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FRUIT EXCHANGE
MET TUESDAY
Everything Now Ready
for Incorporation.
SCOVILLE IS THE MANAGER
Fruit and Vegetables to be Deliv
' ered to Exchange Ware
house, then Sold.
The big room of the Commercial
Club was pretty well picked Tuesday
by fruit . growers of this section, the
occasion being the regular meeting of
the new Grant Pass Fruit Growers
txcbange. President W. Scovllle
caueo. inem to order promptly at 1 :30
and the busiuess of the day begun at
once. Several amendment! to the bv-
laws were offered and adopted, the
principal one being a provision re
quiring all members cf the exhange
to sell their fruit and produce through
the exohange, thus puttiog a stop to
tne peddling of the same through
the streets. Another amendment
provides that all fruit shall be packed
at the exhange warehouse or under
the supervision of the manager or bis
assistants. This was adopted for the
reason that the exchange wants to be
able to guarantee everything sold by
them. Any member who sends io
packages not packed under the super
vision of the manager or his assist
ants, will have the same opened and
if not in good condition, will be sold
to the best advantage, but not be
shipped with first class fruits. Ao
other amendment provided, that per
sons having froit or produce to sell
must entsr into a contract with the
exchange to handle it before April
1st of each year.
H. . Galo offered a resolution to
cov-r the cases of those who had
already entered into contracts before
the exohange was organized, em
powering the directors to authorize
any member of the exchange to carry
oat former contracts without paying
the required percentage to the ex
change. It was arranged to call for
sealed bids for the furnishing of this
years boxes.
Tne members were greatly en
courage at the sale of stock made so
far, a sufficient amount having been
disposed to permit the prompt filing
of the incorporation papers.
The matter of raising the price of
stock in the exchange was discussed,
but it was finally decided to leave it
at the present figure, f 10 for awhile,
anyway. The argument presented for
the suggested increase being that those
persons who helped to organize and to
put the exchange on a payiug basin
should have some advantage over
those who waited to ste whether the
uovement would be a success, but
the concensus of opinion seetnnd to
be that those who saw fit to come iu
at the 11th hour should be given the
same treatment as those who came in
at the begionlug.
One of the most important matters
eo tar decided upon was the selec
tion of a manager Frederick D.
Eistnann was first offered the position
bot declined it on account of poor
health. A provision of the by-lawi
wis to the effect that no member of
the board of directors sliould bold
thetostion of mausger. President
Seville was the only person that
co a Id be found to look after the
bu"in"s but was barred on account
of being on the board. The by-laws
'were auieuled. mitiiij it allowable
for th- re imin leroi his year to have a
inUher i f the b ard serve a' nitrsg!
and Mr. Seville will I old the p. s'
tion. He ha hi headquarers tem
porarily i i t e office of timer St ank
Aft-r the regolsr business of the
diy wan cer, President Seville
cailed Uirn Colonel C. G Coutiiit tn
know how the irrigation project was
getting along, and Mr. Content stat-rt
that the lirntstion Committee of the
Commercial Clob were iuiug invi
tation If r a meeting to take place
next Mondv afternoon and that they
desired the fru t gtowet and all land
owners to be present and take part iu
the negotiations and organisation of
an irri nation com Dan v. statiog that
there had been much work done In
the matter but that there was plenty
left for.the land owners to get irriga-
"u" ou get it at the right prloe.
When the matter of felling all fruit
and vegetab'es through the exchange
was brought up many of the farmers
were inclined . to oppose It. When it
was explained however that. ti. ...
change would pay cash for their pro
duce and io return sell to the stores
for cash, the objections were larirelv
over come.
The next meeting of the association
will be on October 3d at 3 p, m., at
which time it is honed to !.. t.h
business running as smoothly as
thongh the Grants Pass Frnit V.
change was an old established con
oern, in-tead of lees than a month
old.
Evangelist R. F. Whlston and
Wife of Boston
These noted evangelists will be in
Grants Pass in October. C. W. Long
man, a tenor soloist of Lincoln,
Neb., is also a part of the team.
They are now in a big meeting at
Ashland. The Tidings says of them:
These evangelists are worth hear
ing."
GILMAN BED ROCK
MINING . COMPANY
Launches Its First
Machine
With
in
Rogue River
Success.
The launching of the first mining
machine of the Oilman Bed Rock
Miuing Co. at Galice last Thursday
was witnessed by a large crowd, not
an accident of any kind happening to
mar the great undertaking, which
proved to be a succcess in every way.
Too much credit cannot be given
President Oilman for the magnihreut
progress be has made considering
that the company was only organized
March 20, 1908
To Miss Ruth H'irlow, daughter of
Vicepresid-mt Harlow, f 11 the. bouor
of christening the firrt miniug ma
chine of the Oilman Bed Rock Miu
ing Co., naming her " Maude G. " u
houor of President Oiluinns wife, as
the great machine touched the bottom
of Rogue River for the lirst time.
Inn mtchiue just lauuclied by the
Gilmau Bed Ruck Mining Co. is !in
feet luug, 10 f-et wide and covers 2"0
surface feet at one setting; is built
eutlrely of Bteel aud weighs 20 tous.
It is carried betwetn two 80 toot
batges, containing the slu'ce. boxe",
hoiniiuK appantm aid all the neies
sary micb Dty for mining. The
steel slides which are provided on
both tin inner and outer domsare
ja ked down to conform to the on
even surf tee otne liver b d
Mr. Oilman, the invfutir has stent
the past six years perfecting th' ma
chine for mining the bed of Rogue
River which i undoubtedly otie of
th- richest rivers iu gold of any iu
t eworld, an i wheh bm enabled
him to mill-- ihe le i f thin river just
the same as ou a dry bar, aud which
will eventually revolutionize the miu
ing of rivers in the whole Pacific
Nor tli west as well a Alaka.
One of the Be-it Displays rf Milli
nery ever known in Grtnts Psss will
be at Mr. Rehkopf's, Saturday,
September 2U.
The annual meeting of the First
Baptist church will be held Thursday
evening, October 1st. Refreshments,
election of officers and plans for
the New Tearwill be the features
of the even inc. Members of the
church and congregation are cordially i
invited. !
William Jennings Bryan was ar-1
rested last Saturday in Rhode Island I
for exceeding tbe speed limit.
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GRANTS PASS ENTERTAINS
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Annual Conclave of Grand Com mandery Knights
Templar Had Highest Attendance in Its
History. Ilanquet, Picnic and
Automobile Rides.
The 22d Grand Conclave. Krfights
Templar closes tonight, and with the
closing are ended two of the greatest
days in the history of Grants Pass aud
days that will be long remnmered by
citizens and the visiting Knights and
ladies. The conclave was successfully
carried out according to program.
Melita Commandery No. 8 io uniform,
met the visiting delegations at the
trains, and a committee from tbe
Eastern Star took the ladies iu charge
and looked after their comfott aud en
tertainment. Immediately after tbe arrival of the
train from the north, which had at
tached four special pollmans for the
Knights Templar, and a special train
bringing the Ashland aud other dele
agtiouF, Melita Commandery, head"d
by the Rogue River Band, escorted
tbe visitors to the Masouio Temple
and at 11 o'clock the Grand Com
mandery was opened by Grand Com
mander Frank J. Miller of Albaoy who
delivered a brilliant an J pleasing ad
dress. This was followed by the re
ports of the grand officers which were
turned over to the proper committees,
The reports showed that the treasury
of the grand coramandry was ia
good shape, there being something
over $3000 on hand after the paymeut
of all debts. After these routine mat
ters were attended to adjournment was
taken nntil 1 :!S0.
At tbe afternoon session the FinHnoe
committee reported that they had ex
amined all reports from the different
officers aud had found tham correct.
The reports showed the present mem
bersbip of ths organization in the
state to be 924, a gaiu during the
Tear of W5 members.
One of the pleas ng occurrences rf
this session was the conferring of the
degree of Past Eminent Commander
on Grand Treasurer B. O. Whitehouse
of Portland aud makig him a life
member of the Grand Commandery.
Mr. Whitehouse has attended every
meeting of the Grand Comuiandery,
with one exception, for 18 yiars and
in recognition cf his faithfulness the
hoi.ors wete bestowed npo him.
Baker City, Oregon was named as
the meeting place of the next Grand
ComiLandery, iu Sepeuiber 11KM1.
Charters were grunted to two new
couiuianderi s, one at Hood River and
one at A tori, both haviug been
working under dispensation up to this
lime. Ihe cotuiuand-iry at The Dalles
was continued under dispensation for
aiioiher year.
As a forth-r stimulation for the
drill corps, ihe Grand Commander v
made an appropriation of 100 per
year to be giveu to the bet drill corps
of auy comuiandery ; this to be giveu
io addition to the banner.
The afternoon s siou ended by
giving a vote ol t banks to Melita
Commauderv No. 8 aud the citizens
of Grauts Pass for their frceptiou aud
entertainment during the com lave.
At 4 o'clock the lin of plumed
koighu formed at the Misouio I all
and marched to the A. A. C. ba'l
grounds where the competitive drill
was held. Iu the lead was Marshal Mo
Grew mounted aid tarrying ths
American tla. Then followed the
bnn, a dt 1. gatiou from Sal-ui with
the banner, Melita Comuiandery, Mal
ta Commandery of Ashland with 15
io 20 members, visitinit tnig't-, and
Uretiou Commandery Dull corps as
i scort to the Grand Commandery offi
cers. The line of march was dowu
Sixth to L, weft to F:tth, south to
Bridge aud west to tbe ball grounds,
where the Knights as they entered
the firld were greeted by cheers from
the hundreds of spectators who filled
the grandstands.
Tbe drill by tbe drill team of Ore
gon Commandery No. 1 of Portland,
was one of the best feat ores of
tbe conclave. Tbe banner was beld
by DeMjlay commandety No. 6 of
Salem, bot Oregon No. 1 came fcere
determined to wrest the trophy from
them.
DeMolay Commandery was unable
to be here with their drill oorps, but
sent a delegation with the banner.
There beiug no contesting team, Ore
gon Commandery No. 1 drilled the re
quired 40 minutes aud it is generally
conceded gave the best exhibition ever
wituesaed in the state of Oregou, and
the banner was turned over to them.
Ihe members of the drill corps are:
Wm. Davis, captain, D. G. Tomaaint
(secretary), Henry L. Pittock (stand
ard bearer), Henry L. Banoroft, Chas.
R. Frazier, Fred O. Jennings, M. Bil
lings. Cyde Evans, J. L. Bailey, A.
H.Lea,W. J. Willis, W. H. Monroe,
H. J. Sohnldermau, Geo. F. Robert
son, W. C. BrUtow, Jas. McClelland
J. W. Latimer, Philip Neu, Roy
Quackenbush, V. A. Avery, Carl
Lively, Robt S. Farrell.
At 6 o'clock the Knights and their
ladies sat down to a sumtoons banquet
in the banquet room of the Masonio
Temple, there beiug 200 at the table.
Dnring tbe banquet the Grants Pats
orchestra rendered harmonious mosio
Following this pleasant event tbe
officers, elective and chosen were pub
licly installed by Retiring Past Grand
Commandery F. J. Miller :
Elective.
Grand Commander, Albert M.
Knapp.
Deputy Grand Commander, Thomas
C. Taylor.
Grand Generalissimo, Wm. A.
Cleveland.
Grand Captain General, Henry B.
Thielson.
Grand Senior Warden, Wm. E.
Grace.
Graud Junior Warden, L. L. Jewell.
Grand Treasurer, Benj. G. White-
house.
Graud Recorder, James F Robinson.
Appointive.
Grand Prelate, , Henry Roe.
Grand .Standard Bearer, D. B.
Graut
Grand Sword Bearer, W.F. Laraway.
Grand Warder, Jay Tuttle.
Grand Captain of Guard, Deodato
G. Tomaaint.
While tbe regular teasion of the
Grand Commaudery mdod last eve
ning, today has betn devoted to the
euiertaiuiuent of the distinguished
V'sitors. All of the automobiles of
the city were turned over to add to
the pleasure of the day and trips were
made to points op and down the river
and to a few of the otchards of the
valley By noon everyone was hungry
and repaired to Riverside patk where
a fish, guiie aud fruit dinner was
spread. No filed program was pro
vided for the afternoon hut those who
wished to fiih were given an op
portuu tr to show their skill aud the
others vsiied here aud there aud in
one way or another put in a very
pleasant day.
The visiting Knights TeuipUr, other
fiau those uamtd as officers of the
Grand Comuiandery and members of
Or von Commandery Drill team are:
Oreg in Com ii andery No. 1 Port
land. W. A. Ch land, A M. Knapp,
H nry R e.
John J. Butcn er, Chas. Cleveland,
Oliver A. Cutler, Geo. II. Durham.
Ivauhoe Commandery No. 3. Eu
geneDarwin liristow, Jas. F. Rebia
son. Temple C miuamlery No. 8 Albaoy
Johu Kuttt rworth, David P. Masou,
A. B. Wr-atherford, Curtis B. Wino,
Frank J. Mill-r, J O. Galbraith, L.
C. Ma st all. D. C. Aa-hr.
Malta Commaudery No. 4 Anbland
Eogena A. Sberwio, Chas. Strang,
Thomas F. Bolton, Ben Bowers.
Thomas H. Slnipaon, C W. Root. R.
T. Burnett, Geo. W. Duun, Alex O.
Livingston, I. C. Rohnett, Chas. F.
Shepard, C. Henry Veupel, John R.
Wick.
DeMolay Commandery No. 6 Sa
lem Wm. Warner, F.A. Turner, Geo.
H. Baruett, Geo. Brown, A. E.
Strang, Henry B. Tblelsoo.
Pendleton Commandery No. 7 Pen
dleton T. C. Taylor.
Baker Commandery Not. Morton D.
Clifford, Wm. E. Graoe.
Hood River W. F. Larway.
Astoria Jay Tuttle, O. F. Peter
son.
The Dslles-W. A. Wilkinson.
Melita Commandery No. 8, Grants
Pass:
The members of ths order of this
city were nearly all In attendance.
They are: H. C. Kiuuey. Emineut
Commander; R. L. Coe, Geueralis
simo; George R. Riddle, Captain
General; L. B. Hall, Seulor Warden ;
T. B. Cornell, Junior Warden : H. O.
Bobsien, Pielate; P. H. Hart a. Treas
urer, Geo. 8. Calhono, Recorder; Jose
X. Nelsou, Standard Bearer : Herbert
Smith, Sword Bearer; R L. Butlott,
Warder; A. E. Voorhles, Sentiuei;
J. J. Bacher, Jos. Fetaer, A. S. Rose
baum, V. C. Bartlett, Joe L. Ham-
mersley, A. W. Sanders, Wm. A. Car
ter, W. H. Hampton, O. S. Seither,
W. P. Counts, J. W. Howard, II . E.
Sonneman, A. E. Carlson, A. P.
Harth, Herbert Smith E. C. Dixon,
M. F. Lance, Jas. Trimble, L. L.
Doflleld,.C. W. Mathew. D. W. Shat-
tuck, W. E. Everton, Chas. E. Nav-
bee. D. W. Williams, W. H. Flanagan
F. T. Mashborn, H. E. Foster. I. A
Robie. .
Notes of the Conclave.
The weatber man was kind to Grants
Pass on both Thursday and Friday,
continuing on those days the beautiful
sunshine and the balmy atmosphere
wbiuh has prevailed for some weeks
past. Many of the stores were ap
propriately decorated for the occasion
and Maltese crosses electrically lighted
were hung from the arches on Main
street. The stores, arenerallv. wr.
closed dnring the afternoon.
from lodges outside the state of
Oregoo, there were quite a few
Knights Templar here durlug the
Conclave, among whom we noticed :
Wm. Ronan, of Milan Mo., Wm. E.
Lane, Salem S. D.. and J. A. Both-
well, Hepburn, Neb.
The .ooinmandaries'at Portland aud
Ashland did themselves proud in the
matter of attendance during the ouo-
olave.
The ladies accomnanvlna the Ash.
land delegation added irreatly to ths
enjoyment of the occasion. We hope
they will come again.
The Knights .Templar are jolly
good lot. Giauts Pass Is always glad
to welcome them.
D. E. Vernon. Dablisher of the Owl
at
Oakland. Oreiron. arrived this
afternoon, too late to attend the com
mandery easious but enjoyed the after
estivities
H-nry L. Pittock. Standard Boarer
for the Oregon commaudery No. 1.
drill team, aud one of the owners of
the Oiegonian, was a welcome visitor
iu our city. He will bear the stand
ard at least until tbe next conclave
and coufidetily hopes to be the posses
sor of it for many years to come.
This years meeting Is conceded to be
the most successful ever held in the
state.
This Is the fir't time In many years
that the visiting delegations of
Knights Templar have lieen met at the
train by the home lodge in uniform.
What's the matter with G'ants Pass?
She's all right.
REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE
TAFT & SHERMAN CLUB
Tbe local republicans met at the
Court house Wednesday evening pur
suant to a rail issued by Joseph Mties,
Chairman of the connty central com
mittee, and organized a Taft and
Sherman club. The gathering was all
enthusiasm from ben inning to and
and many good old republican talks
were listened to. After signing the
membership roll the election of
officers was taken up and Judge W.
C. Hale was chosen as president ; H.
C. Kioney, first vice-president, O.
S. Blanchard, second vice-president;
JtmesE. Hair, secretary with Judge
James Holman and Thos. Frye as flrt
and second aasistauU. The club will
meet again on next Tuesday.
MAKING PREPARATIONS
FOR POULTRY SHOW
The Grants Pass Poultry Keepers
Association will hold a meeting on
next Tuesday evening at Guild Hall
aud will be glad to welcome visitors
and aoyone int-restsd in poultry. At
ttiis meeting the annual election of
officers will take place and arrange
ments will be made for the next
poultry show which this year will be
held in December and will run three
days. Aimer Dixoo of Salem who
was here to judge the last poultry
show has agreed to come again this
year.
IRRIGATION CON-
Meets at Two O'clock at
Commercial Club.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING
Facts and Figures Showing Cost
of Irrigation Under Gov
ernment Protects.
There are some interesting facts
regarding the Irrigation of this part
of the Rogue River Valley aud it is
well to note that It will be, to a large
extent, a p'implug proposition, as not'
more than 5000 acres on each side of
the river can be reached by gravly
ditches. This would leave 20,000
acres nuder the high line canal which
must be furnished with water by a
pumping proposition. A few years
ago, the pnmplng of water for irri
gation would have been considered
hardly practical but the United States
Reclamation Service has proven that
It can be done. most satisaftoorily. In
North Dakota there are three pnmp
lng projects all located on the Mis
souri river. It Is a well known fact
that the Missouri la otioertalu as to
its channel and it often liappeus that
new one Is ma ie during a spring
freshet. This makes It Impossible to
construct dam that will be of per
manent servioe and the result Is that
It has been found necessary to pump
ths water iuto the ditches. Quoting
from the Natioual Geographic Maga
sine on this subject, we find the fol
lowing:
"Fortunately great beds of lignite
were discovered lu 'he vicinity on
publio land, and tbe euglneers pro
posed that the government should turn
coal miner, miuing its own coal and
developing power therefrom. A large
power house was erected at the mine
aud power Is now conveyed electri
cally to the river. An exceedlnidy
unique, plaa was deviaed to overcome
tbe eooeutrioltiea of the Mla-onrl.
The pumps are placed on floating
barges, which will accommodate, them
selves to changes in the river channel
aud on the water level. The water is
delivered through pipes with flexible
joint into reservoirs, and from these
basins is ptimied into the canals.
These reservnrs serve to settle the silt,
large quantities of which are carried
in solution by the Missouri River,
the 'ceutral plant, near Willlstnn,
supplies power to two of tlieso pro
jects." Down in Southwestern Kansas they
have another and different proposi
tion, ihete was only 8000 acres of
laud and to Irrigate these It wasfouud
necessary to sink wells. Threi hun
dred of these were sunk and they are
in groups of 12 each and they vary
from 12 to 15 inches iu diameter.
Each group will lie operated by its
own pumping plant and all pumps
will be operated by electricity gen
erated In a central power station.
The water from the wells will be
lifted into a concrete lined conduit,
which discharges Iuto the main canal.
During the irrigation season this
leviathan putuplug plant will lift
80,000 acre feet, or about 11,000,000,
000 gallons.
The value of land in this part of
Kansas, io its natural condition,
varies frot? 5 to lfi per sore. Wheu
reclaimed by irrigation it is eaxily
worth from f 100 to 1150 per acre. The
principal crnjis are sugar-beet aud
alfalfa, considerable quantities of
which are already tinder cultivation.
Apple aud melons at repeoially
profitable crops when irrigated.
Both the North Dakota and South
western 'Kansas propositions ware
complete and supplied water to the
settler this year. We regTet that we
are Doable to furnish the figures
which th i reclamation servio fixed
for water rights but as the govern
ment charges from 30 to f M) an acre
generally, It is safe to say that the
charge In the two oases 1 somewhere
between these two figure.
The subject of Irrigation in this
part or uregon mould be taken up
along educational line if w would
arrive at praotloal result.
(Continued on last fatje)