FK1UAV, MARCH 21, JB13.
PAGE TOUR
Weekly Rogue River Courier
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
A. C VoorhJes,
Proprietor
EnUred at the Grants Pass, Ore
gon, poet office aa second-class mall
matter.
BIIISCKIITIO.V RATES
jae Tear 1 1-60
tlx months '
Three Months 40
, . Payable In Advance.
FKIDAV, MAItt'H SI, 1UI3.
A FORTUNATE SALE.
The tale of the railroad bonds to
the Toledo firm that bad already
purchased previous loccl issues was
a fortunate one. This firm bad be
come Informed on conditions st
Grants Faun, and It was because of
this knowlodgo of the situation that
It was more liberal In Its present
dealings than other bouses were In
clined to be.
This bond sale assures the Immedi
ate construction of the line over the
distance of the first unit, and It
should reach the Applegate early In
the summer. Contemporary with the
laying of the rails will be completion
of the plans for the erection of the
sawmill In this city, this having been
already arranged, the road being
needed to bring the logs here from
the Applegate hills.
The fact of having the railroad Is
not the Important feature of Us
building. It Is the things the rail
road makes possible, the mills and
the factories, the development of
the fertile farm lands of the Apple
gate and Illinois valleys, the estab
lishment of homes and the coming of
new people and capital. Dut the
greatest of all the benefits will come
with the completion of the road to
tbe coast when 'the handicap of
freight rates will be removed from
the Rogue valley.
Dr. Iteddy will return from the
east within a few days, and It Is ex
pected that he will have definite
news to divulge regarding the line to
Crescent City. Grants Pass has made
good on what she started out to ac
complish, and now the success of the
bigger undertaking will follow.
1 OIL FIELDS AND GASOLINE
r PRICE.
Few of the thousands of automo
bile drivers and gasoline engine oper
ators have more than a faint Idea of
the extent of the oil fields which sup-
ply their gnsollno. The recent rlso
In the price of gasoline has Informed
them In n nioHt emphatic way that
either the price of oil has boen raised
arbitrarily by those controlling the
supply, or that the supply l 'ess
than the demand. Though possibly
both conditions Influence the price,
the latter exerts the greater Influence.
At presonl the supply Is not decreas
ing, bii the demand for petroleum
products hnne Increased so enormous
ly that oil exports are being sent to
almost every part of the world to lo
cato possible, oil fields. Tlili search
Is especially wtlve In the United
Striates. Doth private nnd govern
ment geologists are examining varl
ous parts of the rountry for oil Ileitis.
The private geologist reports only to
the company which employs him, but
the government expert prepares a re
port which Is published and distrib
uted free, so that everybody Is equal
ly favored by his work.
In view of the recent discovery of
petroleum and natural gas Indica
tions In Josephine- county, these re
searches by the Kovernnieut are es
pecially Interesting and roples of the
reports can be obtained by applica
tion to the director of the United
Etatos geological surrey nt Wash
ington City.
and then continues indefinitely n
heavy bearing. The loganberry of
the Rogue valley leads that of any
other section of the state In quality.
The warm sunshine of the ripening
period gives a larger sugsr content
than the product of the districts of
heavier rainfall, and there Is never
loss from storms during the picking
season. A thousand acres of this
fruit should be planted in the Grants
Pass district as rapidly as It can be
done. The Willamette valley has
been specializing on this fruit for the
past two or three years, and hundreds
of acres are now being planted there.
The returns that are realized from
this rroo are shown In the following
from a recent Issue of a Salem paper:
" 'I gathered an average of twelve
thousand two hundred pounds of ripe
loganberries from each acre of my
yard last summer.'
"This is the startling statement
made by A. M. LaFollette. the well
known fruitgrower of Mission Bot
tom. " 'These are the weights furnished
me by the cannery people, mind you,
to whom I sold the crop,' he contin
ued, 'and from whom I received my
pay at four rents per pound, footing
up to $488 gross per acre, or about
$360 net returns.'
"It Is clearly seen that when Judge
Logan of Santa Cruz, California,
placed the almost Invisible pollen of
a red raspberry bloom on the blossom
of a species of wild blackberry be
performed what may, In a sense, be
regarded as a horticultural miracle.
It was from the seed of the fruit re
sulting from this cross pollenlzatlon
that the loganberry sprang, and
which, In quullty and yield, Is meet
ing with great favor with consumer
as well as with the commercial grower.
"Mr. LaFollette saya be was the
Crst extensive grower of loganberries
In the Willamette valley, If not In
Oregon. He set out his tract fifteen
years ago.
The plants were set In heavy river
bottom loam, near his residence In
Mission Hot tout. The soil Is sedi
mentary, having been brought In by
the overflow of the river, which fre
quently rlBes above the trellis.
Though growing big yields since
planting, the vines have never been
fertilized, except the disking of the
old canes back Into the ground after
they bad been cot off.
"It Is a remarkable fact that the
loganberry finds a most congenial
home In the Willamette valley. Take
the results In the LaFollette tract
as an Illustration. Here C80 vines
produced Inst year 18 pounds of de
licious fruit, or 609 commercial
crates.
"If the Juice from the berries which
were taken from one acre of those
vines had been extracted It would fill
34 barrels of 4 0 gallons each. This
product, If sold at the low valuation
of five cents per pint, would have re
turned a total of $544 per acre to the
grower, It Is anticipated by those
best acquainted with the Industry,
that a large part of the loganberry
yield In the near future will find Its
way Into the market In the form of
the extracted Juice."
at a cost of $7,800, delivered at Mer
lin, and the transportation of tbla ma
terial Is to be covered In the new con
tract. The building of the piers, re
taining walls, etc., are also to be In
cluded In the new contract. The
Coast Bridge Co., which supplies the
steel, offered at the time to erect and
complete the bridge for a total of $7,
200 In addition to the cost of the
ateel, or a total of $15,000.
H'EEKLT KOGt'E RIVER COURIER
munlty is composed of the class of president
and accommodating neighbors
and
BREEDING EGG MACHINES.
The man who makes a business of
growing poultry for profit Is In a very
different position from the man who
simply makes a side issue hobby of It.
The hen Is fast coming to the dignity
of commercial Importance, and busi
ness methods must surround her care.
and handling to make her return the
profit of which she is capable. The
agricultural college Is making a study
of the business side of the poultry in
dustry this season, and will conduct
a series of experiments with the in
crease of egg production and profit in
view. An agricultural experiment
league Is to conduct these experi
ments, the Idea being to find and
eliminate tbat portion of each flock
that does not produce up to the stan
dard, and to breed for egg yield.
These experiments are to be conduct
ed simultaneously throughout the
state. '
The league proposes to make three
separate experiments. In the first a
three months' record of the eggs laid
by each hen In the flock Is kept. In
the second a similar record for six
months Is kept, and In the third a
whole year's record. It la best. If
possible, to start the experiments at
the beginning of the laying year,
and to use pullets. The work may
begin when the flock begins laying.
November 1 Is a good time to start
a year's record, or It may start Octo
ber 1, or December 1.
In the first three months the early
fall and winter layers may be picked
out. Those will be the kind to Dreed
from rather than others which,
though they may lay as many eggs In
the year, do so In the season when
eggs are cheaper.
A six months' record will show
fairly well which are the more profit
able hens. At the end of that time
there could be a weeding out or kill
ing off of the poorest layers. Some
111 do pretty well tor six months,
but will fall short In twelve months,
so they may be removed from the
flocks when the end of tbe yenr shows
conclusively which were the poor
producers.
The remaining fowls would be
those which had made a good year's
record. Tbe best of these should be
selected for the breeding flock, and
the pullets hatched from their eggs
traii-nested the year after. Those
who wish to build trap-nests like
those originated at the Oregon Agri
cultural College may obtain a bulle
tin showing how they are made, to
gether with blanks for keeping egg
records, by writing to the extension
station of the college.
secretary-treasurer,
, f three mem-
people who make desirable associate, an auditing comnuuee
The bers to be elected
. .Mrh board is to consist of
one thing that remains to remedy 11 - flf he
the matter of proper market of the nine members, tacn
produce of tbe soil. Without profit- board of directors su-
able return, from effort that is well lands within the county of osep
directed the other advantages will or of an adjoining coun y. and
stsnd for little, and the market prob-ljority of the board ah. f
lem 1. now fast being solved. ot fruit or produce w.thin cb
The Poultry association, the Proves. Dues of $1 per an a. Pr
ducers' association, the grange, and vided. to be collected "
the various other organizations that jassoclatlon shall handle t v
have been working along the line of jof Its members. a8 ,n
a more thorough co-operation among .market, to the best a
the producers, are all solving the j the discretion of the board 0
problem. The opening of the candors may seem nest. .
nery will be the greatest step for- the produce of non-members ProvU
ward; but there still remain, the in g
duty which every Individual citizen charged therefor. Grades
owe. hi. community and those who shall be established by the cM .ectors
That is the duty 'such grades to con.o.u.
art building It up
of buying at home and buying home
made and home-grown stuff as far as
possible. Let every newcomer know
that he Is coming into a community
of boosters, and that patriotism for
Grant. Pass and the county of Jose
phine Is a characteristic present in 1
all.
Buy home-made goodt and
home-grown produce. That's the big
gest booBt you can give.
MOUNT MAZAMA.
The highest mountain In Oregon is
Mount Hood, 11,225 feet above sea
level. Compared with Mount Whit
ney, to the south In California, and
Mount Rainier, to the north in Wash
ington, each rising well above 14,000
feet, Mount Hood does not appear as
a skyscraper. However, according to
the geologists of the United States
geological survey and other author-
erades of other proven districts.
The proceeds of the sale of fruit,
berries and other farm produce, to
gether with all profits from whatso
. t,ii ho nlaced
ever source aeriveu, ""
In a general fund, from which shall
be paid all expenses of management
. Via cnl-
!0f the association, incmuiuB
... !ary of manager and other agents, but
Cnl ..11-- 1 ni-pl.
which said expenses snan oe u..
fled and charged as may be deter
mined by the board of directors;
provided that expenses incidental to
particular shipments and indepen
dent of overhead or fixed charges,
.hall be charged against the re
spective shipments to which said ex
penses were incidental. After the
payment of expenses there shall be
deducted one per cent of the balance,
and Buch sum shall be set apart as a
"Blnklng fund" for the acquisition of
permanent properties. After the pay
ment of the sums as above Bet forth
the balance shall be distributed rat
ifies, Oregon had at one time, prob
ably before the dawn ot life upon theiably among the respective growers
earth, a great volcano which towered and in accordance with their respec-
as far above Mount Hood as doestlve Interests, such interests to be
Mount Rainier, possibly even several determined by the board of directors,
. . . . . i . 1 A 9
thousand feet higher. This was the provided, however, tnat me uoaru u.
great Mount Mazama. But thousands directors may at their discretion nrm.
of years ago this mountain disappear- Jdeclare a dividend on the capital
ed Into the bowels of the earth and all stock of an amount not to exceed six
that Is left today Is the huge rim per cent.
aroundCrater Lake. 1 -
Crater Lake Is the caldera of this WM. JENNINGS BRYAN
extinct and collapsed volcano and is
4SK WILSON TO
PROBE NEILL CHARGES.
WASHINGTON, March 19. Sen
ator overman, who is leading the
fight against the confirmation of
charles P. Nel11 89 commlssioner of
labor, has asked President Wilson
personally to Investigate the charges
that Neill was perniciously active in
his report on cnua laoor in the
south.
"Since the senate aajourned," said
Overman today. "Nelll's nomination
has been automatically killed, and it
will not come before the senate com
mtttee unless it is renewed by the
president."
Senator Borah, oeienaing Weill.
said he had been notified that a sub
committee of the senate will hear the
charges against Nelll.
NOT "ENGAGED," BUT
POSSIBLY MARRIED.
NEW YORK, March 20. "The re
port that I am engaged to, Mr. Wild
rug is not true. I am not engaged
and never Intend to be."
This was the answer cabled here
today from London by Miss Maxlne
Elliott, the actress, to rumor, that
she had secretly marrjed Antony F.
Wilding, the Australian lawn tennis
champion, in Nice, France. Effort,
to locate Wilding today proved unavailing.
ENGLAND CLAIMS
AEROPLANE HONORS.
LONDON, March 19. -Claims that
the British army possesses the best
aeroplane In the world and has secret
ly perfected a type of flying machine
far superior to all others, were made
in the house of commons here today
by Colonel John Seeley, secretary of
state for war. The statement was
greeted with great applause.
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS.
PARIS, March 18. The cabinet of
Premier Briand resigned today fol
lowing Ilriau's failure to obtain cer
tain election reforms from the cham
ber of deputies.
nearly 6 miles in diameter. The in
side walls of the rim of the ancient
mountain are in places nearly 4,000
feet high and almost perpendicular.
The lake Itself is in places 2,000 feet
deep and parts of the wall rise above
its waters another 2,000 feet. A res
toration of the mountain in fancy,
using as a basis the angles of the
GOES TO LINCOLN.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 19. Ac
companied by Governor Edward F.
Dunne of Illinois, Secretary of State
W. J. Bryan arrived here today. He
predicted that the friendship between
the United States and China would
be fostered as a result of President
Wilson's attitude on the Six Power
loan.
Bryan said he heartily approved
KINDNESS IS REWARDED.
lower slopes, which still remain,1 the president's statement, but he flat
shows that the apex could not havely re,U8ed t0 discuss the situation in
been far from 15,000 feet in height, jMexlP0-
so that Mount Mazama was one of j
the most lofty and majestic peaks In
the United States. PORTLAND, March 19. Because
The director of the geological sur- he tenderly cared for William Casey,
vey at Washington has a fine topo-,an aKed Ploneer- during the last 15
Mn,i m. f..f t 1 , 'years of his life, Edward Walsh, a
graphic map of Crater Lake and vl- , . , '
, , . wagon driver, is today In possession
cinity for sale at the nominal price of !of an ostate vaued at mm ,eft
10 cents. This map has on the back , him by Casey in appreciation of his
an illustrated description of Crater kindness.
I.ake and an account of Its formation "" ""T;
from the ancient mountain.
HOW TO BOOST.
CO-OPERATION WINS.
A great stream of Inquiries regard
ing the Grants Pass district continues
to pour Into the office of the secre-
'tary of the Commercial club. They
of Jcome from all points of the compass.
and Indicate that thousands of people
sre looking about for a more con-
This is chicken time and the Peta
luma incubator will hatch your chick,
all at one time. Cramer Bros, will
tell you how.
You Want
BIG
STURDY
HEALTHY
CHICKS th.tiiv.
Hatch them in a
"Mandy Lee"
1913 "MANDY LEE"
Incubators Heat Quickly, Fiuo Evenly
and hive the
Lee Triple Automatic Control
This keeps your incubator right night or day
Egg Level Ventilation Freh Oxygen
at r!l timt ia another extluaive Lee feature.
CSJ"" It Inrubators art auurantt td tn
haiclx mart a,i belter chitk than uny c'.hir
incuboior or Vie mother hen.
The new aizei are 120, ISO, 200, 240, 300
and the new rtyle aectional 600 U 1200 eft.
Our 1913 CATALOG
nf "Dian-nr Quality- Poultry iupplici
l:ttin( everything neceiaary for the profitable
production of poultry, ana the valuable Lt
BooiitU t'rtt on HequuL
PORTLAND SEED
COMPANY
Portland, Ore.
J
The producers of other lines
stuff for the market can find n healthy
lesson In the action of the local poul
try men's association. This organUa- Lpnal oiiniate or for a locality where
tlon la now getting a margin over the Lpv CAn b(1.fpr thetr condltlon. There
market price for their eggs simply be
cause they stand together and put up
a product that has merit. The pur-
is probably no single district that Is
now attracting more favorable atten-!lnK n a11 Rln,,s of merchandise. To
JOSKPHINE COUNTY GROWEKS"
ASSOCIATION'.
The articles of incorporation cm
bodying the constitution of the nso
clatlor. provide that the purpnp or
the Josephine County Growers' as
sociation shall be that of buving,
selling, canning and evaporating all
kinds of fruit and produce, ami the
selling of Its by-products, and di al-
When the Wind Shrieks Loud
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More ami more the bod is be
coming: i rcstins
tlon than the Rogue valley.
No dis-
chsser of a Grants Pass egg knows i,rlft w,n recPive ,0re of benefit
that he Is getting quality and quality jfrom the tTmy of immigrants that
always brings a little more. This
Quality guarantee has offset the
IMANT rilK I.dti.V SMKKKY.
With the opening of the local cau
uery there Ik no crop th.-tt promises
more of rrofll than the ln;:;tnbrrv.
There Is unlimited demand tor the
luscious hyluld, and either canned or
dried It finds aa caer market. Plant
ed In the virlit4 thitt ft tilt Klve a
fair crop the flmt year after planting.
freight rntp handicap, and Grants
I Pass eggs net their owners In tbe
Portland market the full market
price.
buy, rent, lease or otherwise acquire
and Improve such real estate as myy
be required In the conduct of the
to urit.ii new nninoK.
The county court Is now asking for
bid for the erection of the new steel
bridge across the Rogue on the Gallce
road. The steel tor this bridge was
recently contracted for bv tho court
will pour Into the west during the jbustness of the corporation, and to
next two years than this. But In ex- 'operate cold storage plants, h e fac
tendlng a geuerous Invitation the torlM' I,raT factories and to mak
people of the community assume h ! boxes and all kinds of fruit and i "o
certaln responsibility, and It Is tn the jdp uppHes.
discharge of that responsibility that j The capital stock Is fixed a;
the people are now most Interested, j 000. divided Into R00 sham of $10
The climate Is all that the most en- each, but no single stockholder ran
rh'-o for the mind as well as for the body.
MAKE IT COSY! MAKE IT RESTFUL!
, ''ho ('",n;:"'t f a night '8 sleep often determines
: : inHss (4 your day. Your bedroom snrronnd-'.t-n
Wo the sweetness of your sleep.
LET ME FIT UP YOUR ROOM.
thuslastlc can claim for It: ft needs
no laiprovement. The fertile soil pro
duces, wondrous crops through the
actlou ot the glorious sunshine and
hold more thsn 10 share Th;
principal place of business Is to be
at Grants Pass.
i
water Intelligently applied. The com- Is offl-.ered by a p-esldent. r-e
A. M. McFARLAND
FURNITURE