Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-05-12

NOle W SGuu COiuiuittCS W OiOoSSh'
harbor.
Decide to revive former practice of mi
county towns.
To take part in rose festival in Gran
At the opening of the session OF
the Commercial club Monday night
Secretary H. l., Andrews read letter
from Census Director Durand a.
Washington in which the census Of
ficial stated that he had looked up
the figures as to the published re-
turns on Grants Pass population and
could find no error, that the figures
could not be changed now even II
there had been an error, as the data
had all been turned in to congress
for use In making up the congress
sional reapportionment.
Effort is now being made, under
direction of the Commercial club, to
gather the figures as turned in by
the. different enumerators and see II
the total will not show far more pop
ulation for this city than published
at Washington.
DR.. F. w. vanDyke related con-
versation he had recently while out
OF the city with Chicago financier,
in which the Chicago man stated
that the reason why southern Ore
gon failed this year to get its share
OF colonists was from the fact that
Portland saw to 1t that everybody
from the east that could be influ.
enced, and the number made az
nearly the whole, had been turned tc
central Oregon, to settle up that
country and make territory which
would become feeding ground foI
Portland. The banker suggested tt
DR.. vanDyke that this program could
possibly be broken up next year Il
all Of the commercial clubs OF south
ern Oregon get together and make
united protest to the railroads and tC
do missionary work among incom
ing settlers. Along with the colonis
talk the banker stated to the Grants
Pass physician that the financia
world was somewhat uneasy, jus
why could not be explained by fin
anciers themselves, but they feared
some trouble or other and were lock
ing up go per cent of their deposit
as a safeguard should run be mad
on the banks OF the country.
y r. r.. Rorapaugh reported that 10
the advertising fund approximate,
$4,000 had been collected, with
few more members yet 10 see.
Secretary Andrews read commun
ication from the secretary OF the Ash
land Commercial club, In which IN
Ashland secretary invited and urge
8 Grants Pass to take part In the Chau
. tauqua exercises, and suggested tina
, Grants Pass select Tuesday, July II
az It's day During the evening q
n that day former Governor Hadley G
: Indiana will make an address. I.
n Herrick was in favor OF the plan, an
a suggested that not only should
Grants Pass delegation go, but ths
It should be accompanied by th
Commercial club orchestra II.
Kinney Endorsed Mr.. Herrick's SUI
gestions and stated that Grant
Pass should show the friendshi
which has existed between Ashlan
and Grants Pass and keep the sen.
ment growing into even closer frlen'
ship The speaker also said he wan
ed the orchestra to co. that III
band Is ours, and whatever we 81
do the band does" Mr. Applehoi
leader OF the orchestra, stated thi
as the musical organization was cor
posed OF business men II would
ne difficult, or rather impossible, u
I'd the orchestra to go anywhere Z,
to several days stay, but that he won
he be pleased to take the band TO As
o. land for Grants Pass day tn
w statement met with hearty applaus
Sam pakar daoIarad fha Invitation