Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-15
THE GRAND ARMY OF COLONISTS
WILL INVADE NORTHWEST
LET US INVITE THEM HERE
Not Moment Must Be Lost i'm Get
ting Our Advertising Matter
Before Homeseekers.

lulOIludllOH COMES 10 the courier
that this fall will witness the largest
influx of colonists into the North
west known in the history of western
colonization; nearly 100000 of them
The states of Oregon and Washing
ton will get the most of these people
and it is important that Grants Pass
and Josephine county should secure
their share of the new comers and the
capital to be invested in lands, manu-
featuring and in general business
We have many thousands of acres
of fruit and alfalfa lands TO be clear
ed and 1t is highly important that
we take the necessary steps TO bring
about this development.
Josephine county has done no ad-
vertising for many months and this
seeming neglect is liable to make us
lose the race when we line up to Sc
cure our share of the colonist busi-
ness. If we are to make an effort
to attract the attention OF the vast
'rmy of home seekers who are COM
ing 10 the northwest in the early
autumn, we must prepare our ad-
vertising matter and commence its
| distribution now, This should re-
ceive the attention of the Grants Pass
Commercial Club and it should be
asked to take up the subject with as
little delay as possible. 1t goes
without saying that the trustees and
board of manager stand ready to do
the work If the merchants and citi-
zens generally of the town show a
desire to have our section advertised
Other towns in Oregon are in the
field and never before has there
been so much printed matter issued
by the various towns in the state.
Ashland, Medford and Roseburg
have been making strenuous efforts
to have the colonists come to them
and there is every reason TO believe
that these invitations will be ac-
cepted by the homeseekers.
AS far as Grants Pass is concerned
it has been content to do nothing
and this policy, II continued must
be highly injurious to our city and
county, Our municipality is doing
some public improvements that
would do credit to a city OF ten
times its size. The bitulithic pave.
ment on our broad business thor
oughfares and the handsome cluster
lights which will adorn the wide
sidewalks, together with the numer.
Gus business blocks now under con.
struction or soon to be started. all
point to the importance Of issuing
invitations for these expected home.
seekers and capitalists TO visit Us
during September and October II
must be remembered that there arc
two things which we need TO make
Josephine county and Grants Pass al
that they should be and these arc
added population and capital Neither
will come II we hide our light under
a bushel Let us place II where Il
will be seen by every man and WON
an seeking a location in the north
west Now Is the accepted time ant
we must act without hesitation ol
those seeking homes will pass ui
BY. Remember that every new settlei
that comes to us adds TO the wealth
and prosperity Of our county and {,
the volume Of business transacted n
our city All we have 10 do Is Z,
request the Commercial Club 10 TAX,
up the subject Of Advertising. Le
us put all other lesser matters asld
and give attention TO this subiec
now