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WEEKLY EDITION VOL. XXVIII GUAXTS1USS JOSEPHINE COIXTY, OKIXJOX. FHIPAY, JAM'AltY 31, 1!)13. XO. 42. CHESTER TELLii OF COAST BY. PLAN TO COMMEXl E III .IH(J HIRING coming sriuxG. GRANTS PASS TO HARBOR Tntfllc Arrangements Made With Southern Pacific, ami Steel Itails Already Ordered. "There Is no other place In the whole I'nlted States bo discriminated against In the matter of freight rates as this district that lies about midway between San Francisco anil Portlaud," said E. M. Chester, one . of the directors of the recently in corporated Portland & San Francisco Coast Line Railroad company, who has been In Grunts Pass from Port land for the past few days. "The actual apex of lush rates is reached at a point near Cold Hill, be tween Medford and Grants Pass," continued Mr. Chester, and you will not get much relief from the condi tion till you have competing lines, and an outlet to the coast. "Take the one item of steel rails, of which our company has ordered 9,000 tons for spring delivery for use in the construction of our new line. The freight rate from the rolling mill to Portland 13 $11 per ton. From Portland to Grants Pass the rate la $10. SO per ton, or practically the same for the 300 mile trip through this state as for the entire haul across the continent. These same rails can be hauled across the Isth mus of Panama and landed from boat at Crescent City or the other ports to the west of Grants Pass at a present rate of $16 per ton. Other commodities bear proportionate rates. It Is this discrimination that makes a railroad to the sea the first condition for the bringing to the Rogue river valley of its full mea sure of prosperity." Mr. Chester while in the city was busy with J. G. RIggs, another direc tor of the new railway project, and with other business men, regarding plans for the season's campaign of railroad building. "We don't want to be considered as butting In on other railroad enter prises In your city In any sense of the word," said Mr. Chester. "That is farthest from our intention, for we have had our plans In process of Incubation and maturity for the past two years. We have changed our plans somewhat, however, regarding the route we propose to follow in reaching the sea. It would be need less for two Hne9 to attempt to par allel one another to the coast, and we find that our best grade will carrv us from the Illinois valley along Tln cup creek to the Chetco, and down that stream to the coast at Harbor. This Is one of two or three alterna tive routes, and at present seems the most available. We have, however, definitely abandoned the Smith riv er route." Regarding the Immediate plans of the Coast Line company, Mr. Chester had little to say except that bul'dlng would commence on some point dur ing the coming spring, and connec tion through from Marshfleld, Ore gon, to Trinidad, California, made as soon as possible. For the Grants Pass territory, It had been decided, h'j said, to build out to New Hope, ad from there run one line up the Apple gate to the Blue Ledge country and continue the other up Slate creek to connection In th Illinois valley with the coast line to Chetco. From New Hope the road would not follow down the Applegate to Wilderville, but would commence makln? the np grade at one, and would strike Slnt creek fairly well up. thus greatly re ducing the gradient. Mr. Chester tfald that traffic ar rangements had already been male with the Southern Pacific rompiny both as regards the freight and the passenger business that would bo de veloped along the new line although CITY COUNCIL FAYORS COMMERCIAL FISHING A delegation of Grauts Pass cit izens will present the question of Rogue river fishing to the legislature when the various bills for opening thai stream to the commercial fisher man are up for consideration In that body. At the council meeting Friday night the urgency of the matter was discussed, and the council unanim ously voted to appropriate funds to send four men to Salem to lend their aij to the home delegation when the time arrives. In the council the names nf M. J. Auderson and Judge Hale were presented as two of the quartette who should go, nnd Mayor Smith will later name two others to complete the delegation. It is ex pected that others will also go upon their own initiative as the people of this city feel the necessity of mak ing every effort to get proper legis lation upon the subject. The council also adopted the fol lowing resolution bearing upon the fish subject which has been forward ed to both branches of the legisla ture: "To the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon. "The common council of the city of Grants Pass respectfully repre sents to your honorable body that the dosing of Rogue river to fishing for salmon has been a serious in jury to the people of Josephine coun ty. The result has been to deprive us of the right to eat the fish from our own streams and compels us to buy fish from Seattle on Puget Sound and the Columbia river, whereas before we supplied our own people and exported $30,000 worth of fish which now simply remain in the stream to die and pollute our wa ter supply. "During the past summer the banks of Rogue river for miles above and below Grants Pass contained so many dead fish that the unbearable stench therefrom destroyed the value of the river as a place of rec reation and for trout fishing. The city was compelled to employ men on several occasions to remove these dead salmon from the river In front of our city, because of tne unbear able odor. At one time three hun dred were taken from near the in take of our water supply. The pres ence of these dead fish in the river creates a prejudice in the minds of the traveling public, visitors and possible settlers. "The salmon have no value except for food and reproduction for the food supply. It seems strange, to us that in view of this food supply which is drawn from the boundless ocean and the certainty that th supply can be maintained by artifi cial propagation that we should be compelled not only to see it lost and dissipated, but become a menace to the people living along the banks or Rogue river. "We therefore earnestly pray that under proper restrictions. Rogue riv er shall be opened to fishing for sal mon in Josephine county as well as other parts of the river. "Respectfully, "THE COMMON' COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRANTS PASS, ORE." "PRINCE de ( LEUMONT" ARRESTED AM) IX JAIL- NEW YORK, Jan. 30. Reputed to he the "Prince De Clermont," the hero of Elinor Glin's "Three Weeks," Paul Allen, alias Charles Robinson, is In jail here today, charged with having stolen the watch of Miss Patsy Arlington, to whom he was giving a dancing lesson. "Yes, I am 'Paul,' the Ifero of 'Three Week.s' "the " prince" modest ly declared following his arrest. "Isn't It great to be an Elinor GHn hero? But I do not like those hor ded detectives. They deceived me." I he was positive in his assurance that 'the Southern Pacific was In no way I interested In the financing, const-uct- Ing and operating of the road beyond this point of traffic arrangement. The Coast Line, he said, would maintain 'Its own through trains, though they I w ould reach their terminals at Port land and San Francisco over the Southern Palflc tracks. PACIHC-INTEKIOH TO BUILD IIAILHOAD TO IVILUEHTO By FOURTH OF JULY Engineers State That With Sale of Bonds on February 10th. Work on the New Line Can be Rapidly Prosecuted That the toot of the Pacific-Inter-j ior iron horse will awaken the vil lage of Wilderville by the Fourth of July, is the prediction of Engineer Harmon, and a look over the work as It is progressing on the rlgnt-of-way shows that the gentleman is not far off in his calculations. Remarkable progress in the clear ing and preparing for the grading has been made, four miles of the right-of-way being stripped of brush and timber and made ready fur the teams that will be put on as soon us the ground is in proper condition. Camp Xo. 1 on Allen ( reek. Camp No. 1, which is now estab lished on the banks of Alien creek, will be moved to the five-mile sta tion next week. This camp consists of a large cook tent and five bunk tents, while a stable that will hold 10 teams has been erected. The gangs of men who are operating the clearing outfit and the crew of brush burners operate from this camp, but the work is now In progress at such a distance from Allen creek that no attempt is made by the men to return to the camp for dinner, and the com missary wagon drives out every noon and the men eat their dinner In the field. Saturday noon the Courier representative was present and was invited to partake of the mid-day meal with the jolly bunch of rail road builders, and he can attest to the quality of the provender that conies from Camp 1. "Donkey Engine" Pulls Oaks. Ament's donkey engine outfit Is used in pulling the brush and tim ber, and it makes quick work of all that stands In Its way. Saturday great oaks and pines fully two feet through at the butt swayed but a moment when the powerful 28-horse power gasoline "donkey" commenced its tugging away at the cable when they would come crashing to the earth. The soil Is now filled with water, in perfect condition for clear ing, and when a tree is pulled it comes out roots and all. Burners Follow Grubbers. Following this clearing outfit comes the "burners" who pile and burn every bit of rubbish upon the right-of-way. All timber that is large enough to make into wood Is trlimmed up and rolled out to the sido of the clearing, and the occa sional cedar Is split and hewed Into grade stakes. The burners are put ting forth their best efforts, but even at that they are fully half a mile be hind the grubbers. The first two miles of the right-of-way has been cleared the full 100 feet in width, but the balance of the way will only be cleared about 6e feet in width, this being considered sufficient as grading will not need to extend beyond that width. A Five Mile Tangent. After tho line crosses the river in South Grants Pass, where It makes a slight curve, It will have a perfectly straight track for five full miles, and there will be very little cut or grade In that distance. The sixth mile will carry the road over tho Jerome Prai rie "hump," here being the heaviest cut In the 15 miles of the first unit, requiring the removal of 08,500 yards of earth. Steel Here in Sixty Day. The grading of the first ten miles to Wilderville will be easy work, and it Is expected that teams can be put on the job within a short time. At present the ground Is too wet for horses to work on it, but it Is drying rapidly after the brush Is burned from it. Those In charge of the di rection of the railroad matters are keeping in touch with the manufac turers of the steel rails, and the makers announce that the rails will be ready for shipment here as soon as they are ordered. This order will be placed as soon as the bonds are sold and can probably be delivered within sixty days. By this time the first five miles can be graded and ready for the laying of the ties and the steel. Council Autliori.es Payment. At the council meeting Friday night the contracts, etc., through which the directors of the Pacific-Interior company turn the affairs of the company over to tho city were presented. They were referred to the recently appointed railroad commis sion for examination, and authority was given by the council for the drawing of a warrant of $5,000 to make the payment due upon the Draper purchase on February 1st. Tho old council had authorized the creating of a fund of $10,000 from which to meet expenses till the bond money was available, after which It will be returned. Through these con tracts and resolutions tho Pacific-Interior board of directors transfers to the city of Grants Pass all the rights of which It had become pos sessed, and tho c ity is to re-imburse tne directors and the citizens for pay ments already made on the Draper purchase, etc. As soon as the com mission examines the transfer con tracts, the1 council will approve the action and assume the payments yet to be made. llond Huyers Interested. Bond buyers all over the country are watching the Issue offered here, not less than eighteen different houses having written to the city auditor concerning them, and no fear is expressed over the making of a satisfactory sale. Under the terms of the offer no bid under par will he considered, and it is expected that that will bring a fair premium over par as all previous bond Issues sold by the city have. The sale will be made on February 10th. As soon as the sale Is made the officials Intend to press the construction of the road that tho excursion to Wilder ville can be one of the features of the celebration of tho nation's birth day. DR. REDDY RETURNS FROM SAN FRANCISCO Dr. J. F. Reddy, who has been In San Francisco for the past two weeks on business connected with the build ing of the Pacific-Interior railway, returned Thursday noon, and will now remain here in direction of the new road. The doctor says that wherever he went In his travels ho found the peo ple watching tho progress of matters in tho building of a railroad by a municipality, and that a wonderful amount of Interest had been aroused. Capital, he says, Is ready and anxious to come Into tho enterprise as soon as it Is properly developed and estab lished at this end of the line. Tho doctor Is Jubilant over the outlook, and says that the success of the pro ject Is assured. KEYTE (JETS APPOINTMENT. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Presi dent Taft today appointed D. L. Keyte to bo receiver-general of public money for Oregon. DIAMOND KlXfi IS LOOT OF ItAXK KOHllER. MARYSVILLK, Wash., Jan. 31. One diamond ring Is all that a hunch of bank cracksmen have today to show for their efforts In mining through the wall of the Marysvllle State bank and blowing open several safety deposit boxes. They missed the bank proper and found them selves In the safety deposit vault. Af ter opening a couple of dozen boxes and finding nothing but deeds, and the one ring, they apparently gave up In disgust. POULTRY EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN ROGUE YALLEY A poultry demonstration farm in the Rogue valley under direction of the agricultural college will likely bo the result of the visit of Prof. Dry den to Grants Pass Wednesday. The professor broached the Idea, nnd was strong In support of the proposition, stating that here he found an idtyil climate for the raising of poultry, and voicing his belief that from a station here record egg machines could be produced. The legislature is to be asked to make appropriation for extensive work In the poultry line by the State Agricultural College, and a plant will be established at Corvallls that will cover fifty acres. The professor, how ever, Is an advocate of a sub-station in this valley, where he says the cli mate and the soil combine for per fection in tho Industry. Tho professor's Idea Is that some or the lands less valuable for agricul tural purposes would bo Just suited for the raising of poultry, lie says that at least 25 acres would he re quired to establish a proper demon stration farm, of which sufficient to produce what green food la necessary should bo agricultural land. Local poultrymen assured the professor that If he could secure the appropri ation for t ho buildings nnd equipment necessary the needed land would bo forthcoming from the valley. Tho purpose of the farm would be to breed poultry In line from known producers of quantity and quality eggs, and to sell throughout the state breeders at tho minimum charge, itulldlngs and equipment would be of the most approved patterns and models, and the establishment would direct the poultry Industry In the dis trict. KLAMATH WINS FROM G. P. AT BASKETBALL The basketball ganio lust evening between the Klamath Falls and Grunts Pass high school tenuis was without a doubt the most exciting and thoroughly enjoyable contest seen on u Grants Pass floor for many seasons, despite tho fact that the Bcore swung In favor of tho visitors In tho last few minutes of play, the final being 16-12. The start of the game saw the Klamath quintet assume a temporary lead by a burst of llghtnlng-llke teamwork, but the bulldog spirit of the lighter home team gave confi dence to their supporters although the half ended with tho Invaders leading by 7-4. With the blowing of tho whistle for tho second half tho local boys Jumped Into tho tnlxup with all the fight they had in them and soon tho score was tied. From this tlmo on tho game was a contest of better drilling and developed teamwork versus a fight ing spirit that tho visitors could not break, for tlmo after time when the Klamath boys pulled off their prettily-worked plays tho local guards waded into them and by dint of a hand to hand struggle sent tho ball back to the Grants Pass basket. It was only In tho last part of tho half that tho speedy visitors could cap their plays by winning busked. Tho gymnasium was crowded to the utmost and every person watching wns so absorbod In tho gamo that the close of the contest came as a sur prise nnd a disappointment. The Klamath boys excelled In their de veloped team play, although there was no startling Individual work. For tho homo team Teel was all over the floor, always covering the man with tho ball, and the way Gale Ham ilton broke up many of the oppon ents' plays won him much applause The local lineup follows: Forwards, Smith and Stlnebaugh; center, Anient; guards, Teel nnd Gale Hamil ton. Tho local team will accompany the visitors to Klamath Falls Friday and play them on Klamath's home floor, returning Monday. The boys are now determined to bring the scalps of the Klamath bjinch with them when they come back nnd they are conceded a very good chance to do so. DETECTIVE GARD NER FINED $200 FOIX1) Jil ll.TV 11V JI KY IX JU. YENILK COIKT. APPEALS TO CIRCUIT COURT u Charged Willi Contributing to Delinquency of Minor III So liciting Small llct. Two hundred dollars and costs, a total of about three hundred lu all, was tho lino Imposed by Judge Jewell on Detective E. Gurdner, convicted In tho Juvenile court Tuesday night of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the specific charge being the betting of u drink of soda wnter with Wlllard Crawford, a 17 year old boy, over the result of a game ot hilllardu. I'nder the statute tho limit of tho sentence that the Judge could Im pose on a person found guilty of con tributing to tho delinquency of a minor Is a flue of $1,000 or a yeur la Jail or both. Gnrdner'B attorneys at once gavi notice of appeal, and will carry the case to the circuit court. Ilond was fixed In tho sum of $250, which was supplied. The Jury in tho Gardner case re turned a verdict of guilty ns charged after having .been out for about an hour, tho verdict being returned at 4:15 o'clock. The taking of evldenco In tho trial of K. Gardner, the detoctlve arrested on a charge of having contributed to the delinquency ot a minor In having made a bet of a drink ot soda water with Wlllard Crawford, a minor, commenced at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon, tho entire forenoon hav ing been occupied In tho selection of a Jury. Three panels of talosmen were ex hausted before six men without prej udleo and acceptable to both the de fense and the prosecution could be obtained, the Jury as finally consti tuted being composed of the follow ing named citizens: Joseph Wolke, retired merchant. II. A. Williamson, liveryman. W. Turner, retired farmer. Harry Smith, mill owner. II. A. Stonaker, bookkeeper. W. I. 'Sweetland, saloonkeeper. Tho only witnesses examined were Wlllard Crawford, the minor to whoso delinquency Detective Gardner Is alleged to have contributed, and Malcomli Anderson, who was In on tho payment of the bet. Crawford testified that the bet had been mado on tho outcome of a bil liard game, and that Gardner had lost and niado due payment of his obligation by treating him to a drink of Koda water. Anderson testified to the fact that he had witnessed tho transaction and had been in on Its payment, drinking a glass of soda water with Gardner and Crawford after tho detective had lost the wager, HOME Itl LE PASSED IIV STATE SEX ATE. SALEM, Jan. 30. The home rule bill giving municipalities control over the matter of permitting the salo of liquor In Incorporated towns and cities, and the county control over unincorporated communities, has today been passed by the senate and Is now up to tho house for con sideration. Tho senate passed tho bill after hours of debate. JAMES THOUPE, 1TG1LIST. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30. James Thorpe, the discredited ath lete, will become a professional pug ilist, If tho plans being formulated today by Promoter Harry Davis ma ture. Edwards would have Thorpe sign a five-year contract for fights with tho top-notchers. Thorpo has not been approached on the subject.