Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-09-20
OREGON COMPARES VERY
FAV0RABLY WITH EAST
Grants Pass Citizen Finds no
Place Like Home. Either in
Europe or in tho v. S.

1t often does one good to get away
from home, in order to compare notes
and see how we'll off the people are
who are fortunate enough to have
their lots cast in this favored Rogue
River Valley and that was the ex-
perience Of one Of Grants Pass lead
ing business men, I. P. Cramer, Of
the firm Of Cramer Bros, who has
spent the past four months, visiting
his old home in Holland and also
with friends In the eastern part OF
the United States.
"Yes. it did me good to see how
much better off we are right here in
Rogue River Valley than are those
people either in the old country or
back in the eastern states" said he to
the Courier newsgatherer. He then
told how much he was impressed d
with the better conditions Of the
common people in America, where
the workingman not only gets living
but occupies prominent place in the
conditions as they here exist. Over
there the strictest of economy has to
be practiced and even then 1t is hard
to keep soul and body together. And
the business man has to look clote to
his affairs if he would make any
thing. One thing which pleased him
greatly was the care and attention
which those people give to the grow
ing Of flowers. Indeed, he says that
they have great industry developed
which 10 to grow flowers for the
United States, where there Is q fine
market for them. The blue fir 10 ex-
tensively grown. as are also man.
other ornamental shrubs and the
Americans buy these in large guam
titles.
Mr.. Crsmer found many people
looking to America and q great many
of them planning to come here to live
and they have most favorable
opinion-Iof the Pacific coast. OF
course Mr.. Cramer did some good
work In talking up Oregon and par
ticularly the Rogue River Valley.
Why, 20 enthusiastically WAS he ex-
patisting on the great possibilities
of this region, that one American,
on board the big ocean steamer infor-
med him that if he talked 30 convin.
cingly when he arrived in Holland
as he was then doing, he would
most certainly succeed in getting the
majority Of the Holland, rs to come
over and locate in the Rogue River
region.
One thing which interested Mr..
Crsmer greatly, was to see how much
the American negro had impro' ed il
the 10 years intervening between his
last trip and this visit. he said thi.
was very noticeable in New York,
Columbus, o., Omaha and other cen
tiers, where the colorsd man i. muc
in evidence.
HE. was highly pleased to find thai
the eyes of fasteners are now fixed OIL
Oregon and the Pacific northwest anC
they are talking much about this
great and growing section. But they
do not say very much about Call.
fornis, as They were won't to do In.
former days All Of which was mos,
pleasing information to Mr.. Cramer.
who found that Oregon was by far tn,
best place of them all, and that
Portland iwas far ahead Of any large
eastern city, while Grants Pass is. to
his way Of thinking, the choice place
Tor residence and business in the en-.
tire Beaver state. OF course he had
"a fine time of it, bot he and his
family. are delighted to g4t back into
the valley of the Rogue to. enjoy the
climate and magnificent scenery.