Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-08-30
THE BIC FAIR PLANS ARE
NOW PROGRESSING NICELY
Everything Indicates that the Coming
Event will Be Great Success
In Every Particular.

that too at large salary. He will
begin his labors over there with the
beginning of the new year. On re.
quest Of Chas. Meserve. of the local
executive committee, Secretary viii.
son, of the Department Of Agrioul-
ture has detailed Mr.. Mead to come
to the Grants Pass gathering to speak
ON the Oregon irrigation laws, as well
as on such laws all over the United
States as we'll as Of the other countries
OF the world. He will tell how our
laws governing such matters can be
made more liberal. thus enabling the
freest use Of water for irrigation
purposes and at the same time be just
to all parties concerned. AT the re-
quest of Secretary Meserve, he has de.
tailed one Of the government experts
to speak before the convention on
"Dry Land Farming" as much land
now cannot be irrigated and In the
semi arid regions where the rainfall
is SO low as 10 inches per annum good
results are attained by means Of irri.
cation.
Secretary Garfield. Of the Interior,
notified Mr.. Meservve that he WOULD
send government experts here to
examine the samples Of clays. shales,
lime rock and marble, with 9 view to
determining their value for manu-
featuring purposes, particularly with
= view to sscertaining thsir uses in
the making of tilipg, sewer pipe,
vitrified brick, pressed brick, coarse
pottery, cement, and lime. for build
ing purposes. The fair management
want to get all the samples possibl
Of clay, especially. When 1t is re-
membered that it has been proven tina,
the value of deposit of clay OF
koslin on place is far better than
would be a deposit of gold or q oosl
mine.
Among the speakers who will take
conspicuous part in the program
and who will add much to the in.
terest of the occasion is Geo. II.
Hines, secretary. Of the Oregon His
toricsl Society, takes The Oregon
of the Past as his theme. He 1,
probably one Of the best posted mer
in Oregon on the pioneer life of tn,
state and his address will be botf
interesting and instructive.
Another man who will have q part
in the program is II W. Scott the
versatile editor Of the "Oregonian,
who will talk ON "The Oregon Of til,
Future", and AS be is recognized ri
one OF the men who have done 81
much for the growth and development
of the Beaver State" it is an as
sured fact that he will greatly pleas,
his many hearers.
| Tom" Richardson, manager Of tn,
Portland Commercial Club and wht
has been dubbed "the chief hutsler O
Oregon" will he here TO lend hi
pre- enceIto the august occasion an,
he will speak upon "Oregon as know
to the Business Man.
Que of the unique characters Of tn,
gathering will be Joaquin Miller. bet
ter known as ''poet of the Sierrss. ;
His picturesque aud patrisrchsl ap
pearsnce will attract much attention
He will bring some results Of origins
research in this state by taking =
his topic: The Undiscovered Ore
gon. tie was one of the part,
which recently made new and i'm
porIant discoveries In theOregop cave
and be will give the audience to-
benefit OF his efforts
@. A. Malbouef, district freigh
agent of the Southern Pacific lines IL
Oregon will take In the event ant
will speak to some length on 'Th
Interest the Southern Pacific has IL
the development Of the various In
dusttries Of Of Oregon" His remark
will be looked forward TO with muci
interest.
An invitation has been extended b
both Senator Q. W. Fulton and 4
Senator Jonathan Bourne, and re
sponses Of q very cordial nature hsv
been received by the fair manage
ment. Mr.. Fulton. inssmuch as h
was the Fourth OF July orator her
recently and as he has now long liz
Of appointments TO address publ
gatherings, may bs unable TO attend
However. he writes that he is 1