Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-30
ORCHARD co. DOES EX-
TENSIVE PUBLICITY WORK

The people of this city have been
20 content in the past In letting the
Commercial club be their spokesman
that but very few Of them realize
what is taking place in the way Of
development In their immediate
neighborhood.
In our neighboring cities on the
south 1t would be considered high
treason, for business man at least.
to show a lack of knowledge as to
the yields OF individual orchards, the
price commanded In New York or
London and the number Of acres
planted to commercial varieties Of
both apples and pears.
At the very door Of Grants Pass
lies what Is considered by competent
authorities to be the most ideally
located and largest orchard develop
ment proposition In the United
States, yet few realize the immen-
sity and scope of the work now be-
ing carried on at the Country Club
orchards by the Rogue River Or
chard company. This tract consists
of 3040 acres of valley and first
bench land. but little over three
miles north Of the city on the main
line of the Southern Pacific, which
runs for a distance Of four miles
through the tract.
When one considers that approx
imately one and one-half million
people pass through this orchard
every car, he can readily realize
that It is doing more aside from our
irrigation system, than any other
lone thing to place Grants Pass where
It belongs on the map. A traveller
would indeed show poor apprecia-
tion of beautiful scenic effects did
he not experience a thrill Of delight
as the train swings along the valley
through which Grouse creek flows
clear and crystal under rustic
bridges and over miniature dams. In
the foreground the modern Head
quarters House." and the bungalows
Of people already attracted there by
the wonderful opportunities offered
them. Across the valley, already
planted to thousands upon thousands
of apple and pear trees, arises q
sloping hillside already being ter
raced for Tokay grapes. Above thii
terrace and extending back fol
miles. are the level. wonderfully fer
tile first bench lands, across which
the gaze wanders to the mist shroud
ed emerald hills In the distance.
On this bench land, practically ou
Of sight Of the passerby, all is &C
tivity, mile upon mile of rabbit
: proof fence being built. roadway
and boulevards being constructed I,
every section Of the immense tract
monster logging engines putting
: snorting and pulling up bushes
: stumps and trees with a speed an,
: ease that Is a revelation to the on
: locker. Teams and men are rush
: ing here and there. with everything
In seeming confusion, yet under tn,
= capable supervision OF Superintend d
e ent s. d. Williams and HIS corps o
] experienced foremen everything
moves with the accuracy and preci
{ sion OF clockwork. With such spec,
= do they move that in addition to tn
e construction OF community water
: works system, irrigation ditches an,
I countless other needed improve
: ments, fully six hundred acres hav
e already been cleared and the majo
portion planted since active worl
: was commenced less than one yea
ago.
This vast amount OF work ha
meant the expenditure OF over 800,
100000, and when II is consldere
that this amount and more will b
expended there annually for the mex
eight or ten years to come and tina
fully rs pc rcent OF the total amour
finds It's way through dIfferen
channels into the banks and bushes
houses OF Grants Pass. in additio