Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-02

Josephine county for scaly, wormy
fruit and the day of the SO box ap- [
pies is at hand and the fruit growers
meeting for November ~ will be the
dating point for the close of the un-
profitable period and the beginning
Of the money making era to the fruit
grower.
The following is the program as
now arranged for the fruit growers.
meeting:
Chow TO Exterminate the Pests We
Have, and How to Prevent the In
PRODUCTION of New Kinds, Prof. A B.
Cordley, Entomologist, State Agri-
cultural College, Corvallis.
"How to Plant and How to Care
TOR an Orchard to Make 1t Profit
able" Prof. @. l. Lewis, Horticul-
turist, State Agricultural College,
Corvallis.
"The Freight Problem With the
Fruit Grower" H. E. Lounsbury,
District Freight Agent, Southern
Pacific railroad, Portland.
"Whst Passenger, 25 years hence,
on Southern Pacific Train Will See
in Rogue River Valley" John P.
Jones, Travelling Passenger Agent,
Southern Pacific Railroad, Portland.
SIS 1t Possible for Grants Pass to Be-
come Great Fruit Shipping Point?"
W. M. Hair, Acting Mayor. Grants
Pass.
"Can the Business Men of Grants
Pass Aid In the Development of the
Fruit Industry 10 Josephine County. "
L. L. Jewell, President, Grants
Pass Commercial Club.
"Will the Returns from the Fruit
Industry Justify the Taxpayers of
Josephine County in Helping the
Fruit Growers Fight the Pests. |"
County Judge Stephen Jewell.
"What Shall Be Done with the Old
Orchards and the Trees of the Poor
Selling Varieties?" R. A. N. Rey-
mers, President Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Union.
"The Fruit Industry as Factor in
the Wealth Of Josephine County" FL.
L. Gilkey, Cashier First National
Bank Of Southern Oregon.
"In What Way can the Union be of
Benefit to the Fruit Grower" J. H.
Robinson, Wilderville.
"Is 1t Safe to Import Fruit Trees
from California and the East. and Do
Acclimated Trees Grow Best in
Rogue River Valley?" J. T. Morri-
son. Grants Pass.
"The Havoc the Blight is Making
in the Pear Orchards of California. >"
Willard Chase, Grants Pass.
How We Grew $4,000 Boxes of
saleable Apples this Year in 35-acre
Orchard" Christopher Eismann,
Grants Pass
How l Grow Apples on Rogue
River Hill Land" @. W. Triplett,
Hugo.
"A Business Mans View of the
Fruit Growers Union" l.. b. Hall,
President First National Bank of
Southern Oregon.
"Is 1t Worth While for the Farmer
to Plant More Fruit Trees if the Pests
Are not ExterminatedW r. NJ.
Robinson, v Nilderville.
"Will Walnuts Be Profitable in
Rogue River Valley?" G. II. Samp-
son, Grants Pass,
Can Rogue River Valley Grape
Growers Compete with Those of Cali.
fornia?" Hon. A. Il. Carson, Com
missioner, State Board of Horticul-
ture, Murphy.
1.-The Value of Advertising TO the
Fruit Grower. II. G. Bobzien,
Grants Pass.
"Cnn Peaches BE Grown on Hill
Land in Rogue River Valley"
Daniel Peterson, Hugo
"The Big Red Apples of Pioneer
Days and Cause of Their Degeneracy
Into the Present Scrawney Apples.
II. c. Kinney, Grants Pass.
"The Experience and Troubles of a
Beginner in Grape Growing" X. f.
IeWman prnvnlt
my Plan and the Cost of Irrigat.
ing an Orchard. " j. II. Colby.
Grants Pass.
what Is To Be the Leading Indus.
try of Rogue River Valley" h.
Thomas. Grants Pass.
"Are Coed Roads Essential to the
Success of the Fruit Industry" E.
n. Provolt, Provolt.
when Rogue River Valley Is One
Great Orchard Will There Be a Mar.
ket for Fruit " Charles Meserve,
Secretary and Manager, Grants Pass
Fruit Growers Union.
Is a Rogue River Valley Farm as
Profitable as One in the East" c. @.
Russell, Grants Pass.
MY Better Success With Peaches