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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1910)
Society MEDFORD'S PROSPERITY IS REFLECTED BY HER BANK DEPOSITS-A 50 PER CENT INCREASE WAS MADE IN 1900 I'lllli'il I'i'Jhm AhhocIKIiiii, Iii 1 1 l.CHNi'd Wlni Itepoit Tim mil)' impor In tli world piiWlliilil In h olty IIih nlM of Mmtfuril having it lwutd vlro. TIIK WMAT1IKH. ,, TonU and dnefidny--low, 15 rango, 32 fair. KOlljrrU YKAk. M KDl'ORI), OREGON, WKDNKSOAV, JAKQ4R, 1910. SO. MS. . ACRES OF VALLEY LAND ffrr.iftii Historical n'.v Hall 5.000 SAM'S IS UNDER BOND MYSTERIOUS SYNDICATE IS RAPIDLY ACQUIRING OPTIONS DEAL Nearly Every Avnllnblo Aero Said to Havo Been Scoured From tho Wilson Place to Trail at Prices From $40 to $200 an Acre. DurliiK tho print two woolen options havo been secured on joarly ovory aero of land In Bantu Vulloy from tho Wilson placo to Trnll crook, ac cording to reports brought to this city by th (iwi owning propurty In that valloy. Who U back of tho inovo or for what purpose has not boon dl rulRcd. Over 15,000 acres Iiub bcon placed undor bond. Tho options woro Klvon to dlffur ont Individuals who nro said to bo representing n San Kmnasco nyndl cato. Ovor ll.GOO.00 Is Involved In tho dcnl. Ono of tho plncos which linn boon bonded Is that of Ram McClondon, consisting of 004 acre, for $60,000. Tho land has boon bonded at vn rlous amounts ranging from MO to 1200. Tho Modford National bank Is tho local Institution whoro tho options nro mndo pnynblo but tho bank do- cllnos to klvo out any Information, President Enynrt stating that bo yong Unowlui; that tho options woro pnynblo thoro, and that ho had glvon an option on (100 acres of land 'n Hams Valloy, that ho know nothing of tho mnttor and that ho would not until 901110 of tho options catno In. It Ih generally hollovod In th0 city that a syndlcnto of Ban .Francisco cnpltallstN plan to tnko ovor tho tract, dovolop It and plnco It on tho mar hot. Tho optlona for tho most part wpro fjlvon for .10 days, 1C of which hnvo nlrondy oxplrod. INE ..COUNCILrATIENip Business Goos Through In Clock Uko Regularity Mall Tribuno Gots Twn-Yoar Contract. Littlo nsldo from routine occupied tho nttontion of tho olty council nt tho regular session hold Tuesday ovonlug. City nffnirn woro hnudlod with olook-liko regularity, billH piiBRod, mi ordiunnao or two dis cussed mid tlion ndjournmont. 'J'lio romovitl of Frank Murdoch, nightwutoh, from offioo by Mayor Canon, was sustained by tlio council. '.The roportH of city officials woro road and placed on filo. A four-inuh wnlor main on South Newtown from South Klovoulli stroot south to Dakota nVouuo wub ordorod in. Tho Oarnott-Coroy Ilardwaro Co. was granted permission to oroot a briok building on tho oornor of Main and Grapo stroota. Tho Modford Mail Tribuno waH granted a two-yoars' contract to do all of tho oity printing. , A number of aid wnrrants dating baolc ur 1880 woro oanoollod. ' II COMMISiOntRSCOPENTION OF li liFIGI OPENS ! Trip of Fruit Growers to Jackson ville Is Callod Off as Commis sioners Stae Tlicy Will Continue Warfare. As tho county commlHloncrs hnvt signified tholr Intuiitlon to contlnuo tho warfaro against orchnrd posts and co-oporato with Prof. O'Qarii In his cnrnpalgu to clean up tho or chards by appointing an additional Inspector to tako tho plac0 of J. C. Attkon In tho Woodvtllo district, tho proponed visit of horticulturists and coininurcl.il clubs to Jacksonville will bo called off. Judgo W. H. Crowoll, nl.o was ono of tho commercial club's committeo npoplntcd to Interview tho county court states that both Commissioners Patterson nnd Owons plodgod tholr hearty co-opomtlon with tho horti culturists and that tho contomplntod visit to tho court will bo unneces sary. "Tho commissioners assured mo,' states Judgo Crowoll, "that tholr ac tion wan mlsuidorstnod. Thero was somo dlsputo with Mr. Altkon, ono of tho Inspectoifl, over nn oxponso bill ho tur.ied In, nnd hln roslgnntlon was neenpted. I understood another appointment will bo made to fill tho vacancy and clean orchnrd campaign vigorously continued." In conBoquenco President Wntt of tho horticultural socloty has called off tho proposed excursion to Jack' sonvlllo. MERRICK TELLS WHY HE THINKS SWEET WILL WIN "I nm not counting ton much on winning tho rnco in tho First ward," bii.vb Councilmnn F. E. Murriok, "as my opponent is aftor two jobs and thoreforo can nfford to pay moro for votes and, nil things considered, it is a Hweot job anv way." A E. Roso, of Phoenix, wns in Medford Mondny on his wny to tho county sent to attend tho January session of tho county court. OR FOR THE FRUIT Tho Subject of Discussion at Next Horticultural Meeting Results of Experiments Told. .Tho mooting- of tho Rogue River Horticultural Sooiuty next Saturday will bo of ospoeial impnrtnnco to tho fruit growers of tho valley inasmuch an tho topio to bo discussed will oovor tho mattor of pruning. For a uiimbor of yoars local hor tioulturistn havo boon oxporimoutlng on pruning. Somo havo ondoavorod to pruno to tho best advantage in or der to soonro a hoaltby troo growth, whilo others havo ondoavorod to pruno for early bearing and moro , fruit. Tho rosults dorivod from those ox- j poriinonts will bo tho subject of dis- ' .. !.. ..I II. TT....It..ll......l I uunniwii til' um i mi i minimal nun not Saturday afternoon, nnd a big attondauco is oxpootod. Tho mooting will open at 2 o'cloolc sharp,' W. S. Brooko, of tho Snowy Butto Orobards at Contral 'Point; waa n Modford visitor Tuosday. Orcnon Dclefjatlon Prominent In Con vention Assembled In Denver Will Flfjht to the Last Ditch. niNVI2It, Col., Jan. 6. B. L. Orano, nt tho head of a delegation of ctxlit Cnllforuln packers, started a strong fight today at tho oponlng of tho Western Fruit Jobbers convention to Focuro tho next mooting for Sacra nioiito, Calltronla. Tlio convention opened at tho Drown Palaco hotel hero with a large nttendanco and bids fair to bo the most successful In tho hstory of tho organization. What will probably bo tho biggest bono of contention in tho session woh thrown Into tho conven tion. Differences botwooa two fac tions ns to tho methods of packing apples Is scheduled to make a warm fight. vmitm Declaring thnt "diamond" packing gives dishonest fruit ralscis n chance to slip inferior apples into boxes, tho delegates from Oregon Jntlmntcd to day that they will mako a strenuous effort for tho adoption of tho "tier' (method of packing. Opposed to thorn will bo tho dol ogatlons from Colorado nnd Texas who uphold tho ndvantnges of tho "diamond" method nnd deny thnt In fcrlor fruit hns a chanco to bo con coaled In that wny. Prominent nmong tho delegates at tondlng nro thoso from tho Roguo rlvor nnd Hood Rlvor valleys in Ore gon. Theso tnon nro determined to fight tho Ia Fcnn applo bill to n standstill. In speaking for tho Orocon delega tion today, C. B. Whlslor, manngor of tho famous Bear Crook orchards, near Medford, In tho Roguo rlvor val- toy, said: "Tho sontlmont throughout my section nnd tho northwest Is unani mous against this bill. It would work n great hardshjp on us, and wo proposo to fight to tlio last ditch." Mr. nnd Mrs, Rninsford wcro in Modford Tuesday from tholr farm in tho west foot hills. J0HN30N-KETCHELL Gcnulno Pictures of Fight Between Johnson and Ketchcll to Bo Exhibited at Savoy. Tho mnnngomont of tho Savoy has Hocurcd tho nuthontlo films recording tho fight hotweon Jack Johnson nnd Stanley ICotoholl for tho championship of tho world and will havo tho pic tures pa oxhlbltlon Saturday aftor- noon and ovonlng, Tho pictures nro clear and distinct and ovory blow struck by each of tho combautnntu Is faithfully showu, It la ono of tho boat sor'cs of pic tures ever yot made of any ring bat tle and shows clearly not only tho fighters but tho faces of th0 audloneo. Xollcoto Horticulturists. ' Mooting of horticultural socloty Saturday, January S, nt 'J p, in, at hall over HasklnH' drug storo, Tho subjects: "donornl Pruning Prac tice," "How to Pruno to Produco Wood Growth,'' "How to Pruno to Produce. Fruit,"' oto. A hundred now chairs havo bopn ordorcd and thoro is plbhty of room for nil. The Biggest Splash A stone cist Into a pond makes Same with news. It makes the greatest commotign where It hippens. A fist fldht in your block Is more interesting to you than a battle of armies in s fnroir country. Our paper is the DIG SPLASH for this vicinity. It itives you the home news as well as that of the world at lartfc. AHE VOLS A JVBJCRBBA. 7 CONFIDENCE IN MEDFORD AND CHARLES A. 4- ' f By Charles A. Malbouef, District Freight Agent, Southern Pacific.) My selection of Medford an d tho Roguo River Valley as a lo cation for future residence and business interests, was made af ter several years of close study of tho entire territory which was covered by my official duties and every part of which I am now intimately familiar with. I reg ard Medford as the city with tho greatest future in the entire couu try, and tho Roguo River the very boat section for investment. With these conditions clearly fixed in my mind, I shall enter my new field of operations with the ut most confidence. 0 IN Coal Famine Gro.vs Severe, in Man Partialis TleJ Up Every Road The Suffering DENVER, Col., Jan. 5. Tho cold raro of tho last few days which has resulted In nt least ten deaths in wostcrn states and has partially tied up nearly every road, threatens to bring on n coal famluo throughout tho entlro mlddlo west. Demoralized passenger train schedules havo rando necosnry the moving of all passonger traffic ahead of freight, and this held re sponsible for tho non-dollvoranco of coal In tho largor cities of tho ef fected section. So scrhus is tho situation that Superintendent Meyers of tho Mil waukee and St. Paul railroad today ordorercd conductors to hnndlo coal shipments ahead of nil other kinds TRAIN BY Train Thought Lost Is Located on Siding Passengers Have Plenty to Eat. LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Jan. C It was learned hero today that tho lost passonger ttnlu on tho Salt Lnko rail road which was supposed to havo boon cnught by washouts near Callonto Is safo on a siding at Ecclos, Novada, six miles east of Callonto, It Is reported that tho passongors will not suffor ns thoro Is plenty of food, water and fuol aboard. Teams aro on tho way from Uarclny to ros cuo tho tourists and bring them Into Uarclny. Many persons for Douvor and Los iVttgolos tiro mnroonod on tho stalled train, Acpordhig to tho lntost roports onchlng tho Salt Lako offices horo, ono man was drownod la tho flood near Callonto and roports of moro fa- talltlos nro lookod for with tho re sumption of wlro sorvloo. Moro than 10U miles of railroad which two years ago was complotod at a cost of $1,500,000 has boon prac tically wiped out by tho flood raging t P the bluest splash where it strikes FUTURE OF VALLEY BROUGHT MALBOUEF HERE COLD WAVE Western Cities Snow Storms Have Through Rocky Mountain Region Is Intense. of freight, according to advices from Minneapolis. Tho first report of suffering from tho coal situation canio today from Iowa City. The Iowa sUto univer sity closed down becauso of lack of fuel. Besides tho eight persons report cd dead la Colorado and Now Juexi co, two otbor victims aro reported today. Gerald Walker was found frozen to death In tho hills near Judith Gap, Montana. A farmer named Isakson pcr!ced of tho cold on his farm near Coudcray, Wisconsin. Oscar Mothorn, of Blsmark, N. D., is believed to bo dying as a result of being frozen whllo walking to that placo. TELEGRAPH COMPANY MADE $150,000,000 And All In One Year, Says Annual Report Profits Mako Railroad Magnates Take Notice. NEW YORK, Jan. B. Th0 'annual report of tho Amorlcan Telegraph and 'Kolophono company which recontly purchased tho Wetscrn Union Tolo graph company, shows today that tho concern mndo noarly ono hundred and titty millions of dollars during tho Inst year. It was tho most prosperous year hi tho history of thq Iloll intor oets. This rocord of profit for twolvo months made tho railroad magnates and othor tinnnolal powors In Wall litroelv sit up and take notice down tho Callonto canyon aud as a rogult It Is believed tnht the road , will not be la a position to handlo , trauscontlental traffic for throo montlm. Mou and material aro being rushed to tho canyon from both ends of tho lino and it la oxpected thnt tho work of building a now roadbed will bo started us soon as tho waters subside. itLUruRD IS Old Depot Completely Outgrown Freight Shipments Topped Banner Year - of 1907. LOCAL YARD ARE FULL TO CONGESTION DAILY No Other Point Between Portland and Sacramento Can Display the Same Record as This City. While official figures from railroad sources aro not available, tho fact is so manifest tha it cannot bo con cealed, that In point of volume, tho tonnago handled through Medford depot in 1909, was not only greater than tho preceding year but so far in excess of tho phenomenal season of 1907 as to completely outstrip that banner year. Tho business of the transfer companies show this to be tho case. The utter Inadequacy of the local depot to accommodate tho received and forwarded traffic is of public knowledgo and comment, and tho decision of the Southern Pacific officials to contruct In tho lmmedl nto futuro modern passenger and freight depots is tho most consplcu ous admission of the sroring condi tlons. Scarcely a day existed In 1909 when the local yards were not con gested from end to end with loaded cars. Tho number of cars and ship raents or nursery stock Burpasa thoso of any rrevious year and ac cording to local mercLants tho amount and variety of different com modltles received not only in small lots but In entlro car loads wero be yond all possible expectation. No other city between Portland and Sacramento of tho same or greater stzo can display tho samo record. No other point in western Oregon han dled tho amount of incoming freight thnt Medford did. No point in that section of country can show as many now comers as were recolved in 1909, and nono received anywhere near. Medford stands In point of prog ress today tho banner city on the entlro Hnrrlman system, and Us pro3- pecta for 1910 ovon at this early dato promises not oaly a continuanco of supremacy in that respect, but its own pnst record will be small In comparison. S. C. McClondou, of Gold Hill, wns in Medford on business Tuesday. TELEPHONE LINES Soon Be Possible to Get Direct Con nection With All Sections in Northern District. Tho Modford and Rutto Falls Tola- phouo Company, of which B. n. Har ris is prosident, has purchased the Eaglo Point-Central Point lino and ins mado arrangements with tho Pn- oifio Tolophono Company to build to Contral Point for direct connection with Modford. Tho present stations on tho lmo are Butto Falls, Dorby, Vostnl and Eagle Point. Thp lino will also bo oxtondod to Rrownsboro nt onoo as well ns to n numbor of othor sottlomeuts in that section of tho country, SOLONSTU POlLibH Administration Resolution Orderlnf Investigation of Balllnger-PIn-chot Controversy Intro duced into Congress. TAFT TAKES HAND IN THE INVESTIGATION Understood There Will Bo No Chang in Resolution as Introduced Into Each Houe. WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. ff. The administration resolution for a congressional investigation of the Ballingor - Pinchot controversy was introduced simultaneously in th senate and the house today. Senator Wesley Jones, of Washington, in troduced tho resolution in the senate and Representative Wm. Humphrey introduced it in tho house. Both are from Seoretary Ballingor's stato nnct were selected to introduce tho reso lution for this reason. The resolution is a joint resolution which means that it must rocoive the signature of the prosident to make it effective and this will give tho execu tive a hand in tho investigation. In the senato it was referred to the committeo on public lands -and. in tho house it was referred to the- committee on rules. It is planned that these committees will report the resolution back to each house with out delay so that tho investigation' can bo set under way. It is under stood that thoro will bo no change ia tho measure in either houso. Tho measure introduced todav is- swecping in its character and cnlts for a thorough and complete investi gation of overj' bureau of the interior department nnd of the forest service. Tho committee is to consist of 12 members, sir appointed by tho vico presidont and six by tho speaker of tho house of representatives, CURT1SS IN LOS ANGELES FOR AVIATION MEET LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. Glenn n. Curtiss, holder of tho world's neroplano records for distnnco and speed, arrived here early today ovor tho Santa Fe. direct from New York, to tako part in tho nviation contests horo noxt week. Curtiss took apart ments at tho Alexandria hotol and went directly to bod. ACIEIC INDIANS MAY COME IIEREI AGAIN J. E. Enyari Loaves Tomorrow Eve ning for Kelson, B. C Wnere He Miets the Commitiee. To bring tho Pacific Indians to. Medford this year for thoir annual shoot will bo tho object of J. E. En yast, who leaves Thursday ovoning for Nelson, B. C, to moot with a committeo of tho Indians to solcct tho 1910 shooting grounds. The Indians thought so woll of Medford that it is not thought to bo a difficult task to bring them back although raauy othor cities wish to havo thorn, J, C. Aitkon, of Woqdvillo, was In Modford. on business Tuesday.