Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-05-15
The AUTO HABIT
BECOMING CONTAGIOUS

Pacific Coast supremacy is asserting
itself in many ways 10 the grade OF
its many kinds Of fruits the many
millions Of its output of lumber, as
we'll rs the manufacturing industries,
showing 1t is no longer dependent on
the east for the many necessities they
have In the past been obliged to a
await the slow deliveries of. BY
freight for the many thousands OF
miles.
Even the finer grades Of mechanical
work Is being done here, in fact
sucn industries as automobile man
ufacture and the complete build
ing Of the Tourist automobiles, the
two. cyl Under car which holds the
worlds record against all competitors
in its class. as well as economy cups
for economy of oil consumption
against So makes Of eastern opponents.
The general business OF this as well
as all other parts Of the country are
looking to the automobile as the
mode Of quick transportation as well
~ for the pleasure derived in going
through the hills and valleys and en-
joying the progress made not only in
the improvement OF the roads, but
the general appearance Of life and
hustle among our farmers and fruit
growers, and the fact that you are in
a good machine and can see what is
being done and enjoy throughly the
pleasures Of living aud being in com
munity that is up to date In all re-
spects to the time and anticipating
the Improvements to make this our
portion Of the state looked to by all
as the section most desirable at the
progressive and pleasure loving pub
lie.
X. s. Wilson the Southern Oregon
agent for the Tourist, has recently
made q trip to RoseburR 100 miles
north, over the worst roads Of the en-.
tire southern part Of the state and
making the trip in eight hours of
running time gives an idea Of what
can be done with car Of this kind
and the usefulness Of car as the only
way to see the country as well as the
economy Of time. Our old friend e.
c. Dixon and wife are on their return
from sight seeing trip Of the entire
southern section Of the coast making
FIVE months trip In "A horse power
Tourist and are expected here the
latter part Of this week, also Henry F.
Harth is headed north from San Fran
cisco with his family In the same
kind Of car, and will be here soon, and
the many cars going through show the
extent theTourist is being used by other
people who would go in for such sight
seeing in no other way for so extended
trims. You will meet the Tourist 10
all or q part Of the country being
run by such progressive people as DR..
Loughridge, our physician, who is
always in u hurry; Chris Eism mn.
our apple man, Joseph Woke, you all
know Joe; Fred Gumpert, the man
with the goods for ladies, DR.. II. g.
Dixon, Mrs. Dixon is the driver.
Ben Rogers. the telegraph man; +.
X. DeDel. the Rock Point farmer /;
George Lance, Jr. of Placer mine
fame; John Cox, the man who used
TO raise stock bat couldn't resist the
pleasure OF an auto; ID. f, Lawton,
who sells wagons, owns the best
horses in Southern Oregon. but rides
in the Tourist Edwin Hughes, of
Ashland, the live real estate man, or
probably you will meet Wilson the
Tourits man who is sure to be going
some where is there IL u few minutes
In spara