Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-10-08
* EREE LOT.
In tho Largest and Most Prosperous
City of Its Age in tn
State Of Oregon.
GRANTS PASS,
County Seat Of Josephine County
and the Trade Center Of
Southern Oregon.

0VVIu04A VA06OAs
For the purpose of making known,
and keeping before the western home
seeker the great mineral, timber, fruit
growing, agricultural and stock raising
Of Southern Oregon, and the
Rogue River Valley-the most favored
section of the Pacific Northwest-we
have decided to make the following
offer fer the next so days. Upon receipt
of Ten Dollars $1,000 we will send to
your address a copy of the The Weekly
World, a l6-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; 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 a reliable and compre-
hensive book on Southern Oregon, fur
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 If the
country. And In addition to the above
which alone is worth many times the
cost to the intending settler-we will
send you duly recorded warranty
deed to q 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 (as shown by the published
reports of the Oregon State Railway
Commission) than any city Of Its size
in Oregon.
Grants Pass Is laid out In q beautiful
valley on the north bank of Rogu,
River, surrounded by vlneclad hills
and semi-tropic fields; Is lighted BY
electricity-arc and incandescent sys
tems-is supplied with q splendid gray
ity water system with over seven mile'
Of water mains; has eight miles Of side
walked streets, all level and graded; {
go, OO brick opera house; = $25 90
brick school house; eight churches will
q combined cost Of SEC, 900; two sasl
and door factories, one with y paid-u1
capital of SIZE, 400 and aff0rding EN-
plOyment TO 200 men, with . daily pay
( roll Of $875; one national bank with
capital of $50, 600; two breweries, 81,
hotels, one newspaper aud Job Office
six saw mills, one shingle mill an,
| about 100 other business houses, all dc
ing thriving business. Grants Pas
10 surrounded by the mineral wealth
of Montana, the marble wealth =
Vermont, the forest wealth Of Michigan
and last but not least, the semi-trOpi
fruit fields of Southern California, an
Ia destined In the near future to becOm
one of the largest cities in the State {
Oregon.
WHY WE MAKE THIS OFFER.
| We are largely interested In the orii
inal tOwnsite, and cole owners of Pick
mont Addition, Laurel Park Addition
and Premium Addition, embracin
several hundred acres. adjoining tn
city, and having expended over SIS 90
In general advertising, we hav
adopted this method OF interestin
further settlement, believing, as we d.
that actual ownership Of land In ou
city will awaken permanent interet
and result In bringing to our midt
only the most desirable class of settlel
|and city builders. The property "
propose to give you adjOius the cit
proper In the growing residence dire,
ton, and IL le0 than one half mil
ff0ui the Court House, end Il worth {
the present time not less than $50 ps
lot. A this step Is taken wholly Il
Immigration aud advertising purpose
we will not honor an application Il
more than two lots by any persol
Send all moneys by express, post
lorfler or draft to
GRANTS PASS IMPROVEMENT Co.
j. T. FLYNN, Manager,
l4S Sixth ST., Marquam Block,