Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-29
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
TO HOLD BIG RALLY
Ashland July l7-Addresses by
Portland Speakers - Special
Train From Grants Pass.

DR.. G. R Ray, president of the
Rogue River Valley Development
League. and President G. F. Billings,
of the Southern Oregon Chautauqus
Association, are getting plans we'll
under way to make Development
League Day, July II, of the Chautau.
qua assembly one of the biggest events
in the way of boosting Southern Ore
gon ever held in this part of the state.
President Billings writes the
Courier that he has secured Hon. Tom
Richardson, manager of the Portland
Commercial club, Col. E. Hofer, presi-
dent of the Willamette Valley De-
velopment League and President P. L.
Campbell of the State University, as
the leading speakers, for the day. A
special train will be run from Grants
Pass to accommodate the citizens of
that place and of Woodville. Gold
Hill, Gold Ray, Central Point. Jack.
sonville and Medford. The train will
leave Grants Pass in the morning and
will remain over in Ashland until
10 80 p m. so that the visitors may
attend the evening session of the
Chautauqua Assembly A program of
high class will be prepared for that
evening. A special low rate will be
given by the railroad company and it
is hoped to get one-fare rate. i
1t is expected tnat 500 or more
people will attend this meeting of the
Rogue River Development League aud
give the movement for the prom otion
of the general welfare and prosperity
of the Valley big boost. The fields,
orchards and green hills make Rogue
River Valley veritable picture at
this season of the year and to even
have the pleasure of ride through
this, one of the fairest valleys on the
Pacific Coast, will fully repay all who
will go. Then the presence of all is
needed to give an impetus to the work
of tho League in promoting the de-
velopment of the resources Of South
ern Oregon.
In connection with these meetings
of the Rogue River Development
League Mr.. Billings calls the Courier
to.account for stating that Jackson.
vile had no representatives at the
recent meeting in Grants Pass. The
genial president of the Chautauqua
holds that an apology is due the old
pioneer town, or rather to two of its
handsome young ladies for there were
present in Grants Pass from jackson
Vile Misses Leila and Maud Prim,
daughters of Judge Prim and two of
the popular teachers of Jackson
county. The Courier apologies for
its remissness and the next time those
young ladies attend meeting of the
Rogue River Development League
they shall have most favorable
mention for their public spirit in
representing their town, place of
surprising natural beauty and of fine
advantages and of beautiful homes
and people of generous impulses and
contented spirit, the environment of
which has placed it somewhat in the
rear of the procession of progress.
DR.. Ray is proving himself to be
most energetic president of the Rogue
River Development League and is de-
voting both time and money in far
thering the work of the League, He
is doing most effective boosting for
the success of the Ashland meeting
and its success will be largely due to
him. He sends the Courier the fol-
lowing communication for publication
and it should be read by every resi-.
dent of this Valley:
Gold Ray, June 22, l906.-To the
Editor-Desr Sir; take this means of
thanking the people of jackson and
Josephine counties for the honor con-
ferred on me in re-electing me as
president of the Rogue River Valley
Development League, and / wish to
assure them that l will do everything
in my power to "boost" the entire
United Valley.
The enthusiasm already shown in