Rogue River courier., March 28, 1913, WEEKLY EDITION, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4

FRIDAY, MARCH 2H, 1013.
PACE fX)CR
WEJCKLT ROOrK BIYKB COURIER
Rogue River Courier
rar-
A. E. Voorhitw,
I'roprietor
Entered at tbe Grant Pass, Ore-
matter.
BUISCIUITION RATES
jn Yar 11.50
U months 76 !
faree Month 401
FRIDAY, MARCH .H, Jl;i.
Weekly
PRES. KROH AN Oi'TIMIST. , . , . . . ,
'autrout storms of whatever descrlp-
H. K. Kroh, the newly oltel prea- Jtiuai Kaal o tbe u0Mvi toe record
Idem of the Commercial dub, In jof tne wluU.r htta beea of blizzard
acknowledging the honor of bis elec-iaud toruaJo aB(i cyclone, few states
tlon to tbe club secretary, show that w.Mpiat lne touch of tbe storm king,
a winter spent -In the east has made j0n the wht C0UBt tuu Wnler baa
bltu none the Ksa u booster for the j bi!f)U rutuer re ilrenuous than
valley of tbe Itogue than he was ugual but ln tba (itte ot reports that
when he left here, lie was full of Lm Uom oUu.r districts these llt
good wurda for Grants Pass, and said L flurrle j0ht their terror. No part
that he would return not later than
tbe 24th Inst. In accepting tbe of
fice of dub president, which bad been
given him by unanimous vote of the
members, Mr. Kroh said that balden recorded that waa more than a
would use his best endeavors to pro- !g00(1 BtI(T breeze. Tb8 condition Is
mote the Interests of the city and of
the valley, and he bespoke a year of
prosperity with a heavy Immigration
from the east.
In writing of the efforts now be
ing put forth by the people to pro
mote tbe cannery, and the success
that was attending the effort, Mr.
Kroh wrote: "Tbe people have
learned that they can not hold un
productive property for an unearned
Increment, but that they must culti
vate the land d develop the re
sources and create markets. Then
when this period of reconstruction
pannes everything will be on a Arm
foundation, the balance of trade will
be In our favor, and the country will
prosper as It deserves to prosper for
It Is a great country."
A CREAMERY NEXT.
.. , , , . present Indication few-orchards will
The work of the producers of;1"-
Josephine county is only well begun
with the successful financing of the
cannery. The spirit of co-operation
that has been awakened lu this cam
paign should not be allowed to cool,
but should be kept active through the
Immediate development of a cream
ery, or system of creameries in the
county. A central creamery Is ieed-
d at Grants Pass, and its building suggested that the recently or
wlll serve to develop another branch ganzed Growers' association take the
of farming activity that la needed question up and appoint a committee
build up the community. t0 report upon a plan for the develop-
Tbe dairy Interests without ajment of the creamery proposition,
creamery here ore lu the same con- LnJ gtt t unj,.r headway this season,
dltlon the grower of fruits and her- 'The freight rate is not a serious men
rles found himself without a cannery. !B,,6 for tbo condensed products of the
There Is no adequate outlet for rile !dairy, and the district will not be
product, and without the outlet there na,jicapied In this respect as It
Is of courso no profit. Ti e newly or- iniBnt if it attempted shipments of
ganlzed Growers' association run (De Dt,HVir products. The alfalfa
well afford to use Its energy as soon 'ranch, with thealfaUa shipped in the
as the cannery Is well on foot in the form 0f butter, pwk, etc'., will go a
...i.l.lli.li. ..ft ftl... .... t. Thai.
"l"'"l"n" ,"" l" ;long way lu tne soiuuon oi me ... bngnwj8 nieu ttre interesting them
aitl.ies of Incorporation are made , (unn problflu , , uRue valley. ln lfce luoveIuellf. Hnd propo8e
broad enotiKh t0 cover this branch of ,Tbe ,.rMnM.rv am ,nery re ot like tQ f,nJ le tHpUal n(H only lQ flnance
the allied l.uslnens. and n creamery importance. tht ,.reaIllerv but to iUpp,y dairy
1. Just as essential for the wolfar, of J , ag The
the community. With the building , TIIB l!00n uo.U PKOHLKM. of ,ne m,am,ry Spends first
of the railroad to the Applegste, the
getting of cream to a common center
will be made mm h easier, and the
summer ihouM not be allowed to
sthu .lfl wlikiml tttn iiruniiUellmt nf
public highway system meets with be to the psoducers. and the Increase
the creamery project. immediate (avor. Hut in a county of the dairy herds will be of the first
like Josephine, with it limited area consideration. The territory that
WKATHKR A NO PRKSIHENT8. 'of llul,rvn i,,,,,,, Ibat U1,t b,ar the couU be covered from this point
"President Wilson's adiuiulstra- bulk ot ta taxation, and its inuny can be made to support several
tlon will be a great success. His lu- miles of roads In the nioun'ainoua thousand cows. The Evans creek
augural weather forecasted that, and districts, the road problem Is one of and Grave creek districts that are at
In 20 years It hs never fulled." said no easy solution. For tbo county to present Isolated so far as reaching a
Mayor Fitzmrald of Ronton, the oth- go on Indefinitely expanding four creamery with the products of the
er day, as he waited to pay bis re- dollars In road buildiiu lor every dairy herd sro concerned, could be
Hpects to Postmaster General Uurle- dollar that l raised by taxation for easily served from Grants Pass, auto
sou. Senator Rurtou of Ohio, who that purpose, as It did last season, truck having solved the transports
stood near, nodded his head. cau have but one result It must In tlon problem, nd frequent collec-
"It makes me superstitions." be the end triug bankruptcy resardloFs Hons of cream and delivery to the
saltl. Of how necessary the roadt Improved railway station would bring the bene-
"You see." continued Fit.'Kerald, may havo beeu. fits of the creamery to the most dls-
"Harrlson In 1 sv bad a perfectly Pome other atetn must therefore tant. The Applegate and the Illinois
vile Inauguration day --Ms admlnts- be evolved, and that of bonding valley ran also support greatly In-
traMon was unsuccessful Cleveland seems to meet the most general ap- created herds, and the promts of the
had a rainy day in and wont proval. The $50,000 raised by the farmers would increase in propor-
out defeated wot so than any man uu- annual road tax will not do much tlon.
til Taft. McKluley's first Inaugura- more than keep In repair such roads! In mauy of the dairy districts of
tlon day was splendid. He gave the us are already constructed and do the the west the policy of assisting the
couutry a successful admln'stratlon n- eai work l optnuig the new farmer In the purchase of stock has
I"" second ,"uura,ion w" fcetom-
panled by a sudden rain mat no one
could explain. Later he wa. .hot
down by an assassin.
! "Roosevelt's Inauguration day
perfect, and he was a magnificent ex
ecutive. President Taft a swept
Into office by one of the worst bllz-
'aarda In the history of Washington
and gwept out by a storm of votes."
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NO CYCLONES HERE.
One of the greatest assets of the
lltoaue valley la lta freedom froui dla-
of the Lulled States is ao absolutely
free from high wind as this valley.
This claim la' substantiated by the
ember reports, no wind ever having
brought about by reason of the pro
tecting hills and mountains that sur
round It on all sides, framing It in
with a gnat fir-clad setting of
beauty.
THE FRUIT OUTLOOK.
The Rogue valley fruit outlook this
spring Is excellent. Tbe backward
ness of the spring, with tbe cool
nights have kept the buds back, and
the bloom will appear a couple of
weeks later than usual, thus escaping
much of the late front danger. At
the present writing the almonds are
the only trees that are in full bloom,
a few peaches having shown some
bloom, while apples and pears are
still far from showing color. The ap
ple crop will not be nearly as heavy
as was Inst season's, and from the
need to thin the young fruit. The
Me buddln Tery fu"' and B,,n
good average crop is expected.
ROOST THE CREAMERY.
The building of a central creamery
at Grants Pass Is meeting with uni
versal support among tbe farmers
and dairymen of the district. It has
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There is no more vital subject be-
fore the people toduy th.iu that of
road building. Every movemeut tout
has for Its end the betterment of the
ones that are demanded from time to
time. Tbe bulk of tbe permanent
road work must be done through
bonding, and the Good Roads associ
ation, which was organized so aus
piciously last fall, might well outline
a plan for the consideration of tbe
people of the county. If tbe main
trunk lined could be provided by
bonding, tbe feeders could then be
taken care of by the county assess
ment FAVORS HIGHEST UTILIZATION.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane has stated his position with
respect to insuring the highest utili
zation of public land resources ln
case of great importance In which
much Interest 1s being manifested In
the Pacific northwest. The secre
tary recently received through Sen
ator Poindexter a telegram from a
stat6 senator stating that the legis
lature of Washington had unanim
ously passed an act reserving all wa
ters ln the Wenatchee basin, but that
before the act was signed by the gov
ernor certain power Interests had
filed on these waters, and urging tbe
president and the secretary of the
interior to serve tbe best interests of
tbe state of Washington by maintain
ing intact President Taft's executive
order withdrawing the 18,553 acres
of reservoir sites Involved. Roth this
federal withdrawal and the state res
ervation were made with a view to
possible utilization of the water for
the irrigation of 290.000 acres in the
Quincy Valley, on tbe east side of
Columbia river, which, as stated in
tbe telegram to Senator Poindexter,
"means millions to the state of Wash
ington and further development of
Quincy Valley."
The secretary's letter to Senator
Poindexter points out clearly that he
has no Intention of revoking the or
der ot withdrawal ot the public land.
He states:
"This action by tbe federal govern
ment was initiated in response to the
request of citizens ot your state, and
"w f the recent Bctlon ' the
Washington legislature reserving all
waters In the Wenatchee watershed
It illustrates the type of co-operation
between state and nation necessary
to promote the highest utilization
and development. You may be as
sured, therefore, that no revocation
of this executive withdrawal will be
recommended without first affording
full opportunity for the presentation
of tbe views of your constituents and
for the complete Investigation of the
possible uses of thts river."
CREAMERY IS COMING.
The creamery microbe has taken
firm hold upon the community, and
there is every Indication that tbe
plan for tbe construction of a cen
tral crnumery at Giants Pass will be
worked out. A number of leading
of course upon the amount of milk
and cream that will be available for
jit. The greater the output of the
. creamery the better the returns will
been followed, milch cows being sup
plied and installment payments being
deducted from the cream checks. It
Is understood that local financiers
are now working out a plan of this
nature, and that it will be part ot the
proposition that will later be consid
ered.
The Grants Pass creamery idea Is
a real live thing, and Its materializ
ing Is only a matter of days.
TOST ROADS BOURNE'S HOBBY.
If tbe rural mall routes of tbe
United States total 1.100,000 miles
In length, how many wheelbarrow
patrolmen will It take to keep these
roads In good condition? Tbat Is tbe
problem which Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
recently senator from Oregon, has
undertaken to solve this summer, and
without charging Uncle Sam for bis
services.
Bourne was made chairman of tbe
joint good roads committee ot con
gress. His salary as senator was cut
off March 4.
He has learned from French en
gineers that wheelbarrow patrolmen
are the secret of economy ln the up
keep of rural highways. A shovel
and a barrow are all the equipment
necessary.
Senator Bourne has written to all
of the 42.000 rural mall carriers In
tbe United States for a detailed re
port as to the length and character
of road they cover. From state en
gineers he la securing data on tbe
coat of construction and of mainte
nance. When congress meets next De
cember the Joint committee will be
ready to report a complete plan of
highway construction and repair.
THE TRUTH GOOD ENOUGH.
The truth concerning any com
munity should be good enough. In
fact, Irreparable damage may be
done a district by false or overdrawn
representations, for there is danger
in the "kick-back." Highly colored
literature has been used by practic
ally every district of the west ln tell
ing of Its charms, and in some In
stances where the truth would have
been all-sufficient, tbe coloring has
been laid on with too lavish a brush.
Sometimes tbe fault is In telling too
little, for bait a truth may be tbe
worst kind of a falsehood.
The facts concerning the Rogue
River valley are good enough. The
climate may not be perfect, but
there is none but might be changed
to suit individual tastes. Our or
chards produce a fruit that is unex
celled, and the flnanacial returns on
average years are sufficient to satisfy
normal beings. The most of the un
truths that are told of any commun
ity should prove their own falsity,
and the disappointments that some
times come are commonly because
the disappointed one had been alto
gether too credulous.
The 'kick-back" does not affect
only the offending community. The
person who has found that the state
ments were not borne out by the
tacts In one instance cornea to class
all advertising communities alike,
and every statement is discounted.
But the community that tells the
truth and stays with it will win in
the end.
The greatest menace to a district
Is the man who "lays it on too thick."
Latest reports from the sticken
eastern cities do not serve to ease
the public mind regarding the con
ditions in the flooded districts. The
loss of life 1b appalling, and the
property loss fc mounting; to count
less millions. The result ot such a
catastrophe is felt for many years,
and Dayton and the other unfortun
ate cities will never fully recover.
The fear of a repetltkm of the flood
will always be present.
Attendance at the dally meet ins
of the parliament of the Methodist
Episcopal church now being held in
this city proves that our. people ap
preciate the opportunity of listening
to some ot the foremost speakers of
the land. The holding of these par-
kf W If pi
COWS ARE PROFITABLE
for everybody it a creim separator is used to get the butter fit out
of the milk. No matter whether you are a farmer or dairyman, no
matter how many cows you have, four or forty, a cream separator
will make them more profitable. The advantage Jf the Dairymaid
cream harvester is that it sets all the butter fat out of the milk,
. saves all the profit for you. If you leave part of the butter fat in
the skim-milk you are losing profit that you can save by using a
separator. The Dairymaid cream harvester is one of the simplest,
lightest running and most practical separators on the market It
skims close and is easy to clean. It saves work in the dairy and
puts dollars in your pocket. We will gladly further explain the
merits of the Dairymaid cream harvester and show you wherein
this separator differs from others and why it is better.
We will be Rlad to have you take
oue home and use It for a couple of
weeks. If the machine will not sell
itself, we do not waut to.ell It to
you. KOGl H RIVKK HDW. CO. ,
llaments Is not In any sense to influ
ence conditions locally, but to bring
together at central points leaders of
thought and the men who plan and
execute for the mission cause. It is
a distinction that the locality should
be selected for this purpose and ev
ery citizen ot the community should
take advantage ot It and attend as
many of the sessions as possible. Few
communities even in the populous
east Bee gathered together so many
brilliant men as are In Grants Pass
today.
ARGUMENTS AGAINST
MINIMUM WAGE LAW.
SACRAMENTO, March aS.The
following Is a summary of the posi
tion of organized labor in opposing a
proposed minimum wage for women
as preented ln a public bearing of
the senate committee on labor and
capital here last night by Walter
MacArthur, editor of the Coast Sea
men's Journal:
1. A minimum wage law would
not increase wages except possibly
for the more efficient workers. The
latter would be sweated and driven
to Increase their earning capacity.
The less skilled, those most in need
of help, would be thrown out of em
ployment.
2. A minimum wage law, by
adding a hardship to those least able
to bear It the so-called parasitls
class would greatly Increase the
need of charity. It would substitute
for a class earning low wages a class
earning no wages.
3. A minimum wage law would In
reality establish a maximum wage
Experience shows that employers
'seldom pay more than the minimum
'rate fixed by their employes.
t
4. A minimum wage law could
not be enforced except (al by or
ganisation on the part of the work
ers, or (b) by drastic penalties. By
; organization the workers can fix
their own wages without legislation.
Effective penalties are ln themselves
impracticable.
5. A minimum wage law, by en
couraging the workers to look
wholly to the legislature for im
provement in their condition, would
discourage the organization of la
bor. The failure to enforce such leg
islation would leave the workers en
tirely at the mercy of their employ
ers. tf. A minimum wage law would be
used as a precedent fur the enact
ment of other laws which, under the
pretense of "public Interest" and in
return Tor favors received at the
hands of the state, would Impose
reciprocal obligations upon labor for
the hampering of freedom of action
that U essestlal to progress.
7. A minimum wage law. by fix
ing the price of labor, would attach
to the labor the status of a commod
ityIn other words, a chattel.
S. A minimum wage law would
be an extension of the executive au
thority into the sphere of economic
law, precisely as would an attempt
to fix the price of merchandise. It
would therefore be contrary, not
only to the spirit of American politi
cal institutions, but also the uniform
experience In all similar attempts.
Rulk seeds at Cramer Bros.
Tampering Mixture.
Take an ounce sal ammoniac, an
ounce alum, an ounce saltpeter, an
ounce borax, one-tin If ounce corrosive
sublimate, one-linlf ounce cat-Inmate
of uiiignesla. oue-uulf ounce oil of vit
riol, u pound salt and three pillons of
soft water. For liircer amount In
crease In the same ratio. It can be
used for any kind of work, snob as
mill picks, edv'ecf tools and plows. It
must be kept in a woolen hooped bar
rel or earthenware Iron lumps would
be burst by it. Ileal to n cherry red
and oil. A few trials will slniw about
the heat for different kinds of steel.
Blacksmith it nil Wheel wrklit.
Luminous Plants.
That flowers nnd other plants may
yield a light to the nocturnal wayfarer
will le surprising knowledge to most
people. The causes of tills liinilnoBlty
in dowers are various. In fact, some
plants do not send forth their phos
phorescent glow except In warm, sul
try nights. Many of these IlKlita are
really as much a part of the atmos
phere as they are of t lie Mower. In
fail, without the presence of certatu
constituent of the atmosphere these
light could titit be Mi-en.
Wood For R-tnforcing Concrtt.
Concrete In-ams can tie successfully
re-enforced with wood Instead of Iron
If the proper proportion of wood Is
used, according to an engineer who
has studied the problem. In maa.v
places where wood Is plentiful It Is
difficult to obtain the iron needed for
such re-enfjreement. He found that 9
per cent of wood Is needed to properly
re-enforce fn every 1 per cent of Iron
which would ordlnnrilv be used.
Musical Tones In Architecture.
It has long been believed that each
of tbe mammoth buildings of tbe world
will vibrate In response to some spe
cial musical tone. Architects believe
they have found the tones for such, fa
mous structures as tbe cathedral at
Cologne. Notre Dame ln Paris and St
Paul's In London. Certainly It Is true
that each of these buildings returns to
the ear of the listener that one tone In
tensified and augmented to a surprising
extent. The corollary statement that
this keynote If sounded long enough
and with sufficient force would bring
disaster has never been proved. Chris
tian Herald.
The French President
Tbe French president enjoys some
petit benefitces apurt from the $240,
000 he draws yearly as salary and al
lowances. Supplies of vegetables for
his table come from the kitchen gar-
l dens at Versailles, fruit from the or
chards of Fontalnebleau. game from
the stute forests und hay for his horses
from the meadows at Ramnouillet
Moreover, the state pays the wages of
his stable hands and his coachman, but
not his chauffeur's. New York Sun.
Occupational.
The youug woman store detective
when proposed to was silent.
"Then you cannot be the sunshine ol
my life." said the young man In dis
appointed toues.
"How can IT' she answered. "I am
a professional uadow."-New Tort
Tost
Perfectly Logiesl.
Ehe-You once said you wonld dl
for me, and now you refuse to get up
and light the fire. He-Thats perfect
ly logical. If I died for you I'd be don.
with It. but If I K,.t up once and ligb
the fire youii want me to do It ever)
nioniIns.-lv.sfon Transcript
Evil Doing.
The worst .enaty of evil doing Is to
grow h,t likem-sK lth thv bad. foi
"-h iri.in-s N,, ,.intfw- 110vor(lln)t t0
he n.nrr.- f his deed, for better ot
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