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VOL. XXIII. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1907. No. 13. PROSPECTS FOR FRUIT f IN EASTERN STATES J. D. Olwell. of Medford. Now In the E&it Gives His Observations. The Medford Mail publishes the lub- joined communication from Hon. John D. Olwell, formerly one of ' the big fruit growers of Jackson ' county and now in the real estate business in Medford. Mr. Olwell ii close obserf er and reliable and what be states is of interest' to the fruit growers of Rogue River Valley : r Hon. John D. Olwell onder date of ' Jnne Ttu, writing from the Waldorf Astoria, New York gives the follow ing for the information of the Rogue River Frnit Growers as he has found orop conditions from Oregon to the Atlantio Coast : E. L. Smith informed me at Hood River that they had about 60 per cent of a crop of Apples and Yakima Val ley has a very good crop, probably 80 or 83 per cent Colorado exceedingly abort, estimated at aboat 25 per oent of the crop. The Missouri River eonntry mostly failure. New York state and the Atlautio Coast prospect! t this time are very good. Apple and pear trees are just beginning to bloom, as they have an extremely , late, cold wet Spring, and really have bad no Spring as yet Everything is very backward. The trees are putting on a heavy bloom, and if nothing should happen later, New York state and Canada should have large crops. Continuous rainy and clondy weatner prevails, equal to mid-winter, in Oregon, and the people of New York state are very anxious to see a Utile sunshine and Summer. I Hod some Spltzenbergs, Newtown Pippins aad Wine Saps still on the market here. They are all front Oregon. The retail price at the fancy fruit erers on Broadway is 11.60 a dozen. On the menn card at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Oregon Spitzenbergs at 80 cents each. The only pears 4hat I have found left on the market fVe from Block's place, in Santa Clara, Cal.. They are the P. Bary variety. They are retailed at M oents each, and a very handsome looking pear. They are one of the longest keeping varieties that are grown to day. Their ripening time is April, May and Jnne. I am not familiar with the fact whether they are a good j bearing variety, but the thought etraok me that a few of them might bo very profitable for our growers in the Rogue River Valley, as it is a world beater on all othc,r varieties, and I know no reason why they should not do splendidly with us as they are comparatively a new variety over the American country and have origi nated in New York State. From luuiuuuous ii looks very favorable for the apple and pear growers of Koguo River Valley to re oeive very good prioes for tlieir fruit this Fall. rV He Didn't Advertise. A Medford merchant, who doesn't believe in adertising his btiBiuess oor even in reading the local news papers "went up against" an old Xbewhiskered con game the other day and speedily became the possessor of a bogos check drawn for f'O. A stranger entered the store aud con fided to the ice cream merchant that he wa about to lead a blushing Portland widow to the altar and that by way of celebrating the happy event he would need several gallons of ice Apple Orchard $1,500 !N GOOD BEARING ' o a-res ol ?' in, very finest of soil, on good stk'ef, 4 acres in 12 year old trees that will produce ii i."Mod crop this year. Trees in good healthy o:i!ition, large well equipped for electric pump. a fin investment. Price onlv $1."500. Will give terms if wanted. THE REAL ESTATE MAN Ground Floor, Opera House Slock cream and other confections. The merchant was delighted and took the order with alacrity. He also took the $50 check which was tendered in pay ment and gave the stranger hls'change and a two-bit olgar, just to show that he was a good ; fellow. The stranger ' took the merchant's good coin and cigar and the trail south, but later was apprehended by the sheriff and brought back. The 'up-to-date con man always studies the advertising columns of the local newspapers aud goes after the merchant who doesn't advertise as a dead easy game. There are still a few other merchants in the Roftn River Valley who should take warn ing from this story. The Summer rush of confidence men is just begin ning to arrive. Central Poiut Herald. Business Men Back Enterprise Last week R. E. Gilbert closed the deal with H . F. Sohoenfeld for the purchase of the New Channel Mine, located on the south bank of Rogue River at Hells Gate comprising 188 acres of placer ground. This mine is eqipped with a giant and about 1000 feet of pipe and has a five mile ditch and good water right, and while it has been worked but a little more than one season, it has shown itself a big producer. Mr. Gilbert is associated with a number of business men who will incorporate a mining and de velopment company under the laws of Oregon. The company will thoroughly equip the mine and will have everything in readiness for the season's ran. It has been said by many that it would be impossible to secure local money for a mining or development enterprise, as the business men have no faitb in their own community. This idea is disproven by the fact that nearly all of the funds raised are strictly local A Profitable Creamery. The Logan correspondent in the Oregon City Enterprise gives the fol lowing news item that will be of in terest to the dairymen of Rogue River Valley: "Creamery patrons received 21 cents a pound for butter fat for May. The company received word that their large ivmw vat ripener that was or dered .from New York had arrived and will go after it immediately as it is almost impossible to care for so large an amount of cream without something of the kind. People must oonsume more butter now than for merly at this season of the year for heretofore this was considered the dull month in butter market and the price was generally the lowest at this sea son and did not show any marked ralai until about the first of August. With the prices advancing now what will it be next Winter rggsaiso are Keep. u op in price; hens that preteutl to have any dignity about thetn refuse to lay 10 cent eggs any more. " As a token of the appreciation aud esteem in which Claud Hockett, manager, aud Andy Colvin. Superin tendent of the California Piue Box and Lumber Co. are held by their employes, the boys on Wednesday afternoon presented each of them with a handsome diamond ring. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon the blowing of the factory whistle sum moned the men fryru their work and ti the amazement of Mssrs. Hockett aud Colvin all the men quit work and gathered around the oRice where Elmer Dunbar, the bookkeeper, on be half of the men, made the presenta tion speech. The gifts came as a surprise to the recipients and will be grestly cherished and prized by thtin FRUIT GROWERS HAVE AN ENJOYABLE PICNIC Unite Pleasure With Study and Listen to Addresses on Importe.nl Topics. The picnio held Thursday at A. T. Martin's place on Vaunov oreek under the auspices of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Association was a suc cess and those who attended it de clared that it was a profitable day to them aud that they also had a delight ful outing and social time. The attendance was small, only about 250, owing to the fruit industry has not yet attained the promiueuce that con oitioos here warrant and that have been reached in Jackson county. Hood River, Yakima ana other fruit die triots, where orchards are the flnan cial backing to the prosperity of both farms and towns. The reason that the farmers did not turn out better was that they were too busy with their hay, hops 'and other oropi and thought that they could not spare the time to attend the picnio and thereby aid in the campaign of education that tbe farmers of Josephine county may learn how to grow apples that are worth 3 a box and will sell for that price. But few of the business men of Grants Pass as yet fully realise the importance of tbe fruit industry to their prosperity, as do the business men of Hood River, Medford and Ash land, therefore make no special effort to aid in the work of developing this important source of wealth to their town, so less than half a dosen were present at the picnio. But this picnio was a success in the campaign of frnit growers education and by another year when one is held there will be a good representation at it of both farmers and business men. The program for the day 'was pre sided over by J. H. Robinson, pre sident of the Grants Pass Frnit Growers Association. Two sessions were held, one of an hoar in the fore noon and one of two hours in tbe afternoon. President Robinson on calling the meeting to order made a short talk that was very practical and full of good points to all who are interested in the development of the fruit industry in this county and in the betterment of the conditions of the farmers. M-s. Clara H Waldo, lecturer of the Oregon State Grange, wm the next speaker. Mrs. Waldo is a farmer's wife, her husband being one of the largest and most successful farmer in the famous Waldo Hill section of Marion county, and she fully understands the conditiou and wants of the agricultural interests of Oregon. She is a woman of fine ap pearance, highly educated anr a graceful and forceful speaker aud the held the closest attention of the audience. Her address was logical and full of convincing points and she was frequently given hearty applauve while speaking. The bettering of the condition of the farmer convincing points and she was frequently given hearty applause while speaking. The bettering cf the conditions of tin farm home, the farmer and his wife and children was the principal topic of her forenoon address. While Mrs. Waldo Intended to only give a short talk yet so interested were the audience that they lutiHted that she continue with the result that elie spoke for marly an hour and at the close of her address an adjournment was had for dinner aud a social gathering. At 2 oVlr.ck Preiiide'it Robinson again railed the assemblage toordtr and then introduced as tie first speaker M. J. Anderson, superin tendent of the new Siskiyou ferret reserve, who was sent here this Spring by the government and wiio has established his headquarters in Grants Pass That wkether the hills and mountains about Rogue River Valley are bare . wastes, parch-d and burning dry in the Summer and affording little or no water to the streams and in the Winttr a rlsre for the snows to melt as soon as they fall sod pour down floods in the streams to devastate the valleys, making it that the water supply is short in the sea son when most needed and excessive in the months when it is of little value is a matter of great importance to the farmers of the Valley. And this was the principal topio in the addreM given by Mr. An.ierson. He made it plain that if tbe hills and mountains about this Valley were covered with a dense growth of trees and nnderbrush that the water supply available for irrigation would be folly doubled. Mr. Anderson ex plained in full tbe government's policy and method of handling the forest reserves and the rules nnder which timber was sold to uiillmen and given free to settlers. He told of the advantages that would come to the people br having the timber sup ply preserved and by prudent cutting increased rather than diminished as is now the case under the average log ger's way of cutting timber. The opposition to the forest reset ve system Mr. Anderson said came from persons who were not posted on tbe subject or were working in the interest of speculators and the big timber barons. Mr. Anderson was given close at tention during tbe entire time he was speaking and at the close of his ad dress he was heartily applauded by the audience A motion was passed by unanimous vote that President Robinson appoint a committee of three to draw op suitable resolutions expressive of appreciation of the efforts or President Roosevelt - in getting forest reserves established and in protecting tbe forest lands from the greed of the timber barons. and of tho work of Forester Plohot. bead of the Government forestry ser vice, in perfecting a system of hand ling the forest reserves whereby the timber is available to all the people at reasonable price and that con serves tbe supply by prudent cutting and by the reforesting of tbe burned- over and barren, bills and monntains and the resolutions are also to cum mend the good beginning that the forest supervisors are making in car rying oat the Government's plan to have the forest lands fulfil their pur pose in the economy of the develop ment of the resources of the country and of the comfort of the people. As such committee President Robinson appointed Charles Meserve, sooretary of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Association, L. B. Hall, president of the Grants Pass Commercial Club, and R. A. N. Reymers, a director of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Asso ciation. Tbe next on the program was a well . rendered recitation by Miss Helen Hall, of Grants Pass. Mrs. Waldo having so pleased the audience with her address of tbe forenoon that she was invited to speak again aud taking co-operation for the farmer as had through the Grange for her topio she delivered oue of the fines: aud moat convincing speeohes evet heard iu this connty. That the farmers bad need of organi zation for oo operations she showed by tho fact they were now tbe oue vocation that was struggling along eai'h man for himself making little effort to mine the standard of his liv inn and of the products of farm, aud as little effort to gain remunerative price for that which be has to sell. Every vocation of tho citv and town has an organization to guard and work for the interests of its m mlc r and to hx the prints that they shall re ceive in their busim-as d'alings. Mrs. Waldo made no barsh or unjust criticiMii of the organization and co op ra' ion of the people of the towns, but she thought it was high time that tbu farmers staud by each other and through such organizations as the Grange and fruit, dairy and stock as-ociatlons improve their social aud education all advantages and better their market conditions. Her sug. gestiuus were all practical and io line with tho trend of the times aud at the close of her address many came to the platform and congratulated her heartily on the helpful ideas that she hid giveu them aud the pleasure they had in listening to her. With Mrs. Waldo's aldrcss closed the program and the remainder of the day was given tosiciil njoyment. O i dismissing the aodleuoe President Robinson announced that Fruit Growers Association would hold their next picnic in September io a fine grove on Slate creek near Wildei ville. Mrs Waldo having consented siis will be oue of the speakers at this pionlc. Addresses will also be made by some of the leading fruit growers of the state and possibly by one more professor from tbe Agri cultural College. Merlin-Galice stage line leaves Mer lin 7 a. m., arrives Galice 13, return 1 ; arrive Merlin Op. ra. Hi pounds baggage free. Joe McKinney, who has spent the j past several years in Juneau, Alaska, ! returned to this city Thursday. j CELEBRATION WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS O. R. M. Plane Greateet Cele oration for the Fourth Ever Held Her. That the crowd will come to Grants Pass to oelebrate on July 4th and 6th, goes without saying. The great array of interesting events for ooih days is something that those who cau poesi- blv get here cannot affoid to miss. The program is now complete in every detail and things are so arranged as to leave not a dull niomeut in fact, it will keep one more than busy to see it all so fast will one feature fol low another. Each feature deserves special mention if we had space to give it and to pick the moat popular of the many events would be bard to do. The ball games between the Med ford and A. A. C teams will be ex hibitions of the national gauia, the equals to which are seldom seen among amateurs. Both teams have stronger batteries than ever before played in this part of tbe state and the work done . by each will be superb. Tbe balloon ascension will also be tbe beat of its kind ever seen in this part of the, state A special balloon is now .being constructed for the oc casion and the ascent will be by far the highest on reoord in a Southern Oregon town. Elsewhere In this issue will be found the program of events. Prof. R. a Berry 'returned from Portland Saturday morning accom panied by Prof. Oscar L. Smith, aeronaut and balloon manufacturer, and they have been busv makinir a monster balloon for the asoension at Grants Pass on the 5th. This gas bag is now completed and is the lar gest on tbe Coast, being 07 feet high when iuflated, while other balloons are but 60 feet In oiroumfarenoe it is 138 feet and required 900 yards of cloth. The parachute Is now belua made and will oot feet, and from the rarschute bar to the top of the balloon is 104 feet. Picnio ski White R. ocks. Bethany Presbyterian Sunday School plonicked Wednesday, spending the day at a beautiful grove on the north bank of Rogue river above the White Rocks. By 9 o'clock the first loads of children were on their way to the picnic grounds, and at dinner time a number of the men "folks" appeared to assist In waiting on the tables. About 150 people were present and partook of the picnic dinner served by the "Blues", the defeated side in KEEP OTHERS WILL BE This summer by means of the many PLANS and nice GOODS we are showing. Why not at least know what thoss goods and plans are YOU CAN BE Col and Comfortable This summer by fitting your porch with the Iwporch equipm- if IMXMXMM ent can show what they are A Few July and Aug. Coolers Tents. Lemon Squeezers, Camp Stools-Chairs, Refregerators; Cote for Tents, Ice Cream Freezers, Vudor porch shades, Folding Camp Tables, Adj. Screen Windows, Porch Rockers, You Need our Coolers this Summer Furniture and Car pets, Linoleums, Lars Curtains, Por tieres, Mattresses, Pillows, Cots, Wall Paper, Clocks, Mirrors, Window (Shades, Pictures, Picture Moulding. R. H. O'Neill THE HOUSEFUHNISKER f ront St., bet. 6 and 7 the recent membership contest. Mrs. Parker presided over the coffee and Mr. Bartlutt had charge of the tea while nearly everybody had a hand at the big boilers of lemonade. After diuner, boat riding and wading occupied the time of tba more energetic members while blan kets and pillows spread nnder the trees occupied the attentiou of tho weary ones. Toward evening there were raoes for the boys and girls. In the race for boys from 9 to 13, Earl Kliott won and Sally Huges won tbe girls' raoe. The 13 to 16 year races were won by Elbert Harvey and Edna Cornell. One other raoe eligible to ladies from 16 to 76 was won by Clara Calhoun. Then followed a tuir of war with a Bowtten and a S. Pren tiss as oaptains. This was a fierce struggle and was finally won by Mr. Bowden's side. Then the ladies bad their try at the rope, Owlen Hughes' side winning. Sapper was served and at about 7 o'clock the picnickers wore on tho way home, tired but bappy. GRANTS PASS LIMITS NUMBER OF SALOONS No Additional Licenses Will Bat Granted Until Population Ketches 6000. Grants Pats is to have hot one sa loon for eoh 600 of its Population. The mayor and oity council believe that one liquor house can easily satis fy the thirst of 600 citizens, and an ordinance has been passed restricting saloons to this number. By tbe terms of the ordinance all Previous ordi nances and city laws applying to the regulation of saloons and ths sals of ntoxloating liquors aro repealed, and . this new law is the sole regulation. with the exception, of course, the state laws governing suoh matters. The new ordlpanoe provides that there shall be no more than one saloon for each 600 people in Grants Pass, and the, United States census is to be the basis for figuring the population. As a beginning it is assumed that the present ' population of the oity is 4000. This allows tbe city sight saloous, but the ordinance does not affect those already engaged in the business. At present Grsuts Pass has 11 saloons. Two recently went out of business. No new licenses will be granted till the census shows a population of atleast 0000. Under the provision of the new ordinance it Is also possible for the council to refuse a license to any per son buying out any saloon now peratiug here. Kodaks aud Films at Musio Stcre. COOL Cool and Comfortable we Screen Doors, Lawn Setters, Hammocks, (Built for Two) Hammock Chairs WHAT ? We Havm Told You t Stoves and Ranges, Granltewsre, Agteware, Tinware, Woodcnwure, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, Glassware, Fancy China, Oo-CarU, Baby Carris;. A . 1