Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-02-16
WHAT DOES THIS MEANY

puzzle the average citizen Of this
city and county concerning irriga-
tlon and regarding the peculiar con-
duct OF the gentlemen connected
with the Chicago-Rogue River Co. II
will be remembered that President
A. q. strock, Secretary e. NJ. At
kIns, Or. e. w. Grosser, one OF the
directors, and II. ID. Irwin, attorney
for the company. visited this city on
the twentieth Of August last and
spent several days here. On that
occasion they expressed themselves
well pleased with their visit and the
condition OF their property here and
said many things TO indicate that
they were going forward with the
important enterprise, even beyond
the point specified in their contract
with the local company. Here is an
article taken from The Daily Rogue
River Courier OF August 22nd:
In two automobiles lively par
ty OF Chicago-Rogue River com
pany officials and several Grants
Pass residents today saw the coun-
try tributary to Grants Pass, the ter
ritory which Is TO be irrigated from
the big Golden Drift dam The party
was In charge of Geo. p. Sanders and
George Sorenson. with ]. d. Fry
guest, and was composed OF A. Il.
Strock, president; u. M. Atkins, sec
retary; Or. 70. w. Grosser, director,
and H. d. Irwin, attorney for the
company.
The Chicago visitors Monday saw
the big dam and plant. Today they
tourned the valley In an inspection OF
all the land TO be covered by the two
bitches the company has agreed to
dis, that Is the gravity ditch and Ap-
plegate ditch. In addition to View
Ing the land TO be covered by these
two dItches the officials were today
taken by Mr.. Sanders to the Jerome
Prairie and Merlin country TO see
about extensions OF the system to
those two districts.
Wednesday the entire party went
to the Williams creek country, where
Mr.. Sanders showed his associates
the difference between irrigation and
no irrigation. The Williams creek
country Is green and thriving as a
result OF the use of water over the
land.
Thursday the entire party en-
joyed fishing, near the dam.
Friday morning all went to Med
ford for ~ o'clock dinner, guests OF
Attorney Reames, at p. m. they
boarded the train for California,
going to Los Angeles, and back to
Chicago September 10.
All Of the Chicago men expressed
themselves as surprised az the mag
nitude OF the irrigation project. Deal
Ing In figures In Chicago offices was
one thing and looking with their own
eyes over Rogue valley is another
thing, and the "occular demonstra-
tion" brought words OF satisfaction
and pleasure.
Regarding the city they declared
that It was both beautiful and unique.
beautiful In It's setting in the valley,
and unique from the fact that in
whatever direction one looked the
emerald hills stood in both beauty
and grandeur.
Grants Pass has won much as the
result OF the visit here at this time
Of the Chicago capitalists.
The visitors while here were in
yited TO the Commercial club and
there informal talks were made. Our
Chicago friends each had something
pleasant to say about Grants Pass
and It's surroundings and gave out
every assurance that ditch construc-
tlon would so forward without de-
lay, The occasion was one long to
be remembered by the gentlemen OF
the club and Il was fairly red let
ter event in the history OF irrigation
In the year 1911. How things have
changed since that timel
True, the dam has been repaired
and the work done in a highly cred
table manner, but the material used
was mostly furnished by Grants Pass
merchants, and while The bills were
rendered the company, there has
been a lack Of business method In re.
spending TO just demands
Mr. Philip arrived here on me
Tth ana thouch srthcrt-oa D..