Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-24
THE AUTO AND THE GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT

The Josephine County Auto club is leading in the
work OF appreciation in the good roads movement The
club not only works for the interest of good roads in all
parts OF Josephine county but takes the lead in
ing the Pacific Highway West Coast road which is to be
built from the extreme north of British Columbia to the
extreme south Of California Each state and county along
the line of this proposed road is urged to do it's part by
county automobile clubs The gentlemen composing our
home club have been very active in this movement and it
safe to say that they will continue to urge work on the
highways until good roads available in all directions
Since the organization of the Josephine County Auto club
additional interest has been taken in the introduction of
automobiles in this county We are getting the best ma
chimes manufactured and every day increases the number
OF those who purchase them.
1t only little while ago that the first automobile
was introduced in Grants Pass-seven years ago there
were only two runabouts in the whole town Now there
are over 100 improved automobiles in the county, and
majority OF these powerful machines able to mount
steep grades and carry heavy tonnage 1t is easy to be
seen that the automobile is creating revolution in trans
poraton Of all kinds The auto trucks take the place of
horses in all great cities and here in Josephine county the
Almeda Mining company is building road Is miles long
from the Southern Pacific to their big mine on the Rogue
river three miles below Gace, and on this road auto
trucks will be used exclusively thus revolutionizino
transportation in the Galce Mining district The 9Ome
road between Grants Pass and Crescent CITY has long
been used for stage travel requiring many horses 1t has
been popular route and at times the transportation of
mails and passengers made the traffic heavy This bns
ness is about to be revouon2ed Powerful automobiles
will be placed the line and trip that has required 2
hours continuous travel will be made in nine or ten hours
Thus the revolution in practical way is carrying all be-
fore it.
In Grants Pass the leading business men own and use
autos not only in the city but for country travel and this
season quite number of citizens will make use Of
their ears to give their families outings in California and
at Crater Lake and other places while others will 80 east
even as far as New England Good roads which parallel
the railroads will be used by and bye for the ransporta
on of freight and passengers in opposition to the Grind
ing railroad corporations which have so long monopoged
this business All this it will be seen depends ON GOOD
roads, which are the one hope of the people
The business interests of both country and city orn
more or less affected by this modern invention and in the
future will be part of the growth and prospcr of II
There is something beyond business to be considered and
that is the comfort and pleasure to be pnioyed bv gn
through the use of this invention Not onyv tbo f,,
er 20 to town through the week but he will M his GIrH
to church ON Sunday distance of 20 miles or norc m
the bracng air, put in motion by the swrmcys of n
automobile will make the trip delightful Tho rit r..