Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-26

Nhlte WyanuotteS belonging to II.
Ringhouse, of Gresham; White Ply
mouth Rocks and Leghorns belong
ing to Krebbs & Reynolds, Of
Brooks and some Rhode Island
Reds and Buff Orpingtons from
Bates & Miller, at Corvallis. One
Barred Plymouth Rock hen being
shown has record of 256 eggs for
last year. Professor James DRYDEN
and Professor A. G, Lunn, of the
Oregon Agricultural college, are in
charge of the poultry cars.
Truck gardening and pomology
each has car devoted to its demon
stration. In the pomology car are
shown pruning rigs, grating and
budding implements, packing equip
ments and many complete demon
stration charts, Grating, pruning
and budding were demonstrated
The car devoted to truck gardening
contains a case of soil samples from
districts in the Rogue and Umpqua
valleys, garden seeds, charts show
ing soil values and the effects of
drainage and fertilization and de-
monstrations of the best methods of
planting and cultivation.
Introducing the Speakers.
Shortly after the train came to a
standstill Secretary Blanchard, Of
the Grants Pass Commercial Club,
from one of the double doors of a
demonstration car called the audi
ence to order speaking as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: 1t is
not often that school on wheels Is
brought to our very doors without
cent Of expense to us, but such is
the case today.
"The great Southern Pacific rail-
road company have fitted out their
magnificent train, equipped it with
the latest and most improved ma
chinery and furnished 1t with every
thing necessary to bring to us all
such information as we may need to
further our agricultural and horti-
cultural needs, they have brought
with them the most learned educa-
tors of the great state Agricultural
College, each one skilled In his par
ticular calling, who shall give to us,
each in his line, the gems OF in
formation which have been endorsed
by his rich learning and approved
after long experience.
The manager of the train, Mr.. c.
A. Malboeuf will now take charge of
the program and conduct the pro-
ceedings in his own way"
To this Mr.. Malboeuf responded; /;
stating that most people would
think, and some would ask, what
selfish interest the railroad company
had in view in bringing this demon
stration train to the people. He said
It was not entirely unselflsh, for by
/ educating the people to better me-
thods they would do better farming;
their lands would yield better crops
and the railroad would get the bene-
fit of hauling these enlarged crops
TO market. He congratulated Grants
Pass on the immense crowd OF 5000
and spoke of greater days for the
valley when the great irrigation
plant shall do its work and every
one receive the benefit. He then
spoke Of the able professors on
board and told OF the specialties
which each would present and OF the
manner in which the vast throng wal
TO be handled in order TO demon
strate to them the products and me
thods Intended by the train ant
closed by introducing President
Withycombe, OF the State Agrlcul
tural College. who said:
II am most happy TO look into th'
4 faces OF this immense gathering. i
means that you are all interested II
what we bring to you. II meant
that Grants Pass is wide-awake L
her great possibilities, you have her'
in this Valley a most perfect soil
adapted to agriculture and fruit
raising, and the work Of the trail
will be highly beneficial TO you Th'
only question Is, how to handle thl
vast crowd 10 get the largest amour
OF good out of IT,"
He spoke OF the early beglnnlnI
Of the train demonstration, when tn
lcrowds we're so small that II did no