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12 THE MEDKOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MPKHU), OR HO ON, S TO DAY. .TANCURY 2, IH10. NUGGETS OF GOLD ON FRUIT TREES IN ROGUE RIVER. VALLEY SUPREMACY of Rogue river apples entire rnrsold nt the -n;o of i' tfc c tits brought $3.i!0 n box In Chicago. ,.r.-t a . i ao'd nt $3 por box, and pears has lone boon acknowl- uer pear. Comlco nail U'Mijou pears Eight-year-old Newtown l'lppln np-'$2Ui; from an Yellow Newtown Pin edged In the fruit markets of tno from this orchard took flist prlro nt pies on the Hover orchard yielded this . plus, aoi packed boxot. oi.id at la So xvorlil. thouch tVl Is the first year thu Alaska-Yttkon-Paclflc exnosillnn. viar from thrre tn five Iuhm e inw !..-. u- r.i. ..n 1.1 m growers over offered their products a total of 31 cars of pears Wore told and sold for $2.50 a box r. o. b. , cut per box!"$24.25: total receipts. - -. ..... . I 1 t n .- ... t , t .tin M. fill fll DIWlfHMMI IIiIh iiImVh! .. ........ 1 I . . ... llU COUiycilllUIl "liu fc.iu "wnw . , IliUli. lilt? UkV (111,, UIVIUUU. pie shows. Englaud takes all of the. The Marshall Otvlmnl. Wostottuml Orchard. Newtown Pippins produced, Now From not mor Uun .i: t-ai-old From 18 trees of Newtown J. A. TYork City tho Splttenbcrgs, while, the d'AnJou pear trees, ucr.ipv Ins convld- NWsterland picked 93 boxes of ap pears, universally conceded the finest erably le?8 than one acre of land, G. pies for which ho received $1.80 per Srown, unug mo uiguroi. luitca " c. Aiarsrnu nsrvosie.i .'ji tun io:;.'a nox not. Tuo trtos aro seven veara stll the markets of tho world. Returns for 'tho present year aro not nu in, "butithe following shows what Roguo river orchards have done In tho year .ot our Lord 1909, and that $1000 an aicro net Is a common occurrence: Tho Norcroes Orchard. From his 17-year-old Spltzonberg orchard near Central Point V. H. Norcross aTeraged 420 boxes per aero, which netted him $2.50 a box at tho orchard, or $1050 per acre. Tho fruit was marketed In New York City. Prom 10-ycar-old Newtown Pippin trees 592 boxes per ncre, which sold, t. o. b. orchard, for $2.40 a box, or $1420. $0 por aero. TUe rrmt was marketed In Loudon, EnKland. . Mountain View Orchard. A. C. Randall picked from the , Mountain View orchard at Talent this ; fall 13,500 boxes of Newtown Pip pins. Twenty-three acres yield. d 12. 000 boxes, which will net $2 a box. i or over $1000 an acre. So far as; sold, his Newtowns have nottod $2.25 a box. One tree ylolded 57 boxes, a record yltld for any section. From 2S Gravensteln apple trees! 3Ir. Randall sold $600 worth of ap- pies, the crop being 450 boxes, ani average of ovor 16 boxes to tho tree. or ovor $21 per tree. Oae tree of. Gravonstolus yielded 35 boxes. From throe and a half acres of "Wlnesap and SItzonborgs. Mr. Ran-, dall sold 1500 boxes of apples at $2 n box net. or $3000, an average of $SS0 an acre. I Tronson Guthrie. "Tronson & Guthrie from five acres uf lC-yoar-old Spltzenbergs, picked ' 2700 boxes of apples, nveraglnp 540 ! boxes to the acre, which netted them ! an average price of $3 a box. or $1, 020 an acre. In addition they secured $1100 In prises at Spokane and $3.40 , n box for their prhse Spltaeuzerg ap- plea. The lowest price received was; $2.50 a box net. They secured $1000, sweopstakes, first prize for carload i of Spitsfenbergs, first prise $100 for, uest 3 box display of apples. Last year they avoraged $2.47 a box for their apples. R. C. F. Astbury, from 500 trees on , hlB Riverside orchard, noar Gold Hill, has marketed four cars of Spltzen borg and Ben Davis, principally the latter, which has grossed him $5000, or a net proft. deducting all exnenses oi operation, or $3000. The Rurrell Orchard The Burrell orchard, owned by tho Durrell Investment company of Port land, broke all records for quantity tnis year, shipping 40 cars of pears irom 4fc acres, wnich averaged $2 a box at tho orchard, $40,000 for the crop. Their Bartletts netted $1000 an acre and for the past nine years nave netted annually $600 an acre. One car of Bartletts this year sold lor $425 a box In New York City, the high record of the year for Bartletts. Four cars of Howells were sold at V2.C5 a box f. o. b. Medford, In addition ten cars of Newtowns ana ono car of Jonathans have been shipped, returns for which are not In. Tho Goro Orchard. Tho seven and a half acre Bartlett pear orchard owned by John G. Goro, soutn or Medford, 13 also the record breaker of the valley for yield and price. Mr. Gore this year shinned 12 cars of pears from the orchard, which netted him $9335.10, or $1244.68 per ncre. From an apple orchard of the same olzo Mr. Gore has picked a crop of Newtowns that will rua a carload to tho acre, nnd net nearly $1000 an acre. From seven acres of j6-enr-old TJartUtt pears W. O. Estep from his , laieni orcnard sold an average of -on ooxes to the acre, which mstteJ ?2 a box to tho acre. The entire crop grossed $10,750, or $7000 net, or an acre gross. Her Creek OrcLartl. From the Bear Creek orchards C. 13. Wbisler sold fron six acres u 7-year-old Bartlett pears 230 boxes per aero, which sold in Kew Yoric for $3 a box, netting $500 an aero. Four acres of 21-year-oM Bartlett pears ylolded 600 boxes per ncre, which sold at $2 per box in Medford, netting ?1080 an acre. Four acres of d'AnJou pears 11 years old yielded 250 boxes por aero, soiling for $5.12 a box in New York, netting $9S0 an aco. O'Anlom from this orchard broke 4e d'AnJou record soiling as high as $7.25 a box. An of pack-d fruit, or list u inr lc.nl. old, Tho greatest yield for any one l aese soiu m isow orK ror $2,750.00 troo was seven boxes, which nottod grots. Tho nvurao jross price per $12.70. Tho average yield per tree box was $5.46. HlgjeJt price on 46 was five boxes and the average re boxes, $6.75. Not urtrnK' 'n Med- turn per tree was $9.45. Ho exhlh ford, (about) $4.50. Swrnl of theie Red Newtowns nt Spokane and Aah tros packed 25 or moro boxes, thus land which wrro awarded tho follow nottlng about $112.j0 pr troo. iThe Ing prizes: Second prize nt Ashland net return ner aero was not iojs tuna against 11 competitors and also at From twa $1022 ,R. (Ytt of miravlnir four times, $33; cost of bo.xi3, $42.60: rarest, choicest, llnent pear hi tho world, and Incidentally tho highest prlcftl, (trows to perfection In the Kokuv River vtvlloy. CIomo to u dozen cars have boon shipped, but returns l aw not yet noon r.colvod, uumt of the fruit hotng placed In cold storage cast or wraupiiis papot. $21; com of (or tho Christinas trndo. California itnitMu, H4I .... uu t 1 ...! Jt I O. . . . . ... iMii-niui,, f.o, v.irn moor Hireu. umuco rave gnissail $33U.s a oar this L'i'ifi xi,e outside of own lnbor.pcnsoii, and as .Medford Comlco ni si. ...CO. Net receipts off of two-'.,-, Urltik? n Vlnhor tltturo, fancy thirds ncro, $SSo.lR, prlco are txpocted. Bartletts Mr. pack d boxc. UiOrfO tCW trees Dear t l lUUlie Of Kutmlor .lonntlinn llimrnii mmmllv no unKS oronard until the young nahl $9 a box for 00 boxes of Comlco iretw wining inio ueannu. uio irm to bo sent as preerntH to tho dlplo was sent to the following poiirs: mntlc corps at Washington. Ust Alaska, the Phlllppln islands. China yenr Medford Comlco pears from and Japan, to London and Mexico tho Hlllcrest orchard sold ax and to nearly vory state In tho high nn $io,0S a box In London and l; n Ion. i.. tftrtt .... .. tn i a i.. ,.! v.n.r o, , .. .. ."' " . . , ......u..,,. iM.Mi- oiiuw i u vn! s igimiv pjiiMani ior sninu New York, whlio a carload urosiittd np,s ' t?.v m, - old prize against 43 competitors. I orders. It will bo the means of Inter- $ 462 2 S if or $ S 10 a box t h u k roon JlaMha l had 1 i50 Itcnnett and Klero On-lmrds. ostlng many people to Investigate tho fmtt record of tho world' Tncy wrought nrnc- b. L. llennett from one and a half resources of the groato-st vail y In ijogu,. River Km ft (Jiimvci-n' t'nloiis. Tho Roguo Rlxvr Fruit Orowors' union, representing small growers, T'avo shipped 50 nirs of pears this Benson, which rwaltzcd tho following pi I.- i lu C letjro; 30 errs llurtletts $2.60 to I'.l.Bli VI rnrs Winter N-lls . .$2.50 to $2.75 2 rnrs Howells $2.80 to $3.00 1 mr Comic- $5.30 4 cars d'AnJou $3.00 to $6.75 On car d'AnJous, tdp price, $6.75 ; nvrnge. js.oo. T!u union has shlppml 17 cars of apples, som; now crtialim the ocean. Modford and you nhould get his 19101 th0 leudlug oxcIiihIvo lines curried cnloudiu with tho snapshot of hlin tu Ken lauding a nlnifpound trout no is a past muster of A. ! . ft A, M a mmnhor of tho K. P's, Redniou Woodmen and Commercial club, nu trensuror of tho HiIsIiiohh Mon'rt ns soclatlon, Ho Is Intcrcotcd in 12 ncrs of desert land that Is now iihih tor griulng and on which ovoryouo iiopim tnoy win striHo on. WILLIAWNV AITKEN The practical plumber and heating contractor film a most Important po sltlou lu our biiHlnoiK and household lutcrcHtu, and Medford has no hot to exponent of tills worthy work than Mr, William A. Altken. Ho has lmcn hro voveral yottrn and dons contract work, all kinds of Jobbing, repair Ing and remodeling. Ills handiwork Is noon lu many of tho nubile mid private hulldlni;s of tho city and the very generous patronage rocolvoii room to show In nu Incontestlhto inmi nor the degreo of ability that murks H workmanship. NcHitlflo princi ple and the lnttt lininovod meth ods are used 1'routptltudo Is the watchword with Mr. Altken and his Ix employes, and superior work U tl result. Plans anil tnmt s are nubtultted on ptumblnir, stoam nnd hot wutor heating, and tho flicures theroftir will bo found HXtruiMy com netltlve, while sltunlliiK for iiliHolttt' value and prompt porforninnctt. He is one of th IncorporRtor of thr 0rniHt-Cony llardwnro rompuny and will Iimvh tho plumbliiK depart ment in too n-w nuiiilliiK mnl n dhow room that will exhibit all kinds of plumbing, proimrly couneeted mi. 'I'huy will liuvn the lnrK4t stock of pluuiblng goods In the slat outside of Pnrtlnud. H. C. KENTNER CO. A TYPIC AL PICKING SCENE IV A ROGl'ii RIVER V LLEY O. tlcally $2.00 net per ncz, o- l.':o0 acres of New'owns has pick l 7i0 per acre. boxes which at an nv.rsM' pr:ce of Three acres of Wlntar Nells ylel'Jvd $2.00 a box is $930 an acre. From Mr. Marshall 1.500 nox s. but the re-the same orchard a year ugo Mr. THE TOGGERY In a city of Medford metropoli tan proportions, (for Medford Is villi--rally conceded to he tho uiotropo Mi of southern Orenou) ont nnturHl Iv rinds the hlRhiwt reprosentatlouN t f tho various tlopartinwnts of trade;, and In tho Ilnv of men's wear In Mttlforil, such a representative Is u il la Tl Tonjcry. ownml and i-ra'ed by Mr. W. K. Unnes. famll-m-Iv known as "Toggery Ulll." Il li.t hven in Medford ven yoar-. and vjfo-d. Ilk- every oihr eltr. Is iinKignt with Mm a valuable ex. pnrvssed of t fswrlto sbopplni ! ri.Mir. un-to-date methods, ttnttr- point In which the proprUtor's In !" anplloattott aud an engtiilaK !- dtvlduallty has been exprMei In :isl:lon. HU was thv plonner liaber- stook and store. Mr. II. C. ICswtner d.i.s! ery store south of Portland. He has dune this for Mmlford-ln a big i- an exvllcnt location and hie store dimrtmeirt store, where ther U ev 1 nocked from floor to celMng and -rythluir for everybody lu Ho line t' i rnllerr crowded with tee choir- , f nttnrel for all lht inMibcrs of t of koo.Ik f.r nun's wci.- -'V'r- th. fiim!v The II C K-ntner Co.' nut h it ! o He has tin- nnfnll- stunds r ady to uii!y all mvensl i -iii."i?n uf tli.Ht who Mpprei-late i -i ! i !! i-v ,, eluth ' end UUHlltV In drew and The Intr nlim.ii. fnrnl.hl 'l i;-.., . yi)..MiinioiM with hlKti !.'luiiH , d em. Iru I'tal... nu a $.".o! ehluwy. a washer. xtrwtor. ii id. goiids and dressy finish. Mr. n0 toock ! gh iTinl.ivm nt toiltwun ',0'- vu- teller am aro Hart, Hohaffor & Marx ulolhlng, lunon wiiiiii Hhoes for ladles aud Crounott'a shoen fur men. Mr. Kent nor Is a merchant prince of 40 yearn oxporloucu without a idnulo day'a va cation. (Jhllllcotho and Trmilon, Mo., noar Kantian City, worn his places of biiHluoKM before coming hero four yenm auo, llo has built up a magni ficent trade among our vory best pmiplo and Iti one of Medford'n most popular (iltlxeiiH, Ho has done villi nut work on the school bonrd and Is a iimnibiir of the Masonic, Odd Fol lows, Elks unit Commercial Club. turns on these have not al'. been ic- celved but so far na have been they have netted arouna $2 00 tvr box ct Med for J. Jllllcrcjit OrchnrtL Reginald Parsons of tho Htllcrest orchard quotes the following records: In Bartlett pears, 440 7-year-old trees, covering 5.S6 acres, yielded 1489 boxe3 per acre, which netted an average psr box of $1.93, or a net return-of 490.40 per, acre. Ex penses did not exceed $50 an acre. leaving a profit of $440 per acre Bennett picked 2200 boxes, whi.-h netted him $2200. A. Conro Fiero hns a two-acre orchard of mixed varieties from whjch he has marketed 1200 boxes .of ap plso, netting him $2500. His total expense of .labor and operation has been under $500, so that he clears $1000 an ncre. E. II. Waterman Orchard. E. B. Waterman won sweonstakes and two prizes on Bosc and Howell 1 pears at tho Ataskan-Yukon-Paclflci oxnosition nt Seattle, nnd threo firsts ' In Howell pears, 342 7-year-old at the Southern Oregon district fair 1 trees, covering 4:56 acres, yielded! His 7-year-old Comlco yielded thelrl 1393 boxes, 4.07 boxes to the tre, flr3t crop this year, averacinir 50 305.4S boxis to the acre. The aver-1 boxes to the acre, bringing $3 30 a ago not returns were $2.35 per box. box in New York. His Bo3c pears. or $3273.55, at tho rate of $717. S8 per acre. Tho cost per acre is esti mated by th0 owner at $50, making he net profit $GC7.88 per aero. The Winter Nells pear record oT tho world is held by the Snowy Butte orchard at Central Point, recently purchased by J. R. Allen of New York from Fred H. Hopkins. Snowy lluttc Orchnttl. Sixteen and a half acres of 19- year-old Winter Nells pears yielded the record average of 435 boxes to tbe acre, which sold f. o. b. orchard at $2.12 a box, or $900 an acre. The fruit was marketed in London and New York. In addition there were two carloads of culls. Tho same orchard yielded $19,000 worth of poars two years ago. George A. Hover. Pears from the George A. Hover orchard near Medford were awarded gold medal and sweepstakes at the Seattle-Yukon-Paclflc exposition at Seattle and first awards at tho South ern Oregon district fair on Comic and Howells, and second on Bosc. Thirty trees of Bartlett pears ylolded Mr. Hover 400 boxes that notted $1.75 a box at tho orchard. Ho sold a car of Comlco In New York for $5.50 a box, and a car of Bosc at $3.65 a box. Four hundred trees of young Bosc pears yielded 900 boxes and brought tho same figures, about $2.50 a box net. His Howells averaged six boxes to the tno and sold nt $3 a box In New York. Tublo Rock. Orchard. Colonol R, C. Washburn has pIcT: d eight cars of apples from trn arrr of his Table Rock orchard, conslsMm of Newtown, Spltzenberg and Win saps. Two hundred and forty trrcs of 6-year-old WInesaps yielded 1200 boxes, which netted him $2 a box His Wlnosapi aro extra larg, run ning 72 to the box. A Pencil Orcluird. E. E. Foss of the Walnutmere or chards near Talent reports the fol lowing yield from his poach grovo: Yield of ono acre of Crawford peaches, 125 trees, 1107 box's; sold no i boxes at 75 cents nor box f. o b. Talent, or total of $830.25; ontlre cost of raising, taxet, etc., 14,2 cents per dox. 1157.19; ontlro cost of pack ing, boxes, etc., and delivery to car. $164.94; total expense.. $322.13; net profit per acre, $508,12. These trees aro 19 years old and havo had a peach crop every year since coming into bearing 10 crops in 16 years. J. C. Pendleton's Orchard. J. C. Pendleton of Table Rock re ports as follows from tho "OakB" or chard, tho family orchard, consisting of 38 21-year-old bearing trees, cov ering two-thirds of an aero, for the year 1909: From nine Spltzenberg trees, 32 AN AVENUE OF PROPS. tho world, Bartlett pears averaged growers $2 a box not; Howells avorngod $2.50 a box. net; Cornice, as far as heard from, have brought from $3.50 to $5.50 a box, and d'AnJous havo not ted from $3 to $4.60; WIntor Nolls, $2 a box nnd better; Bosc, $2.00; Newtown Pippins so far havo aver aged $2 to $2.50 a box f. o. h. or- naor; 8,,t:,01crK. from $2.50 to 'neckwear tho. famous Rufus Water ,V7, Vr .r ' , 0 ?w,,,uk Ul i "ouso uno, etc. From a small begin to $1.75 at tho orchard. nlng Mr. Isaacs now carries n $20,- ti. n ,,r V,'iXTH' 000 Htock ftml employ-.. four pooplo. Tho Doy Du Comlco pear, tho H0 Is tho past mastor flBherman of Isaacs carrlos ono of the moHt com ploto and comprchotiHlvo linos of men's auks and furnishings to bo round In tho stato. In clothing he has tho exclusive lino of tho Wash ington TallorB of Now York, Schloss Bros., Baltimore, and Society Clothes for young men. In underwear Oant uor & Mnttorn'a lino of San Francis co and Dr. DIciuoI'h linen mesh. In 17 people This Is tho storo whoro you can seo things, It having heon es puelnlly planned nnd constructed to moot tho necc-Hsltlos and conven iences of tho company's business. Thoro ro 14,400 square fit of floor spaco and tho ladles' nnd ehll drens ready to wear garments nrr alono given 75 feet square, Thoro l a rest room, reading room nnd overy thlng Is In metropolitan pj-oportlons. i ho clothing Is hung on garment sup porters of various kinds nud ono can niTTEf? & DUNLAP Among the most Important por iiulsttea of n metropolitan city In cltnn. nrMstlc, attractive confec tionary stores, where dainty sweela I'oollnc drinks. Ice u renin and select contentions may ho purchased. Huch it storo Is tho populnr and well known Rlttor Dutilnp ostnulliHi- mnt nud lu addition to being ron 'ort Ion !. they are InlmenonUtH of lu. hluheet ordir, haitdlluK every thing for tho iisor of the wood. This store s ono of tho most elan- orsto uf Its kind lu this nee t I'm and doK an extensive bim'nos lu It various lines. Meters Rltmr Dun lap own the hiilldliin Hlid have $30, ono Invested, riving employment to six people, ntuntiK litem Mr. ICarl Reynolds, who has heon with them ovor a year. They rontemnlHte a 30 fool ex tension lu the rear next spring, thus Hiving them additional room for th Ir (trowing business. Mr J. r. Hitter estniiiisneu tuo husluoM ten years auo and Mr. Owen Dutilan has been associated with Mm for the past ihree vtnrs.. Their busi ness shown wnt enterprise lutein- tfftttlv directed can accomplish lu Medford. PANT0RIUM DYE WORKS CO. Among Medforr many impoit- anl Interprlaee ha are evidence of he reality and extent of Um city h h'veloutneiit, a noticeable place must h a'slgned tn the l untnlum ,1'yo Work company. the plan: in nlendldly iiulpi"ft fir ihe appiov- d hMiidllnif of nit kinds of wearing pparel, having all the ne-ejiv inn- hot 1 en gine. S,0(I0 Is Invested and revrn pnoiile are employed. Tho proprietors are Messrs K C, Elliott and 1.. A. Cook. Thy havo hi- n hre for nine iiwntK and do everything lu tho cleaning nnd dyeing line It Is tho superior quality of their work that enables them to excel nil others, Work Is nlwnyii d tie to tho customer's complete satisfaction. Tho firm Is character ized by a restless reaching out for wi n' Is best, n tlrclnss attention to all that makes for offlcloncy In thotr Itchiness, nnd thotr iimiunllfled ca pacity to faithfully fulfill every, pro m'"' Two automobiles will ho put on by them In the spring with which to make dollverlos In tho surrounding c Jiintry. HUNTLEY-KREMER CO. get a very good Idm nt nlt ft Dtilr ...iii ' . : : -. m" 'uuj nuii u ttuii. ruuuii in: win iQOK wunout trying it on. Among Joined tho Commercial Club. Thousands of people havo their Vi a turned toward tho fruit growing crtlons of tho country, necking new homes or Investments, and this fact Is rrognlzed nnd taken advantage of by tin Huntley-KreiniT Co. through Milr establlHhinent of eastern con nect huh, Medford will bo brought o tho attention of tho fruitarians throughout tuo oast by moans of tho advertising sent out by this firm as never heforo. Tho mom hers of tho firm aro Messrs. Early W. Huntley nnd George E. Kroiuor and they hnvo biaiitlful offices lu tho Fruit Grow ers bank building. They havo boon hero only a short tlmo but thoy havo becomo recognized ns nmong loading firms contributing conspic uously to tho devolopmont and up building of thin section. They camo hero from Minneapolis, whero both were graduates of tho law donartment of the University of Mlnnosotn, ob taining their II. 1 1. degrees In 1907. rhey have had considerable exnorl- unco In the Inw, real ostato and In surance business nnd after visiting ovory rruit vniry m Washington, loniio anil Aiontnnn, they decided lint soiitnern Oregon nnd Medford tn 'iiotropnlls' wns the most nromlsluu ii'nre. Mr. Kromor wns tho attorney for tho Minnesota state Dontnl Board, a position which ho roalgncd on coming hoo, Both Mr. Huntloy and Mr. Kromor havo purchased city proporty nnd n fruit ranch and hnvo ROGUE ORCHARDS AS DIVIDEND PAYERS & j& BY CHARLES A. MBOEUF THE 400 carloads of apples and pears shipped from that part of Roguo river valley In Jackson county during tho present season up tp.Docember 31, netted tho growers $600,000. Tho number of acres of planted orchard in tho district is to day 60,000, nearly all of which havo beon sont out during tho past seven years, while of that numbor, 25,000 woro piantea in tno past two years. The crop roturna for 1909, there fore, represont an Item of $10 per aero for tho ontlro 60,000, or upon tho basis of $100 valuation per acre, 10 por cent rovonue. Measured by commercial plandard, an investment yielding 10 per cent not profits per annum is a a rlctly gilt edgo ono. But not to exceed 3000 acres of tho 60,000 were In bearing In 1909, and of these, not les3 than 1500 were young orchards, Just reaching tho bearing stago, and which produced UtUo moro than traceB of fruit. Us ing tho samo valuation nt inn no, aero, the 3000 ncren onrrieil onn ,, , ... .14,1 4 A A . Ijka ' vnuv uoi, uu i; g jduu acres, oo per :eni. At a valuation or siooo nnr" T - ' I cro, tno not rovonuo for tho 1500 waa m iiyr cent, in oilier i tno l&cu acres produced . tn nnv 10 nn. n , ...... il upon 60.000 acres at $100 per acre. , River Valley will bo fruit raising. in ia iuuu ui jurtro, ovor iu,uuo , r uuy aovoiopcu, anu using ns on oa acres will bo In bearing, and upon tlmato, one-forth of the hearing ro tne most conservative basis 10,000 , cords of some of tho present orchards carloads will bo shipped In 1915, of a It will produce not less than 75,000, total valuation of $10,000,000, or 000 dollars worth of fruit each year, ovor tvIco the present annual pro- or an umount equal to that of tho duction of fruit in tho ontlro str.to, 'entir0 fruit production of California A Comparison. today. An interesting oxamplo of condl-1 A Mutter of Progress Hons In tho Roguo River valley Is a It is now rathor p. matter of pro comparison with to dairy industry gress than prospect. The best re in tho Willamette valley, admittedly suits mav with nil rnnnnnnliln unfr.lv ono of tho greatest Holds for dairy- bo looked for. Much caro has beon lng on tho American contlnont, nnd 1 exercised in tho soloctlon of soil and tho dovelopmont of which Is proceed- nursery stock, In planting tho crcat Ing upon a most stable basis. The area of orchnnla. Th Willamette valloy contains In round of cultivation aro bolng and havo beon figures 3,000,000 acres of Innd dl- practiced, Only tho best varieties of roctly and indirectly suited to tho apples and pec.B aro bolng planted, rn sing of dairy cattle. Tho total, Tho old orchards havo boon tested value of dairy products for 1909 was and found to rnnfnrm tn nil rnnnlr... approximately $10,000,000. or at a ed standards. Tho Spokano National valuation of $50 psr acre. 0 por cent i Apple show last Novombor uwardod net lncomo; at a valuation of $100tho fumous Swoopstako prizo, with por aero, tho incomo figures 3 nor tho broad title of AnniA winr ,.f i,n J.0111',..?.1! a Btat0 01 fuU devolopmont I World, to -Tronson & Guthrlo of Englo to WjlJamot to valloy will produce Point, for tho host car of apples ox- iuu.uuu.uuo oi uairy products per hlhltod. It wos a car of Spltzonbor year, In addition to other products variety, which Is tho vory best sol pf tho soil. Diversified farming will. lor in tho greatest and most critical bo its great industry. It Is tho tia- of Enstorn markots, and Biirpnsies Jural homo of tho cow, and tho cow anything ovor placed on exhibition,' is destined to bo supreme. JtIio competition was open to all, re- Tho great Industry of tho Roguegardless of point of production, ulzo, . variety, color or other qualifications luumuo oi nu3o'tito prrcc;ion. To earn such nn award In tho largest, and most comploto, and oxcluslvo ex hibit of fruit ov?r hold, is a worthy loxamplo of what the Roguo Rlvor j Valloy has dono, can and will do. In 11908 Now York City paid $10.02 por 60-pound box of ponra irom tho Roguo j River Valley, tho highest prlco ovor , obtained for pears In commordal his tory. Tho young orchards havo mado loniiallv famoiin rncnnln POtuttiiri' paid at th0 rate of $1980,00 por car iur ojmzoniJorgerB in lyuu, grown on ,ono of thoHo. Othor Illustrations of (ho samo Kind aro to nutnoroua to re cord. Nature Ix-iiiIh llaml Tho reason Is slmplo, Evory foa turo of th0 wonderful country tri butary to Mndfmwl lu nnlnrnllv n,1. nptod to tho culturo of high grado ailPles and llfnrn nnmnlv nltlliidr. cllmato, soli and wator. Tho sur roundings alono aro conduclvo to on prgy as well no a spirit of progress lvonoss. This is why tho Roguo Rlvor niiuy m iiuraciing nationni atton tion, for Investment Is ono of tho onuses responsible for recognition of tllO VallOV by Now Ynrlr nn.l fill Inn ttn capitalists, and toduy tho culturo and Intolllgenco of noarly ovory stnUi In tho union la roprosenlod In tho owner. hip of Roguo River orchnrdH. Thp dollghtful onvlronmonta Hiiggost tho reason for permanent resldonco of llO host fllllllllcK nt (tin nnllrn Mimlrir Attracted by the nlninntilH nt t.rndf IpIcnBure and hoalthftil conditions. housnndH aro making tholr haraos In tho Rogu0 Rlvor Valloy oach yonr. Tho valley is ruoldlv formed Into a panorama of incom parable loveliness, and tho hnro Holds of ffin vrtnrn mm nm n ClorlOIIB llllppf",nn nt nrnlmnl. loll out on tho strictest of tnuthomatlcal lines and onllvonod horo and thoro with tho graceful outllno of bunga lows, colon In I unit nthnp mn,i.n BtyloB of rcsldoncoB, all typical of tho tasto and roflnomont of tholr occu pants. An (imnlrn nt Itnnir lm croated In tho heart of Orogon, tho nuiin toiiiioation or wnicu rosis upon tho npplo and tho pear Industry. 'i iro t'eatiircs Two lmnortint. fnnh tpn npA tt I, . b ino In rnlnd ob to tho prospects of this Hoctlon: Flrflt, Is tho produc tion of fruit Hirniiirlinnt llm TTniin.i StntCB, which is woll known to ho con- i niiniiy uocroaHing lu tho torrltory In tho East. Sncnnd. Hi.. Inn.,. bolng plantod to fruit In tho Pacific Htntos of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Whothor or not tho orchards In tho Enotorn, Middle nnd Western states will bo rohnhlllt;.tod, or a fur ther dotormlned offart by now plant ing mado tn rnnlor,. Mm Inrmn. ., duction to tho aamo or groator fitund- ard. m.ittnre UMin i la nlmnlti, (llfforent to nogiio Rlvor Intorosts 10 whnt oxtnnt nMinr Pn,.l(ln ui,.inu dovolopo. Tho fnct Is pobUIvo that no ottior Enutorn orchnrd districts was "U1 kuiioii uiion 10 Hunjoct its appieB and penra to tho camo aovorltyof toHt. by reason of lonir iIIhIhtipk uiii,. ,na thoso In this Hoctlon nro compellod' luruo oi conditions to do. That no hastcm product Is In tho Hnnio clans Of COmillltltlnri im nnru ta nl.i,. ,. tnlnty. Our Nowtown npploa com- nir.nd tho hlghost prlco on tho Lon don mnrkot. New Ynrlr nn.l nii.. -r ----- ...... KIKI WVIIUI Oflfltorn Cltlnfl. TlnrMnrr nivicd ren... . . I'WMIII I I Mill Modford, In splto of tholr long haul ticrosB tho contlnot, roach destination in porfoct condition, and top tho mnr kot. WllllO Co 111 Inn nnrl nllinp fnll n. ntlos nro In tholr qunltly and porfoc- hwii, uinuiiuuy meal to tins vniloy, HlK'clnlty In Quality , Our Blioclnltv In Hiinnrlnr which hnB alrondy mndo tho Roguo Rlvor Vallov bo woll if standard Is nvnrvtliimr Mi.ii iu' sonted by tho olomonts of perfection, 'I ho lino of apples and penra la rapidly crowing ovor tho ontlro country. PrlcoB aro advancing lu tho same pro- portion, and continuous production In thQ Rogu0 River Valloy, ovon to nn abnormal oxtont, miiHt not bo looltei upon nppprohoiiBlvoly , bo long as quality is tho flnit consideration. I Practically no markot In' tho Uni ted States outsldo of Nov York and Chicago havo aa yot boon Introducod to our fruit. Tho room for oxpnnslon is thoroforo groat, nnd tho producing nroa of tho Pncllllo Const, capable of marketing npploa and poars of tho samo class of rorfoctlon n thoso of Soiithorn Orogon, so limited, that our jium oi compoution in practically baro, .It will bo a nit ttor of yoaro boforo I tho ontlro Pacllllc Const Is In position to supply tho Nntlon'H noeds, and tho crucmi tost win coino with voliimo. Tho Roguo Rlvor Vniloy nood fonr no competition oxcopt mipororlty, which nelthor tho grout Eostorn mnr kot nor Spokano havo as yot acknow- loilroil flin (ivlntnncn nt Wlint flnnth. om Oniiron wants nnd'lnvltcs hi enm- potltlou. Few Btniidnrds nro kopt iii without It. It Is after nil a survival of tho fittest, and If giinrdrib by tho prosont gonorntlon of fruit growers In Southern Ornunu tho nrnlnirillHlu nt Modford will ho proparod for tho flnni iohc. Tim fnturn rnnlil nnt l.n mi In In. I In morn Klowlnir colors than urn Mm prospects for 1010, I