Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-10
ROGUE VALLEY AS
WINTER RESORT


we copy from a recent issue of the
Morning Oregonian, which furnish
food for thought, and should receive
more than passing notice.
This will prove winning card for
our beautiful valley and the writer
shows tact and ability in handling
the subject, in a brief and loglca
way The single truth stated con
cisely backed up by lrrefutable data
carries weight with IT,
The letter verbatim we publish in
fun, which reads as follows:
GRANTS PASS, Or, Jan. "a
ITO the Editor,) The editorial in
The Oregonian Of January % rec
ommending Rogue River valley as a
winter resort is not out Of order and
IS In keeping with our views The
idea Is laudable and the statistics Of
the weather bureau in Rogue River
valley viii bear you out and back
you up with facts sustaining the
theory
The idea that people living In
Northern and Western Oregon and
Washington have to take a hike" to
Southern California or Mexico to
better weather conditions for the
winter Is and has been a fad so long
that It might be hard 10 convince
them Of the error of their ways; but
If they would only stop to compare
our climatic conditions in southwest
ern Oregon they would find that, as
compared with many places along the
coast and interior of California, our
climate for a winter resort Is super
lor to many prominent points on the
California coast.
The writer could name CALIFORNIA;
here now who have invested in
Rogue River property, who prefer
this climate to the California brand.
They have tried and tested both.
Being wealthy people they could win
ter wherever they choose to live.
Another factor that ought to be
taken into account by our people
with means Is the matter of expense.
1t is cheaper to migrate a short dis
tance, generally, than a long one.
The matter of spending our money
among our own people and thus in
creaslng and bettering their condi-
tlons should not be lost sight of.
This Is one Of the prime factors to
take into consideration. People fire.
quently impoverish their own condl-
tion and those of their neighbors by
disregarding these things.
How much better is your climate
than ours? hear some one say.
Well, now--to Illustrate How much
difference would you note by being
drawn up out of a well to a lighter
and dryer atmosphere; or how much
milder here than on the wind-swept
plains from 1000 to 5000 feet high
er elevation?
Especially in the lower Rogue
River valley the hard winds are all
shut off by high mountain ranges,
which are covered with evergreen
timber. The warm wind from the
Japan current finds It's way In the
valley up the Illinois and Rogue
Rivers, which tempers the winters
and produces a semi-thermal zone.
Old camping grounds of the native
tribes of Indians can he seen In the
coyes and bottom lands In the sur
rounding sheltered places all over
the lower Rogue River valley The
intense heat OF the summer Is mod
Grated by the breezcs from the foli-
age of the dense forests, ferns and
evergreen hills. The clear pearly
brooks are full OF fish.
The best OF toothsome game abounds
In the hills. with the advent of
new proposed railroad routes TO the
coast either down Rogue River or
Gold Beach, or across the country
aud down the Smith Rivers to Cros
cent CITY, Cal, win make our coast
points yeritable summer resorts. We
VII not be 80 Isolated and bottled mp
as We appear to be now.
II ls earnestly hoped that the Wis
ionory and crazy ideas of the "con-
sonNuoolsts' viii not bottle up the
climate OF southern Oregon, along
with otbcr uudoyclopcd resources
and keep the manufactures and mil
Itonairo from enjoying some OF the
jud.eiyen bouutios, nature has 40
avshly bestowed upon u.s. IL would
be- a great and objectionable sm
II r.. HENDRICKS.
" T. Frlck and Ed W Eugs. Jr.