VOL. XXIV.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 12. 1909.
NO. 50
PULL TOGETHER
PAVE 6TH STREET
Get Ready for the Many
Visitors Coming.
IT IS TIME TO GET BUSY
AU Want Paving Done This Spring
Are Waiting for the Council
To Commence Work.
than hauling material to make a bad
job.
The Courier urges upon our able
street committee prompt action in
this matter, as the trains are already
bringing to Grants Pass many home-
seekers and investors; let us not
drlfe them away by our seeming
neglect of civic improvements. It
is a truism worthy of remembrance
not to wait opportunity but make
it. Get ready for the visitors we
expect and let them know that we
are alive to the Importance of good
streets and other utilities and advan
tages which go to make up a town
worthy of a place among the or
chards of the Rogue River valley.
THE IRRIGATION
ORDINANCE PASSED
Emergency Declared to
Exist Prompt Action
AN ENTHUSIASTIC SESSION
IMPORTANT WORK OF
LADIES' AUXILARY
This Ordinance Will be a Great Help
tu the Irrigation Enterprise Now
Occupying Public Attention.
Berrsford.
The unanimous verdict of "Who's
Your Friend?" during its long run in
New York was that it was the bright
est, wittiest and most laughable com
edy dealing with New England life
that has been Been in many years.
San Francisco and Los Angeles have
said the same within the past few
days, as every city of importance In
California. With the original pro
duction surrounding Mr. Beresford,
"Who's Your Friend?" will be the
attraction at the Opera House,
Grants Tass, March 17.
DEMONSTRATION
TRAIN TO VISIT US
Agricultural College Pro
fessors to be Here.
thing Is the real difference between
success and failure. Remember this
occasion will enable you to learn
the latest methods In the callings of
those we have enumerated and every
one should be on hand to meet this
train and secure really Important
and valuable information.
AN IMPORTANT OCCASION
5-gallon oil cans wanted at Halr-Rlddle'B.
1. M. C. A. RALLY.
Sunday, March 21, will be Y. M.
. A. day in Grants Pass. Secretaries
H. W. Stone, I. B. Rhodes, F. E. A.
Smith and others will be here and
plan to conduct two special meetings.
The object is to arouse an interest
In Association work in this city.
Particulars will be given next week.
SURVEYING OF THE
CANAL PROGRESSES
Fruit Growing, Dairying, Live Stock,
and General Fanning Will He
Subjects Treated.
The subject which weighs heavi
est on the conscience of the average
good citizen of Grants Pass is the
matter of paving Sixth street and the
repairs on olher streets which should
be made without delay. There is an
old saying which is recognized as
true the world over and that is "A
man is known by the company he
keeps." We can properly and truth
fully add another maxim: "A city
Is known by Its civic administra
tion." Officials, as a rule, give
attention to city matters In pro
portion and In accordance with
ttiA nublic demand and no more.
The stream does not rise higher than
Its source.
The people of thlB city at. the last
municipal election chose officials
pledged not only to business me
thods, but to twentieth century en
terprise. The one thing intended
was the upbuilding of Grants Pass
and making of It the metropolis of
the Rogue River valley. Unfortun
ately the rainy season has prevented
street work from the time the new
administration took charge of muni
cipal matters up to the present so
that little In the way of street im
provement could be undertaken,
but the winter of our discontent is
fairly over and it Is high time we
get busy. There are ordinances to
be drawn for street paving that
should be ready for passage at an
early day. It the property owners
want this work to be commenced
they should get together and take
the necessary action without wait
ing for public sentiment to drive
them to it. We have the opportun
ity this year to make this city one
of the best towns in Oregon and we
should be up and doing, but first
let u have the one great thorough
tare of the town paved and the other
streets put in thorough repair.
These municipal improvements
will bring to us a large number of
Investors this year and, as a result,
will add greatly to our taxable
wealth. To make this a popular
residence city and a business center,
we must look closely after our muni
clpal Improvements. The rock
crusher and the big roller should
be promptly secured and the
street work commenced. Whatever
Is done do not allow any more dirt
and stoneB dumped In to fill holes
We have had too much of this in the
past. Put the grader at work round
lng up the surface and let the water
run off. then" put on the roller and
keep these machines going on such
Dlares as elve way. This is cheaper
The Ladles' Auxiliary met in re
gular session Monday. The first
business in order was the report of
the Civics Improvement committee.
Mrs. Gunnell reported that 900
roses have been distributed this
month throughout the city. The
roses ordered came In good condition
and being two-year-old roots, and
specially hardy ones at that, they
will be giving good returns all sum
mer with right care. The effect of
this on our city will be Inestimable
from more stand points than one.
The committee's work of distribution
was made possible only through the
generous help of Geo. N. Parker,
who gave much of his time to de
livering them.
Friday of this week Is planting
day at the schools. Exercises were
held in the different rooms after
The city council met in special
session on last Monday evening for
the purpose of taking action on an
ordinance granting the right-of-way
for the irrigation ditches to pass
through this city. The ordinance
was read the first and second time
and then on motion was put on its
third reading, all the members vot
ing in favor of its passing. Below
will be found the full text of the or
dinance: ORDINANCE NO
i An ordinance grauuug, jubb-
phlne County Irrigation and Power
Company, an Oregon corporation,
its successors and assigns, the right
and franchise for a period of 60
years to build, construct, maintain
and operate ditches, canals and
flumes, and to convey water by
The survey on the gravity irriga
ting ditch has reached and passed
the race track, seven miles from the
point of starting at the dam. Chief
Engineer F. E. Hobson said on
Thursday night that the survey so
far was through ground easy to
work with the exception of about
T'OO feet at the dam, which was Quite
rocky and, consequently, expensive
digging. This ditch will be eight feet
wide on the bottom, 14 feet on the
top and ZVi feet deep. The survey
through the city runs through alleyB
and streets, but does not cross a
single residence lot. It the property
owners along the line of this ditch
In the country are liberal In regard
to the right-of-wav and subscribe
the ditch will be reary to furnish
promptly to the subscription fund,
water to the farmers in time to pre-
One of the events of Importance
this month is the visit of the Agri
cultural College professors to the
Rogue River valley. They will come
with a demonstration train, stopping
at each town. This is all important
with the people of this' section and
we make the announcement with
great pleasure
The train will start from Ashland
on the 22nd, stopping at all stations
on the way north, reaching Medford
that evening, where it will remain
over night. On Tuesday the 23rd
it will again Journey northward,
working its way from station to sta
tlon, and will reach Grants Pass at
1:20 p. m., where It will remain
for two hours
C. A. Malboeuf, the district freight
agent of the Southern Pacific lines
in Oregon will be In personal charge
of the demonstration train. It Is
to this enterprising railroad official
that we are Indebted for the benefit
of having a modern agricultural
college brought to all the towns in
we
means of said ditches, canals and
which the dudIIs adjourned to the flumes over, through, across and be- ent 1088 DT drought.
grounds for the planting of roses y0nd the streets and alleys of the Work on the 200-foot ditch Is
.J t., Tii a .woat nca aocH order- nw ni taaa nnw ftntor. progressing moBt satisfactorily. The
ed by the Auxiliary, were given the Lined or laid out, within the present survey has been completed to a point
children to take home for planting, dtv limltB and additions hereafter me ana a nan oeyona me city
A committee of ladles tor each Lotted, and to furnish water to the The f,r8t mMo on the Proposed line
school had been appointed by the inhabitants of nld town for irrlga- Je grade stakes have ben set and of
president to be present at mese tlon purposes and to charge tnereror,
exercises. and to declare an emergency.
The president called the attention The City of Grants Pass ordains as
of the ladles to the fact that this is follows:
the seftson for starting chrysanthe- Section 1. Josephine County Ir
mum slips in preparation for the Hgation and Power Company, an
Mft prhlhlt nlannod next fall. Oregon corporation. Its successors
The Auxiliary has many plans yet Lnd assigns, Is hereby and herein cent, which is not as much as has
h carried out this spring, but wanted the right and franchise for been estimated Dy some persons.
they are the kind that need money. L perlod of 50 years to build, con- The rights-of-way for the ditch has
Its work already this season has Btruct, maintain and operate ditches, oeen ciearea ana n.u reuuy m
proved the worth of this organlza- canals and flumes, and to convey the grade BtaKes to a point on upper
tlon to our city and though our cltl- water by means of said ditches, Sixth street south of the county
. IovrIIv erateful there has Lunula and flumes, over, through, home, a distance or live mnes irom
hm nn unee.lal onnortunlty. as yet, across and beyond the streets and the dam.
to show It. But that opportunity Is alleys of the City of Grants Pass, as me suu-ioot contour mien on me
close at hand. An entertainment 1b now determined and laid out, or as outh side of the river Is occupying
nn to h elven by the young people mav be hereafter determined or laid consioerauie attention irom uenenu
assisted by Mrs. Gunnell, one-half out, within the present city limits superintendent earner, unRineer
ha nrnPPPda of which are to go to and additions hereafter platted, and Wright and others. The survey has
t hi0' A,,Tlllarv. It Is to be a . furnish water to the Inhabitants been made past Frultdalo and thence
WIRELESS STATION IS
AMONG POSSIBILITIES
W. T. Perry, fiscal agent for
Josephine county for the United
Wireless Co., tells us that there is a
possibility of securing a wireless
telegraph station for Grants Pass if '
the necessary steps are taken soon.
Salem and Roseburg are to have
stations as soon as it is possible to
install the equipment. The engi
neers are now at Salem and will soon
be in Roseburg, where a Bite has
been donated by the city.
Grants Pass can secure a station
by making application to the com
pany and guaranteeing a revenue of
$100 a month. The company then
Installs the system and out of the
business pays the operator, office
rent and other necessary expenses.
The application for station and the
guarantee are necessary from cities
of less than 10,000 population. In
all cities of more than 10,000 popu
lation the company Intends installing
systems without any guarantee.
the ground plowed and the grader
is now at work. There are 10 teams
and perhaps 30 men working at vari
ous points along the line of this
ditch. Mr. Hobson says that the
contour increases the distance from
the dam to this city about 50 per
musical comedy, the entire cast
home talent. By supporting It en
thusiastically the citizens will be
giving the Auxiliary their mucn
needed help, and also encouraging
the many gifted young people of
Grants Pass.
The Auxlllnry la adding to Its
strength by the addition of many
new members. The following were
voted In Monday: Mrs. C. H. Gar-
ber. Mrs. Florence WellB, Mrs. H.
of said town for Irrigation purposes
and to charge therefor.
Section 2. Said corporation, Its
successors and assigns, shall use
reasonable care and diligence In the
construction of Its ditches, flumes
and canals, to guard against injuries
to persona and property, and shall
leave a safe and suttable roadway,
and repair all damage to the high
way wherever the same may occur.
Section 3. Safe and suitable
c Tivette. Mrs. unas. i-emmo, -icroBHmgB m me iunnuuup v.
C E. Coffman, Mrs. Albert Bench, streets shall be maintained, and the
W. R. McCraken, J. H. Hoioin, ditrhes and canals at mese piaces,
Mrs. W. It. Mcuraaen, j.
v. a A Swlnney. Mrs. W. A.
Newell, Mrs. C. V. Hlnkle, Mrs. Mol-
lie Beldlng.
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I Out nw hvc commenced to arrive 4
THIS WEEK WE RECEIVED
NEW CARPETS
NEW ART SQUARES
NEW WALL PAPER
NEW GO CARTS
See these goods before purchasing
W. w.U con... -II our I... ve r'. ..ork .1 Wall I'.p.r
at 23 pr cent off Ur a short lime.
OfTvTtTIT frQlousefurnisher
WJLL South Side of Railroad on C St.
ihnll he brldced over with cement
and otherwise properly protected
The said corporation shall use rea
sonahte care In guarding ennui
1ltches and flumes against injuries
to persons and property and shall
erect and maintain along said
ditches, canals and flumes, aud the
maintenance and operation thereof,
mid corporation shall In nil things
comply with such reasonable re
nutrementB, rules and regulations as
may from time to time be prescribed
y the said City of Grants Pass.
Section 4. H being necessary that
the ranalH, ditches and flutncg bo ex
cavated Immediately and before tho
dry season, and It being of great Im
portance to the health and conveni
ence that the citizens of Grants
Pbhb and vicinity shall hBve water
for Irrigation purposes, there Is ur
gent neceHHlty that the said ditches,
canals and flumes be complied as
soon as posHlblo, an Hin'rgency Is
declared to exist and this ordinance
Is placed on Its third rending and
final pssHuge and shall be In foil
force and effect frotn and afler Its
uncage and approval.
to the southwest, a distance of near
ly eight miles. A construction force
Is engaged clearing tho right-of-way
and preparing for active construc
tion on the first three miles of the
ditch. It Ib the Intention to push
this work as fnst aa possible from
now on. Frultdnle people are clenr-
Ing land and getting ready for Ir
rigation this season. This Is a mut
ter that will need tho attention of
the farmers along the lino of all
the ditches, If It Is their Intention
to make use of the water this yenr.
It Is most satisfactory to report that
men are coming In everyday and
subscribing to tho construction fund
so as to help tho great enterprise In
Its present time of need.
There will be a meeting of the
directors of the Irrigation company
on Saturday to discuss ways and
means of enlarging tho force on the
canals so us to push the construction
as fast as possible.
Grants Pass to Merlin:
Arrive Grants Pass 11:20 a. m.
Demonstrate Grants Pass 11:20 a. m.
Leave Grants Pass 1:20 p. m.
Arrive Merlin 3:00 p. ra.
Demonstrate Merlin... 3:00 p. m.
Leave Merlin 4:00 p. m.
It is to be hoped that both farmerB
and fruit growers will make It a
point to meet this demonstration
train which will consist of several
cars, especially and thoroughly
equipped for practical demonstra
tions, and will carry a number of
lecturerB from the Btaff of the Ore
gon agricultural college and experi
ment Btatlon, who will speak upon
the subjects of special interest to
the dairyman, horticulturist, growers
of livestock and farmers generally.
The Importance of this subject to
our fruit, dairy, livestock and gener
al farming Interests would be hard
to estimate. To know how to do a
Pittsburgh Perfect, the electrically
welded fence, is sold only by Cramer
Bros.
Real New York Production Coming.
So many inferior productions of
New York successes have been foist
ed upon the public of smaller cities
that when it Is announced by a re
putable manager that the bona fide
article will be presented, our local
theatergoers are only too eager to
turn out and give It a cordial re
ception. In the comedy of "Who's
Your Friend?" with Harry Beres
ford, theatergoers not only have the
word of New York and Chicago, but
the more recent reports of San Fran
cisco, Lob Angelea, Fresno, Sacra
mento and other cities of the state
of California during the past thirty
days. This complete production will
come to the Opera House, Grants
Pass, March 17.
Have you seen the Iron Age Com
bination Garden Seeder and Cultiva
tor at the Grants Pass Hardware Co.
SPOKANE HAS NO USE FOR
THE HOWIE TELEPHONE CO.
Slowest Kind of a Telephone Company Gets Fran
chisc Allowing Three Years to Complete Its
System Fails to Comply with Terms.
SI'OKANR, WaHh., March 5. Cor-, for UiIh purpose, and had dono con-
poratlon Counnel Hamblen yesterday I slderablo conduit work, In all
filed with tho city clerk a notice I amounting to some $300,000.
that the franchise of the Home Telo-1 Here Is where the "construction
phone company IB iudjoci to loncii
"Hereford Ik a (treat ('"median lie
HUM- Yon IiiikIi. Which In . ,
Un AiiHwer to Comedy."
This quotation Is from the Los
Angeles Kxnnilner of Monday, March
1. it Is simply a repetition of New
York's verdict during the long run of
"Who's Your Friend?" when It was
characterized as tho brightest, witti
est comedy seen there In years. With
the original production surrounding
Mr. Harry H resford, this comedy,
which has kept Hun Francisco and
l,on Angel.s laughing for three
weeks, will romo to Opera Houso,
Grants Pass, March 17.
Step ladder! at Hair-Riddle's.
Grand millinery opening March
19 and 29. The newest thing out In
feminine headgear Ib shown at Mrs.
K. Rehkopfs.
ure for failure to comply with the
terms upon which tho franchUo was
granted.
Under the term of the franchise
the company agreed to Install a plant
of Its own and to have It in opera
tion within threo years from the
date of the franchise. This the cor
poration counsel states tho company
has not done, with tho result, At
torney Hamblen says, that the fran
chise Is subject to forfeiture at the
option of the city council. Before
this forfeiture can, bo nifido binding
It must be acted upon by the courts,
and tho filing of tho formal notice
yesterday by the corporation coun
sel Is a preliminary step to that end.
In due time tho further legal action
necessary will bo Instituted.
Tho Home Telephone company
has erected a central building on a
costly site, which It has purcbasod
"compuny" comes lu. This concern
has a lien of $350,000 securely plas
tered over the building. This Is an
Invariable accompaniment wherever
the Homo company secures a' fran
chise. '
When Interviewed regarding the
notice filed against the company by
the corporation counsel, the ' local
representatives of the Home j com
pany vouchBufed no explanation as
to why the company had nt Install
ed a plant as required by the terms
of the franchise.
As a matter of fact, the now com
pany has discovered that the busi
ness world of Spokane Is very much
opponed to tho annoyance, addition
al expense and troublo consequent
upon a dual system, and that, per
haps, accounts for the failure to In
stall a complete plant lu accordance
with tho frntichho.