Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-07-03
FACTS ABOUT
GRANTS PASS
The Booklet Is Out and
Being Distributed
ITS A THING OF BEAUTY
Contains a Volume Of Informa.
ton About Both City and
County.

The pamphlet issued under the direc-
tion of the commercial club. de-
scriptive of Grants Pass and Jose
phine county aud their resources,
after much delay in the process OF
printing, is now out and the first
installment was received by Mr.. An
drews, secretary of the commercial
club, Monday. 1t is a neat little
booklet of Ga pages and cover, printed
on fine enameled paper. 1t is pro-
fusely illustrated with half-tone views
presenting the various resources OF
the county. The first page of the
cover bears at the top "Grants Pass,
Rogue River Valley" and at the bot
tom, "Southren Oregon" while in
the center is bunch of Tokay grapes,
done in two colors.
The pamphlet as whole. is a gem
of typographical neatness. 1t is in.
tended as a guide book to prospective
visitor to Grants Pass and Josephine
county, containing. as it does,
volume of general information as to
resources, climatic and other condi.
tions of this section of the wonderful
Rogue River Valley. Twenty
thousand of these pamphlets are being
issued.
Descriptive of Grants Pass the little
booklet says it is in the Rogue River
Valley of Southren Oregon we'll down
toward the California line. 1t is in
that portion of the world lying be-
tween the Cascade Range and the
Coast Mountains, Of which the
United States Weather Bureau said {:
1.-THE district known Is Southern
Oregon is perhaps the most delightful
portion of Oregon, and concerning
which this important witness said
also: "For soil that will produce
excellent returns and climate ex-
ceptionally elishtful. Southern Ore
gon meets expectations.
Grants Pass is in the very heart OF
this attractive region, and is inland
from the Ocean far enough to escape
its trade winds and its frost. The
distance is about 80 miles. The
"Sbasta Route of the Southern Pa
olfic trayerses the valley of the Rogu'
River. here is clear cold mountain
stream more than 300 feet wide, fet
nv springs and melting SHOWS
Grants Pass of old was an opening
in the giant hills not far ava.
through which ran wagon road. i
is now an important, point on Il
main line of the Hartman system II
Oregon, some milss from the oil
pass" and has a popusltion OF fror
: 5000 TO 5000. 1t is the county seat O
Josephine County, with no other tow
of any considerable size in tn
county. All business with in larg
radius is done here and it is som
D times said that Grants Pass is jose
thine County" so prominent is thi
town in the civic and commercial IL
terests of the county.
The booklet presents in beautift
. half tone orchard scenes, vileyaId
nnloaning at the depot of l2i "
- grape roots, hop picking on the banl
= Of the Rogue river, displays OF pick'
- fruit. potatoes, onions, mines nj
q. mining and picture OF the large
. nlacer mine in the world, which
:. near this city, timber and logglI
scenes, mountain and river view
=, ausora goat herds, Grants Pass strs
- scenes, residences. schools, huntir
- and fishing scenes and many Other
ALI of which will interest anyone q
"A make him want to come TO Graz
Pass if he have an eye for
-. beautiful or a desire for comfort
80 the accumulate Of wealth.
40 The various produots are then tax
ell mp under separate heads. giving
in. reader an exhaustive description of
the resources of the county and the v
lev and the possibilities for the
of dustrious wide-swake citisen OF OF
'of and less favored sections who wis
IN. 10 better his conditions.
A Isttsr or postal request TO Sec