Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-06-23
GRANTS PASS WILL BE MECCA OF
ALL MINING MEN.
COMMITTEES ARE WORKING
W. b. Sherman Offers Use of the Old
Bishop Store for Mining
Exhibit.

The people Of Grants Pass this
year are fortunate in having numer-
Gus important occasions to celebrate.
The rose festival, the irrigation ex-
cursion and stockholders meeting
were pulled off only few days ago.
Now comes the crowning event which
is to attract attention from near and
far. and that is, the mining congress
which is scheduled for July IS. Grants
Pass is to have people here from every
portion of the district which embraces
southern Oregon and northern Call
fornia. The section mentioned Is the
richest mining country to be found
anywhere. There are large number
of miners in the territory and many
paying mines. These conditions insure
popular gathering at the congress,
and people of this city will do well to
get ready to entertain delegates from
other states, particularly from Ne
vada, Arizona, Colorado, Montana,
Washington and the mining districts
of eastern Oregon.
The Commercial club has the mat
ter in hand of making ready for the
congress and this is an undertaking
of large magnitude. Consequently,
the club will need the help of not on
ly every business and professional
man in this city city but live, energet-
ic people of the various mining dis
tricts. The committees who are TO
do the work for the congress have
been appointed and some of them are
s hard at work at this time, and others
will be in a day or two. Secretary
Andrews Is now looking after details
of the congress and writing letters
of invitation to a large number of
mining engineers and mining men.
He is also looking after the various
committees and urging forward the
work these may have In hand. Much
devolves upon the citizens OF Grants
Pass, as 1t will be impossible to have
a successful meeting here without the
loyal support Of our home city.
There are only "a days remaining
before the congress meets, hence II
will be seen that everybody must b'
up and doing. The reputation o.
Grants Pass Is at stake and, therefore
all must work to make the event
credit to the city.
The committee having In charg'
the gathering Of exhibits for the min
lag congress is busily engaged ant
report that miners and prospectors o
Josephine county are taking much In
terest in the coming exhibition.
Sub committees for each distric
have been appointed as follows:
Kerby and Wa dow. s. Bacon, +
Tomek.
Jump-Off-Joe--G e. Howland.
Galice-J. G. Mattison.
Merlin-W. M. Richards.
Hugo-H. r. Mcclellan, G. W. TriT
lett.
Williams and Missouri Flat-Joh
Bailey.
Murphy-Frank Capp.
Holland and Sucker creek-Jac
Swock.
Medford-R. L. Ray.
Ashland--0 L. Young.
Leland-H. L. Wilson.
Gold Hlll-Joe Beeman, Georl
Lance.
Woodyllle-Ed Thompson.
Jacksonvllle-Th Theodore Cameron
Etna Mills and Northern Callforn
II. ]. Luce.
The committee has been offered q
use Of the ground floor OF the Abe
building by w. b. Sherman for U
mining exhibit This is by far q
hest location IN town as the splend
plate glass front win be an admirah
pInee for the rich specimen roc
Hence all exhibits should he sent
or delivered at this building, opposi
the poet office