Rogue River courier., April 23, 1909, FIRST SECTION, Image 1

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THIS IS THE LAND OF
THE FLAMING TOKAY
B. Sherman Presented Children
of the County With GOOD
Grape Roots.
The evolution of the Flaming To
kay Is a study worthy of the phil
osopher. It was planted in a vine
yard and in due time bore its fruit
and the trade papers might have
mentioned it in the markets, but
locally it. was entirely unknown ex
cept to the few. Had it not been for
V. B. Sherman, of Grants Pass, who
admired the fruit; knowing its value
as a table grape, and saw an op
portunity to popularize it and at the
same time benefit his fellow towns
men, the name of the Flaming Tokay
would have meant no more to the
average home citizen than the name
of any good grape. Every move
ment made by the gentleman in
question was marked with becoming
modesty. He issued circulars and
published articles In the newspapers
but none of these bore his name.
Eighteen months ago he com
menced a campaign of education re
garding the Flaming Tokay; he initi
ated the movement by inviting 600
business and professional men of
Grants Pass on an automobile ex
cursion to the vineyard of the father
of the Tokay grape industry in this
section; returning from this excur
sion the party was invited to a ban
quet at which there were 31 S plates.
The banquet over there ended the
first lesson.
Later he inaugurated an excursion
"around the world," in mlnature,
stations at certain points being
named after famous grape growing
centers In the old world. Of course,
as before, all the automobiles in
this section were secured for the oc
casion, the stations were fitted up j
with seats located In the shape of a I
horseshoe and at the heel cf the
phot was a Platform for orators. On !
the- arrival of an automobile train
load of excursionists the passengers
were invited to take the seats pro
vided and an orator talked to them
for ten minutes about the Tokay
grape
The next move was a mysterious
one and seemed to be accomplished j
between two days. Along every j
roadway throughout the county, j
nailed to trees, fence posts, barns,
out buildings, etc.. was the word
"Tokay." Go where you would, I I
either to Murphy, Wllderville, Fruit- , THRIVING DISTRICT I
dale, Merlin, Gallce, Hugo, Jones roiTITnAir
creek or nny other place, that same OF FRU1TDALE
name stared you In the face. It j
kept people thinking about It every I
dav and every hour. Last fall when I Frultdale, a district which Ilea on
the Flaming Tokavs came Into ourjtn !""h laV f)f R,,l?"e llvtr 0,1,1
local market there was a scramble tw, Illll,s ani1 a hn,f ul,0Vl?
tn hnv thpm nrnvlntr Hint advertls- Grants Pass, Is Improving very ra-,
lnir i.n va T.nst season there were
pays.
2D0, otn) Flaming Tokay cuttings
planted, nnd during the summer they
were rooted and this winter were
ready for planting.
On Wednesday morning of this
week there appeared on the street
the following hand bill.
"Thre w 111 be speaking on the
depot grounds at 3 o'clock sharp.
Tokay grape vines free to every man,
woman and child In Grants Pass or
Josephine county, It has been
thoroughly demonstrated that the
Grants Toss district produces the
best Tokay cranes In the United
o. n..,l r.nKt n r.1,-tuii nr.nmiitl- !
nitie? iei ii.' v.vii.t.L o vi'i ......... i
Inr fur I lint honor of the W Ol id
:ni,l mnv vet ex-el the world. Let
us plant all our ground above the j
l-ThaMn? (lift lies to them. April
it, v.'i:i."
At the hour specified nearly 12e"
'h'.Mnn marched down the -street
( li;Ti:e of their teachers mi I t'"l.
' 'MM' ns five feet apart from curl.
' i ml, t ii Sixth street between th
"" plazas on the north side nrd tlx
' '! ' In. k extending to the
'' - -1 :. photogmpl" r L-wl
v i : i -"lit and mad" a pi trp. ( ;
' ' : rii'iat' d i-cne.
' r livii sl:r,!il tiny broke rank
i ' i i-. 1 1 lit red around a ba-'.::r-'
?:;;.,; wlibh was piled with Tokay
roots. Judge Stephen Jewell,
r Kinney and Attorney C'.eni-
ents had been engaged to make talks
but the enthusiasm of the occasion
would drown the liveliest orator.
Next in order was the distribution
of grape vines to every person in the
immense gathering. With the vines :
was a stake 2 inches square and 30 '
inches long stained the color of the j
Tokay grape. The vines were to be I
planted and the stake driven near j
the vine to give warning to the i
passerby that a Flaming Tokay i
,grape vine had boon planted there, j
The distribution went on rapidly un
til everybody had been served, until
2100 vines were given out.
One hundred dollars is offered in
prizes running from $1 to $15 for
the best cared for and most thrifty
vines. The prizes are as follows:
On the three day3 following vines
were given out near the post offire
to each passerby who would pledge
himself to plant and care for the
same. The first day a thousand were
distributed in this manner. Fifty
vines and stakes will be sent to each
school house in the county that can
be reached by train or stage line
from this city, and these vines will
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EXCURSION ARRIVES AT DAM
be distributed the same as In Grants ,
Pass. Villus will also be sent to all j
the towns In the county to be given I
to the householders who will prom-i
lse to plant and care for them. In ;
all. something over (Won vines will !
be distributed.
I In conclusion let us say that there '
were nearly 200,-noo Flaming Tokay j
grape vines planted In this county j
in the year 1!0S, and there are now j
being planted .'t....(iiii. jr nnyoii ,
should remark that this will not b"
a county of vineyards It will only w 1
fair to correct them. !
l'ly. Twenty new
families have
settled In that section within the
last year and hundreds of acres have
been ( b ared up from the timber and
brush and the work Is still going on. .
Most ; f the land bus been planted
with grapes, but some orchards have
been put out. Th'-re Is no better
land to be found In any co intry than
there Is In this little settlement and
It Is still comparatively cheap; last
year many purchases were mad"
from t2' to $30 p-r a-re. Tlvse
same lards were rut up In smaller
tni'ts and sold at $.".0 per acre and
much of this land wblih has been
' lcal'd
aiul planted will readily
brliu !l"rt tin acre. There Is still
-I'liioi'ti'ii v lo n v ( nice ms
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h an b" ( ared ami mad" Into i
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r.d ta'
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CANAL BUILDING
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STARTED FEB., '09
Big Excursion to Dam Speeches by President
Gilkey, President Anderson, Judge Jewell, Sec
retary Blanchard, Mayor Kinney
The story of securing irrigation in
Grants Pass is In many respects a
fas Inating one and as It stands for
much in thy way of prosperity in the
Rogue River valley, its pra.tlial
points are worth relating. Nature
had done so much for this valley In
the way of soil, climate and loca
tion, that it did seem that man
should be willing to do his part, and
jVfly -C 4 V v. ;
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MAYOR KINXEX TlRXING FIRST SHOVEL Fl'LL OF EARTH
while it took considerable tluie for
him to get started, h used eveiy
diligence win -a he finally determined
t i (oinnience work.
Alter the necessary capital had
been subscribed nrd n rontrnit for
the water and the ( -bleu Drift dam
bad been signed It was l:i ord".' to
commence construction. The first
step taken wos to ask th people of
Josephine county to visit th- dam
and participate In the leremony of
Inn ig n atlng the work. An ev.i:--sloii
train was scMiied nnd ;;:!
hundred people b'ft Grant) Pas ;i
Thursday afternoon, F-lirnary Is. to
see the commencement of the Irriga
tion prejei t. It w as Indeed a p-n ''!
'"v tor all the ex Mil Kloiilsts. Ar
riving at the (linn they found s ip"i
lt:t"iident G. . Carner mi th"
ground with his big t utu-, pl.nv i
nnd K'rapers at the point wh ie t!i"
great gralty canal woubl s-nrt. Th"
American flag. Iu the bind' 'f n
Civil War veteran, proudly v.av 1
over the s;iot, ami a' u ulv n
It was atiiioaiic-i i! thet "Ati,
o-i'd be Hung by III" d'idi"li-
or Kiate y b :;diir.: After .
tie nS"inblv as inlbd io
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by President Gilk'-y, who leted us
!uas'"r of ceremonies. R'v. Rol.t.
M. I.' an It! In prayer w bile tl
a ill;. : -e sfiind w IMi ntii
h'-a 1-. After Hi" rn r Pm
tiili.1 y spol.e subslat.tiiiily ii
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President Gilkc)'s Inliniliii lory Tall,.
1.0 !!, Gentlemen, Pillow C!!j.-:.s:
O'-.r catlcfltig here t day i :.','
the opening of a new era for the
Rogue River Valley and more es
pecially Josephine County. Febru
ary is, 1909, will be a date long to
remember In the years to come when
this valley shall be made to "blos
som as the rose" by reason of the
perfection of the enterprise we now
j Inaugurate.
It only remains for our citizens to
push the work to early completion.
We are depending on no outside pow
ers, no governmental machinery to
complicate, hinder or delay our pro
gress. We can, If we will, have a
j system of Irrigation to cover our
j lands as'rapidly as tne said lands are
j ready for the water. This means
more to us than the most optimistic
j of you have ever dared to dream.
All kinds of questions are being
asked. Why was this particular pro-
jeet chosen? Why not go to Savage
i Rapids, Rock Point, Gold Hill or
! some other point farther up the river
and take out a gravity line and save
it lie cost of pumping, etc, etc? Do
; you realize, friends, that It would re
!l iire n ditch no less rtian 110 miles
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COMMENCING WORK ON
long to bring the waters from Rogue
l.iVe,- t(, roe' ess tlillll t Wo-t 111 (l
id the lands we propos.. to ( over by
tills H.VStelll? Tills is SII.Mlll! notlil.u
of II, e exoeii .Ive ,,,-U urn I. ui.i! .al,..r
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section of land for the purpose of
making a good living, but the man
with five, ten or twenty acres under
a high state of cultivation w'll make
I more than the one with ten times as
much half cultivated, as at present
'Continued on Page Two.)
PEAR GROWING IN
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Successful Orcliardisl, Our Who
Has Made Good in Practice
ami Theory.
(By F. J. Rurke.)
Conservatively speaking there is
no other section In the United States
wnere the pear reaches the same de- 'a 'wt in helghth giving a per
gree of perfection as Rogue River Pi'iullcular drop of 20 feet and 2S0
aiie. writing irom my own ex-
perlence In fruit raising, I find it
both profitable and pleasant. Owing
to the perfect climate I experience
no difficulty in keeping my trees
free of disease and pests. I grow
Bartlett pears as a specialty and It
Is nothing out of the ordinary to
pick 14 boxes of perfect fruit from
one tree; though I have some trees
which yield 20 boxes. The pears are
shipped to the New York market
where they never fall to bring the
top prices. In preparing the fruit
for market, we pick In the cool of
the day and spread the penrs on the
ground over night. In the morning
expert packers wrap each penr sep
arately in paper and pack In neatly
labeled boxes, three and four tier of
fruit to the box. It Is Immediately
placed In the shipping car and reach
es l.s destination in perfect condi
tion, hence the excellent price.
This section of Oregon has estab
lished a great reputation for pears
and Justly.. Visitors arriving here
last year from the enst were filled
with wonder at the sight of trees
loaded to the breaking point ami
every limb propped, while ln oilier
states where pears used to be ex
teimhidy grown, It Is now Impos
sible to raise them at all. Eastern
commission men say the whole
world Is looking townrds this valley j'Hiu pounds, that has a capacity of
for their future penr supply. An Im- !"mo gallons per minute or 13,000,
meiise acreage Is being set to pears : i1" gallons jut day went operating
thls year. There Is nothing expcil
mental about this. Just as surely
as n man sets out nnd properly cores
tor on orchard In this valley, will
he reap his reward. The demand far
exceeds the supply an there nre so
few localities where pears can be
successfully grown. All
varieties,
(oinlce, Winter Nellls, Clapp
D'AnJou are Just as prolific as Part
lett.
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IRRIGATION DITCHES
I In p. ar raising us In iinythliig else,
It never pays to be negligent, splay
ing iiium be done at the proper
i ""'I 'IH "I" pl Ul.llli:
time, lilid lis to tlo
I prefer
'i operly
to do that lii Die Hummer,
'and I'M , ii pi in' mi linn!
a l t Ml
a i i .
Appl
.i'i!lf.
A mo
i . i i ji j
moils.
(if fl 'III lUD to 1 L'OO per
i !. 'e;i. I,i . II li'I I
all;..
ng in i 1 1 : 1 1-' 1 1 1
, nt,'l De- b I I !-
V.'e 1 . ; l e tint
, iis io far haw i,
1 1 1
id
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.Imply i i.n;
bli'p'd our
)t I" i n a lii"
'" s-!.p,V D."
ill in-lib Hit" (
lll.'li.e a living
iii i " of land.
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mnii'l, A Ji . n n
n: t;.i' ' s ( an ca -ii;.
.tnl i:aln !tirt ,,-, ntl
In fa-1, I bell, ve that.
I all tun Is Int. n m ly farmed biln
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TO FURNISH WATER
FOR IRRIGATION
Has a Capacity of 0,000 Gallons lv
Minute Operating I niler a
130-Foot Head.
The great Anient dam across the
Kogue river which Is to furnish the
water for the irrigating ditches of
Josephine county has a history which
dates back to 1902 when its con
struction was commenced. This dam
Is u substantial structure made hi
crib form from 12x12, sawed tim
bers. The base of the ibun la
vvt ln width up and down the river,
11,1 length crossing the river
A substantial bulkhead 30 feet In
helghth, SO feet In width and 120
feet ln length, resting upon the river
bank and bedrock cement, all filled
with heavy boulders and cement
gravel and plnuked over with double
3-Inch planks nnd spiked with 12
lnch spikes. The race-way la cut
Just beyond the bulkhead ln the
main land with a head race 18 feet
iu depth and the tail race 30 feet
In depth and 120 feet in width. The
power bouse site Is situated beyond
the raceway on the river bank 200
feet from the river on bed rock. The
entire structure, including the wing
dam is 720 feet over oil,' requiring
3,o00,000 feet of sawed lumber to
build at a cost of nearly a third of
n million dollars exclusive of the
thousand acres of placer mining
land adjoining the property. The
raceway gates are 12 In number,
each 10 feet In width, the pen stock
Is furnished for lfi-400 h. p. turbines
giving 64 00 horse power. When
completed It. will have a capacity of
!i!00 h. p. Four wheels nre installed
and attached to steel gears, all
coupled up and hurnessed to a 70
foot line shaft running in Phosphor
Ilrown'B ring oiling boxes, and at
tached to a mammoth five-step high
lift centrifugal pump weighing 88,-
under n 430 foot head, It being the
largest high lift centrifugal pump In
the world. This pump is connected
with a 22-Inch steel discharge pipe
1,11)0 feet In length, with a full
equipment of high pressure cut-off
gates and monitors, terminating at
i the point of diversion and Is capable
of delivering a 22-Inch stream of
water to an elevation of 450 feet
eontinously from power derived from
4-400 h. p. turbine water wheels In
stalled tandem.
This dam was built nnd equipped
with iower for placer mining and Ir
rigation purposes. During the
month of February, 1909, a rontrnrt
was entered Into with the owners of
the great dam by the Josephine
County Irrigation & Power Company
for n supply of, water for their ditch
es. The gravity ditches to bo sup
plied direct from the diiin and the
water for Hie high line canals to he
pumped by the great centrifugal
pump. The utilization of this dam
nnd power made It possible to supply
water for Irrigation during the pre
sent season, The Irrigation company
him an option on the dam which will
run until 1911 at which time It Is
expected that the entire property
will be taken over by the Irrigation
company.
If you ore looking for a home and
an Income you enn get both around
Grants Pass for less money thou In
any other locality In the country.
the best, results, iis a man ran give
eidbls full attention to the work him-
self, and thus insure It being well
done,
We rl " elilel.en.1 os a side pro
'Put. Tie y bemdlt tloj orrhnrd by
Id' I. lug up tuyiladi of Insects Dint
weild otheiwlai) d"t'lop Into pei.tS,
'Hi 1 Hi" poultry brings a lino price
In Die iiintl.et,
Hut fii before Hinted, tny principal
bu li.ess s penr culture, J have four
and one-half ti"s for which 1 re
'(fitly refused $7, "no, n P Is mt
for :!.
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