Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-03-26
PRACTICAL SUGGESTION
OF A SUBSCRIBER
What Irrigation Is Doing For the
Farming Lands That Come
Under the bitches.

A valued subscriber to the
Courier, who has from the first
taken a deep interest in the subject
of irrigation, writes the following
letter which gives us pleasure to
publish:
Editor Courier: Knowing how vail
antly you have championed the ir-
rigation cause | feel that few
words from a subscriber to the en-
terprise may not be out of place at
this time. | feel confident that when
this matter is fully explained, that
every business man, land owner and
farmer in Josephine county will
feel that it is his plain duty and
privilege to take hold of the irri-
cation proposition and give it the
western snap 1t so justly merits.
The time is now here for you to be-
stir yourself as never before to
make 1t go, and you should feel that
you have not done your whole duty
to yourself and the community In
which you live, until you have con-
tributed literally toward boosting
the ditch system along to rapid COM
pletion. Your doing will aid and
prompt others to do, and promotes
the upbuilding of this stump dotted
valley until every acre shall be wa
tered, cultivated and fruited. To
allow yourself to become indifferent
is to spread the leprosy of sorrow
and distrust world wide.
Here is the situation: Hundreds
OF thousands Of dollars worth Of
property has changed hands within
the last three weeks, and values are
fast doubling, adding hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars to the credit OF
the owners, all this because we are
to have a good system of irrigation
| Nhis ouuiuhcl III lNOSut riNSI Ndlley, f,
the grandest fruit belt in the world
| Up to the present hour, the brunt Of
the burden OF earnest labor and
anxious thought has been borne by
just few Of the representative busi-
ness men OF Grants Pass, with a
small contingent OF the best farm
ers, during which time the man with
the cash, and the man with the land
have been absorbing the cash, and
the purchaser the snaps and good
things in sight, all Of which shows
commendable foresight and business
sagacity. The purchasers of these
lands should now come forward and
subscribe for sufficient ditch stock
to cover every acre OF land to the
end that the bitches may be COM
pleted and verify his Judgment as to
future values. II this Is not done at
once, pray tell who Is to jump into
the breach created by your owner
ship OF these lands and furnish the
cash to build the bitches to your
neighbors land In 1909.
With the cooperation of all at
this time, keeping the development
OF this valley ever foremost in mind,
the consequent success will bring
prosperity to every avenue OF busi-
ness pursuit. To bring about this
condition we must each OF us assist
In every manner possible, and at
this time, and not wait till we are
In the last stages OF financial spasms
because OF your apathy.
Show the mettle you are made
OF and stand by the movement and
the irrigation committee for they
will add ten millions Of dollars to
the value OF your fruit lands In
Rogue River valley II history re-
peats itself.
There Is not piece OF land In
Josephine county that has not ad-
vanced from so to 500 per cent
within the last six months and all
because OF the irrigation movement.
The real value is only apparent when
the crystal waters OF the beautiful
Rogue river go bubbling by every
home, alfalfa fields, green meadows
and budding orchards.
And for the purpose OF giving
added life let us each resolve that
we will assist some member OF the
committee to boost the matter along,
and do II today, and let us resolve
to keep at It until the last shovel
full OF earth has been pillowed
against the first, and the gurgling
waters are joyously dispensing their
bountiful blessings in every home In
this matchless valley OF great oppor-
tunitles.
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