Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-05-17
SECRETARY COMMERCIAL
CLUB MAKES REPORT

Commercial club submitted the fol-
lowing monthly report Monday even
ing at the meeting OF the club:
Since the last regular meeting OF
the club your board Of trustees mas
met on dye occasions, three OF which
were Tor the purpose OF considering a
special matter, which, if carried 10
completion, will mean much to Grants
Pass and Josephine county. Ii was
hoped some definite information
could Oe given out by this time con-
cernIng the matter, but in the inter
est of all It is thought best TO delay
publicity until such time as 10 leave
no doubt of the merit OF the enter
prise.
.It is now an assured fact that wa
ter for irrigation purposes will be
available this week, to the extent Of
the present bitches on this side OF
the river; aud it is promised that the
pipes will be connected and the ditch
cleaned in time to supply water to the
Fruitdale ditch by the first of the
month.
1T is also learned that many of
the land owners are arranging to Sc
cure electric power from the local
power company's line which is being
extended down the river road, with
the intention of pumping from the
river. This will no doubt result in a
large increase i'm the amount of gard
en- truck for the local market Some
apprehension is felt among growers
to the effect that they may not be able
to dispose of produce to local deal
ers in a satisfactory manner. Grange
Officers nave taken the matter up
with their members and are urging
them to systematic their packages
and standardize the product and de-
liver in neat packages, as their COM
.petitors do in well organized dis
tricts with whom they naturally will
have to compete. The officers re-
port meeting with success in their ef-
forts, and If this is done 1t is reason
able to suppose the dealers will glad
.ly support the local men to the ex-
.cIusion of the shipped in produce,
making this a Grants Pass market
for Grants Pass grown products.
'"If more of the spirit of Grants
Pass products for Grants Pass were
shown, the contract for the construc-
ton of the proposed new city hall
would not call for the use of brick
manufactured in Portland, or any
other outside point; nor would rep
.resentatives of material manufacture
ed at outside points, who were here
trying to discredit the material man
ufactured by the local company
with which they were in competition.
be shown the courtesies and given
the support of the city's representa-
tiyes, while the local plant and in
yestment are idle.
If We are to be successful in Sc
curing other manufacturing plants in
competition with other towns in the
valley, which are making every effort
and offering every inducement to Sc
cure them, We should show our low
atty to those already here and it
seems that the present time is oppor.
tune for action along the line of de.
termining the kind of plants most
likely to do well here, and of Sc
curing for new ones and those al.
ready here the united support of all
! If we expect to get the pay roll so
much needed
THAT Grants Pass is becoming
wide and fayorably known is shown
by requests for information that con-
tinue to come from distant lands
Turkey the Philippines, Cuba and
Alaska being among the many dur
ling the past month.
That conditions are improving in
this part of the valley is shown by
numerous deals closed in the nasr
lew weeks and the presence of
many mining men who have recertv
arrived and still are here looking
over the field And it is pleasing
to note that success is being met wit.
10y many of those who have the con-
hdence in this section in their search
for the precious metal Added in
terest in the copper situation comes
with the announcement that another
iot the copper producing mines is ~
resume operation
Business m all lines is improy-