Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
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he market nearer to the farmers
produce. You all know what that
means to one who raises market
produce or perishable fruits. Judge
Jewell will sing the praises OF good
roads, / need not dwell upon this
subject. / can come TO my particular
pet. the electric road. There is
nothing that helps develop coun-
try like the railroad Many large |
cities owe their very existence to its |
presence have seen dying towns |
In New England made into prosper
GUS communities by the introduction
OF this means Of transportation. The
railroad is a life giver, life sustain
er 1t is as necessary to the life of
a community as breath is to the body
OF human being. Therefore any
project for the development OF a
railroad in this country is worth
stalking your last cent on.
1--WE have the power; we need the
money. ! think there is enough capt.
tai in our own midst to carry
scheme through. This Is thought
that you should let simmer in your
brain during the coming months. 1t
would be glorious If 1t might bear
fruit-some good, substantial stock
company, home developed, home
controlled. We showed the weak
kneed knocker what we could do in
irrigation. How about trying our
hands at new business? We need
not cry for new worlds to conquer
Here Is one at our very door.
1T means a great future for this
beautiful valley when its pitiful still
ness is disturbed by the humming of
the electric railway. What wealth
OF undeveloped resources lies hidden
in our hills, our fields, our glorious
river We need but the railway to
help us share our blessings with the
world.
II we but rise to our opportuni-
ties the time Is not far distant when
Grants Pass will be the metropolis
~ Gouthorn Oragon ond fho gur
rounding country veritable treas
uPy Of Midas, as II Is certain to be a
second graden of Eden. Into the
city beautiful we will be speeding
day after day; the autos of the pros
porous farmers bringing his fruits to
markets, his wife for her shopping
or his family to church, Then the
life on the farm will be freed from
It's monotonous drudgery. The good
roads, the autos, the railways will
have leveled all barriers and made
the city and the country one.
"To accomplish my dream for the
future is your duty and mine Let
there be no false rivalTies among us,
but let there be n unity Of purpose
against which no obstacle can stand
We have a great country to develop
1t Is the land of opportunity II is
ours We love It. We should make
It, If we are true to ourselves, to our
purpose, the Paradise of the Pact
fic"-one of the few places on this
earth where a man can breathe q
breath of good fresh air every day
In the year and be happy"
l.. B Hall spoke on what the Com
mercial Club Is doing for Josephine
county, spoke of the needs of the
county and the need Of organization
and cooperation. He also spoke oi
the Josephine county and Grants
Pass booklet, what It was published
for and that II must help Kerby toe
as we'll as other sections.
Judge Jewell was then called up
on, He said
When | see mud holes ant
stumps In the streets know the peo
pie are behind the times, The times
are changing, The needs OF a hun
dred years ago are not the needs o.
today, Mud holes were to be ex
Ipected In the earlier days, but nov
there is no necessity for them, Tn,
roads must be improved and tn,
roads must be made permanent.
He then spoke OF the work tha
had been done by me county court
The Allen Creek bridge, he said, haC
cost the county $500 In the last
years, besides law suit on accoun
OF horse killed there. Total COS
In s years has been $4,000 and q new
bridge necessary, The county put II
a concrete bridge and flll at a tota
cost OF 5000, and this will last "tll
your great grand children are gra!
headed" lie believes in making on,
piece OF road permanent and thel
going to work on another piece o
road, aud not do a little patching al
over the county and calling Il roa,
work Every section must help II
self aud the county help all.