Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, January 29, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXIV. GRANTS PASS, JOSKPHINB COUNTY, OfcBGON, FRIDAY. JANUARY 29, 1909. 0. 44 ? RESIDENT COLLINS TALKS RAILROAD Commence Construction During Coming Spring 'X I HAS GONE TO SEATTLE I ; Will Send Out Corps of Engineers to P$ Re-survey a Part of ; the Line. President G. A. Collins of Rogue River & Oregon Southern Railroad, returned from a trip to the Illinois valley the latter part of last week and left on Friday night for Seattle. Before leaving, a representative of the Courier had the pleasure of talk ing to him regarding the probable time construction would commence un the road. In reply, to the ques tions tie said: "On this matter, I will say, as I have previously, that Jhere is no question as to the bulld og of the railroad to the Illinois ?alley. ? "My trip on the route made last jreek during the snow storm was for the purpose of ascertaining data, relative. to high water, etc., to ena ble us to better figure the amount and size of bridges on Slate Creek &nd Hayes Hills. . "In this connection will say that water along the hills was very much higher than expected and will re quire considerable bridging, rip-rap etc., that nad not been previously 2gured on. In fact the work on that section will have to be changed and will require a new survey. The work will be commenced within a few weeks or as soon as weather and water permit of the Engineers cross ing the creeks on foot with their instruments. "I expect to return to Grants Pass iortly and will then put a party of Jnglneers in the field after which I fill make some announcements as lo the plans of building the rail road, the coming spring and sum mer." Basket Ball. ;: The game Friday night between the Ashland Normal and the Nuggets resulted in a victory for the latter a score of 20 to 30. The game was fast and thrilling and abound ed ln pretty throws and clever passes tor the home team, and although the core was not very one sided It was dearly demonstrated from start to finish that the Nuggets had the In dlan sign on the Normal bunch. S For the home team, Woods threw tlx baskets, Baker six, while Moore and Stephenson each registered one from a different position. Stephen sou covered the floor like an old timer and to him is due the credit of giving Baker and Woods each alx clear baskets. Vlncnt. for the Normal threw six goals, and Bagley one. Howell and Vincent secured six foul throws. Baker threw two We have got to make room for our New Stock of Wall Paper Now on the way 25 Per Ct. off ON ALL CASH PURCHASES Come while the assortment is fine It 1 O'NEILL fouls for the home team. Baskt ball is meeting with a little more enthusiasm and It is to be hoped that the next engagement will meet with a larger crowd than the last. The lineup was as follows: Nuggets. Normals. Baker, , F, Howell Woods, F Vincent Stephenson, ' C Bagley Martin, G Loosley Moore, G Allen Referees Woodruff of . Ashland, and Rev. Mr. Bartlet of this city. The Nuggets meet the crack Ash land first team here Monday, Febru ary 1. This Is their first engagement on their tour of the Northwest. "The Lieutenant and the Cow boy," the new western military drama which comes to the opera house next Wednesday night, Febru ary 3, should not be confounded with the ordinary clap-trap melo-drama, for this a play of sterling worth and is presented by an extremely capable company. No better play can pos sibly be offered the Grants Pass theatre-goers this season, for the simple reason that nothing superior has been written. "The Lieuten ant and the Cowboy" is a tense heart thrilling drama, but bo sanely blend ed that the complete story clings in one's mind long after the performers are forgotten. It is by no means a "gun" play, but two shots being fired during the four acts, and neither of them In view of the audience. It is on the contrary, a strictly high-grade production well worth the attention of our most critical theatre goers. Salvation Army. Meetings will be held at the Sal vation Army hall Sundays at 11 a. m. Sunday Bchool at 2 p. m. Salva tlon meetings at 8 p. m. Week night meetings Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 p. m. Captain and Mrs. Layman In charge. Newman M. E. Church Services. The special meetings which are in progress at this church will go on each night except Saturdays until fiutheownotice. Preaching morning and evening on next Sabbath by the pastor. Special music by the choir and the soloists. An interesting fea ture of the meeting every evening is a 20 minute song srvlce led by Prof. McMurray and a solo by Prof. W. M. McMurray or A. S. Reltz. Sunday school at 10; Junior League at 6:30. Everybody welcome to all these ser vices. First Baptist Church. The special meetings now ln pro gress will be continued at both ser vices. The morning sermon will be on the topic, "The Sealing of the Spirit." This service begins at 10:30, and Is followed by the session of the Bible school under the direc tion of R. K. Hackett. The Young Peoples service will be ln charge of Roy Lathrop at 6:30. The final service Is at 7:30, when the pastor Bpeaks on the "Coming of the King There will be special music; W. M. VanDyke has charge of this Import ant part of the service. Beginning Monday evening Rev. E. H. Hicks of RoBeburg will assist the pastor each evening. Mr. Hicks will not disappoint. He enjoys a perennial revival ln his own church. You will be welcome. CAoHousefurnlsher South Side of lailroad on C St. FRUIT GROWING IN THIS VALLEY Some Observations Fruit Inspector by SOME CHANGES OCCURING Facts Drawn From Experience and Predictions Are Made for the Future By H. C. Bateham. This Is such a broad snbWt th, t am tempted to divide it un th Latin students do Gaul tranitinn-. that is into three halves. Some will consider It in three lights, past, pres- ent and future. To sav that a hnrrn hillside or an uncultivated plain will not produce good fruits and vege tables simply because they never have done so has proven a most egre gious error. I well remember the time when the early settlers in the Hood RiVer yalley would not think of locating on any of the dry sandy or gravelly hillsides near town, but went further up the valley and selected damp creek bottom and springy plac- es, thinking that only there would they find moisture and fertility suf- flcient to Derfect fruit. Now these neglected locations are. with Wftt for irrigation, selling for 11000 ner acre for fruit, while the creek hot- toms are classed as "Blmply hay land" and sell for about $100 per acre. Such Is the proposition here today. I will risk the assertion that the best fruits of the future will invari- ably come from the higher lands the red Bolls of these hillsides, as well as from the eranite slones with which this country is abundantly blessed. On these will be the valu- able orchards and vineyards of the future. Water will be used so some extent as a sort of Insurance, but it will be the rich soil and the bright sunshine that will be largely respon- slble for the fine fruits which this section a'III for all time be famous. The possibilities of the decomposed granite soil which constitutes much of our higher lands are not fully dem onstrated, and yet the value in the estimation of the public 1b rapidly ris ing as testimony continues to come in of luxuriant gardens, orchards loaded with most luscious fruit and hay and peas that grow higher than the fences on granite land. Those who have been here longest say that the granite land warms up better ln the spring, thus producing better and earlier strawberries and small fruits than any other soil. What Is needed Is men, real fruit growers, who will undertake the great transformation and help make the desert blossom as the rose. A well-known horticulturist once said: The trouble with our fruit growing operations in this country Is that most of our fruitgrowers are simply farmers." The Inference Is that fruit growing takes more brains. All hall to the men who are now coming In here and taking hold of our neglected or- chards, whose owners, lacking In horticultural knowledge as well as Btlck-to-it-lveness, abandoned their places and struck out for the mines or sawmills. There are a few such orchards yet to be had here, but be- fore another year they will all be tak- en up by the new owners or will of necessity fall a prey to the Inspector who well knows that an orchard with- out a caretaker is a fit subject for condemnation. lt Is plain to be seen that a better day is dawning for the fruit grower In this valley already he is better paid and consequently he has a right to feel encouraged. His fruit is in demand because it Is of a superior nn.iuv. It has been well and truly remark ed by one of our Grants Pass writers that nhMirvatlon teaches us that the nf fruit vrowloK can only be ao nirnl after careful study and experl ence. The man who would succeed it. tf mnat be a worker, and to such man success comes as a matter of ,.rn what 1 have seen convinces WU.cv. .. . .... fruit brnvinr riemandi intelligence of the first order, and if men will learn tho business, success will crown their efforts. Nature has produced here the soil, the climate and the surroundings and has left man to do the rest, There is no better way of proving how well we are doing our part of this great work than by looking over the returns. The three elements which enter into this item of re turns are, first, yield; second, price, and third, expense. Enterprising fruit growers, by reading, comparing notes and by learning by experience, will be able to increase the yield or price or both and reduce the expense so that the matter of profit Is soon an assured fact, But after all, the great reason why the fruit of this section is constantly going higher Is the fact that this item of expense or loss is do great In most of the older fruit growing states that it leaves no chance of prom, consequently neglect and dls- cura8ement rolIOW- A prospective fru,t grower would look a long time before finding a place where this lit- ue uuier p,u ol exPen8 can maae 80 BmaU and the returnB 80 as r,sui ne & e nogue Kiver vauey The State Board of Holtlculture, in Its report last year said: "There Is no other section of the United States where apples and pears are grown, where the shipping qualities of the fruit compares with those of the Rogue RIver Valley' Fru,t 8ent to the WorId'B Fftlr at St Lou,S from Rogue R,ver VaUey a conaiuon an irom 8ny oiner pari 01 ine 8iaie- i ma motaln-ed valley, for 100 miles ln length- lnclud,n5 foothills, is so Periecu' sueuerea mai mere are no severe rain Btorms to blight the bios Bom8 or Dlgtt wlnas 10 Dlow on tne fru,t- Sunshine 1b what gives flavor 88 wel1 Ra clear color to the fru,t-and nere e nave 11 ,n aDunaanco- Wlth tne aB8"rance nlch we now nave m p,eniy OI Wttier Ior ,mBa" tlng PurP8es' ine la8t arawDack to- WRra e"en8l' rrult growing opera- Uon8 ha8 been feniove. and already inere are indications or sucti an awakened interest in fruit growing as 1018 coun"y nas never seen wore, 0n a11 B,de8 we hear tne ft88ert,on mftde a8 t0 tne number of tree r v,nes whlch are to be Planted th,a com,n8! season. Several large con- tracU are alreaav under way and the plan so successfully tried in oiner sections of dividing up large tracts In 10 acre lots on easy terms is being launched here with every prospect of abundant success. Since my appointment as fruit In spector for Josephine county I have been in close touch with the major ity of fruit growers of this region and It Is not putlng It too strong to say that where there were 100 or- chards left without care and cultiva- tln a year RS there will scarcely be found one this year. Of course there Is more than one reason for this. It Is not alone that they are to be compelled to spray or dig out but on the other hand they have the Induce ment of good prices obtained through a good shipping concern And right here let me say a word of praise for our Rogue River Fruit Exchange. For the short time or- ganlzed It nas done a reaiiy remarK- able business ln collecting, shipping &na 8el"nR t B0,,tl prices our whole crop of apples, which were actually being picked before the organization waB perfected. The saving to the growers on boxes, paper and spray materlul has been considerable, aside from tho benefits of being assured of good markets and shipping facilities. The magnificent display of boxed apples sometime ago at me upera House was the suggestion of one of our number, who thought It would pay to give tho Impression of good backing to the government official, J. P. O'Oara, who naa oeen sent nere 10 help us keep out pear nngnt ana om- er diseases. The suggestion was Im- mediately acted upon and our two most expert packers worked witnout dinner until the hour of meeting with what results we all know. A semi-circle of 40 boxes of beau- tlfully packed and polished apples of til shades of coloring, from the white . ... - nd yellow of Glorl Munai ana New town, to the deep red of the Wlnesap and 8nltzenberg. Every style of pnek - was also shown, from the three-tier - down to the five-tier both diagonal and square pack, and the wnoia cap .... a wi by the superb box of Rpltz for president Roosevelt. Many who had .orn the display at Portland and - - - ( PontiniiPil nn fourth Dtte.) COMMISSIONER CARSON TALKS Discussion on Conditions in This Section AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK What Is Said About Lands, Fruit Growing and Farm-' Ing Here Last week the Courier made ex tracts from the Biennial Report of Mr. Carson, the horticultural comis sloner of this district. To the homeseeker, what Mr. Carson Bays will be of great value and to that class we commend this part of the report. Josephine County Josephine 1b a southern county, next to California. Its topography, is mountains, foothills, with many small valleys running ln all direc tions through the country. The county is drained by the Rogue, Appplegate and Illinois rivers, with many smaller creeks that are tributary to the larger rivers. The best alluvial soils are along the streams, which are devoted to fruitgrowing, apple, pear and peach. These fruits mature here t0 perfection. Potatoes and all kinds of garden truck are raised, and Hnds a ready market among the miners In tne mountains, and the towns of the county. 1 Corn, clover, umoiny ana airalIa grow ly along the BtreamB, without Irrlga tlon, and alfalfa yields three crops during the year. On the foothill soils alfalfa yields three crops in the year, where water lis available for irrigation. On deep hill lands, alfalfa matures one good cutting, and If the season Is favora ble, two cuttings without Irrigation, The demand for hay in the local market is always greater than the production, owing to the large lum ber and mining Industry of the county. Alfalfa ln this county is a great source of profit, paying as high as 40 net per ton. There are many acres of foot-hill lands in this county that years ago were regarded by the pioneer as only fit for grazing. Experience has taught later generations that these red foot-hill lands grow the best of table grapes. Such Buperb Euro- Ipean varieties as the Flame Tokay, Malaga, Muscat, Black Cornlchon, together with all the American types of grapes, grow and mature to perfection. Now many acres of these red foot hill lands are being cleared and I In commercial vineyards. The value 0f these red hills Is advancing rap ij)y, a well kept vineyard of Flame Tokays on these red hills is an annual source of profit to their owner Spring or fall frosts rarely Injure a vineyard on the slopes of the foot hills. In fact, the writer has had a commercial vineyard on the foot hills of Josephine county for 28 year8 and never suffered an Injury from Bprlng or fall frosts during that per0d, until this "freak" year HgoR, when a frost occurred thit killed the foliage on the vines on 8cptmbr 25, with the result that mBny jate varieties that had not rPened, were a loss The eftrllest fall froHts that ever oc currej aurng the 28 years was on October 25, 1905. All varieties be n- ru0 DO j0M WM na(j Name WanU-d I will give a setting of eggs from my pen of Barred Rocks to the per- Uon submitting tae most appropriate name for my poultry yard. Names i . - to be In my hands before March 1st. 1.29-lt JOHN SUMMERS, N. Sixth street The best 25c hoso now 16c, which i. . a ... m.- - it test man com, as w o.o ,;Uil.u out all men rurnisning gooas, ana when the present tstock is gone we are not going to carry It any longor I . . . l W. J. Gardner u. l-zz-zi Estimates for Forestry Service. William II. Benton, a construc tion engineer of the Forestry Service arrived in Grants Pass on Wednes day afternoon. Mr. Benton has for his territory the Pacific coast and Alaska and his branch of the ervlc Is to make estimates for the fiscal year for the roads, trails and bridge construction, and for other pur poses,, so as to make the Forestry Service more practical each year. Among the things which are to be provided for this season Is a tele phone down the Rogue river, across the Illinois, valley and down the Chetco to a point on the coast. In connection with this enterprise some Important trails are to be con structed. Mr. Benton's position is a very responsible one and to hold It he must necessarily possess in a large degree the confidence of the chief of the Forestry Department. His headquarters are in Portland from which point he visits all sec tions of his territory. Two Bob-Cats and a Wolf. E. L. Churchill, J. G. Rlggs, J.H. Flrey and F. B. Oldlng left here last Saturday noon on No. 14 and left the train at Tunnel No. 5, 12 tulles be yond Glendale. They were loaded down with guns and ammunition and were intent on giving Mr. Flrey an opportunity to kill a bear. After leaving the train they walked two and one-half miles to the Churchill Klasenger. ranch, where they camped and from which point they made excursions in the hills looking for big game, but the weather was bad and the snow from 18 to 24 In ches deep on the hills and they were Boon convinced that Bruin and all his relatives were hibernating. They followed the course of the mountains and streams and beat the brush for three days but secured only two bob cats and one wolf. They say they were just showing their friend Ore gon scenery, and as he is delighted with his experience, no one should find fault. They returned to town Wednesday afternoon. They tell of strawberries in blossom and violots ln bloom on the mountain sides, but we did not ask how deep the snow was at thlB particular point. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. Notice Is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Josephine County will hold the. regular exami nation of applicants for state and county papers at Grants Pass, as fol lows: For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday, Febru ary 10, 1909 at 9 o'clock a. m and continuing until Saturday, February 13, 1909 at 4 p. m. Wednesday Penmanship, history, spelling, physical geography, read ing, psychology. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching grammar, book keeping, physics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, composition, algebra, English litera ture, school law. Saturday Botany, plain geometry, general history. For CCounty Papers. Commencing Wednesday, Febru ary 10, 109, at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until Friday, February 12. 1909, at 4 p. m. 11 Wednesday Penmanship, His tory, Orthography, Reading, Physical Geography. Thursday Written Arithmetic, Theory of Teaching, Grammar, Phy siology. Friday Geography, School Law, Civil Government, English Lltera- tur LINCOLN 8AVAGE, County Superintendent. Grants Pass, Ore., Jan. 28, 1909. Seventh Day AdventUt Church. Sunday German Bong and preach ing service; in the evening at 7 mo preaching service, tubjoct "It Man Immortal?" Saturday, Babuatn school at 10 a. m., preaching at 11. Young Poples meeting at I p. m. All are cordially Invited. Pastor, T. L. Thuemler. First Christian Science Society. Christian Science service will be held In the W. O. W. hall Sunday January kl, at li a. m. Subject "Love". Wednesday evening ser vice at 7:30 p. m. in the Reading Room in the opera house block, north hall. All are cordially it vlted to attend. Calling r4s at the Courts.