Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-20
RAILROAD MEN MAKE
TRIP TO CRESCENT CITY
From Sundays S DailyJ


California cities who are inter-
ested in the promotion OF the
Grants Pass-Crescent City rail-
road arrived here last night with
Franklin Helm, and will leave,
with the members OF the party
who arrived Friday, for Cres-
cent City this morning. The 10
visitors from the south will be
accompanied ON the trip 10 the
coast by DR.. Reddy, Mayor Smith,
Judge Childs, Engineer Harmon,
J. l.. Harvey, A. \. Parsons and
III. +. WOOley from here, half "a
dozen automobiles being requir-
ed TO transport the party.
Last evening an informal
meeting was held at the Com
mercial club rooms at which the
railroad situation was discussed
by local speakers and by the
visitors. President kroh pre-
sided at the meeting, calling
first upon Judge Childs, who had
come from the south with the
party.
Franklin Helm, who is the
leader of the movement to or
ganize the new railroad compa-
ny and to finance the project,
made "A clear statement of the
present situation. He said the
delegation present at this time
was on a tour of inspection and
investigation, and that II all the
claims that had been made con-
cerning the road and the terri
tory which IL would traverse
were borne out by the facts as
they saw them. that there would
be no question about the build
ing of the road if the people in
the affected territory did their
part. He said that Investigations
Of their experts Of timber and
mining resources had fully met
the claims, and he was most OPP
timistic of the outcome. He said
that as soon as the party return
ell from Crescent City, It would
be in IA position TO make "A def
mite proposition To the people, 'of
Grants Pass. Regarding the
present organization of the COM
pany, Mr.. Helm said that the ar
rangements were already COM
pleted for the bonding of the
road above the amount to be put
up by Grants Pass, Crescent
City, and the other interests
along the line, and that the con-
structiOn company was ready
to begin work as soon as the
question of building was definite
ly settled. Mr.. Phelan, he said,
was now in san Francisco ready
to have his equipment shipped
when he learned of favorable
verdict from the present inves-
tigation MIR. Helm stated that
phelan would have 250O men at
work within u short time after
work was once ordered, and that
he had said that a year would be
sufficient time for completion of
the line to the coast.
Following MIR. Helm, the 9TH
cr members of the party made
brief addresses and all showed
thorough grasp of the situa-
ton in Southern Oregon, recog-
nizing fully the wealth of resour-
ccs and the need of IA railroad
to the sea. Each showed his faith
in the enterprise, and especially
in the enterprise under Mr.
Helms guidance.
Included in the party that ar
rived last night are Franklin
Helm and wife of Los Angeles,
John Shepard and wife of Bos-
ton, Mass, j. Foster Rhodes of
Pasadena, Cal, DIR. III. II. Stone
of Los Angeles, G. Henry ThOmp-
son of Los Angeles, VIII \. Sage
of san Francisco, j. c. Hcslop of
Los Angeles. G. Y. hickman and
G. c. BeCkman of Los Angeles,
c. de Cozotte, French consul nc
SAN Francisco, ;. j. Brun of the
French Bank at san Francisco,
and ". J. Burridge of san Fran
cisco.