VOL. 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.