Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-06-05

Pioosiuk anu 1ull care Tor ~
years would be less than 5000.
bnt lets see what returns would
get In the meantime. Now the only
way could collect any of the life
insurance proposition would be to die
or lose = leg, arm or some other
orion OF my anatomy that we can t
very well spare.
But you know the third year the
~ acres of Concord grapes would
produce $1,000. and the fourth wear
$500 the fifth $4,000 and the sixth
soUOO, and $500 year for the next IA
years. TIE vineyard at the expiration
OF that time would at least be worth
ssoo per acre as it would be paying $25
per cent on that amount. | woulun't
nave TO die or give up some valuable
portion of my body to get returns.
havent | got the insurance man beat
en- " miles? Say. l wooldn't have to
i've very long to become millionaire
would l. on those ten acres of grapes?
BY going thoroughly into the bus-
ness, could even beat them in a year.
l know of several grape vines near
Grants Pass that produces from a half
a ton 10 one Of grapes each year. You
can safely figure on five tons per
acre, and ton Of Concord grapes will
make 212 gallon of grape Juice, which
retails at 81 per gallon allowing q
clean 90 cents per gallon net to the
grower which will given him $500,
per acre. think could grow Just
about 1000 Rsllous of grape juice to
the acre and not try very hard either.
Dat had better stop, these figures
make me dizzy.
Say now, no automatic, double
acting policy for me. Give me Just
~ scres of that North hill slope gran
ite land planted to Concords. You
may put your pin money in the life
insurance, but I'm for the unfer.
mented.
Rogue River Valley has proven itself
beyond doubt as being q natural
home OF the grape Readers, were you
to come and see the wild grapes grow
ing In tbs woods and see how large
they grow, and how heavy they are
loaded with fruit every year, you
would be convinced Of this fact with
out any further proof.
After looking over the many places
whore grapes are being cultivated. all
around Grants Pass and convince your.
self of the quantity and quality of
the grapes we are growing here you
will say that the Editor Of the Bulls-
TIN Is too conservative in his state.
ments.
You will also find that there has
been more new lands cleared and
planted to fruit around Grants Pass
in the last year, than there has been
in the last 10 years And again you
will find that 80 per cent Of the clear.
ing and planting done here In the past
year was done by our home people.
The outside world Is jsss beginning
to learn Of our little valley and its ad.
vantages and olimate: e:unsurpassed
You may ask yourself why? Because
our locality must be filled BY people
from the East. How can they get
herei They have to come either by
one OF the northern or southern rostes
which lands them either in Portland
or San Francisco, or Los Angeles and
with the combination of workers
there in each Of those localities. each
working to locate people in his own
neighborhood, for his own neigh.
borhood. get hold Of HON meseekers. it il
. scratch IL q man finds his way TO the
Rogue River Valley. 1t 10 almost the
same a. running the gauntlet. They
will tell you that the climate and con.
ditions are no better in the Rogue
River Valley than any other part of
the coast. II they have never lived in
tine Rogue River Valley one year, they
may be hsnest in that belief, however,
il they or you would spend 10 months
in this valley you would join rs In
singing praises for our climatic con-
ditions. You see our little valley Of
about 80 miles one way by 100 the
other:wsy, is completely surrounded by
which gives it q climate
peculiar to itself, You will make no
mistake by buying your ticket to
Grants Pass where the climate is very
near that Of Italy and where the fruit
industry is yet in its infancy.