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GRANTS PASS, ORK, FRIDAY MAY 5, 1911
GRANTS PASS MAN STARTED IT
The decision in the railroad case, which has been all the
talk for the last few days, has brought to light some of
the facts bearing on the history of the commencement
of this suit. The Southern Pacific company in with
drawing their lands from the market, did a great injury
to southern Oregon, a3 it hindered development. It has
been discovered by someone that W. B. Sherman, of
Grants Pass, was the first man to go before the public with
this matter. He had been invited to make an address be
fore the Oregon Development League convention held
at Eugene, in September, 1906, in which he spoke of
the conduct of the company in regard to their lands.
Referring to the construction of the line of railway, he
juuxvau. nan uunt. ami me company recerveo:
as a bonus one half of all the land on either side of their
vttu iui ii um twenty w imny mnes. However, the gov-
- uigo ui luio ii .ui.h i iui!. i lie ran
road was to sell this land to bona fide settlers, not over
jiw w eucu seuicr ana not to exceed $12.50 per acre.
, .uuijjttujr uiu uiiiu iour or rive years airo
""vu vux luuomjr cuuuuencea Beiuing up. They then
took their lands off the market and they are not available
now at any price. The government gave these lands to
tins company in order to develop Oregon and it was pre
sumed thev WmiM noil iham ha i- . . t
of the growth of Oregon, the Southern Pacific is retard
ing its development, end, as it were, violating this con
tract with the government. The motive of our govern-
iu cuwruiff inio tnis agreement is good, but the
contract if. being abused, and it is up to the people of the
atl?Ji?reffon J !?ok f?F a remea- M we Intend to
v amu1UK iU ine immediate future in developing the
WOTinerFnl rnomiKina r 1.1.. ,r ?
.t. n vicun me railroad abuses
should receive our first attention."
?.peech.Was ?- keynote of the campaign which
secured the action of congress. It was printed in The
in Wl J, o n " UVBrv oiner important paper
1 I CV Fncis Papers also printed the talk
ml Vi 1 '7 "". ;wiiiiicuis on it. jn l'J07 Sen
ator Mulit, of Jackson county, secured the passage of a
legislative meinnrn mi,.- .f' . VV VL a
1 1 i H -"KiBB- a "is memorial con-
toiLc.1 almost tte exact words of Mr. Sherman's speech
ConSTcss in 1908 took up the matter and authoS
It , W'.V1 wlIU lu vaat nominra. The
..in, 11 and it only
v y; -v vuuxw iu uui io seme tne whole mat-
tv font MC?rS 8h?w'u5 citizen of Josephine coun
ty took the first steps to bring about a suit; which has
become famous because it has-been successruly waged
against a corporation that has ruthlessly trodden down
the rights of thousands of our citizens.
Nevada, Idaho and other mining states. Those who un-;
derstand the business will be pleased with the country i
and the rich mines to be found here. , t
Our duty as a community demands that we take lm-,
mediate steps to make known the true conditions re-:
garding the undeveloped and uncovered wealth within the ;
confines of Josephine county, and, in this matter, now is
the time for action, and let us by all means tell the world
the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, in
REPORT OF BOARD OF HORTICULTURE
The tenth biennial report of the board of horticulture
has been printed and a copy has reached The Courier. It
is a book of 176 pages and is replete-with information re
garding fruit of all kinds. Each of the commissioners
comes in for a share of the work of making up this re
port, and added to this is the report of the president of
the board, W. K. Newell. The volume is complete, all
the subjects being treated with great care. Commis
sioner A. H. Carson of this district covers many sub
jects and writes interestingly on every page he occupies.
"v wfl oii-iftic uup uivviy vi puiuiig all your
eggs in one basket." There is sound sense in his argument.
Here is what he says on this subject.
"There is a tP.ndp.nov in frtA thirrl r1isr?f yoi oTTor.Tr
available acre to fruit that in my opinion is wrong. Af
ter the Uivil war the southern states became single
crop planters. Everv acre that would grow cotton was
planted to the exclusion of all other crops that they need
ed to make a cotton crop. Their hay, bacon, flour,
nearlv everv nfic.fissitv fhAv rarmtvaA mirA
: ni J "-vi jxiaivr; lii t,i r i-iii,-
ton was bought from the north. They paid heavy trans
portation charges for necessities that thev could fiasilv
raisfi nn tho faw fPVi i 1. . J
Tm xiic duuiuwu pianiers lost money
llTITll fhflTT TTTAWA -rxxl.J i. - t t
ixrii r 5. WU1CU out 01 lflerr singie-crop system.
Will not thfl airnlA ' nAT nooVi n-nA
, , jrr-" t"--, viv-ii auu. uiuue lilUVVeiTS
in the end lose ttmtipv if ih
, i v""-v Adioi lu yiuuiiusr every
acre to fruit and neglect to grow hay and other neces
sities they have to have to grow a fruit crop' Thousands
01 tons of nav triA nnof ram. j x ii , . -
a;i; i. Y xi f.. Jc nua o"ippeu into me tmrd
distnet which the fruit growers bought at $20 to $25 per
ton and hauled tn their ntv.vnT.,ic, a. .
....i ii. , vxiaxuo tu iceu me siock nec
essary to cultivate and care for their orchards.
fwSi? 8tCm -Is Wrong' Tt 8hould be discouraged.
Especially when if in taoo;m ... "6CU;
...I, , jtoxwio uu auv iruit iarm to set
K I t7Mr and ow alfalfa for hay that is so bad
y needed for the stock that cultivate the orchard A
few years as?o T wnnt . . ' 21
and hot a s&teTnPnt nf 7,. u,ra?ls s
Rnll fnr. I 11 ; uupuna lor ieed that they
i wi Tit . f5S r" yea': is. aated $102,000.
This rzr-nf e!? ?nt f 8CTcrai in that dtr.
Tlrl'Ttdd r 5" it is!
. . . Kfca i vf k m im 1 1 r i dtti laac..
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOCATING
li Pi! Fro?Ferity of Josephine county has enough be
hind it to insure its continuance for all time to come
Its orchards, its alfalfa and stock farms and its mines
arc the comer stories on which its future prosperity rests,
fcycrv day there arrives iu Grants Pass men of canital
who desire to make investments. They arTnot specu a
tors, they are not men who are foolish enoughTo be
he e that twenty dollar gold pieces grow on every bush
but they are of that class who know opportunities when
they meet them in the road. The citizens of Josephine
county arc not booming their lands or their mines W
they offer o those in search of locations an opportunUy
to secure them a small cost. The Rogue River valley
the i Applegato valley, the Illinois and a dozen other h
calities contain the wealth of an empire and those who
Copyribi Hart SchafFner A Marx
OUR DUTY AT THIS TIME
The Iliggins strike will have the effect of bringing
the rich gold fields of Josephine county before the pub
ic and, as a consequence, that all-important class
known as prospectors, will flock to this country. There
fa no better field in which to dig for gold and copper than
will bo found here, and the experienced searcher after
mineral wealth will be richly repaid for his labor, should
he delve among these mountains ftnd in these valleys
Tins is to be the twnr.1 v.,. .1: . .ai.a
, T , v "tilling; uiscuvenes in l)re-
Bon, and Josephine county will stand at the head of the
list. It is important, that the business and profess onal
men of Orants Pass encourage the mining SnovVnTent
which is now on, for it means great wealth not onh t
miners but all the interests of this city Su elV ver
lung depends on the prospector, the practical m ner Z d
the man with capital Tlieso three classes will add mit-
...v .,v...v.. v. ti I., fn u it- t-uuuiv ana urnnts Pnsq
For the reason above given, the people here r YffnS
to interest themselves Fn 15!.,.. ,i A. " . :.c,ln afford
tioned into this territory' We
REPORTS FROM RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Favorable reports continue tn nv w v,.
Mountain district north of vrhxr nn t. j ,
. ; ucai tut; iieuu or oline
conversation at. evpw rrrnMn . e subject of
to,, i . " . J hlwui' l uu across on the street?
nuirirets wi9bp w ; """ umces, a oottie of
tSfromS ST aTS.m! IWhyry
of the pan fis . " ""0" a M. .
there bora ' Thf. ii n 1 l"?P ?i!r i1obs a,,(J S rit up
ISSMit m?'9 ' foinationVhicl KolS
the niggins neibo every to reach
of the' more enff, to watch some!
nriA v ",vu. Jlt'r" m town, who T..
vuiiu-u .(way DV anv eTr.itor,i rm. ' w ci
Pie to wait and see how tl 7 Pe
clnss was Muring of this
hasty, but the other ir from be
YOUNG men's styles are different
;from those designed for older men,
though some men like to wear
young styles and some young men
don t.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
make smart stvles for men nf all aires all f oaf m all coa.
O VUWVVMj 4U OltiVVy
and we fit any man, body and pocketbook.
Suits $18 a'nd up
Other Suits down to $10.00
Exceptional values in Hats. Shirts and Underwear.
You do not have to strike it rich'to trade here.
.Hiouasi
This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
. Outfitters to Boy and Man
urne i ai
fill
me newsnnnATKi Af ci. -r-
Portland. Seat e iid o ther ZlZ7S A
reports of the hiV utri ? M S.nsked hls rninff for
her of other strikes will he 3. a7 Vv da.vs a nui"
bnvn ), "V, cs -1H De enounced. Severn! vr,n,in
"tics n 1 z ,h"s;do ,o
will hP farorable ' fh!lt 0nc or tw ' those
went in . yl"t ft "J110 h lavinff pave-:
tKre mm t pav & !. "fc Penalty that our nofeh
boodlors. itWakVAS !! fOT.CT"y K(? city has its:
ovon at a low rnV XviSr ' fc5 c(mtt'
amount thev oio to loo, ir ?, t."?' hll1ff 0 '? b"t the ;
mon referral t 8 f Win. The penile.
litHe rarement. ' ,nR wftat ,hc-v "1W bricko..
M, T. AnderBrtfi M-oo el.. .
i afford 'copper ore on Ti o , T S 0mc. rcD11''iM1v rich:
men-;hooS tVn'uW1,
FOR SALE
256 ACRE RANCH
f,C'-d thia one-fourth mile, of Selma postof
0?.p no Valley, 22 miles southwest from
SouttrnP0gon!hC fruit Becti0n f
All bottom land.
75 acres cultivated.
20 acres of choice young orchard.
NewtownsandSpitzenbergs.'
rods rabbit wire fence around orchard.
pS-I??7 post' rail and boaid fence.
aJsifir' inches of water fr6ra
25 acres in alfalfa, clover and wheat,
fruit 4wLD,oh0USe'bans' tbuildings, small
vaYons fnrSVT' 411ho complete outfit
t&J S tools' sma11 tools.
by the ?W aUA Western R R- survey goes
from S " POt l0Cated about 15 ods
Title perfect no incumbrance. '
JcJfeSj 0110 f the fincst fruit farms in
l5rntt'$i6'? tcms on Part if desired.
ann can be divided to advantace
Possession given on sale. K
In elsewherrey yU t0 l0k int this befor P
Inquire on premises of
E- M' VAN SLYCK, SELMA, OR.