Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-08-18
SOUTHERN OREGON
TO EXPORT LIME
Gro nts Pc ss Mo rble a Lime Co
Put In Big kilns on Cheney
Creek to Burn Lime

Another industry has been added to
Josephine county and it is one that
promises to develop into such magni-
tude AZ will be most important FAC.
tor in the county's prosperity. The
burning of lime has been carried on
in small way ever since the whites
settled In Rogue River Valley, but
Notwithstanding the fact that there
are many great lodges of limestone
and marble containing millions OF
tons yet most of the lime used far
building and other purposes has been
imported from the lime works on San
Juan island in Puget Sound. The
long freight haul from Northern
Washington has made lime an ex-
pensive article to builders.
The lime trade is now to be re-
versed and Southern Oregon from i'm
porting will begin to export lime.
The beginning In this industry is
being made by the Grants Pass Mar
bic IL Lime Company. OF which j. Il.
.Verdin IL manager. This Company
holds over 800 acres OF land on Cheney
oieBk on which is locs ted ono OF the
biggest marble deposits In The United
States The rock is of extra fine
quality for building pur POSES, but
for the present its chief value is for
lime This property was but recently
acquired by the present owners aud
they at once tegan IL development. A
month ago Manager Verdin pat eight
men ut work putting In IA lime kiln.
This was completed some time since
aud the first lot Of lime was burned
last week aud il being delivered to
builders in this CITY. Manager Yer
din has already secured orders for
over 400 barrels of lime for immediate
delivery aud he has the prospect OF
oher large orders. Their present kiln
has n capacity OF 100 barrels, but it is
the expectation TO this fall put In a
now improved draw.kiln Of 40 lar.
rels capacity.
The Southern PaciGS In order to
aid the establishments OF this new in
du,try in Southern Oregon, has made
SPECIAL car rate for the Company
and 1t is tho expectation Of Manager
Verdin that in the near future they
will be- utting onto the Northern
Oregon aud the California markets,
as we'll NJ supplying the entir local
trade. For the present the lime is
distance being but ~ miles over a
level ard fairly good road. BY the
time tue industry is well establisht d
] 1t is expected that shipping facilities
: can be had by railroad direct from
the kiln by the proposed Grants PAS
md Crescent City Iailtoad, tie route
for which will pass in tho npar
vicinity uf the quarry. This indu,uy
viii thus te another incent ye tu the
building Of tho railroad that is to d.
80 much iOr the development Cf NJ,
mineral resources Of josephine county.
G,Orgi Gnlbreatl. nur ~ lha hrsl
and most popular drivers on q,
Grants Pass aud Crescent Ciry sial,
line. resumed his duties MONDAY
after lay.off Of four days, the irs
vacation he has lad IN -four months
during which time he has not miss, {
a Trip. no matter how stormy th'
WtA,h,r or how hot aud dusty ih'
y. be was always on the box, bring
ing his stage through the 30 mill
drive frou Waldo on better time thar
IL made by the Souther Paeih,
trains. his arrival Ia Grants Pass, triI
after trip. not varying Is minute
from his regular schedule.