Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-04-21
POULTRY FANCIERS
TO FORM ASSOCIATION

The Southern Oregon Poultry as
sociation is In process of formation,
with Grants Pass fanciers and breei-
ers to form an influential elemoi.t
In the organization. d. Nj. Lowe, Of
Ashland, and Deputy County Clerk
e. s. Veatch yesterday we're round
ing up the poultry men and women
of the city. and the two gentlemen
met hearty welcome and earnest
promises of cooperation.
The proposed association origin
ated at Ashland, where already in
excess of 100 persons are enrolled.
Mr.. Lowe was chosen as president
of the organization board. His visit
here was for the purpose OF enlist
ing Grants Pass. and e meeting has
been called for o'clock Saturday at
the Commercial club rooms, to which
every person In the city interested in
poultry is urged to attend. Whether
one owns only few chickens, or
many, or for that matter none at all.
he or she is welcome. so long as the
matter is of interest to the visitor.
Mr. Lowe stated that the other
towns between Grants Pass and Ash
land, with the possible exception of
Medford, were interested and fine
membership will result. Merlin also
VIII get In In earnest, also other COM
munities In this territory. Mr..
Lowe stated that Medford people will
be given an invitation to come In ana
would add considerable strength to
the organization II they will join with
the other towns. but he thought that
taking as criterion past indiffer-
ence OF the Medford people to any
thing which the other towns pro-
NOTED that he did not believe results
there would be Of an encouraging
nature. Nevertheless, 1t Is the inten-
tion Of the promoters OF the organ
ization to form a strong association
In southern Oregon. There is
large number OF persons interested
In poultry breeding In the proposed
territory and success Is already as-
sured. II is the intontion to give a
poultry exhibit at Grants Pass one
year, at Ashland the next, and at the
other towns at intervals, SO that all
may profit.
Deputy Veatch has copy OF the
proposed bylaws and any one In
terested may read II over, and also
get further information from Mr.
Veatch.
Mr.. Lowe was formerly resident
OF Petaluma, the great poultry dis
trict Of California, and ne Is man
possessing rich knowledge OF the In
dustry. AT the meeting in Grants
Pass Saturday afternoon he will ex-
plain to the assembled poultry fan
clers an outline Of the plans Of the
proposed organization, and will give
his hearers some valuable informa-
tion on breeding and rearing chick
ems.
Mr.. Lowe was the Ashland enthu-
siast who last fall brought TO Grants
Pass the Ashland exhibit at the fair.
AT that time he had only been re-
sident OF Ashland for a brief period.
but his energy and his knowledge
OF such matters was quickly recog-
nized by Ashland business men and
orchardists and TO Mr.. Lowe they
turned over everything. Then he dis
covered that no appropriation had
been made by the Ashland people
for a poultry exhibit. He protested
vigorously and declared that n there
was no money forthcoming for this
that he would pcy for II all out or
his own purss. He got the appro-
priation and TO spare. and brought
TO Grants Pass with the other Ash
land products generous number
Of fine blooded chickens.
Grants Pass formerly had n poul-
try organization, but II was allowed
TO become defunct and tho breeders
and lovers Of birds generally now
see chance for permanent and
strong organization. and no doubt
the club rooms will be filled satur-
day afternoon with an enthusiastic
group Of breeders, both great and
small