Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-26
s. T. PROMISES GRANTS PASS
DELEGATION TO BUILD
NEXT BUDGET TO PROVIDE
Commercial Club Representatives
Visit General Manager O'Brien
Of the s. II.
(oregopian, Nov. 2aA

| NCiVSopldH, NOV. Ao.l
delegation of Grants Pass busi-
ness men obtained from J. p. OBrlen
yesterday morning the promise OF
new depot for their city, They were
informed by the vice-president and
general manager of the Southern
Pacific lines in Oregon that an ap-
preparation for this purpose would
be included in the requlsition for
1901, and that the old, worn-out
wooden structure now In use will be
replaced by brand new building.
The depot now In use was built 16
years ago.
Satisfactory arrangements relative
10 the trackage through Grants Pass
are also reported to have been made
by the delegation. Under the pres
ent management every train stop
ping at Grants Pass cuts off one-half
the town from the other delaying
from 25 to 200 people, and many
teams from five to ten minutes each
time, The business men, who re-
presented the Grants Pass CONNER
ciol Club, asked Mr.. O'Brien to reme-
dy this.
The delegation was composed OF
the following;
X. l.. Coe, OF the Coe Company de-
partment store; II. l.. Andrews, Sec
retary of the Commercial Club: ]. r.
Tufts, councilman and vice-presldent
of the Grants Pass Banking G Trust
Company; J. G. Riggs. councilman
and real estate dealer; H. l.. GIlkey,
cashier First National Bank OF
Grants Pass; A. II. VOORHEES,, proprI-
etor OF the Rogue River Courier: II.
G. Kinney. mayor and manager OF a
general merchandise store. George
G. Sabin, druggist, and o. s. Blanch-
ard, attorney.
The visitors were the guests OF
William McMurray. general passen-
ger agent OF the Southern Pacific.
at luncheon at the Portland CONNER
cial Club yesterday. In the after
noon they visited various sections OF
the city In automobiles 20 view Port
lands paved streets. and determine
upon the best kind OF hard-surface
pavement TO use In paving 23 blocks
In Grants Pass MS soon as the wealth.
or moderates In tho spring.
The club has recently gained "a
members and now has n total OF 204.
Prohibition has benefited rather
than hinderod Grants Pass, according
TO the Commercial Club delegation.
The town has Increased IT'S popua-
tlon between 500 and coo In the last
year.
Another indication OF prosperity
and rapid growth Ia the fact that in
the last 30 days 10000 OF Grants
Pass real estate has changed hands.
The irrigatIng system Is TO be com-
pleted during the winter, furnishing
water to $4,000 acres OF land
laundering has been more exten-
slve this year than for several years
past. this being the result OF better
prices and larger demand. The
Spauldlng Lumber Company OF the
Swede Basin Mills put a large trac-
tion engine on the hill between Loves
Station and Grants Pass this season,
hauling 10000 feet each trip.
The gold and copper mines are
said by the Grants Pass business men
TO be unusually active. The Waldo
copper mine produced 10 carloads
: OF copper mat in s0-day run. In
the Galice district the oriole gold
, mine struck rich ore on the third
level The Sugar Pine. Almeda and
Golden Rod mines are all IN active
operation, as we'll as tho placer mines
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