Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-01-03
RO6ue - Rive y Fruit y Notes
.Iitn.tis R.i riding the Industry hered From
ritvs stutt.. in This Favored Section of Oregon.


Secretary Z. K. Lake, in writing
the Courier regsr ing the proposed
Gan Oregon Fruit Show" has this to
say: portland, January IA 10, 1908
will be the scere OF the greatest hor-
ticoltnrl eting yet he d iu the
State. Not only will an interesting
and Acknowledgment be presented,
including talks by the most successful
growers aud shippers in the States OF
Oregon, California, Washington and
Idaho, but there will be the finest
display Of winter fruits ever wit
messed In the Northwest A splendid
set Of cups and awards will be given
for the best fruit shown, and the
judging will be done by government
officer Of national retute. The com
plete prem ium list will be announced
shortly. The regular reduced rates
will be accorded by the TRANSPORTATION
companies provided fifty are present,
and the occasion will te one Of vide
interest to the fruit growers Of this
entire Northwest and particularly OF
Oregon. At this time we want to call
the attention OF every producer Of
choice winter fruit to the subject OF
exhibiting aud the importance OF FL
ing his request for space at an early
date. The exhibit already exceeds, IN
promises, that made last year, so that
it is important that exhibitors file
their request for space at an early
date with J. II. Red, Milwaukee.
1t is not every year that we have an
opportunity Of having our products
passed upon by q national expert.
The occasion ought to BE- one of great
value 10 our growers. Bring or send
your unknown, or new varieties as
well. 30 that they may be named. "
Z. w. Smalley, an eI-newspaper
man who came to this city from Min
ne sofa, recently, is so well satisfied
that fruit growing in the Rogue
River Valley is going to be developed
to wonderful extent that he has
concluded TO settle down right here
and to this end has been negotiating
fer q desirable piece Of orchard land.
He secs great things 10 store for this
entire valley and wants to get In on
the ground floor" as the saying goes.
The Central Point Herald notes
that +. II. Hopkins is preparing to
set about 5000 young trees on his
Snowy Butte orchard property during
the present Winter. The ground Is
now beisg prepared. leveled and put
In first class shape for the new stock.
The Snowy Butte property. under the
progressive policy of Mr.. Hopkins,
sided by.his efficient superinte ndsnt.
Mr.. Panfey, is rapidly becoming one
Of the most valuable orchards in the
valley,
As indication that the growers
hereabouts are alive TO their own best
interests, II. might be stated that al
ready they are casting about for the
most suitable person to recommend to
the Commissioners OF josephine for
the important place of County Fruit
Inspector. They realize, only too well
that this officer can do vast amount
of good for the industry and 80 whes
the new appointment is made in Janu-
airy, they are more than likely to send
IN request of this kind. as the law
provides.
, In an orchard near Myrtle Point
there is one apple tree of the straw.
berry variety, that has borne two
fully matured crops Of apples this
season. There are other trees in the
same orchard that are in blossom now.
having already borne one crop There