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lilUXTK PASS, JdSKl'HINK COUNTY, OKEGOX, FRIDAY, DKCEM11KK 3, 1000.
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RANTS
PASS
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BUSINESS CENTER
, add hundreds of thousands of dollars r,ne and several blocks on Mill. Ex
jto the trade of the city. The Indus- tensions east from Jackson are ex
j tries already mentioned will make Pcted on Oak and Washington, one
Grants Pass a city, of great Import-' 0,ork ert'n- atlJ two on Cass. Resl
anee within a very few years and yet dents m east and west Douglas
little or nothing has been said In re- street. Ella street. In the Chadwlck
gard to our great mercantile estab-' addition, and one or more blocks
ilishments, which carry larce stocks ! north ot the Creek bridge, are
THE LUMBER TRADE ALOXK and 8lMly the needs of a wide ter-!aIso earnestly discussing paving ex
EMPLOYES 450 MEN rltory. Our stores in all lines are ! tensIons- Yes. we should have be-
worthy of a much greater city andjtween 30 and 40 blocks more of pav
i their trade is rapidly increasing. One' ln? 1,13x1 vear- Salem started with
! of the signs of prosperity is the de-jthree tl,ocks In 1907. It now has 27
jmand for the bast goods. This is alblocks Paved and 15 more contracted
3IX TO TEN MILLION FEET;not,cea,)l0 ffati,reIn lhe1ars,rtre3ifor' They expect t0 ndd 37 more 10
jand speaks volumes for the clas of lthis next -vear. making a total of 77
Prawing Trade From a I-nrge Section
of the Surrounding Conn-try.
people who make up the population.
As a trade center it has the reputa
tion of being one of " bp--t towns
:in Southern Orcein. I, ; lawvors and,
A - . .
uui-iuis secure ior t "uiselves a
clientage from a !. ! section of
country. As an illustration we will
mention one of our eve. e.ir, ro-,e and
i , , i throat specialists. Dr. M O Ftndlev
' h 01 ,a Portions every month from lo,u distances for
tZZ l!;.dLit.haS'"-'. These p.op,e pay out
H xui nuii-uc aim mail u l a' L u 11 ng lu.
blocks. Eugene now has over 60
blocks paved and Is adding more.
All find it a big paying Investment."
ness which Is much greater than any
nthrr town In the Rogue River val-
i considerable sums of money to our
i hotels, to say nothing as to the
i amount thpv lpnvo in mir clnriu
,ey Its rough umber trade amounts Tllls businoss of Dr, Flnd,
to from six to ten million feet annu- tratos the high character of our pro-
Uly, while manufactured lumber will j fosslonal nun nnd at ,he same f ,me
mount to many thousands of dol- reflcrt3 fI.P(lit on our cItv aB success-
.ars more each year. This business ful mnn nover lorate ln medlocre
jmploys in woodmen, loggers, mil! 'towns.
bands, lumber haulers and In the !
Iwo factories ln this city 450 men
jrho are paid on an average $2.50
New 12-Acre Orchard.
F. D. Fisher has purchased Mrs.
lr. Norton's Posit ion.
Editor of the Courier: In view of
the many questions concerning my
candidacy and pronosed policy asked
by voters of Grants Pass, and which
I have bad no opportunity to answer
In person, I desire through your
columns to make a statement of my
position In various matters of Im
portance at this time which may be
considered a personal statement from
OPENING
SUCKER
CREEK MINES
MAX Kl'HJT OF BEKLIX INSTALL.
1XQ HYDRAULIC FLAXT
BIG REVENUE IS EXPECTED
Will Introduce Up-to-Dute Methods
of Mining Which Will Save
the Gold.
In one of our current issues we
had a very Interesting article about
the famous Brlggs mine and the won
derful richness of the Sucker Creek
district as a mining territory. That
others than the gentlemen who are
operating the Brlggs mine are ln-
me to any person interested in know- terested In that part of the county
Ing the facts. shown by the fact that already
First, I desire that it be known j many new prospectors have gone ln
that when I consented to become adhere and negotiations for some of
candidate for the office of mayor, I 'the richer claims have been conaum
had been Informed and believed that ; mated.
my candidacy would be agreeable toj Charles A. McKlnnon, of Holland,
my preselnt opponent, as well as a who has a property on Sucker creek
majority of those supporting him and ; consisting of eight claims, was In the
per day during the season. By this j Tyler's place west of Merlin aud near!that 1,0 opposition would arise from'dty the past week and during his
jnmrirjr tt targe amount oe money is the river and will at once put 12
attributed among the many families
which finally creates prosperity ln
many lines of business.
! The box factories are a source of
great revenue In connection with the
lumber business here and many
thousands of boxes are shipped dur
ing the fruit season to California and
points in other Btates. The two fac
tories employ 150 hands and have
pay roll which runs up Into many
thousands monthly. Much building
material Is also manufactured In
this city, which supplies many towns
along the line of the Southern Paci
fic and remote sections ln the coun
try. ,
The mining industry is one of the
Important helps in trade in Grants
.Pass. There is large capital invested
end supplies are sent to the various
.camps ln Josephine county. A few
years ago mining was confined large
ly to placer camps but of late years
jquartz mining has been added, with
'good results, and this kind of mining
f .Is on the Increase and promises to
become very profitable, in fact, Is
already so ln a number of mines,
i Another of the Important Indus-
tries of this city Is the fish trade,
'j It is a shipping point of no Incon
siderable magnitude ln the salmon
! trade, and the money It puts In clr-
acres in apples, pears and peaches,
and for that purpose has the fruit
trees oh the gronud. He will In per
son superintend this work, after
which he will make arrangements for
the care of the trees for a series of
years. Mr. Fisher Is the consul at
Nuchwang, China, having suc
ceeded H. B. Miller at that place
some years ago. He Is ln this coun
try on a vacation and Is accompanied
by his wife. They will return to the
orient in March and will resume
their residence at the Consulate on
their arrival there.
slst In any manner possible In the,j3riggs discovery, to
Inauguration of a system of paving 'capitalist of Berlin,
stantlal revenue to the new owner,
will best be estimated when It Is
known that In the past the claims
along the creek, worked B3 they were
by simple hand mining and Blulclng,
has produced at least $1,000,000 per
mile.
Practically all of this property Is
virgin ground, as the boulders were
too large and too numerous to allow
of the primitive methods that of
hand working. At that time powder
was worth almost Its weight ln
"dust," machinery not to he had and
labor from $10 to $30 per day as
against $3 which Is now paid. All
these conditions were In evidence
when the Bturdy and eager prospec
was submitted to Attorney O. S.
Blanchard, who Is one of the best
corporation lawyers ln Southern Ore
gon. He Is a member of the board
of directors of the Irrigation com
pany and Is also Its retained attorney.
In reply to questions Mr. Blanchard
writes as follows:
- Grants Pass, Ore., Dec. 2, 1909.
Editor Rogue River Courier.
Dear Sir: In answer to your in
qutry concerning the effect of the re
ceivership of the Golden Drift Min
ing Company upon the rights of Jo
sephine County Irrigation and Pow
er Company derived under Its con
tract with the former, I beg to say
that this case can, In no wise, affect
tor discovered the first traces of the, the delivery of water and the fulfll
"yellow dust" which to any but the ment of the terms of the contract
trained eye would have been passed entered Into.
over, as the mountains were a vast The local lrrlgntlon company Is not
wilderness, not even a trail spread j mndo a party to these proceeding
before'the weary searcher to mark , and no relief Is asked as against this
the paths that led to any treasure , eontraet. Indeed, I understand ti-r.t
cave or glory hole. j those securing the appointment of a
Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn have spent the ( receiver are desirous of fulfilling
last two years at their country estate the terms of the contract and deliver
In Germany. Previous to this time; lng water In ucrordanco therewith,
he spent much of his llfo In the! and ure anxious to work In harmony
mine, nf rtrltuh Columbia and Cen-! with the water users.
tral and South America, besides tak
ing a flyer at mining In Germany and
the Ural mountains ln Europe. Know
Ing this, one can enslly Imagine how
Mr. Kuhn "heard the call of the
wild" again, notwithstanding he was
doing European society, killing time
at the opera and ln the cafes. This
desire for the hills again brought him
to America and he Is accompanied by
Mrs. Kuhn and Walter Whanschaff,
of London, Englnnd. One of the
first things they did after arriving
ln America was to visit the Senttlo
exposition, where he was attracted
to the gold exhibit of Siskiyou coun
ty and came to Grnnts Pass to out
fit, which ho did. Whllo here he was
Very Jruly yours,
O. S. BLANCHARD.
Roseliurg's Xew Pavement.
The Evening Review of Roseburg
of November 8, In speaking of their
new pavement, says:
"Our .paved streets are appreciated
more than ever since the rainy weath
er has begun but we won't notice
the rain half so much now, as the
pavement will be dry most of the
time even during the winter. It Is
now time to begin figuring on more
than doubling the paved area next
year, Among the extensions already
talKed of are seven blocks on Lane
street, from Main to the Umpn.ua
river bridge; one block on Main,
from I-nne to Cass, to connect with
mat source. j stay here he disclosed the fact that
Second: My only reason for con- he had sold his claims, which are
senting was my earnest desire to as-'Bituated two miles from the famous
Max Kuhn, a
Germany, who
and other municipal improvements has been ln this section of the coun
necessary to enable Grants Pass to try for the past three months look
keep pace with her sister towns north in for a nronirtv. Th nricn Mr.
aid south. ,Kunn paldi wh,Ie it Is $10,000,00. K, A to K t0 C"n,lcc' wher0 "T'
Now a few words as to my position ' considered by Mr. McKlnnon m being w,k8 WH8 B',pnt- ,,,,r,nK wh;h
on various matters If elected to fill too low for such a mine as that wlll,tlmo ho henrd of ,ho wonlth of t,,fi
the office of mayor. lbe when it 8 fully eaulnped with all I Brlggs strike In Siskiyou ana Jose-
Flrst: I shall devote to the per- the modern hydraulic mining ma. j 1'hlne counties, and after being taken
formanre of the duties of the office ' chInPry Blirh as Mr. Kuhn Intends In-, there by Mr. George Sanders, of this
all the time necessary to perform stalling. While the price was a veryir,,y. ,tr,rted ,hnt t,1Bt waB J,mt thP
them nt whatever sacrifice to my conservative one for the properly,
private business. jt wa8 only that Mr. McKlnnon is a
Second: These duties will be per-; progrcs9tvo gentleman and wishes to
formed by me personally to the end SP0 more capital come Into the coun-
f the term ai d until my successor try, that he was at all Induced to
has been elected and qualified AXI) ,nPCOpt the price he did for his prop
NOT BY ANY OTHER PKItSOX. ertVi We can with propriety quote
Third: I will not favor the main- Mr, McKlnnon; "The wonlth of gold
tenance of any ordinance upon the ln tbat district Is hnrdly dreamed of,
statute books of the city that serves J nich jPSS roall7,ed." It Is easily to
eny purpose other than the general be BOen tliat ,e proposes to be one of
welfare, peace and prosperity of fne flrBt to be benefited by the new
ELECTRIC LINE ORDI
NANCE BEFORE COUNCIL
v
The council mot on Thursday
night nnd after transacting a con
siderable amount of routine business
took up the ordinance granting to
John R. Allen the right to maintain
and operate railway lines within th
limits of Grants Pass. The ordln
anro was read the first time at
length, and on motion wns rend
second time by title and referred to
the street committee.' It was moved
that when the council adjourned It
adjourn to meet on Thursday night,
December 9.
This Is the much-talked of elec
tric, line which Is to run from Ash
land to Medford nnd Grants Pass.
th present paving on that street;
fculatlon here Is an Important help two blocks on Jackson, to reach the
f In a business way, as well as a bene- Deer Creek brldne; three blocks on
fit to many families. Each day's Oak: from Jackson to the railroad
catch during the season runs Into track; two blocks each on Pine and
4 the thousands of pounds. '.Stephens, from Oak to Lane; three
J The fruit Industry Is fast becoming blocks on Rose from Lane, to Wnsh
,? an Important business at Grants Pass Ington, nnd one block on Washington
and each year It Increases In volume. , street, from Rose to Jackson. This
Many thousands of acres have been j Is 21 blocks nnd does not Include
J eet to apples, pears, peaches and ! probable extensions south to Mosber
f grapes during the past two years j street on Jackson and Rose and prob-
ftnd It Is estimated that not less than j ably still further on Stephens and
' tft Ann -.111 i. a i 'i
AV,VUU (III CD Will llt!IIIVM
f the year 1910. When these tres
reach a bearing age the Industry will ! sets.
If you are so fortunate as to have
Grants Pass, and will oppose any or- 1)fe rt tnnt Bectlon and also wants, tin. friends to send them to you are
right country nnd what ho wns look
Ing for. So the purchnse of the Mc
Klnnon property was consummated.
Mr. Sanders mndo the sale.
Sending Christum Present.
Are you going to send Christmas
presents this year? If so, a few
words on this subject will not come
nmlss. The Courier does not say you
must, but It Is a very nice custom
retaliatory effects as to one class t0 (akp p BOle 0f the other
mdy of citizens ngainst another, investments which are to be
For Xmas Sabln has manicure
WINTER'S HERE!
GOT THAT NEW
Enameled Bed Yeil
If not, get it now. .Best assortment we ever
had is ready, and specially low prices are offered just
to emphasize the fact that this is the store most
$2.00
capable of caring for your needs.
We offer a full-size Iron Bed, in assorted
colors, at
We offer a full-size undersupportcd Spring -that
you pay elsewhere more money for ).Q
Get our prices before buying elsewhere
WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY
R. H. O'NEILL-:-Home Furnisher
dl nance present or prospective hav
Ing
or body
Fourth: I shall stand for the full
enforcement of all ordinances neces
sary to preserve Cirants Pass a law
abiding community.
Fifth: I shall strenuously endeav
or, through the medium of the coun
cil to have Inaugurated a system of
street paving nnd Improvements to
be carried on as rapidly as me con
sent of Interested property owners
will admit, on the basis of iiswns-
nient of such Improvements to the
ill ntllng property owners, giving to
them the benefits of the Itancroft
Bonding Ait wherever they so desire,
and WITIIOt T IM'COKN TO PltOP-
KKTY NOT THKHKI1Y nKNDITN:!).
I shall be glad of an opportunity
to nnswer In person any other ques
tions regarding my polby that may
suggest themselves to any person
Interested.
Dated December 3rd, 1909.
II. D. NORTON.
to be In a better flnnnclnl condition , entitled to rejoice. The stores are
good full of beautiful things nnd your
had Uncle Sam will take charge of nnd
there, which be knows of, hnvlng deliver any article you may entrust
spent the past threo years there Mo his care, only don't wait until the
placer mining and bunting. Inst minute or your present may
The purchaser, Max Kuhn, while, not rench your friends until several
he does no talking about his new j days Hfter Christ mas, Olvo up the
prize, has already with his five anl-ldea that you must time It ho as to
mal "park train" put In a big stock i have all your presents reach their
of crub and winter supplies. destination on Christmas Day
With a large force of men he has ; Present that are to be sent any
put the camp In shape and has start-' great distance should start by the
ed to lay out ditches, as bis plans; 15th of the month. Select anything
mean the Installation of an np-to- you are going to send without delay.
date hydraulic mining outfit.
The samples and tests which Mr. Statu of the lrrlgntlon Company.
Kubn has made assures him of a The water users of this Irrigation
continuous run of several year, ai district have asked the Courier to
the bottom of Sucker creek will be: give them Information as to the
striped of Its gold for over two miles, rights of the Irrigation company to
That these up-to-date methods of water from the (lolden Drift dam
mining will bring a large and sub- under receivership. This question
Pernoll Injure Left Hand,
Jud Pernoll, who has made such ,
a record wttn tne Aiierueen Dase
ball team that Detroit offered $4000
for him for 1010, has been spending
the winter nt his home nt Applegat.
On Tuesday night he met with Bn ac
cident to his baseball fingers which
Is causing him considerable anxiety,
He wns engaged In tying n horse la
n stall In the dark when the animal
threw back Its bead, drawing th
stiff strap of the halter around Jud'i
left band In such a manner as to
tear tho flesh from the ends of th
second nnd third fingers of the left
bund. These are thfl fingers which
nre absolutely necessary In giving
tho twirl to tho ball which hns mada
Pernoll famous. It Is hoped that
tne accident will not prove serloul.
Freo If Vim liny Vow.
$5.00 worth of merchandise fre
of charRe with each (ult selling at .
$20.00 or more.
$3.00 Nugget Hat freo of charg
with each suit selling at $10.00 to
$ 1 R.00.
(let tho boys useful presents A
Suit or Overcoat, at the special pricey
we are making throughout this de
partment.
Our store la full of holiday aug
gest Ions for boys and men, Geo, ft
Calhoun Co., Outfitters to Iloy ani
Man. ' i)
Dr. Smith's HUbwnt.
Grants Pass, Ore., Doc. S, 1909.
To the Editor of Courier: Many
false rumors have ben circulated
among the voters that I would not
enforce the laws If I were elected
to fill the office of Mayor of this city
and that I did not stand for city Im
provement.
I stand for paving the business
section of city with hard surface
pavement nnd Bhall do everything In
my power to bring about results,
as well as other r It jr Improvements
which we are In urgent need of at
the pres"nt time. I stood first and
foremost for paving In 1 90S when 1
was Mayor and have since hHleved
that It should be dono without delay.
I believe that the laws of the city
should b enforced to meet the will
of the people and that It If ih" duty
of every officer to be vigilant In such
matter to aslst In punishing of
fenders. Yours truly,
AEL0 UP AGAIN. ANOTHER VtCTlttOF
SOCIETY! BY JlNOOi 'T nAKf5 fK MAfr
WANT TO C0 MKT FR0M5)U(H BLAMED
Live in i mi weoab.
INJuvrilE . AND
AND BE A
urnu it
Tknew n! fve been A her the en
For YEAR TO inPftovt THAT oJftET,
BUT Y0U KNOW HOW ir n. "EVER
KAN CET ANYJTHmG DONE- J
MR. G0TALOT ON EN0 AS&EEi)
per ijTBtCT PAVING.
tfK.bOTAlOT on. FUNDING THAT 5AI0
PAVING HAS INCREASED VALUE Of
J. C. SMITH, j