Rogue River courier., February 10, 1911, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

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WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER
Weekly Rogue River Courier.
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E. VOORHIE8, Publiaher and Proprietor. C. G. COCTAKT, Editor.
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FINISH THIS FIRST
Every friend of Grants Pass needs to place himself in
the van and go forward with the one duty we have in hand,
and that is the raising of funds so as to insure the success
of the first railroad built out of Grants Pass. Until each
and every one of us has performed this task, let us talk
of nothing else, work at nothing else, and do nothing else.
Don't scatter. Do only one thing at a time. Grants Pass
has had lots of good things before it in the past, but there
has been many men of many minds, and so these good
things have sometimes fallen by the wayside and are still
waiting a more propitious moment. In the matter of
building this first road we all think alike, and so let us
stay in line until the purpose for which we labor is accom
plished. The starting of this road means the building jf
another railroad seuth within a very short time, and that
road will cost the people of Grants Pass nothing. Let us
set the ball rolling now and keep it going. One week of
hard work and our part will be accomplished. This rail
road will bring to Grants Pass more than a thousand peo
ple who will permanently locate here within the next four
months. It will add largely to the commercial prosperity
of the city, as well as to the development of our agricul
tural, mining and lumber interests. Remember that this
road is the very commencement of great things which are
to be accomplished during this year. Let us do our part
now and all other things will come to us. The people who
are leading in this movement are men of experience in the
work they are undertaking and of the highest integrity,
and where they lead we can afford to follow.
JEALOUSY PROMPTED THE ATTACK
' The Courier is extremely sorry to notice that there is
a writer on the Mail Tribune who is small enough and
narrow enough to be jealous of the prosperity of Grants
Pass. This scribbler announced through the local col
umns of Tuesday's issue that this city had fallen down
in its effort to raise the stipulated amount of money to
secure the Grants Pass and Rogue River railroad, and
said that Medford would take the road and if necessary
would build the extra mileage. The same day that this
malicious publication was made a special was sent, pre
sumably by the same individual, to the Oregonian, mak
ing the same slanderous announcement. The facts were
that at the very time this statement was published Grants
Pass people had over subscribed the amount required and
stood ready to double it if it had been called for.
The Courier and other papers in Grants Pass have
been mindful of their duty toward a neighbor ajid have
always said a good word for Medford when opportunity
offered. The Courier, in particular, has commended the
town and the energy of its people, and now, if this enemy
of Grants Pass speaks the sentiment of that village, it is
the case of the cur biting the hand which has fed it. "We
hope that the Mail Tribune editor will see the necessity of
disclaiming the action of his employe. Grants Pass wants
to be friendly with Medford city and its people. Within
the last thirty days many citizens of that place have in
vested in Grants Pass realty, and we are informed that
much more capital is coming here, for the very good rea
ann flint nrifps are. low and the outlook all that could be
desired. But that is.no reason why any individual in
Medford should be jealous.
PASS THE GOOD ROADS BILLS
THE OLD COTTAGE CITY
The fate of the staunch old steamer Cottage Citv,
which has for more than twenty years been running to
ports in southeastern Alaska but which a few days ago
was wrecked on a reef off Cape Mudge, B. C, as told in
our telegraphic columns, is pathetic. Forty years ago she
took her place on the Fall River line and ran to New York,
but when a larger and finer steamer was needed there she
was sent around the horn to San Francisco, and finally
took her place on the Alaska line. She was a good boat
and was considered safe. Once in a while she ran on
the rocks but floated off at high tide and continued to
make her trips. There are people in Grants Pass who
when this steamer and they were young made trips from
Fall River to New York on the then favorite boat, and
later made the Alaska run on her, but their old friend now
lies buried in northern waters without even a hope of re
eurrcction. .., -
HOUSE BILL NUMBER 218
A bill has been introduced into the house of represen
tatives which has for its object the repealing of the law
adopted November 8, 11)10, to protect fish in the Rogue
river. This bill is in the interest of the Humes, who so
long have controlled a large extent of territory at the
mouth of Rogue river. The elder Hume in his day was an
autocrat who swayed almost kingly power in his section
of the state and thereby prevented the development of
large mining and agricultural interests. After his death,
those owning the ill-gotten wealth attempted to continue
the Hume policy. They followed the salmon industry and
last fall the people, for the purpose of opening up the
country, voted to protect the fish interest in the river,
which being carried, shut out the Humes. It also was a
severe blow to the fish industry around Grants Pass.
Jackson county people, voted for the bill. The house bill
number 218 mentioned above is for the purpose of repeal
ing that part of the law which relates to the protect ion of
lish Ui'lo w the mouth ol the Illinois river. This will leave
Josephine county fishermen to suffer from the effects of
the law passed at the November election and will give the
Humes, who are the real offenders, a monopoly ol the
river for fishing purposes. Had Josephine count v List
fall come to the rescue of its fishermen a valuable 'indus
try might have been saved to them, but, as the case .stands
now, it will be the duty of our members of the legislature
to amend the bill so that it will open the i ier to the mouth
of Hear creek. Jackson county should not object to this,
for to them it is a well known fact that the campaign made
to carry the protection bill was. as far as Josephine count v
fishermen were concerned, a misrepresentation of farts.
Of all the things that are remarkable, absurd and ri
diculous is the proposition of some of the count jud-w
of Oregon to have the good roads movement of the state
turned over to them. This would rertainlv injure the
iion-constructionvf good roads, and the movement would
Mid in a buries. ue of the broadest character f jj.,, r.
la t lire will follow the lines laid down In the "ood y.K
convention of last hecettlber the state of Oregnu will v;V-
in a very few years have permanent hiuhwavs :) ;,: w"
be a credit to its people.
MINING ACTIVE.
(Continued from Page One.)
.rh 1 looking forward to a suc
cessful season to be commenced as
soon as the water K low enougn to
p.rmit of work going on.'
A large shipment of hydraulic pipe
has been received for the Rogue
River Dredging company. This pipe
will be used In remodeling the
dredge to make it in every way up
to date. The old dredge was tested
last year and It being found practical
the company has taken advantage of
the winter months to rebuild the ma
chine bo that It will do more and bet
ter work. Everybody is looking for
ward with de.p Interest to the
dredging to be done this season.
There was a serious break in the
flumes of the old Channel mine a
week or ten days ago which caused
the stoppage of the work for a week
or more. This mine has been doing
good work all winter and the season
promises to be an all Important one.
The Old Channel has a history which
goes way back to the fifties and It
hi'S been a constant producer for a
full half century, and experts say
that It will take more than a hun
dred years to work out the gravel on
the property.
MANY INDICTMENTS RETURNED
It has come time for action on the five bills which .were
prepared by the good roads convention and recommended
to the legislature for passage. It is possible that the word
ing of some of the bills might be better, but this continu
ous talk and. jangle among members is injurious to the
cause of good roads and if it is continued it is pretty cer
tain to result in no good roads legislation this session.
Therefore, we say pass the bills as they are. The men
who recommended them are practical and their recom
mendation is all-sufficient and should be taken bv everv
member of the legislature. There should be no politics in
the good roads business. Get down to work, gentlemen,
and pass the bills. Remember that the eyes of the people
of Oregon are on your proceedings and the man who gets
in the way of the prosperity of the state will find his name
written as a candidate for the dunce block by his consti
tuerts. '
GREATER GRANTS PASS A REALITY
After the great meeting last night at the opera house
the people of Grants Pass awakened this morning with
a clear vision as to the future of the town. Thev could
realize to the full extent the fact that this citv is to be Mie
railroad center of the wonderful Rogue River valley. They
realize that it will have within the next twelve months
four railroads, the Southern Pacific, the Grants Pass and
Rogue River, the Grants Pass and Crescent City and the
electric, which will run to all the towns between Grants
Pass and Ashland. There might have been a citizen or
two this morning on the street who found it hard to realize
me new oruer oi tnings, but ne soon caught on and com
menced to talk about how much all this would mean to
the capital city of Josephine county. Grants Pass has
never been a boom town, and those who are trving to guide
its progress hone that it never will be, but on'the contrarv
that it will make a steady upward growth from month to
month and year to year, keeping pnee with the demands
of the surrounding country, where great things are in
progress. Not only will it be the railroad center of this
valley but also the commercial and manufacturing town
of southern Oregon. Within the next five vears the mines
of this part of the country will be producing millions an
nually, to say nothing about the hundreds of orchards the
producing larms, tne stock ranches and the heavv lumber
interests. These are the things that make a citv and
Grants Pass is fortunate enough to be the market point
for all these products.
DANVILLE, 111.. Feb. 8. It was
reported late today that 150 to 200
Indictments had been returned by the
grand jury investigating alleged vote
selling here. The state's attorney
refused to give out ony Information
raiding the jury's action.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10,
NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that 1 will
not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by Mrs. D. C. Dorman, my
wife.
F. S. DORMAN. 2-10-3t
Notice
Notice Is hereby given that I will
not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by Mrs. C. A. Phlltips, my
Wlfe. C. A. PHILLIPS.
Feb. 2, 1911. 2-3-3-t
ESTRAY NOTICE
There is at my place two S-year-old
muley steers, one red and white,
crop off of right and under slope In
left ear, brand 55 on left hip, the
other Is red, underslope In right
and crop In left ear, no brand.
Owners can get same by paying ad
vertising and feed expenses.
J. R. TUCKER,
Selma, Ore. 7-19-3t
Ranch Farm Wanted
Would buy good ranch farm in 111.
inois or Applegate valley If cheap.
Must have proven fruit soil, In part,
and lay well with water for general
ranch purposes. Prefer on stage
road or close and have stream, river
or lake. Name buildings, how old,
and what frits bearing. No objec
tion if well timbered if good quality,
and some cleared land, etc. Won't
go further than Williams or Waldo.
Write full description with price and
terms. Address rural box 106, Mil
waukle, Oregon, route 2.
P. S. Relinquishment might do If
good stand of timber and some clear
ings If cheap, if outside range
handy. 2-8-2t
MR. WINER BELIEVES ARTESIAN WATER
CAN BE SECURED IN THIS SECTION
Early in the year of 1886 the
writer became a resident of Grants
Pass and at once joined those who
were already busy carrying mud in
an effort to build at least a credit
able village beside the tracks of what
was then a rude apology ,'or a rail
road which tamely terminated at
Ashland.
A second time, though tempor
arily, I am residing in the town.
I readily note the difference in
the two years, 18S6 and 1911. I
note the transition from a city in
embryo to a city which is to be the
metropolis of all southern Oregon.
It's scenic river, the great Rogue,
most beautiful of all rivers, as seen
from the new bridge, can not be
taken away from it by competing
towns. The splendid park on the
river's southern bank has features to
be found in but few places where
fatigued people go to recuperate.
I have found this park a great
boon to man in the heated term.
There is always an active cooling, re
freshing breeze, which is emphasized
by the constant movement of the
tree foliage, and there is also re
freshment to be had boat-riding on
the placid waters of the Rogue.
The strong air currents blow
ing up the river relax over-wrought
nerves, increase the appetite and
send one home to sleep the sleep of
the Just.
This feature of rest and nerve
tonic is not found elsewhere in south
ern Oregon. In no place have I ever
experienced such exhilarating and re
juvenating effects in resistance of
over heat and malaria as in the
riverside nrk In the town cf Grant? , cured.
It must not be forgotten that this is the short month
m the year and that so-called winter ends with it This
should remind us that the spring work on the farms and
in the gardens m the city must soon commence. Shade
trees should be put out now and the work should be done
"y digging a broad and deep hide so that plentv of well
puleiT,cl soil will ho around the roots. 1 , ti't dh' -i hole
lr planting a tree as you would for setting a fence post.
The legislature at Salmi keeps at its task, with a fair
show o accomplishing some much needed legislation s
rule legislatures do more harm than good, hut for ill
I'M hey are a necessity and, therefore, we must bear
with their detects.
stores of San Francisco for literature
descriptive of the artesian belt in
California, and I found It. Artesian
water, the book says, flows in that
portion of California where the
country is underlaid with water
tight cement strata; the water fol
lows the bedrock from higher alti
tudes, gathers under the cement cas
ings and is thus confined under
pressure sufficient to send It up
through any opening In the crust,
the pressure needed depending alto
gether upon the depth drilled; the
higher the lift, the deeper the drill
must go.
Grants Pass has the higher hills
all around It, and, best of all, it has
the cement strata which is water
tight. One stratum is about 9 feet
feet from the surface, another thirty
some odd feet deep and doubtless
others deeper. One of these strata
shows at the water's edge near the
new bridge when the water Is low in
the river. The writer knows that
when the old Neurath brewery wis
built on Gilbert creek a well was
bored in the basement of It some
thing over thirty feet deep and that
a constant flow of bright, sparkling
water was obtained, running the full
6ize of the pipe. I was then publish
ing the Rogue River Courier and was
sent for by the proprietor. I witness
ed the flow of water, drank of it and
published an account in the local
columns of The Courier. When the
pipe was extended to the second floor
the water refused to flow at that
height.
Doubtless had the drill punctured
the next cement strata or hardpnn
a higher flow would hnvo linen kp.
Pass.
The only place that approaches it
is a trip across the bay between Oak
land and San Francisco.
Grants Pass Is growing substan
tially nnd 1 regret that 1 am not a
property owner within its boun
daries. Its modern paved streets
nnd complete system of street clean
ing gives it a metropolitan air that
ndnilts of no discount.
Rut Grants Tass with all of its
Another case in point was a well
dug by Dan Hardin at the old brick
yard not far from the present East
school building. Mr. Hardin quit
linking in this well at night at a
depth of seventeen feet. If my mem
ory serves right, with but little water
'dining in, the bottom of the well
being in hard cement. Next morn
ing, to his surprise, the bottom had
burst and his well was full of water.
Still another ease in the well of
energy nnd push nnd its active com.! Michael T r.nivin o, ninnl.ar rail.
menial club Is overlooking one of road roundhouse man, at his home,
a .re.uesi posstwe features. If not i 033 .uirth Fourth street. He says
ns gventesf one.
The all-absorbing
lb'' yity council is clearing the dcs for action on
paving ordinances which are expend to com.- in the
)vvy near tuture. (irants Pass made oar some fine
lUNrslmerts i hitulithic pavements and' he-,,- ",h,.j,.
popularity.
Port ; :V;iT,-ly the v.V: :r. ,1. tVe -1 i te
-taidtf- 'hm two o four degrees ..,v i1- ' 70.-
; ( " t. ('.! .'at';,,, is .I.e.-.. to !..,', ?,;; 1c 'j
v-"" s v" thev may be safe t"M Lt- iV(.t.
' that before he dug his well his doc-
Question 1lift I tor hllln nwlnff In l,nl uolur were
nw I water with which to Irrigate about fifteen dollars per month, and
""" ll'r nr'nKing purposes. that since he has been using arteslai
The prent Rogue river, runninc wnter he hn not hnrf n Hnrtnr In th
thronth the city with a volume of house.
water sufficient to meet all demands. Mr. Calvin dug this well twenty
Insures Irrkntlon for all time to eight feet deep, the bottom being a
come. and. of course, will he utilized very tough, hard cement for several
for that purpose along lines already 1 feet, and when he went through
taking form. tDe crtrient the well digger was
The abundant supply of artesian forced to hasten out or he would
wnter lying beneath our feet to be have been drowned,
bad for tue boring will eventually' There Is an urgent demand now
oiv tne pure drinking water nrob- for r.ur drlnklne wntpr anrt
'em; and with Its certain coralnir will creatlv Increase thin deiimnrt
the population of the city will double any one Interested must plalnlv see
nnd treble bemuse of attendant ad- I fully believe the artesian water
vnitiicep of such n water rysten. that surely lie? under the vnlby will
heap livlr.c. etc. f.Mtta'ly supply thl demand.
I on-e hunted th-o"h th" 1 1 V. w. J WIMm
time
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