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GRANTS PASS DAILY COL IUKR
FAGK SIX
ABOUT PEOPLE I
YOU KNOW ...
was no longer just a mall l»ag at a '
stage coach station.
FARMERS SHOULD
HELP ON CENSUS
matter of dralnnge, partlciilurly with
regard to the area of the farm which
luis been Improved by lirnlnaite uud
whether a drainage or levee illatrlct or
so no form of stock company was or
ganised to handle drainage. He la
asked to tell the amount of land pro
vklcd with artificial drainage mid the
additional area tussling drainage only,
drainage und clearing, or clearing only.
The statistics for the crop and live
stock rejsirts are quite similar to those
uscii during previous years. ulthough
some minor moilificai Ion» have been
lumie.
There are other new IteniN llnttMl
under the caption of farm facilities
which Include particulars regarding
the number of tractors on the furiti, the
numlier of automobiles, motor trucks,
whether the farm has a telephone, wa
ter system, and gas or electric lights,
lufurtnatlon la almi requested as to
whether there Is a local co-operative
marketing club, and farmers are ask
ed to give the value of all farm pnsl
uets sold through or to such orgaBlaa-
tloos In 1919. anil also the cost of «up
plies purchased through the assistance
of such nn association.
Complete Information la also aakts!
regarding the orchard fruits, suit
tropical fruits, tints, small fruita, fruit
products, grain*« or grafie products,
and greenhouse and hoi house areas
and equipments w hich are produced or
which are used on each farm.
In order to ascertain the timber and
lumber resources of each farm, three
forestry questions are asked : The
number of acres of merchantable tim
ber. consisting principally of trees of
sawlog size; the value of all forest
products of the farm at the date apeci-
fled which have been sold or are for
sale, and the value of all homegrown
forest products which have been or
will be used on the farm.
There was no attempt made to
I hange the name when the railroad J
came, said -Mr. Green. The name;
just naturally followed, aud all be-i
cause Grant hapiietied to whip hell |
Little Stories ofJLife and out of l-ce the day the fellow» were I Urged by Agricultural Depart
DoingsofJYour Neighbor | digging decomposed granite to fill in ment to Give Full Information.
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hue hole» ill the
i - • .< ■<" <
“Grant has whipped hell out of > j Dimmick station.
Lee and the war is over!’’
Mr. Green tells also of the man
The swinging ohi stage coach rum ner of the naming of other of the|
bled along the decomposed granite , localities of Josephine county. Many
road as the driver called out the of the creeks took names of the men Farmers Asked to Acquaint Them
selves With the Requirements and
glad tidings to the group seated by who first discovered gold in them or
Make-up of the Census Question»—
the roadside. There were no daily who mined u|>on them. Galice creek,
Only the Uninformed Farmer Shies
papers to carry the news within a he said, »as so named after the
From the Census Enumerator—In
few minutes or hours of its happen E’retichman. Galice, who mined there
ings in Southern Oregon in April of in the early days. Waldo and Kerby | formation Used to Better Agricultur
al Conditions.
1S65. The telephone and the tele and Alt house were named ufter
Waldo » as
graph had not yet appeared, and the early day characters.
(Prepared by the United State« Depart
■daily coming of the stage coach was first known as Sailor Diggings, but
ment of Agriculture.)
the one link that connected Jose- later the Waldo brothers l-ee. John
In an advisory capacity, the United
phine county with the great outside and Joshua came there and estab States department of agriculture la as-
■world. The group by the roadside lished a hotel and a saloon. and the sUtlng the bureau of the census In
that April day was just eating its legislature changed the name to preparations for taking the 11KN.» cen
niid-dav lunch. They were the sec Waldo. The same legislature also sus. Because the fanner usually I»
tion men of the stage road, their du passed a measure changing the name busy tn the early spring and also be
ties much the same as the duties to of Kerbyville to Napoleon. But the cause the funu herds and docks are
not as replete at this period as at
day of the section men of the rail new name failed to stick, and by some other seaacn, the date of the
road. They were then employed in common consent it still remained census has been changed to January
repairing the road at the pass last Kerbyville. later shortened to Kerby. 1. 1920, Instead of April 1. lienee, ou
above Dimmick stage station on the And possibly a hunt in the early-day January 1 In alt section» of the coun
13-mile run from Dinimick’s to the laws would show Napoleon still the try enumerators will begin the work
of visiting the 7,000.000 farms peopled
next station at Leland
Each day legal coguonien.
They watched for the coming of the
When i*an Green will sit down by 35,000.000 rural citizens, who com
stage, and each day the outstanding to talk of early Josephine county prise practically one-third of the total
news was called out by the driver as history, one forgets that time passes, population of the United States.
Farmers over the country are urged
he steadied his galloping horses and it is easy to live with him the by tile federal department of agricul
along the road.
days of gold and of pioneering He ture to acquaint themselves as thor
Today it was big news that greet knew all the old characters, and he oughly as possible with the require
ed -the listening ears. For years the hunted for gold himself in pretty ments and make-up of the een«ua ques
war had been bleeding a nation nearly every “discovery” in the dis- tions. Couslderable figuring and ac
• All starfishes have the power to
white; but now Grant had won; the trict. He was over in the Illinois val- counting must lie done by the farmer—
restore
or regenerate injured parts.
although
the
computations
are
in
no
was
war was over and the union was ley where the first find of gold
respect as coinpUcutcd as those essen
saved. The men by the roadside re- made in the county. Then he was tial in figuring his income-tax return—
Placer location notices al Courier
to
Joiced. They took up iheir work at Galice. the second district
to answer accurately and fully the
they
spread
yield its secret of wealth.’ Williams I questions which will be put to hliu by
with a new vigor. As
the gray granite in the roadway they creek was the third, and there also the enumerator. Many of these ques
discussed how they should commem Mr. Green followed the call. When tions cover subject matter heretofore
orate the day. Then one suggested the boom was at its height on Wil- not Im lnded. As the statistics obtain
that the pass through the low divide i lianis creek. Williamsburg boasted a eil from the agricultural census will
where they were then working be ■ population of 600 people. It had largely determine the future land poli
named after the hero of the war. And ! stores and saloons and hotels, but cy of tin- federal government. It Is
every fanner’s duty to make Individ
it was then and there christened like many others of the towns of ual un»« era as accurately as possible.
•‘Grants Pass.”
i the gold excitement period, it dis- Such information involves some little
That is the story of the birth of i 1 appeared from the face of the earth. study <>n Ids part previous to the ap
a name. I-ater, when a postoffice I It’s population moved on to other pearance of the enumerator.
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and today prosperous farm-
It is only the uninformed farmer
was to be established at the stage ! diggings.
by a who «hit» frinii the census enumerator
station, which was situated just east | . ers take wealth from the soil
some as though he were an objectionable
process.
It
still
has
different
of the pass that had been named the
placer mines, however, for hook agent. Others are glad to aid
day the news of the surrender of excellent
this work of assembling specific facts
Lee had come, it quite naturally took all of these districts about which in and figures about all the fanning oper
the name of Grants Pass. The bring terest centered 60 years ago have ations and fanu« of this country, since
ing of the postoffice interested many been steady producers through all of they are aware that this Information
people. among them Dan Green of the intervening years. There is rich ’.a used directly for the promotion and
Galice. and it is Mr. Green to whom ground for the hydraulic workings development of better agricultural con
the Courier is indebted for the de for many years to come and every ditions throughout the country.
year thousands of dollars of the yel
New Questiona in Summary.
tails of the naming of Grants Pass.
The agricultural census statistics
Postmaster Croxton handled the1 low metal are won from the gravel
nut are divided into facts covering farm
mail at Grants Pass for many years. (and marketed in Grants Pass.
It is tenure; farai acreage; farm encum
I
the
days
of
the
rush
are
over,
Then one day the railroad came.
bus- brances; farm values; farm expenses;
The carrying of the mail was trans now a business conducted in a
for- uses of the land in 1910; drainage
iness-like
manner,
and
many
ferred from the stage coach to the
crops produced in 1919; live stock
tunes
are
still
in
the
making.
steam cars as soon as the rails were
maintained, including un enumeration
laid parallel to Grants Pass, for the
of the various numbers of each class
Was Variety the Spice of Her Life?
railroad left Dimmick’s station and
and grade on every farm ; farm fa
It Is commonly thought that a very cilities. su< h us tractors, automobiles,
the postoffice of Grants Pass a mile
or so to the north. With the com long series of names I» reserved for (trucks, und other farm conveniences;
ing of the railroad stores were built, king» and the »on« anil -laughters of cooperativi- marketing; pure-bred ani
kings. We have frequently exclaimed
and the saloon and the hotel, and <>ter the seven names with which King mals maintained; fruits; nuts; and
all of the other enterprises that fol George’s eldest son Is afflicted, or the forest products.
Information will lie secured which
low. One of the first stores was former crown prince, for that matter.
will enable tile Uniteli States depart
"Howard’s, at the corner now known But probably the longest name in the ment of agriculture to figure up the
as Sixth and Front. Howard was world I» attached to n mere laundry length of the “agricultural ladder"—
appointed postmaster, and he went man’s daughter. She was born In ISSti how »ong it takes the young farmer to
over to Grants Pass and moved ! the and her parents, surely from a sense learn the rudiments of his trade, so
of the ludicrous, gave her a name for
that he is able to graduate from the
mail bags over to his store,
The every letter In the alphabet, to-wlt:
position
of hired man to that of cash
name came with the mail bags, and
Anna Bertha Cecelia Dimin Emily
the transition of Grants Pass was Fanny Gertrude Hypatia Inez Jane or share tenant, and later on to change
complete. It had been picked up Katherine Louisa Maud Nora Ophelia from tenant into owner. Furthermore,
the name and uddress of the owner of
and moved over to the line of ' the Patience Quince Rebei-cn Surah Ter each piece of land in the United States
esa
Ulysses
Venus
Winifred
Xenophon
Southern Pacific, and Grants Pass
Yetty Zeus Pepper. What will Miss will be obtained. Tills Information will
Pepper do when it comes to finding be secured by new questions, such as :
new name« for her own future fam- How many years. If any, did you work
on a farm for wages? How many
fly?—Boston Post.
years have you been, or were you, a
tenant? How many years have you
Machine Does Work Quickly.
farmed
as an owner? How long have
A piece of drudgery that has been
assigned to mii'bine labor Is applying you operated this farm? If you rent
stucco. A new electric machine, with all of this farm what do you pay as
blades making 1.500 revolutions per rent? If you rent any farm land from ■
Death only a matter of short time.
minute puts on the mntcrlHl. mid the others or manage any farm land for
Don’t wait until pains and aches operator and an assistant feeding the others, give name and address of own
become incurable diseases. Avoid hopper cover the space rapidly and ef er of land.
Other new question« in the coming
painful consequences by taking ficiently. The plastic substance Is pro
jected with sueli force that a thin film census involve the amount of land
<>f moisture is squeezed out behind It. from which no crop was harvested this
•mising a waterproof protective coat of year because of croft failure; crop land
lying idle or fallow in 1919; pasture
enamel to form upon the surface.
Iknd in each farm. The farmer Is also
requested to give Ine total value of Ills
ULES
Where to Dodge Tip«.
farm January 1, 1920, as well as the
In
India
u
native
barber
cun
shave
t
Th« world’s standard remedy for kidney,
n person while asleep without awaking value of all buildings on the farm
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles—the
and
the
value
of
Implements
and
ma
him. so gentle is his touch.
National Remedy of Holland since 1696.
chinery belonging to the farm. If any
Guaranteed. Three sizes, all druggists.
encumbrances exist against the proper
Leok tvi the name Colo Modal » every bee
The low coast regions of Africa ty, he Is asked to specify the total
•ad accept nn imitation
<re almost everywhere unhealthy.
amount of debt on the land on the day
the census Is taken, and the rate of
interest he pays on this debt.
Under the head of farm expenses
each farmer Is asked to state the
amount expended in 1919 for hay,
grain, mill feed, and other products
not raised on the farm which he used
as feed for domestic animals and poul
try; the amounts of cnsh expended for
manure and fertilizer and for farm la
bor, exclusive of housework. He also
Is to give the estimated value of the
house rent and board furnished farm
laborers In 1919 In addition to the
»•'..▼J
cash wages.
Information on Unimproved Land.
Special attention is also given to the
TO THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE
TOO
LATE
COLD MEDAL
G. B. BERRY
Harness and Saddlery]
Auto Top’and Canvas Work
With GrantsPass Hardware Co.
ZENITH
ZENITH Carburetor
The Baldwin Locomotive works uso Zeniths on
their 111-ton gasoline locomotivos because they furnish
a higher standard of efficiency.
Thousands of iiutcmiobiles are more efficient be
cause they are Zenith equipped.
Wo have a Zenith for every car
not have one, see or write ua.
lt yaur« «loe»
The way we »ell Zenith < nrhurrtor»
one on your car and It it doe* not eave
your motor more pep, better pick up, end <<a»icr starting
we will take It off your car and It will coat you noth
ing -All we ask la your permlaalon to put on» ou your
your car under these conditions.
We curry n lomidete line of carburetors
parts. If your «arburetor on your Chevrolet Is
working right, drive It up snd we will give
FREE SERVICE
and
not
you
Grants Pass Service Station
To try to control ml road
mtrs hy arbitrarily limiting
profits 1« to put the niatiagrr
w I mi makes Ills profits b> < ffi-
■ irni-y ano iioiiomy on the
same level a. the one «ho
trie» Io accomplish the xnnio
r-sult through extortionate
■ liarge».
— Ihi'H'it llni marl SrrHrituy
< 'ommunott, Hrfxirl io th)
old-time |Htck-l>earcr could carry a him
pounds ten miles n day.
ruilroml is the modern pack-bearer. For
«•very employee it carries 2,(MM) times as much.
Bnck of each railroad worker there is n $10.(MM)
investment in tracks and trains and terminals, with
steam and electricity harneSsed like a great beast
of burden.
Without this mighty transportation machine
the railroad worker could do no more than the old-
time packer. But with it he is enabled to earn the
highest railroad wages paid in the world, while the
country gains the lowest-cost transportation in the
world
»
The modern railroad does as much work for half
a cent as the pack-bearer could do for a full day’»
pay-
The investment of capital in transportation and
other industries increases production, spreads pros*
perity and advances civilization.
To enlarge our railroads so that they may keep
pace with the Nation’s increasing production, to
improve them so that fnijflit may be hauled with
less and less human eflbrt a constant stream of
new capita! needs to be attracted.
Under wise public regulation the growth of
railroads will be stimulated, the country will be
adequately and economically served, labor will re
ceive its full share of the fruits of good manage
ment, and investors will be fairly rewurded.
adwrtlMmcnt d published by die
¿dssociatioti of¿Railway %\ecutive^
7?io.«<- rir)lrina tnfnrmntlon rmtcrrnutf) thr rnllrnnd ulttuiHoti may rdf
loin lltrrolurf hy rorifing trr T>,- t i<ro<-oftinn of fiollrmy Erfrrttlvfg.
fit th'orntrroy \rfH' York
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