Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-06-28
FRUIT GROWERS HAVE
AN ENJOYABLE PICNIC
Unite Pleasure With Study and
Listen TO Addresses on
Important Topics.

under the auspices of the Grants Pas.
Fruit Growers Association was sue.
cess and those who attended it de.
clared that it was profitable day tc
them and that they also had delight.
ful outing and social time. The
attendance was small. only about $50,
owing to the fruit industry has not
yet attained the prominence that con-
ditions here warrant and that have
been reached iu jackson county. Hood
River, Yakima ana other fruit dis.
tricts, where orchards are the fnan.
cial backing to the prosperity of both
farms and towns. The reason that
the farmers did not turn out better
was that they were too busy with
their hay, hops 'aud other crops and
thought that they could not spare the
time to attend the picnic and thereby
aid in the campaign Of education that
the farmers Of Josephine county may
learn how to grow apples that are
worth 90 . box and will sell for that
price. But few Of the business men
of Grants Pass as yet fully realize the
Importance Of the fruit industry to
their prosperity, rs do the business
men Of Hood River. Medford and Ash.
land. therefore make no special effort
to aid In the work Of developing this
important source Of wealth to their
town, 80 less than half . dozen were
present at the picnic. But this picnic
WAS q success in the campaign Of fruit
growers education and by another
year when one is held there will be a
good representation at it of both
farmers and business men.
The program for the day was pre-
sided over by J. H. Robinson, pre-
sident Of the Grants Pass Fruit
Growers Association. Two sessions
were held. one Of an hour in the fore
noon and one of two hours in the
afternoon. President Robinson on
calling the meeting to order made a
short talk that was very practical
and full Of good points to all who are
interested in the development of the
fruit industry in this county and in
the betterment OF the conditions of
the farmers. Ms. Clara II Waldo,
lecturer of the Oregon State Grange,
was the next speaker. Mrs. Waldo is
a farmers wife. her husband being
one of the largest and most successful
farmers in the famous Waldo Hill
Fection of Marion county, and she
fully understands the condition and
wants of the agricultural interests of
Oregon. She is woman of fine ap.
pearance, highly educated an6
graceful and forceful speaker and she
held the closest attention of the
audience. Her address was logical
and full of convincing points and she
was frequently given hearty applause
while speaking. The bettering of the
conditions Of the farmer convincing
points and she was frequently given
hearty applause while speaking. The
bettering Of the conditions of tbs
farm home. the farmer and his wife
and children was the PRINCIPAL topic
of her forenoon address. While Mrs.
Waldo intended to only give a short
talk yet so interested were the
audience that they insisted that she
continue with the result that she
spoke for nearly an hour and at the
close Of her address an adjournment
was had for dinner and a social
gathering.
At 2 O'Clock President Robinson
again called the assemblaQe to order
and then introduced az tie fret
speaker NJ. J. Anderson, sop. rim.
tendeot of the now Siskiyoo forest
reserve, who was sent here this
Spring by the government and VITO
has established his headquarters in
Grants Pass That whether the hills
aud mountains about Rogue River
Valley are bare wastes, parchsd and
burning dry in the Summer and
afording little or no water to the
streams aud in the Winter a place for
the SHOWS to melt as soon as they fall
and pour down foods in the streams TO
devastate the valleys. making it that
the water supply is short in the sea.
SON when most needed and excessive
in the months when 1t is Of little
value is matter Of great Importance
to the farmers Of the Valley. And
this was the principal topic in the
address given by Mr.. Anderson. He
made il plain that IL the hills and
mountains about this Valley were
covered with dense growth Of trees