Rogue River courier., December 10, 1909, Section Two, Page PAGE SIXTEEN, Image 16

(MilAi WEST
L . IN STORM'SGRIP
IN YEAR 1915
LOOKING BACKWARD
Courier Writer Has a Pipe Dream
In Which He Sees Grants Past
Five Year From Now.
W TEMPERATURE AND HIGH
WIND SWKEIS OVER LAKES
FROM CANADA TO TEXAS
Kxpomire Kills One in Chicago Two
Others Winded, Itun Over by
.Trains.
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'CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Heavy snow,
accompanied by low tmnerature and
a 35-mlle wind swept over Chicago
and the surrounding territory today,
bringing death to three persons In
tills city before the noon hour and
seriouBly hampering transportation
One man was found dead from cold
and exposure and two men, blinded
by snow, were run over by trains
The snowfall In this city was four
Inches, and reports from outside
joints told of 15 Inches.
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 7. The en
tire Btnte of Colorado Is shivering
under the coldest December weather
In 31 years. For three days the
highest mark In Denver has been
five degrees above, and last night for
the Boeond time In three days the
ten below mark was reached.
Uitterly cold weather is also re
ported from Southern Wyoming, 12
hHw being recorded at Laramie
Inst night.
Heavy Know nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Nob., Dec. 7. Twelve
Inches of snow and a minimum tcm
peraturoof six below zoro were re
ported this morning by the local
weather bureau.
' Nebraska Has 10 lielow.
NORFOLK, Nob., Dec. 7. The
government thermometer registered
fi below zero here today.
.TiiHt received a new carload of
IVnln Tile In 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8-inch
nizes. Rogue River Ildwe. Co.
FjAHGEST SKYSCHAPEK
. IN THE WORLD
New York's largest skyscraper will
tnist Its Bhadow over the battery.
Towering thirty-one stories above
the ground, it will contain 11,000,
00 cubic feet with a rentable area of
550,000 square feet. In it will be
ten tulles of plumbing, twenty miles
of steam pipe, sixty-five miles of
conduits and wiring and 3000 elec
tric fixtures.
From the rurb to the roof It will
measure 416 feet. In building It will
bo used 14,000 tons of structural
tool, 7,r00,000 common bricks,
900,000 faco bricks, 45,000 barrels
of cemont, 535,000 square feet of
floor arches, 200,000 cubic feet of
cinder fill, 125,000 square, feet of
girder covering, 450,000 square feet
of partition tllo, 120,000 square foet
of column covering, 210,000 square
frwt of wall furring, 5,500 cubic
yrtrds of caissons, 17,000 cubic yards
of earth exonvatlon, 2,150 cubic feet
of Indiana limestone, 3,000 tons of
ornamental terra cotta, 65,000
square feet of wire lath, 85,000
square yards of plaster, 400,000 lin
eal feet of spruce sleepers, 800,000
fwt of comb grain yellow plno floor
Ing, 2,300 windows, 60,000 square
foot of glass, 3,000 doors, 280,000
pormds of window weights, 30,000
teat of copper chain, 450,000 feet
of ground, 80,000 feet of picture
mould. 80.000 feet of base.
Cinders required for floor arches
and between sleepers of the floors
-will fill 500,000 cublo feet approxi
mately 25,000,000 pounds. It repre
sents the consumption of 125,000
tons of coal, sufficient to develop
65,000,000 horso power hours of en
ergy. Tliero will be 2,100 horsepower
boilers, 2,000 horsepower In engines,
200 kilowatts in generator cnpacl
, GK,000 square feet of radiator
yfaee 190,000 randlopowcr In
totrle lights.
Old buildings on the site are be
ing torn down. The structure will be
an addition to the twenty-five White
ball building. The completed sky
scraper will fr,ont 307.24 feet on
flattery place, covering 51.515
square feet, or twenty-one city lota.
It will cost $8,000,000.
The t'nlted States Realty and Im
provement company announced yes
terday that it had purchased the
stock of the TUttery rise Realty
company, which will build the sky
scraper at once. The architects trs
Clinton ft Russell,
One of the occasional writers for
the Courier dreamt the other night
It was the year 1915 and that he
had been given an assignment by
the Daily Courier, a 16-page news
paper, to write a Btory on the growth
of Grants Pass. This is what he
wrote:
It came about naturally, the presi
dent of. the ladles' auxiliary, an
energetic woman in a quiet way, be
ing the one who started it. But she
did not know at the time the great
amount of good she was doing.
love for her home town actuated her
when the auxiliary was organized
and from the beginning the right
kind of women Joined with her. Thy
all got together and worked with en
thuslasm, not allowing any petty dif
ferences to interfere with the auxlli
ary's progress.
From the commencement knockers
were strongly In evidence and thel
hammers hit the anvil loudly and
continuously. This scum, usually of
the male persusaslon, could not see
the benefit of the work that was be
ing done. The giving of prizes to
children who raised the best vine or
flower seemed to them, producers of
nothing but discouraging noise, to be
puerile and silly. "It was some
thing to amuse the ladles" they said,
while they snickered the intolerable
smile that comes by Instinct to the
tribe. Rut the ladles worked away,
supported by the commercial clnb
and the up-to-date citizens of the
town.
Now when the auxiliary was com
menced the town was neither better
nor worse than the average town of
Its size. As usual many of Its citi
zens seemed to hn satisfied with
their lot and terribly afraid of the
effect improvement of the town
would have on taxes, So the streets
were bad, the main street being very
bad, and In many ways the citizens
suffered unnecessary discomforts
Ilomeseekers on the trains were not
attracted for the town appeared to
ho Just a small, unprogresslve place.
There was nothing tangible by which
the passers through could learn of
the richness of the soil and of the
wealth of the surrounding hills, of
the developing mlnoB and of the
beautiful river, rich In fish and water
power. Even the citizens appeared
U,WWS EST 8
II i ii - ,m,Al.;.irT I I
I
The Entire Stock of High Grade Jewelry,
Watches, Diamonds, ClocRs, Imported
China, Cut Glass, Silverware, and Cutlery
To be closed out to the highest bidder without limit or reserve Having to
raise money by the first of year to meet bills, and with a large stock on hand,
we are forced to resort to quick sale and sacrifice our elegant
rk;Gmnc K(nrk of hiah grade Jewelry at auction.
The chance of a lifetime to secure these goods at your own prices. Buy your
v EVprvth no- wi be sola reaaraiesa ui cusi or
value at your price.
resents
Buy
Your Christmas P
Here
Men's filled and solid gold Watches, $5.00 to
$140.00; big line of Ladies' beautiful watches, filled
and solid gold; filled and solid gold Lockets and
Neck Chains; finest selection of Men's and Ladies
Chains and Fobs, filled and solid gold; Stickpins
and a largo assortment of Cuff Links in filled and
solid gold, studded with diamonds, from 25c to $to.00
a pair; complete lino of latest Back Combs, elegant
designs; Diamonds in any value desired. The most
complete line of Silverware, Tea Sets, Comports,
Cake Baskets; Baking Dishes, Bread Trays, Bon
lions, Plated and Sterling Toilet Sets; a rich line
and all patterns. Be sure and secure some of the
24 and 20-piece sets Knifes and Forks, and Spoons,
in satin and oak chests, Rogers popular make. Stag
5iw1 rp.iv1 handle Carviner Sets of the best, and many
patterns. Full assortment Opera and Field Glasses. A
iUJi nne, iuusuc cissui imciii ui. vui vjiaoo jjuwis,
Travs. Snlt and PeDDers. Nappies. Water Sots.
J 7 XX ' X A. ' "7
VnKPs. Colop-no Bottles. Justs and Carafs enoiurh tn
1 w-wwjy w i 'O -
supply all holiday demand. The finest selection of
Imported China in the market, and an up-to-date
line of Mantle anl Art Clocks. See the stock of
Jewel Boxes, JNoveities, ucsk bets, Manicuring
Pieces (all small pieces in plated and sterling goods),
Creams, Gravies, Soups and Berry Spoons, Forks,
Tea and Table Spoons. Everything will be sold re
gardless oi cost or value at your price.
s
ale
Start
s s may, irec. iu, at p. m.
and continues with daily
sales at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
to be unaware of the opportunity tor
production and wenlth that was In
and around tho town. Some thorp
woro who told of those things. Told
of them without enthusiasm, as
though they did not believe In whnt
they said. And thus things languish
ed at the time tho auxllary was form
ed. Tho work of tho auxiliary pro
gressed slowly at first, for there were
mnny obstacles to overcome, the
chief being tho one of Indifference
and lack of enthusiasm. The ma
jority of the people apparently did
not know of, or did not have the
ambition to bring the town to the
position Its situation and resources
entitled It to. Only the ladles en
gaged In the work know the amount
of labor that wns put Into "getting
started" of the railroad parks, llow
many disappointments and discour
agements bad to be overcome be
fore they had the earnest support of
the people. Hut the beginning of
this park was the real birth of the
town. From this time Its history as
a city commenced.
The spirit shown by the ladles
spread to the men and tho commer
cial club, that had practically been
doing nothing but advertise, began
"to see things." Improvement of
the town became a fetish and Its
splendid location began to be appre
ciated. A plan to open the river
from tho steel brldgo to the dam was
proposed and carried to completion
by the commercial club. The mud
dy main street became an eyesore
that was unendurable and the spring
following the awakening saw a hard
pavement being laid on this thor
oughfare with tho greatest enthu
siasm. From there It rapidly spread
to the other streets, everyone appear
ing to think paving was as necessary
to a good street as windows to a
house.
With the commencement of paving
fresh Impetus wns given to the mak
ing of the railroad park. The Indies
held a tag day, a day that wns held
quite frequently for various Im
provements during the following
months, and collected a dollar and
sometimes more, from every man In
tewn. This was not hard to do.
Everyone had come to the point of
"seeing things." Some could almost
"hear" tho whirr and bell of an
electric rar on the street and every-
Valuable Presents Given Away at Each Sale
and one Fine Diamond Ring at last sale. Seats for Ladies
Corner Front and 5th Streets
E. F. BlaKe. Auctioneer GRANTS PASS, OREGON
body had Imagination enough to
taste the Joy of walking In the shade
of the tm's In tho coming park.
The Irrigation project, started In
the preceding spring, was further
extended, and the farmers and gar
deners In the full gathered In a rich
er harvest than ever before.
When the summer of 1910 arrived
the town was fully awake, working
out Its wonderful, but natural des
tiny. The paving of the business
blocks had taken form, the railroad
park was growing and was already
well on the way to fulfilment. A
new depot was rapidly being con
structed, and close by a handsome
structure, worthy to represent and
hold the exhibits of the town and
county resources, was being erected.
No more did the homeaeeker pnss
through. The town had be come
the new Eldorado of the settler
and the Mecca of the capitalist. The
opening of the river had made It
the paradise of tho lovers of water
sports and fishermen. Row boats,
sail boats and fast launches began
to ply up the river from the steel
bridge, near which a splendid nata
torlum was In course of construction.
Truly tho town was awake.
The following fall saw the com
mencement of the line to the const,
to tap the rich mines along the river,
which the preceding winter's work
had so developed as to startle the
world with the richness of their
ledges. The railway had long been
needed and during tho winter It wns
rushed to completion; the many
feeder lines being added almost sim
ultaneously. All that winter of 1910 and spring
of 1911 activity prevailed In the
town. Dulldlngs went up, pave
ments, Bldewalks and sewers were
laid, the water supply was perfected
and many Improvements made and
many planned for the future. The
population Increased with every In
coming train and the value of real
estate went steadily up.
Since that time many Industries
have been added to the town, while
numerous railways web the valley,
and tho wealth of the orchards, vine
yards, farms, mines and timber In
terests Is beyond computation. At
Uio present time the city Is five times
larger than when ne ladles' auxili
ary was organized, It having now a
population of 25,000. And while any
one can look forward none can tell
what growth will be attained In tho
next five years in this the commer
cial center of Southern Oregon.
IfofuMo to Move Any More.
After moving from one state to
another with her husband' for 40
years, Mrn. Mary J. Millard grew
tired of establishing new homes and
got a divorce In Tueblo, Colo., last
week.
When her husband left a few
months ago to find another place to
live she refused to follow him. The
couple were married In 1867 and
they moved so often, the woman de
clnred, that she could not remember
PUKSIDKXT TAFT
FAVORS WATERWAYS
Before the sixth convention of the
National Rivera and Harbors con
gress, which opened here Wednes
day, December 8, President Taft de
clared he Is In favor of waterway Im
provements because of their Influ
ence In reducing railroad rates as
well as their value In actual trans
portation. The president said that both he
and Roosevelt a year ago at the con
servation of resources convention ad
vocated the issuance of bonds so
that the project of improving the
waterway, when begun, should be
completed within a reasonable time.
The president said he had not
changed his mind. He declared
that the advocates of Improvement
would meet much opposition In con
gress to the policy of Issuing bonds
right out of hand. Much more, that
they were likely to get from con
gress a declaration that certain Im
provements ought to be tarried out.
What the president advised Is to get
that declaration. Then, when the
time comes when & political exi
gency prevents appropriation of
funds from current revenues to
continue the work on the project
during the coming year or coming
two years, the question of bonds
will arise.
He said the convention might not
agree with him, but he knows con
gress. He advocated first to get.
congress to spread on the statutes
that the desired project is to be car
ried out and let congress make th
first appropriation out of the rer
enues of the country. Then, he toli
his hearers, thy had congress where
It must IsBue bonds, unless the ret
enues afford a sufficient amount
each year to carry that project on
economically.
Count von Dernstorff, the German
ambassador, spoke of the waterway
of the German empire, showing their
Importance to the commerce of Or
many. President Ransdellor read
vi. i nnir thn other
uio annum reporu mu" -speakers
was Senator Chamberlain
of Oregon. All the speakers thought
the waterways Improvements should
be provided by congress without de
lay, bond Issues being advocated bf
nearly all.
Kansas In Rtorm's Grip.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 7.-Thl por
tion of the Southwest Is today In tM
grip of the most severe cold
of the season with temperature!
ranging from 8 degrees Rbo 1
Oklahoma City to 4 degree below
at Concordia and Dodge City. KB-
r, .ti mint Hi
enow continues to mu ' .
'Southwestern and Central MlM0"j
I Railroad traffic was much Improa
' and southwest of Kansas City today.
The following temperatures "
, ported this morning:
! V ohnve: Top
1 above; Dodge City, 4 bcJnw; Am
lllo, 6 above; Oklahoma City,
isro.