Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-03
THE BUSIEST
PLACE IN
THE STATE
Waters Greek, Terminal Of
New R. R, Scene Of Great
Activity, With Freight Ship
ments Increasing Rapidly

About the busiest place in the
northwest these days is the station Of
Waters Creek. the present terminal
of the California e Oregon Coast rail-
road. With the scores Of teams and
auto trucks hauling ore. lumber. cord
wood and logs for shipment, there Is
almost q congestion OF trafic about
the stati n every day. and the scene
Is one Of life and activity and the
whirl of industry.
Ever since the road was first put
into regular operation by the firm OF
Twohy Brothers company. who took
1t over from the city OF Grants Pass
a year ago, the business has been
continually increasing until during
August the record shows that 1873
carload shipments were made from ,
the Waters Creek terminal or from
stations along the 15-mile line.
or this total OF 1ss carloads, 32
were of ore that had been hauled by
team and truck from the mines at
Waldo and other Illinois valley
points. OF lumber there were "a
carloads; Of cord wood, 21, and nt
logs an even so. "
Copper and Iron Ores
The Queen OF Bronze and Waldo
copper mines supplied the ore for IA
carloads during the month, 10 car
loads OF caromic iron ore being also
included in the shipments. The cop
per ore vas all billed to Tacoma.
where 1t is smelted. The ore cars
carry from A to 55 tons each, s,
The shipment OF the chronic iron
ore is new industry. made possible
by the demand created for the prod
act through the shutting OF of Euro
pean supplies by the war. Two COM
panies, the Manganese company of
California and the American Refrac-
tories company OF Danville, Illinois,
ire the shippers. The first named
company makes its shipments to
Montreal. New York, Bessemer- and
0uquesne, while the American Re-
factories company sends its ore to
oanville. Both companies are hast
ming the production OF ore as rapid
y as possible, as there is most ac-
i've demand among eastern manu-
acturers at present. Much of the
'hromic iron Is found in the Oregon
nountain district. and Is hauled 80
niles by team before 1t is loaded up
IN the cars. The copper ore is all
mined at Takilma. which will be the
criminal of the next unit OF the new
abroad to be constructed. Only the
est of the ore is brought to Waters
'reek, and thousands OF tons OF the
over grades are being placed upon
he dump at the mines for shipment
soon as the railroad is constructed
hat far, This alone will increase the
raffic of the line many fold with the
'ying Of the rails into the Illinois
alley which Is expected to be before
mother season.
Sawmills Are Busy
Three sawmills are now sending
ieir cut to Waters Creek for ship
tent by rail into Grants Pass, the
Tree being Schmitt Bros, Spaulding
ros., and the Kesterson mill. The
Ok lumber is shipped to the local box
Ictory. where II Is manufactured In
} boxes for apples, pears, etc., and
In turn shipped to various points
lroughout the northwest. The high
grades Of white pine, No, 2 shop
I'd better, are shipped to the Frank
Doe Lumber company at Grants
ass, This company has Just placed
operation planning mill In South
rants Pass. upon the line OF the new