Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-04

The Gravity District Improvement Company is com
posed of owners of lands Immediately west of the City
the finest body of land in the Rogue River Vallcyand
they propose to construct gravity ditch to furnish water
for irrigation for their lands during the coming winter
and have ready for service for the 1919 irrigation
season.
To do this they must have franchise through the
City of Grants Pass and the voters called upon Tues
day, November to determine whether such franchise
will be granted or whether these landowners must aban
don their efforts to benefit themselves and the community
in general.
The for granting such franchise appar-
ent to voter but they vital to the prosperity
of the City of Grants Pass that believe they should be
set forth for the benefit of the voters at large:
FIRST-One of the fundamental principles which
Grants Pass its future prosperity is the iga-
tion of the lands i'll this vicinity that may produce
proftaby.
SECOND-Conditions are excellent at this time for
the construction of this irrigation ditch the landowners
have taken the matter in their hands and with the
financial aid assured them they and will construct the
ditch and own and operate it themselves provided the
franchise is given them Such favorable conditions may
not obtain again. hence advantage should be taken of the
opportunity now presented.
THIRD-These landowners should be placed in posi-
ton to take advantage of the excellent market and prices
for their products which obtain and which will obtain
for several years while the United States is feeding the
world during the reconstruction period but to do this they
must have plenty of water for the irrigation of their lands
FOURTH-These lands supplied with ample water
the owners propose will produce at present prices an
average gross income of $4,000 and with the
1900 under the proposed ditch irrigated the annual
gross income from this project will be S3OOOOO0O,
This amount of money alone will make the prosperity of
Grants Pass assured and stable it means such income
year after year and not spasmodical large portion Of
it will be dsbursed for labor material etc. and Grants
Pass will be the chief beneficiary
FIFTH-With ultimate victory assured the allies in
the present world wide war; Grants Pass must now begin
to do those things which will bring to her her share of the
States and the very best beginning make is to pro-
vide irrigation for our lands by voting for this franchise
SIXTH-With lands producing protaby
through irrigation the balance Of wonderful natural
resources will rapidly develop and Grants Pass will
into her
The outlook for prosperous condition for the
City and community large good but each person must
put his shoulder to the wheel and aid in making such out
look into reality. YOU WILL AID MATERIALLY BY
VOTING YES ON THE FRANCHISE QUESTION and
every voter who does may rest assured that he boos
ter for his community and is doing the things that will
make the community prosperous
Therefore, the undersigned, earnestly recommend
that the franchise be granted by the voters and that
large as vote as is possible be recorded in it's favor
GEO G. SABIN
A. s. COUTANT,
G. A. WINETROUT
Irrigation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce