Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-28


available for irrigation would
, fully doubled. Mr.. Anderson ex
planned in full the government
policy aud method of handling tn
forest reserves and the rules unde
which timber was sold ITO millmei
and given free to settlers. He told O
the advantages that would come t
the people by having the timber sup
ply preserved and by prudent cutting
increased rather than diminished as i,
now the case under the average log.
gers way of cutting timber. The
opposition to the forest reserve system
Mr.. Anderson said came from persons
who were not posted ON the subject
or were working in the interest of
spectators and the big timber barons
Mr.. Anderson was given close at
tention during the entire time he was
speaking and at the close of his ad-
dress he was heartily applauded by
the audience, A motion was passed
by unanimous vote that President
Robinson appoint committee Of
three to draw up suitable resolutions
expressive Of appreciation of the
efforts of President Roosevelt in
getting forest reserves established
and in protecting the forest lands
from the greed of the timber barons,
and Of tho work OF Forester Pichot,
bead Of the Government forestry SER
vice, in perfecting a system Of hand.
ling the forest reserves whereby the
timber is available to all the people at
a reasonable price and that con-
serves the supply by prudent cutting
and by the reforesting of the burned-
over and barren. hills and mountains
and the resolutions are also to com.
mend the good beginning that the
forest supervisors are making in car.
rying out the Government's plan to
have the forest lands fulfil their pur.
pose in the economy of the develop
ment OF the resources Of the country
and of the comfort Of the people. AS
such committee President Robinson
appointed Charles Meserve, secretary
of the Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Association, L. b. Hall. president of
the Grants Pass Commercial Club,
and X. A. N. Reymers, a director of
the Grants Pass Fruit Growers Asso.
citation.
The next on the program was a
we'll rendered recitation by Miss
Helen Hall. OF Grants Pass.
Mrs. Waldo having SO pleased the
audience with her address of the
forenoon that she was invited to
speak again aud taking cooperation
for the farmer as had through the
Grange for her topic she delivered
one of the iness aud most convincing
speeches even heard in this county.
That the farmers had need of organi-
zation for co operations she showed
by the fact they were now the one
vocation that was struggling along
each man for himself making little
effort to raise the standard of his liy.
ing and OF the products of farm, and
as little effort TO gain remunerstive
price for that which he has to sell.
Every vocation Of the city and town
has'an organization TO guard and work
for the interests Of its members aud
to nx the prices that they shall re-
ceive in their business dealings
Mrs. Waldo made no harsh or unjust
criticism of the organization and co.
op ration Of the people of the towns,
bnt she thought it was high time that
the farmers stand by each other and
through such organizations as the
Grange and fruit, dairy aud stock
associations improve their social and
education all advantages and better
their market conditions. Her sug.
Restions were all practical and in line
with the trend of the times aud at
the close Of her address many came
to tue platform and congratulated her
heartily on the helpful ideas that she
had given them aud the pleasure
they had in listening to her. With
Mrs. Waldo's address closed the
program and the remainder Of the
day was given to s, oill njoyment o.
dismissing the audience President
Robinson announced that Fruit
Growers Association would hold their
next picnic in September 10 a fine
grove on Slate creek near Wilder.
Vile. Mrs Waldo having con sented
she will be one Of the speakers at
this picnic Addresses will also be
made by some Of the leading fruit
growers Of the state and possibly by
one more professor from the Agri-
cultural College.
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