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THE MEDFORD MAIL TJirBlTNE, MEDFOKJ), OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 3910. MEDFORD, MIDWAY METROPOLIS AND THE, WONDER CITY MEDFORD AND ITS DESTINY . (tiy 0. A, Mnlliomif District Freight Agent HiiuHutrn 1'iiulilo,) Tim cniidlllons that mndi. Ohlrngo thn Hrimletit city In Urn Went, Kunsns City Mm greatest packing center In tho Mississippi Vnlley, and Portland tint great intilropolls of tho Inofti North- wmI. mist ill Modford. U I" not nlto west, .x M M ma on . 'V" gcllier tlm Mimmnhlonl location of any I'"' mTu, Zlr V m y npimrent resources. h w,,v. r largo my la, Urn tributary not . ""V1 ' Um future, growth unit prosperity, or Ulnar It mn Hint dlsHnct nnd lv., basis which attracts NuHnnal nt- tonHiin. A lownsllo cm, " within any rrn. nnrt " " many, possess rill the necessary iaim callous for rapid progress, hut tho cor tnlnty or mimsuro of lis ruiuro car. v ... will .nly ho lpt.-rmlnl hy the "' i Uh locution. Hh ail - ,.r llitmt. ami tlm nctunt v lopiimnt of rroiirco In thn country which ll rVM, VMIioilt timi to in-. t.lnMlon of nvcinwy comllt loim, r I uro In. nimiirxtl. If tho tnuu I or m Amnion !hl not ili-houc I ipon inn lMunlor. tlH' IlirKCflt Cliy noutn Amcrlcn would hnvu n '" "',,r1'; t.ut thn ..imrvntliiK ciimnin " ,",H" , ' ,,( nnhln nny nuch poasllilliiy. ii " pro,luclH of tlm Imnmiif. rtmUm lrMm.i by tlm Krcnt'-m or rivorn nrr. iii trnnnport.1 thoimnn.1i. of iiiIIpb I-." ttmnnn mo-Ir-rn nn.l primitive, to llrnill u ciipllnl. which In locntml on the bor.W it tlm h-miM-rnlM toim. I'or ol.vloun rrnnoim no un-nt city would thrive In tlm Interior of tlm Hnhnrn. nntnr T . ... . ..... i.. tlio ma. nntnr Tkn Kna Nil urn lllKi,n n urn. nii" .- , , , ,V , . Mellon of locnilonn d-tlimd to htomo Mi(lfinl. Tho lornl public hcIiooI fi ...UN nd only tlm rmuiu of Imr Hyntcm ninltn with Hint of nny city vrv brut fffortN enn compel for tlmt on tho Cont except In tho numbor of nrlm In nil of lu HurroundlnB nnd chlldrt'ii nttonilltiK, ulro of btilldliiKH !.0Nl'bllltlfN Mrdford Imn l.ri blnd nml othor fcatureii coiiBoqiicnt to n by every ndvnnUK.! of locntlon. cllrnato Inrp popiilntlon. mid unpiimllrled renourcm Hint, backed i In proportion to tho population, tlm by tlm Intellect nnd eiteruy of mnn. will M.-dfnnl ntti'tidr.nru In Inrco. nnd tho iilnce It upon dUHnct nnd cxclualv inonoy oxpomlod for ncliool liounon inntn worthy of Nntlonnl nltnntlnn. (.'(pmlly no. Ill a. city whor0 tho popu Atded by HirNA nnturnl condltlonri. nnd Intlon hnn urown nfl fnat uh lu Mod rupporied by n "plrlt of proKrenr.lv.. ford It In only nnturnl Hint facilities nrN nnd d..ifrmlnntlon on tlm pnrt of for hnndlltif; nml InntructliiK tho child U clllrcnr.. the etiunl of which l ne. rjioulil Uo ronatnntly tnxed. It Ih ho lom rteen, Medford nlready nli.nd In n horo. hut llhornl vIowh nntl ntrornj; mlnlnlnre olnnn with ClilcnKo, Knnnjn Ipiihllc Hplrlt moot ouch omr?oncy. City nnd I'orllnnd. It In not to bo nr.. nnd contliitio providing for n Hiirprln numed Hint In nlec or population Med- ltK futuro. ford Pn or ever will rrnch tlm nlnn- Thoro nro thrno InrRo public ncliool .ir.i ..r oitlen. but nren connld-1 hiitldliiKH III Mudford tho Wont ered. Itn renown nnd nttrnctlvcnoriN will ... ...in i be none tlm lenn, rlrt Dtvlopmtnt Blow. Tint development of .Mrdford nnd tlm Tnatchtrnn Hotsun Ulvtjr Vnlbty wn for n number of Venm Blow. Tlini mm ti number of yenrn niow. iiim wim . c,Htlon of tlm jsrentcnt Itn- Mnn wm iii t.- i. tiorinnce nr... inriunn ... blwhly renllied. The fruit Indnntry wn commenced In thin necllon nt n tlmt when the production of npple nnd penrn In Hm United Htnten wn threo tlmen ni. Krent n It In today, and tlm diffi culty of nhlppInK fruit from the l'i clflo to Hm Atlantic Connl, In competi tion with that of tho Kant, created n nrcenrdty for producing In tho Hokuo Jllver nn nrtloln of nuch perfect qual ity nn to compel Hint feature nolely to entirety ovoreomn the rlnkn Incident to n trnnnportatlon haul of over 3500 mllen, nnd the dmiK'r of ovcrnupplled mnrkett. Tho lntelllKnco of the horticulture TIIO IUICIIIKer.cn .1. i.t" miiw.. ....v, hM.v ......... . pioneer of Pouthern Oreijon who fore-, ncliool bulllmlK. built by tlm Hlrilern of naw tho wisdom of mich effort, wnnltim Holy Nnmen. necommodnten 100 M.,i.1v. retv'nrtled by tho return, nn.i ; New York and London nulokly learned the valuo of our high grn.io rrunn. -ipun wan a new ntnndard established In fruits, nnd Jho continuation of skillful methods coincident with tho gradunl decrease In Hnstrrn crops demonstrated two-fold; Hint Hm ltoguo Hlver ns a fruitgrowing district 1ms no superior, nnd tlmt ns results proved tho demand for a strictly choice nrtlcle, properly shipped, would nlwnys bo n constantly growing one. Tho valley was not rlpo for development until threo yearn ngo, It wns In n statu of preparntlon nnd pertinent, nnd thn final results were morn than commennurnto with tho rigid tests npptled, (treat Orowtli X.aWly. Witness tho chnngo In conditions slnco 1001 when tho settlement In tho vnlley begnn In earnest In six yenrs' tlmo ovor sixty thousand uores of fruit planted, nnd nt tho present tlmo twenty Hvo thousand ncres being not out nn nunlly Hm elimination of tho mixed orahnrds for tho bent vnrlotlcs only the enormous ndvnnco In values, nnd n clans of cltltcns of whloh nny com immlly In tho world should be Junlly prnud tlm hlgbest prices over paid for fruit obtained by our growora tho world's mnrkot records nlrondy hold eclipsed by Hoguo ltlvcr annually for threo succcsslvo yenrs tho prlto for tho bent enr of npplen ovor produced nwnrded to a Modford orchardlst in 1009 by tho Hpoknno. Nntlonnl Applo Bhow In competition with every fruit section nf tho globe Medford, tho llttlo city of 1001, with eight thousand pooplo In Greatest Expenditure - a YUAit'a rRoaitnos. During tho post year Medford bus constructed threo miles of bltulllhlo pnvemont nt n cost of $160,000; iiourly completed n gnivlty wnlor Hyntcm 22 iuIIoh lu length nt n cost nf $300,000, laid 15 miles of wnter mains nt a cost of $150,000 nnd let contracts for flvo mlioH more; laid ten mllon of sower iimliiH nt 11 cost of $80,000; cmiHtrucled nlno mlltm of Hldo wnlkH, Numbered every houso In tho city nml placed street signs nt nll InteiHeolloiiH, 0 railed 3 miles of city HtreolH; expended n total of $709,000 for olvlo Improvements, or npproxl mutely $100 for uttch Inhabitant, Lowered tho lux into, -r-f -r4- -r r (ny Hon, W. H. Cnnou, Mnyor of Modford.) Ono hundred dollars for onch mnn, woman nnd child In tho city of Medford, expend ml during tho yonr Just olosod mod. with iirriHiii-titN for eleven t iiiniunml In lull, tinil tweiity-flvo thousand In less IIiiiii llvtt yenrs u ally of strictly mod ern homes, brick buildings, four bunks, onn of the best urgnnUed Cotnmerolnl Clubs In tlm counlry, paved ilr,tM, rind it four hundred thousand ilolliir writer fiystt.m Iho city Hint showed tlio great est Increaso In postal receipts In Oro- Klin. Portland nlonu itxcepteu. during urn ; yenr-ono of tlm most lnu.ortrt.it ' ,,, wween j.Hlnnd mxl H..n FrnclNco-ml tlm largest ship- Ami yt Hm development lm scarcely . ' m' H Jn,t arnn. , b b (f fruU , on)y nll Mn n p,,rt of tlm total area f rrllU producing hinds. Tho shipment (lf u, l0Mnntl cnr I)f frilt annually mi(o1)J ww(h t() ((o v- nn(, worM.wlH ,...,. .,, Mrlif,)r,,, Tlm .tcvelopinont of thn riitlro fruit ocrotiKt. tlm oponliiK within thn nrxt fnw tnontli of thn Int- iniuinn It Iflliutitry vmrt wnn nr forrHtu, m l 0I.rBt0n of c0,p(,r nniJ u,flr wnvn nniJ KVUerat ll0,viy n tlm .Invelopmcnt ()f U)(j ,nnun)ornjo rc0UrcCB wltlt w )r) Mrdfon, , mlrr0uni1i'il. will n.1.1 oltv'n (rnminnrcliil I n I r-n-ll t mill w,.th to nn ..xl-nt Hint ennnot Im fully otmn(.)t, It li. nnf to mty Hint no city of ,ho nMM tiM n ,m woHl, ,, ft K(MV, fmuro thnn Modfonl inoro Klowliur futuro thnn Mudford tlm Wonder city. SCHOOLS Iti (tin iiinlimtrntii nf Tllnlnrldl II ro- KntHH vli;ii lutont wonllh tomptn mnn ii tlm tilitnt it tut tnMlm ilfllillfa. ............... , HchnnlK hiivn tint lionn fnrcotton III .i, Heliiinl tit.. VnrMi Helwinl nnrl Ibn now lllKh ncliool Ixilldlnp. complototl Innt yonr nt n rout of $40,000, nnd n fourth ono In planned to ho oroctod In Ifl ID. An nhln eiirtitt of Inntrnr- tnrn nro omploycd nml nn nn Idon of " Itho tiroBr'n of tho itchoolH. nttontlon enn ho cnlll to tho donartinoiit of 1.. .. . a . . . .... ildomoHtlc Hclonoe nnd mniiunl trnln- Inir. wlilrh nan rocontiv lioon-inniio n pnrt of tho I If Kit ncliool cotirno. In addition to public nrhonm tlio fllntorH of tho Holy NnniMT hnvo n 110,000 Hrhool biilldttu; nnd conduct ii day nml hoarding Mchnol; St. Mnry'H nendomy, n yoiitiR lndlcn' nendomy, Ih nlrto planned to ho erected In tho near futuro. CENTER OF CATHOLICISM Medford In the center of Cnthollclnm of Southern OrcKon. A hnndnomo church of old Mlnnlon ntyle of nrchltcc . .1 ..MMM it ...1 i a n....i..rt a tin Ann iionnllni,- nml tiny vcuoinrn. j'innn nro tin,1ii u'nv fnr n vnunr lnilleii' boardtnir school to bo erected on tho bills east of Medford, for which a slto has already been purchased. A r-r0P",1,in Is under consideration for tho establishment of n 11:5,000 hospital, tho flrnt nno hos pital structure to bo erected In South ern Oregon, nnd tho finest Institution of Its kind south ot rortlnnd. Archbishop Christie, of tho dloceso of Oregon, ban tho utmost faltth In the fu turo of Modford, whoso many loyal Catholics, as well ns tho public gener ally, hull with onthuslnm proposals for Increasing tho Investments of Catholic orders In this section. M. J. METCALF v Thin Is nn ngn of decoration. Ono of tlm most striking fentures In tho evolu tion of tho commercial world during ro cont yoars Is tho tremendous strides Hint hnvo been taken In tho development of tho artistic. Modford Is especially fortunnto In having Mm. M. J. Motcntf locnto hero last spring, becauso sho camo to furnish tlio finish for our homes, offices nnd stores, Artlstla wnll paper, shades Hint bnrmonlxo In paints, stains nnd wnll tints, nro her specialty, nnd rho nlso handles brushes, glass, var nishes, etc. Kffcctlvoness nnd tnsto nro displayed by Mrs, Metcalf In nrtlstlo coloring nnd nrnooful uffeots. She camo hero from California, nnd bus 12,000 In vested, She will doublo tbo stock In tlm spring nnd linn sent cast for flno display rucks nnd will hnvo tbo vury richest sloro In southern Oregon. In municipal Improvements nnd this lu such a way Hint tbo tnx nttp for 1010 Ih lowor thnn that of Inst year. Such Is tho record of 1909 In "inunlolpnl nf fairs. Vnst Htrldea wero tnkon In clvto Improvement work Hint hns trans formed Medford from n vlllago Into n bustling young city. And tho outlook Ih for nn much growth during 1910 us wns accomplished In 1909, Oravlty Water System. It wns curly rcnlxod that nmong tbo llrst needs of n city Is n puro wntor supply'. Investigations wore begun In Modford nnd nflor considerable thought tho city started work upon n system which will supply tho city with t,000, 000 gallons of puro mountain wnter ovory 21 hours, nnd which will cost $300,000, This system, whllo not yet completed, will bo cmly lu 1910, and then Medford will hnvo n wnter supply Hecond to none Tho wntor Is brought through n grnvlty plpo line, 10 Indies lu dlumotor nnd 23 miles In longth. Wnter Mains, Tho city ndmlnlHti'iitlon saw tlmt ns soon ns tho m.w nystom wns completed that mntns woro needed In tho city, Sp this wns undorlnkon, During tho yenr 15 miles of additional mains woro lnld nt u cost of $160,000. Tho early UNION MEAT COMPANY An ctvidittictt of tho nplnmlld reputa tion Mndford holdn nn nn linportrint corn morolnl center nt 11 11 ndvnnlriKtiouN point from which dlnlrlbuto mnnu fic tu red prtxIuclN, ,n find many lartj concnrriN iriiilulnlrilnK nxlennlvn branclien hnrn from which nrn hnmllfd Imn.etiNK (liiciiitltlcN of kooiIn. I'romlnnnt ninonit theNtt U tlm Union Ment Com puny, puck orn nnd provlrtlon denlerN, wliono rimln offlced nnd puoklriK plant nro In I'orl hind, Htx montbn uko the company de cided Hint their tradn In thin (lection hnd Krown to .iucIi proportion an to de mand a branch ut Medford nnd It wan accordingly opened nnd tho firm 11 w bulldliiK they occupy conntruct':d. Mr. Charier. Kchnncklntli In tlm mntiHRnr nnd a, M. WllllnniN the cnrdilor. A complulo stock of the company' Columbia brand KOVernmnnt (impeded rnentM In carried, Including frenh tnentn of all klndn, unit nnd Niuoked iiiimiIh, Inn! nnd everything In tho Una of provlnlr.nN, frultn nnd vi.-k-ctubleN. Without exception tho products ninnufnotured and put up by thin com pnny arc of the hlKhent Krndn, nnd are no recognized by denlerN nnd connumrrtt throuchout rm country. Tho capital Mtock of the company In ICO, 000 dnd they hnvo hero noven etnploycen. Mennrri. Hchncckloth and WlllluiriN bnndlii thin end of tlm compnny'n bunlnen to per fection 'and thoy urn full-llvdncd .Med ford boostern. WEST SIDE LIVERY Ono of the flrnt ennentlnlH of n grow-( Ing city I a flrnt-clans livery stable SH2NC ON' nnd this Medford has In the one owned nnd operated by Messrs. I'. I.. Knrlow nnd V. F. Downing .and known os tho West Side I.lve.ry. Iloth gentlemen nro well adapted to tbo business nnd have had long exporlenco nt It. Since taking rburcn of tho West Hldo l.Ivery Inst full they hnvo established tbo reputation of novcr leaving a feeding of tbo slight est dlnsatlafactlon among their patrons, Ijind seekers nnd tourists find their services especially satisfying nnd com mercial travelers use It right along In driving through tbo valley. They hnvo fourteen horses and as many carriages, bugglos, etc., having Invested ,000 and employ four men. They own n 360 ncro ranch nnd hnvo 300 bend of stock. POWERS & REEVES Medford presents nn extraordinary opportunity for those gifted with tho ability to design tho beautiful and unlto utility with elegance, for beyond any other city of Its slo Its people havo tho btgh-soulcd ambition to mako It tho most beautiful city In tho country. Messrs C. O, Towor and It. IV. Reeves, tho arcbltccts, hnvo been closely Identi fied wtth Modford'a architectural beauty. During tbo past yenr they havo drawn plans for buildings aggregating In cost $100,000, among them being rosldonces, bungalows, and four brick blocks. Tho chaste lines and splendid nrrnngement of tho Taylor-Phlpps building nre theirs, tho Qarnott-Corcy Hardwaro Co.'s now building nnd tho now Talm building nro nmong those. Tho preliminary plans havo been drawn and final specifications nro bolng prepared for Dr. Pngo'a new' hotel nnd thenter at tho corner of Main and Itlvoraldo. Messrs. 1'ower and Hooves nro omlnently fitted to tnko a lending part In tho structural develop ment of Modford, ns they hnvo bad thorough trnlnlng and yenrs of practical experience. They nro members of tho Commerclnl Club nnd owners of city property. A. H. LEWIS Tbteo yearn ngo Mr. A. H. t-ewls bognn tho manufnoturo boro of his famous lorn- for Public rains provontod tho laying of all tho mnln" ordered In but sovernl additional miles will bo laid In tho Bprlng nnd sum mer of this yonr. AVhat this menus In a cliy tho hIzo of Medford Is apparent when ono romembors that this amounts to 75 foot of water main for ovory man of voting ngo In tho city, nnd nil In one yonr. raving. During tbo yenr Central nvenue, d'AnJou streot from Sixth to Eighth streets, nnd Onkdnlo nvenue from tho bouHi city limits to north Fourth street, woro curbed nnd paved with hard surface paving. A contract was nlso lot for paving West Soventh street from Laurel street west, to tho city limits, but owing to tho dolny of tho contrac tors In getting started with tho work, nnd tho unusually heavy rnlns which sot In enrly In Novomber. thU latter work wns not completed, It will, how over, bo pushed to completion ns early In tho spring ns tho weather will per mit. Noxt yenr much moro work will bo dono on Medford's streotB, and In threo years tho city will hnvo nt least 20 miles of pnvod streets, Tho administration hopes to mako tho year 1910 n bnnnor yenr for Medford in tho matter of street ptivlng. Tho onndo candy nnd nt hit. prominent loca tion on Wont Main Mreet ntrcot tho pub lic found It 111 out convenient unit plran urnblo to center a InrKU trade. Tho nloro filled n loriKfelt want to Hm Wrutrildcrnt nnd niipplled 11 cl'-rin, lienlthful way of npoiidlriK thn Iflnurtf hour nnd nlnckln tlm thlrnl from the biautlfiil fountain, or. tlckllnif tho piilati; with candy or lea cream, cnnrcctionnry or all klniiri to hiilidlnd, from the box of candy for the hoHt Klrl to nll klndn of bulk eooda, but nbovn nll In Mr. Lnwl' homemade, candy, which comprint)!. Imlf of all ha uncn. CI Karn, tobnecon and newnpapcrs nro alio handled nnd Mr. I.wln ban 13,000 In vented and cm ploy h threo people. Ho given all bin time nnd attention to tho bunlnenn, leaving nothing undone that will add to the natlnfactlon of the trade, t BYBEE & HEIL Pure food In receiving on every band tho attention It deserve nnd Mesnrn. I'rnnk Dyben and l.ouln Hell, thu pro prietor, of the Went Hide Market, seo to It that Medford ban tho purcnt and tho bent and all kinds of first-class products In fresh and cured meats, poul try and nll seasonable delicacies. They do their own slaughtering and all of the by-products of tho market nro of their own nmnufneture. All tho ar rangements nre noted nn model points of neatness nnd sanitation. The busi ness was started Inst Kcbrunry and Its ndvantageous location as well ns the high class of goodH linn given them a Inrgo trade. Five people nro employed, Mr. By boo In a natlvo Orrgonlan and MAIN STKECi , MEDFORD. both ho nnd Mr. Hell own city nnd ranch property. They bcllcvo In Med ford and its futuro nnd always belp ev erything nlong that will help their city. INCREASE IN PHONES Two yenrs ngo Medford bad 300 phones. Sho now has 800, nn unprece dented Increaso among tho cities of thc country- A year aga the system was nntequated. Today It Is strictly up-to- date, modern In ovcry respect and high ly satisfactory. The 1'aclflc Telephone and Telegraph comirany hns spent 175.000 In the past year In Installing a control energy sys tem, placing new phones throughout tho city, now poles nnd underground con ducts. Another $55,000 will bo spent In tho noxt fow months, material for which Is now bolng exponded, nnd then Medford will hnvo n phone system equal to Hint of nny of tho largo cities of tbo country. The long dlstnnce wires from San Francisco, Portland and otbor coast cities pass through Medford. which has recently been mndo headquarters of tho (southern Orogon district embracing Ho.'oburg. Grants Pass nnd Ashland, I with D. H. Drewory ns mannger. 'The new mnnnger, though hero but n short ...l.ll.. la mnblnn n n ,,,.nl,1n rnMnl Allll WIIIIV. in i,iir. v. .,.... .v .vv.h popular with tbo public BUILDINGS PLANNED Tho year 1909 has been n phenom enal ono for building In Medford, net- ubI expenditures, totaling $S,500,000, but tbo coming year will discount this ' record, thero bolng already many busl ' ness blocks nnd residences contracted for. ! Contracts hnvo been lot for two now I hotels. Dr. Frederick K. Pngo will 'erect n four-story . $65,000 modrrn ho jtel nnd thenter nt Itlvorslde nnd Mnln. , Dr. J. F. Hcddy Is building a modern hotel at Klghth and Central nvenue, which will bo seven stories In height nnd cost $05,000. John D. Hoot Is nt tho bend of n syn dicate eructlng a four-story $50,000 of flco building. Tho Eplscoptil church tsj erecting n $10,000 stono cathedral nnd n three-Htory $.5,000 business block. Improvements Ever LAKH Mel.ArOUl.lX. SOl'RCK OF MIOHFORIVS NEW WATER SUP PLY mt. Mclaughlin in the distance. THE CITY OF MEDFORD Located In tho hoart of tho grontcst fruit flection Jn tho world, with un told wealth In mines and tlnibor sut roundlnK her; with n clltnnt- that favorably companm with ih-it ot nti roslon on earth half wtvy dtenn San Fruncloco nnd I'arUund, liw Modford, a city of over 7500 Inhabit ants, growing rnoro rapidly than nny other place In Orogon, und ! kilned to ho tho metropolis of n vast Inland empire. Modford'B growth Is shown In Hs bank business, In its building record? In Its postal receipts, In its fruit ship ment n growth that has steadily pushed it ahead of other cities and n 1 n rwt1 If In I Yin ffr n t-n rt Lr nt tn bust ng cities of tho Hoguo river J'""''1-:u '7,'" T, i: t , T.i vtlj0r tend that tho city shall fall bohlnd tho Tho men who selected tho original country In tho matter of dovelop- townslto chooo wisely, for hero every D1S?" , , , , , natural condition favors the building ,c dford Commercial Club, one of a great city. Because or its cen- of the 8 ronBeJ3.t .n m08tkactlva tral position, and being located on commercial bodies In Oregon, has ev- tho main railroad In the southern bu " man and cltUen of tho half of Oregon, all the Immense agrl- cUJ oalloted on Its rnomhershlp roll, cultral, horticultural, timbered and nnd ls J cnlof r,aclor ,n iP new mining wealth within a radius of 100 enterprises and promoting th0 pro- mlles Is tributary to Medford. Here K1 interests of the town and the treasuro streams empty, and must counir. always ompty. Its citizens are build- . ,, An -"" aT"'"' Ing with an eye to tho future the 1A'llor examrp1?, f, th publlc brllllant. unmistakable future des- "?LrIt0ne.s .f "e.? fon,'J citizens was lined to make Medford not only tho "hown,n the budnB. by a number of most populous, but the place of great- ? .c,t,1fc1n,!', ot..Ja exhibit pavilion, est commercial Importance In south- T.h exhibit .building 'Is of unique and crn Oregon i attractive deslfm, Its stylo of arch Is fiupplr I'olnt 'tecturo being patterned after tho It is at present a city of 7600, but oli-Ume Mission. It Is situated near I the depot. In full view of passing ' ,,n In. T . ..nn ZA.VWJi l f...i,.i -n-.r, ".V. $100 per capita public Improve- mentS. I Medford laid 75 feet water main per capita. I inMt,,tn!. 8Pnn,i V 1 ... .Meuioru leans n-nr.,i ir, .,mh.r:" ..w... ... of automobiles per capita, ono to ev ery 30 people. Medford leads Oregon In phones, per capita. Is tho supply point of a territory with a Donulatlon of 40.000. It Is a city of well-kept streets, of beautiful homes, of handsome narks, of church i cs and schools. Its solid brick blocks besneak thrift and permanence, ' Medford ls located on the main lino of tho Southern Pacific rallrqad, 331 ; miles south of Portland and 442 miles north of San Francisco. Its altitude ' Is 1374 feet. It Is tho western term inal of the Pacific & Eastern rail road, now under construction, tho first 39 miles of which will be com pleted early In the spring, and which will ultimate!) be constructed to an j eastern connection. This railroad makes Medford tho point of concen- I a A. 1 1 . 1 . . - .1. 1. .1 .1U n t trailUU lor Ull IUU iiuiuviuu ncuauuLiBuou unu une i.iiiikb ami ku iu maite upper Rogue river, tho gigantic for-up the stock of a variety store Is car ests of which cover an area of 4000 square miles. Medford Is tbo eastern termlnnl of tho Rogue Rlvor Vnlley Railroad, connecting this place with Jacksonville, tho county seat; and will bo tho eastern terminal ot tho proposed railroad from tho famous Illuo Ledgo copper mines of upper Applcgate river, on tho Oregon-California line. This great copper camp Is located but 35 miles from Medford. Heavy freighting is dono between Medford nnd all the mining camps of tho tributary districts. Coal Mines Atljacent. The coal mines, five miles east of tho city, aro proving of such great commercial importance that a rail road connecting tho piopertlca with tho Southern Pacific at this city has boon projected. Tho entlrq lumber output from tho sawmills ot tho sur rounding territory ls hauled hero for ynrdlng, sorting and shipping, and tor manufacture into boxes,, sash and doors by tho planing mills and factor- I les or Medford. Abovo all, Medford ls tho trading point for practically I tho entire fruit and farming section of Roguo river vnlley and Is llko- ; wise tho shtpplng point for tho whole j output ot this Immense district. Commercial Activity. I That Medford Is a placo of great ' comniorclnl nctlvlty and Immenso trndo la evinced by its having four banks, nil In flourishing condition, with nggrognto deposits of 12,000,000 and with n pnld-up capital of $300, 000 nnd n nurpluR of $100,000, Tho banks all occupy handiionio itruc tutCB, built nt a cont of $125,000, and are equipped with tho niont modern vnltits and hurslar-renlBtlnK devices. Tho growth of Mo-Jford during the , past year has been most phenomenal, 'city limits. A conservative ronl cs nnd the fact that nearly 15,000 ncrcstt0 man has fixed tho ndvanco onch of new orchards wero planted this yonr during tho past flvo at 25 per past season In Ilogue river valley, cent. with n corresponding development In Purthor, this annual Increaso l nil linos of Industry, proves rlth a'n8SUred contlnunnco for yoars to certainty that thin rapid growth wili;COmo. Its foundation ! solid, for It bo maintained indefinitely. Exton-1 al,i In tho peerless rosourcoa that slvo improvements nro planned for surround this city, tho conservative tho future. This romarkablo growth business of tho community nnd tho docs not mean that Medford ls huovnnt nnlrlt nt Mndford'a ntrnntr. "booming;" th0 town is growing, as nil Ilogue river valley Is growing, and ( mriuo, ib ujuitfiuo DaujpiUB ui pit" ducts from nrelifir.la forma .J 11 4IU... . I. - t "uu '"tvoio ui ui u luiuui jr tcn miry , i lne aiversmea character of wblcn most inrfH thA viHi,nr n hPii0 that hc ha8 wandcred nt0 a world's fair linltfllnn- InolnnrI nf n Inenl nvlilhlf 1 1.1, uuuuiuk. i its iueai location on me oamcs ot nmr rrpfk. H.irrniinilpcl hv nrnrrroon Medford laid 50,feId8 and Dioomlng orchards, with feet cement side- imposing mountains greeting tho vis walk per capita. whorcvflr tl o v mnv turn, with a 80,1 and c,,mato that pro'ducca roses .i I..T. ' nno a" var,ei es 01 nowcrs in anuna- no densely populated. No more fixed It .. ti rnn anoe ne;ir,' tho entire year; Its health i law of population has ever been pro pirucuon '-w"".-, spiced Intoxicating atmosphere. Its nounced. Tho climate nnd soil that excellent schools, Its well-stocked . otnrna nnd Its nhnndnnrn nf fruit, nnrl . r. r .. 1 v0(.iT(iriinfl nr nnt- 1 n r, nil ttnnenna make Medford a most delightful place la whlcu to live. The rellslous and educational ad vantages of Medford are of a high order. There are nlno churches, rep resenting all the leading denomina tions, ail with strong congregations and most of them having splendid places of worship. Medford ..lso has ono of the most progressive and complete school sys tem In Oregon. There are two fine school bulldlnss built ot brick anil modern in all appointments, and tl $40,000 high school. The public schools enroll 1200 pupils and offer a broad courso of study, Including drawing, water-color work and music under a special director. Sloyd and manual training are also receiving some attention. HUSSEY'S CASH STORE Filling a most Important role In the general scheme of Medford's develop- ment whereby everyone can get every- 1 thing they want. Is Hussey's Cash Store, A large and varied stock of the thou- .. 1 1. . . . . ... ried by Mr. P. A. Itussey, who began business here In 190S. Almost every artlclo used In the household can be found here, nnd wares of all descrip tions, novelties for the home of every ktnd and many special lines too num erous to mention. It ls Impossible to walk up and down the aisles between tho counters and not see something that you want Everything Is tastefully arranged and prices range from one cent to $10. A stock of $7,000 Is carried and nine people aro employed. Mr. Husscy has made a host of friends here and ls a member of the Elks and Com mercial Club. He has some fine city property and ls Interested In everything that makes for Medford's advancement. W. E. G00DE A most homelike restaurant with a goood room In connection can bo had with Mr. W. E. Ooode, the proprietor of tho Star restaurant,, bakery and .gro cery. One may always rest assured of securing tho very best In all accommo dations. Tho rooms are well arranged and fitted up throughout most com fortably and" tho entire establishment la a favorite In Medford and the surround ing country. The rooms are kept In tho most orderly manner and tho dining room accommodations nre first-class. A flno lino of bakery goods nnd groceries aro carried and Mr. Ooode leaves noth ing undone that will ndd to the complota satisfaction of his customers. Made by plan Is to lay out a full season's work, which will bo not less than flvo miles of paving. Additional Sewors. Another thing that Is vital to the health and- convenience of a modern city Is a good sewerage system. During tho year seven miles of lateral sewors woro laid at a cost of $70,000, tho city's sp tlc tnnk was completed, and a now trunk.' sewer wns laid out nnd ordored laid to accommodate that portion of tho city lying cast of Bear creek. Contracts nro now let for tho construction of several miles of additional mains. , Sidewalks. ' In tho matter of sidewalks Modford Is proud of the record of tho past year. Everyone In Medford who knows how to lay n good cement walk has been busy laying walks during tho past year. That .more walks woro not laid wus duo only' to tho fact that there wero not moro contractors hero to lay them. Slnco February 17, when tho present adminis tration took chnrgo of this mutter, grades hnvo beon established for no less i than nine miles of cement sidewalk. . This means no loss than tlfty feet of five-foot walk for ovory man of voting ngo In tho city. Much additional walk Is to bo dono along this lino during 1910, CITY PROPERTY Modford city property totfrty la a better investment tban many of our own pooplo roallzo, For the pnst few yearn each year hna boon a great bound unwnrd in vnlnos within thn healthful, happy pooplo. Modford'a .prosperity and growth will not "pinch out." There will bo no now plan of development to tnko up, na tlio present wcrlth Is realized. Thin city ls Just entering upon tho period of growth that has no visible limit. It Is joining hands with tho country to aid In development ot tho coming orchard of the world, of tho groatost mining district of the world, of tho finest timber region ever discovered, tho greatest scenic attraction In the world. Medford realty Is ono of tho best investments an Easterner can mnka in tho state. This city has illlmltnblo natural resources yet In tho shell. Her location Is Ideal. Hor futuro Is bncked by tho unmeasured, unde veloped resources through which la just beginning to throb now veins of commerce. If anything more were needed to assure of tho permanency oi growth there, of tho enhancement overr year imuuo.oi reaus- values, or wo influx ot . ' . . . i . popu luiioD, we nave dul to iook over al-ithe nast. Thcro has been steady increase irom tro primitive group ot huts that wore roared by pioneers to thc present time, tho onv nrd move ment has been steady, unobtrusive, strong. If hbtory sives no comfort to tho doubter, thcro ls a remaining study which should- A country that can feed an Imiaenso number of men acd furnish them with healthful. cquabl0 climate whllo doing so will i produce tho world's greatest forests. I Inn r-ni-lrfU Itn... . r. ""? f."" farm yields will gather members of the human family as honey doc3 flics. Ml of which strengthens the baso upon whlci Medford realty la vclued, and will contribute In lifting tho price upward and upward for several generations to come. GREAT GROWTH MADE Perhaps In no better way can the great growth Medford has made during the past, be shown than by the great Increase made by the receipts In tbo local postofftce. In four years they have grown" from $5,000 until this year they will pass the $20,000 mark. With out exception each month has shown an increase over the same one of the year before, and during 1910 the receipts, at the present rate, will exceed $25,000. In September, 1909, a free carrier sys tem was Inaugurated, nnd now the greater portion of tho city ls served by carriers. Aside from this a large staff of clerks aro employed In the central office. It was as late as 1890 that the city of Medford had as a postofflce, an ordi nary soap packing case In which six compartments were made. This sool in the corner of tho lone grocery noro. Ard the future promises as much 't the next 20 years qs has been seen in the past 20. as regards growth. GREAT GAIN IN DEPOSITS Four hundred and slxty-threo thou- Lsand and twenty-one dollars has been the gain made by locar banking Institu tions in eleven months nearly half a million of dollars. Such a growth la shown by the statements of the banks as called for at the close, of business, November 16, 1909. In no other way is the growth of tho city better reflected. 8lnco 1905, or In fooe years, deposits have Increased from $609,498 to 1,717,510. or over a million of dollars. During the past year tho growth hns been far more rapid, for nearly as great gain has been made tho past year as during the preceding threo. All of the banks' statements show gratifying growth. No doubt but that deposits will increaso as rapidly or more so In the future. For five years tho growth has been as follows: December. 1905, $609,493; Do comber, 1906, $726,971: December, 1907, $1,0S4,634; December, 1908, $1,231,498; November. 1909, $1,717,610. Medford. has four hanking Institutions, a new ono being recently added, With this deposits reach some $3,000,000. On C. M. Kldd's ranch two hogs were raised that were sold for $23 apleco. Any City Much Other Work. Much other work has been done dur ing tho year, among whloh wns tho com pleto numbering of the city nnd placing of street signs, which enabled Medford to secure free mail delivery. Threo miles of city streets were also graded. Altogether It has been a very busy year nnd those ontrustod with city affairs havo given to the work much of their tlmo and energy, And thoy can also point with prldo to the fact that the work has boon carried on so economic ally that tho tax lovy for the ensuing year is actually lower than it wuh for tho year 1908, and this too In the facu ot tho fact that thero was a reduction mado by tho county assessor In tho asssscd values of tho city upon which taxes must bo levied. On 20 acres Clins, H. Dolorleln cut eighty tons of wheat hay whloh Is now selling for $20 per ton. Ho had 10 sores In pears and 8 nares lu yellow NewtnwuH just coming Into bearlnir. Huh bud u number of buyers, but docs not euro to sell an he litres tho country and olliiuvu and do a pot know wh r. ha could Invest lu real esiaja to butter advantage