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VOL. XXVI.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1910.
No. 20.
RAILROAD
DOWN
THE ROGUE RIVER
M. J. ANDERSON INTERESTINGLY
TELLS OP THE SITUATION
TRANSPORTATION TO SEA
The Coast Counties the Land of
Opportunity and Plenty for
the Homeseeker.
The railroad situation at Grants
Pass is attracting no little attention.
That we will have an outlet to the
sea in the near future is reasonably
sure. There are two routes to
choose from, one down the Rogue
river and the other south to Crescent
City. The country through which
either of these roads may run is ex
ceedingly rich in a variety of re
sources, such as mining, lumbering
anM agriculture. The great railroad
magnates have an eye on the situa
tion and in due time will avail them
selves of the wealth of this great in
land empire to build a road which
will connect us with cheap steam
ship freight advantages, which are
among the things needed in the de
velopment of the great Rogue River
valley.
M. J. Anderson, who has just re
turned from the mountains of South
ern Coos county and who is familiar
with that country, was interviewed
by the Courier In relation to the pro
posed electric railroad mentioned in
our issue of last week. He said:
"All the Courier has said as to the
importance of such a road is true.
A line like this would open up Coos
and Curry counties which undoubt
edly contain more undeveloped na
tural resources than all the rest of
Oregon. Eastern Oregon, which is
now attracting so much railroad at
tention, is a good country and a big
country it is a country of big
ranches and farms and will always
he so when compared with the coast
counties. Soil and climate are very
different east of the Cascades, It
takes large holdings of farm and
range lands and large Investments to
protect the settlers there against be
ing wiped out by failure of crops
from drought, or loss of stock by a
hard winter. Fortunes there are
rapidly made or lost, but 20 acres of
coast lands properly farmed will
come nearer making a settler a
model home and give an Income suf
ficient to make him Independent
than ten times the area In the seml
arld region; and with railroads to
carry his produce to market 20 acres
will make him rich. The coast
country needs railroads to get Its
produce to the Interior markets and
Rogue River valley needs such lines
to equalize Its freight rates. This
country will nevpr come Into Its own
until It has direct rnllrond connec
tion with the Pacific ocean, and
this means a railroad to Marshfleld
direct or via -Gold Bench and Port
Orford.
"The proposed line up the South
Fork of the Coqullle would tap one
of the richest regions In Oregon,
with Its virgin forests of Port Orford
cedar and fir cruising as high as
20,000,000 feet to the quarter Rec
Hon, and Its undeveloped coal beds,
which would furnish traffic for cen
turies. "I know of no pass through the
Devil's Backbone to cut the length
of Ruch a road to miles; but be
lieve a longer road perfectly prac
ticable, and as It would not have a
barren section on It. Its length would
not be n disadvantage.
"I do not know these people who
are proposing to build this railroad,
or whether they are f;inil!lar with
the proposed mute, hut Grants Pas
pnd Southern Oreeon needs muh n
road and will some day hav rail
road cunnei'tloti with Miir-hfi-'ld
nnd the other c-at towns'. fr the
wealth alone any r"'H Mint l'roIJ In
to lower H'i'j'i" I: I v.- M.Miitry will
justify th" "ntnr tl"ii 1 f a Hi '
i 1mm rulii'oad.
A Sterling Oner and Pater clw'ti
free to every purchaser of n Pre'rv
Ini; Kettle at Cramer Bro.
GEO. P. CRAHER AND
WIFE ON OCEAN VOYAGE
T. S. S. "NEW AMSTERDAM,"
July 23. (Mid-Ocean) Editor
Rogue River Courier: Believing that
your readers may be. interested in
our wanderings over land and sea,
I am sending you a few pages from
mid-ocean to give you some idea of
what we have seen so far.
Leaving Vancouver, B. C, on the
Canadian Pacific railway, we were
soon in a land of scenic wonders, and
I am sure that more beautiful and
grand views are had along this line
than along any other that crosses our
continent. At Glacier. B. C, the
snow peaks are so close at hand that
in a good half hour you can walk
from the depot and hotel to the
Illecillewaet glacier and enjoy stand
ing on an unmeasured mass of ice in
mid-summer. Strange to say we suf
fered more from the heat while tra
veling west of Winnipeg than we did
east of that point, and reached New
York city July 16. It was uncom
fortably warm that day, but a show
er In the evening cooled the atmos
phere and the other two days we
spent there were as fine summer
days as one could ask for. The sky
line of New York city has changed
very much since I saw it last In 1901.
What were then the highest build
ings are now comparatively low, and
the spire of Trinity church (for
many years reaching way beyond
all buildings) seems lost among the
many skyscrapers, the highest of
which, the Metropolitan Tower, is
over 600 feet from the street. Leav
ing Westfleld, N. J., early on Tues
day, July 19, we arrived at the Holland-America
pier with over an hour
to spare. The company has recently
completed a magnificent pier to ac
commodate its Increasing freight
and passenger traffic. The pier Is
900 feet long by 125 feet wide,
double-decked, and as all the freight
is handled on the lower deck, this
leaves the upper deck for the pass
engers, a great convenience for
those returning to the United States
when all baggage Is examined on
the dock by the custom house offi
cials. We found a commodious
stateroom reserved for us. every
thing arranged In first-class style.
The "Nleuw Amsterdam" Is 615 feet
long, has a spacious promenade
deck (covered mostly with steamer
chairs) where we make a mile or
two before and after meals, nine
laps to the mile. To give an Idea
of the internal size of our "little
floating hotel" I may mention that
In the dining saloon there are seats
for 350 and staterooms (first cabin)
to accommodate the same number.
We have nearly the full number of
first cabin passengers, about 200
second cabin and very few steerage.
The Japanese tea room Is most ela
borately fitted up In true Japanese
style. The smoke room Is decorated
with many Dutch tile paintings and
the social hall, with Its library,
grand piano. easy chairs and couches,
s a "rendezvous," especially In the
evening when the orchestra gives a
program of six or seven numbers
from 9 to 10 p. m. The orchestra
also plays dally at lunch and dinner
and we nre enjoying the music very
much, ns it consists of a splendid
string quartette with assistance of
piano.
Just after getting well started
down the Hudson, we noticed a tug
coming alongside and soon learned
that two belated passengers were on
It, hag and baggage. A small gang
plank was put out from tug to
Rteanier and a lady and gentleman,
with the assistance of steamer and
tug deck hands got aboard, followed
by three trunks, two suitcases, etc.,
while a second tug came alongside
with the overcoat the man had for
gotten. It was an exciting Incident.
In which I preferred to be n specta
tor, rather than one of the princi
pals.
So far the weather has been
warm, with rain the second and
third days out. while yesterday and
toiliy have lieep f In , fo tint we
bfive wl'r.essed some wonderfully
fife tn OUT! 1 It tit effects (I S1W one
nnn trying to photoKinoli lln-tni.
There wer" rianv cinotv places rit
Mie for two i,iv. tlioiith It was
riot r'nith i;-t h"i i'.''d I '"
"V l'lf 1"'t'ier .f "S -Olff'T"! til"
! ,: dNinfoit fioxi r ,.tlo, of
Monday, .Jtilv We have t.ow
made two-thirds of our ocean trip,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
PREPARING FOR
DISTRICT FAIR
AN ATTRACTIVE. PREMIUM LIST
WILL SOON RE SENT OUT
INSTRUCTING EXHIBITORS
Fruit Growers, Fanners, Lumbermen
Stork Growers and Miners Are
Asked to Help Boost.
On account of an important omis
sion in printing the premium list,
which must be rectified at the office
of the state printer at Salem, the
pamphlet is not to be sent out until
this is done. It is thought that the
correction will be made so as to de
liver the premium list by the first
of next week.
Special attention is called to sev
eral new and attractive premiums
appearing in the booklet this year
for the first time. Among these are
two special premiums for natjve
woods, two for native flowers and
one for a collection of moths and
butterflies. School children are
urged to compete for this prlue,
naming as many Insects as possible.
Judges will consider not only the
number of varieties but the neatness
and most correct naming.
A grand prize of $50 is offered
this year for a general display of
farm products, also a prize for a
miscellaneous display of fruits.
The vegetable list Is much more
complete than formally, as is also
the ladies' department, which is
practically as good as the state fair
premium list. In the fruit depart
ment a scale of points has been
adopted for the first time, which
will enable the judges to be much
more correct and occording to true
merit.
Growers of early fruits are noti
fied that cold storage has been se
cured free of charge to the extent of
two apple boxes or four peach boxes
to each exhibitor for the saving of
early varieties for exhibition pur
poses. Be sure to put your name
and the name of fruit contained on
the box.
For the benefit of those who are
new in the fruit business and not
yet acquainted with the varieties In
their orchards, we quote the follow
ing; "Space will be provided for un
named and unknown fruits, and
growers are urged to bring them In
where competent fruit men will
name them."
The whole premium ltst hns been
thoroughly revised and brought
down to date, and will be found far
more satisfactory and more easily
understood than heretofore. The
rules and regulations have also had
a thorough overhauling and It Is
hoped all chance misunderstandings
and disputes have been eliminated.
The association needs the help of
every fruit grower, farmer, stock
grower, lumberman and miner to
help boost so as to insure a success
of the fourth annual district fair.
A good place to commence to do
work Is at home. Get ready to make
an exhibit and then talk to your
neighbors, urging them to do like
wise. Josephine county must be re
sponsible for a large part of the suc
cess of the exposition.
Joe Schmidt returned from Dorrls,
Cal., Saturday evening for a few
days' visit with friends and to
transact business.
Guy Dykes, formerly a resident of
this city, but. for the lust year re
siding In Moscow, Ida , arrived In
Olendale last week, where lie ex
pects to remain Indefinitely. Guy's
finny friends In this city and (llen
d.ile are glad to welcome 111 Tit back
to Orecon,
llllptnt lug tin- Ceinetei e.
Hot it tli" Odd Fellow find the
V'l.i.e :ni. .nni'lrie to inalie ex-
f.fxlve tll''OVeiu (iIm ft tllell" Mio.
telle tllU '"iltOI. Tliem' additions
will lie of a substantial iliararter
and will greatly beautify these two
resting places of the dead.
ROBERT SEARS KILLED
WHILE ON HUNTING TRIP
A most deplorable accident oc
curred about four miles out from
Merlin on last Saturday afternoon,
which resulted in the death of Rob
ert L. Sears, of this city. Young
Sears, in company with his brother-in-law,
Robert Young, was on a
hunting trip In the vicinity mention
ed and the young men had spent the
morning hunting and returned to
the house of A. B. Skeen, where they
were camped. They were engaged
in cleaning their guns and each of
them also had a revolver In his pos
session. While examining the weap
ons and discussing their action,
Robert Sears reached over to take
the gun from his brother-in-law,
when, in some unaccountable man
ner the weapon was discharged, Mr.
Sears receiving the bullet In the
stomach. He was Immediately re
moved to Merlin and taken on No.
16 to Roseburg, Dr. Smith, of this
city; Mrs. Sears and her mother,
Mrs. Banks, going down on the
same train on being informed of the
accident. Mr. Sears did not at any
time lose consciousness after the ac
cident and felt confident that he
would recover. An operation for
the removal of the bullet was per
formed at Roseburg, and he stood
the ordeal in fine shape, but It Is
presumed that the shock was too
great and he died at 5 o'clock Sun
day morning.
While the affair Is very Bad, It
was purely accidental, with no
blame attached to anyone. Mr. Sears
was a son-in-law of Mrs. Banks, of
this city. His wife, to whom he was
married about a year ago, was form
erly Miss Addle Shade, of this city.
Besides his wife he leaves an infant
child In this city, and his parents
and other relatives in Lob Angeles,
to which plnce the remains were
taken for burial on Monday, accom
panied by his wife, Mr. and Mrs. n.
F. Banks and Mr. and Mrs. Young.
TRIES TO ASSASSINATE
MAYOR WM. J. GAYNOR
Discharged Employe Fired tho Shot
on Itourd Veswl Gaynor Was
Going Abroad On.
Wm. J. Gaynor, mayor of New
York, was shot by an assassin on
Tuesday last and seriously wounded
as he stood on the promenado deck
of the steamer Kaiser Wllhelm der
GrosBo at Hoboken, N. J., by James
D. Gallagher, a discharged city em
ploye, who was overpowered and ar
rested. The mayor was receiving God
speed from friends before starting
on a vacation trip to Europe. The
bullet struck behind the right ear
and ranged downward, Inflicting a
dangerous, though not necessarily
fatal wound. Unless blood poison
develops, surgeons are hopeful, al
though at tho mayor's age, r.D, such
a wound Is grave.
The mayor was taken to St.
Mary's hospital, Hoboken, nnd sur
geons at once took the case In
hand.
Gallagher Is locked in a cell at
Jersey City without ball. He ex
presses no remorse, The big liner
was gay with flags, ringing with
farewells, when the tragedy oceur-H
red. Nearly all except the passen
gers had gone ashore, but a group
of friends about the mayor was In
the act of posing for a group photo
graph, when Gallagher, unnoticed,
pushed almost to the mayor's side
and fired point blank at his head.
He used b .3S-callbre revolver and
examination showed that the first
cartridge missed fire. This prob
ably saved the mayor's life, for Gal
lagher, when he first pulled the trig
ger, was less than two feet away.
Hacking off In the excitement, he
pulled the trigger a second time and
sent the bullet crashing behind the
mayor's ear.
A Inter dlsimlth fr Hobo) en
says: "The mayor '"' 1 do
well. It Is the unnn 'i vis i ' ilon
of the liltnilllik vili m I'V an
operation Is not if ,-:y at this
Mine."
I'l mil. V' I'm I :i t . fiuie 11(1 from
I'nitl.'iiid Tli 'I' .l.v. (f I nut ! to
l!H-1 it III 1 lie l.i I' hi k f II tile new
sclloil bllUdlM.'.
Economy Trull Jr Cap at the
Rogue niver H1wf. Jo's M4-tf
DEATH OF HARVEY
8C0TT, EDITOR
DIES AFTER OPERATION FOR
PROSTATITIS
SHOCK TO OREGON PEOPLE
Funeral by the Masoulc Order Will
Take Place on Sunday
Afternoon.
Harvey W. Scott, the veteran edi
tor of the Oregonlan, of Portland,
died at 6 o'clock on Sunday evening
of heart failure at the John Hopkins
hospital at Baltimore, Md., where he
underwent a surgical operation for
prostatectomy. The Oregonlan of
Monday says that Mr. Scott began
falling nearly three months ago and
the Burglcal operation was pro
nounced entirely successful, and the
surgeons and physicians were con
fident up to Sunday morning, when
an unexpected weakness of the heart
ensued which they were powerless
to cope with. Mr. Scott was appar
ently as strong on ai riving at Balti
more on the Monday as when leaving
Portland four and one-half days be
fore, The doctors perceived his
heart weakness but thought he could
go safely through the operation and
Its subsequent effects.
Mr. Scott himself went to Balti
more convinced that In the end the
operation proposed would be the on
ly means of restoring him to com
plete health and, while he expressed
no fear of the result, he submitted
with philosophical acqulesence in the
needs of the situation, upheld by the
expressed thought that If deferred by
this heroic means death would find
him In the end no better prepared
than now to meet It.
than now to meet it. His age was
72 and this was against him.
Illnesn Is Unusual.
Until about May 1 of this year Mr.
Scott had been afflicted by scarcely
a day's Illness in his life. In April
he went east to attend the annual
meeting of the Associated PreBS, in
which he was a director. On the re
turn to Portland he contracted a cold
one night on the train and for sev
eral days prior to his arrival home
he was annoyed by rheumatic pains.
After his return, although not
himself physically, he undertook to
resume his duties as editor of The
Oregonlan nnd performed more or
loss occasional active work. At
times he could hardly walk, but his
determination was great and his be
lief so firm that he could wear out
the trouble that he was reluctant to
give up,
Mr. Scott had had a remarkable
physical ability to resist disease or
the ailments of appronchlng age and
he had little confidence In the effi
cacy of drugs. But when will power
failed to overcome his difficulties, he
finally yielded to the entreaties of
his family nnd submitted to medical
treatment.
Mr. Scott tried treatment at Hot
Lake Springs to relieve hint from
the rheumatism, but the water
treatment only Increased the trouble
and "onvlnced his family that his
case was more serious than had been
anticipated. He returned to Port
ladn nnd summo i-1 Dr. A. E. Mae
Kay, who dlazno'-ed the trouble as
prostatitis a' d Inflam Jon or en
largement of the pr-,Atate gland,
which Int.rf'red with the necessary
function of th body. Dr. Mackay
was able to give Mr. Scott relief nnd
he became much Improved. For sev
era I wicks he was confined to the
tioe nd during the dav rested In
a fnlr degree of comfort, but almost
InVarlahly at nlnhf the rheumatic
iialns returned.
In Spile of these pains. Mr.
Scott's Improw'inetit was marked
ntiflliestloned He peril fl get
lli"l .f Ms Hire about the lioil'ie, v.'l
Mite o ilrcus and read, but tool
frufllloils fllte of llllllilf , ful
lo'vi'd 'i "no I ov.iitl'i;: rcvll'ie n tin.
Iiii-k. ,,f i-:ilillil' llN complete
ii.-i.m
tnfiri'M In Mfitlis Maintained,
During this porlm! Mr. Siott spent
much of his time ou the side porch
of his residence at Twelfth and Mor
rison streets and received numerous
callers. He read not only fayortte
books but the newspapers, and kept
fully In touch with current events
and issues. During all this time he
maintained his usual Interest In the
editorial page of The Oregonlan,
suggesting topics for editorial ut
terance, and occasionally writing or
dictating short articles.
He seemed to be getting along
very well, but finally had a backset
and Mr. Scott felt that the only way
to regain his health was to submit
to a surgical operation.
Friends Advise Operation.
It was within Mr. Scott's know
ledge that General Harrison Gray
Otis, editor of the Los Angeles
Times, and Senator John L. Wilson,
of Seattle, publisher of the Post
Intelligencer, had both undergone
operations of this kind. General
Otis was about the age of Mr. Scott,
so Mr. Scott wrote to General Otis
explaining his condition, and re
ceived a reply warmly urging an
operation and advising Mr. Scott to
go to Baltimore and place himself
in the hands of Dr. Hugh Young, a
famous specialist In prostatitis.
Ex-Senator Wilson came over
from Seattle at the invitation of Mr.
Scott, and gave an account of his
own experience at Baltimore at the
hands of Dr. Young, and also advised
that Mr. Scott submit to an operation
to gain relief.
The satisfactory conclusion of the
Journeys of these two friends, who
had gone to Baltimore on the same
mission which called him, caused Mr.
Scott to determine on the course of
going east to be operated on by Dr.
Younj.
Tho Arrival of Body Funeral.
The body of Mr. Scott will arrive
In Portland on Saturday, accom
panied by his widow and his son,
Leslie, and from 2 to 4 p. ra. the
remains will He In state under the
management of the Masonic frater
nity. The funeral will take place
on Sunday, private services being
held at the home, and later in the
day the Masons will conduct fun
eral BervlcoB. 4 The,, Interment will
be In Riverside cemetery. j
An laiportant Power Site, '
M. J. Anderson, Geo. W. Donnell,
Fred Williams, of Grants Pass, and
O. W. Johnson and W. L. Vander
pool, of Eastern Oregon, have re
cently returned from a visit from
the South Fork of the Coqullle river
at a point about 30 miles southeast
of Myrtlo Point, where they have
been examining a valuable water
power site. This power wbb filed
upon for the purpose of furnishing
electric power and light to the
coast cities, Including Marshfleld,
North Bend, Handon, Coqullle City
and Myrtle Point. Part of the en
gineering on this proposition has al
ready been done, and the balance
will be completed during the pres
ent month. There Is said to he
from r.000 to 10,000 horse-power
at this point, and a fall of 1000 feet
In the distance of one mile, making
this one of the cheapest powers to
develop to be found on this coast.
Notice.
Those having pears, plums,
prunes, apples, peaches and nectar
ines to ship please call at the ware
house. Lot us know what you have,
as It Is possible for us to mix cars
for the above fruits for eastern mar
kets. Rogue River Fruit t Produce Assn.
C. H. Elsmunn, Mgr.
Mrs. Carolyn Umphlette Wlmer
Bnd the Misses Fannie and Hattlo
Jewell went to Glendale Saturday
evening, where they spent Sunday at
the Umphlette ranch three miles
norlh of Glendale. They report a
most enjoyable time and returned
to this city Sunday evening.
Economy Jars will preserve pears,
beans, corn and all kinds of fruit.
See the sample Jars at Cramer Bros.
Miss Bessie Wallace came down
from Ashland Wednesday for a
short visit with friends In this city.
Miss Wallace has been preparing
housekeeping rooms In Ashland,
where sin- jiiid her hiother, Herman,
will i chlili' as oon m lie Is settled in
Ills permanent inn between Ashland
itml Kan Francisco.
Mis Million l.aiie returned to her
home at Gold Hill Wednesday, after
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John
Lance, of this city, for the past two
weeks.