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10 TILE BEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREO Off. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 28, .1909. SIDELIGHTS ON FRUIT INDUSTRY GOTHAM DEPOT BADLY NEEDED 'retail denier in Hie ltijr 'ity. I .There b such a demand for t!nj 'fruit grown iu the Rogue River vtPf 'ley that it eannto at nil times b supplied, Imt it is nil eliised under the head of "Oregon l'ruit," and 1 sold as mk1i some of it that no saw Oregon, nor even pa.-s-eu through the state on its way east. Why not. with the pretute of win ning- the grand prixe at the SMkmic apple show to help. etnhlish a de ,pot for the litntititioti of Rogue 'River valley fruit in New York? It will cost something, to lie sure, hut the quality of the fruit, the ndver- "Seven years ngo wo leased n bad- It has been the experience of ,,". .lV u.n.. . ... ..... . , f O I r ,U,mlmv..,f, ...V l.. .....IV- , Jy neglected nnu unprotitaiile orcii- ui y"htnm womW ,UtU.0 ,, S(1IUV tlu, ,iif What Other Men Have Done Can Be Suggested That Rogue River Fruit Done by the Newcomer Wonderful Records Made. Growers Combine and Estab lish Retail Market of Their Own. ard of 33 acres of apple trees, the !.hnt fr"U ,8hiPPcd ' - ' the east have vni to the markets of varieties being mostly cllow New- betfnllS0 tho fruit wns different in town Pippins and Spitrenhurgs. Up quality, but simply because- the to 1001 the orchard had been nn- wholesale market nt thnt particular profitable. We spent the first three limo 'vns either strong or weak, as n... i. , top to OUr . "v' ,iv5' " one shipment would bring n profit the apples for tl , ,,ro,Vtf. .vi,ji .1.., ,,.. .. from this orchard for $12,000. In of the same quality would result In 190G wc harvested 14,000 boxes of a loss, simply on account of the way apples, which sold nt from 75 cents " wllic the fruit was disposed of. uie commission nierciinni tiuin't lose years in growing a trees. In 1904 we new sold square ference. It is estimated that quarters could bo engaged, a manager and a sales man employed anil the fruit market ed at better prices than are now re ceived for less than the commission now paid to the middlemen, who han dle most of the fruit from this sec tion. The fruit could be placed on dis play in the chief city of the United States in so attractive a manner that to S-J.Jd per box t. o. b. Urants I as, I ....... ... . . . . . every passer-bv would see and com- , - . . , . "i'K, " cuihiiiismuii came oui : o .1 . . . Or., and from now on this orchard iof hc receipts; the transpor-11'"' MI,on L , Soo, xlw .'"l'1 l1' wUl produce from 400 to 000 boxes 'n5nn Mmn,n;c w .,i.: i.:. increased demand for this fruit. ner neiv. The nvernpo tiriee of the'nl.n. ! tho caterert a- . ........ a. uuuli; villi Ul illU tlUt I L - I X' II X- 1 1 1 1 . . ,n In ....... . " o public taste who Yellow N'owtowns and Snitzenliunrs i. i. : .. was anthonzed to place the label., o-.vv.., 11. v; 1U1..1 HU lure? II illlll'.,r . .. ., T, .. ,. has been up to this time $2 per box 'on this end of tho line the grower. 'Roffl,e 't f.o.kGnt.P;jj nMnp 3ieldp.r It has been suggested that the ClnrZ acre run from b00 to ?1200 for cn- fruit m of Soutllctn 0rCffon mcnns tht mo"- tire 3a-ncre tract." Lismann Bros., ' .,,1,1:, .. 4I , Kogue River valley. Ropue Rivcr f ; ono f ,ho IT f.VA s . . , cities of the east, preferably Newl xWm appiCJ, York-, mul soil frnm l,nf FOR SALE At Reasonable Prices Ready to Deliver Now Newt owns Spitzenbergs Bartlett Rose Cornice Winter Nellis And all commercial varieties. See L. E, HOOVER Or Call Phone Suburban 371 MEDFORD The Days of Hand Sweeping are Over. Ask to see the VACUUM SUCTION CLEANER Yellow Newtown TO ADVKKT1SK ix Tin: mail TiunrxK D. Warner sohl seven Walnut Household Size Can Be Attached to Any Lamp Socket. Rogue River Electric Co. Successors to Condor Water & Power Co. have been shipped from the Rogue the Inrf,0 c;nsumers onlv ,l!5 Park lots at GJemlale Monday. Only Kiver valley to 'London, England, and aml pcnrs of tho Roj;ne Rivcri;n,. cIBUt lots left cut of 54 lots. ley. By large consumers it is meant j Call at my office ami consult me hotels and restaurants of about the lot I am going to give aw i.v sold with a net profit to the Ashland grower of $3.00 a box. Tho freight 1 tj,0 Z" . fu,"ue"" "ua the city, which cater to tho trade absolutely xuoj. auis pnnceiy proiu on a -l.;-!, .c ,, i.cf ...,.,-...t.., i the cost. : uoirue River apples and pcnrs have a reputation all over the world and i command the top price everywhere. I but the greater part of the amount received for a box or a carload of '.apples or pears sent to New York not go to the man who hns l . mvitrn fhn trilit.i'hn l.ni- r-.i .-i t H.nl 1 -, i 1 1 , , . , -- uKtc. v,an u oo cauea aosura to ti,- c:i froe fresh fruit sent across the American ' continent and the Atlantic ocean represents what enterprise and thrift 1 can accomplish with the fruit lands of the Greater Oregon. Some eastern men think it absurd to hold a good Oregon apple or pear oc L. D. WARMER. place such valuations when those or- 4 fflflC 1MlK1 rrvsr aa1 Sunlit . J, fnJ1 ?'ield annual'yfrom $a numerous pests which beset the or to $1400 net, per acre, as some have chnrdist everywhere, and seem to be' done. The time is near when all of more aumerons here for the reason the good Oregon orchards will be that th5s is the best orchard conntn. held at from 2000 an acre up, be-,;,, the World and therefore the best! cause they will pay big returns on;for those parasites which live upon tuose Cgures- jfruit or fruit-growing trees, and fin- I Orders for sweet cream or butter- 0"y, ac.ihe .,mat"d' Perf mk promptly filled. Pbono the pr01duCtl f Sd nnd h3 0Wn 01 creamery. nJ watchfulness upon tho market but to the commission man nnd the First-Class Ladies' and Gents' BootblacK Parlors DYEING AND OILING A SPECIALTY. V. W. Howard. Coast Champion Bootblack, Prop G S. CENTRAL AVENUE. CRESTBROOK ORCHARD TRACTS 5-10-20 Acres . ANNOUNCEMENT Adjoining Hlllcrest orchard and con- , T,IB ""K"0 Hivor Cuhmur & KnMmtine eompany will davi tnln unexceled rfeei) rich soil Rca- Mondays and Thursdays of each week to custom work in the man- tain unexceieu nee i, ricn son. Hca utneture of cider, apple butter ami j.-ihes. SOnable prices and generous terms. I'lione your orders for nieo su.-et eider to ll.VJ. Deliveries ikII OREGON O -CHARDS SYNDICATE 1,0 mn,, " T"t,,,d,,H Hnd Fn,,,UH of w,u,h WMk n.n,,r- n,r-n . .v, ROGUE RIVEK CANNF.RY & tVAPOilATING COMPANY SELLING AGENTS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY Mill In West Mcdford. Phono 11X2, I Medford Iron Works A very perplexing question E. G. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor. 1 1 ,H ,mw "w,l,,t Hlm" 1 Kot" ,l' wil1 m H,ork il wi" 1101 ,"' t hard to settle that question. It Ff Undry and MaChltliSt t, I lvo a fine Uno of Howard, W'aitham, Elgin, Hamilton, Ilatnp. All wr,. of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Boilers and Ma-f ! Nw K.fgland wteheS gold and filled jewelry, cut RlaH and .. , i i o .u n "liver Toilet Articles, the best gooiln for the prieen. chlnery Agents In Southern Oregon for Fi(l Wnt(,h m( Jowi)lrv Ik.mirillk, n)nimfrturiiiK. AH.k"'I- FAIRBANKS. M0PSE & CO. , m, ty lno engraved free GE0 A butt, 135 West Main Street, Corner Grape. T A BARGAIN We Have the Exclusive Handling of a Twenty-Acre Tract Close to Medford, Planted as Follows: Sixteen Acres irk Newt owns 7 Years Old v. Four Acres in Bartlett Pears 2 Years Old The soil is absolutely first-class, and is the owest priced orchard property to be had within five miles of the city of Medford. We can sell this, if taken soon, at $625.00 an Acre and can make good terms. Will be very glad to show yon this property at any time. W. T. YORK & CO. I