Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-09
MERLIN DISPLAY OF FLOATS
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truit ranch three miles from Mer.
lin. His float was decorated with
peaches, pears, apples, figs, plums
cherries, almonds and English wal
nuts.
Next came the float decorated and
furnished by w. r. Sherman, late
contingent of the Merlin Push Club
This float won a prize as float in the
parade. 1t was IL feet wide and 90
feet long, with a grape arbor in the
center which was s feet wide, 16
feet long and feet high, literally
covered with Tokay grape vines
which were loaded with half-grown
grapes.
Third came float representing
the truck farming interests of the
Merlin district, with a very nice dis
play of radishes, table and sugar
beets, cabbage, onions, beans, car
rots, celery, spinach, potatoes. etc
This float was furnished by the Mer-
lin Push Club and the vegetables by
ranchmen.
The fourth was a peach float furn-
ished by Shattuck & Ford, each of
whom own an orchard about three
'miles from Merlin. The former will
produce about 10000 boxes of peach
es on his II acres; the latter about
1900 on his acres, which has
been contracted to a Seattle house
for So cents per box. t. o. b. Merlin.
The fifth was float of diversified
farming and mining from the Booth
ranch 3 y miles from Merlin. It was
decorated with grapes. peaches,
pears, almonds, apples, cherries, ber-
ries of different kinds. plums.
prunes, apricots nectarlnes, English
walnuts, together with all the differ
ent kinds of vegetables grown in the
locality, as well as samples of both
gold and copper bearing quartz from
several of the different mining
claims in which Mr.. Booth is interest
ed.
The sixth was a float furnished bv
the Merlin Push Club in charge of
Mr.. FRYE, II was beautifully decor
ated and mounted with good re-
presentation OF the different game
in the locality, deer bear, cougar
mountain lion, bobcats and links, to-
gether with other fur bearing ami
mails.
Seventh was float from the But
Ter strawberry ranch, about two
miles from Merlin. 1t was a very
neatly constructed and decorated
float representing a strawberry bed
1t contained a strawberry vine which
was about 16 inches high and COW
cred over a space of about 80 inches
The same Is Of his own propagatIng
and he has christened It the Arena"
and dedicated It to Merlin. Among
his exhibits was an exhibit of fifteen
Strawberries to the quart.
Eighth was float carrying the
merchants of Merlin, and was beau
tifully decorated with roses.
Ninth was the mining float by
Messrs Short and Gale. drawn by
four horses. 1t had samples from 20
OF the 100 different mines. and had
banners on the wagons announcing
that there were over 100 gold and
copper mines in the vicinity of Mer
lin.
Tenth was the rose float drawn by
four horses, driven by Mr.. William
son, decorated on the sides with
roses, and the word Merlin" worked
In red roses. with white and mink
roses covering the float. The dis
play Of roses was one that would
make the Rose City envious of Mor-
lin, ~ little girls, dressed In white.
represented 20-acre tracts IN Merlin
1t was drawn by four black horses
which drew the prize for being the
best four-horse team IN the parade
Twelfth was a float furnished bv
the Merlin Push Club. and was very
nicely decorated with small punches
OF oats, wheat yotch, alfalfa. tim.
othy clover, blue grass, rye, barley
mlllet sorghum and corn, some Of
which varied from four to seven
feet In height Same was furnished
by the ranchors Of the vicinity
Thirteenth was a float represent
Ing the Merlln and Galice stage line
which was an up-to-datc, well equip
ped mountain stage coach, drawn by
four horses carrying the Officers Of
the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Merlin
Push Club
Next came pack train OF burrog
mules and horses. This was good
representation OF scenes that are Of
ten witnessed on the trail above and