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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1912)
WEEKLY EDITION )ol. x.wii: .REDDy UNFOLDS r,. . ..! PLAN woi i.i assist ix ( oxsruu tion Ol COAST i.im:. GRANTS PASS TO THE f OAST ISusiness .Men Hi, s Taking Over of Draper Survey mid Right of Way. A railroad from Giants I'ass to the coast, reaching tide water at Cres cent City, Is the optimistic picture which Dr. J. F. Reddy, the Medford ite who does things, the booster of boosters who has lift tracks of pro gress in Spokane anj other cities, that have taken their places on the map in capital letters, sees in the horoscope of this city. He fore a representative group of the business men, the donor, Tues day evening, at the commercial club room, unfolded the plans he had in mind, and expounded at Ictr-ah upon the- leasons why and the methods for (lie nccoinplishnii nt of the de sired ivs.ilt, a::d l.clore .ourl.tditig made i' fi'siie pr: ;n .-::! : . . ,.r, t l'ass th-,.ltj.a . i!).- r..ut Ull, come without further delay. Dr. Reddy proposes to join with the people of this community, putting in his rush and his time, and those who know him realize what this means. He has been working along the line of his proposition for some time, and lias it now in such shape that tin re is every reason to believe that it i tin be made to succeed. The lii l-. lumber companies at the Crescent ''ity ei'.J of the line havej joined in the proiec. also have other 1p ". interests, and l'r. Reddy's p'ans : : "ver of 12 iniles of already constructed railroad , now serving the log ( Mtllk trib- utary to Crescent City. Mr. Roddy suggests that the o Draper survey he taUiu over, this in cluding 2 2 acres of terminal grounds' within the city of Grants Pass, a riz'it of way already obtained as far as Hays lliil. and a working survey the rest of the way to Crescent City. An , option upon this lias already been oh-: tainod nt figure that is considered reasonable. Thin survey was mad" a number r f years ago, and the preje -t tinanced 1" hail I ranctsco p.uue just before the big earthquake. ''H' after that disast.-r the building could not go forward. The 22 acres ot terminals .tre near the old 'Tine Needle" factory. The grade to 'lie roast was found good in all respects, the highest elevation reached being ''r'?.Cl. a ".moi-foot tunnel cutting through the divide. Reddy made two or three alterna tive propositions to the 'ity. aad a second meeting will be held this ev ening at whhh the business men will give them due consideration. The citizens of Medford have been working upon a mad to Crescent City for some time, and under the plan outlined by Mr. Red ly the two cities ; , ertainly give it careful considera can proceed in perfect harmony. The tlon line from Medford would iross into1 jr,hn N. Fenn returned to Call, e the Applegate valley, and woubl then ti jS morning after a fe days in connect with the through line from ,,,SMi ,m i,u?iness. here seven miles from Grants l'ass. Mm: n-:i!os pfrinii 5-STAMI' Ml I.I. M KKS Rl OS (.OLD 1)1! I FT. The new five-stamp nn.i nut on the Gold Drift min re. bv r.'Iy I r I'.el Jump-Off -Joe Mining Co. was to be pounding up ore f-r the tir.-t time at noon Saturday ami ' till noon on Sunday, the result, ot tV twenty-four hours' ran beitu a ' " gam that was estimated at The ore used in th test was tr-::; the discard dump vaine rock was dumped he.i t!' higher grade was tort-.-J o-i. lot transportation to mill, and th- ues which it returr.-.l ere i.l-' !: gratifying. grants !IHSlls "uuntLU fUK flAIUK i The niav yuraay i mitt st in Grants ass wi! be a three-cornered bailie : :;: R tins season. Tun i.'m,n.i.,r..i e already hi the lield, Mayor Si- ith I having iWn nominated by peti'lons liaj with the auditor Tuesday mom mi:, and Mr. Ilanley having been nominated by the socialists in party I convention. Petitions are now be ing circulated and freely signed ask ing that the name of C. L. Hobar: 'resident of the commercial club, he placed upon the official hallo:, thus tompleting the trio who will battle for the honors and emolument of the office. It had been expected that Council man II. I.. Ileringer would beomn a candidate for the lusher office, hut with the presenting of the name of Mr. Hohart. Mr. Herzinger's friends deckled that they would return th latter gentleman to the council, and petitions to that effect are in circu lation today. Mr. Herzinger is frni the Fourth ward. The stringency of the recently en acted license ordinance is galling up on some of the citizens, and it is like ly that the new law may appear as the gage of battle on December 2nd. Mayor Smith is credited with having been largely instrumental in shaping the provisions of the ordinaire, and the strife of the municipal fight will 'enter there. PETITION FOR COUNTY ROAD TO THE APPLEGATE V The county court will at its meet ing on December 4 act upon a most generously signed petition asking that a new county road be opened up through from Grants I'ass by way of the New Hope road, down the Ap pleuate river, and connecting with the Mooney Mountain road through to the Wildervillo highway. The proposed new road will open j up a territoiy that is greatly in need .'of b'ter mad connection with the j outside, and every fanner in the af- feetod district has signed the peti- tion. The route of the petitioned highway is westerly from a little north of Xewhope, and will cross th Applegate river near wliat is known as the .la1' We'h"t'by place. A new bridge I- asked fr'tn the ' county at this point. After M'ossing the Ap plegate, the road fallows through sei tintis 1ft. 17 and Cheney creek, win 1 s to Little It connec ts I with the Mooney Moiirrairi mftj. There is only about a mile of now l to i .instruct on the proposed ; , ...i ,-N,-ei:eii grai .-r. will 0; t;iin throu-hout. there l;ot ,fi-ing a . The build- hilt in th'' entire di-tat" ing of the road w id open r, p the Rouee River 1-inn- Co. property in section 1 ', and will give thtit indus tr an opportunity to haul its om duct to this city for shipment with its big caterpillar tra'tor with no grades to negotiate. This road is pat- of the mu'h-ta!hcd-of short cut through to the Holland country, which will be made 1.". miles nearer to Grants I'ass when this and the balance "f the road is opened up. H is one of th most Im portant road building propositions in the county, and the county court will WIIKN M AVFliOW I K MVKS. ' OTTAWA, Or.t., Nov. 14. Three pass'-naers of the Mayflower, an an te: -:afr. 'n feet long, which sprang .1 !..'. at.d sank in a i'.rm last night. Wvr res' ued today from a ilet In ;l.e M.i l.iwa.-ka river, three miles . . Ijw Harry's Hay, near here. The sur-;o:- -aid ill--' nlr.e persons perished the- Mayflower went down. .s tb.e l.oa' stru'k the s'ori'i, she , to wallow in the s a find l'a ' . j 1 -hen feitik almost immediately. .. s ru'.ors 'I in- to wre l-a-e. A ,rth pa-s.Ter, Patrick isrici. ,,i .-.. re:i'l,- i ti e ist-i, u.e.i ir'n.i iwss josi i ium: coixrv, oufgox. ikiivw, mi i:miu:k is, JOSEPHINE COM VOTE CANVASSED BY THE A Total of 2243 Ballots Were Cast For Presi dent Roosevelt In The Lead With 796 Votes bate Tuesday the county (amass ing board completed the official count of the Josephine ballots, and the results are published in the Cour ier in tabulated form, showing the vote by precincts, today. A total o -,-13 votes were (list for president of the I'nlted States, Roosevelt, with "'.HI, being ninety in the lead of Wilson, who polled 70(5. Taft, with 30.', was fourth to Debs, whose total was 404. Jonathan Rourne Jr., had a good lead for United States senator with GXj votes to o2 for Dane, his nearest competitor. Selling, with 413, was !:i behind Lane. Congressman W. C. Haw ley was a favorite In Josephine county for re election, receiving 703 votes to C3G for R. U. Smith, the democratic nom i nee. Manna, the republican nominee for the office of prosecuting attorney, carried Josephine over Kelly by -tit, but this lead melted away before the tremendous vote given the demo li.itie candidate In Jackson county. Every republican nominee for county ofl'ne won by large leads, the closest contest In the list being be tween K. K. niamhard and Dr. Kd. Ilywater for state representative. Rlanchard won with M votes to spare. Ken.von, for sheriff, led the social ist ticket with fitll otes, and A. C. Hough for state senator, with (('! votes, was leader of the Indepen dent:'. The m.fjority against allowing twine to run at large was 117 the total being SL'tl yes and '.'73 no. The vote on the county high school fund was " .mk and 7V.' no. Nine (,f the twenty precincts vot ed "dry," the dry ones Including Mer lin. Fruitdale, Williams, Wolf Creek and Grants I'ass No. 1. The vote on the amendments was as follows: Equal snlfiiigi', yes 1.1 It,!; no 7S2. Criating office of lieutenant f, ov en) or, yes S4 1 ; no 0 S tJ. Divorce of local and state taxation atr.elnliner.i, yes v.i ; no. ' Permitting ditfeutit tax rates on i 1 1 lasses of property, yea, '.'3 1; no, S7-. Repeal county tax option, ye.-, ! ,- en3; no. 7 Majority rule on constit tit io'ial aaiend its. yes, 4; no, l.l'IS. Double liability on bank stockhol ders amendment, yes, 1,33; no, 4ns. Statewd !e public utilities re tion. referendum, jes. 1.147; no, COO Creating Cascade ' ".unty, yes, l.3: no, l.(07. 3 ; j j ig- Mi.lage tax lor university and ricultural college, yes, s " s ; no. t!M. Majority rule on Initiated laws, yes, r,.-,:i; no. l.tMO. Cout.ty hen ling and road lonstrnc tion at. Grange bill, yes, !70; no, S3 4. Creating state highway depart ment, yes. 470; no, 1,324. Creating offbe of hotel inspector, yes. 311: no. 1.410. Kit: lit. hour day on public morks. yes. l.L'.'iO; no. 0 4 4. Ulue sky law, yej. 77"; no, 900. Prohibiting private employment of lonviets. yes. 1 , 1 s ; no, COS. Relating to employment of county and city prisoners, yes. 1.1M; no. 0 4 it. State road bonding act, yes, Ct'i; no. 1.1.-2. Limiting sta'e road Indebtedness yes. j ,ii02; no. 7o0. County bonding a't, Harmony bill, loj; r:o, '.it.'. Limiting 'ounty road indebtedness, yes. i72; no, 775. Providing method for corisolidat- In ? cities and creating new counties. ; ., - ,. I ; no, 910. interne tax amendment, yes. &03; rrli t:ix exen.ptl'.n ho-M-ho d goods. BOARD Tax exemption moneys and credits, yes. 7!1; no, 1,001. Revising Inheritance tax hills, yes, 070; no, J.oo.'i, Kquitahle freight rate bill, yes, i.141; no, 01S. 'Home rule road Mil, yes, $39; no, 9 UK Abolishing state senate, yes, fiSl; no. 1,1 IS. Graduated tax measure, yes. 013; i,:ss. Abolishing capital punishment, yes, 7t!7; no, 1,011. rrohihltliiB boycotting, yes, T27; no, 1 .1 0s. ( Prohibit hi)? use of public streets for speech making, yes, B93; no, 1,. 147. University appropriation, yes, 439; no, 1.33.V MIKE MORGAN TO HANG FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13 SAI.FM, Nov. 11. The scaffold at the state penitentiary Is being put In readiness for the fateful day of Fri day, December 13, when live men are doomed to be hanged. Throughout tho suspense after election day these live and the two Humphrey brothers, who are also condemned, but who have appealed, showed tho Intensity of feeling which gripped them, hut Superinten dent Curtis says they kept up their spirits with hope that the verdict of the people would be "thumbs up." That the abolishment incisure was lost was known to them as soon iis to the rest of the state, as they had access to the dally papers. "It made them very nervous," said Curtis. "All along Frank Gar rison, condemned to hang for kill ing Roy Perkins In Coos county, hail declared he did not care what the vote was on the measure. lie as isiimeil nu attitude of bravado. Rut when the news (time that t in death penalty was to stand, tho effect on him was us gieat as upon the oth ers." None of them talked about It, but each one got busy wllh friends und attorneys and Is working to get his case back into court. One or two are hoping for evolu tive ( leniency before the last mo ment. Governor West reiterated his dec laration today that so far as he was concerned the will of the people uli-.should be curried out and all of the 'men be hung on the day set. "There w 111 be no more priev s," he dei hired. "We have the Job done in relays." re w on't The governor said the execution.!,,, first announcement that the reg chamber was being put In readiness and the ropes being examined anil stretched. The five condemned men. Mik t Morgan, Flank Garrison, H. F. Rob erts, Noble Faulder and John W. Taylor have been segregated from the otl.ei prisoners and are now awaiting the day of their execution. The Humphrey brothers ate not clnded In the five to be execu'ed De cember 13, as they have their a-es before the supreme court on appeal. NO DYN AMI I F, FOR IIIATOV mini; SIRIKI l!S. SFATTLK, Nov. II - Si outing the charge that the union strikers at the Rentoii coal mines have any Itretitloii to resort to dynamite, T. W. Ru-eicll, presid it of Distibt No. 10, Fulled i (Min Workers, today Issued a state meiit In whc, he left a dled Infer- eii'e that if any dynamite was (!! covered. It was planted for the pi, - pose of dlscredrlng the union lie emphatically union (ountenati e denied that the any acts of vio-1 lence. The Milkers are fighting for union reiognition agreements. and for wage una. PARTIES READY TO CONSTRUCT SMELTER President Unhurt of the commer cial club "announced at the Monday night nu cling of the organization that parties were ready to construct a smelter here If the locality saw tit to properly encourage the industry. Discussion following the announce ment developed the unanimous opt -ion In favor of producing Industries, but there were many features pre sented that did not encourage the is tabllshmeiit of a smelter In the near proximity of the city or ot Its iigrlcii'. turu.1 lands. The experience of llutte, Montana, where the physical sur roundings are much the same as they are here, and of smelter towns In northern California, were died, and with the building of a railroad to the coast, which will probably material ize In the near future, many club members thought It would he better that smelters he constructed farther toward tho sea board. This vv nib! give a down hill haul for the ores from all the mines, and the poison ous fumeH from the smelting copper ore would not endanger the orchards. Mr. Hohart also i.poke of the good work done In cities through the de velopment of the "St. Paul Idea" of getting together for the public wel fare. The work started by the Good Roads association is along this line ami It w as ( oinniended by the presi dent. Geo. Lnndberg called up tho ques tion of the proper disposal of the uarhage of the clly, and wanted the cluh to busy Itself In solving II, and Mr. Nipper thought the club could also properly Interest Itself In the ob taining of a suflhlent water supply for domestic purposes from some one of the sources that Is now available. Tho committee that was In charge of the reient dance given under the auspices of the cluh reported that the cash surplus was light, hut that so cially the affair was most successful. Chairman Clarke thought that a sec ond attempt would nhow better finan cial results, nnd tho committee was therefore continued Indefinitely, and announcement of another bull will he forthcoming. Dr. Spanldlng. who has recently lo cated here, coming from Alaska, was present, and made a short address and showed that alrcndv he was a good booster for the Rogue valley. Mr. Spauldlng litis purchased a Mil' In the Madrona subdivision at Mur phy, nnd will make his home there. Refreshments were served follow ing the formal meeting of the club, and about seventy-five partook. MANY WOMEN REGISTER , FOR EEC. ELECTION Thiil mere man who said the wo men would not register mid vote If they had the opportunity has taken (i vacation now, and has nothing more to offer. For Clly Auditor Johnston, who. Is by virtue of his office, also registration clerk for the four wards, litis been kept more than busy since istration hooks were open to the new ly enfranchised, having recorded the names and the ages oh, horrors -of more than half a hundred in the Hist half day, the first hour, and that during a heavy downpour of rain, seeing 10 present themselves to be come qualified as electors. The ladles are showing no partial ity In the matter of political parties, all the various creeds and faiths get ting their Hhare of the registration. Of the leaders In the eiiinl suffra.'" movement, Mrs. Conklln registered as an Independent, Mrs. Hnrtlett as a progressive, Mrs. Clements as a re puhlban, and Mrs. Loughrldae as a democrat. The registration books will he open till Friday evening, November 22 Friday eehlng they will be open at the city hall, and Saturday evening thev will be found at Russell's ion- fetlonery store where ladles from any of the wrtr.ls can register. The hooks will also be kept down town on certain evenings next week, of which dun atinounn tnetit will be given. Jefferson D. Cook, eleited Justice of thfl peace at Three Pines In the rccnt election, is in the dty. XO. 30. LIME CO, WOULD MAKE GEHENT lii:VFI.OPMi:T Woi l.li FOLLOW RAILROAD 111 11. DING. WOULD FURNISH TRAFFIC Contemplated Plant of Sou lluireli Dttlly Capacity May be lluilt. Available truffle j0r u rullway com pany Is always the determining fue Ur in the location of new Hues of transportation, and tho talk ahout the InilldliiK ot new roads out from Grunts Pass has made this feature of lonuage that would ho tributary to It the Important topic Some figures recently compiled by S. It. C.orhutt, manager of the Regno River Lime Co., located on Cheney Creek, show that this Industry alone would prove a valuable asset to a railroad, and would supply it great amount of Iral'llc for It. Mr. Goihutt says that the smallest possible Installation which the Lime company could Install upon Its prop erty for the manufacture of cement would ho of ."00 barrels dally capac ity, and that they were now consider ing the advisability of such Instal lation, but that rail transportation vvould he a necessity. With n plant of this size u operation, the ship ments would amount to 100 tons dally, with an Incoming shipment of 30 tons of coal for tho operation of tho plant. Other miscellaneous ship ments would amount to several car loads weekly, while the materials re quired for tho erection of tho cement plant would approximate 1,250 tons. "Tho limo factory which we nre t present installing has n capacity of but ten tons dally," said Mr. Oorhutt, "hut with rail transportation we would undoubtedly Increase this ra pacity to from 30 to e0 tons dally, toe product being In various forms such us lump lime, hydraled lime, patent plaster, fertilizer and ground limestone. "It Is nhio probahle that, In addi tion, we would have shipments of raw lltnerork, amounting to a carload a week. "I'ntll such time us wo Install our own Imrrel factory, we would also have Incoming shipments of barrel stock, approximating two carloads per month. "We are also, at the present time Investigating the deposits of clay and shale, which are located on our prop erly, which promise to make a light colored brb k, If not n flro brick, and with rail transportation, we could af ford to develop these materials, which would result In future tonnage. "Von will understand that the fig ures given are for the smallest In stallation we could possibly make nnd It. would be our plan, as tho market Justified, to Increase our capacity by adding similar units." MRS. CONKLIN FIRST WOMW TO RIXilSI KIt. Attorney General Crawford holds that the suffrage law voted upon at the late election Is now effective, and ai ling under that opinion the uudltor of the city of (Hants Pass will receive the registration of women voters. Following the announcement, Mrs. Arthur Conklln, president of tho Kqual Suffrage. Association of South ern Oregon, presented herself at th.f office of Auditor Johnston, and had the great honor of being the first wo man in the city, and likely the tlrst In the state of Oregon, to qualify as an elector. Mn, A. V. Hnrtlett, pres ident of the Kqual Suffrage league of Gran's Pass, and Mrs. C. H. Clem ents, Its secretary, were second and third, respectively, to have their names fecoi ie. Mr. tun Mrs. II. C. Helss, of Mis souri Flat, brought a load of farm produce to town Wednesday,
