Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-06-09
WANTS GRANTS PASS
TO EXAMINE HARB0R

OF Wooleyporti California, arrlVes
from Portland Friday and went by
auto to their home on the coast. While
here Mr. Wooley discussed the harbor
proposition with The Courier. The
Californian declared that he has no
fear as to Col. John Biddle's investi-
cations as to the feasibility of har-
Dor, as against the one proposed for
Crescent City. Yet at the same time,
Mr.. Wooley decared that the mat
ter Of harbor was such vital ques-
ton to Grants Pass that the people
Of this city and others affected should
take up the matter in earnest" Mr..
Wooley continued:
Grants Pass should not wait for
the long red tape to be unrayeled at
Washington regarding this matter,
but should jump in the game and find
out for itself which Is the proper
site for harbor Grants Pass should
employ an engineer to go over to
Crescent City and Wooleyport and
make soundilgs. size up physical and
nautical conditions OF the two points.
II Grants Pass will employ an engi-
neer OF national fame, one whose de-
cision will be respected by the en-
cheering and financial world, and
send him over to US, we will grant
him every facility for making an ex-
animation OF our harbor site, pay his
expenses there, furnish boats and men
and do all else In reason, provided
Crescent City will do likewise when
be- examines that harbor."
When reminded by The Courier
that the people here would no doubt
much prefer to wait on the prelimin-
ary report OF Col. Biddle, Mr.. Wooley
remarked:
That Is too remote and too uncer-
tain. while we have no thought OF
anything else but that Col Biddle
found our project the most feasible
yet II is a matter OF 30 much mo-
ment to all OF this country, that the
Grants Pass people should not delay"
Asked what would happen If Col.
Biddle should recommend Crescent
City as the most feasible, Mr.. Wooley
replied
well, that would work hard
ship on us to some extent, as Col.
Biddle Is an engineer OF renown. In
the end, however, we would triumph
over such report. 1t would for a
time be tho cause OF costing consider
able money to offset the influence
Il would have against us, but 1t
would not prevent Wooleyport from
becoming a harbor, as we intend to
make II such. Our harbor site faces
due west, hence the sands OF the sea
would not pour into It as is the case
with those proposed harbors which
face the south, as sands Of the Pa
cific move from the south.
Though, as ! said before. do
not anticipate report by Col. Biddle
giving the advantage to Crescent City
over Wooleyport. We are losing no
sleep on that score.
THE big financial interests In that
region recognize the advantages OF
our location and are ready and anx-
ious to Join us in the enterprise"
The Courier reminded Mr.. Wooley
that the fee OF an engineer such as
he proposed, would cost the people
OF Grants Pass possibly $1,000, and
that II was not probable that they
would consider this expense, especial
ly while government examination
was under way MIR. Wooley reiter-
RA'N no oNhNNhNhN NhuN NuN lhuNtNl
was vital that Grants Pass should
stand the expense.
MIR, Wooley also mentioned the
matter to President Sabin Of the Com
merclal club and asked Mr. Sabin
what he thought Of t. Mr., sabIn re-
piled that he did not think U wise or
expedlent that tho people had faith
In the government engineers, espocl-
ally Col Blddlo, aud would prefer
to await HIS decision or the decision
at Washington,
Mr. Wooloy could not see II that
way and stated that Grants Pass
would do well TO act ON his sugges.
tton.