VOL. XXIV.
GRANTS PASS, JOSBPHINB COCJNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1908.
NO. 35
THE JOSEPHINE
COUNTY LEAGUE
Good Roads Association
has Been Formed
MONDAY'S CONVENTION.
Several Interesting and Instructive
Talks on All-Important Sub
ject of Good Itaods.
The Good Roads Convention an
nounced last week was held on Mon
day afternoon, and the beginning of a
movement which will be of the ut
most Importance to this growing
community. The Grants Pass or
chestra was on hand and discoursed
sweet strains while the crowd gath
ered and at various times during the
program. The Bethany Quartet
composed of Messrs. Cramer, Veatcb,
Cramer, Voorhles, also favored tue
gathering with a couple of selections
which were well received. H. L.
Andrews sang a beautiful solo at the
close of the meeting.
Judge Stephen Jewell presided
over over the convention, and before
Introducing the Good Roads repre
sentatives, called upon Fruit In
spector H. C. Bateham to explain the
connection between good apples and
good roads. Mr. Bateham did so by
stating that there was a vast amount
of land all around Grants Passs
which was excellent for raising ap
ples, but unfortunately It would be
Impossible to get the fruit to the
railroad until the wagon roads were
improved. His talk was Interest
ing and instructive.
Benton Bowers of Ashland, a
member of the state legislative com
mittee on good roads, and who Is
deeply Interested in the movement
for better highways, explained his
Ideas, stating that he considered it
necessary to have the constitution
amended in order to enable counties
to issue bonds. A bill aiong these
lines will be presented to the next
legislature and he Is of the opinion
tuat It wll. be enacted Into law. he
explained thai this had been done in
California and though at first great
ly opposed, was now favored by al
most every resident of that state.
The taxing system now in vogue does
not raise a sufficient fund to
build good roads and furthermore Is
objectionable In that it puts the en
tire burden on present tax payers to
build roads for the future, whereas
by the bonding system the present
generation pays only its proportion,
thus equalizing the expense The
bill providing for the amendment to
the constitution will also carry a
provision tor the appointment of a
state road commission and engineer
to act with the county court.
Judge John H. Scott was next in
troduced as the Good Roads Evan
gelist. He talked at length explain
ing the purpose for which the Good
Roads League was organized and the
work It was endeavoring to bring
Compliments of
R. H. O'NEILL
The Housefurnisher
By special arrangement we are enabled to make
the following Git AND OFFER to our customers:
To the ter6on who has patronized us to the amount
of $S.M FOR CASH we will give a card which will
entitle the holder to one life-size 16x20 portrait on
the payment of 98c at the Grants 1'ass Studio.
SittiMas Free.
Note The work given with this offer is possi
tively guarantee! to be first class, and those not
holding these cards will be charged the regular price,
$3.00.
Full line of Frames and Moulding at greatly re
duced prices. See them all look them over.
R. H. O'NEILL, The Housefurnisher
.unimuimnm '
about Good roads, he said, are not
such a great problem as most people
are inclined to think, and other peo
ple In other states are solving the
problem, and it is important that the
people of Oregon do not longer de
lay In taking hold of the matter. He
was not inclined to agree with many
who think that the pioneers were de
relict in their duty for not having
built roads, but rather felt that they
did a great work in coming in and
settling up the country paving the
way for the present generation, and
it U up to thu now-come-a to build
the roads to handle the Itureasins
traffic.
The Good Roads League, he said,
has no pet schemes or projects but
they do believe that there are a few
things which ought to be done . The
state should make an appropriation,
the counties should help, and the
abutting property owners help. A
state highway commission Is needed,
with an engineer. A tax of at least
one-half mill should be levied, and
this will raise $300,000 next year,
and he believes that the money
should be apportioned so that no
county Bhould have expended within
her borders more than $20,000 until
all other counties had had a like
sum.
Reference was made to the pro
posed state highway running from
the northern to the southern bound
ary and connecting through this
state California and Washington.
The proposed road, he said, would
run through Grants Pass. Califor
nia is building a road from Mexico
to the Oregon line, Washington is
building a road connecting Oregon
on the north with Canada, and Ore
gon should do her part by filling in
the intervening space. He called
attention to the advisability of do
ing so from- a commercial stand
point, as the road would be used by
thousBands of tourists in automo
moblles and othes means of convey
ance. The speaker referred to Michi
gan's road law, which is very com
plete, but advised that we do not
try and go so far all at once, but
start with a good dirt road. He
then explained by means of a black
board drawing, practical road build
ing, emphasizing the necessity of
careful drainage. No matter how
good a road surface is built if
drainage is neglected the road will
sooner or later go to pieces. Next
a substantial foundation should be
provided. In establishing a grade
where fills are necessery the founda
tion rock or earth must be firmly
pressed Into place with a heavy roll
er. For surfacing after the grade
is completed the first layer should
be four inches of crushed rock,
broken, into pieces two and a half
Inches in diameter. This should be
well rolled into place while being
applied, care being taken to see that
the road is kept crowning well in
the center to Insure good surface
drainage Then the secoud course of
two Inches of crushed rock should
be added, broken to about one and
a half Inches; roll again thoroughly
and add rock screenings, being care
ful to keep out dirt and sand; giv
ing the screenings a chance to work
down into the interstices left by the
layers of crushed rock. After this
the roadbed should be sprinkled and
rolled. If not well rolled at least
50 per cent of the work done will bo
(Continued to page 4)
APHIS FROM -GRANTS PASS
GO TO THE
President Theodore Roosevelt
Taft, will receive a box of Spitzenberg Apples, a gift from the
Rogue River Fruit Exchange. One box will be taken from the
orchard of Will Scoville, and the
Robertson Rogue River apples
fit for the two foremost men in the
be made within the next few days.
LOCAL POLITICS NOW
WARNING
UP
H. C. Kinney la that Builnitt
Men's Candida.! for th
Msxyor.
Up to the eleventh hour thai was lit
tle inteieit taken is the selecilon of cau-
didates for mayor snd council to be voted
on at the next station on December; 7,
but it is different sow aad every minute
seem to add enthusiasm to our citiiena.
Tuesday evening ward caucuses were held,
resulting in the following nominations:
First ward U. T. UaWin and O. M.
Colwell. Col well later withdrew and by
pelition J. Q. Rigg) it now the candidate.
Second ward E. C. Harmon and J.
E. Mvers
Third Ward H. J. Clarke and Roe
Cheshire.
Fourth Ward W. T.Coburn and Geo.
Cronk.
Wednesday evening a convention was
held at the court house and two taodidatea
for mayor were placed in nomination.
H O Kinney and Dr. J. C. Htnith.
Dr. Smith stands for a continuation of
the present municipal affairs, and H O.
Kinner.who is termed the bnsine man's
candidal, stands for greatar civic im
provement end a geod, clesn tiusinrs
like administration. Mr. Kinney hon
ored the eity several years ago by serving
as mayor and also on the councr, aau
his record during those times is a forcible
argument fur his election at this time ts
the n ghet otnee within the I'll ol le
people of this city. The iiift Is really a
questionable one inasmuch as it means a
whole lot or gooa. nard won, nut as mr.
Kinney is one of the largest Us payers
and mort enterprising business men, and
i anxious to see the city pr sper as it
will under the right sort of tiiun.cl' al
management, ho is willing to put bi
shoulder to the wheel once more and
work for Itiggor, Better and Greater
Grants Pass.
The report is alisady bring; oi'CU'stodi
as it has been many times b-(e e, lhat
Mr Kinney is a stock holder in the
Rogue River Water Company but in an
swer to this ha as be is not now an I
never has been a stork hoinVr in that
ounipany
COMMERCIAL CLUB
GETS A BIG BOOST
At last Saturday's meeting of the
i' ..it Growers Exchange held at
the opera house, Judge Geo. H.
Durham addressed the audience on
behalf of the Commercial Club,
outlining the work done in the past
and also explaining the present need
of co-operation between the fruit
growers and the business men of
Grants Pass; he also urged upon the
tax-payers the necessity of their
signing a petition to the county
court urging that body to make an
appropriation as provided by tbe leg
islature of 1906 for the purpose of
advertising the resources of the res
pective counties. As a general re
sult nearly all of the citizens attend
ing the meeting signed the petition.
Fifteen new members "were en
rolled In the Comercial Club as fol
lows: W. R. Kannle, Fred Mensch,
Will Soovlll, manager of the Fruit
Exchange, C. D. Coon, 8.W. Phillips,
K. G. Scott, H. C. Bateham. Wlllard
Cbase.H. E. Gale.D. C. Hefley.lt. K.
Turner, Prof. O' Gara, A. T. Lewis,
C. H. Elsman, C. 13. Fowler, making
total membership of 125, by far
the largest number ever enrolled In
tne hlBtory of the organization. Sec
retary Andrews has adopted the slo
gan "200" (members) working for
10,000 population for Grants Pbhb,
which means a greater Increase for
the balance of the county, as most of
the home-seekers are locating In the
surrounding parts of the county.
Tbe club Is now in a fair way to
be a most Important factor In tbe
development of this entire section,
and the good work already accom
plished In tbe past 18 months bids
fair to be greatly surpassed the com
ing year.
WHITE HOUSE
and President Elect William H.
other from the orchard of W. L
are not only fit for a king but
United States. Shipment will
FRUIT MEETING
WAS A HUMMER
Growers Hliould Always Know Trice
to be Paid Them Before
Fruit Is Shipped.
The Rogue River Fruit Exchange
nceting held in the opera house last
Saturday afternoon was a successful
affair In many ways. To begin with,
ik' finest exhibit of apples ever seen
anywhere was on the stage; in the
second place, the Exchange gave a
tew minutes to Judge Geo. H. Dur
ham of the Commercial Club, and
the Judge turned exhorter for the
time being and talked fifteen people
Into Joining that excellent organi
zation; and In the third place Pro
fessor P. J. O'Gara was on hand and
gave a moat interesting talk to our
fruit growers.
Prof. O'Gara began his talk by
referring to the exhibit that had
been brought In, and said that he
had seen apple shows all over, had
seen bigger apples but had never
seen forty boxes of such perfect sp
iles picked in so short a time before
but he knew that was an easy matter
here because all of our apples are
Tood.
For several years past, the pro
fessor has devoted a great deal of
attention to pear blight and bus
made a study of that disease in Ore
gon, California, throughout the
South and In the East. So for it
.i.i j not made a great deal of head
way in this state but has made its
appearance and therefore if our or
hardlsts are to keep it from follow
ing the steps of other states who
have lost practically all of their best
mil be allowed to get a
: r. Is on'.y
a relative name. It is a vogotublo
organism so minute that If 25,000
of them were placed end to end they
would not make an Inch. It attacks
pears, apples and quince. The
plant Is a low 'order of bacteria
and on acouut of Its smallness can
not be seen until It has gotten well
Into its work.
The professor described at length
how trees become infected with it,
from ftower-vlsitlng Insects, sap
suckers and pruning tools not being
properly cleansed. He urged or
churdlsts not to wait for spring to
get rid of It but to cut it out now
and whenever it makes Its appear
ance. In tbe spring the first Indication
of pear blight may be noticed by the
blossoms appearing wilted, the twigs
or leaves turning black. The trees
should be so grown that there will
be no fruit spurs on the trunk oi'
body, and under no circumstances
should sprouts be allowed to grow
out from the roots as much of the
Infection comes that way. He also
advised that nursery stock be used
grown on Keefer or Winter Nellls
roots as they are both very resistant
A peculiarity of pear blight Is that
It will not attack a tree tbat is not
thrifty. Trees that are Inclined to
blight should be supplied with nitro
genous foods very sparingly. He
also advised orchardists to go slow
about manuring pear orchards and
Spitzenberg apples; also to be care
fill not to over-prune trees subjec t to
blight. Pear blight can not be
treated by spraying the disease must
be rut out.
Inasmuch as practically all pear
blight Is taken Into the trees by in
sects, and mostly flower visiting In
sects, many persons are apt to con'
elude that bees should not be kept
in orchards, but this Is a mistake,
and the professor advised all or
chardists to keep bees as this Is tbe
best means of securing cross pollin
ation.
Reference was made to irrigation,
.loa thu professor stated that he be
lieved that this would be the most
important and profitable undertak
ing that could be gone into tor this
valley, but he advised his hearers not
o .w uii t no theory that because a
little water is good for '.feet I ha' a
wUole lot is better, but to use It
jparlngly and intelligently.
A brief reference was made to an
thraenose, which la a fungus trouble,
.ui i u id disease being so well known
u uiJ not deem it wise to take up
ouch time with it. In spraying he
said to use good bordeanx which Is
iky blue in color and must be made
and used fresh. In spraying a pump
that can not develop 900 pounds
.iressure to the luch should not be
used as good work could not be done
im loss.
1 he matter of frost prevention was
discussed and numerous instances
cited where excellent work had
been done by keeping piles of old
rails and wet straw and litter handy
so that smudges could be started
when the danger point is reached.
On tne subjecc of marketing
fruit, our exchange was compli
mented on the showing so far
made, and the growers were ad
vised to get out of the habit of
dumping their product Into the cars
and trusting to luck to get a good
price. There is no reason, he said,
why an orchardlst or farmer should
not know what he Is to get tor his
crop when he sells it any more than
there is for a manufacturer or deal
er of any kind to ship goods and
then settle on the price afterwards.
If people are going to organise to
keep the price down the fruit grow
ers were compelled to organize to
keep it up and should do so. He
said the great success of Hood
Rlfver apple growers and otjher
fruit growers In that section was
due largely to their excellent or
ganizations. It Is generally agreed that the
visits of Professor O'Gara to this
ssectlon have been Incalculable
benefit to all of our orchardists.
He has visited many of the placet
and In nearly every case baa been
able to point out to the owners
some way by which their trees could
be Improved and a better grade of
fruit produced. In closing his ad-
ress he stated that he expected to
visit here again In the spring and
make a more thorough stndy of
conditions and expressed his wll-
Mnnness to visit any place desired
and answer any and all questions
regarding the fruit Industry.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
VISIT GRANTS PASS
Two different let of railroad officials
were in Grafts Pae during the past week.
First came Superintendent L. R. Fields
and Resident engineer W, Hallows and
later General Manager J. I'. O'Brien;
General Freight Agent It. B. Miller;
General Passenger Agent Win. M. Mc-
Murrsy and District Freight Agent
C A. Malbocuf. Both parlies stayed
here long enough to meet our tiusineai
men, visit the apple dmplay at the opera
house, and see something of the valley.
Their visit bare at this time was simply
to get belter acquainted with our peo
pis as they are out on a general tour
in the interest of the road. They
greatly admired eur apple exhibiti and
ware loud in their praise of tbe valley
as a fruit producer.
While here tuey promised to send
the Southern Pacific Demonstration
train to this section sometime iu Febru
arv, and on December a horticultural
meeting will he held at which it is
hoied to have Dr. Witbyonmbe snd
t'ri'f. Lewis of the agricultural College
present. Mr. Melboetif promised to
the-e gentlemen and if they can coins
will notify Secretary Andrews of the Com
niercial Club so that arrangements can be
made for the meeting. On the evening
of that day Mr, Malboeuf will meet with
lha members of the Commercial Club to
diteuM freight rates and other matters of
importance.
To close ont our stock of Bain
Wagons we will sell one 3 4 inch
Gear with standard height wheels
S and S in. tires for $90.00 cash
(regular price $105.00). Also one
one-horse Bain Georgia wagon $60
(rerular price $82). Halr-Rlddle
Hardware Co.
ASHLAND TOOK
ALL THE HONORS
Won Both Football and
Basketball Games.
BOTH GAMES WERE GOOD
Crowd of Rooters Came From
Ashland and Grants Paae
Turned Out In Force.
One of the cleanest and best attended
football games ever witnessed in Grants
Pass was played at tbe Athletic grounds
Thanksgiving afternoon between the
Southern Oregon Stale Normal and the
Grants Pass High School The day
was perfect and an 180 crowd tamed
out to cheer their favorites. Both team!
showed a marked Improvement over the
playing which they did at Ashland. It
was a general subject of comment that
there was no wrangling but instead a
friendly rivalry between the two teams,
which made tbe game especially Inter
esting to the unltlated.
No score was made by either side th
first half Within a minute after the
beginning of tbe second half, Stuart of
the Normal got the ball at kick-eff and
tore down the field (or a touchdown. Nor
tual kicked a goal, making sis points.
Within ten minutes more Bagley of tbe
Normal got loose with tbe ball and
made a spectacular sprint up the field
for another touchdown. Normal failed
at the try for goal leaving tbe score 11
to 0 in favor of the Normal.
The most exciting points of tbe game
came within five minutes of tbe end of
tbe second half when Orants Pass with
n five yards ol a touchdown and on
ber first down repeated bucking and
scrimmages (ailed to carry the ball over
tbe line and It went to the Normal who
sent it 100 yards down the field in two
long punts, and time was called with
lbs score standing It to 0 iu (avor ol
the visitors.
Tbe basketball game In tbe evening
at the Coliseum rink between the Grants
Pass High School and the Normal, was
more interesting tbao the football game
earlier in lbs day. The city showed its
appreciation of good clean athletics by
turning out In goodly numbers,
The game was speed ilaell from start
to finish and at the outset showed that
the teams were well trained and even
ly matched. At tbe end of the first
half the Normal was 2 points in the
lead; at the end of the secoud half the
High school had tied the score snd then
the (un began as tbe game was to con
tinue until one sids should throw a bas
ket. As a result of a double (owl both
sides bad a try at goal and both failed
Alter five miutes mors of hotly (ought
battls the Normal threw a basket, mak
ing tne score 11 to 9 in (avor of the
Normal.
Tbs Ashland boys and ibe friends
were all pleased with their treatment
while here. Prof. 11, II, Wardrlp,
manager (or the visiting teams re
marked belere leaving, that Grants Pass
surely knows how to entertain and un
der all circumstances to give ber visit
ors a royal welcome. After the basket
ball game a reception was tendered the
Normal boys in tbe W, O. W, bsll by
tbe High School.
Professor and Mrs. P. Ritner are in
tbs city on a combined business and
pleasure trip. Prol. Ritnsr conducts
the Ashland Commercial College which
is taut making a reputation (or turning
out competent office men and woman.
Tbs school now has the largest number
ol students enrolled since its beginning
and preparations are being made to se
cure additional room. Sometime ago a
request was made by people In Grants
Pass that tbe professor establish a
branch school bare but at that time he
was unable to do so, but on Inquiry it Is
learned that be now has a competent
teacher who could be sent and if a class
of 20 was secured be would be glad to
open a branch giving the same course
of instruction as that given at Ashland
and (or tbe earns money. Those in
terested in the matter might taks it op
with Commercial Club.
Mrs . James Hubbard told Mrs.
Jones tbat Jim never growls since
she uses Folger's Oolden Gate Cof
fee. Her grocer grinds It for her.