Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
* FREE LOT.
In the Largest and Most Prosperous
City Of Its Age in The
State of Oregon.
GRANTS PASS,
County Seat Of Josephine County
and the Trade Center of
Southern Oregon.

~VNVA~AA SAV VAs
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 Oregon, and the
Rogue River Valley-the most favored
section of the Pacific Northwest-we
have decided to make the following
offer for the next go days. Upon receipt
of Ten Dollars $4,000 we will send to
your address Il copy of the The Weekly
World, a l6-page illustrated paper (es-
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 scrnpfe-
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 it's 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 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 1883 Grants Pass
contained but single dwelling, to-day
it has over 5000 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 u beautiful
valley on the north bank of Rogue
River, surrounded by vineclad hills
and semi-tropic fields; is lighted by
electricity-arc and incandescent sys
tems-is supplied with 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, 600 brick opera house; $25, ,OO(
brick school house; eight churches witt
. a combined cost of $4,000; two sasl
: and door factories, one with paid-ul
J capital of $l25,0OO and atfording em
, ployment to 200 men, with a daily pay
, roll of $675; one national bank with ,
capital Of $4,000; two breweries, 81,
hotels, one newspaper and job Office
six saw mills, one shingle mill ant
about 100 other business houses, all do
ing thriving business. Grants Pas
Is surrounded by the mineral wealth
of Montana, the marble wealth u
Vermont, the forest wealth of Michigan
8 and last but not least, the semi-tropi
: fruit fields of Southern California, an,
( Is destined in the near future to becOm
+ one Of the largest cities In the State Q
Oregon.
WHY WE MAKE THIS OFFER.
We are largely interested In the orig
inal townsite, and sole owners of Pied
mont Addition, Laurel Park Addition
and Premium Addition, embracin
several hundred acres. adjoining tn
city, and having expended over $25, 90
In general advertising, we hav
adopted this method of interestin
e further settlement, believing, as we dc
that actual ownership Of land in ou
q city will awaken a permanent interes
and result In bringing to our mids
: only the most desirable class of settler
aud city builders. The property "
> propose to give you adjoius the cit
proper in the growing residence diret
ton, and is less than one half mil
v from the Court House, and is worth 9
: the present time not less than $50 pr
3, lot. As this step is taken wholly Il
immigration and advertising purpose
we will not honor an application Il
more than two lots by any perso1
Send all moneys by express, post
order or draft to
GRANTS PASS IMPROVEMENT Co.
]. T. FLYNN, Manager,
143 Sixth st., Marquam Block,
g. Portland, Orego