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THK KOGUE KIVEK COUKIF.K. PAGE SEVEN : lleac . y,w',;,etf,CyBV .I I uui'uii-Duuiii ndi nwiirtj uu. TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS: We wish to express our appreciation of the many kindnesses and courtesies shown us during the past. "We take great pride in the display of goods in our new quarters, which we have recently pur c h a s e d. We have also in creased o u r line of hard ware including stoves, ranges, paints, oils. glass, granite ware, tinware, cement, plumbing fixtures and fit tings, and sheet metal. Our growth and success has been in a great meas ure due to the encouragement and patronage of our friends. In return we have, to the best of our ability, endeavored to give each and every natron of our es tablishment courteous treatment and just values. Experience has taught us that a well-satisfied customer is our best advertisement. Our future ef forts will be directed along the lines of better ser vice, better values, and prompt attention to all work intrusted to us. Our employes are experienced men. For this reason we have selected thein as they pos sess every qualification which our patrons 'could demand. We are now putting in electrical wiring and fix tures, having secured the services of .Mr. A. B. Elli son, who is a practical electrician and lias been for years in the employ of the electrical company of this citv. Mr. J. I). Franklin has made his headquarters with us and will have charge of all wire fencing and gasoline engines. As heretofore, we will give our personal super vision to the plumbing and sheet metal work. We have from time to time added new depart ments to our fast growing business and have always met with the success that the merit of our goods warranted. Coron-Booth Hardware Co, s I OLIVE CULTURE I ill rniiTTn ninn IN Hid md as our climate is adapted to their cultivation and every one could raise this fruit and do their own pickling. I have olive trees growing In the city park at Grants Fass that have stood the winter frost and are not In- jjured in the least, not a leaf on them : was frozen, and we all know that the IMPOUTAXT lUSl'OYEKV IS MADE past winter wa3 the co " re- Icord. The olive tree should never be G000 FARMERS ARE MUCH N DEMAND ABOUT GKOWIXG II EKE GROWTH IN THE CITY PARK An Interesting Letter From Landscape Gardener cl' Tl is City. the (By X. C. Boyntcn, Landscape Gardener, City Park.) The olive has long been a recog nized fruit of countries where the Latin races predominate, and especi ally is this true of the South Ameri can republics and Old Mexico, it will no doubt also find conditions favorable to its culture in Australia. Its requirements of sail and climate planted in cold or too wet soils or where biting frosts are apt to occur during the blooming period, which is from tne tenth to the twentieth of , May. The planting must be done j j where there is moisture enough to! I keep the trees growing but If the j !soil Is dry irrigation must tie resort- j ied to. The olive will thrive in this j ; country up to an elevation of 1 0 1) 0 j feet. Xelther s:ale, codling moth or ! other pests disturb the olive tree, j i hence there is a great saving of labor , in comparison with other fruits ' grown in this country. I Olive trees should be planted In i February cr March and great care should be taken to put a small .amount of water in the hole after Ithe roots are covered with soil, so as to settle the earth around them, and yon must be sure to plant the tree In the same position In which it was grown, for if you place It in the ground with the north side to the and ALFALFA AM) OT1IEK CHOI'S PAY BIG KETUKNS MARKET FOR EVERYTHING Grants I'ass the Center vt the (ireut Kogue Kiver Valley Farm, ing District. are such as to commend its planting on the higher plateaus and foot hills south it will surely sun scald along the mountains and valleys of then the borer gets in his work. This nearly all tropical and semi-tropical Is the great mistake of the many 7 ,H " H ii mi i if Tfc I HiiflBW Tllrtf .fflUMrf (Photo ly CnnU Pi Art Stuc" t DIGGING DITCH WITH HYDRAULIC Josephine county Is the land of the beautiful red Spluenberg and the Yellow Xewtown Pippin, famous the world over. .Josephine county is the natural home of the pencil, which here rc'iii lies its highest perfection In o!, flavor and size. Planting a I'fiti orchard means quick returns iunl good money for the investment. Grants Pass is truly the "I'i.y f! autlfu!;" located aiming the etern al hills which at all seasons are cov ered with verdurj The summers In Josephine county are made up of delightfully s.ui shiny days and cool nights. There Is never a night so warm that sleep ing under a blanket Is uncomfortable. j countries and especially in protected .locations aloftg the Pailfic Coast to the sjuth where there Is great simil arity of climate and soil to the Cali- . forsla r.r J M?iit T:ts:v.pa v'ou-- the latt--; r, ,ni v tho iv-asn! th:r.,v of this fruit, whl;!i ! lo:i.i'.;r: the vo:i 1 ivr and wh.'.e Gi . r.' ;:vs will li l.i'.ve be-Mi h benrb ; iov ' 'x hundred yean and nor?. Trawl i-i's ay 1 1. at nere are cerir.rj iree liointed o ;t which are clal'.i.cd to b more than tv;j thousand years o'..' In that country the o'.iv has at tained It-- greatest cononii Ih:d:" nnee and In California it has 1;:: since passed the exp 'rl'.m't'.te.l s.a ; and is now produced in larg' quanti ties, both for Its oil n wi'l! as for pickling. Pickled olives are a lux ury, whereas they should be cheap, who plant or hards and then they wonder why some of the trees thrive and others sunburn and are ruined. Should there be any amnng your readers who are sceptical regarding H I this cinuwy htiiij adapted to olive :.v irr I take puas.ire in inviting them to the city park wlv?r? they will have a demonstration of tin claims I make. This subject Is too Important to do ft full j istl"e In a single article In your pa;ier: I may take it up again in a future Issue CHOICEST FRUITGROWING SECTION OF THE WORLD It I Page WOVEN WIRE r ence JIKill CA1IBON COILED SlMIINd STKKL One-Half Million Rods in Actual Use in Southern Oregon The largest Orchards, the finest Farms and Handles and the best Vineyards are fenced with lA(iH Easy (o Ac(iiire a Ivimu ledi of (he lli.siiicss in i ll Its l)i-(ails. Y.V I't'i' o It f'i asked if j'.ii :,. cat: :i . essf illy glow grajes l apple . ai'd we answer t!i" qii's'inn th! wi'v- Anli(ely rati barn to grov :'.!: " fr.iits, and tin iv ! i tritlilnc, a-l. r to 1 arn. A siiule s nsoti' lii.ii rin i ion w ill ti a: li j n i how to ..; ' n o.-t i I' Cm ( a m bc- Interot rb in Htroiii;''!' an you :bh I to allium- V1 . ' : .-yT" '.."51 Page Fence gives and takes but never breaks tahMBi n . 1 PAGE RABBIT PROOF FENCES We ;iiv t'n' only t'xt'luiv' lVncf tlcaltTs in this ountry lViicin is i ) ,r i-tiiiii' f hii din el from tin fuctory in carload lots, tlieiv !m;'" -i ll for l-s uioik'V i nalit y coiidt.-rud. ESTIMATES FURNISHED on any AMOUNT of any STYLES .e.ellt Gaddis & Dixon 1 t 1 ' .1 1 f nl... f ("K.. aiul Sivkivmi ami Modoc Comities, California on, J. D. FRANKLIN, Local Representative I 111 ll :t i 'i;)t ii-' i':i;iiiisi;: ! w rows HtroiU'T from 1 '.oat i :..t'.:. Yoti ill learn that the ! tiie near, nn 1 the ti a- h !' ! ' eie'trli s s H Ii as Hln'it, s ale, e I'.IOlll llll'l S'lllll1' i'l'l i Other '!; :i:e--, imm t will he your delklit ' - i! itroy th'e ;n-st h. The n ;i t li i--i :tri and iiuirketinn yoir fruit Ii t!ie vti- n icci of the year. After 1 It h nil ever yon will realize that the J 'nnhieas of fruit (?iowln Is hy no j "jeans a hiiiiidrtitii occupation, t re I p!re I ntflll it"ii e of the first order, and yoi will eonie to the nndr 1 ji ti 1 1 ii that "hnowleiln" is power." Ml" of tile HlOSt lllljioi'tllllt O'CIIOH- !o:i f th' f it m e w ill he f i iilturow !!. As th'" d "tiiiitul for the products of I hf It and the vine l constantly IncrcnsliiK all over the world, (heap .umI niiild ttaiM'iortation tjaKen It i'm.! le to crow fruit's hi the i'nlted S'iites to s 1 1 ; i j 1 1 Iviiope and Asia. The Ninth I'm- in- r.nmt has nlr.-ndy he nine the iholce fruit t'r iwlii t'"ti of the world ntid H Is lore world's supply n.u-t imne frotn. Tetitral o(iip Itlver vaDey stamls rot atnonu' the fruit uiMtlons .' tl.U i oa it. u soli and i llinac, ' With the I' If lit S.itl-hitl", -le. i idor and flnv"r o the ! V 1:1' ll III ll'l I il " IKII l.i 111 1: I i t nf !,.. W,. I There are many specialties in farming whleh can be carried on around Grants Pass. The one great business,' of course, is the planting of orchards or vineyards, but if you prefer to raise alfalfa you can cut two tons to the acre and raise not less than three crops and often four to the acre per season, and this can be sold in the market at drums I'ass at from $17 to $22 a ton. Take your pencil and figure a little and see how much money you can make a year out of forty acres of alfalfa. If you think this Is exaggerated stop over at Grants Pass and ask anybody that buys alfalfa what they are paying a ton for it. If you don't like making a special ty of growing alfalfa, raise grain, which has been sold In Grants Pass market at 2 cents a pound during the past twelve months and often at 2 cents. This grain was shipped In because of the lack of farmers to produce It. Again, if you would like to under take farming on a larger scale add potatoes, beets, carrots, onions and you can secure a cash price for all these articles at all times In the Grants Pass markets. Your Income In every Instance will be In propor tion to your enterprise, your ability and your knowledge of farming. If you would like somethlnu on the side you can add dairying, and you will find plenty of customers in Grants Pass who will he glad to pay you 30 cents a pound for butter the year round and sometimes it reaches 33 and -10 cents. Dairying is ono of the very best calling in Southern Oregon. There Is plenty of feed for your cows which can be grown upon the land such as kale, alfalfa, orchard grass, vetch, oats and many other forage crops, If you aro a farmer, of course you will raise more or less poii'),,,y, Egit can be sold eight months in the year at from 20 to 40 cents a dozen and chickens from 15 to IS cents a pound. This of Itself yon will find a paying business. Remember all those things can be done on (heap land which can lie purchased within a few miles of Grants Pass, one of the great mercantile centers of Southern Oregon. The l a nous Itnmie Kixcr. The Kogue river, which gives Its name to a stretch of rmnury both above and below Grants Pass Is one of the mo-! beautiful streams In the slat., of Oregon, it is a foaming, (lashing torrent in many plans and Is about Inn f,.et wide at Grants I'ass. It runs In a north westerly direction and flows into tin- Pacific Ocean at a point To miles below this 1 city. In many places the river runs ! over rocky beds and between walls! at from ."no to a thousand feet high, Tln re are abundant opportunities to ! harness power along the hi ream and 1 In the future thU power which U not used to any extent now will be 1 come the source of great wealth to the settlers along the renowned valley. The people of Grants Pass have within the last year commenced the use of Kogue River water for Irri gating purposes and at the present writing there are 50 miles of Irri gating canals under construction to water the river fruit lands border ing the stream cn either side. The development of this Irrigating sys tem opens up grand possibilities In the Immediate future. The great dam built by the Aments which furn ishes the water for irrigation will also be used for furnishing electric power and electric light on the farms throughout the valley. This will en able farmers to do by electric power many of the things which have here tofore been done by hand. Small fruits such as strawberries, loganberries, blackberries, rasp berries and many otliers all prolific hearers in this section and the can nery furnishes nn additional market for the fruit. WEBER Al moots Farm Implements ORCHARD and GARDEN TOOLS HAIR-RIDDLE HARDWARE COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHS i I.. II. ...4 ....14 .....1 in i wiii an iiiiu Lmilsaip work ol every description I Guaranteed the. finest in the latul work Copying and Enlarging i SprtUlty A I T3he Grants Pass Art Studio Joseph Moss XI 000.0(1 1000.00 Fruit anil F armlriH Lund. Alio Choice Cliv lropriy of all kind. 202 bth Si in acres of deep red soil with munll house and some fencing; fliHt-class fruit lauds. 10-room house with four lots on K street, between 4 f li and ,'ith streets, modern In every respect, rents for $2.'i per month. W."o.im per nere; no aires close to city with good Hpilng of water that runs the year round. This land will bring $100 per acre within six months. Good brick building with lot, :Tix9.". feet, on the west side of "t ll Htret't, between C and 1) streets. Kent will be Id per cent clear on the Investment, so acres within four miles of rlty, will all come under Irrigating ditch, good fruit and general farming land, in aires river bottom, dose to ity, lt'.o in r.s near Merlin, first -class fruit land, good for i;n dais only from th" IHlli day of April, l'.m'.i, If not sold by June lMh will be orf the market, Six lots In block !i", ItlvciHlde Addition, nil fronting on M street ; an Ideal locution. Ill-loom ImiMc with lot, 1 O.'i X 1 IJ Ox t :,0 feet, Splendid loi at loii . 2 lines With O-I'ooin dwelling on the (list hide of r.tli i-'reet. the pilnclpal street nf the dty, with electric. Ik'hts, bath Mid sewer connect Ions, JOSEPH MOSS si i: mi; nit ni:c;is sixth m-in.-i.-r m.iooo.oo KJOOO.IMI 1011(1.00 HU.'OO.tHI X000.00 H'.'-JOO.OO K 1000,0(1 with Coion. Month llu v ..r (eini'iny GRANTS I'ASS. wsajzwmwxsmxiMwuiMwwiiHi'.: '.r -