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tt EKKLY IUK3CE RIVER COURIER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, ion.
Weekly Rogue River Courier
A. E. VOORIIIES, Pub. and Prop.
C. G. COUTAJVT, Editor.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1911.
COMMISSION PLAN ILLUSTRATED
, The Courier has Just received the
monthly report of the Hoqulam,
Washington, government which Is
the first Issued under the commission
form. It consists of a complete show
ing of all the business transactions
during the month of October, 1911.
These reports are to be made every
month in the year so that the tax
payers may know exactly what Is
being done. Mayor Ferguson fol
lows the financial statement with
ome pertinent remarks on the com
mission plan and these are repro
duced below and should be read by
very voter In Grants Pass who
desires practical Information on this
abject.
"Hoqulam, the first second class
city In Washington to adopt the
commission plan of government has
secured an enviable reputation for
ita progressive spirit and the success
Its commission la having in giving
economical business administration
to Hoqulam.
"Cities from Prince Rupert, B. C,
to Atlanta, Georgia, have asked us
for information about our reasons
for municipal change and the meas
ure of our success in handling the
city's affairs under the new plan.
In reply we say we are applying as
near as It is possible to do, the same
rules to city affairs thnt we would
use if it were our private business,
but with more carefulness and great
er diligence perhaps, because It Is
the business of the people that we
are responsible for.
"The mayor and each commis
sioner has management of a depart
ment and success In that department
depends upon the wisdom with
which he acts and the diligence with
whlrh he perforins his duties. He
cannot escape nor 6hlft to any one
the blame for failure If he falls, and
the public can easily Identify the of
ficer that has failed to succeed and
contrarywise ho will receive the
pralso for Buccess if praise la due
him.
"Integrity of purpose, honesty In
action and diligence In performance
of duty Is the rule that guides our
dealings with the public In Its busi
ness affairs.
"We do not believe any person
is a suitable person, whether they
be an officer or in a subordinate
position in the city's work unless
they feel the responsibility personal
for the welfare of the city and be
lieve that the people have a right
to expect that they will perform
their duties as faithfully as thoy
would perform the same work for
themselves or a prlvato business con
cern. "No laggards, shirkers or dishon
est workers, will find a berth of ease
with us.
"Politics is eliminated, except the
politics of honesty, Bobrlety and vlgl
lence. "The mayor Is superintendent of
public safety and the police, fire and
health departments are specially
under his supervision. AIho ho hna
general watch care over all depart
ments. Ono cominlBBli'iior is super
intendent of finance and accounting,
and fills the office of treasurer. And
one commissioner Is superintendent
of streets and public Improvements
and fills the position of Rtreot com
missioner and superintends the en
gineer's department aud handles the
garbage proposition.
"From being a continual loss to
the city under the former govern
ment the garbage problem is under
the present plan a source of con
tinual rroflt to our city.
"Careful pruning of the expenses
of the different departments Is sav
tug the city enough every month to
pay the salary of the mayor and
commissioners,
"We do not have centralization of
power, but we alve quick, direct,
precise action from power controlled
by three men held rosponnlble under
heavy bondi for results that will be
a benefit to the who! people.
"From the Inefficiency nnd loan to
the city of a service rendered by
men weary with the toll of tWIr
own business nffnlrs after the close
of a weary day, In hours thnt should
have been Riven to rest, but which
were alven under the former jrovtin
mont plan to njulily of tte city's
needs. Hor " Vtmssed tn the
efficiency and profit of a service
rendered by men who are paid to
give all their time to the city's busi
ness interests, nnder the new plan of
commission government and the
change ia satisfactory to the people
"The people are In close touch
with their officials. The only way
a man can become a candidate be
fore the primaries, is by filing a pe
tition of 100 voters, and the search
light of Investigation is turned an
him urtfl after the primary election,
Then If he successfully passes
through that gauntlet he still has a
run to make with those that with
him have stood the test of the first
investigation before he can secure
the prize. The iniquity of the back
room caucus la entirely absent In
tho new plan.
"After an official begins his ser
vice, every month a complete concise
financial statement and a summary
of the proceedings of the meeting of
the commission for that month are
printed In book form for distribu
tlon. The law demands of us that
we place one copy in our public
library and send one copy to the
state librarian, and that any one may
have one for asking.
"The people have a right to In
itiate legislation and no ordinance
can be passed by the commission
without the people having the priv
ilege of voting upon It if they wish
to do so.
"The commission plan is intended
to be, and can be made, in any city,
a government of the people, by the
people, and for the people.
"It is a money saver, a public rest
producer, a peace brlnger. It os
tabPshes confidence and eliminates
the unseemlngly wrangles of the
council chamber, and gives every
part of the city a fair show, for if
THE VITAL QUESTION IN THIS
ELECTION.
The Courier has this to say to its
readers regarding the election which
will take place one week from today.
The most Important question before
the people Is the proposition to adopt
government by commission for this
city. It Is unfortunate that the vot
ers have had so little time to study
this vital question. It requires time
for the voter to make up his mind
in regard to this new form of city
government, but each mviBt act at the
polls according to the light which has
been given him from a casual study
of the subject. There may be faults
which should be remedied before the
Instrument Is adopted at the ballot
box. Its best friends claim that it is
to somes extent, imperfect, but it 1b a
step in the right direction, they say,
and therefore it demands the support
of the people.
Those who do not vote for the
commission form of government have
the privilege of supporting the
amendments to the old charter but
these are, to a large extent, In need
of careful Investigation. They are a
makeshift to keep In existence a form
' 'ty government that Is as old as
the flrBt settlements in New England.
It is a style of government planted
here by England In the colonial days
and It is time that it Is supplanted
by a more practical system.
THE DAWN OF PROSPERITY
NEAR
No one who rends the financial
papers of a trustworthy kind located
in commercial centres, can fall to
note tho growing optimist"1 views of
tins class of writers ;ud bet ere con
fined tht we are to have a revival
of business activity throughout the
country nnd surely there Is hope for
prosperity to come to us at an earlv
ilnto. One of these writers ays:
"A firmer and hotter tone to the
stock market Is the first noticeable
Indication for better things, for It
Iihh mown to bo an axiom that Wall
street discounts everything long In
advance, and any really substantial
business move is Indicated in Wall
street before those who execute the
move are aware of It real import.'
other conditions are referred to
which are quite a Important the
above, The demand for money In
nnntltl'H Is slendily growing in vol
ume. Mori hunts at the head of lariso
enterprlsrs have provided tln-niselves
with Immense stoiKi tf winter and
holiday inert liniulUc. This class of
men an' notably fitrsUhted nnd they
rule the business world. When this
clitss hitve fnlltt In $ cue rii business,
It means th;tt the tl.iwn o' prosperity
is seen. 1
We are told that a number of the
largest railway corporations have
placed orders for Immense quantities
of steel rails and vast amounts of
new equipment. In turn, these orders
have caused activity among the mills
and shops that produce these things.
We fear that signs of the times have
not heretofore been read aright. Many
have been looking for e dull season,
which, it is said, would last until
after the presidential election. This
appears to have been a mistake.
Strong business men now claim that
politics and elections should have
nothing to do with business and that
the time will come when this will be
demonstrated throughout the entire
country. There Ib certainly every
prospect of activity in business
circles.
OUR NEW FIRE FIGHTER
The new fire fighting apparatus
is a personal Joy to the average citi
zen of Grant Pass. No longer shall
the devouring flames destroy onr
homes or from time to time make
the city a scene of desolation This
modern fire fighter gives us protec
tion against the flames, which have
heretofore defied our best efforts to
subdue. Today, Grants Paw takes
pride in the possession of this mod
ern machine which can run to a fire
making the speed of a mile in two
minutes. It is not an experiment but
it has been tried in many large and
small cities and for this reason our
taxpayers can have the assurance
that it is worth every cent it has
cost them.
FIRST DAY OF WINTER
This Is the first day of winter and
In the early dawn of the morning the
thermometer showed 26 degrees
above zero. That is cold weather in
this beautiful valley whose mild cli
mate surpasses that of any other
country In the known world. The
old timer tells ub that it is going to
be a cold winter here but a single
thought of Montana, Idaho, Wy
oming, Colorado or, In fact, any of
the states east of this will convince
us that the Rogue River valley Is a
good enough place in which to spend
the winter.
WANTS MORE STUDENTS
TO ATTEND THE 0. A. C.
M. O. Evans, Jr., who is taking a
course In agriculture and horticul
ture at the O. A. C. Is In the city
spending his Thanksgiving vacation.
He will return to Corvallls Monday.
Mr. Evans speaks very highly of
the class of practical work and
study given at the 0. A. C. and hopes
to see more students there from Jose
phine county, there being but six,
four of whom are girls, registered
there this year. Jackson county Is
represented by over 30 male stu
dents. Unlit wires Cut
Edward S. VanDyke and mother,
Mrs. Minnie VanDyke, recently
moved Into their new homo at 4th
nnd A Ktreets and found trouble with
threo of their electric lights, which
would not burn. The house hnd been
wired by the Independent Wiring
company, and Iester Kenny wns
called In to look after tho matter,
discovering that the switch wires
had been cut. and by someone evi
dently who had no other motive
thnn pure mallcluosnesB. This had
been done previous to the plastering,
so that the mischief had not' been
noticed until nfter Mr. VanDyke and
his mother had moved lnthe house.
The trouble was corrected by Mr.
Kenny.
A XI) THEY I-OST
STOCKTON. Cal.. Dec, 1, -Hearing
of the time-honored custom of
Hiving a turkey dinner to prisoners
on Thanksgiving day here, 21 hoboes
i;ot themselves arrested. The sheriff
released them one hour before 70
"regulars" were fed tn regal style.
IHH'K I'M.K 1XMI HOIIOKS
KltFSNO. fnl.. IV.-. I. - A rock
idle l to he Instituted for tho ii'-coin-inoiliit
Ion of hoboes, whu have Veen
iirilvliM' ly ilo?en for several weeks
la-t.
. BORN
OVERSTREET At Grants Pass,
Ore., Thursday, November 30,
1911, to Mr. and Mrs. James Over
street, a daughter, weight 13
pounds.
COMING EVENTS.
Dec. 4, Monday City election.
Dec. 12, Tuesday Chicken pie sup
per and apron bazaar by the Bap
tist ladies.
Dec. 25, Monday Christmas Day.
The Youths Companion Is For Ev
erybody.
Of course If you are too young to
read, or so old you have forgotten
how, you may not enjoy the Youth's
Companion. That Is rather a sweep
ing statement, however, for
hosts of children love to have the
stories and Jingles of the Children's
Page read to them. There Is many
a grandfather and grandmother
whose eyes are dim who like noth
ing better than to sit and listen to
the Companion stories and articles.
Many a blind person, and even those
who In addition can neither speak
nor hear have been cheered by the
Companion, its contents having been
communicated to them through the
finger tips of friends.
We think you will agree, when
you have read them, that no other
paper gives quite so much of such
a high quality as The Companion,
and it costs only $1.75 now for the
52 weekly issues. On January, 1,
1912, the subscription price will be
advanced to $2.00.
The new subscriber receives a gift
of The Companion's calendar for
1912, in ten colors and gold, and all
the remaining Issues of 1911 free
from the time the subscription is re
ceived. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION,
144 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass.
THE "STROLLERS."
Mr. L. Daggy, of the University of
Washington, writing of the Strollers
quartette has the following to say
of the musical entertainers:
"Last night I heard the 'Strollers'
for the eleventh time, but nearly a
ear and a half had passed since I
heard them. The audience was de
lighted, was enthusiastic, and Mr.
Post, the manager of the Seattle Y.
M. C. A. Star Course of 16 numbers,
was radiant with Joy. 'They're
great,' he exclaimed. 'This means
a big success for our course.' Surely
the 'Strollers' are proving more than
ever the right to be called America's
popular leading quartette." The
Strollers appear In Grants Pass on
Monday, December 4 as the third
number in the Lyceum entertainment
course.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE
FRUIT TREES I can furnish 36
varieties of apple trees, 2 to 3 feet,
9c; 3 to 4 feet, 12 ttc; 4 to 6 feet,
15c; 10 varieties of plums and
prunes and 16 varieties of peach
trees at same prices; 8 varieties
of pears, 20c tq 30c; 8 varieties of
cherries at 15c to 25c John H.
Robinson, R. F. D. No. 2, Grants
Pass, Oregon. ll-24-2t
WANTED Peking ducks and Taul-
ouse geese at Pleasant Valley farm
Woodvllle, Ore., Home telephone
from Grants Pass hotel. 11-lOllt
FOR SALE Timber claim, NWfc
Sec. 24, Twp 87, 7 West, Jose
phine county. For particulars
address H. Walter, conductor, 3rd
and Towns id streets, 8. P. Co.,
San Francisco, Cal. 9-3-tf
LOBT.
LOST Double barred "Excelsior"
wheol, blue enameled, with alum
inum trimmings, steel rims. Re
turn to Courier, for
liberal 're-ll-24-2t
ward. '
MISCELLANEOUS
K ANN IB, th plumber, la ready ai
any minute to repair your plumb
ing. 601 H street. Telephoat
1"-R. 4-$-t
AUTISTIC photographs, postals.
tttnmp pictures, amateur finish
ing. Come and samples at th
Ancxlo Studio, S Ctb ttr
u'.l-itmii'ir orlei i Si-lS-M
KARL "V.' INGi.ES.' lCso General
iissiiy und analytical work. Cement
and asphalt testing. Host equipped
assay offlco and testing labora
tory In (begun. All work cunrnn
tecd. Culvert-Paddock block.
Phone 370-.1.
This implement is especially designed for. re
newing alfalfa fields by cultivation. This harrow
is mechanically perfect and as an alfalfa renovator
there is nothing better made . You know that al
falfa spells success and a bank account for the
man who produces it. .For that reason we recom
mend .this harrow
Price $65
. . .Another money maker for the rancher is the
JOHN DEERE TWO WAY PLOUGH, which
turns the land in a perfect manner, does away with
the bothersome dead furrow and gives better re
sults in a great many ways over the old style.
Price $75
JOHN DEERE WALKING PLOUGHS, the
kind that is just right and can not be beat made in
the "Deere" way and of the "Deere' quality.
. 10-inch Steel or Wood Beam $14.50
12-inch Steel or Wood Beam $16.50
14-inch Steel or Woo&Beam $18.00
We are selling a lot of the KENTUCKY
GRAIN DRILLS, Why don't you come in and in
vestigate this time and labor saving implement,
which will give you more bushels to the acre from
less seH.
Price $85
Grants Pass
COUGHED IT IT.
STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 1. Claib
Womble, miner, was treated for tu
berculosis for two years, having 82
hemorrhages., and spending thous
ands of dollars. Today he coughed
ujt a screw and Is on the high road
to recovery. ,
HONEYMOON' IN AIRSHIP.
SAN JOSE, Cal:, Dec. 1. Albert
Bosquet and Miss Reaga Shirley
celebrated their Thanksgiving mar.
rlage here by a honeymoon trip in an
areoplane driven by Roy Francis, the
San Francisco aviator.
Farm Wanted
100 to 200 acres, worth up tc
$25,000.00; mostly Improved; un
incumbered; suitable for general
farming; and some cash will secure
a Portland corner
100x100
In a rapidly growing district.
PROIHTINQ 0 PEH CENT ON
INVESTMENT
Can be made to pay 12 per cent.
Give lis detailed Information.
(). ('. 11. KLLIS & (X)., Portland, Or.
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TREES
Tree planting time will soon
be here--Mail a list of stock
wanted to the
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VALLEY
NURSERY
The nursery that puts
Quality First
You will get stock that will
please you and the price will
be right. What more do you
want! My stock is not
grown under a roller-top
desk.
N. S. BENNETT
Phone 3711 Box 823
Mcdford, Oregon.
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