Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-09-21
HOOD RIVER MAN
VIEWS ROGUE RIVER
Well Pleased With Valley as Fruit
District But Says Growers
Are Not Up-to-Date.

first of the subjoined articles and in
the edition of the l4th gives the
second article bearing on the trip of
A. /. Mason, one of Hood Rivers
leading apple growers, to Rogue
River Valley as one of the speakers
at the six fruit growers meetings that
were held in this section of the valley
under the auspices of the State Ag-
ricultural College and the Grants
Pass Fruit Growers ssociation. In
these articles the editor of the News
pays some nice compliments to Rogue
River Valley and Mr.. Mason says
many kind things of the Valley, and
of its great future as an equal to
Hood River as fruit district. He
also makes comments on the anti
quated and slack methods of growing
and handling fruit here that is of
profit to the orchardist of Rogue River
Valley.
The articles above alluded to are as
lows:
ga. I. Mason has been doing things
in Southern Oregon and writes Mr..
Sheppard, of the Apple Growers
Union. that the papers read at
Grants Pass written by himself and
Mr.. Shepherd were enthusiastically
received, and every man jack of them
wanted copy of the papers.
'After the meeting the delegates
we're driven out to Eismann Brothers
place, where Mr.. Mason says they
found fine looking orchards. Their
itinerary includes Grants Pass, Pro-
volt, Murphy, Wilderville, Woodville
and Merlin. in the order named; the
meeting at Merlin being held today.
1t is too bad that the rush Of fruit
shipments kept Mr.. Sheppard at
home, as he and Mr.. Mason would
have made full team with dog un-
der tue wagon. Mr.. Mason will be
no spike team Alone and we are we'll
assured Hood River will be we'll
represented.
1.-The Rogue River Courier, published
at Grants Pass in the issue of August
81 gives nearly two columns space to
a generous write-up of Hood River
apples and the apple industry, taken
largely from exchanges. 1t is in the
main correct and that paper deserves
great credit for giving competitor
such complimentary notice. 1t
shows that the editor, A, E. Voor-
hies, is broad minded enough to be
above sectional pride and willing to
give the the devil his due. He
prints neat newsy paper, the same
size of the Newsletter, and it would
be well for our fruit growers in this
section, who can afford TO, to sub.
scribe for his paper to keep in touch
with the next best fruit section to
Hood River in Oregon, and in fact, a
section which in some fruits equals
our own.
" Among the visitors at Grants Pass
in attendance at the Fruit Growers
meeting we notice the names of DR..
James Withycombe, Hon. W. X.
Newell, president of the State Board
Of Horticulture; Professor O. /. Lewis
of the Oregon Agricultural College,
some of the most prominent growers of
the Rogue River country and the pres
ident and manager of the Ashland Fruit
and Produce Association the president
of the Medford Fruit Growers Union,
indicating the general interest that
is being taken in these meetings in
Southern Oregon. We trust, and we
know. that great good will be the re-
suit to everyone who attends these
meetings with view to make the
best use Of the information that will
be given there. All of which means
Better Fruit, better times, better
Oregon, and of these educational
gatherings we wish their number may
increase and their 'shadders never
grow less.
Cornering A. l. Mason in the o. r.
q N. depot Wednesday, we worked
the gentleman for the following in
formation regarding his visit to
Southern Oregon points in the inter
ests of horticulture
Mr.. Mason said: "The trip was a
very pleasant one, and one (which l
believe will be of great benefit to the
districts visited. The residents Of the
Rogue River Valley. as well as the
outside world, are certainly ignorant
of its possibilities. 1t is certainly a
great fruit country. 1t is the great
est pear country in the world. The