Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-22
PROFITABLE OPENING
FOR A FLOUR MILL
Not a Flour Mill Operated In Jose
phine County-Fine Mill In
Grants Pass Stands Idle.


mill of 60 barrels capacity, with space
and power for enlarging to 1870 barrels
per day, yet not pound of -four is
manufactured in this city, all being
imI orted, the bulk coming from Med.
ford, where an SO barrel mill is
operated to its full capacity, day and
night. jackson county also has
-four mills at Ashland, Eagle Point
and Gold Hill and the most of the
wheat for these mills, rs well as for
the Medford mill. is imported from
Eastren Oregon and Washington az
but little wheat is raised in that
county since such vast areas have
be- put to fruit and alfalfa
Josephine county has two grlst
mills, one at Grants Pass and one at
Kerby. yet neither ever turns
wheel. This inactivity is not caused
by the lack OF "A market, for the sales
this past year in Grants Pass alone
amounted, as reported to the Courier
by the local dealers, to over 10, COO 600
pounds of -four aud GO car loads of
feed. While Grants Pass is the chief
distributing point Of Josephine county
and part of jackson county, the
imports of flour and feed at this place
is fully equalltd by that at the other
railroad points from Noodyille to
Wolf Creek. IL is a low estimate to
place the increase in flour and feed
consumption for Josephine county at
10 per cent per year This industry
has three elements Of success 10 1t,
IL is steadily increasing, is safe and Is
certain for il has no fluctuations in
demand for people eat as much one
year as another aud being a necessity
it is not handicapped by credit.
While Josephine county grows even
less wheat than jackson county yet
that is no hindranoe to the profitable
operation Of flour mills in this county.
Owing to the railroad giving lower
rate on wheat than ON flour and feed
wheat can be imported aud ground
here and successfully compete with
flour shipped in from other mills. In
fact the difference in freight Of It.
self will make fair profit TO the local
Rristmill. The operating expenses Of
"A Rristmill would be not greater IN
Grants Pass than In MedfOrd, Pendle.
ton or Portland, for power and labor
are no higher mere than in other parts
of the state. IL would be onr Of the
best investments that the business
men aud property ow ners Of Grants
Pass could make to organize u com.
pany and purchase the -four mil and
opera IT, The operation Of this mil
would add at leas three men to the
payroll Of the city aud would keep at
home large per cent Of the money
that Is now sent away for flour, and
thereby stop one more Of the drains
on the prosperity of this city and
county,
The Grants Pass -four mill II new,
both building aud equipment aud is
up. TO- date in every respect It has a
choice location on one Of the most ao.
cessible places In the city aud has a
switch 10 bring cars alongside the
warehouse The mill IL now lifted
with a 80 H. =. boiler and a % II. r.
engine. aud fuel II no higher here
Than in other Oregon towns Electric
power can now be- mad and probably
at rae lss than steam would cost.
The main building Of the mill Is 36KiO
feet, Of four stories, with ware.
house adjoining 30x70 feet, and a
large boiler and engine house that II
separate from the mlin building. The
parties bailding the Grants Pass mill
were thorough millwrighls and did
drstclas, job from the foundation "a
install ling the machinery and got II "a
nearly completed before their money
gave DOT that It would require moi
over $3.50 ana 10 days time 10 have all
10 readiness for grinding wheat tn,
present owner is not a mil man aud Il
DESTROYS Of selling it and will give
bargain 10 tue purchaser
Curtis & Co. for Watches, Clocks
Gold Rings and Jewelry, fine watcl
repairing. engraving. Goods sold a
reasonable prices. Come aud see Us
} l. o. o. H. Building. Grants Pass
oregon