Rogue River courier., December 24, 1909, Image 1

G1US PAS JOSEPHINE CWXTYrOKEGON, FKIl)AVlK(Strr ! ' o."8g.
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FOUR MILLION
DOLLAR DEAL
GALICE MIXING DISTRICT WILL
BE THOROUGHLY EXPLOITED
BY EXPERIENCED MINERS
much praise Is due to this lady for
her successful efforts. The pupils
sold tickets for the entertainment
and much lively competition was ex
hibited among the different rooms to
see which would secure the prize
offered for the largest number of tic
kets sold. Miss McVain's room, 4th
grade in the East school, was victori
ous in this contest and was awarded
the prize, which was $10. With this
money was purchased two pictures
for the school room, Millet's "Sheep"
and Landseer's "Saved."
Largest Operations in (he History of
Southern Oregon Are to lie
Inaugurated.
Garland Stoves and Ranges always
give satisfaction. Sold only be Cra
mer Bros.
STAND BY THE
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FLAMING TOKAY
PRIZES AWARDED
The Courier is pleased to an
nounce that during the coming sea
son of 1910 there will be Inaugur
ated in the big Galice district a large
amount of practical work in mining
for which the capital has already
been provided. The work in con
templation will require the expendi
ture of $4,000,000 and this large
sum has been furnished by mining
men who know the business from
the bottom up. This big comblna-
. tion of money and experience means
much to Southern Oregon and especi-
, ally to Grants Pass, and It is to be
hoped that our citizens will make the
most of It. Investigation into the
mines of the extensive Galice dis
trict have been going on for many
months but It was not until a few
days ago that the parties In interest
completed their deal and put up the
capital needed to carry through the
enterprises in hand. The Courier
has been requested not to glTe the
names of either mines or men until
certain certificates of. incorporation
are filed and titles to properties per
fected, but we can assure our read
ers that the facts are as stated and
that the mlnine Interests of Jose
phine county were never before in
as good a condition as they are to
day and we can say that 1910 will be
the banner year In the history of
mining In the wonderful Galice dls-1
trlct. This Is what the Courier has
been working to accomplish all of
the present year. That success has
crowned the efforts of practical men
in the mining world who have been
laboring to get capital and experi
ence to open some of the best proper
ties on the Pacific Coast, will give
great satisfaction to thousands of
people, not only in Southern Oregon,
but In many other places.
It has long been desired to attract
the attention of certain mining peo
ple of Nevada, .California and other
points and now that It has been ac
complished little remains to be ask
ed for by those earnest workers who
have done their part In this import
ant capitalization of these properties.
It may not be understood by out'
Riders that the Galice mining dls
trlct covers a largo territory and
that It Is one of the richest In the
country. All that It has needed has
been transportation and capilnl to
onen nn Its wealth of gold, silver
and copper. Aside from what has
been said about the mines we are In
formed that the long talked of elec
tric road to connect with the South
ern Taclflc will soon be built and
the Alemeda smelter will be started
up as soon hs the men who are now
at work can complete the erection of
the machinery.
Money Spent' Making Resources
Known to the World Returns
Promptly.
In these holiday times it is Just
the season to take up the subject of
helping the Commercial Club to ad
vertise the resources of Josephine
county. We have room for 10,000
settlers to help us plant orchards and
vineyards; ten thousand more to
grow alfalfa and other forage, as well
as grain of all kinds. Then we need
another 10,000 to help develop our
gold and copper mines. No mining
district In any country can offer bet
ter Inducements. We can offer an
all the year round climate to 10,000
invalids, who, if they will come to
this country before It Is too late, can
enjoy the climate cure and become
once more robust In health. These
thousands of people will be of great
service in developing the many valu
able resources of this county. If we
will all turn In and help the Commer
clal Club provide the advertising
nmttpr these thousands will come
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO Ol'It HEADERS.
The Courier with this issue wishes Its old and new readers
a Merry Christmas with all that the old-time salutation implies.
.Make it truly a glad time yes. a merry occasion. It was not In
tended that Christmas should be a solemn affair, but that all
should be happy, yes, even joyous. An old Christmas carol puts
it this way:
Old Christmas is come for to keep open house,
And scorn to be guilty of starving a mouse;
Then come boys, and welcome; for diet, the chief,
There's plum pudding, roast goose, minced pies and roast beef.
Then let us be merry and taste the good cheer,
And remember old Christmas but comes once a year.
It may be remembered that on
Wednesday, April 14, 1009, there
was a large gathering of school
children on Sixth and F streets and
each was presented with a Tokavl
grape vine by W. B. Sherman, who
offered 32 prizes, $100 In all, to
those who succeeded in making the
best growth of vines during the sea
son. There was one prize of $15,
two of $10, five of $5, five of $3,
six of $2, and thirteen of tl. It was
Intended as a lesson in grape grow
ing and to demonstrate that the To
kay grape vine will grow In any soil
in our locality and, as Mr. Sherman
said, under almost any conditions.
The contest has made good all that
was claimed for the Tokay grape's
adaptation to the soil and climate of
the Rogue River valley.
There were over seven thousand
of these grape vines given out
and they were planted by many
with exceeding care, and some of
them, as will be seen, made a truly
wonderful growth. Mayor H. C. Kin
of 31 feet $10; Clyde Harper, growth
of 41 feet, $10.
Third Pauline McLean, growth
36 feet, $5; Harold Perry, growth
31 ',i feet, $5; Ruth Causley, growth
30 feet, $3; Thomas McLaughlin,
growth 26 feet, $5; Mary Causley,
growth 24 feet, $5.
Fourth Claude Causley, growth
22 feet. $3; Elizabeth Davis,
growth 21 feet, $3; Ernest Causley,
growth 20 feet, $3; Elnora Sauer,
growth 20 feet, $3; Harry Brlggs,
growth of 17 feet,
growth 18 feet, $3.
Fifth Alice Brlggs, growth 17
feet, $2; James Moore, growth 15 H
feet, $2.; Paul Day, growth 14 feet,
$2; Bessie Trask, growth 14 feet,
$2; Olive Green, growth 13 feet 'the Riverside fruit farm.
and under almost any conditions,-
which demonstration has been thor
oughly made, the vines having been
distributed throughout the county.
If each of tho competitors tuatlnue
to give these vines the same cars that
they gave them this summer, after
two years time they will receive an
annual prize of a bumper crop of
Flaming Red Tokay grapes, which
will be superior to any others grown
in the United States, as it has been
shown that Tokay grapes grown In
this locality excel on this continent.
If you hud a 5-ncro vineyard plant
ed and would give it tho same care
each year that you have given your
vine this year, your vineyard woud
take care of you luxuriously during
your natural life and leave a monu
ment of your skill as a grape grower
perience In the care of this vine that
grapes can be grown cheaply and
they need but llttlo care. Do you
know anything more pleasant, prof
itable or Independent than life on a
5-acre vineyard, which, If cared for
as you have this vine will pay you
at least $500 per acre.
. I will send you a copy of the paper
giving a list of all prizes awarded
as furnished me this afternoon by
the Judges, Mayor H. C. Kinney, Will
Scovllle, president and manager of
the Rogue River Fruit Exchange,
and George A. Hamilton, owner of
THE FREEHOLD
MINING COMPANY
BllLDING A AO-FOOT CONCRETE
DAM ACROSS 11R1GGS CREEK
ITS COST TO BE $12,000
$2; Joseph Pardee, growth 1 2 Mi feet,
$2.
Sixth Florlan Sauer, growth 12
feet, $1; Mary Flndlay, growth U
feet, $1; Esther Hamlyn, growth 10
feet, $1; Fred Taylor, growth 10
feet, $1; Lester Day, growth 9V4
feet, $1; Charles Shubert, growth
914, $1; Carlotta Welsmun. growth
9 feet, $1; Anita Ranzau, growth
9 feet, $1; Alice Randall, growth 9
feet, $1; Viola Fiilmer, growth 9
nev. of this cilv. a ii,,ii.l,rci' i."imian, growin
ton, of Frultdale, and Will Scovllle, I'1'1' ' Kroth
president and manager of the Rogue
River Fruit Exchange, were chosen
The spirit of the age points westward B a committee to examine the grape
to the many of the New England, vines of all those who made a claim
middle and western states and we for the prize, and during the present
have only to send them an invitation week these gentlemen have been on a
to Insure their coming to Josephine visit to all claimants, and on Wed
eounty. The Grants Pass Commercial nesday made their report to Mr.
Club is our representative body and Sherman, and below we give the en-
It Is fitting and proper that this or- tire list of prize winners together
ganlzatlon send out invitations in with the growth that each winning
our behalf early In the new year. Let vine has made.
us resolve, to send our advertising It maye be stated here that there
matter out by the first of February were a large number of vines which
so as to catch the homeseekers ex- made 7'i, 7, GVt and 6 feet, ami
curslons. We will be able to get ten while these were a very successful
times more benefit from early ndver- growth for a vine to make In n single i
Using than we can for that which Is season, yet they fell short of the:
done later for the very good reason prize. Think of n vine mulling a
8 feet, $1; Gladys Hamlin, growth S
feet, $1;
The following Is the letter of
transmlssal which goes with each
check which In amount represents
the prize of the person to whom It
was addressed:
Grants Pass, Ore., Dec, 22, 1909.
Dear Friend: I enclose you my
(heck for your prize In the Tokay
grape contest, the number of the
prize being written In the lower left
hand corner. I regret very much
that I was unable to get these prizes
awarded earlier, but It was Impos
sible for the Judges to get around
to visit the many places until recent-
lly. I fully realize that the growth
i of your vine before the frost struck
Thanking you for the Interest you
have taken In this contest, and wish
ing you a Merry Xmas, I am,
Sincerely yours,
W. B. SHERMAN.
This Is a happy culmination of the
grape contest, which has continued
from April to the end of the grow
ing season, and It has been an object
lesson, not only to those personally
engaged In the contest, but to all
wno may oe interested In grape
growing.
No man has done more to popu
larlze the Flaming Tokay grape than
has Mr, Sherman. In season and out
of season he has presented Its claims
to the public and never has lost an
T. J. Bernard, the Famous Mining
Man, Has Arranged for the
Equipment of Property,
The Freehold Mining syndicate,
an Incorporated company of which
organization Mr. T. J. Bernard, the
noted Nevada mining man, Is In per
sonal charge and is putting In a
large dam on their property on
Brlggs creek at the mouth of Swede .
creek. This Is the old Walldon
property which has the goneral rcpu
tatlon of being a rich placer. It con
sists of 4 50 acres. The dam men
tioned will be S00 feet long and 20
feet In height, made of cement and
stone and will furnish the water for
five hydraulic. 18 Inch pipes. The
Improvements will cost $12,000, but
the money will be expended, as It
will permit the working of the entire
property, which will take many years
to exhaust. This mine U located
about 18 miles up Rrlggs breek from
the Wonder postofflce. Mr. Bern
ard has had a force of men at work
on tho property since early In the
spring and much headway has been
made In the development. The dam
la the same for which construction
bids were called for In the columns
of the Courier some weeks ago. We
learn that It Is expected the construc
tion work on the dam will be com-
r mm i unrltitf mil mnrV
opportunity to advance Its Interests. " . . ' . . . ' " . .Vu
on llin mine Will lie roniiiiciueu wmi-
growth the first senson after plant-1
that there are from 75,000 to 100
000 people who will come to Port- lug of OS feet, another 51 feet, stlllj
land with these excursions dining another 41 feet, then 30 feet, ,1P,i
the months of March and April and feet, 30 feet, 26 feet, 24 feet, and sr
It Is these people we must as far as on down. This Indicates, of coiiihi
possible reach before tney leave their great care In planting and cultlva
homes, and this can be done by send- Hon, besides demonstrating the vigor
Ing out our literature by February of the Flaming Tokay
.jj8 jHt Below Is the list:
The Commercial Club simply needs First C. H. Sampson, urowth of,
to be provided with the money to be CS feet, $15.
It was more than the number of feci
the Judges found at the time they
I visited It n few days ago, however
all competitors shared alike hi this
respect.
I The object of this contest wan to
' demonstrate that Tokay grape? vliv s
will grow In any soli In our locality
and set an example to future gener
ations, as the life of a Tokay vine
yard Is hundreds of years.
Home Talent a Bl Siiecox.
The home talent "On Plymouth
Rock" given by the high school pu
pils at the opera house on last Fri
day evening was a complete success,
and all who attended were delighted
with the first class style In which
the play was presented. The play
was given under the direction of Miss
Ethel J. Chapman, Instructor In
music with Grants Pass M'hools, and
able to do the advertising and they
can only get It through the liberality,
loyalty and patriotism oi the .eople
of Josephine county. Our advertis
ing this year must be done on a
broader scale than ever before so as
to make this expenditure bring re-
Butitt The inoncv furnished for the
exploitation of our resources quick
ly returns to us through our hotels
and general business bouses. The
man who buys land must clear his
ncies readv for crops, build a home
and other necessary buildings, pur
chase farm and house supplies from
month to month and keep a steady
stream of money pouring Into mer
cantile cHtiiblisbnicnts and In this
uiv hnnilsoine returns are made to
our business men for all money ad
vanced. The professional man Is
remembered by the new settler and
he comes In for his share of the ad
ditional money he distributes. If
tn .ant tirosrieiltv stand by the
Commercial Club.
Second Hector McLean, growth! You have learned from your ex-
By his loyalty to the cause he has
fairly won for Grants Pbbs the honor
ed cognomen of "The Tokay City."
In no Instance has this work been
done selfishly In his own interest.
Out of this contest he makes no more
than any other real estate man; the
whole town and the country will
share in the results.
Sherman's work for the Tokay
grape has Interested Reed Bros., of
Kansas City, and Williams Bros., of
Portland, with Mm In the fruit busi
ness and they have purchased a tract
of fruit lanil consisting of several
thousand acres reinhing from Mer
lin almost to Grants Pass, This Is
probably the largest fruit proposl
t Inn In the state, and is also some of
the best fruit lands in the Rogue
Itlver valley, to per cent Is black
river liotioui loam, 50 per cent high
guide red soil, first bench land, and
about 10 per icnt warm granite
lanls particularly adapted to the
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out delay. A strong force of men
will be employed. The water being
abundant and under control mining
will bo continued all the year round.
This property has on It a hundred
foot ledge of the famous ore found
In the Almeda formation. The lo
cation Is on the opposite side of the
mountain from the Almeda and as
the crow flies, about seven miles dis
tant. It has long been known that
the Almeda formntlon extended for
ninny miles across the country. Mr.
Bernard Ih a man of large experience
In mining and It Is fortunate thnt he
has found his way Into this district,
as his services have been greatly
i needed, He was one of the most suc
cessful miners, not only of Nevada,
but of Australia, New Zealand and
several other countries. Men who
have employed him and followed Ms
advice have Invariably made money.
He came In town a few days ago and
.remained a couple of days to attend
to business matters and on Monday
night took tho train for Portland
where he resides. His Intention Is
to return to Grants Pass about Janu
ary 15. Tho coming year he will
have iHrgn Interests In other points
In this county and will be Joined by
well known capitalists In enterprises
of great moment In this section.
Mrs. Ellen Il'inter united here
Monday to spend the holldivi with
her mother, Mrs. Ttowle. Mrs.
Hunter, who was formerly Miss El
len Rowley, of this rlty, Is now en
gaged In Mission work In Portland,
being field worker .for the Btste
board. On her way here from Port
bind she has been giving Imture
In this line and she will speak at the
Christian church In this city on Sun
day evening. Mrs. Hunter has made
a thorough study of this work and
her lecture on Sunday evening Is
sure to he full of Interest to all who
hear her.
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