Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-07-23
ter than the famous Hood River
country, and when transportation

country, and when transportation
facilities are provided will become
great producer There are $4,000
acres OF good fruit land subject to Z
irrigation in the valley and every
drop of water from the hills will be
needed to irrigate 1t. He then
brought in the need of conserving the
timber In the high hills. He also
spoke at some length most interest
ingly. when Jim Tufts came In with
the Kerby goat and asked for a per-
NIT to Craze it on the reserve. The
dignifled U. S. official was without
further ceremony placed upon the
goat and took a ride around the
room. This broke up the gathering
and the local managers cleared the
floor of the seats and ION with the .
dance" was the order, and our /
dlgnifed representatives of the Com
mercial Club sought out fair maid
ems as partners and danced until the
eastern sky showed signs of coming /
day.
HOLLAND, July 22, 1909. (From
our special Correspondent)-Th
first accident of the trip occurred
soon after leaving Kerby this morn
ing, then Jim Tufts auto, with NJ. J.
Anderson, Rev. Bartlett, c. F. Gent
ner and DR.. Dixon aboard broke
rear shaft and the gentlemen were
unable to get to Waldo, but Jos.
Woke made special trip and took
them to Holland for the night meet
ing.
The trip to Waldo was made by
noon, the pilgrims stopping at the
logan placer, to inspect the mine
and big elevator. After a fine din
ner at the Waldo hotel, the crowd
and few residents of Waldo gather
ed on the shady hillside and after
concert by the band, w. J. Winner,
master of ceremonies, extended
cordial welcome and called upon
0. S. Blanchard, who told of the
get-together-trip and our desire to
learn more of the Waldo section to
the end that we may work more in
} harmony for all our interests. He
said Grants Pass had one of the
best commercial clubs on the coast,
: composed of nearly every business
. man in the city and we propose to
$ boost for better roads and for a
: railroad We want to get facts re-
: garding resources from Grants Pass
a to Crescent City so we can get a
G prospectus to interest capital and
Z within few years we will have a
+ railway. We have nothing to sell
D you this trip, nor to give away, and
9 don't want to sell anything. but we
e do want to shake your hand and If
II you people can unite in a club or or
d ganization it will be mutually bene-
II ficial
e Geo. C. Sabin was called on and
spoke as a newcomer from Dakota,
e where they depend on grain or stock.
IT Here we have many resources, fruit,
5, mines, stock, etc.
e Judge Jewell spoke of this visit
l. as missionary tour and an in
D. novation. He said that other clubs
Is had gone on palace car trips to re-
e sorts for their enjoyment, but never
II trip like ours, covering 100 miles
/ in the dust. All sections of the coun-
Is ty should be united Il takes time to
n divide and then unite and we have
y no time to divide We have greatly
improved Grants Pass and we are
l. still improving It and we expect to
Ie improve the county In the past
le much money has been wasted by not
A. studying the needs of each section
u but now we want to reduce the
Is waste to the minimum.
"a At o'clock the start was made
10 TO Holland, many of the party visit.
ing Takllma smelter and the Waldo
p copper mine.
Holland was reached for supper
ID the last team arriving at about 7;30
D. Mrs. Smock had fine supper ready
rs and the good things disappeared
n rapidly before the A. hungry men.
Of A little burto furnished great
x deal OF entertainment for the
W crowd sometimes The animals dis.
he position had at one time been
he ruined and has since remained so
=" but he was handy with his hind legs
NJ Bobzein at once made friends with
t. him and stumped Geo. Calhoun tc
I'd ride. George rode the donk, but he
3 was In the dust part Of the time
Mt George won and the burro admitted
st that the clothier was boss
W The neighbors soon began to ga.
In ther and by the time the band had
al rendered selection or two, 20 OF
III so OF the people of the neighbor.