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THIA MUDirORD MAIL TIUBUNM, MKDlTOttD. OITOON, SnNDAY,. .TAlSTUAirr 2r .1910. n The Rogue River (My (IfMirno I'tituiiiii.) Thorn Ih finer fly Nuliliitt In the Rokiio Iho yur nroitml Hum In niy (ilniuin lit Aiotirli. Trout urn mil plentiful and onn uiiiiit work In net Uirm, Iml Out Duty; ttvoiuiio larger und, pound r pound,! KUinlnt', I hull miy flnh In tlio world Unit (like n fly, In tho ununltiioiin ipltil(in (if nil t.iwlrsni who hnvo iirnc - tired tho Kmitlo lil t III tlilrt llioiit bonil- Hflll of nil beautiful ntrouiiiH, Tlio Itogtio has been aptly ilotierib- oil Iih "mi oversown iiionnlulli lirook." IIh wntorii nro nil clour n crytMnl. IIm ciirnmt ho nirlft nit to lie. OfiiiKoionii, nml Itn iivoniKo width iiloni: llm fuvorlto fluhhiK grounds from lr.o to .100 riw-t. 11 is run or hmoihIih, riffles mid million. Horn nml thorn nro deep, quiet poom wmohii linttkii nro IIiumI with verdure nml now nml again n Hhiillow fonl Hint cn 11 lio waded. Tin. riin'ifli .i..nn miter of tlm rhiiii- nul Ih tho fuvorlto lurking plncu of tho Mk trout. Consequently tlio nn- miiHern inmi commercial nrolmntn exint Klfir who would lyro thorn with bin miywln.ro today. On tho rompmiy'n flloN itiiint wndo uh fur nn ho iluro rlnf tmol ntx Hurtled peur treen Into Iho ohniini'l. nml nnmt ho nhlo """ JI 'iKhtoon Nowlown npplo to cnt n Iouk lino nml nklllful ihioukIi rr" "vanned over to ..nli. Mr. to drop IiIh fly nrlKht. nhliiK I" J",""'i.l Ihih inken pru n( (ho din. tho Itoijiio In, thoroforo, hunl work. , ,rlot f"1"' w fr,,lt "'no nt the It Ih not n fNh Iiok'h Htronin, hut tho r'"11 ""miil Applo Hhow. At the ftiw hlr flHh tho inoHt mim'miful nn- ,,4,t,,1r ",,,r wr" 1313 coinpntiiorn, Klor will liunl In n dny amply repay "f oo;iipoliir for iho mimo prU. Min for hi offortH, nml furulnh inoro J r 1w",'r,,,;',, ",,r "Orchard Klim" rwil rdiort tlian u rnlch of 00 or 100 ,lli,h" "'"'Irinnn ..r iho nxe,,utivo In tho tirtllniiry Hlronm iconniillieo of iho Counnerclnl Cluh mid Trout In tho ltoKuo nro of two va-' !,,:, Wt from ih llortloultuml rlotlcH, tho rnlnhow or Hloolhond ami H"' M'Plo OroworH' CoiiKrnii tho cilt-Uiioat. Tho rut-tliront nvor.,,ml 'metm ln I),"'Vl,r "' Janunry. tiKim from u pouml to two pound", though orcnalounlly rniiKht thro nml four poiimU In woluht. It Ih n rora- ..I m I . .. t ...... ;" , linr.l. hnn whl o i.iont nml ou of tho fluent flavorod flh known. I nlnl.ow nro rniiKht from n pound to ton and iwuivo pouinin woiKiii. ui" HveniK" lwlnjc Ivo poumlH ml unually i;ood ior nun no uour m imru iinu o. .mii 0110 111 nv 01 mo inrKor nn iiookuo in million. 111111 umn otuy nnor roponi- llmt M(ifor,i nt,i,, tn ,nnMt, umnUn (! ilnnhort throiiHh tho wntor and fro- . tlio lioicuo Itlver Kleclrlc ComiMiny. iumt HOiiiorHiiultH In tho alr-nny'f UNimlly nuiM-rlor ndvmitnKeN In ono of which may Himp tho Ineklo or them. line. The power uned l.y thU nmr ukhio im. ny iwvu oxiihiibumi him. AtiKiini. Hopiomtior anil tjctoiier nro , ,oiiniin. when, the river hnn been the liwt montliH (or rnlnhow flnhlni:. dnnuned l.y a ronk-rtlled crib with oon June, July nml AitKunt for cut-throat, crrto core, securely michorwl to bl Trout can bo taken with n fly every! rook. TJie dam in :o feet long mid 10 month In the yenr. If tho comlltlonn.feot high, bending the name nmount or urn rlKhl, and tho Ilogun In tlio only wnter to ttir wbenln A diverting cnnnl fitronm on tho count, ami probably In eo ret wi.to and 13 root deep, carries Amorlcn. whore thin holdn truo. He-J to the turbine n rrnctlonal part or the cetnhor 28. 1000, when the nlr wan t.noo second reet nvnlluble at times of ho fronty that t'.t, KUhlen kept rltiK- high water. There aro 10 McCormlclc Klnn wllh lm nml frozen lino nnd, water wheels, generating :.00 borne leader mndo It difficult to cant, I j power and transmitting II.E00 volia ror futttKlil a three-pound rainbow on n XO mllen to tho vnrlous nubstntlons, The No. 0 conrl'liinn, wiillo Jeff Hoard linen run from Grants Iiins to Anhland nnd JmlK. K. I'. Kelly, who wero, through Medforri and tho Intermediate with me, cuuitht two Hiupller rnln- lownn. Hubstntlonn nro located nt Med Iiowm and ft four-pound cut-throat. J rord, Central l'olnt. Jucknonvtlle, Oold Could thin havo hein dono In any, Hill. Ornntn Tann, Tnlent nml Ashland, other nlrenm In the world? (The capital ntook or tho company Is Salmon nhoind In tho Koi;iio. Ini'fO.OOO and Dr. c. It. Itny Is tho prrsl tho Hummer and fnll tho royal chl-;'ent and general manager. Mr. It. C nook take th hiiooii readily nml or -cnntonully tho fly, tho writer InndlnK n 12-poumlnr lanl Hoptomhor with a ntx-ounce rod Hint took n ntimhor i Kroy hackle fly, after a prolonged bat tle. "Jack .Salmon" a ntuntod made chlnook, weighing from ono to five poumlH. take tho fly readily and mnko Rood flKht. In tho Into fall nndn" "ometlmen prevented tho best re wlntor montliH thoro nro plenty of nulls, especially when it mm bn dm- flllvornldo nalmon wbleli inlm fli iitioon, but not Dm fly. When tho rainbow comes up from salt wntor, ho wearn n silvery coat with tho lilulnh head and back that Klvo him tho tinuio of Hteelhnnil. Hut tohIiIoiico In the frenh water rontores liln crlinnon ntrlpe.i nml ho Ih onco moro the rainbow. On ncc.ount of thin change In appearauco tho ut eel bond In commonly Htippoiied to ho a differ ent variety, though examinations nml oxKrliiiontH by nclentlntH prove tho two flnh Htructurely alike nnd ono i.nd Hie eatiie. Tho different c.laRnl iflratlnn was porpntuntwl undor Ore iRou lawn hy the nnlmnn flshem ln or der Hint they might have legal firnumlH for KelnltiR and uluughtorlng wholetuilo thin monarch of nil Ranio.,, 'i"'oa Tlio Itrwd Of llio salmon rislirm or I llio KOKUo llireatrns tno "xtorminn-. lion of rainbow In tho rlvor. Al ready there Ih not ono trout where there wore five a few yonra aro, Tho MtoRtio Hnlmon flnhnrH' monopoly en voys tho longent open neaHon of any 'Htronm on tho ennnt, and tta control of j umchliio for s.'wln curpot mid nn ex lOKldntlon hnn f formally blocked ,iort emiileyeo to run It who nl Xayn remedial inenHurnn roeommended hy curit, hmiEn nbedes. druiH.rleH, etc Jackson, I'or.Uml, chalrinau; J. U, , in nres In Its yard which they ara frut8t but also of an onormous ia ftho mnstor flnh wnrdon. In conso- Thy hnvo tho exclunlvo aalo of tho f.;ynrtt Metlfonl; I)r. J. M. Keone, working to the depth of throe feet. All crem'ent of land values." qlience, to preserTO uio imgiin n 111111 .greatest tingling stream In tho world,1 tho Itoguo Itlvor Fish Protcctlvo as-i floclutlou will ask tho peoplo of Ore-, ,gon nt tho next gouernl election hy nn gallery floor. , Tho road when complotod will he;"r tin. e or tho business blocks. Among No department of Industry ana en- Inltlallvo iiienHiire, to clono tho Roruo) Mr. Week In a llconsml einbnliner mid (10 moi hCcnrc highway In Aiuerlcn, tM00 ,,l,llt Bro ,ho t''noss blocks, thojtorprlso Is lacking In M-dford and ef ,J0 commeiclul flshlniJ. 'they have nn extensive undertaking d- j prilably In tho world, traversing n , lwo ,11w ehool hounes. hotel nndflclont mid up-to-dnte llRtitlng systems WESTERN OREGON ORCHARD CO. - Tho coming to this section tn 1903 of Mr. J. A. Wontorlund nnd tho subnu quont development ot IiIh orchard com pnny, niudn llko a romanco In real cm tnte. lie wu n Chlqnco man Mint Iw. avmiim mviotiNO OF l'AOIFIO INDIANS LAST SEPTEMDEU, COMPUISINO THE CRACK MARKSMEN OF THE WORLD, WHO SPEND ANNUAL MLUIINU ui I auii i Khk IN MEDFORD EVER YEAR SHOOTING, HUNTING AND FISHING. ' Moved In llio ponnlhlllty of cottirurrolitl orelmrdn, After looking ovor all t ho Western fruit I mi .In, Iiii decided (hut Oregon wiin llio ntiitn nml Iho Ilnguo nviir vnllwy llm plncn nml ho nnutired mi option on ii)0 iioriiH for forty iluyn, Ibiluriitng lo C'lilcmio ho Interested it nuinher of peoplo In his pluu nml oN Kmilmed the Western Oregon Orchnrd iCoinpiiny nml bought tho bind, n wim liniuiulliilely nleitred, plowed ami plmitml with npplo und pour trees nml other '""'I have been nililiil from tf mo lo , "", ""HI today ihey Iuivh 2100 nonn, "vr nne-hnir of It planted, 250 uor nro being planted thin winter mid Mr. Wenterluml In now buying mi iiililltlonril J00 ncren Tho highest nclontirto ninth- oilfi ur iimi'iI In cultivation nml no ox I""""' mred In making thin InrK'nt on " memo itohni uk. pent orchard In iho world. Hevernl hundred 1 Mlnni hnvo hw.11 Invited """ """f"1 iiiiiuirmi people interenteii, Tho coinpnny dnen not own n dollnr mid !"" mo.ooo. No Kroner umnoy. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO. "10 run in o wen recoKiuxe.i n ci,rt,,ty , momionini: Hint mnonK vtnll), m,)0rlan, ,,,, , ,, lwMl,.(h reniury or proKreM mid do- vlopinmH iiccennnry lo the- making or 11 rl(y ,ruly KMWt nnit ,,,,,,,, ,n n ,lftrfri )kM ,j ,(0wnr nervier It In (h,.rrore n iimti-r for coiitfrntuUllon rompmiy In developed nl Oold May on , ti.o Itogtin itlver, near Tatde Itnrk Htoddard bring the secretary and super intendent. Tho undeveloped field for thin power Ilea In Itn nppllontlon to pumping water for Irrigation. Thou sands of ncron of the mont fortllo land niiulren but the quickening touch or drpendablo water to asrlng Into bloom. Heretofore tho rour montliM' dry season onntrnte.l mat cropn can lie ooubletl nml rvon (itindrupled with tho nld of Irriga tion. An Inrxbniistlble supply of wnter n tumid from 10 to 60 feet below tho sur fnre nnd ulectrlo power ror pumping costs only $30 per horsepower ror tho Irrlgntlng season, which gives nn nvor ngo coat or J 1.25 per noro ror the soason. WEEKS & McGOWAN CO. In reviewing tho Important elements comprising Mrdrord'n buHluons Intorests, 11 prominent mid dlntlnctlvo plnco must txi given to tho furniture nml uudertnk lug bunlnenn of Monnrn. V. Vf, Weekn, W. II. McOownn nnd Albert Orr. Tlu.y carry n lnrgo- nnd compUto stock of tivorythlng In tho furnlturu Hue, such. podroom i.nd dining-room seta, pnr- lor nofns nnd davenports,, chairs, rock- crn, cl0., kitchen cnblneta nnd tnblea. nnd mako-a spcclnlty of carpets, rugn,. linoleum mid matting: They bnve n MOO rack, for showing- rugs, that wilt bold t0 stimplca nml It la clroled by a row of brilliant uletrlo lights, no one can shut, hern nt night. They hav s. iiuupouuciu movo 1.0. s iiunoim 1 nowned Itango and tho Charter Onk; hentern. Tho store In 70 feet front by i 140 deep, two slorlea with mnsuinlno or pnrtmont. In all a isu.ooo biock ih cur- ,,M muc" "u,ru 1H '"vesie.i m tho building. They havo been In bus!-, iichs hero six voiira nnd movod Into tho new building hint June. They already, ihih nun inoy mum eiiiiuKu 111 iiiu. spring, Thero Isn't u ntoro between Hnn llmt tluvt may muni vuiiugo in 1110 l'rnnclsco and Portland tbut eqibila this , Valley a Mecca for CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY ,, , , ,", ,, ,, i Under t in endormlp o. ho Mod- ford ami AhIiIiiikI ('oiiiiiicrclnl CIiiIm tho nltlzoiiN of J'M-kiii):) co takon mi acUvc 11". l-nvar-l 111 r iinii wriiori o. 1 11 n m)M- hlKhwny o CJrrp nk, protiou hy Mr. Inrrlmiin ami othor kIvIim trollorH "t ho world'H Brontimt natiir- ul womlor. 11 .nl to IIiJh n;"iir"l tlm iPKMIntiir of 1 1 00,000 from lUn Mlnlo. Thin monoy hnn horn i.:.p!- 1111 i.mu.iM n- i- r mmwn ui moiiinii oy snu.ooo mm r:oni .wen- nun 11. 111 lYimmii 1 -iiiiiii''n. aiiijl'-.t $B0. 000 Imn been pld(r; il from nMr Houmw. iurou.". in crtr iintlonnl pnrk nml rneado fort r- nerve the toad tfill Iim leillt hv l nntlonnl k'ovennii nt, nm! to thin cmf Ih Interior I'epnrtiiituit nml Clilf! l otonter Plticliot Jiava pIwl?oI their untiring nffortn. Tlio ntnlo'H moti"v woePJ 91m' lii, avallahlo hut for h i,r" oorrr Irliire-i (Ion neciired 0:1 tee1 n Ion I s"'jwrnf liv U'OKaiiurK of t.io V!'ia:" 't v;l" . TI10 matter In now In ''-e iwretn! court, which It In ronfll-nilv .vi"c-i ml will ileclili. In 'nvir of the n"orn- priatlon, and ft !i iupe'; 10 t.-K'n work on tho half million dollar I1011I - vnnl hy HprltiK. A through examination of the routen wiih iniide iMh lant numniiT iimlor tho dlrei'llon of llenl F, Ileldel of tho road hulldltiK turenu i-f t' department of agriculture under whoso JurlKillctlon tho construction wlll ho tlOno. Tho Kovornor or Ore- on hits np pointed nB a Crater Lake road commission to assist and co- oporato with the- national ;ovorniuent ' la llu cousirulon of this highway, tho following commlsMnnors; C. S. Modford; K. V. Cartor, Ashlnnd; jndK0 llalttwln and Judge L. F. willotts, Klamath Fnlls, uad H. G. v.,rtun onintK l'ess. ..nuntry rouleat with nntlonal hoau- tics and scenic wonders. ROGUE RIVER CflEAMERY - Medrord may wi ll look forward to n roillill Kiiuio i in 11 ri ioi omy bUBlnens IntrrcntH nsxured but roniiiikablo ruture Not only are lur in iiisiiiii- tlifin lire reprem-nlHtlv n of (ho kind Unit hiilli! Up (he mirroumllriK country ii'' Hie lender Ih iIim Hokum Hlver crwimery. -,. ,,,.,, , ,,,,, nnMm. u,r ,, Cr).H , Ka,iwr wltblfl rHliliin of ,s ,, Mr fr f. aaMtH , ,mMHvr m,d nunu ih ,.rwimH,y Mr. ymt . it H n.x8 f,,,, ,Mi )llM lw ti,mr ,flm milcUin. ,.ry wmninlh t H uointiltmtlon nlKirn 'Z u "wo.ker. wHl liH, ermtm in Him, Irwnuf)(t.,ur( , ,ri. Kun lotN mid Kt. trmn th rrMm-ry in II, m imiomii r lii r.rrpl ...iHiv riemilinN f)er ti m, i. i,,Vf.Hiod and y,u. ,Kdo nro employed. Mr. Oatdia i mtmihor or Him 0,1.1 iv,iiowi, Kikn nnd CominerclHl Clul.. and ha Iho i,, . KW win ,r . very one. MEDF0RD BRICK COMPANY One of tho lendlnK Imhintrlen or Med t,tn fx tho hrlrk iiiNiiurcliirfnf und roiitrnotlriff djmo hy the Medrord llrlok -""rHuiy. Tin. irtmB wh eniiibiii.he.1 H 18US by Mr. O v I'rlibly and thri-e y-nrn ago he w joined by Mennrn. o. - N'HgJe and O T. O'llrlen. Able men- ligament baa given the bUHlnenH n ntendy growth, until today it rankn nmong tho principal icduniri.a of sontiern ore- gen. tii uncK pinnt or the company 1 fumlnlud with a thoroughly up-to- dato equipment and hua the capacity of so.ooo brtck per day They uso a Quaker nort mud mnchlno that grinds "ud moulds mid there Is nlso a hnnd moulding crew. Th kilns havo n cn- padty of from 100.000 to -oo,ooo brick and they nvernge utKnit I W.000 In nn i ordinary run. Th connmi.y has four - lno newer ouuuings in 1110 cuy wro (built out of their brick and the company has also done the contracting on twonty ! buildings. In fact hu built all but two I'resuyierinn cnurciu uver :iuuu is FIS1IINO SCENES ALONG THE ROGUE, THE FINEST FISHING FLY FISHING STREAM IN THE WORLD. Invosiiil In tlio busliivss and forty peo- J AVhltney has one of tho novel nnd popu pie iiu employetl All the partners nrojlnr systems that ho Is Introduclnc Into j experienced brick men nnd the product of tl lr kl'us und contrnctlng and 1. mum s m. ...i iu inhiiv .w.- leiuv Tin j aro iiunibors of the Com-j building arc all of the highest excel- inetclnl Club nnd exunslvo holders of c iy -nu c viMiiry ("roinriy Sportsmen MANY OPPORTUNITIES Tho I'ortlnml OrcKOiilan nays: t tho nntlonnl applo Hhow In Spo ts the vr,rld prize. Tho JuiIkoh were iincnlrnoiiK ln (heir (leelnlon, which In porhapn moro Hlnlllcnnt of tho mortt of tliu npplofl than tho prlzu Itnelf Ih. At JiiHt ahout tho Hdino time a peach ore! aril of four acre, not far from 'f1'"'' u' 800, u'8 at the rate of 12000 nn aero. Ih con- Tiectlon with thoo fnctn. ono Invol untarlly HilnkB of tho Itoguo Itlver "hP"iint of Cornice per, 1007, whleh noli! at auction In New York for 0S.10 a box. A fruit Rrowlns ro- Klon of thin Hort will naturally nt jtract attention. Men denlrlng to plant Htnnll commercial orchardH will jlnnnlr for five and ton-aero tracts Hiiltahle for fruit growlnc and not too , far from town to mako pleasant liornwi. CnpltallntH will seek to ln- 1 ",r i"nry 111 an inuuniry wniun ..... .1...1 - . . . . . . . . in'nne roiurnn no ceriain nnu so -Tor both thf homwiookor and tho cBpltsllttn opnorf unltlaa nro abun- dant In thn ItoKU" Itlvor valley. Al- though apples oeaches, neara and grapen are produced there In a do- grew of perfection vhlch few places can rival, ntlll only a small part of the land mutable for orchards has yce be 11 planted. Tho Hokuo Itlvor fruK: Industry, In 8plt0 of tho magnificent success It has won, Is only la Its In- fnncy. Men who go thero now and plant orchards, although the prices ttioy must pav for land may look largo, aro real'ly taking adrantage of plonoor conditions. Thov am-cortatn not onij- of i,eavy profits from their J. W. WHITNEY aro tnoroughly represented. Mr. J. ( stores nnd residences and that la also 'used for atreot lighting In smaller towns. Theso lights nro Idonl because i iwao ngnis nro luoni becai of their brlshtness nnd cheapne They produco J00 candlo power llKht of .nuperinuvo qua 'ty, "elnjr soft and wnite, witb no -nsose or Braell. A -'Ut Is made by their :&a ot lighting. Mr. he manufacturer's 1 oiler Insulators, hot saving of JO pi.r uso over otbor ' Whltnoy la uIh agent for range llroloss cookers i :d tlectris cookers that must bo seen In rder to ba appreciated. Ho camo hero fl j nsonths ago from St. I'aul nnd has lr. 'et several thousand dollars In his business nnd In city prop- i rty. lie employs thro peoplo. Ho Is n veteran of the Spanish-American wnr, having served In tho Fourteenth Min nesota Volunteers. He hns proven hlm k 'f to be nn e iteiprlslng and public 1 spirited business num. MEDF0RD DOMESTIC LAUNDRY All tho establishments looking toward I the complete modernisation or tho city j will bo found In Medford and ono which should bo prominently nivntloiiel Is the Meilford lloniestle Laundry. This Is I o-u of the must thoroughly equipped, t rrielent and miUsfuotory laundries ln the state and Is turning out work rar superior to that fuinlshod ln ninny - larger cities. A very oxtotiMvo busi ness Is done, the trade reaching nil tho surrounding country In wagons and by rail. s they havo many brunch agen- from All clea Tho rtty la thoroughly covoed, both by collectlona nnd dollverlen, the waeona bolnp kept on tho go from morn lnr till night. 1 Ths plant la fitted throughout wih tho mont modern nml coiilly mnahlnerv, thoro being ffrar wnahora, two erlnc torn, two rnnngeln, two body Ironura and neckband and ahlrt mnchlncn, ifclnn, boiler, etc Kvery article In handled with a caro nnd laundered with a thoroughncaa nnd twrfeptinn nhi.i. ... nurca that a. customer once won will never be lom. Exprienccd laundry belpcra lo the number of 24 ar em ploycxl and ovor t,00 la invested tn tho bunlneaa, The proDrletor Is Mr. ni..n r?,-i-i. and the work receive hla pcrnonnl u pervlalon and managTiment Next year he will build nn addition to tho plant add nevernl nieces of fmnrovfl m-whin. tnr nnd nnother mmn. ir. i. . drymnn of lnree oxt)-rlnr nnrf tn ,ets ho has mof with In well merited ,JIo In a member of tho Mnaonle order. 1 1. n . . . . . .no L'minicrciai i;iib5 ana MercZAnta Association. JOHN D.0LWELL rtcsponnlblllty ant! credit for 3Iod ford'n nteadrssr growth is vest ox clunlvely In no ono clais of baitlnes men, but more of It belongs to tno real estato owners nnd brokers than lo my other one vocation,' and the city his been particularly fortunate ln her con stant possession of men whose ability nnd enterprise In this calllns aro a. obvious as their solid financial standlrg and high personal Integrity. Thus engaged and possessing in a marked degree the qualifications .no.v tioned Is Mr. John D. Olwell. who t.i.a lived for 27 yearn in tho Itogue Itlver Valley. He has had 20 years' experience in fruit growing here, planting 12,000 fruit trees 20 years ago, which was tho largest apple orchard in tho Northwest at that time. He has been buying fruit from nearly every bearing orchard here for many years and shipping it to the markets of the world. He shipped the first two carloads of Newtown Pippins that were ever exported to London by any grower ln the Northwest 14 years ago. He Is interested in 400 acres of orphard land and is a general broker for thousands of acres belonging to other people. He Is contemplating platting sev eral orchard tracts for 1910 and anyone thinking of locating here should advise with a man t-.io has had the experience of locating the biggest fruit growers all over the Rogue river valley. Mr Olwell also handles alfalfa and general farming lands. He. helped to build the exhibit building and display rooms near the depot four years ago and maintains It at his own expense and it Is famous all over the country as the best display made anywhere. A con stant stream of people file ln and out of the building and no other venture has made Medford so famous. Mr. Olwell employs four men about his office and a dozen or more at his orchards. He was a member of the state legislature ln 1903 and has served on the city councils of Medford and Central Point. He is now a director of the Oregon Agricultural College. He Is a member of tho Elks and the Commer cial Club. J. A. PERRY The phenomenal growth of Medford and the development of orcharding in the valley, has made a splendid field for investment in real estate and among the enterprising and progressive men engaged in this line none Is more widely known than Mr. J. A. Perry, who tn addition to his private Interests is also the secretary and manager of the Rogue River Fruitgrowers' Union, packers and shippers of Oregon fruits. Mr. Perry has been operating here since 1903, and on his various tracts and subdivisions and in the Fruit growers' Union gives employment to fifty men during the season. The Perry subdivision is divided into 10-acre tracts and he has a 40-acro orchard adjoining. It is universally recognlzzed that real estate Investments are at once the saf est and the most profitable In the whole category of Investment lines and Southern Oregon fruit lands are al most as widely acknowledged to be at tho head of the class. Situated as this city is in the heart of the great fruit growing belt, with nil of the Inalienable advantages of soli and climate, it would be strange indeed if Medford did not continue to expand and its city and country property continue to soar ln value. Mr. Perry makes a speclaly of fruit lands and may be consulted at his of fices or by mall. Possessed of wide ex perience, rare Judgment and keen In sight, his services and advlco In matters pertaining to fruit growing and ship ping are invaluable. He was one of tho first presidents of tho Commercial Club, serving nearly three years, and has been ono of Its directors ever sine,. CHAS. STRANG Located in tho heart of Medford, that he has done as much as any other one man to build, and located also In the hearts ef the Medfordltcs, Mr. Chas. Stran-: cir''es a full lino of drugs, medicines, hemleals. stationery, toilet nrtloles and druggists' sundries. Mr. Strang Is ono of our pioneer merchants, coming hero in 18S4 and his helping hnnd has been felt in every advance of Medford In his store his well selected stock is attractlvoly displayed. He makes a, specialty of prescription work nnd ia a skillful nnd reliable dlsponser, having made a pninstaklng study of pharmacy and using that care in com pounding which bogots confidence and patronage. Mr. Strang's success is due to hard, uncreaslng effort rather than to forune and his wealth Is tho result of much self-sacrificing toll und the fruit of Judicious Investment. Ho works for Medford with the sumo tire lens energy that he works for himself und it Is such men who nuke business for Medford. pay the tuxes, support tho churches and sehoolH und subscribe to everything tuht Is bonrficlal to the olty. No man stands higher is the esteem and entif l.lne., nf Him iidonle of Meriforil ! than Chns. Strang, evidence or which la ' his having hold tho orrice or city troas t uror for 15 yours and his wqrk ns school director. Ho is n member of the Mason 1 lo fraternity and owns considerable olty ' property and alfalfa lands, Sections KINO OF HIE IlOOl'E. Tho 10 1-2 pound (undressed) 54 Inch rainbow trout which won the 180 fishing outnt offered by the Medford Hardware Company for tho largest trout caught on one of their special flies tn tho Rogue River during the season of 1909. Tho trout was caught lr. August, on a No. 4 Gray Hackle fly, with a 6-ounco rod by Oeorgo Putnam. The photograph shows Miss Harriet Harris holding the trout 36 hours after It was landed. In 1907 XV. F. Isacca caught or 12 1-2 pound rainbow on a No. 6 Professor ln October. A SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE In tho Roguo Rlvor Valley country It Is possible for tho lover of tho rod and gun to realize to his heart's con tent the fulfillment of those dreams which to tho great majority of sports men so ofton seem to exist ln dreams only. Here, in abundance, may he found what so many lovers of tho gun seok for in vain all their lives, namely unlimited, diversified ahoot- inc. Hero quail abound In tho valleys and mountain quail ln tho higher hills. Tako a morning's walk ln tho fall and you first strike quail ln tho creek bottoms. Then, at any time, a single or braco of Chlncso pheasants may flush from whero you expected quail; theso are tho grandest ot our western gamo birds. Then, perhaps, a pair of mal lards or teal, or a bunch of widgeon; then a ruffed grouse. Next, you como to some swamp land where It is not unusual to get a dozen good shots at Jacksnlpo; then, If you choose to leave the willows and go a llttlo wry back Into te hills, you may read !v And several bevies of our mountain quail, which He close for tho dog. Theso mountain quail aro tho largest and handsomest of tho quail family horo. Close by In the mountains the blacktall deer aro very abundant. Tho merest novlco may get his veni son with but llttlo effort wherever he desires, while further back black bear aro readily found; the black and cinnamon aro pleantlful, whllo a mew sllver-tlp aro killed every season. Cougar, coyotes and gray fox aro found. Trout and salmon abound ln all our streams. In that queen of all streams, our lovely Rogue River, which Is a grown-up mountain brook, tho finest fly-fishing on tho American cuntinont may bo had. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Mnlne, Canada nnd tho famous "Restlgoucho" aro com pletely outclassed. Tho fish In this stream rl3e freely to tho fly, as froo ly as brook trout in a well-stocked stream, and ono never knows whether tho noxt fish will weigh one pound or twonty, or any weight botwoon tho two. Tho largo fish aro as plen tiful as the small, and lb Is not un usual to kill moro than ono cau enrry. Out steolhead trout rlao to the fly and fight as furiously ao tho celebrated "Oulnnnlcho" or land locked salmon ot Malno and Enstorn Canada and aro n much larger fish. Wo uso the light rods, seldom ovor olght ounces, specially-tied files, ex ceptionally good loaders and 100 yards ot lino, and even then ono often 1ms a merry chaso to keep up with vour fish whon ho starts for tho pool below n long rifflo. The Chinook salmon may ho taken on the spoon at any time during the fall. It la uot unusual to ad thorn up to 60 pounds In volght, and they nro very plontlful, in fact the rlvor Is nllvo with thorn. And all this with ns wild and picturesque en vironment as enn bo found In any part of America; moreover, tho sportsman can horo onjoy hunting and fishing froo from annoyaneo. aa tho pests of tho East nnd North, such as glack files, gnats nnd mosqultoos, aro unknowu. With Its superb ell mato, majestic ocenory, lofty moun tains nnd groon forosts and numerous stronms. 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