Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-08
THE MINERALS EXHIBIT
Officers Appeal TO the Public
for Financial Aid.

At = meeting recently held by tho
Executive Committee OF the Grants
Pass Miners Association, undersigned
was Instructed to lay before the pub
lie. through tho papers Of this oity,
the present status and future needs Of
the Association and now desire to
obey instructions by stating that tho
Association was organized some three
months ago with 10 paying members
The promoters Of the enterprise
were hopeful that tho membership
would bo large enough to support the
permanent exhibit and carry on tho
business Of the Association without
calling on the general public for aid,
but In this they have boen disappoint-
cd. Tho business Of tho Association
is to foster tho mining industry Of
Southern Oregon by maintaining a
permanent exhibit In Grants Pass and
by keeping open free reading room
for the general public and by dis.
seminatlng, broad cast throughout
tho whole country, reliable and trust
worthy information concerning the
mineral resources OF this vicinity.
The ofilcors and members OF the As.
sooiation have performed their whole
duty In this direction without pay
from any source Whatsoever. They
have sown literally that others might
reap bountifully. Many OF them have
devoted much time and expended a
considerable sum OF money In order
to keep tho Association In working
condition. I estimate that there are
200 mines In operation In Josephine
county and that they employ at least
1000 miners and that tho wages OF
these men, saying nothing Of the pro.
ducts Of tho mines, are not less
than $500, per day or 5000, 600
per annum. Now | estimate that
ono per cent on the pay roll Of these
mines for one month would easily
support the Grants Pass Miners Asso.
citation for a whole year and as the
merchants, bankors and other business
men are the largest and almost exclu.
siye benehoiaries Of the entire mining
industry OF this county, We feel no
oompunotion OF conscience In asking
tho general public to help us keep the
Association In good working order
by providing funds for it's support.
The year 1905 IL going TO be ono Of
great import TO the whole state Of Or.
egon and tho counties and districts
that fail to be represented at the
Lewis and CLARK Fair In Portland,
will certainly DO away behind those
who have enterprise enough TO make
their resources known to the world
by having oreditable exhibits at tho
fair Shall Jose phine county be CON
spiouous BY its absence or shall II
mako such an exhibit as will attract
capital that will open up hundreds Of
mining prospects that are a. good as
the Granite Hin or tho GroonbAok,
but are now dormant for the reason
that local capital is not adequate to
the task Of their development. We do
not appeal to you as mendicants, beg.
ging for favors, but We present to you
a plain, business proposition, aud II is
up 10 you TO decide whether the Asso.
citation shall be maintained and work
for the good Of all the people, or
whether it's doors shall be closed on
January first The Executive Commit.
tee Of the Association has appointed
II. O. Kinney, j. o. Booth aud O. l..
Mangum as a special finance commit.
tee 10 solicit funds for the Assooiati on
and this committee will call ON the
business men Of Grants Pass IN few
days and ask them to subscribe Ia
this fund. The requirements from
each will DO exceedingly small and the
subscriptions will not DO binding IN.
less the sums subscribed aggregate seC
por month. Business men and prop.
erty ownors of Grants Pass, you can
not afford to allow the association to
fail for the lack OF funds for ia
maintenance. Q. L. MAN0UM.
President.
Grants Pass, Oregon, Dec. 9, 1904.