Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-05
FULL HOUSE At THE
CLUB LUNCHEON

The Commercial club dining
room was taxed to its capacity
at noon today. when "a persons
presented themselves about the
luncheon tables. and the meeting war
one OF the most interesting OF the
series from both u astronomical and
talk-fest point OF view, Attorney o,
Is. Blanchard presided at the after
dinner speaking. and found wealth
OF material upon which TO draw for
short addresses, There were visitors
from Washington city, from Portland.
and from South Dakota. The mem
bers OF Josephine country agricul-
tural council were presen, in a body,
and the legislative delegation was
also about the board. while one OF
Jackson county's legislators was n
guest,
c. NJ. McAlister. special represen-
tative for the Union Stockyards OF
Portland, was again visitor at the
club. and made brief address in
which he commended the work OF
the agricultural council In Its efforts.
and also gave note OF appreciation
of the cooperative spirit OF the COM
munity. He said that from the farm
through an increased production
must come solution OF the high cost
OF living, shortage OF meats and
grains and vegetables being respon-
sible for the sky-rocketing prices.
Following Mr., McAlister another
visitor from the Rose City was called
upon. and Chas, Brs min. representing
the Associated Press. graciously re-
sponded with few words OF cheer.
Mr.. Branin said that he saw many
things about Grants Pass that at
tracted him, not the least being the
spirit OF enterprise that would per-
init the publication OF daily paper
with full leased wire reports,
r. A. Ward. of the bureau OF bio
logical survey OF the L, s. depart
ment OF agriculture. who is here
working with the agricultural coun-
ell in campaign for the riddance
Of the country OF rodent pests. gave
a most comprehensive talk upon the
work which is being conducted along
this line. He said that II was pos
sible to completely exterminate the
digger squirrel from a district. and
that the cost was proving small as
compared with the saving that would
result from a protection OF the farm
crops. He told OF recent work in
Crook county where the department
had killed 5000 jackrabbits at an
expense OF only s700. Under Mr..
Wards direction campaign will be
undertaken here this week against
the gray digger squirrel. MIR. Ward
assured his audience that the pois-
oned barley which would be used
would prove dangerous only to the
diggers. as 1t would not kill quail or
other game birds.
Hon. Ben Sheldon. member OF the
legislature from Jackson county.
spoke OF the work OF the session. and
endorsed the highway bonding bill
which will come up at special cleo
tion to be held in June.
Senator Smith discussed briefly
the Bean bill for the taxing OF the
y. & C. lands, endorsing the bill
Representative Sweeney detailed
many OF the laws enacted by the leg
islature, and pronounced the session
as must fruitful OF constructive leg
islation.
President A. Wylberg, Of the agri-
council outlined the pro-
gram which the council Is undertake
ing for the coming season. He said |
an effort toward better crop pro-
duction would receive chief atten-
tion, with specializing on corn and
potatoes. He also showed that the
council had laid out program that
includes work under direction of the
county agent along all the lines OF
agriculture and live
stock farming, and that the aim
would always be for better farm
ing conditions"