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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1909)
vagi: ioik The Rogue River Courier Published every Friday by A. E. VOOUII1ES, Proprietor. C. 0. CO IT A NT, Editor. Entered ttt the Pout Office at Grants Pass, Oregon as second-class matter. GRANTS PASS, OREGON THE IiOGl K RIVER COCKIER. : - --- - - -- ' , ,. , I v farm under Irrigation is the way i The poultry business Is a highly EDCCATIOXAE ADVANTAGES, i county. Th.,se modern' privileges! lUst Miniate on tl..- c oust. (q 'an t,asv llvins; and become high-: profitable business occupation j Among the b.-tter things which re- are tli.- n-sult of the high class of N-stllng in the b.-autiful irrigated ! prosperous Josephlne county has around, Grants Pass. The mild win lat.e to the well being of every faml- j citizenship which characterize our va!;,.y of the gn-at Rogue river, sur- )and and the irrigation system, ters are favorable to the production ly wbkb may locate in this county j population. Whatever relates to th.- . . brokt. spres and ; d ldeal locations which can D? ot eggs anu ieeu lor me iowis can Is the almost perfect public school j upbuilding of each and every neigh- . i.(,i,(jS of the Coast range and within j bought at fair prices. !be produced cheaply. Subscription Rates One Year, In advance $1.50 Six Months 75 Three Months 4 0 Single -Copies 05 Advertising Rate Furnished on application at the office, or by mall. Obituaries and resolutions of con dolence will be charged for at 5c per line; card of thanks, 50c. '! laws of the state. The subject, of the Cnlted States where appi.es and' education Is an Important one to the homet-eelier and Grants Pass and Josephine county can offer these ad vantages to all who may come. pears are grown where the shipping qualities of the fruit compare with those grown in the Rogue River valley." THIS SPECIAL NT.MHER. The publication of tills special number of the Rogue River Courier is Intended to give valuable informa tion regarding the country around Grants Pans. The many thousands , who are (onst.-iutly socking locations In the west will appreciate what has been said regarding the climate, the soli and the opportunities in Jose phine county and Central Rogue River valley. The Courier Is a newspaper which has been published In Grants Pass for nearly a i'i;irtir of a century, that Is, It has now reached Its twenty-fifth volume. During all these lung years It has served the public to the best ()f Its ability and It Is known far and wide as the rep resentative newspaper of its section. Many thousands of copies have been sent broadcast over the land and It has been the means of bringing many people Into the Rogue River valley, mid It can b truthfully said that a majority of these have found In It profitable ami happy homes. The one object of tills Special number Is to send out. n truthful statement regarding the conditions around Giants Pass ami It. pledges Itself to the hoim-seckcr that the In formation contained In Its pages will be found reliable and In every way trustworthy. The Courier manage ment Is well aware that, It cannot afford to make misrepresentations and for that reason such statements have been avoided. We extend to every reader n cor dial Invitation to visit Grants Pass and become familiar with the match less conditions of this highly favored section of the Pacific Northwest. system of Oregon. Every neighbor- borhood the people Join togetner u ...thern shadow of the great luood throughout Josephine county , secure. : Siskiyou mountains lies the beauti- j lias already Its public school, audi (.jty of Grants Pass, in a latitude i each one is presided over by a tea-h- , The Biennial Report of the State y.dlU)n chal!englng the er whose ability must come up to a Hoard of Horticulture of Oregon ' ,-orr j.arNon Far enough ! high standard fixed t,y the school says: mere is no .ui.- ... h extreme heat' and dust of California, and far ! enough south to es a;.e the extreme ' wet and cold of the north. It is where no blizzards blow and no cy- done devastates, where the roar of the tornado Is never heard and ! forked lightning is never seen ex-, cepr in the towering peaks of some lofty mountain range. lb-re in this fertile valley, where everything grows that grows any where, the sufferer from hay fever, ( asthma and bronchial trouble finds complete relief; and here may you sleep at night under the dome of heaven almost the year around, without discomfort Inbiliing nature's healing halm through every pore. Why swelter in summer and freeze in winter, ye men and women of the east and north, when God lias created Oregon and especially the Komie River valley? Do you know that the thermometer seldom goes b.-low freezing here? Well, it is true, and when it does It is only just below and then only for a day or two. Come out from the snow drifts and blizzards and live where it. is life to live. Come where the sum mer sunstroke is unknown and where summer, though warm, apol ogizes constantly with its healing sea breezes. Yes, come tj Grants I'ns-i where the half has not been told and you can enjoy life, for re ' member when you die you may not for a billion ages have the oppor tunity of living in such an equable climate. The price of land should not , frighten you, f r the Rogue River .valley is so large that we still have 'unimproved land that can be bought ' as low as $l'o per acre, or you can get. cleared land with nothing on it from $n to Jl.'iti per acre. You I - ,, Cr.M. A.l Slu.li,,. I. L.'GII.KEY, PRESIDENT IRRIGATION AND POWER COMPANY T!. OCR MATCHLESS CLIMATE. The climate of the Rogue River valley Is quiff? different from that of other parts of Oregon, the local ity lies between mountains and Is thoroughly protected from the IiIiihIs of winter or the coast storms which prevail nearer Hie Pacific, The ml! 1 winters which mark this sect lou are Indeed n pleasant experience to most people. It Is rarely that the ther mometer ranees as low as n degrees above zero ami the humid atmos phere whbh Is culled the rainy sea son Is considered beneficial to In valids. The bright days ut sunshine which mink the early spring and siiminer continue through the late autumn, often rca' hlng the holiday Benson. Can one limu'.luo a climate more cheetliig to the aerai;e man n, woman .' Grants Pass Is the county seat of If you want to make a sure In .lo.-.ophlne county, and It is th ' j vestment, buy a tract .if land am nome or a nigniy progressive an I, nil o up into me ami t"ii acre :,.., ,y .mil vv,h hearing orchards Intelligent pie. pieces for orchard purposes. Whennt- H,,,,,.S pears, pea-lies, prunes, pinnteii to I nut trees or -vines it wii; ,,iIns. ,.tc. or vinevards of Tokavs. money oil the ill v U - i Mil l:i ens Rose of I'eni. Concorils! nr ose- . mellt. i...... i. ... Ti:., ..,. .(III,. imiivi illl.l,., I lieu ou hCl '" " j something rich, and the jirlce of Josephine county produces every ;,,.. s regulated by its annual pro year many thousands of dollars j dun ion ; but if you buy the raw land from her gidd and copper mines, and and develop it, every blow adds Grants Pass Is the supply point for twice Its cost to the value of the 11,1 ' f "icse. hand. If you doubt, come and see. evergreens which mark the .bring you b s ami mountain sides ot phlno county are t ranseendontly beautiful. The fir, the sugar pine, the yellow pine, the cedar, the ma drono ami the man.anlta are all worthy of a place In the best pro ductions of the world renowned artists. Don't you forget that Josephine county has three of the most fertile valleys 1n the world the Rouue Rlvtr valley, where fruit Is king;" the .M'plegate, where "alfalfa Is .viii.;;" ami the Illinois valley, w'o-i ' dairying, stock raising and general agriculture hold sway and that the mountain ranges between are loaded with gold and copper. ADVANT ( ; I : ul' SMALL I'VRMS It Is ei.v giatll'v Ing to note tie changes that are taklm; p!,u-e In thi- COUIlt anion", the Mile- el' the sol The slli.ill Lit I I I . i .(pldlv gl n In: lulu l'aer, both for Irult and vere tables- )vp, , n, ,, (,.;,, )I1S p Is a waste lo ..n tax, s nll .M,, nM i atnioi pi ni r ,i .; ., , , 1 1 fal inef I I ' 1 . 1 ' - , iew I'lV e. !,:, a t'-! I w , is'-;,.,! Illldel Iim.,1 Ihele ale !:i;ui ,, Vllllt.t ', ' til .1 III". Ill A I ,i!i - W liei.- on- . , ' 1 i 1 , a i , w : ' !, , o ,, t It', , lilt- I , I, , f .1 . el I,. ! ;. all ai omul l!n y , i he inn, in of so, I, I , si lii hi Is and i huii lies, a n,l In t his M-spei t t In in !o i It pi l leges W hlle iu; In the count! . lie,, i l;ae, of Rae ,V; llntl'ield o! New York City, tin- largest firm dealing In western fruits, says: "The finest fruit lu the Cnlted States. W ithout exception, Is pro, 111, ed III tile lo'L'ie Rher valley. The east tan not piodiHe the (iialllv of appb --'"el i" ars i-.row n In oui countt loi i our trulls are offered the hLhf-t prices are paid and IN -i e a 1 w a s in demand " . Dui in.-, the pa-. i t w o,ns i 'i t- !' '!' loilMhi , lis ti i !:e . I -1 ,i n ' Pa -s s, oil J, w , -.1 I , , i ', , tit', I ',i h lot ui.i , and ,,m -,i P. ,- !! ' e ' i ,.- I ! ! 1 ' i i . , - .1. ! ! . -! ! iiel w 1 1 , wii, a ' i i e i : - , ' : i I ' ' i , Tie . m 1 a . ' ! I ! , I ' , ' I -. I '. i it . , . i ' i . 1 i ! 'la' I !i- ,i.s w ! 'id - Jim- 1 1 i u i n on tie i m i l! Is tliou.'.hl lb, it Is.th line-: I" u'sl- r , , 'n-.t i hi 1 1, ,ii w ;! h : i n, t t w i I e months ..... . ' ,-; 1 '. -" e: , ',"s.. ., .. c :''.'. : v"- ' ' v , '' '"l V V ..,'-.., , ' l ' . : V,' , - ,-t c l- ,4 V i I' ll w i! ,i i; ! : i Mi '' i:k C'vmi'any it in: is iini.n mini: I'l.ilil I i .- v in, ,u ds and ,ip; p' ar and " a, ll oh liai ds lu Jose ph i u i count are '.if.' cut ill s for llieli of limit, d tm-alis. 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I .s ,,, ! f .. 1 to the , 1 ,1. e! th "' Ho- . o n n 'h,s ls x... 11,11,' , 'I th..' t ii oil Si hooU',' .' v.aio s , vjni Ii'. I il;,u,'s i 'ass s ' ' 1 hisses of the i ast ' -' Tin y are ,,f that 1 i ssive sto, k that ' '' i' "l i, atimial 1 -u" an une, riled ' I'cir s, liool bulld- !'IM" ; '"'1- I lu..- in Grants Pass, tm.0 of which e 'l 1 a ! e !a in i.t i ., I i. , , , . "1 I'll! I MIUC- I '" 'V " ''-"'"- "H-tires of the latest pattern, the latest " ,S'"1' "w ' '''"- Pa- '"id j ill at, hit., turn! ,1, sl.-a I ... .. f ... . i r . t . . n iiixi iuxmh - ii.'i,' ii uiii , ' 1 1 11 1 'if i i.ii t-. s t tut .in the v , a- j ...in.l ' ""'!V,I '''i.v It's land - w ' i, i, ,i .lulpp. ,, Th e course carries the 'll b'e III Value . , , , I "ipil thi.oith the l : grades, almost dulvaletit to a regular college or k and ' lu "',, lul'' ,'""l'!''' T,u' teachers are , I'eKt that can be had and the 1V, , ' ''Ive the first consldera- 1 lhi, ti"ii at the hands of the people. il free del! . r ext. I ,! 'i P.i-.i In tn-a-'v '.I " us 'he adv. Pi ell '! : x 111 New e' her on;. ta -;t .-..m. , ;a' , , i l.lilll t! .,( !' ' le Is ii , ,.in: i ,-f ' ' ' ... .t'.'A ,V s k. cp , " " ' pice wrh '- -;pi !y at',1 he -n ad-! If yon want Mr or small panic pane,. f ! rrir.t ,v,,v ,,,r ,.-.,., as deer. bear, ouall. rhln... cv .otnltig and more a p.ut d t lie j pheasants and other tame bird, 'ho :!,! '.TcrpMnr cptir.ty It. the Ideal spot for b.;.i- !!: dls. Iples of Nlmred or ln I Walton. eving of ..v. - v famiiv This i r.''OU! ,'Ue t; i n fo enter (, mss of fru'.t g' owing Grants Pass in the Central Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon The Ideal Home Land If von are in scaivh of a home, why not locate where natural conditions are all that can he desired ? Ihit one tiling' was lacking at Grants Pass to make it an Earth's Paradise. That wis IRRIGATION, but IRRIGATION is now a REALITY. AVhy not select a home where the clim ate is unsurpassed anywhere in America and where the most luscious fruits grow to perfection ? Space does not permit a description of some of the lands that we have for sale, but we have '2o tracts, ranging from 1 to 10 acres, as many more ranging from 10 acres to SO acres, and 4 or o large tracts of from M)i) to 1000 acres that can be subdivided to the best advantage. Upsides these, we have many other fine buys in large and small acreages. "We can sell you lands that will come under irrigation and some that will not. Any of the lands wc are offering for sale are at prices far below their actual values. "Why not stop at Grants Pass and see for yourself? YVe will be pleased to put our time against yours and show you any thing that we have for sale. Churchill-Rig gs Land Company GRANTS PASS, OREGON esiern Hotel J. 0. IKIOTII. Proprietor ,.:....vi.i.v' 1 .-- r A Mom Hoifl n All Iti Appolntminti Should you stop over at Grunts Tasn go direct to the Western Hotel. Good rooms and good table service All white labor. ;lK,s.ts -t every attention You will firu the Wemcrn iv Hood home (or a iKv. a week or & month Cor. 6th and D Sis., GRANTS PASS, Ore. rl