Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-11-13
Discuss Welfare of Com
munity and Plans.
N. ]. ANDERSON PRESIDES
Tokay Vineya rds Will Amount
to 500 Acres and Return
100000 Annually.

Tuesday evening the Commercial
Club held their regular monthly meet.
ing and a goodly number Of our
citizens were on hand to discuss mat.
ters pertaining to the welfare of the
community. The executive commit
tee announced the resignation Of II.
Q. Kinney as president, sickness pre-
venting him from giving the club the
necessary amount of attention. First
Vice president M. ]. Anderson was
selected to fill the vacancy, and Judge
q. Fl. Durham elected to succeed him
as first vice. president. Mr.. Ander =
son. in accepting the Office stated
that he felt greatly honored and would
do bis best to keep up the good work
of the club
The executive committee also an-
nounced that they had determined to
dispense with the Office of oaretaker
heretofore filled by Capt. Atchinson,
leaving the entire work to Secretary
Andrews. A vote of thanks was
rendered Captain Atchison for his ex.
cellent work while an employe Of the
club
The new president reviewed the
good that has come to the community
by the liberal use of printers ink
and expressed it as his opinion that
this feature should be kept mp
vigorously
The bylaws were amended as rec
oumended by the Executive COM
mittee last week, temporarily reduc-
iug the entrance fee to s. and IL new
members were announced 8 nee the
| last meeting. The committee having
in charge the collection of delinquent
dues also reported considerable sums
tsten in on this account
The question of what should be
pay their dues was discussed at con
siderable length. There are ouly
few of this class and though it
seemed to be the concensus of opinion
that they should not be dropped from
the rolls until every dollar OF their
! Indebtedness WIS cleared, no decis We
action WAS taken as the method Of
getting it in.
j. G. Riggs of the Irrigation Com
mitt-e made brief report of pro-
gress from the irrigation COMPANY,
stating that the corporation had be-
formed, the stock subs ribed in full.
and that the first assessment of per
cent had been two-thifds paid il b .
fore it was due. Also th,t an engi-
neer had been engaged TO beRin at
once on a prelim mary surveV snd .
port on available sources OF water
supply.
Secretary Andrews read u few Of the
hundreds of communications received
by the club, to give the members an
idea of the kind of inquiries he had TO
answer One was from man in Ma
Mia stating that he had n thousand
dollars or so to invest in Oregon, and
would ike to have the club de.igua e
.ome person TO invest his money, plant
an orchard and care for it for a term
of three years until he would lie able
20 come here TO look after il for im-
self. The secretary will secure propo-
; tlons from various source ann do
everything in his power to sss 81 this
coming Oregonian in making profit
able Investment.
Another letter was from parties in
tho east who are anxious 10 invest
money by constructing an electric
road. 1t has suggested that although
there is one road preparing to be con
structed connecting Grants Pass with
the ninois Valley there is yet room
for additional roads in other direc.
tions
Still another man inquired whether
it would be possible for him to pur.
chase from 1000 to 10, 900 acres Of u1.
developed land suitable for cattle rails
ing. Secretary Andrews will make ar
attempt 20 locate such a tract for him,
bat a. Josephine county land Is rather
valuable it IL somewhat of question