Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-01
Friday Nights Frost Was
Not Disastrous,
PROSPECT ABOVE AVERAGE
Statements In the Oregonian Of
Wednesday We're Grossly
Erroneous.

day mornings Portland Oregonian.
contained among other things
special from Grants Pass relative to
the effect of the frost in the Rogue
River valley last Friday and Sunday
nights, which was both erroneous and
detrimental to this section of the fruit
belt of the valley.
The item in question contained the
statement that the fruit crop In this
section had been damaged fully 25 per
cent. when. as q matter CT fact such
is far from the actual condition. The
Courier has taken special care to in
terview old fruit raisers who have
been in the city since the frost, and
while there are those who say that
some garden stuff was nipped. do not
consider that apples, pears and
peaches in Josephine county have been
materially injored. Moreover one
Of the most prominent orchardsits in
the county stated last Saturday night
that the frost had really been
benefit to the fruit crop for the
reason that it thinned out the
orchards to an extent which would
save many orchardists considerable
expense of hard work later in the sea.
son.
The statements contained in We'd
nesday's OreRonian were 80 glariDg
and so at variance with the actual
situation that Secretary Andrews of
the commercial club summoned a
meeting of the executive hoard at 8 80
yesterday morning for the purpose of
taking action upon the statements
contained in the Orsgonian, and Pre-
sident Geo. s. Calhoun and Secretary
Andrews we're authorized to prepare
correction Of the statements that have
gone out and to have the same pub
lished in the Oregouian. r
1t is generally conceded all aloug
this line that Grants Pass and jose
phine orchards aud gardens were less
affected by the recent frosts than any
section in the Rogue River valley.
Secretary .Andrews, who has been a
resident of this section for the rast Is
ysats is emphatic in his declaration
that in all those years lie has not seen
the orchards of the county clothed in
so prol fic bloom as is shown this
spring and that under the most un-
favorable conditions the fruit crop in
the county this year will be above the
average.
1t is scarcely necessary in this con-
u, crion to state that the special from
Grants Pass relative ID the effect OF
the frost in this vicinity was prepared
before the real conditions were known
Grants Pass and Josephine county
constitute one of the fruit centers of
the Rogue river valley and the or
chardists are sanguine In the predic
tion that the crop of 1908 will far ex.
ceed that of any previous year in
both quantity and quality.
Dennis Stovsll and Roy Wilson, the
automobile men, went out this IL orn
ing with coterie Of gentlemen. repre-
senting the local press, aud the resi-
dent correspondents Of the Portland
dalies, TO make careful examiDa ion
of the orchards aud gardens aud AS
certain the extent of the damage done
by the frosts.
The party consisted of W. B. Sber.
man, Mr.. aud Mrs. Stoval for the
Portland Journal; Attorney II. c.
Clements for the Oregonisn, Attorney
Marcus Robbins for tile Portland Tele
gram, Fl. S. Prescott of tue Outlook
NJ. L. Opdyke Of the. Observer, A. E.
VOORHEES, of the Courier, and Il. L.
Andrews, secretary Of the commsrcis
club.
The party went down the river sew
eral miles, examining along the rout,
the orchsrds Of Eismsn Bros, h
, A N. Reymers, Herman g. FlanigaI
and I. w. Pack. They found OIL
close examination that the apples an,