Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-11
Progressive, Up-to-Date
and American.
RAISES FINEST FRUIT
Southern Pacific Advertises the
Advantages of This Won
derful Valley.


central states are looking for place
to settle where the opportunities for
making livelihood are better than
where they now live. To assist these
people, the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has issued a circular de-
scriptive of Grants Pass and the sur.
rounding valley. The article is too
lengthy to be given in full. but the
following extracts will be OF interest
to our readers:
"Grants Pass. Oregon, is the busy,
hustling county seat of Josephine
County of Southern Oregon. The
city is charmingly located az the
northern end of the famous Rogue
River Valley and is the diverging
point for a vast agricultural. fruit,
timber and mining territory.
"Th's progressive, up. date. purely
American city Of over 5000 population,
offers to the Western homeseeker
wonderful opportunities in all
branches OF industry. The necessaries
of life can here be had in abundance
with but little exertion; on the other
hand. snug fortunes are awaiting the
man of energy. brains and small CAPT.
tai who will intelligently devote his
abilities to the growing of the apple,
pear, peach and grape in tn land of
sunshine, streamlets aud valleys.
"Stop and consider for moment
the following comparison: MIR.
Farmer of the Eastern and Middle
Western States. cultivating hundreds
of acres of corn. wheat, barley, ETC.,
demanding untiring energy and quite
frequently failure of crops from var
ious causes, storms, blizzards, cy-
clones, intense cold, with the fruit
grower of this famous Rogue River
Valley, who by modern methods of
pruning, cultivating, packing and
shipping of his neverfailing crop is
realizing from $500 to $500 per acre
per annum from apples, pears, grapes
and other fruits; where the ther'
mometer never goes below 20 degrees
above zero, and storms. blizzards,
cyclones are unknown.
THE Rogue River Valley holds the
worlds record price for carload of
pears 10 New York City last October.
"Covent Garden market of London,
England. demands the Rogue River
Valley Yellow Newton Pippin and
Spitzenberg apples, and is willing to
pay s2 per box f. o. b. Grants Pass.
"The Toksy grape is eagerly sought
after by the markets of Portland, ST.
Louis, Omaha aud Chicago aud net
from $500 to $500 per acre. There l.
large area of fertile lands adjacent TO
Grants Pass which will raise this aud
other varieties of grapes to perfection
and can be bought at low figures
varying from $40 per acre ap.
TIE standing mber of Joseph inc
CountV is upwards of nine billion
fest. Many sawmills are in operation
throughout the county, employ ing
hundr ds of men.
"Ths tim is ripe for the wise III
vestor to identify himself witt this
wonderfully resourceful valley. The
opport mites for the safe inves'me
of capital ara numerous, including
subdivision of Large scfeagts OF 'Slu'
able fruit lands into tracts OF D III 10
and 20-acre plots, uron each OF when
a family can become independ mt a"H
provide tor raiuy day. The fr"t
culture busi ess of be Rosue Rive
Valley is appealing to the over"or't"
office men of the East aud Middle
West, and they are floeking to TINS
bslmy. heslth-g giving b suty-spot'
where their families can have the
advantage Of excellent schools, High
School and University, as well as the
wholesome pastimes of out'of'ooo'
recreation with the rod and gun the
year around.
Electric railroad interuban systems
invite the consideration of the capt.
talist. Here the natural water power