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' WEEKLY ROGUE RIVER COURIER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, la WeeklyRog'ue River Courier Am Independent Newt Paper EfUbllaiird la 1887. Published trrrj Friday Entered at the port office at OraaU Put, Oregon, for transmission tlrouih the m&lle u tecond-cUuis matter. A. E. VOOKHIES, Publisher and Proprietor. C. Q. COl'TANT, Editor Subscription itaU. WeekJy -liy mall 'Per $1.60; sis months, 75 cents; four montha, 10 centa; ilngle coplei, ( cente. GRANTS PASS, ORE., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1911 APPLE MEN MUST PEOTEOT INTERESTS. The New Bulletin of the American Apple Exposition association bays that some of the nottiest questions in the fruit business will be discussed at the annual meeting of the American Apple congress which will be held in Den ver the week of the American Apple exposition, which takes place in November. A lively fight is expected on the floor of the convention over the packing question, which is a subject that is of vital interest to the growers in the West, where apples are packed exclusively in boxes. Many apple growers are in favor of a uniform pack and grade and believe that the matter should be governed by national legislation. The packing question is all important to the Rogue River valley and our fruit men should be in Denver on this occasion and protect their interests. There is now plenty of time to make arrangements for a strong delegation to be sent from Josephine and Jackson counties. The entire northwest is interested in many of the subjects that will be discussed in this congress and it is to be hoped that Oregon and Washington will not neglect to send strong delegations to Denver. SMALLEY'S PROPHECY WILL BE FULFILLED. The Mail Tribune, of Medford, hits' the knocker edi torially in its issue of Tuesday, which goes to prove that the Rogue River valley has been troubled with this speci men of humanity for a long time. Here is the article: "In 1870, George W. Smalley, celebrated war corre spondent and journalist, spent several months in the ' Rogue River valley. During the preceding years there had been some immigration to the valley and a slight re , action had followed the expansion succeeding the civil war period. "One evening Mr. Smalley was at Woodville. There were a largo number of pioneers and old timers gathered at the store and the talk of the future was very pessimis tic. It ran in this vein: " 'There are more people here now than the country can support getting overcrowded too many people coming in. What can we do with them all? The good old times have gone. The valley will go backward. The mines have played out only a little can be raised on the land. There are no resources nothing to support the population now here. Times are bad and likely to get worse.' "After listening to this kind of talk for some trine, Mr. Smalley astounded the natives by the following prophecy: 4 4 4 1 have traveled all over the world and have visited and written about nearly every civilized country, so I know what I am talking about. 44 4 The Rogue River valley is destined to be one of the most populous districts in the world. You have many times the natural resources that districts in Europe or Asia have that sustain populations exceeding a million. " Soine of you will live to see the day when this valley will be one large garden and orchard dotted with costly mansions and cozy cottages, with a highly cultivated anil intelligent class of people, all under irrigation, and every acre of land utilized. Your mountains are covered with forests that some day will be valuable and sprinkled with precious metals and forests and mines will supply pay rolls and industries. 4 4 4 You do not realize what you have you are so used to it. You do not comprehend the commercial value of your climate. You do not realize the wonderful fertility of your soil and the variety and wealth of your undevelop ed resources. But some of you will some day.' 44 Over 40 years have passed since this prediction was made. Some of it is beginning to be realized. Some of us will still be alive when the balance of the prophecy comes true. 44 In 1870 the valley had but a few thousand population and the pioneers thought it was overdone. The same wail was heard front the mossback then that is heard to day and that will be heard when t lie population reaches a million. 44 Next time you hear the pessimist, remember that he was howling along the same lines 40 years ago and if he lives will still be howling 10 years hence." We can say to the Mail Tribune that Jackson county hasn't all the pessimists to be found in the Rogue River valley. Josephine county has its share and they are not all mossbacks either. There are a class of men who knock every town in which they locate, but thanks be unto the giver of all good, these cattle don't stay long. They make themselves unwelcome in the community and they are obliged to get out sooner or later. What to do with the knocker is a problem which is now being discussed in Grants Pass. The next thing to be is a battle airship and it is to come at a time not many years hence. As the airship has come to st:, why not have a uav? in the air instead of on the 'valor4? Think of a battle in the clouds with its mar of rrtillery and its explosion of shells. A FOOLISH FIGHT IN EMBRYO. According to a report published in The Coast Times, of Crescent City, the fight is on between that town and Wooleyport. Here is the language of the Times: -"After so much had been accomplished, at 'great ex pense, and awaiting the report of the engineers our citi zens and taxpayers have been asked to set all aside in favor of the proposed Wooleyport harbor. e have no idea as to what will be done at the new HVJ. harbor but we do know that from now on double efforts will be made by the people here to have our. harbor im proved.' These paragraphs were taken from a rather lengthy article, the report of a meeting of the Commercial club, all of which means that our friends over on the coast have lost sight of the important fact which is that they need a harbor. The newspaper article means that a very foolish fight may be inaugurated which, later on, both sides will have cause to regret. If the people interested in Crescent City and Wooley port mean to build a place of importance it will occur to most broad-minded men that it will require a foundation four or five miles square whereon to erect such a. city. Wooleyport and Crescent City are only two and one-half apart from center to center. If it is not their intention to build a place which eventually will have ten or fifteen thousand inhabitants, it isn't worth a harbor, and would desen e no place on the map. Those people surely are not serious in quarreling about a small matter. The people of the Rogue River valley would regret to see a silly quar rel spring up between men who propose to open a port on the Pacific which may be used by this section of country. Gentlemen, get together and work for the best inter ests of the whole people. Make the most of your oppor tunity to build a mucn needed metropolis on that part of the Pacific coast. The citizens of the Rogue River valley will be pleased to help this important wrok along but they want no part in a fight between rival interests in Cres cent City and Wooleyport. There must be an ocean point to accommodate this great valley but it need not be either of the two places mentioned. Please say, gentlemen, what you propose to, do. TIME FOR OREGON TO AWAKEN. Theodore B. Wilcox, made a speech at Astoria a short tmie ago, declaring that it is time for Oregon to awaken from its lethargy and get ready for the opening of the Panama canal. The importance of this declaration and advice will be appreciated by every thinking man who is interested in the development of this state; There is much that can be done in preparation for the canal opening and it behooves every neighborhood to protect itself against the loss wa'.ch will certainly conrrontes us it we tail 10 participate in the advantages which will come through the canal. What we need in the Rogue River valley is a market ior our fruit and other products. There are many new orchards which will come into bearing about the time that the canal opens. It we have transportation to a near by seaport, it will be worth to us millions of dollars. The two counties of Josephine and Jackson should unite in securing the transportation needed. Auto truck or auto mobile roads and a railroad to the nearby seaport are with in our reach if we take the proper means to secure them, lu union there is strength. Therefore, let us act together for the best interests of the people in the two counties. MISSOURI FLAT. NEW SYSTEM OF IRRIGATION. Someone has discovered that the sprinkling system in irrigation, especially on sloping land, is much more af fective than ditches and rills. A company at Hood River nas undertaken to carry out this method. The pipes to be used in the ne wsysteni will be permanent iron ones and will be capable of standing great pressure. This will make the water available for fire protection for ranch buildings. There is another idea mentioned in this con nection and that is, that a cistern and a filter system will also be installed and use made of the same water for do mestic purposes. It has been suggested that small towns can make use of the same service to the betterment of con ditions in these places. Irrigation is only in its infancy yet uid these new methods mentioned go to prove that there may be improvements in combination which can be brought about in the use of water. The farmer needs power and if the pipes spoken of will stand the pressure threshing, 'wood sawing aud other things can be done by this agency. OUR UNUSED WATER POWER. The value of the available and unused water power of the Rogue river in Josephine county is beyond compu tation. It is an asset that is certainly worth millions of dollars aud it should be brought to the notice of that class of men who have the means aud ability to develop much needed industries in this section. If our commercial organ ization will make an effort along these lines, it is possible that something could be accomplished in making known the opportunities which exist in this countv to" harness the Rogue river and e;fuse to be established here mills and factories which would be profitable not only to the par ties making investments but to the people general! v. It is entirely practical to manufacture numerous articles to supply the markets of the valley and if tins' were done it would be another step toward developing the trade and commerce of this section. Grant Orme of Grants Passis vis iting with Geo. Wooldrldge this week. Tom Shattock, Sr., who has been for the past month at Medford and Grants Pass, Is again on the Flat. J. E. Swlnden and Pat McFadden are bailing hay on the Flat this week. J. S. Jensen went to the Cornell Flanagan hop yard. ' Mr. and Mrs. Abe Mock we-re out from town one day last week on a business trip. Sunday Mrs. S. II. Cook had a fam ily reunion and picnic In the grove near Mrs. Cook's place. Those pres ent were Mesdames Sr H. Cook, Jas. Cook, Clinton Cook, F. Whetstone, Ed Hannura and K. J. Kubli, Mrs. Dora Bowers; Messrs. J. T. Cook, Clinton Cook, F. Whetstone, K. J. Kubll and Ed Hannuni; Misses Rhea and Esther Cook, Zola Knox, Master Oran Cook and Olan Knox. Herman Walter was over from Humbug Monday on a business trip. Rolla Caris and Dave Roberts re cently returned from the Prospect country and Jack Vincent and Ver non Bailey from Klamath Falls. School will begin next Monday, September 11, with Mrs. Kate Hyde as teacher. FKUITDALE. Mrs. G. J. Riggs and son Robert have been spending the week in Frultdale at Seven Springs ranch. Mrs. Hall, daughter Audrey and son Ivan, drove over from Williams Creek valley Tuesday for a day's visit at Loreli. Mrs. Moon and niece, Arabell Hey er, departed Thursday for their home in Milwaukee, Wis., after a two week's visit with Mrs. Emma Heyer. Paul Blanchard left last week for California, where he enters as a law student in Leland Stanford univer sity. Mrs. Frank W. Dodson of Des Moines, Iowa, Is spending the month of September at the Underwood res idence. Strand Hoare made a business trip to Gold Hill Wednesday. 1 Miss Leddy, who 'will teach the Frultdale school this year, will make her home at Oakdale ranch. Wm. Bleckner and Otto Helnze re turned Friday from a hunting trip of a few days at Thompson creel?. They report having killed two deer and a bear. Robert Harris, Gale Hamilton and Lawrence Underwood attended a party at the home of Matthew Rid dle Wednesday evening. On Tuesday the ladks of Frultdale raided their husband's wardrobes and had a mountain climbing party at Mrs. Meyer's homestead. A delicious dinner was served at noon and sev eral snapshots of the "suffragettes" were taken In the afternoon. Mrs. , Florenz Breitmayer very pleasantly entertained the Frultdale Thimble club Thursday afternoon. Visitors of the flub were Mrs. Moon and M"lss Heyer, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Dodson of Des Moines, Mrs. Aiken3 of Treadwell, Alaska, Miss Jeffers and Miss Qulnlan of Grants Pass. I'OIU'LANDEKS WISH TO HIDE WITH PKESIDENT PORTLAND, Sept. 7. A telegram was sent to the president today ask ing him to have his car attached to a special train which Portland busi ness men have engaged to carry them to San Francisco for the ground breaking exercises for the Fanama exposition in October. The Portland delegation will also select a iite for the Oregon building on the grounds. STILL ANOTHER AERO RECORD. ' BOSTON, Sept. 7. Thirty miles In 27 minutes-aid 35 Beconds, flying ov er water with one passenger, Is the new record hung up today by Claude Grahame-Whtte, the English aviator, during the Boston-Harvard aero meet. ' lUSHOr STRAIT Ml ST NOT AHl SE IMS HORSE SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7. Blshon Strait ha8 the choice of 180 days in Jail, J 180 fine or whistling some cheery, lively popular air when he again feels like abusing his horse. Justice Pugh gave him the choice In a few well chosen words that car ried the punch of sincerity. Strait was found guilty of beating his anl nml unmercifully when he got. mad because the nag as tired. PINCHOT AND POINDEGTER INVESTIGATE COAL FIELDS CORI OVA V.'usna, Sept. 7.G!f. foid i'lnrhot, I er chief forester and Senator Miles Polndexter of Washington state, arrived here yrs terday to begin their examination of Alaska's resources. They were wel comed by Mayor Lathrop. E. E. Swergal, representing Gen. eral Manager HawklnB of the Morgan Guggenheim Interests, was an early caller and presented the visitors with elaborate maps of the coal regions and railroads. Senator Polndexter said: "I am de lighted with Alaska. I am Interest ed In the scenery and climate. The weather so far Is equal to Califor nia." - Pinchot said: "I endorse not only the scenery but the splendid people of Alaska so. far as I have had the pleasure of meeting them." The party will proceed at once to Sewar, thence to the Matanuska coal fields to 'join the Holmes geological survey party. They will visit Con troller bay and the Bering river coal fields. They will not attempt to re turn in time for the conservation con gress at Kansas City but will remain to make a very thorough examina tion of the Alaskan situation. FISHER DI E TONIGHT. SEATTLE, Sept. 7. Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher and party are due to arrive here from Alaska on the revenue cutter Tahoma at 6 o'clock this exenlng. Secretary Fisher will , leave for the Yellow stone National park late Friday even- f ing accompanied by President How ard Elliott of the Northern Pacific railroad. sc o A neatly dressed boy makes a bet ter scholar Start Jiim right SUITS The rnrrort form of quirt and pU t location notices are on Ml . ' n-trPr rfflrr Uc for ; ftr 2Jltf Special Reductions in boy's school suits. One lot of 50 suits Regular $4 & fl Q AA $4.50 Suits -$O.UU Regular $5 & Q r n $5.60 Suits - pO.OU Regular $6 & AA $7.00 Suits- JV.UU All up to date stock Every suit has our personal guarantee back of it FREE .A present to every boy in town Come in. C. P. Bishop & Co THE CLOTHIERS.
