PAGE EIGHT WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER Groceries FEED Fresh for Garden and Field Seed Oats Onion Sets J. Pardee Plump SHI 17 G Street WOK. TAi'liOlt SEES H'OODVIIXE'8 FUTURE Prof. Thos. H. B. Taylor, of Wood ville, who as a financier, capitalist and forecaster of future events has few equals and no superiors says: That future events do cast their shadows before and only a very short time will demonstrate that Grants Pads, the county scat of Josephine county, situated In the northern part of the great Rogue River valley In southern Oregon, Is destined to be the greatest railroad and commercial center of the whole of southern Ore gon. Grants Pass is now, and will be, the one supply point for a great agricultural, fruit, mining and tim ber section of approximately 80 to 00 miles In area; and with Its four railroads one already built, two un der construction, and the fourth Bure to be built tnsldo of a year with a direct line of only 90 miles to the sea coast through an Immense tim ber and mining region, and a through lino to all custom, northern and southern points what more could be desired? The groat Irrigation system Just recently acquired, and the street paving and many other municipal Im provements, are moRt valuable and lasting achievements for Grants Pots; and of Us future, in conjunc tion with Us younger and smaller suburb, Woodville, we hardly hope to prophecy. Woodville, the young but rapidly growing metropolis of Evans valley, Is perhaps the most Ideally located little city In the whole Rogue river country a beautiful little sunny valley nestling at the foot of the Rogue River mountains, bounded or one side by the swift rolling Rogue river, and on the other by the sparkl ing mountain stream of Evans creek. This is the home of the big red ap ple and Bartlett pear no finer fruit belt In the state. The surrounding hills are streaked with the yellow metal and Iron, copper, nickel, as bestos and coal abound. Several mines are already developed Just out side of the city limits. Free gold Is found In most all the streams, now, with, all the wonderful fruit, gulches and In the gravel beds. The great Hill line is now coming from Eastern Oregon. This Hill main line will come down Rogue river, following the west side, out through Sams valley and through what will be the "Ramsay Canyon cut-off" to where It will strike Upper Evans creek. It will follow a double track with the projected big Min nesota logging road on the east side of Evans creek to Woodville, where It will form a Junction with the Southern Pacific. Here the Hill line will build an Immense steel bridge across Rogue river and here the two great trans continental railroad lines will build union yards, depot, machine shops, round house, etc., as It Is an Ideal location for a division point mid way and near the great mountain chains. The Hill line will thence follow the south side of Rogue river to Giants Pass and on to the coast namely, Crescent City. The Southern Pacific will aban don Its old line near Myrtle creek and come up the canyon by old Can yonvlUe, and through what Is called the "Junip-Off-Joe cut-off," where It will trtrlke Pleasant creek, following dowrt it to Wlmer; It will cross Evans creek and form a Junction with the other two roads. There will be a three track syBtein to Wood ville. The Southern Pacific will put In a double track system from Wood ville to Grants Pass. They will sim ply run on Into Grants Pass same as now, only double that nine miles. The Southern Pacific will maintain a trolley line from Grants Pass to Myrtle creek; then we will have nl30 the electric road from Asniana iu Granti Pass, which will make a junc tion of four railroads at Woodville. The big timber company will build an Immense saw mill and planing and sash and door and box factory at Woodville. The city of Woodville have under consideration a city water and electric light system; pow er to be brought from Jurap-Off-Joe creek, a beautiful pure stream of water right out of the snow moun tains a gravity system with ap proximately 900 feet pressure, with water sufficient to supply a city of 50,000 Inhabitants, with wood of the best quality In unlimited quanti ties, end coal to be had Just for the taking; and with all these great bodies and varieties of ore lying at our very feet waiting only the magic hand of man to bring them to light there's no doubt that Im mense smelters and ore-reducing stamp mills, etc., will soon be In operation right at this Important railroad Junction at Woodville on the Rogue, In a very short time. Little wonder that money men are quietly looking around Wood ville. Grants Pass, with all these ad vantages, will have Just one more railroad. This beauty stream Rogue river from Woodville to Grants Pass has no equal on the American con tinent, and who shall say how long it will be before this Intervening space will be lined with palatial resi dences by eastern people seeking comfort, health and happiness In this wonderful climate la the midst of the most ravishing mountain and river scenery with an electric car line at their doors and where they can have strawberry shortcake for inanksRlving; and where birds sing and flowers bloom In December. PRESBYTERIAN BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZED OX WEDNESDAY' In response to a call for the or ganization of a Presbyterian Brotherhood' nearly 40 men attend- tha nrplimlnary meeting at Beth- CVA i f " ' any church Wednesday night. Ladies aPrfi also Invited to attena ana iv m accented the Invitation. After talks by Rev. Robert McLean, Mr. Smith, field secretary of the i. w C. A. for Oregon and Idaho, N. G. Pike and T. P. Cramer, temporary officers were elected as follows: Pre sident, Wm. Best; secretary, A. A. Ingalls, and a committee on organ ization composed of Messrs. in. Pike, T. P. Cramer, H. C. Kinney, A. A. Ingalls and Geo. Riddle was ap pointed. Refreshments were tnen served. Thp Brotherhood has fo.' Its object to more actively enlist In the work ,.nir church lines and to co-oper ate with other brotherhoods In all that pertains to the betterment of the city. There is already an enrolimen or more than 40 and It Is expected that he membership will reach 60 or more. COMING EVENTS March 13, Monday Annual meeting of Grants Pass Commercial club. 4 Friday, Mar. 17 Mothers' meeting, Riverside school, at 2 p. m. March 17, Friday Ladles Benefit Society of Bethany Presbyterian church will give a Donnvbrook af ternoon at the church parlors. Miss Vivian Galbralth Mt Thurs day morning for a month's visit with relatives and friends at Portland and Woodburn. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Trimble went to Leland Thursday morning, where they will spend a month 'r six weeks i.nticftt!nr In the wilds near tnai place for the benefit of Mr. Trimble's health, as be Is Just recovering irom a long siege of typhoid fever. A. Frldel, of Grand Junction, Colo., is spending a week in this city look ing over the real estate with a pros pect of locating here. Brigadier R. Dubbin, of the Sal vation army, will be with the local corps on Wednesday and Thursday evening, when he will swear in soldiers, dedicate babies and commis sion local officers. These services will be held at the armv barracks and the public Is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Williams, of the Rogue River Orchard company, spent Thursday In Grants Pass on business and visiting with relatives and returned in the evening to Mer lin. Mrs. F. J. Gardenhlre and little son left Thursday morning for Rose burg to Join Mr. Gardenhlre, who Is a brakeman on the Southern Pacific road. They expect to resldt perman ently In Roseburg In future. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, ion Don't Waste Your Money By experimenting with untried incubators. When you buy the Petaluma Incubator You take no risk. We know what it will do and guarantee every machines. 63 Egg Incubator $12.50 126 Egg Incubator $22.00 252 Egg Incubator $30.00 378 Egg Incubator $40.00 Indoor, outdoor and fireless brooders to accom modate from 25 to 200 chicks. We sell Conkey's Poultry Remedies. CRAMER BROS. ODDFELLOW'S BLOCK. Oyster Shell Chick Feed Attorney Fred Williams went to Merlla on legal business Thursday morning. Mesdames Rlely and Becker, suc cessors to Mrs. Weldman, held their millinery opening at the Chapeau on Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4. The ladles, who are artists In their line of business, had one of the most beautiful window decorations ever seen In Grants Pass. The win dow wa3 draped with pale green chiffon, caught up In clusters and streamers, In a manner most effec tve for showing to the best advan tage the wonderful creations of mll llnerv art on display In the window The ladles themselves attractively gowned displayed a charming man ner of exhibiting their goods, which made the afternoon a pleasure to the ladles visiting their store. The latest styles were on exhibition, ready ' for the purchaser and alto gether the opening days of the "Chapeau" were successful and pleas ant In the extreme. The handsome city team of match bays is resplendent in a new harness, the handiwork of G. M. Rowley, manager of the Jewell Hardware company's harness department. Dur ing his trip to Chicago last Bummer he visited many of the leading har ness manufactories in the hope of se curing a new design for the city har ness, but beilng unsuccessful in find ing anything to suit him, he design ed the pattern from which the har ness, but being unsuccessful in find The harness Is nickel-trimmed and very handsome. The hame housing contains the name "City Team" in large nickel letters. Mr. Rowley al so made a handsome set of harness similar in design for the Bunch Transfer company and Is now en gaged in making hame housings for II. N. Parker. The work Is strictly up to date; a splendid example of first-class harness work. CONDITION OK NATIONAL RANKS CALLED .FOR WASHINGTON, Mar. 9. The comptroller of the currency Issued today a call for the conditl n of Bll national banks at the close of busi ness March 7. A N O U C M ' N I T wmmj REACTS UMBER OMPANY LUMBER, MILLWORK, SASH, DOORS AND MOULDINGS We wish to announce to our friends and the public generally that we are now in a position to fill all orders, large or small, for Lumber, Mill Work, Doors, Moulding, etc., with promptness and care. We wish to call especial attention to our facilities for turning out first-class Mill Work. New Stock, New Machines and the best skill and experience are at your service in this line and all orders can be promptly filled. We are Grants Pass people and thoroughly acquainted with the local trade and have selected our stock with care and judgment and are confident of civine satisfaction. 6 6 Call and see us, we shall be glad to see you. Ask for estimates and prices you will be glad to get them. We are busy, but always have time to greet our friends and show our work. B WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE Phone 284