the committee took an
op n on on the amphitheatre of the In
ternational Livestock show at the stock
yards, which seats 10,000. The option
was thrown up; the securing of the. Or
chestra hall wts then determined on.
" Mr. Taf t's coming to Chicago was
openly, announced as designed to prove
that he was as popular or more so with
the unions s Mr. Bryan.
' V: .JPsavrsd Demonstration. ,
"it now Is claimed, witti considerable
show of truth, that the abandonment
of the amphitheatre, and the substitu
tion of the Orchestra hall, were because
the managers feared an anti-labor dem
onstration. It Is of Course Impossible to assert in
the premises, but it is significant that
In using Orchestra hall the managers
carefully dealt out tickets for reserved
The fame of our
?3 shoe has turned
' jnany feet in our di
, rectidri.
There are better
shoes at 93.50 (we
have ern) but .we've
never . seen .better
shoes": than these for
mm
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173 Third Street
seats, and It might easily be true that
they were placed In hands which will
assure that an audience will be present
wnicn wu; be in sympathy with the can
didate.
Trying to be fair with all concerned,
I would select this incident as one show
ing the degree of success attained by
Mr. uompers in convincing labor union
men what, ther should do in the coming
fight, it is true that some or the labor
men-have refused to accent Mr. Gom
pers counsel; always there be some re
calcitrants, and, besides, it is admitted
that Mr. Gompers' attitude was not that
or attempting to dictate, simply he ad
vised: but apparently his advice has
been generally followed. The facts bear
ing on tne position or union men rrom
all directions seem indubitably to prove
that thev have aligned themselves with
practically virtual unanimity for Bryan.
Independent Hen.
It is apparent to all close observers
here that the trend noted in nrevions
correspondence toward the Bryan cause
naa continued witnout interruption.
And I have taken the trouble to get the
ear of Independent men. especially ex
perienced newspaper correspondents of
national repute, who have traveled ex
tensively. The stlr-up In the national
Republican organization supplies - an
other viewpoint whence to gauge the
present trend.-.- .
I am satisfied that the appearance In
so many Republican newspapers of re
ported dissatisfaction with Chairman
Hitchcock's management is an attempt,
to make Mr. Hitchcock a scapegoat.
The facts as I learn them, and, in fact,
all along have understood them In com
mon with other newspapers here, are
that the Republican national committee
and advlstory committee decided on a
short campaign, to be confined mostly
to October. Time previous to that time,
was to be used In perfecting organiza
tion and In settling the numerous dls-
I putes In states wherein the Republicans
were torn Into dissensions threatening
disaster.
It wasn't Hitchcock's Idea solely; It
was the consensus of opinion of the
Republican leaders.
Bas Tought Long.
Mr. Bryan is somewhat of a political
strategist; he has fought long enough
in politics to learn how to put forth his
exertions. He saw the possibility of
catching Ms opponent napping; he out
lined an Itinerary covering some of the
doubtful territory and went at it ham
mer and tongs.
He landed heavily, too, and that the
opposition got scared was evinced every
day during the past two or three week,
wben open admissions were made that
the tide was flowing agaiast Mr. Taft
The strength of that tide was to be
Judged by the panic caused among the
leaders and Wall street.
I am informed that Democratic lead
ers are not perturbed over Wall street's
nte or scare over nr. Bryan s election,
because they claim Wall street Is suf-
flclently unpopular with the masses to
make its opposition value to Mr
Bryan.
Wben these ' erldences appeared of
Mr. Bryan's gaining and Mr. Taf fa
proportionate losing, first It was de
rided that Judge Taft most abandon
Ms announneA clan of 'remaining in
ciiMifMtaii -ano Basing a "porch ri
palgn," and a tour, was arranged
tnrougn some ex tae onuotrul states.
But the fright of the leaders grew
Inte more than panic: 1t became hvs
teria. and they picked Fran Hitchcock,
who had ben carrying rtv their rl.iSs
as the caoevnat. load In r nn hi-,
emsa of the plight In which thy founl
HTmn mt. Tan and
agree! oh by Republican t- leaders at
the beginning of the contest, and that
the present scorlhg of the, young1 chair
man jB scarcelrf fair; that the simple
trutU'"Js,;,tja'tfMr. .Bryan's'-J progress
has been phenomenal, and that- beyond
even the . hopes of his niost optimistic
followers he has gained popular sup-
Prominent' Republican leaders tell me
that Mr. Hitchcock has bad to contend
with factional quarrels- between local
state leaders which were enough to
drive him Into half a dozen asylums
for the insane; or at least, that they
nave Been serious enough to drive him
to a candldateshlp for an inebriate
asylum.
"The disruption in so many states.
one of these, leaders said to me, "has
been enough to drive a man to drink.
It's one set of leaders against another
it s jealousy over onice spoils, it pro
duces a bad effect. The people fake
It as meaning that pelf not. principle
is tne prompting motive or our lead
ers. Mr. Hitchcock has had to contend
against a lot of quarrels by men who
would rule or rulnj who, rather than
see victory if gained in part by the
other fellows' efforts, would prefer
feat."
Reports Trom Wall Street.
Besides the ooen publication of re
ports of dlssatlsfaotlon with Mr. Hitch
cock, other evidences of fear by R
publican leaders Is the puttinir forth
of Wall street reports that stocks fell
because the speculators feared Bryan
was going to De eiectea.
It is generally understood that one
of the salient phases of the political
unheaval now going on Is the desire
of the masses that wall street may
get fts proper rebuke and be relegated
to the limbo whither Governor .Hughes
consigned the other gamblers In Now
Tork state who operate racetracks, as
accessory to betting.
Little harm Is believed to be re
sultant to any candidate to tout him
as onnosed bv Wall street speculators:
and conversely, it is tne opinion
that the frantic a
OP1
opinion for Mr,
hA notent.
Manipulation of Wall street prices is
admitted to be the rule these days.
And it wasn't long ago when President
Roosevelt intimated that certain Wall
street Interests caused the October
panie to forestall legislation and execu
tive action calculated to cure' evils di
rectly caused by Wall street's sins.
With the people freshly remember
ing Mr. Roosevelt's scoring of those
Wall street . magnates whom he de
nominated as "undesirable," It is
guessed that their present scoring of
Mr. Bryan and panic lest Mr. Taft be
not elected will not win many Votes out
side of the narrow boundaries of "Uie
street."
AVID ECCLES
5iisiBiiiir
opinion here
attempts of the Wall
to influence public
Taft will not prove to
Sumpter Valley Eoad Pre
sents Difficult En
gineering Problems.
(Special Dispatch to Tba Journal.)
Baker City, Or., Oct. 7.t Returning
from Harney county, David Eccles,
owner of the Sumpter Valley railroad
and a large stockholder In the Oregon
Lumber company, has left for his homo
in Ogden after a brief stop at this city.
When asked regarding the outlook
for the extension of the Sumpter Val
ley Into the Harney country one of the
officials said:
There will necessarily have to be
some engineering- oroblems solved If
the Sumpter Valley road Is ever extend
ed to Burns." 'At present the high
est mountain the road encounters
a arrade of 1.000 feet, and in
ybttending the line it found that over
Tne mountain range it will be necessary
to climb 1,300 and descend 1,800 into
the valley. It is no small matter to
build a line into the 'great Harney
country. We know that there Is a
great region there needing transporta
tion, but it is arolng to take the com
bined efforts of all who will be inter
ested to build a road there.'.'
Burns. Or.. Oct. 7. President David
Eccles, superintendent Joseph West
and Joseph Barton, officials of the
Sumoter Vallev railroad. have left
Burns, after making a tour of Inspec
tion or arney county, ana resident
ho have been waltlnar 10 Years for
tne extension or tbe railroad are-con
gratulatlng themselves that - their ex
Dectatlona miv he fulfllPed.
There are two possible -.'routes Into
the vallev. one down Silver river fn
Burns, the other up ,'Troiit creek antf
aown natuesnaite creeK.
A COMPLETE LINE OF EVERY-
THING FOR WOOD AND COAL
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All that is modern in heating stoves the most sci
entific in construction the most economical and
efficient in operation. TERMS: 31.00 A WEEK.
AIRTIGHT HEATERS-in several sizes for burn
ing wood. Priced from 32.25 up.
"VIOLA" HEATERS-made in
two sizes. Bum coal or wood.
Handsomely ornamented. At
311.50 and 313.50.
"BANNER" HEATER-an at
tractive little stove for burning coal or wood 310.50
OAK HEATERS for burning wood or coal. Several
sizes in these heating stoves priced from 314.50.
"HOT BLAST" HEATERS the most wonderful heat
ing stoves made will in a comparatively short time
save enough fuel to pay for themselves Burn coal
or wood. Several sizes and styles from 321.50 up.
New Stock
Notaries Commissioned.
(Salem Bureau ef Tbe Journal.)
eaiem. or., uct. 7. commissions aa
notaries have been Issued to ' 8. A.
Riggs, Falem: A. B. 'Taylor, Rainier
PerJev B. Lent. W. J. -Tucker. D. R
Mackle and R. L. Sabln. Portland, and
ii. i. oiewart. port orrora.
Do You Do Your Own WorK?
Use
thv had
whk-h still
further Mr. Brjan
Intn
had
r-lunged btfn by hl hrUI'ant straterl
nM t going qckly to the people
with bis rraplfTi p4e.
Jrr"rnt!r. S nlr fjr t Mr,
JVftinrk ty that h', rtlvlt.M
Yes? Then You Should
P. & ONaphtha Soap.
It is just what you need.
It is a time-saver, a money-saver and a labor-saver.
It does better work, with cold or lukewarm water,
than ordinary laundry soap and hot water.
Buy a cake. Try it.
You will find that it will make the clothes v cleaner,
sweeter, brighter, whiter than they ever were before-r-in
half the time and with half the effort it now takes. . " f.
Use it in the kitchen for the dishes, for the floors,
for painted walls, for ( pots and pans. It is just as val
uable for such purposes as for washing clothes.
It is a hard soap ard a cake of it will do a remark
able amount of work.' It is a white soap and can be used
for any number of purposes for which yel
low soaps are unsafe and unsatisfactory.
'. ''
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of Bedding
Sixth
Floor
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Yes, good people that is what. we have give"n the high price combine. We have
mashed the prices on clothes to, wear until it seems we know no stopping. .
INDEPENDENT CLOTHIERS
227 MORRISON STREET, BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND
A merry war of price slashing, a festival of bargains, marking a new page in the
merchandise history of Portland. '
. ' Mens suits aind overcoats
Few ,
of the ;
Bargains
PANTS.
894 for Work Pants worth $1.50.
fl.6S buys Dress Pants worth $3.
f 2.85 for best Dress Pants worth
to $6.
FURNISHINGS
5 for black or tan Sox. worth 15c
lls for woof Sox worth 20c.
f33 for- sterilized Underwear
' worth 75c
39 for Work Shirts worth 75c
for Dress Shirts worth 11.25.
29 far Treident styl Suspend
ers worth 50c.
. 19t for Cooprr or Eagle Under-
wear worth $1.50. "
1,000. high-grade Suits, and Over
' codts, from 'such leading tailors
: a Kaufman, Hackett, Carhartt,
Era .Ell Em, arid Rochester; at
'prices that'll worry the combine.
$5.85 buys Suits and Overcoats,
, late style and colors; 'up to $12.
. LADIES" CLOAKS '
f 4.05 buys long Cloaks, the equal
of any told, by the combine for
$12. - . ' -
97.95 for. silk rubberized Cloaks
worth to $16.50." -912.85
for finest pattern Goaki
worthy to $25.
LADIES' SKIRTS
93.35 for fine Dress Skirts, sold
' by the combine as high as $8. .
93.S5 bsys silk Petticoats worth
to $9.
95.65 for Maitland ' roiles and
Panamas worth to $12.
f8. 85. buys fine Business or Dress
Suit and Overcoats, new, nobby
.styles; worth to $18.
912.85 for choice hand-tailored
Suits and Overcoats, the acme of
perfection; worth to $25.
WAISTS
'The most choice selection of fins,
lawn, net and silk Waists in
Portland, at prices that will
amaze you. '
T for lace effect Waists worth
$1.50.
91.89 buys fine lawn and lace
Waists worth $4.
93.69 v buys fine net and silk '
Waists worth $8.
lis) buys Hermsdorf black Hose
worth 25c . -
No matt how skeptical you may be. we guarantee yoo will find every articTe exactly at advertised.
All we ak it that yoo call op us before buying elsewhere Yo will quickly be convinced of our sin
cerity and honesty. - - - - '
INDEPENDENT CLOTHIERS
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