Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-05-31
SATISFIED WITH
OREGON CLIMATE
T. p. Cramer and Family Had
UnfavorAble Samples of
Eastern Weather.
Columbus, O., May %. 1907.

Editor Courier:
Ii you should hear any Grants Pass
residents complaining ..about the
; weather, please advise him to take q
trip East right away, and he will
come back thoroughly convinced that
he lives in the most favored spot in
the United States. We left Grants
Pass ON the 9th with sunshine and
vroses and balmy Spring weather. We
did not see the sun again except a
short time in East Washington and
one glimpse at Chicago, until the day
after I arrived at Columbus. We saw
all kinds OF weather on the trip and
each sample felt worse than the last.
In Portland it rained of course, in
Montana we saw snow over every
thing. in Dakota we had a blizzard
and In Minneapolis it was snow, rain
and hail all the day we we're there.
The train people said Montana only
had two season, viz: Winter and
July, and another man said the only
thing he saw the matter with that
country was that the people could not
use their bob sleds three months of
the year. In most places the buds
were just swelling and the grass was
not green. Flowing is only one third
done, and Dakota man told me that
up to May 18th there had been only
two nights without frost OF course
they all say this sis most excep.
tional" but the fact remains that they
have hard and unpleasant climate.
After leaving Chicago over the Pan.
handle route, We saw plenty OF fine
farms. and evidences of Spring
were not wanting, but even here they
are month behind us. Coming from
our clear skies and fresh green YER
'dure, the dinginess of all out doors in
the cities impressed Us. The trees
and shrubs are all black from coal
smoke and the children noticed that
the sparrows were black and not grey
( and brown as with US. In the capitol
grounds at Columbus the tame squir-
rels which should be gray, are dirty
dark color. and have nothing of the
dapper appearance Of our grsys.
We had very pleasant trip across
the country and nothing occurred to
mar the pleasure except a delay of
four hours at Minneapolis. Grants
Pass may not have all the good |
things, bat in comparison with other
places we saw, it has so many that it
moved my wife to say several times,
that she was awfully glad she was not
to remain in that country for good.
The General Assembly is this year
the largest body it has ever been,
owing to the fact that the Cumberland
church was allowed its commits.
sioners until the Synods and Presby-
teries have been rearranged. There |
are about 1000 men in attendance and |
they come from all over this and |
mission lands. We met men from
New York, Kentucky, Texas. Iowa
spd the Pacific Coast, aud Trey ali
look alike. The Cumberland church |
now exists no more for those who |
came into union and they are receiv-
ing a hearty welcome into all the
york Of the church. Rev. Ira Land.
rith. the last Cumberland assembly
moderator, preached a fue sermon
at the opening of the assembly and he
also made happy nominating speech
in favor Of DR.. Vim. d. Roberts, who
was elected moderator bv acclama.
tion. The fight for union has been
very bitter on the part of the anti. !