Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-31
WILL FEAST ON
MELONS AND FRUIT
Visitors at Fruit Growers Meeting
Have Opportunity to Test
Rosue River Products.

1t is planned that Grants Pass will
entertain in manner creditable to
the town that is the commercial
metropolis of Southern Oregon, the
guests that will be in the city next
Monday to attend the Fruit Growers
meeting. There will be an unusual
number of prominent persons from
abroad in the city ON that day
Among these will be DIR. James
Wishycombe, Prof. A. B. Cordley and
Prof. G. 1. Lewis Of the State Agri-
cultural College; E. H. Sheppard.
manager of the Hood River Fruit
Growers Unon, A. J. Mason, one of
Hood Rivers largest and most sue
cessful orchardists; 81. e. Lounsbury,
of Portland, district freight agent and
II. A. Henshaw, travelling freight
agent for the Southern Pacific; s. A.
Herrin, of Portland. Of the Amour
Refrigerator Car Company; A. ].
Leland, travelling agent for the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad.
From Ashland is expected President
A. L. Irwin, Manager A. l.. Kitchen
and Secretary M. G. Lininger of the
Ashland Fruit & Produce Association
and from Medford President s. L.
Bennett and Manager J. A. Perry, of
the Rogue River Fruit Growers
Union, and ]. d. dwell, the we'll
known fruit raiser and buyer. Q. E
Haskins of Gold Hill. who has state
reputation as q scientific urchardist
and originator of new varieties of
cherries and other fruits will attend
as will also unmber Of other of the
jackson county fruit raisers.
The visitors will be given a gener-
GUS treat Of watermelons, cantaloups,
cassabas, peaches and grapes to give
them demonstration OF what Rogue
River Valley can produce in that
line. And it is planned to have an
exhibit of apples. pears and other
fruits both ripe and green at the
meeting. As many farmers are not
able to recognize the various pests an
exhibit of them will be made and
orchardists are expected to bring in
samples of pests as well as of fruits
and other things of interest to fruit
raisers. That the visitors may see
that Rogue River Valley is land of
flowers as we'll as of fruit, it is de-
sired that the ladies assist the recep-
tion committee in making fine dis
play of roses aud other flowers.
The meeting Will be held in the
room of the Grants Pass Miners Asso-
citation as it is well suited for the
purpose. There will be ample seats
for those attending and table space
for holding the exhibits. There will
be forenoon, afternoon and evening
sessions and all who are interested
in the fruit industry are invited to
attend. AS fine fruit is of interest
to the ladies they will be made well
come at the meeting and then there
are many women who are successfully
managing orchards. The develop
ment of so profitable an industry as
that of fruit will be in this county
with the increase of wealth that it
will bring makes it matter of inn
portance that the business men of
Grants Pass give it every encourage
ment possible and to that end they
should attend the sessions Monday.
From Grants Pass the speakers will
go to Provolt where Tuesday fruit.
growers meeting will be held. with
Wednesday at Murphy and Thursday
at Wilderville. There will be evening
sessions in addition to the day ses-
sions at Provolt and Murphy. Basket
dinners will be held at the Murphy