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VOL. XXV.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTI", OREGON, FR11AV, JUNE 11, 1009.
No. 11.
i' iJEW FIRM TO
BUY LUMBER
BIG CALIFORNIA COMPANY
OPERATE BOX FACTORY
TO
WILL EMPLOY SIXTY MEN
Will Pay Out $150,000 Annually for
; Josephine Couuty Lumber mid
Employ Many Men.
; The Gazelle Box Company whose
office is in San Francisco, recently
lost by fire a large box factory at
Gazelle, Cal., and learning that
Grants Pass has tributary- to it a
large supply of manufactured lum
ber, the company. has located a box
factory at this point, having secured
the plant known has the Grants Pass
box factory located along the rail
road on the east side of the town.
The Gazelle Box Company does a
very large business in box manufac
turing, supplying on regular con
tract many thousands of boxes to the
Fruitgrowers Supply Company of
California. It will manufacture
boxes for the Grants Pass fruit
trade as well as for other points on
the railroad in Southern Oregon.
I The company has another box
factory at Cantara, California, also
a sawmill at that place, but the fac
tory at Grants Pass will be the main
dependence of the concern, as there
Is' an abundance of lumber in this
section which Grants Pass is a na
tural market point fr. They have
in sight 12,000,000 feet of lumber
and more can be developed. This,
together with what the two lumber
yards purchase will make Grants
Pass one of the largest lumber mar
kets on the Southern Pacific south
of Portland. , The box factory will
employ 60 hands and the pay mil
will reach $4,000 per month. There
is already In sight at this early dat
12,000,000 feet of lumber and buyers
are engaging more as rapidly as pos
sible. It is estimated that there will
i be paid out for lumber during Iho
next twelve months fully $150,000.
This will make about $200,000 dis
tributed in this community and sur
'rounding country during the nex'.
year.
i
'i The business at Grants Pass will
be under the management of E. A.
I Hersey, who is a director In the eom
; pany and a man of large experience
j in box making. C. E. Cottrell, a
highly competent man, is the fore
; man of the factory and much of the
business of the large plant will pass
l through his hands. There will be
1 a considerable number of men from
the Gazelle plant employed here as
they are both experienced and rell -
able. Quite a number of these men
and their families are already in
this city and more are to follow. The
machinery of the factory is being
overhauled and the plant will start
tip as soon as there is enough lumber
GoCarts
Only a Few' can
A QUIET TIP
O'NIKIS zut 'em
f for cithri
i A-rrtT PATrrDNV
Rptnpmlw O'NEILL is the ONLY ONE who
J1!111-1 can supply these goods at the right
price
O ' IN C i 1 ThcHousc Furnisher
on hand to permit this to be done.
Men are out notifying the sawmill
men to hurry forward their stock as
it is much needed. This new enter
prise will be an important addition
to the business Interests of the city
as it will mean the distribution of
a considerable amount of money
among the retail houses, and will de
mand a large number of houses for
the use of employes. Mr. Hersey and
his men will find a welcome in our
city and wery courtesy should and
will be extended to them. Manu
facturing plants which Create a de
mand for the raw material of the
vicinity have a double value, as they
distribute money throughout a wide
section of country and this in time
finds its way "into the channels of
trade of the city adding additional
prosperity to that which comes di
rect from the main plant.
County Judges in Convention.
County Judge Stephen Jewell re
turned Wednesday from Portland,
having attended a meeting of the
county Judges of the various coun
ties of the state. The meetings were
held in the Commercial Club rooms
and on Monday evening the club
gave a banquet to the visitors. A
permanent organization was effected
under the name of the Oregon Asso
ciation of County Courts, and elected
Judge Messlck, of Baker county, for
president. The regular annual meet
ing will be the third Monday in Sep
tember, this date being selected as it
comes just before the meetings of the
boards of equalization. Thus it will
be possible to make the assessments
equalized throughout the state.
Subjects of vital Interest to all
parts of the state were selected for
discussion at the next meeting of
the organization, among them being
the road question, the bridge ques
tion, care of the poor, duties of the
Equalization Board, and others. Ex
perts on these questions will be in
attendance and will speak.
The judge also took In the first
days of'the flower festival.
Page Will Have Triiil.
Chas. Page, of Galice, will be on
trial In the U. S. court July 8,
charged with burning timber on the
public domain. Evidence obtained
by the district attorney after Pago
had ben arrested, led to the opinion
that the old man might be the victim
of n plot to get him off the ground
while a search for his treasure was
being made. This, Page declared,
was the cause for his arrest. Recent
ly, however, some of his statements
have been disproved, pays the Ore
gonlan, and the government officers
are confident that the case is against
him and not against those held In
suspicion of an attempt to rob him.
Page came to Josephine county
when comparatively a young man.
He had met reverses in his eastern
home and was Becking his fortune
In the west in order to obtain money
to pay his debts. After yean of
wandering he found a gravel bar
in RoEiie river which contained gold.
wltnout Bkrng help from anyone he
1 . b taking out a little at a time,
using, the most laborious methods.
Get ready for the Fourth. Cele
brate in one of our Hart, Schaffner
& Marx Biilts at Alteration Prices
Geo. S. Calhoun Co.
Get In on This
One of those is for Mrs.
a Boy a Ctrl
- hFAUIirUL DESIGNS
25 Patterns to select trom
DEBATING TEAM
WINS STATE CUP
WRESTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FROM PENDLETON. -
THE VOTE IS UNANIMOUS
Josephine Handle, Errol Gllkey mid
Henry Norton, Composing Team,
Recipients of Congratulations.
The championship debate
which
occurred in Eugene Friday evening,
June 4, at Vllllard hall, was well at
tended, in spite of the fact that Uni
versity students are not generally
Interested in high school affairs.
The Grants Pass high school now has
the honor of having the first debat
ing team in the state. The debate
was held under the auspices of the
state university the board of re
gents of that institution being the
donors of the sliver cup which re-
wards the victors.
Pendleton has such a good team
that we were very proud of the fact
that our young people could win.
Several university people expressed
the opinion that it was the best high
school debate they had ever attend
ed. Generally speaking the Pendle
ton people excelled In delivery, while
Grants Pass excelled in logical argu
ment. The earnestness and fluency
with which the Pendletons presented
their argument urged Grants Pass
to action and spurred them to their
best efforts. Mr. Norton's work was
clear, comprehensive and logicnl.
Not a single point escaped him. He
proved conclusively that subsidies
were wrong in theory, leaving the
rest for his colleagues. In his rebut
tal work he showed his stronger
points. With admirable insight he
picked out the main arguments of
his opponents and went straight
after them In a way that left their
subsidy dream castle a tottering
wreck. In every dehnte his rebuttal
has shown a marked improvement
Those who noticed it in the Junction
uuy neiiate would nave oven more
surprised to uee the cool, analytical
way In which he clinched his points
and tore Pendleton's arguments to
shreds.
Miss Handle, who was the only re
presentative of the fair sex In the
contest, was proof that girls enn
make good debates If they try hard
enough. She gave some telling refu
tatlons at the first, and then deliver
ed her regular speech In an enthusi
astic and convincing manner. The
facts she stated were undeniably
true, and the conclusions drawn from
them could not be questioned.
Mr. Gllkey, never did better than
on this occasion. He wisely omitted
the part of his regular speech w hich
did not reply directly to his opponent
and spent half his time in a telling,
direct refutation of the affirmative
argument. Ills extemporaneous
work was wonderful In its clearness
and understanding of the question
Heellnched every point his col
leagues had made and hurled Indis
putable facts and arguments at his
opponents. Time was t ailed long be
fore he had finished. Ills work was
better than anything he has ever
done before and all know how excel
lent his previous efforts have been
Altogether the debate was most sat
Isfactory. The university people
were very kind and thoughtful to the
two teams and their eoarhes. Friday
morning the Eugene students took
their visitors for an automobile ride
over the city. After the debate Frl-
day night, a banquet was given to the
teams and their friends.
The corresponding secretary of
the State Debating League acted as
tonstmaster. Toasts were given by
Prof. Marlotte, of Salem, President
Campbell, of the University of Ore-
eon. Dr. Schmltt.of Albany, and
Principal Hampton, of Pendleton
Miss Barker responded to the toast,
"The Italy of America.
Mr. Norton, who was introduced
as the happiest boy In the state
Oregon, responded to the toast "Win
nlng."
The silver nip now on exhibition
In the window of Jeweler Barnes Is
the gift of the regents of the univers
ity and will stand in the high school
room all the coming year as a tribute
to the faithful work of the team and'
coach. Perhaps it Is wise to say that
this honor does not come undeserved
ly, it means steady hard work which
has been continued since v last
Thanksgiving. At least twice every
week since then the team has met to
study with the coach. For weeks
they have rehearsed every day. Be
fore each debate they have worked
under the direction of Mrs. Gunnell
along the line of delivery.
The team has worked well and
Grants Pass, the school board, the
teachers, and the coach are proud of
them, very proud, as they take up
work in other lines. Let us wish
them all success.
In connection with this account of
the debate it should be mentioned
that Miss Pearl V. Barker was the
coach and to this lady Is due much
praise for her devotion to the team
during the many weeks of prepara
tion. There has been some form of a
debating league in the state for the
last three years. For these years
the Grants Pass school has made the
best record of any In the state. Ia
the first year Grants Pass ranks se
cond; last year it ranked -third and
this year first. Neither of the other
schools that ranked first the first
and second years came within strlk
ing distance of the first place on any
other year.
THE ROSE FESTIVAL
JUNE 17 AND 18
The Rose Festival was the chief
subject under discussion Monday
afternoon at the regular meeting of
the Ladles Auxiliary and all agreed
that It must be a matter of Indi
vidual interest to each nnd every
nimber and citizen if it is to be
made a success. The ladles can see
that the roses are effectively placed
and the prizes Justly awarded, but
the roses themselves must bo forth-
coming from everyone even though
they may have but one bush. Tills
festival Is not for the few having
many choice varieties; it is ror
everybody, and the ladles earnestly
solicit the co-operation of nil.
Hoses should lie brought to the
skating rink thp morning of Thurs
day, June 17. as early as possible.
If It Is Impossible for anyone to de
liver their roses the flowvrs will bo
called for If Mrs. Gunnell or Mrs.
Clevenger are notified.
Dlue and red ribbon prizes will
be offered, and the mention of the
winners will be made in tho news
papers. Th" awiwds will be for tho
following (lasses:
For the best variety of choice
roses.
For the best collection of 12 varie
ties. For the beet collection of 0 varie
ties. For the best collection of cream
roars.
For the best collection of pink
roses.
For the best collection of red
roses.
For the best exhibit of any one
variety.
The festival will extend over two
days, Thursday afternoon and even
ing, June 17, and the entire day of
June 18. Everything poslble Is be
ing done to make these duys an
event to be remembered. Special
music will be furnished both after-
nooh and evening by the orchestra
and by a trained chorus. The festi
val will close with a big Invitation
ball Friday evening.
In order to defray the necessary
expenses of the occasion, an admis
sion fee of 10 rents will be charged.
This will also add to tho much need
t.j fun(i8 0f tno treasury. Ut every-
one remember these dates and plan
to enjoy them thoroughly at the
skating rink.
One novel and pleasing feature
of the festival will be a parade held
at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, In
which children will have a promin
ent part. There will be decorated
vehicles and other features which
will make the parade- one which
everyone will wlnh to see. Do not
ofni,B" It-
New slock of Alco'k trout files at
Cramer llros.
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
AFFAIR TO BK MANAGED BY THE
COMMERCIAL CLtB
A PATRIOTIC OCCASION
Fifty Business Men Guarantee
Make the Celebration
Success.
to
The city, of Grants Pass through
its commercial club having deter
mined to have a Fourth of July cele
bration, 50 of our strongest business
men have come forward and volun
teered their services to make it the
one big event of the kind in the
history of Southern Oregon. Not
only is it to be a patriotic occasion
but & big etfent with lots of fun to
Insure everybody having a good
time for three days. Preparations
will be baBo ball for everybody and
everybody in the county will be In
vited to come and have the best
Fourth of July of their lives.
There will be a procession a mile
long in which there will be fine
floats representing all the live
towns In tho county, and the lend
ing occupations, such as farming,
fruit, growing nnd general business.
There will bo men nnd women in
automobiles, In carriages nnd on
horseback. A dozen clowns will
make merry and burlesques of every
sort will close the procession. There
will bo base ball foor everybody nnd
all Borts of field sports, such as
hurdle races, foot races, swimming
races, horse races, mule races; there
will bo log rolling, Jumping, catch
ing the greased pig and climbing the
greased polo. Shooting contests with
all kinds of guns will bo one of the
events and everybody will have n
rhnnco to make good money with
either rifle or shot gun. All good
shots should bo on hand and choose
their own gun. There will bo n tug
of war contest and rock drilling con
tests on a largo scale. . Aside from
this there will bo something to
amuse-4he men and women of the
whole county; old men, young men,
the boys and girls. Not lenst there
will be a meeting of all the pioneers
and lots of story telling about the
old days before the war nnd before
the railroad. The pioneers from all
parts of the county nnd the old-
timers generally aro expected. Bo
sure to como or you will miss a good
thing nnd a big time.
CANAL CONSTRUCTION
WEARING COMPLETION
Lumber and Steel Pipe Arriving.
Big Force on Finnic nnd
Gravity Ditch.
The work that has been done on
the various canals begins to show up
in a manner that Is highly nils
factory. The 200-foot contour U
fast nearlng completion. All the
work has been done except the 300
fuet Immediately below the Intake
The big flume across Jones creek Is
completed and only two other small
flumes remain to be constructed be
tween Jones creek and the present
terminal on Sixth street. There Is
nothing more to do on this ditch
north of Jones creek except surfac
Ing. There Is some rock work above
Jones creek but this Is being rapidly
diminished and soon the entire force
will be concentrated on the gravity
ditch.
On Thursday afternoon an event
occurred which will be long remem
bcrcd by President Gllkey, Superln
tendent Carner and Secretary lllggs
They went up to the dam and hoisted
the head gate of the gravity ditch
and tho waters of Koguo river were
allowed to flow down the big (ana
for nearly half a mile, where
reached tho obstruction caused h
the rock work which how roininnnd
tho attention of tho powder gang
The flow of water was pleasing to
j those who wltncsnd It M It was .h
first time In the history of this im
portant enterprise that the Rogue
river had been called upon to do the
work which the company had labor
ed so earnestly for these many
weeks.
The force from the Fruitdale
ditch,- as planned, was transferred
on Monday to' the big gravity. This
makes the number of men working
on -this canal about 25. At present
only one grader is being worked but
another will be put on in a few days
and the force will be, further in
creased when the men now working
at the head of the 200-foot ditch get
through at that point.
The camp at Jones Creek bridge
has been moved to the mouth of the
same stream so as to be near the
working force on the gravity line.
The men working on this ditch are
coming down the line rapidly and It
will not be long before they reach
the outskirts of the city of Grants
Pass.
Taken all together, conditions
surrounding the ditch, construction
are fairly satisfactory. The lumber
which has been delaying the work on
the flumes is now arriving, and 16
men are building flumes at differ
ent points. A carload of steel pipe
was shipped -some days ago and la
now expected at the dam at any
hour. Ten other carloads will fol
low as fast as cars can be secured
and loaded. The laterals for the
water users on the 200-foot ditch
have been marked and consumers
have been .notified to do their con
struction work at the earliest pos
sible moment.
While the water will be turned in
the ditch for surface a little late,
still irrigation will bo an accomplish
ed fact during the Benwin of 1909.
Water users should bear in mind
that the time of construction has
been very short and yet a wonder
ful amount of work has been accom
plished. Tho water will como late,
It is true, for certain crops, but the
one great demand will be for for
age and this can ho raised In abun
dance if the consumers aro ready to
take advantago of the water when it
times. Gorman mlllett and sorghum
will do well IT sown even ns late
as tho 15th of July.
Soul hern Pacific Officers' HvcuikIoii.
There wns a special train passed
orth at nine o'clock on Friday night
f last week which contained South
rn Pacific officials from California
n their wny to the Seattle Exposl-
on. They were a dignified, yet good
a tu red crowd, and ninny of them
ad good words to say for Grnnts
'ass. All seemed to be of tho
opinion that tho town was growing
rapidly and would contlnuo to do so.
cneral Passenger Agent McMitrrny,
who seemed to bo a chaperon and
guide to tho Southern brotherhood,
called attention to what Giants Pass
peoplo were doing to make a great
city at this point.
Mall I Ml very Preparations.
The two mall cnrrlers Htarted out
on Monday to make a directory of
tho town and to get tho name of
every person at each number to
which mall Is to bo delivered. This
work will bo completed In a few
days, that is In time so that the
free delivery can commence prompt
ly next Wednesday morning, June
IB.
Persons who expect to receive mall
will do well to put up a mall box so
that the carrier can put their mall
In It. He will blow a shrill blast on
his whistle to notify any person who
may be In the house that tho mall
has arrived.
Do not forget to request all your
correspondents to address your mall
to your houso number and to your
street. This Is highly Important If
you desire your mall to reach you
promptly,
Into New Quarters.
The C. P. Dlshop Co. will move
Into their new store In the Albert,
block the latter part of next week.
The storeroom Is being fixed up with
11 modern equipment for an up-to-
date furnishing establishment, and
which will be a credit to Grants Pass.
Mr. Dlshop will bo very much pleased
to make tho move, as his present
quarters were merely temporary and
a proper display of his goods could
not be made.
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July 7-17 lienor than ever,
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