Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, January 21, 1910, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XXV. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGOX, FhiwAY, JANUARY 21, 1910. Xo.43 HAY EXTEND ROAD TO GAUCE LARGE TOXXAGE CAX RE HAD AT ALMEDA AND OTHER MIXES WILL INCREASE BUSINESS The Lire Railroad Committee of the Commercial Club Has Business In Charge. Great activity Is looked for the coming spring at Gallce, not a few of the properties will be worked ex tensively if conditions can be brought about so as to Insure transportation, and a large force will be employed on the Almeda and it will become a great producer of copper and gold. Other mines in the district are also dependent on a practical solution of the transportation problem and it is generally believed that John R. Al len ran be Induced to extend his elec tric road from Grants Pass, through Merlin and . to Calico. This will place the Hill roads In touch with the heaviest tonnage that can be found at any point In Southern Oregon. Those who know Mr. Allen's plans and pur poses give it as their opinion that he will take kindly to this proposition which will be submitted to him in the early dnys of March. The Almeda alone can make a contract which will pay a transportation company to build a road from Grants Pass to that mine. The railroad committee of the Com mercial Club have this matter In hsnd and they will confer with Mr. Allen as soon as he returns here from New York, which will be In about six weeks. The club will have all the facts and figures relating to the probable annual tonnage of eight r ten of the leading mines from the Oalfce which can be reached by such a railroad. The business men of Grants Pass are thoroughly aroused to' the necessltv of connecting Gallce to this city by railroad, as It will,nck of work on the Part of commit largety increase all lines of business' tee3 and the nn-attendance of mem- bere at once and eventually bring millions of dollars for the develop ment of the famous mining camp down Rogue river. As has been mentioned In a previ ous Issue of the Courier, a large amount of foreign capital will be In rested fn Gallce mines this spring and that mtnlng camn will become actlre fn both placer and quartz min ing within the next few weeks. The prosperity of that camp can be made to largely add to the volume of busi ness In Grants Pass. Since the ex- HELL GATE POINT OF INTEREST Key to the Future Development of Rogue River Valley-60,000 .P. Ftvit years ago, while cruising Before the trip across the river vacant government lands In township i was half completed Sherman rom 53 south, range 7 west, V. B. Sher-i mewed calling attention to numerous ma", of Giants Pass, with K. V. points of beauty and compared It to Smith as compassmnn, was running' the Royal Gorge of Colorado, lie a line several miles from south to j also spoke of the wonderful oppor jiorth, which brought them on the tunlty of available water power at line between sections 10 und 11 In that point. Mr. Smith, not aceus (he above township, which Is a point j turned to being suspended on a small lit the mouth of what Is known as! wire a luindrcd feet above the water If ells Gate, five miles below Merlin and fourteen miles below Giants They had expected to have to go down the river some three or four miles to cross on a ferry In order to aguln fulie up the line on the oppos ite side of the river; but, to their surprise, they found an Inch nnd n 1 "'"tier. on reaching the shore he ex quarter wire cable stretched across j ""'I'""'! his records and found that the rler at the entrance of tlilstne "W n vacant government gorge, ruder It swung a basket or:,an''- A 'nt,r refill Investigation rage sufficient In size to seat two',,f ,hp gorge, It being where the pewms and with the use of a crank . Kogue river had rut Its way through which whs between their knees, they , ,ne c'in!,t runKp f,f mountains, show fouad It (possible to work their pass-.ed 11 to ,,p a,,0"t 120 fef't In length ace across the river swinging under and what Is known as a box canyon, tMa. cable. cursion of the members of the Com- niercial Club to the big mines last summer our business men have been fully aware of the favorable condl tlons which surround quite a num ber of the Gallce mines, and they will leave nothing undone that will bring about the active production of gold and copper at Galice and Almeda. Monthly Meeting of Fruit Exchange, The regular monthly meeting of the Rogue River Fruit Exchange took place at the Commercial Club rooms on Thursday at 2:30 In the afternoon. President Will Scoville presided and R. Thomas occupied his desk as recording secretary. After the reading of the minutes, reports of committees were called for and following this was a talk by G. A, Hover, president of the Med ford fruit growers union. He spoke of the efforts that were being made In Washington to prevent the passage of the notorious La Fean bill. He spoke particularly of the work being done by C. E. Whisler, of Medford, who Is now In Washington In behalf of the Rogue River valley. The lat est report was the the effect that the bill would not pass in its pres ent shape as some strong men in congress have become convinced of the unfairness of the measure. J. F. Burke and II. T. Pritchard were appointed a committee to raise $")0 as the exchange's share of the expense of sending Mr. Whisler to Washington in the Interest of an equitable fruit package bill. W. M. Hair gave a report of the action taken at Medford in the inter est of forming,, a union, which Is to comprise the whole Rogue River val ley. II. T. Pritchard, W. M. Hair and H. Wood were appointed a com mittee to audit the books and report at next meeting. R. Thomas, W. W. Canby and W. M. Hair were appoint ed a committee to revise by-laws and they were instructed to report at the February meeting. H. L. Andrews was appointed chairman of a com mittee which he was to select to sug gest suitable nominees for directors to be elected next year. There was'little" business done at this meeting for lack of a quorum there being only 18 members pres ent of a membership of 157. This very Important organization has been crippled for a long time by the bers generally. The annual meeting will Roon take place and It Is to ho hoed that pw life will be put Into the organization. Matthew Law Released. Matthew Law, who has been In the -ounty Jail on a charge of extortion Tor an alleged attempt to secure oey by threatening to kidnap the little son of A. N. Parsons, was re '""ioH this week under bail in the sum of $500 In his own recogniz ance without other surety. IS and rocks below, became seasick nnd between gasps with colorless face, be stated that If hp reached the other shore he would never return to Hells Gate of his own free will. Sherman contended that It looked good to hlin and declared Ills Intention of re turning to further Investigate the (Continued on Page Six.) ARRIVAL INLAND EXCURSIONISTS SPECIAL THA1X WHICH CARRIED MORE THAX 250 PILGRIMS RECEPTION AT GRANTS PASS A Pleasant Occasion Tliat Will Long He Remembered by All Parties. The Inland Empire excursion from Spokane to Oregon and California passed through Grants Pass at noon on Wednesday. The Commercial Club . having the matter in charge secured the attendance of two hun dred or more home people to be at the depot to give the excursionists a royal welcome. As soon as the train arrived there were Introduc tions and hand shaking and each ex cursionist had pinned on to the lapel of his coat badges by the ladles of the Auxiliary and was handed a stamped post card, each being a sw venlr of Grants Pass and the friends who had greeted them. The visitors were Invited to gather at the depot platform, where Judge Durham In troduced our townsman, R. G. Smith, who addressed the excursionists sub stantially as follows: "Ladies and gentlemen: On behalf of the people of Grants Pass I wish to welcome you to our city. We thank you for stopping here this brief time because we wish to tell you some thing of our country and Its re sources and for the additional rea son that we want some of you who have built up the wonderful cities and prosperous communities of the Inland empire to cast your lot with us and assist us In developing the mining, lumbering and fruit growing that Is possible in this region. It would be to your advantage and ours and then you would have the best and healthiest climate on the coast. We have here a country where the sun shines on us every day In the year. The weather experts show we do not have to exceed thirty cloudy dsys In the year. The thermometer Is nevrr so forgtful as to fall be low ten above zero. Snow w3 never hnve except a little that falls on the mountain tops when an excursion from your country Is approaching and It Is to bid your welcome. "When you know this country bet ter you will, when you feel like es caping the cold and Bnow, stop here Instead of taking a long Journey to southern California. "One of your party asked me 'when the weather broke?' Well, my friends, as far as snow, cold and storms are concerned, It Is always broke. We don't have storms and Ice and sleet and zero wenther. "Grants Pass Is a city of 0000 peo ple, but none of us are broke. It Is situated so that It must become the largest city In this part of the state, You noticed In coming over the mountains that It. is situated next to the hills nnd Rogue river flows through the city and all Its tributary country must come to It. Behind these hills nnd In the vnlleys, people have been mining for GO years nnd taken out many millions in gold, nnd these mines will last forever. We have forests where billions of feet of lumber hnve been cut and mar keted nnd other billions of feet await the demand of trade. On every sld" Is the best fruit land In Oregon. We ar preparing to Irrigate 40,(i0O ncres. it is a rountry of opportunity for every one nnd right her in the center of the Rokup River valley the fruit grower gets from the soil and the climate the color for the big red apple an the Yellow Newtown." Mr. Smith then Invited the excur sionists to stop on their return and he asnred them that the good people here would point out tothetn the way to comfort and fortune. When Mr. Smith concluded his re marks, be Introduced Mr. Coman, of Spokane, who said: "Ladles and gentlemen, we are very glad to meet you, and wo ap preciate the courteous welcome which we have received since we en tered the great state of Oregon. This welcome has been so enthusiastic and hearty at Grants Pass, that had we not bought our tickets to Los Angeles and return, I have no doubt but what a large part would desert the train and stop here. "Our object In making these trips is not entirely for recreation, but In order that we might see the coun try traversed by this road and that part of Southern Oregon concerning which the world is now hearing so much. "We appreciate your resources and believe much that Is told us and for that reason we feel that It Is more important that we should see you than that you should Bee us. I am reminded of a story of a man who came to the show and he had a fami ly of twelve children. When the door keeper saw him he said, 'Are these all yours?' and he answered, 'Yes.' 'You can walk In without any admission to see the hippopotamus, for I believe It is more Important that the hippopotamus should see you nnd your family than that you should see it.' "I have listened to what your speaker has said concerning your re sources, but as I came along the road noticed one resource of which he has not spoken, and which I have never heard exploited. What I re fer to Is the countless number of oak trees that cover your hillsides, and on these oak trees we saw a myr iad of mistletoe. If that was In our rountry, all would be advertised. We would lay out and maintain lovers' lanes wherever we found those oaks with the mistletoe?" At this point the speaker's re marks were ended because the whistles blew for the train to move on. SUPERVISOR ANDERSON SENDS IN RESIGNATION The Commercial Club Officials Get Busy and Wire to Hold I'p Resignation. Much to the surprise of nearly everyone In the city, M. J. Anderson, supervisor of the Siskiyou forest re serve, resigned his position to take effect at the end of tho fiscal year, June the 30th. This announcement came almost like a shock to the community as Mr. Anderson Is one of the most popular men In Grants Pass. He had made many friends during his residence In this city and, having taken up a rather difficult Job In the reserve, he wrought order out of confusion and gave the highest satisfaction to tho department. Im mediately preceding his appointment the Siskiyou forest reserve was the scene of more or less local adverse criticism. When the officers of tho commer cial club learned the fact that Mr. AndPrson had resigned they Inquired the cause and Immediately tele graphed to the chief forester at Washington, nnd also to our mem ber of congress, Mr. Hawlev, regard ing the matter. The chief forester promptly replied thnt Mr. Ander son's resignation bad not reached him, but when It did no action would be nken until the district forester, C. S. Cbnnmnn, would visit Grnnts Pnss nnd confer with the officers of the commercial club regarding the matter, Mr. Hnwley telegrnphed het hp would tnke no the matter -lth the deont'tment anil try nnd explain unv mlsundertnndlng. Tn the mepntlme it may be stated thnt Mr. Amlei'enn was n loynl sunportcr of Chief FuroHtor Plnchot nnd there have been tpotle who, looking for some eyriiqp to file chnrees again"! him, H wns asked to visit Hip dis trict hendnnnrters nt Portland Inst week nnd on nrrlvlng there was told of some charges that hail been filed against him. Hp was expected to remain In the sprvlep but would be transferred to some other nolnt. This did not phase him and be re signed. jmi:s MeGi im: is INDICTED FOR MlHDI'It The grand Jury In its findings brought In nn Indictment of murder In the first degree for the killing of Igtintz Knnppka on Hip 11th of Janu nrv. M'f'.tilrp Is now thp sole occu- pnnt of the county Jail and It Is pos lbb Hint his case mny come up nt the adjourned term of court on rebruary 14. GATHERING OF THE REDEKAHS THREE L1XK LADIES COME FROM XCM EROl'S PLACES OCCASION OF GOOD CHEER . Successful . Convention Every body Highly Pleased With Their Visit Here. The Rebekah district convention wns held nt the I. O. O. F. hall In this city on Monday and was one of the most successful, as well as most thoroughly enjoyable affairs which has occurred in lodge circles for somo time. The lodgo rooms had been decorated in honor of this event nnd presented nn attractive appear ance when thrown open to members and visitors for tho afternoon ses sion. Delegates from several other towns in this district were present, in cluding the president of the Rebek ah assembly, Carrie Hubbard, of In dependence. FI()In Gold Hill there were nine delegates, including five past noble grands, as follows: Mrs. Nellie Darling, Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Maud Stickle, Mrs. Nellie Reed and Mrs. Maggie Harvey. Glendnlo sen tow past noble grands, Mrs. Lndd and Mrs. Van Guilder, and one other delegate. Kerby sent two delegates,! nnd Jacksonville five, four of whom were past noble grands, as follows: Mesdames Ulrlch, Taylor. Prim nnd Dunford. MoHt of the visitors 'ar rived on the morning trnln and were welcomed by a committee of local Rebekahs, who conducted them to tho lodgo rooms nnd at noon they were Borved with dinner in the ban quet room. The first session of the convention opened nt 2 o'clock In the afternoon with a large atendance. All the business coming before tho conven tion was attended to and Gold Hill was decided upon as the next place of meeting. The officers for Rebek ah assembly were also elected nt the afternoon session and are as follows: Mrs. Nellie Darling, of Gold Hill, chalrmnn; Mrs. Mary Smith, of Grants Pass, vlce-chalrmnn; Mrs. Jeanlo Burke, of Grants Pass, secre tary. The appointive officers were Mrs. Van Guilder, of Glendale, chap- lain; Mrs. Christen Goodnow, Grants n . iuhb. conductor; Mrs. J. Q. Jarvls. or uoid mil, Inner gunrd: Mrs. Perky, Grants Pass, outside guard, The was a recess In the afternoon DAWN OF NEW ERA IN REALTY MerIlnRofue River the Way to Successful Horticulture This week murks n new era In the method or handling real estate busi ness In the Rogue River valley, und the same man who has been respon sible for several Innovations In the land business Is again sponsor for the proposition, and that mini Is W. B. Sherman. Those who were hero several years ago and remember the activity created by his untiring ef forts will watch with Interest for i..e results of the present system. Mr. Sherman has long had his eye on the fertile fruit lands lying between Grants Pass nnd Merlin. most of which have been heretofore devoted to tho growth of oak, pine, fir, mnnzanlln and brush, During I hp summer he Interested Kansas City people, and as a result, visitors to that district are surprised to see men and teams and a gnlnt donkey engine cutting a wide swath In thn timber and rmiklng ready for tho planting of orchards and vineyards In this favored section of tho Rogue River valley, Last fall W, S. Coutant became In session at 3:30, after which the busl ness continued and at 4:30 the con vention adjourned until the evening session at 7:30. Beginning at 5:30 an excellent supper was served In the banquet hall to members and visitors and the long tables were filled many times and full justice was done to the good things prepared by tho ladles. At 7:30 the convention was again In session, business transacted, ques tions asked and answered and a gen eral good time and profitable even ing was the result. After a short re cess, spent In conversation and get ting acquainted with the visitors, order was again called and the floor work was exemplified by the Re bekah degree staff. This staff was composed of past noble grands and was without a doubt the most enjoy able part of the convention. The work was beautiful throughout and tho participants were highly compli mented on their proficiency. The Re bekah degree staff of this city Is con sidered the finest In the state nnd the ease and grace with which the work was done on Monday night was ample proof to all who witnessed It. The Initiation ceremony wa9 beautiful and Impressive. Many of the delegates were obliged to leave on the southbound evening trnln and the convention was ad journed at about 0:30 In order to bid farewell to the dopnrtlng visitors. The remainder of the evening, up to about 11:30, was devoted to con versation nnd exploring the contents of the tables in tho banquet hall, and when this pleasant pastime was fin ally given up there was nothing much but dishes remaining on the tables. Tho convention was a suc cess In every particular. The Etna Rebekah lodge Is one of tho strong est In tho city and Is In a prosper ous condition, with new members constantly coming In to Bwell the al ready large membership. Demurrer I'nder Advisement. The demurrer to the proceedings appointing a receiver for the Golden Drift Mining Co. camo up on Monday andTue sdny before Judge Ilanna. After tho matter had been discussed by the attorneys Judge Hanna an nounced that the subject would be taken under advisement by tho court and a decision rendered before his term of offlco would end, which would be on February 1. Receiver Snnders made applica tion some time ago to the Southern Pacific company for a siding at the dam and a few days ago when Man ager O'Brien waa here he dlscussod the matter with Mr Sanders and promised that the siding would be put In within tho next 80 days, Wales Concert and Comedy com ! tianv Thursday. January 27. On of the most nonular numbers of the en- tertnlnment course. Land Company Points terested with Mr. Sherman in the fruit land business and for many weeks they have been quietly plan ning uu effective way to go after the people to scttlo the country, and they have now reached n stago where they are not averse to Idling some thing bo known as to their plans. They already have several agents nt work nnd within thirty days their force will number nenrly 100. These workers will bo scattered about the largo cities, every inun being well informed of tho ndvnntago of this section nnd knowing the exact con ditions. They will also bo provided with suitable literature dealing with facts and conditions. In their operations, Messrs. Rhor man nnd Coutant will be represented by a corporation known ns the Mer-lln-Roguo River Land Co., nnd ar ticles will be filed within the next few dnys, They have lands north and east of Grants Pass. One of th" well known places on the east being tho Pierce (Con Mini or.