Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-17

railroad investments and II you have
all the facts In shape and will sub
NIT them there is at least chance
to succeed. If no effort is made,
OF course, We will get nothing and
In fact deserve nothing. What is
the railroad committee doing? We
hope these gentlemen are busy.
We have waited for Hartman
long enough, now let us 60 after
some one else. Be prepared to furn-
ish all the information that will be
required TO show that a road built
to the coast Will pay; that is, will
have tonnage. Please, gentlemen,
get up and do something and 1t will
astonish you how easy II will be to
find someone who has the means,
the ability and the disposition to
build the road we so much need.
Medford is to be congratulated for
Its persistence In this matter. II will
undoubtedly have a railroad, but to
get to Crescent City It must build
by way of Grants Pass. From an
article published in the Oregonian
of last Sunday we clip the following:
From an authoritative source II
was learned yesterday that two avail
able routes, providing excellent
tgrade, were discovered across the
mountain range. Some years ago
railroad surveyors on reconnois-
sance worked southwestward from
Medford and found satisfactory
route to the Pacific Coast, terminat-
ing Mt Crescent City"
This is hot air pure and simple.
No such route from Medford has ever
been found for the very good reason
that there are mountains OF high al
titude to cross and these must be
tunneled at cost OF millions of
dollars. Yet we must say that the
article from which this clipping was
taken and which was republlshed in
the Observer this week, was one of
the best newspaper attempts at
booming we have seen for many
day. II was we'll calculated to de-
ceive even the elect. That Is one of
the things that Medford can do to
perfection. 1t has system of news
paper exploitation that Is equaled
by few towns In this or any other
state. II knows the Importance of
employing printers ink, also how to
welcome strangers and to put them
to work booming their city and the
orchards which surround It. They
are not snubbed and kept out in the
rain because they have not lived
there long time. Note It's wonder
ful article on It's orchards published
In the Oregonian of September 8.
The next article, the one above mem
toned, appeared Sunday the 18th.
Look out for more next Sunday. This
sort Of thing makes Medford talked
of and believed In.
The long-headed men who plan
this newspaper work are full OF en-
terprlse and will bring about rail-
road construction, In fact, there Ia
only one thing they, with all their
faith, cannot do and that is to re.
move the mountains In their path tc
Crescent City.
The Courier has no desire to In
jure Medford, but facts are facts
? The Pacific & Eastern will be OK
/ tended and this will be OF no lIttlt
advantage to our neighborlng city
= Medford Will have railroads, and fol
! It's spirit OF enterprise II deserve
4 them. The place ls full OF men o
5 broad minds with sense enough /,
= hang together in all matters tina
D relate to the welfare OF their place
. In this respect they can give Grant
Pass a few pointers, and II we ar
e wise we will accept them.
y Grants Pass has many resources
n such as lumber minerals and a grea
g distributing commercial center an
Il a rapidly growing fruit industr
j. which, by the aid OF irrigation, vii
soon rival any other fruit CROWN
n district In Southern Oregon. No
@ only has II irrigation, but II ha
Il many thousands OF acres OF the bes
y lands 10 be found in any country
II Yes, there will be railroad bull
u for Oregon II In the swim now an
Is railroad building Is in order. bu
p builders OF these modern conyen
onces always go through nature
II passes, In fact, when necessary rivt
" interests will fight for these naturi
% advantages as the Hartman and III
p Interests have been doing. No raj
II road builders will go 40 miles OF
20 of their way for the sake OF runnin
J. mp against two or three mountain
10 which require million dollar tunne
81 each. The route from Grants PA
a