Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-15
* FREE LOT.
In the Largest and Most Prosperous
City Of It's Age in The
State of Oregon.
GRANTS PASS,
County Seat Of Josephine County
and the Trade Center Of
Southern Oregon.

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For the purpose of making known.
and keeping before the western home
seeker the great mineral, timber, fruit
growing, agricultural and stock raising
resources of Southern O egon, and the
Rogue River Valley-the most favored
section of the Pacific Northwest-we
have decided to make the following
offer fer the next go days. Upon receipt
of Ten Dollars $4,000 we will send to
your address copy of the The Weekly
World, Il 16-page illustrated paper les
tablished for eight years), devoted to
the agricultural and industrial interests
of the Pacific Northwest, for one year;
an accurate birds-eye view of Grants
Pass; a Sectional Map of Southern Ore
gon, showing all OF the towns, streams,
stage routes, railroads and government
and railroad lands subject to entry or
purchase; also reliable and compre-
hensive book on Southern Oregon, far
nishing in. detail all essential facts
about weather, climatic features. min
eral output, timber possibilities, fruit
growing in all its branches, character
of soil. and in fact everything necessary
to form an intelligent opinion Of the
country. And in addition to the above
which alone is worth many times the
cost to the intending settler-we will
send you a duly recorded warranty
deed to valuable Building Lot in the
growing city Of
GRANTS PASS FREE.
Grants Pass, the county seat of jose
phine county, is division point on the
Southern Pacific railroad, in the heart
of the famous Rogue River Valley, one
of natures choicest vineyards and
about midway between Portland and
San Francisco. In 1888 Grants Pass
contained but q single dwelling, to-day
1t has over 1900 people and does more
business las shown by the published
reports of the Oregon State Railway
Commission) than any city of it's size
In Oregon.
Grants Pass is laid out in beautiful
valley on the north bank of Rogue
River, surrounded by vlneclad hills
and semi-tropic fields; Is lighted by
electricity-arc and incandescent sys.
tems-ls supplied with II splendid grav.
ity water system with over seven miles
of water mains; has eight miles of side.
walked streets, all level and graded; q
$50, 0O0 brick opera house; a $4,000
brick school house; eight churches with
a combined cost of $4,000; two sash
and door factories, one with u paid-up
capital Of $l25.0OO and affording EN-
plOyment to 200 men, with daily pay
roll of 1878; one national bank with q
capital Of $50 900; two breweries, six
hotels, one newspaper aud job Office,
six saw mills, one shingle mill and
about 100 other business houses, all do
ing u thriving business. Grants Pass
IL surrounded by the mineral wealth
Of Montana, the marble wealth VI
Vermont, the forest wealth of Michigan
aud last but not least, the semi-trOpic
fruit fields of Southern California, and
Is destined In the near fl, ure to become
one of the largest cities In the State OF
Oregon.
WHY WE MAKE THIS OFFER.
We are largely interested In the orig,
inal TOWNSHIP, and sole owners of Pied.
mont Addition, Laurel Park Addition
and Premium Addition, embracing
several hundred acres. adjoining the
city, and having expended over SOS 600
in general advertising, we have
adopted this method Of interesting
further settlement, believing, as we do,
that actual ownership Of land In our
city will awaken q permanent interest
and result In bringing to our midst
only the most desirable class of settlers
aud city builders. The property we
propose to give you adjOils the city
proper in the growing residence direc-
ton, and IL less than one half mile
from the Court House, end IL worth at
the present time not less than $50 per
lot. As this step is taken wholly for
immigration and advertising purposes,
we will not honor an application for
more than two lots by any person.
Send all moneys by express, postal
order or draft to
GRANTS PASS IMPROVEMENT Co.
j. T.. FLYNN. Manager,
lab Sixth St., Marquam Block,