Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-02-03
WILL OPEN UP APPLEGATE AND
WILLIAMS VALLEYS
CONSTRUCTION In 80 DAYS
The Grants Pass & Rogue River
Railroad to the, Josephine
Country Caves

The city of Grants Pass is thor
oughly aroused over the latest move
in railway construction, which will
be Immediately commenced and car
ried forward as rapidly as possible.
This is what is known as the
Grants Pass and Rogue River rail
road. The parties interested in the
proposition held three meetings to-
day with the trustees of the Com
mercial club and laid before them
the full plans of the enterprise, the
object and aim of the corporation.
Just as we go to press it is learned
that the trustees have approved and
endorsed the plan and will do all in
their power to assist in the con-
struction Of the road.
A surveying party under Engineer
J. z. Gardner will begin work imme-
diately at the Southern Pacific de-
pot, running thence south toward
the river, and it is guaranteed with
In 80 days enough road will be built
to permit the hauling of material
for the bridge which is to be located
at White Rocks. The right of way
has been purchased from the South
ern Pacific passenger depot to the
waters edge and as the syndicate
owns the land on the other side to
point on the wilderville road, the
line will be located to that place at
once. The balance of the way will
be located as soon as the survey is
completed. From now on every day
and hour will be improved, so as to
complete the line to the Applegate,
up that stream to Williams river,
and on to the Josephine county caves
or the famous Marble Halls of Ore
gon.
1t is the purpose of the syndicate
organized under the name of the Pa
cific Western company to build
line of railroad 80 miles in length
from Grants Pass to the Applegate
and thence to Williams Valley to the
famous Josephine county caves The
line will start in just south of the
Southern Pacific depot, thence run
south to the bank of the Rogue River
at a point just below the White
Rocks, where it crosses and extends
upon property already purchased.
From here the line runs to the Muir
ply road and thence along Allen
Creek to the low divide at Newhope,
thence up the east bank of the Apple
gate, and following up the west side
of Williams river to a point near the
Williams creek and Sucker creek
divide.
The syndicate is composed of A.
D. Bowen H. L. Chaplin, j. w. Hef-
ferlin, j. G.. Riggs and number Of
others of both San Francisco and
Portland. The syndicate will sub
nit their plans to the business men,
composing the Grants Pass CONNER
cial club at meeting to be held this
evening and ask the endorsement and
cooperation of that body, after which
1t is promised active work will be
commenced upon the line of road.
The syndicate have had surveys
made and estimates prepared as to
the cost Of the line, together with
estimates of the probable business
such line will be able to do, and It
Is said the prospects are very favor
able In conjunction with preparing
the plans for the building of the line
of railroad, the syndicate have Sc
cured several excellent townstes and
have optioned several thousand acres
of the very best land in Applegate
and Williams Creek valleys. It is
the purpose to colonlze these lands
and TO sell them to the actual set
tier from the east and elsewhere ana
build mp a large settlement in these
territories.
With transportation facilities
there is no doubt but that these lands
will support a large population. In.
tense cultivation will be the rule and