Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-15
WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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In writing the Courier, regarding
other matters, tom" Richardson,
the hustling manager of the Portla d
Commercial Club, took occasion to
say, among other things: II hear a
great deal of complimentary talk
about the Rogue River Valley and
sincerely hope this little hesitation
in financial matters will only be
temporary and will in no wise inter.
fere with the general progress of your
community.
Attorney Edward S. Van Dyke not
only finds time to attend to his legal
matters, but also 10 putting 80 acre
piece of choice grape land in nne con-
dition. He tells the Courier news
rustler that it is lots of fun to get mp
before daylight and mount hi. bike
and take run of 25 minutes out to
his place and then spend an hour
cutting stove wood, before returning
to his Office for the days grind.
Then. in the evening he hikes out
there again and puts in another hour
or SO in like manner. This superb
exercise is putting him in fine trim
and he will soon be able to tackle any
of the athletes around the city.
Jacob Voorhiese, the man who IL
organizing so many branches OF the
Grange all over this state informed
the Courier man that while the Or
ganization esuhewed politics, in the
generally accepted sense Of the term
yet they did propose to take hand in,
the choosing of good men for office,
in the county. state and national
affairs. He finds that such an organi-
cation, by standing together and re.
quiring the political parties to put up
only good. clean men and by going to
the members of the Legislature and
requesting that only such laws Ms are
for the best interests Of the common
people be enacted. that they do much
real good. He sees very useful
career for the organization, which is
growing in Numbers and influence
right along.
81 tell you, if the people Of Grants
Pass and Josephins county only knew
what treat was in store for them,
there would not be moro than standing
room at the mass meeting ct the new
opera house. next Sunday morning."
said an enthusiastic citizen and he
continued: '..YeA I have frequently
heard DR.. Z. S. Chapman, who is to
deliver the address and he 10 one Of
the finest pulpit orators l have ever
heard. You mark my word every
man who is there in the morning will
be there again at night, for he will
know Just what a rare treat he is
missing. IL he once hears him. He
is earnest and impressive and can
hold large audiences spellbound with
his mstchless eloquence.
"You may put me down for the
first prize at the coming poultry
show" said G. Z. Palmer, one of the
energetic statesmen of the Southern
Oregon Supply Co., :" mean it too.
| think l will have no trouble in max
ing my word good, for l have some
mighty nice birds and they are going
to beat everything else, l think"
"Say. Mr.. Editor, | noticed what
the Prominent Citizen bad TO say
about the city council compelling
the railroad to build those sidewalks
and l wish you would inform him
that we will be only too glad to turn
the job over to him, if he thinks it is
SO light and easy" This was the
way Mayor Smith accostsd the
Courier man He added; "Yes, that
is about the idea people have Of doing
things Of that kind. II they could
only take hand in the actual work,
they would probably see things in an
altogether different light. 1t is no
sinecure to properly looK after the
city's interests and at the same time
please everybody. Guess that would
be an utter impossibility. But If
this gentleman wants to try his hand,
we will, as | say, let him have a
good opportunity to do things as they
ought TO be done. -
"Yes. you are rightly informed
when you say that you hear that a
am in favor of the municipal
ownership of public utilities" con
tinued Mayor Smith "Of course l
would want the conditions to be ripe
for such a move. | would favor hav-
ing the legislature extend the limit Of
our bonded Indebtedness and then,