Rogue River courier., June 30, 1911, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

An bdppendwit Newg Paper EiUbltahed In 1887. Published erery Friday
Entered at the post office at OraaU Pan, Oregon, for tranamliwlon
tkroiuh the mailt ai aecond-claat natter.
E. VOOKJIIE8, Publinher and Proprietor.
C. G. COITA.YT, Editor.
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GRANTS PASS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1911.
IRRIGATION AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.
That irrigation is an accomplished fact is by this tune
well known throughout the community, and, as a conse
quence, the people of this city and the country surround
ing it, are rejoicing. The Chicago- Rogue River company
has accomplished what many of our citizens 3aid was im
possible; first, because there was not time enough; sec
ond, because the pumps to be used were entirely too small.
This shows h.ow-casy it is to be mistaken. A heavy force
of men, rightly handled, can accomplish results that are
almost incredible and the modern pump, made to do sucn
work, will astonish most of us. In the latter case the
ditch was filled while the pump was running only half
capacity. There seems to be no complaint about water;
as there is enough and to spare.
There is yet time to put in a good many important
crops, such as corn, potatoes, rutabagas, cabbage, turnips,
golden tankard and other varieties of beets. Squashes
and watermelons may yet be planted. Kale and quite a
number of other forage crops may be put in with reason
able certainty of their maturing. It should be understood
that in irrigation much depends on the farmer or gard
ener who has it to do. Raising crops by the application
of water is to a large extent an ait and it must be under
stood thqroughlv to reach success. If you do not know
how or have not had experience in irrigating, secure the
help or advise of someone who has. Ilere, again, comes
witn force and effect that familiar quotation, "Knowl
edge is power."
it. t-.4-1i troor ntld TIPVT.
Weekly Rogue River Couriprri tt
rely on our farmers to supply the local market, and tnis
can be counted upon if we have irrigation.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
The Power, Mine & Factory, of Seattle, has an article
on the mining prospects in this section which shows our
finds arc attracting attention far and wide, in uie past
few weeks thousands of newspapers have published ar
ticles showing the rich strikes in this county and the re
sult is that the attention of many, persons has been at
tracted to this section. Here is the article mentioned:
"Another phenomenal gold strike has been made in
Josephine county, the third in five weeks. This time the
find was made on Applegate river, fourteen miles from
Grants Pass. The gold occurs in white quartz, which is
shot with yellow metal. The find has caused further
mine excitement in Grants Pass, where specimens of the
ore are on exhibition.
"The finders have located the ledge for a distance of
9,000 feet, six claims in length. Decomposition of the sur
tw nf the ledce has enriched a large area at the base of
the hill, the ground being permeated with nuggets and
broken quartz, rich in gold. The owners have located 60
acres of this ground as a placer and are recovering much
of the coarse gold.
"The ore shows values of from $15,000 to $20,000 a
ton free gold; this lies in the district not prospected close
ly before the strike. There is plenty of water at hand
for development. Another strike is reported at ihc Oriole
mine in the Galice district. This is a promising prop
erty. "Josephine county has made a good showing during
the past few weeks. Some truly remarkable strikes have
been made. Mining men from all parts of the west are
flocking to Grants Pass, and are going out into the hills
prospecting. The prediction is made that several thou
sand miners and prospectors will flock to this section
within the next few weeks, and it is believed that many
new finds will result from this additional prospecting.
In fact, the excitement now evidenced seems to indicate
one of the record gold rushes of western America.
"The first recent discovery of importance in Jose
phine county was made five weeks ago on Black Bear
creek by a man named Brazile. x Although Josephine
county has been mined for years, is seems to be a wonder
ful mineral belt with great riches yet to be uncovered."
This article is published to give an idea of how Jose
phine county is regarded on the outside. It is important
eo see ourselves as others see us.
GRANTS PASS HOLDS FIRST PLACE.
Grants Pass holds first place on the line of the South
ern Pacific. This is the verdict of many traveling men
who make all the towns. They say that tne business
houses of this city are in better condition than those of
any other town along the line or the road. This or itself
is a fine record to hold in commercial circles and our mer
chants should be proud of it. Grants Pass is known as
a good town all along the trunk lines of railway away
back even to Chicago. Many people coming from east
ern points say that practically everybody in the cars has
a good word to say for U rants Pass. They have read
about or their friends have told them about it and thev
feel kindly toward the one big city on the Rogue river.
Now that we have irrigation people are certain to flock
to Grants Pass in great numbers and consequently the fu
ture of both the country and the town looks bright.
beautiful shade of the ; recreation
park now being Improved for the oc
caslon. . A dancing pavlllou will be
erected and all who desire may vent
their patriotism by responding to the
Invitation to the "muse of many tink
ling feet.
MURP1I1
lng to Crescent City. They hav
the best wishes of their friends for a
pleasant trip.
Lice Killer for hens at Cramer
Bros.
STRAYED.
Miss Elsie McFadden returned
home from Medford Monday, alter a
stay of several weeks with her aunt
at that place. She was accompanied
home from Grants Pass by Miss Au
drey Russell.
Miss Ethel Brockley Is visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Richards, at Merlin thfs week.
At the annual school meeting held
last week, Mr. Brown was chosen as
director and W. L. Hayes was re-e'ec-ted
as clerk.
D. M. Osborn left Monday for Fort
ones, Cal., to be gone several months.
On Monday morning J. W; Gll
more and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cook' and
son, of Rock Point, leit for an ojit-
Strayed from Meely ranch ou Jump-off-Joe
creek about tea days ago, a
dark bay colt, three yean old, never
been shod, white hind feet Notify
V. W. Brown, R. P. D. No 1, and
receive reward. 8-3 0-1 1
BUSINESS POIXTER8
Dr. Flanagan,
Physician and Surgeon.
J.B.Peterion.PIoneerlnsuranceMau.
Rexall Remedies at Clemens, sella
drugs.
Diamonds and watches sold on the
Instalment plan to responsible par
ties at Letcher's Jewelry store.
Alfred Letcher, Registered Opto
metrist and Jeweler In Dlion's old
itand, Front st. Eyes tested free.
THE RAIN A GREAT BLESSING.
Last week's rain was something that both country and
city needed and the amount of good resulting would be
heard to estimate. This rain, like others that we read of,
fell on the "just and the unjust alike," but as they are
all God's creatures no fault can be found. It is wonder
ful how much good a little rain can do. Even a half inch
will double the crop yield and an inch will insure pros
perity for a whole county. The rain helped every grow
ing thing, the fruit, especially, potatoes, all sorts of root
crops and the pasture which is all important.
' What a blessed thing rain is anyhow, even in a country
whero there is irrigation. It washes the trees, it lays the
dust on the roads, and it purifies and cleanses everything
about it. Even tho atmosphere is made sweet by these
refreshing showers. We do not realize this, but there arc
other thiugs which the rain clouds do. They arc the
mighty carriers of heaven. They bring to us more freight
in the shape of water in a single hour than could be car
ried by a railroad in a thousand care in a month. Some
wise man has said that when an inch and a quarter of rain
falls z0U,UUU tons of water are deposited on a quarter sec
tion of land, and 1,010,000 tons arc laid on a section of G40
acres. Until we figure it out in cold figures, we do not
realize the weight of water carried by the movincr clouds.
A billion tons of water arc often dropped on a section of
land in twenty-five minutes, and clouds go by watering
largo sections of the earth at this rate of deposit. All the
railways of the earth arc puny things as freight carriers
when compared with the clouds that float by above our
heads.
THE RAILROAD TO THE COAST.
in . . . .
ine special published on Wednesday under a San
Francisco date regarding the construction of a railroad,
which will follow the California coast to Crescent City
and from the latter city will diverge to Grants Pass, is
railroad information of the highest importance when we
take into consideration that the Atchison-Topeka &
fcanta Fe and the Southern Pacific are the Parties in in
terest in the construction of the proposed lino. This is
nut vmimy new, as sucn a nne nas long noon in content
piauon.
It certainly is an encouraging outlook to the people of
Josephine county who need a railroad to open up the rich
resources along tho survey of the proposed Grants Pass
& Crescent City line made by tho Southern Pacific last
year. All railroad men admit the line will be built and
the managers of the Harriman system have even decided
the matter and have done everything except fix the date
of construction. There is nothing to prevent work com
mencing soon except that financial conditions through
out the country are not as favorable as could be desired.
rnlot lunatclv r.ulu
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i urn in i ur.-. u m i Mur i ii i.i i nccuon, aim mis makes
it uncertain as to the finance; of the countrv in the im
mediate future. In spite of politics and the'uneovfaintv
as to which party will win next oar, the country is in the
very best shape, and there is no'reason to apprehend any
thing like a panic or stringency in tho inonev market e-
'(;! u.;' tMKH mm. lit;' ,ij.!!:il Ii,v:uiv
vein'. .losciliim' i-uiitity mi.t (Jv.-iiiN !is.
hintlor whiili jtjtrly rinfivls comrivs-; ,,r
trip
PREVENTION OF DUST ON ROADS.
It is to be hoped the council will soon have the infor
mation necessary to make the order for the dressing,
which is to go on the macadam on lower Sixth street. The
fast-running autos send loose particles of stone in every
direction, and there is no little dust raised by these ma
chines and carriages of various kinds. The cheapest
thing for the tax payers is to put on a coating of tar such
as described in the Inst Sunday's issue of The Courier on
page thirteen, under "Prevention of Dust on Roads."
This article is taken from The Scientific American,
which is high authority on such matters, and should be
carefully read by all who may be interested in the. subject.
THKEE IMNK. 'drove out in a fine Cadillac T.,.
. day, and spent the day picnicking and !
j. v. cook, or tne Three rlnes at the home of Q. A. Steel.
Fruit tracts and town Bite has re-! L. Oengler made a business
turned from Portland, where he has to Oregon City last week.
boon purchasing pipe and pumps for J A danclng party wa, g,wn Satup
u. vr .i.m oo.ng ronstrueiea dnv evenlnjr, June 17, in honor of
e ,Mlss Hazel Overtou, of San Francis-'
W. C. Harmon, of Portland, has eo. I
been upending a few days hem Inves- Mrs. F. J. Williams Knve an ice
tlnntlng tho agricultural and hnrtlcul- cream social to the youn peoplo of'
tural conditions and appears to ho Three Tines Thursday night.
favorably Impressed, as he thinks rf A brick yard Is to le in operation'
securing one of the fruit tracts. here within a few chy?. D. II. Clark, 1
Mr. Rolf, of the Barrel! orchards, L. Gengler and h. T. CorMm have'
was n Sunday visitor. He Is much In- formed a co-partnersliln to mnnufnc-1
tereMed in the fruit lands he has ture a fine bodv of brick clay that'
purchased and will dmion-Mntr tha Is found on th, farm nf ir "ri,.iJ
;y construction How faces the Usual ihU I'nltty Is all that Is h:mel for that will tink? .i fine nualltv of
It In the wnr of fruit production brick. i
The sounds of the chu : wmont The contra, tors for the O'llbltr.g of
are- not unfamiliar t i the s'r.vN rf tho sdmo house- are nnkl:!- jood '
our little town. headway and the bullditK' t niini-1
.ir. ami Mrs (,enrc' K.hv' wM Iiu" shav 'inl will soon l n,-l
wcro motovin.: In this tl.'lnltv it- On ,, l-vns Thro
fenny ami raym;: visits to fvlccR hear the ralo
i ni' .visses t- v- yn pr,j w C -i'- !!,, aw f
THE I. H. C. GASOLINE ENGINE.
If a farmer expects to make money by using
power producer, he must have the most prac
tical and economical one on the market. . He must
use the one that has produced profit for scores
before him. Such" is the I. H. C. gasoline engine.
The I. II. C. engine is designed specially to
meet the requirements of the up-to-date farmer.
It has few working' parts, all of which are easily
accessible. It does not require any time to get
ready, only one turn of the fly wheel being nec
essary to start the engine. The time consumed by
other kinds of power in getting ready is spent
by the T. II. C. in working. Other excellent feat
ures of the I. H. C. engine are the small fuel con
sumption, and the fact that it does not require an
engineer. These features alone should recommend
it above all other kinds of power.
International Harvester company engines are
made in the following styles and sizes:
Horizontal Portable and Stationary 4, 6, 8,
10, 12, 15 and 20 horse power.
Vertical 2 and 3 horse power.
Call and let us show you many more good
points of the I. II. C. engine.
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It is longer lasting
More fire resisting
More water and weather proof
than any other known roofing.
Malthoid is made right
in every detail
and for that reason
makes a most perfect
roof covering.
No matter under what
conditions it is used
what climate it is used in
the character of the InnMing-used on-
Malthoid is the best roofing that
it is poisiHe to make and we
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